The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-06 00:00:00

to notice his creditable erieution of the solo ei Declars
his honour unto the heathen," in which he displayed the
quality of his voice. The succeeding duet by Mrs.
Weiss and Mr. Jones was also admirably managed.
The sermon was preached by the Rev. C. R. Somers
Cocks, M.A., vicar of Wolverley and of Neen Savage,
in this diocese.
Handel's Grand Coronation Anthem, "My heart is
inditing," was given after the sermon' by Mrs. Weiss,
Mr. Jones, Mr. Lockey, Mr. Weiss, and another, whose
name did not transpire.
The attendance was not so large as had been an ici-
pated, but parties are reserving themselves for the Elijah,
and the Messiah, all the reserved tickets for which per-
formances are already disposed of, a circumstance, we
'believe, beyond precedent here.
The attendance this morning at the cathedral exhi-
bited a remarkable coincidence, the numbers present
being 1,305, whereas at the last Worcester Festival the
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ton, &c.number was 1,312. Of the attendants to-day 392 were
on the floor of the nave ; 333 in the western gallery ;
and 580 in the aisles. The last return is satisfactory, as
showing the increasing interest taken in these festivals
by the middle classes. The collection at the doors for
the benefit of the Clergy Charity was nearly 2501., which
included 257. given by the Corporation.
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He visited Dufour's-place, Broad-street, St yen; ren
and other infested localities in the neighbourhood
Groups of people formed themselves in the streets,
and evinced much gratitude at his presence.
The scenes in those districts are of a most distressing
character. The guardians are acting most energetically,
and every credit is due to them. The same may be said
of many other districts.
Inquiries have been instituted and assistance rendered
where necessary in the following parishes and unions
tr--Lambetho St. Saviourls,.4%,..Gsocge,,aQuabwark ator Mary,- Hewing ~Camberwell, Bermondsey, Bother-
hithe, Greenwich, St. Olave, Stepney, Poplar, Bethnal-
green, Shoreditch, St. George-in-the-East, White-
chapel, Chelsea, Paddington. All the other distiicts of
the metropolis will shortly be reported on.
The president has directed special attention to the
supply of water in the several localities ; the source of
supply, whether filtered or not before supply ; and when
two companies supply in one district the inspector is to
state whether the disease is more prevalent in one dis-
trict than the other, having due regard to similar classes
of dwellings. Inquiry will also be made into the state
of the sewers.

The inspector is also to report whether in those plaees
which were the seats of disease in, former years, the epi-
demic has appeared in a less virulent form where drain-
age and general improvements have been carried out.
House-to-house visitation is strongly recommended,
and disinfectants are to be used when necessary.
It is extremely satisfactory to find the local authorities
have exhibited the geatest willingness to adopt any sug-
gestions from the General Board of Health.

- After the inquiry is concluded, each inspector will
make a report on the district assigned to him. He will
state the powers given to local authorities, and the de-
fective state of those powers (if any), that the subject may
undergo the consideration of the Legislature next session;
and in the meantime, the inspectors send in daily reports
to the board, which are noted by the president and re-
turned to the inspectors early each morning before tl ley
proceed to their inquiry. Inspectors are also appointett
to visit the shipping in the river, and report thereon.
ST. PANCRAS.—Yesterday the Sanitary Board of Et.
Pancras met in the Vestry-hall, King's-road, Camden-
town. Mr. Wildbore, the surgeon for the south-western
district of the parish, reported that since Friday he had
130 cases of diarrhma, and 4 of cholera, without orders, and
100 whom be had attended with an order from the parish.
The epidemic was frightfully on the increase, and he felt
it necessary to have assistance. Similar reports were
made by the other district surgeons. Mr. Godden moved,
and Mr. Howes seconded, a motion, to the effect that an
additional surgeon be appointed fur a mouth. After some
further remarks, it was agreed that the vaccinaters of
the parish be appointed to assist the surgeons during the
prevalence of cholera and diarrbcea.

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WESTMINSTER.—On Wednesday and Thursday last the
district comprising Marshall-street, Cambridge-street,Ed-
ward-street, Poland-street, Peter-street, &c., was visited
with an extraordinary violent outbreak of cholera. About
a fortnight previous several fatal cases had occurred in
one house in Marshall-street, and subsequently there had
been a few reports of cases, but on Wednesday and Thurs-
day about 40 persons were affected, the majority of
whom were carried off in the course of 24 hours. On
Friday and Saturday the attacks were reduced to below
30, but of these as many as 26 terminated fatally. Since
Sunday there has been a considerable abatement of the
disease, and every precaution has been taken by the
parochial authorities to prevent its extension.
DEPTFORD, MONDAY EVENING.--Since Friday morn•
ing a portion of the lower part of this town, near the
dockyard, has been the scene of a terrible visitation of
cholera. Between midnight of Thursday and this morn-
ing nearly forty human beings have perished in one
street alone, and it was stated this afternoon that there

are nearly twenty more hopeless cases lying in the same
street and the adjacent court. The immediate locality
of this terrible outbreak is New-street, Wellington-
street, Deptford, a long street of old houses. In many
places one common cesspool supplies the wants of several
houses, and the stagnant gutters upon each side of the
streets do the duty of sewers. Added to this, Welling-
ton-street, out of which New•street branches, being in
the same state, nearly all its refuse water runs through
New-street before it finds its way into the Thames. In
places where houses have been pulled down, the waste
ground has been used as a depot for all sorts of filth. In
Flaggon-court, a small cul de sac turning out of Wel-
lington-street, four children in one family died in a few
hours. This court has not the slightest ventilation
backwards, and there is one common cesspool and no
sewerage.