The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-26 00:00:00

LUTON.

Oct. 24.—Cholera, death
This death occurred in a place previously reported
"as filthy, overcrowded, and unfit for human habit -
tion."

SOUTH SHIELDS.
A return from the clerk to the South Shields Union,
transmitted to the General Board of Health, states that
six deaths have occurred therein from cholera since the
16th inst., five being in South Shields, and one in White-
haven. These, with the 54 deaths previously reported,
make up 60 deaths from cholera in the South Shields
Union during the present visitation.

LIVERPOOL.
Dr. Duncan reports this day to the General Board of
Health, that since his last communication of the 18th to
the 24th there have occurred in Liverpool 10 new cases,
and nine deaths. In eight of the new cases the persons
were Germans, six of them emigrants. One was a ser-
vant in a German emigrant lodging-house, and one had
been resident nearly three weeks in Liverpool previously
to the attack. Two fatal cases occurred among the
residents of the town.

METROPOLIS.
Deaths from Cholera during
the period of 12 weeks,
1853.
Week ending Aug. 6 4
PP 13 19
/I -- 20 10
/9 27 18
,I Sept. 3 16
3/ —lO 7
PP --17 16
2 I 24 29
Oct. 1 48
PP
PP 8 66
IP 15 45
22 83 7/

Deaths from Cholera in cor-
responding period of 12
weeks, 1848.
Correspondingweek,lB4Bl9
Yf 17

13
30
45
34

Total 361 Total 196
As illustrating the comparative progress of cholera in
the metropolis in 1848 and 1853, in corresponding
periods up to the present time, the preceding table shows
that iii 1848 in the eight weeks ending September the
24th the deaths numbered 74 ; while in 1853 in the cor-
responding weeks the deaths numbered 119, and that in
the four weeks ending the 22d of October the deaths in
184 S were 122, and in 1853 they were 242.
From reports tsansmitted yesterday to the General
Board of Health from the superintendents of the metro-
politan police, K, L, M, P, It, T, V, and Thames divi-
77tchasaens do
f2c3hdo
lienrsat:
theres hi at vae poccurred ai
nt thosew de ei
snt r it chtes 21
of which 13 have proved fatal ; of the latter three had
been previously reported as under treatment.
It was yesterday reported that no fewer than six eases
of cholera, and two of choleraic diarrhoea, had occurred
in one house, 33, Upper Chapman-street, in St. George's-
in-the-East, two of which had proved fatal. It may be
added that almost all the cases were from the inmates of
a single small room, in which as many as 12 persons
slept. It is satisfactory- to know that upon the certificate
of Mr. Garrett, the medical officer of the district, most
of the inmates have been removed from this house.
KENSINGTON.
Dr. Milroy, in company with Mr. Frost, the medical
officer of the district, recently re-inspected the " Pot-
teries," in the Notting-hill division of Kensington parish.
Special reports were made in this notorious locality, in
1549, to the General Board of Health by Mr. Grainger
and Dr. Waller Lewis, and to the Metropolitan Com-
missioners of Sewers by Mr. Lovick. On the re-exami-
nation of it within the last few days Mr. Milroy states
that he can perceive no abatement of its horrible nuis-
ances, no signs of noticeable improvement since his for-
mer inspection of it in August, 1849, with the parochial
medical officer. It is represented as being now what it
was then, one large slough of loathsome abominations
—revolting alike to sight and smell, and most fatally
pernicious to health, as attested by the high rate of
mortality at all times among the inhabitants, and by the
large number of deaths from cholera in the epidemic of
1849.

It will be instructive to compare the mortality which
is represented to have occurred in the Potteries with
that which took place last year in the establishments
for improving the dwellings of the industrious classes.
The population of the Potteries is estimated at 1,200
souls ; the population in the various establishments of
the Metropolitan Association is 1,343. In the Potteries
there occurred in 10 months 40 deaths ; in the establish-
ments of the Metropolitan Association there occurred
in one year seven deaths; in the Potteries four-fifths of
the total deaths were under five years of age; in the
establishments of the Metropolitan Association the
deaths under ten years of age were not one-half of the
total deaths.

Two LIVES IN SPITALFILDS.—Yesterday
Loss OP
e ee rim
n 1
t2v a.
Mr. Baker, the coroner,
named received informationn Acock
na
dnodfl the
Samuelo,cllosso'clock
employed
dasbtetiwn
morning of Monday last, by two
enrieene,m
lolfrallikfeer,
who w
, ~ mg a cesspool
airtl thethe back of an empty house in Pelham-street, Spital-
elds it appeared that the place in question had come
underfi the notice of Mr. Teakel, the recently-appointed
inspector of nuisances for the Whitechapel Union,
and
that he had issued instructions for the removal of the
nuisance. Acock had contracted for the job, and he en-
gaged three men to assist him, one of whom as Walker.
Themovey began their work on Saturday morning, and had
red a great quantity of the soil. On Monday morn-
ing they again set to work. Shortly after they had com-
menced, Walker went down theladder, when in his descent
he was suddenly observed to fall back. As he was seen in
danger, Acock went to his assistance, but before he
reached the bottom of the ladder he also' fell into the
ntt ie mend mat ter. An alarm was raised, and the unfortu-
were brought up as speedily as possible.
Policemen Cartwright, A 405, and Wolsey, A 412, upon
being informed of the distressing occurrence, went to
the assistance of the men, who were then apparently
lifeless. Mr. Meares, Brick-lane, divisional surgeon of
the II Division, also arrived in a few minutes. Every
effort was resorted to for a length of time in order to
restore animation, but without success. It is supposed
that the wall, which it appeared separated this from an
adjoining cesspool, must have had a sudden fissure in it,
when au immediate escape of foul gas took place, which
came in contact with the deceased men, who wero in
consequence instantly suffocated. Acock, who has been.
used to the work many years, has left a widow and sl
children. Mr. Pelham, summoning officer of Spit
eldianx a,ffi
has taken possession of the bodies, which are placed
shells.

THE ATTEMPT TO MURDER IN PARK•EITREET,
NINGTON.—Hannah Grinney is going on favourably, ac-
cording to reports from Guy's Hospital. It will be re-
membered that the unfortunate woman was severely cut
about the neck and hands in struggling with her bus.
band, James Grinney, during his attempt to murder
her on Tuesday morning at their residence, No. 35,
Park-street. The wounds are not of iso serious a
nature as was at first apprehended. The house-surgeon
states that she will be sufficiently recovered to attend
the examination of her husband at the Lambeth police.
court on Monday next,