The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-28 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA.

ISLINGTON.—The epidemic, which had considerably
abated in this parish since the late change of weather,
has again broken out, no less than six cases having been
admitted yesterday into the cholera wards of the Royal
Free Hospital from the above parish.
The total present number of deaths in the metropolis
generally, as compared to 1849, has not been so great ;
in sixteen weeks in 1849, 10,143 persons died ; whilst
up to the present, in 1854, in ten weeks, 7,669 have
died. As we had expected, the Registrar-General's
figures show a decline in the same week—nay, on the
identical day ! fully 25 per cent. of decrease ; whilst be-
fore October (next week) the returns sent in will in all
probability show a further decline to one-half ; and yet
in the worst parts of London, in ten out of the 36 dis-
tricts into which the metropolis is divided, such as Ber-
mondsey, Camberwell, the London Ho,pital and Tower
districts, Cliel,ea,, Kensington, the admissions to hospi-
tals are rather on the increase this week than otherwise.
In more than half the 36 districts, however, it is believed
to-day (Sept. 26) cholera has all but disappeared ; house
to house visitation is now found in London and Paris
the one prophylactic remedy worth all the rest. This has
been opposed in Bermondsey and St. Olave's, the accom-
modation afforded patients in St. Thomas's and Guy's
rather destroying the private energies of the local boards.
In St. George's parish there has been also an increase of
deaths from 84 to 100; here the medical arrangements
have been also very deficient ; near the Westminster
Hospital, in one house, there were 16 cases of cholera,
one after another ! In St. James's, Westminster, and
Golden-square, there has been a rapid diminution of
deaths, from 287 to 67 ; this outburst originally no one
could have calculated on, due to sporadic causes ; in
every other particular the cholera of 1854 has been the
same as the previous outbreak of 1849. The cases
brought into hospitals are obviously an uncertain test of
the diffusion of the choleraic poison out of doors, and
the figures of the Registrar-General of this week are
rather the test of the cases under hospital treatment 10
days ago ; and so of those of the previous week, when
the first diminution occurred, and, as we stated, Guy's
wards were closed, now a fortnight paused by.—Medical
Circular.

OvroßD.--MONDAY'S RETURN.—New cases ; Diar-
rhoea, 169 ; choleraic diarrhoea, 5 ; cholera, 1. Old
cases ; diarrhoea, 156 ; choleraic diarrhoea, 12 ; cholera,
17 ; deaths, cholera, 2.
WARRINGTON.—During the past week considerable
apprehension has been felt respecting the outbreak of
cholera in an epidemic form in the town. A report of
several cases having occurred in the union work-house
spread rapidly, and the number was, as usual, much
exaggerated. But as yet there has been no reason for
alarm. The total number of deaths in the house has
been but eight, and these occurred in the early part of
the week. In the town itself, but two cases are regi-
stered. One as cholera-diarrhwa, the other as cholera.
These, we believe, were in one house, in Turner's.fold.
From the analogy which this attack has presented to
that of 1849, it wulld seem no unwarrantable conclusion
that the worst period is past. In Warrington in the
last outbreak the disease was at its greatest intensity in
the week ending Sept. 14, and from that time rapidly
declined ; and although isolated cases occurred up to
October 14, it seemed to have lost its virulence after the
autumnal equinox.— Warrington, Guardian.

EDINBURGIL—We regret to say that there was a great
increase of cases on Saturday, ten having been received
into the hospital on that day ; there were also five
deaths. The want of authentic and adequate returns,
showing the progress of the epidemic here, has, we
understand, again engaged the attention of the public
authorities and medical boards. On Friday the College
of Physicians had a conference with the Board of Super-
vision on the subject, when measures were proposed
with the view of collecting complete returns ; but these,
not having yet received the sanction of the General
Board of Health, have not yet been made public. The
only case in the county we have heard of since our last
wag one which proved fatal last week at West Calder.—
Nortli British Mail.

LIVERPOOL.—We regret that we cannot announce
the decline of the fatal epidemic. according to previous
accounts the disease raged most at the north end of the
town. Whilst it continues to increase in that district
it has broken out in Toxteth-park, where within the last
few days the cases have been very numerous, and yes-
terday a number of patients were removed to the hos-
pital of the West Derby Union. On Friday last there
were admitted into the hospital at the Liverpool work-
house 10 patients, on Saturday 14, on Sunday 5, and
and yesterday six. During the same perio i there have
been 14 deaths in the hospital. A number of the patients
were emigrants, and the remainder mostly from the over-
crowded and filthy districts of the town. There now re-
main 42 patients under treatment, and 15 have been dis-
charged convalescent since our last. Fur the week ending
Saturday last there were 72 deaths from cholera in Scot-
land ward, the district in which the disease has this time
prevailed with the greatest virulence. The week pre-
vious the deaths were G. In addition to the deaths
from cholera in Scotland ward there have been 20 from
diarrhoea. The deaths in the ward last week were one
in every fourteen hundred of the inhabitants. In the
other wards of the town the deaths average one in ten
thousand. In Vauxhall ward the deaths from cholera
far the last week also numbered 72, and from diarrhoea
18, 43 of the deaths being in one street—Naylor-street.
In St. Peter's and Exchange wards there were 18 deaths
from cholera and 4 from diarrhoea. In Taxteth-park
25 deaths from cholera and 9 from diarrhoea are reported
up to Saturday last. Yesterday there were 5 more
deaths entered. In Castle-street and St. Peter's wards
there have been 9 deaths from cholera, and in Pitt-street
and Great George wards 11. St. Anne's and Lime-
street wards have had 18 deaths from cholera, West
Derby ward 4, and Everton and liirkdale 9. For the
week ending Saturday, 36 persons died in the workhouse
hospital from cholera ; whilst out of the hospital, in
Rodney and Abercromby wards, there was only one
death from the prevailing disease. For the week
ending Saturday last the deaths from cholera were
275, or 102 more than in the previous week. The
deaths front diarrhoea for the week were 60.--Liverpool
Mercury.

SHEEP WITHOUT A SHEPHERD.—A curious incident
took place at High Halden on Sunday week. The Rev.
R. Shute, rector of Halden, and a minor canon of St.
Paul's, London, having been absent from his clerical
duties four Sabbaths out of the last five, during which
time the church going people have had to return to their
homes without their usual spiritual admonitions, the
congregation assembled on the 17th inst. proceeded to
make the best arrangement in their power for public
worship. The parish churchwarden and the church-
warden of the absent rector with common consent gave
Out the old hundredth psalm, after which the parish
churchwarden read a portion of Scripture, selected from
Jeremiah, chap. 23; an anthem followed, sung by an ex-
cellent sacred choir. The assembly being not quite satis-
fied with so small a portion of sacred writ, the church-
warden read another p Ttion of scripture selected from
St. John, chap. 3, succeeded by another anthem from
the choir ; and in conclusion 16 verses were read from
the 10th chapter of St. John. The churcliWardens
deemed it expedient to offer praise and thanksgiVing for
all past mercies, and likewise an appeal against cholera,
which is very prevalent in the village and surrounding
neighbourhood. The churchwardens and parishioners
feel that their proceedings have been consistent with
common sense and humanity, and that they had done
their best, there being no minister to visit the sick or ad-
minister the sacrament to the dying ;, while interments
have actually taken place without a minister to perform
the burial rites over the departed.—South Eastern 9azette.
THE LICENSING SYSTEM.—At the annual Brewster
sessions, held by the magistrates in Newcastle-on-Tyne
last week, 31 applications were made for new licenses in
various parts of the town, but only three were granted.
It appears that there are in this borough only 40 places
of public worship, open for a few hours per week, with
50 ministers of religion, while there are 500 public-
houses open nearly night and day, and every day of the
week. There is no doubt that it there were fewer public-
houses in this and other places, and their supervision
more strict, crime, Sabbath-breaking, blasphemy, and •
many of those revolting cases continually-coming under
the cognisance of the bench, would materially diminish.

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NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING,

BETTING TUESDAY NIGHT.

Since the July meeting the 5, übscription-roorn has been
considerably enlarged and improved. Watson's mode of
ventilation has been introduced with excellent effect,
and when the intended decorations of the walls are
completed the room will in every respect be worthy
the metropolis of the turf; for elegance, comfort, and
accommodation it will be greatly superior to any other
in the kingdom.

Only a few members mustered, and very little bus
ness was transacted.

For the Cesarewitch Muscovite was in great force at
7 to 1 ; 25 to 1 was taken to 551. about Seherz, and the
same odds to a poney about Ptolemy.
DERBY.-14 to 1 was taken about St. Hubert, and
1000 to 30 and 1000 to 25 betted against Dirk Hat-
teraic:k.