The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-05 00:00:00

EW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI. .--
civil news brought by the last mail is the intelli-
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Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr, B. Webster. gence of the arrest of EDWARD KETCHUM, whose
THIS EVENING, at 7, GOOD FOR NOTHING. Mrs.
bold Alfred Mellon and Mr. Felix Rogers. and unscrupulous career is thus cut short. It
After which, at 8, RIP VAN WINKLE. Rip (his 2nd is to be hoped that the failure of h.....-4, attempt to
appearance), Mr. Jefferson, supported by Messrs. Billingtor,,
P. Bedford, R Phillips, Felix Rogers, Ashley, hburne, C. J. i evade justice may discourage somewhat the mania
Smith; Mrs. Billingtor, &c.
To c,nclude, at half-paq 10, with THE WIDOW'S for dishonest speculation, which seems to have
VICTIM. Messrs. Billington, Felix Rogers, Ashley; Miss
H. Simms, Miss Seaman, and Miss Jenny Willmore. I seized upon American commercial circles.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining.
THIS EVENING. a new Farce, by Mr. David Fisher,
entitled HEART-STRINGS AND FIDDLE-STRINGS.
After which, ARRAH NA FOGUE Mesirs. Dion Bond-
can't, J. Brougham, H. Vandenhoir. D. Fisher, D. Murray;
Mrs Boncicault and Miss M. Oliver.
To conclude with AN AMPLE APOLOGY.

Now that the weather has again returned to
summer heat, it is incumbent upon all who have the
power or opportunity to do all that they can to
remove those hindrances to health which, in nine
cases out of ten, predispose the frame to the attacks
of epidemic diseases, and make contagious diseases
spread like wild-fire. It is often found that in pe-
riods of danger and difficulty great exertions are
made ; but it is rare indeed that we see much acti-
vity displayed in small matters—small in appear-
ance that is to say, but most important as regards
intimate consequences and future effects. Atten-
tion has been called to the sanitary condition of our
towns, and more especially of the metropolis ; but
it is easier to point out deficiencies than to discover
suitable remedies for the evil. At any rate, it is
something gained to know where the dangers exist,
for such is the ignorance or indifference of many
that they go on from day to day, hearing little and
heeding less, until it is too late to do anything.
The carelessness which is observable in many minor
things is excessive, and those who are guilty of
such inertness cannot do better than peruse the
letters which Mr. FULLER has addressed to the
Times on this important subject. He truly states
that the health of the inhabitants in large towns is
often seriously affected by those circumstances over
which they really have little or no control. Thus
.it does not do to depend upon individual action
alone. Two great sources of disease are to be found
in London, and, as the choleraappears to be steadily
advancing, these evils that in ordinary times may
not be of so much moment will become of startling
magnitude. These evils are especially to be noticed
in periods of approaching epidemic ; and, as they
cannot indeed be overrated, it is well to consider
their effects carefully, and judge if nothing can be
done to mitigate the dangers which they threaten.
The two most noxious plagues at present affecting
the sanitary condition of London are simple enough
things themselves, and indeed by the generality
almost totally disregarded as beneath notice. In
the first place untrapped gullyholes, and ventholes
along the public sewers, must be marked as a pain-
ful source of pestilence. In his letter Mr. FULLER
wisely calls attention to this evil, and states that
" there are houses in close proximity to these public
pestholes, where fever is seldom absent, where
diphtheria is a frequent visitant, and where, in the
time of severe epidemics, death is seldom without a
victim." Such facts speak volumes as to the neces-
sity which exists for the prevention of these evils,
and it seems indeed most singularthat the authorities
should ever have resorted to such an expedient for
the arrangement of the sewers. The chief danger
that exists in these matters is in the exhalations
which are given by the gases during the decompo-
sition stages, and, as is critically said, here " these
are carefully retained by our authorities, and dis-
tributed throughout the length and breadth of the
town, with the view, it is to be presumed, of pro-
viding work for the doctors, and keeping down the
redundancy of the population." It very often
occurs that this inconsistency is observable in san

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tary arrangements, and that while thousands are
spent in one direction, extraordinary negligence or
faulty management appears in another direction.
Another mode of inviting the attacks of

the cholera is the state in which the dust-
bins of the metropolis are kept, and Mr.
FULLER appropriately animadverts upon it in this
dissertation on sanitary affairs. The condition of
these receptacles for refuse is often such as to prove
very injurious to health, and, of course, being
situated so near to dwelling-houses, they are ren-

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THIS DAY.—Morning, lh. 34m.—Afternoon, Ih. 58m
To-Monitow.-Morning, 2h. 20m.—Afternoon, 2h. 40m

dered doubly offensive and hurtful. The contents
are kept until they begin to " decompose," and then
they, of course, begin their deadly work. It is
mentioned here that " those persons whose avoca-
tions call them out at night, when the air is still,

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can testify to the stench occasioned by the emana-
tions from these private hotbeds of disease, and
there are few medical men who have not repeatedly
met wit h examples of their powerful operation
in facilitating the outbreak and spread of epide-
mics." It is stated here, and doubtless with great
truth, that no measures can be really effectual in
putting a stop to these nuisances but those which
will facilitate the daily removal of all refuse from
houses and areas, the trapping of gullyholes in the
streets, and the closure of the ventholes from the
sewers along our roads. It is indeed often urged
as an argument against such proposals that it would
be a matter of difficulty to draw off and dispose of

gaseous emanations, but the necessity of doing so
is not lessened by the obstacles that may interpose
themselves, as is wisely mentioned here. It
may in truth be affirmed that the writer of
this letter has made no exaggerated statement

when he concludes his remarks with these impres
sive words :—" 'We shall not be even decently pre
pared for the invasion of cholera, or any other epi.

demic, until we have organised an effectual system
for the removal of all refuse from our houses and
areas, and have disposed of the deadly emana-

tions from our sewers in some other way than that
of distributing them through the atmosphere which

surrounds our dwellings."
Now that, unfortunately, it is impossible to have
the advice and assistance of Parliament, it is impe-

ratively incumbent upon the authorities to exec

themselves, and make every possible endeavour
to meet the emergency that has arisen. It

is too frequently the case that an aversion to
official prejudices and interference with existing
systems, tends to disincline the Government for any
active operations and sudden changes. Thus, if it
be found by the observations of qualified persons,
and the experience of those who take pains to inform

themselves that great and serious evils exist, surely

t is high time to put aside the conventionalities of

precedent and the empty forms of usages and old

customs. The common sense of the community may
do much, but it will not do to entrust the safety of
the metropolis, as regards public health, to an inde-

finite theory ; and while the many are wise
and careful the ignorant few may suffice
to undo all the effects of precautionary
measures, and thus the dreaded advent of the
cholera may more than realise gloomy forebodings
and serious apprehensions. The utmost vigilance
should be exercised by all who arc in authority, high
or low, to put a stop to the many nuisances now
existing which militate against sanitary matters.
Anotherator,
ander in poorer
important thing is a proper supply of
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localities especially this is often
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very deficient. Nothing can possibly excuse any
neglect in a matter of such vital consequence, and
now that the subject has been mentioned in many

quarters the fullest attention should be paid to it at

the earliest opportunity.

It is satisfactory to find that the news from the
Cape of Good Hope is not so alarming as rumour
threatened. The Basutos, indeed, have mustered
in strong force and committed some depredations.
It is said that in a collision respecting some cattle
they killed five Boers, but there appears to be no
actual certainty that any liig hay 'yew sacrificed,