The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-15 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA.

NEWCASTLE, Sept. 13.-86 new cases ; 37 deaths.
The returns from Gateshead are incomplete ; but the
account of the clerk to the guardians gives 44 as the
total of deaths up to yesterday.
A very general diarrhceal tendency prevails, and the
druggists' shops and surgeries of the parochial medical
officers are reported to be " besieged " with applicants
for medicine to counteract looseness of the bowels.

The boards of guardians are active, and have appointed
extra medical assistants. The Poor-law inspector has
been directed to proceed to Newcastle, to act in aid of
the parochial authorities.

Many of the cases are described as frightfully rapid.
General instructions have been issued by the guardians,
both at Newcastle and Gateshead, impressing on the
public the importance of prompt attention to diarrhoea.
Depots for the supply of medicine, free of charge, have
been opened, and the assistance of senior medical stu-
dents has been secured, with a view to house-to-house
visitation of the affected districts. •

There is a general agreement among the medical
practitioners that the epidemic is to be met and con-
trolled in the stage of premonitory diarrhoea, and that
this is only to be done effectually by house-to-house
visitation of the localities where that is most prevalent,
and its progress checked.
Much diarrhoea has been found.

THE MAILS FOR THE CAPE AND CALCUTTA.—The
General Screw Steam Shipping Company's ship Hy-
daspes, Captain Benson, sailed from Southampton yes-
terday afternoon for St. Vincent's, the Cape of Good
Hope, Mauritius, St Helena, Ascension, Ceylon, Madras,
and Calcutta, the mails for which places will be put on
board at Plymouth to-day. The Hydaspes, since her
recent voyage to India, has undergone a thorough over-
haul, and is now in a most efficient condition. She
went out on an experimental trip on Saturday last, on
which occasion four runs were made, at the measured
mile in Stokes-bay. The average of these trials showed
a result of 10'070 knots an hour, a rate of speed which
must be considered most satisfactory, considering the
very small proportionate auxiliary power, which amounts
to only that of 300 horses to a ship of 1,850 tons. The
Hydaspes got under weigh at her moorings at 4 o'clock,
and moved down the river in beautiful style. She takes
out about 80 passengers, a good general cargo of ma-
nufactured goods for the several ports, specie, value
I 54,0001. sterling, and 550 bottles of quicksilver on
freight. The next ship home from India and the Cape
will be the Indiana, due at Plymouth on the 26th inst.
The United States mail steam-ship Washington, E. M.
Fitch, took her departure yesterday afternoon with the
usual semi-weekly American mails for New York. The
Washington has nearly 200 passengers and a large and
valuable cargo of German, Continental, and British
I merchandise on freight. The Washington, like all the
ships of this line, is filled to excess with both cargo and
I passengers, and extra berths had to built on the upper
deck to provide the necessary accommodation. The
United States brig of Mbar Dolphin, Lieutenant Berry-
man
commanding, left Southamptom Water on (The
day), to continue her deep ocean sounding operations
and other scientific experiments in the Atlantic Ocean.
While getting under weigh the Dolphin exchanged
sautes with the platform-battery. The commander and
officers during their stay at Southamptom have been hos-
pitably entertained by the mayor, Mr. Lankester, by
Mr. Andrews, the ex-mayor, and by others of the lead-
ing authorities of the port.