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

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POPULAR FEELING IN SWEDEN--The Stockholm
journal, the Aftonbladet, publishes a letter from Hel-
sinborg, in which wt read :—ln no part of Sweden has
the news of the taking of Bomarsund been received with
more joyous satisfaction than at Holsinc,rborg. The prin-
cipal inhabitants of the town, upon hearing of it, got up
a banquet, at which the following toasts were drunk :
"To the conquerors of Boinarsuad, and may that for-
tress become a safeguard. for Sweden." "To the memory
of the French. and English killed before Bomarsund."
" To the memory of Charles XII., and may some of his
great feats of arms be renewed against our hereditary
enemy." In the evening there was a procession with
torches, when many .patriotic songs were sung to mili-
tary music.

GENRR.AL BOARD GP BEALTII.

The order in council und;r the :Nuisances Removal
Act, 1848, authorising the Thard of Health to issue re-
gulations and directions for the prevention, as far as pos-
sible, or mitigation of epidemic disease, has becn renewed,
for a further period of r.ix months from this date, and by
virtue of it the Board of Health have issued regulations
and directions in the following form :
" GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH.
" DIRECTIONS and REGULATIONS of the GENERAL BOARD
OF HEALTH, issued under authority of the Nuistncris
Removal and Diseases Prevention Act, 1.845.
" In exercise of the authority vested in us, we, the
General Board of Health, direct the guardians-and over-
seers in all unions, parishes, and places in England and
Wales, as follOws : •
" I. To have made out a list of the places within the
union or parish where cases of cholera, diarrhoea, or any
epidemic or endemic disease, may have lately been fre-
quent, and to give the list or portions of the list relating
to the particular districts to the medical officer of each dis-
trict to which it shall relate.
"And to require the medical officer to visit the places
within his district named in such list, and examine the
houses as to their present condition, or as to any predis-
posing and removable causes of disease _likely to affect the
inmates.
" 11. To direct their medical officer to give a written list
to the guardians of all places in a state dangerous to health
or needing cleansing, and of filthy and unwholesome dwel-
enuisancesewmi
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reguthat.
mlinegy-hboeuseebsa,
abate,
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and with the
use
of
such
lations.
" 111. To see that all town councils, commissioners under
local acts, local boards of health, highway boards, sur-
veyors and district or assistant surveyors of highways, road
trustees or commissioners, county surveyors, and others
now by law entrusted with the control of streets and places
within the parts to -which these directions and regulations
extend, do exert their powers for the cleansing of all places
under their control, particularly those included in the
above list of the medical officer.
moving
effectual
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invc` 1
:et:nu:cal.:lt
or
rTwnitoa
:se
achsauneiseopc
tegithsehreoa
or otherwise,
places
care of any town council, local board of hbeayltlha,wcotnionithise-
sioners, surveyors, trustees, or others, are kept clean by
sbnloyfendheicgoalulesceotsfiloocrefrtaesnnhyeamllednitrsecatd.joining, by
"V. Where there is any default in cleansing or re..
or others, or by reason of
other-
wise,
~tio. cNavuhsee:racnhypdlawceems betnog.such town council,
local board of health, commissioners,
pevertyo surveyors, trustees,
house
cleansed, and all nuisances
as to be a nuisance or injurious to health; to be removed therefrom.
" Whereupon, adjoining to, or near 'a
or,y premises or
aglftlonc.cupier or
place as aforesaid, there is any drain, ditchse,u
water-
course, privy, cesspool, or ashpit, kept or consgehturtuatcectrenddsoitioas
to
,h, ewa
bneuriesnapnoc
ne ,or
adjoininginjurio t,u s
ot,o
oi
healthrnea
r;
anyor
or places,, swine or any other animal,orany accumulation
thing,of dung,
eb aufmabenure,
kept oeffoaael, fitoltbhe, raefuse, or
nuisance such premises
otherrin
jrinuttener
toor
health ;
" To see that the owner or occupier, or the person hav-
ing the care of such dwelling-house or premises, or the per-
son causing the nuisance, forthwith cleanses, whitewashes,
ventilates, or otherwise purifies, as the case may require,
such dwelling-house or premises, or otherwise abates or
removes the nuisance or matter injurious to health.
" An .l if default be made herein by reason of the poverty
of the owner, occupier, or other person, or otherwise, and
complaint shall have been made as hereinafter provided :
" To see that the local authority empowered to act in the
place where the premises complained of shall be situate,
or, if there shall be no such local authority, or the local
authority shall delay for an unreasonable time—themselves
to take all proper means for carrying into effect the direc-
tions above prescribed for the owner or occupier.
" VII. When any complaint under the first section of
the Nuisances Removal and Diseases Prevention Act,
IS4B, or any certificate under the Nuisances Removal and
Diseases Prevention A meudment Act, 1849, is made to the
guardians, to cause proceedings to be taken under the first
section of the former act; or to forward the complaint to
any other local authority who may have legal power to
deal with the nuisance ; or if there has been previous de-
fault on the part of such local authority, forthwith, if ne-
cessary, to proceed on the complaint themselve., under the
said acts.

" VIII. Where they consider the case one of urgency
to cause any such dwelling-house or premises to be cleaneed
and purified, and any such nuisance as heminbefore de-
scribed to be forthwith removed and abated, without any
previous complaint being made to them or to the local
authority.

" IX.. To order every medical °Meer upon any unusual
amount of diarrhoea, or any case of cholera becomin
known to him within his district, t,o report the same to
tho guardians. -

"X. Where cholera is present or imminent.
" To provide sufficient medical aid for house-to-house
visitation, and for medical treatment of the sick, and for
dispensing medicines and issuing notices stating where such
aid and medicines have been provided.
"XI. To provide Owes for accommodating necessitous
sick who cannot be properly treated in their own houses.
" XII. To provide places to which may be removed the
families or fellow-lodgers of necessitous persons attacked
with cholera, and to cause the dwellings from which per-
sons may have been so removed to be cleansed by the
owners or persons having the care of them, or, in their de-
fault, by the guardians.
"XIII. On the occurrence of any case of cholera in any
room occupied by one family or mere, to cause the re-
moval either of the patient or of so many of the occupants
as the medical officer may deem. necessary.
" XIV. To provide when practicable and necessary, in
ease of death by cholera, for the speedy removal and inter-
ment of the body.

" XV. To make arrangements for obtaining daily lists
of persons attacked by cholera within the union, and for
,communicating the same weekly to the General Board of
Health.
" XVI. To appoint such medical and other officers as
may be necessary to execute and superintend the execution
of these regulations, and to publish and circulate notices
:of the provisions of the said acts for the 'prevention of
;nuisances, and of our directions and regulations, or such
;part of them as may appear expedient.
"In these directions and regulations the words guar-
'discs of the poor' mean the guardians, directors, wardens,
!governors, or other like officers having the management of
'the poor Of any union, parish, or place where the matter
'requiring the cognisance of any such officers arises; and
the expression ' local authority' means the town council,
local board of health, or any trustees or commissioners
for the draining, paving, lighting, cleansing, managing, or
directing the police of any town, borough, or place, high-
way board, or any other body of a like nature, or any com-
missioners of sewers, or any body, excepting boards of
guardians and overseers, having by law powers for the
1 removal of nuisances.
" Given under my hand and under the seal of the Gene-
ral Board of Health, this BL,h day of September, 1854.
(L.S.) " B. HALL."

WORCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

Sono.—The first outbreak of cholera in the vicinity I --...._.-0----__
was about 14 days ago, and with such virulence did the WORCESTER, Friday Evening.—The concluding con.
epidemic rage that during that period no less than 150 cert at the College-hall last night was honoured with a
deaths occurred in the immediate neighbourhood. The crowded attendance ; and never, perhaps, was the old
applications for relief in cases of choleraic diarrahcea at monkish refectory filled with so large and so brilliant a
present averaged 60 per diem at the Westminster Die- gathering. The programme presented some very attrao-
pensary, the pecuniary resources of which were in a very tive features, including a selection from Weber's Oberon.,
bad condition. In coneequence of the excessive ruor- Miss Dolby's appearance in the orchestra at the com-
tality a great number of those who wore able to do so 1 mencemont of the concert was the signal for a warm
had shut up their shops and houses and quitted the welcome. She appeared nearly recovered from her indis-
vicinity for a time. Mr. Tilley, the surgeon of the die. position, and went through all the pieces set down for
pensary, was seized with cholera on Sunday evening her without any apparent difficulty.
shortly after having attended same cases of cholera, and , The overture to Oberon was played in a finished mans
so violent was the attack that in a few hours, notwith- I ner, and the music of the fairies in the opening chorus was
standing every effort of medical skill, his case became delivered with characteristic delicacy. Sims Reeves
hopeless. The unfortunate gentleman lingered for some) delivered the glorious song "0 ! 'tie a glorious
hours, and then expired. Precautions are now being 1 sight to see " magnificently ; and produced a startling,
taken against the spread of the disease by various sane- effect in his delivery of the passage, " The fight is done
tary measures, and particularly by watering the streets —the field is won." The characteristic eastern chorus,
with a solution of chloride of lime. "Now the evening watch is set," went beautifully.
ST. BOTOLPH, ALDGATE WrruouT.—A Government I The principal treble parts were sung by Miss Dolby and
inspector from the Board of Health has been visiting i Madame Castellau, and to Clara Novello was assigned
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the worst parts of this densely populated and neglected the recitative and air, "Ocean, thou mighty monster,"
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parish, which is immediately in the vicinity of the Lon-
which was one of the most magnificent things ever lis-
don and St. Katharine Docks, the Tower of London, the
toned to. The very first note of the recitative, ringing
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Royal Mint, the Trinity House, lac. 1 through the rafters of the old hall, gave earnest of the
I treat in store. The passage, " And now the sun bursts
ST. GEORGE'S-IN-THE-EAST.—The mortality in the dis-
trict of St. George's in the East is much on the increase, forth," was a glorious burst of music, and her execu-
and yesterday a fourth death was recorded in one family tion of the arduous finale was triumphant, bringing
named Darlow and the mother of the four deceased down repeated rounds of applause at its close. After
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persons is now under the care of Mr. Ryan, the sur- this Mrs. Weiss sang the, Mermaid's song, "0 ! 'tis
geon of Leman-street, Goodman 's-fields, and no hopes pleasant to float on the sea, under disadvantages, but it
are entertained of her recover as consecutive fever was given very smoothly, and she also received her weed
has set in. The hUsband is a cabinet-maker, and resides of applause. The choruses " Who would stay !" and
in Ellen-street, Back Church-lane. The house is appa. " Let us sail," brought the best part of the concert to a
rently free from nuisances of any kind. The husband is
happy termination.
also under the care of the same medical gentleman. Two Herr Formes then sang his favourite air from the
deaths have taken place on board ships in the London Magic Flute, "Possenti numi," with massive grandeur
Docks, but no inquests have been held on the bodies. of effect. He Was encored, and sang a German
A quack medicine vendor, named John Stephens, of the Madame Viardot, in the air, "Non Pin meats," song.
Ratcliffe-highway (a disciple of Dr. Coffin), is carrying on La Cenerentola, had an opporttlnity of displaying to adm-
an extensive business by the sale of narcotic poisons, vantage her wonderful facility of execution, The Sill.
which include lobelia and other powerful herbs, which is gular chorus of Dervishes, from Beethoven's
sold to the poorest class of persons, who can obtain a Athens, finishoefdtthheecfiormstppanaryttoofotkheadcvoanncet.artg,eaoftfne,ru!shtiacokfh.
cholera powderfor twopence. The vendor bai been pro- an interval of a quarter of an hour was allowed, which
minted by the Apothecaries' Company for the illegal the majority
traffic, by order of Palmerston and was fined 201. ; but lug a cool promenade in the conveniently adjacent
he still carries on the sale of the nostrums, and visits his cloisters.
in A. major, which opened
part,
Signor w went n to
.oaffr
dayodnmi i v
ir a a
al) l y ,
dbe
an
et r
vmanedi
yy thou
encored h t
patients at their own houses. The number of cases of Mendelssohn's symphony
Favorite,
jsfadam`e`
cholera at the hospital in Bath-terrace, Back-road, is the etatecloanadg.
much increased, but the accommodation is good.
HULL.—The records of the registrars of births and in the air from L
deaths prove the health pf Hull to be at the present mo- the brilliancy with wahich
meat, and to have been for the last six months, better the delightful ' air from Linda di Ch '"0 luce di
than the rest of the years that has occurred since the in- quast' anima,' amount,
stitution of the registration districts. The most diligent R. Bia ro ' drew down showers of applause. Mr.
SCPairtstnellgaenntlexile"euatnedd
efforts have been made to put the town into a healthy and . g eve played a fantasia upon the concertinas
obtained deserved plaudits. Miss Dolby d.-
condition,-
condition, and especially the alleys, squares, and more lighted her audience with her Ikish and Scotch melodies
confined parts of the town. " Oh, Bay the Sea." No
EDINBURGH.—Since our last six cases ofcholera have of Dublin," and "Over .
one known better than Miss Dolby how to sin $
been reported in this city. One on Saturday from T ballad theseg
field ; another on Sunday from the Pleasance • two an- and the simplicity with which she sang airs
ce , on charmed everybody, while their freshness came in as a
Monday from Brunswick-street and Forrestroad the pleasing relief to the more ornate selections of the even-
latter having come from Corstorphineand ' . of the lateness of the hour the air
; two Yester- lug, In consequence
day, one from Cowan's-close, and one from Coltbjdown for Clara Novelle, was
ridge. from Sonnambula,, set_ .
DORCHESTER.—ChoIera in its worst fo airs amused a now-tired
nant Asiatic cholera—has, beyond all form—nsalig- omitted.
theViadrdots b
uPrtiestt from Flotow's Martha,
doubt, broken out in Fordington ; and, it piosfs ility of audience ;..sionh
Baru
e.(llgen,„
uses sung by Clara Novello,
s eared and "Wass s°ll
little doubted in consequence of the clothes Dolby, Gardoni, and Herr Formes, amidst a gene-
of and bedding Miss .
the convicts having been taken . Nationaln Anthem" brought one of the
from' the barracks ral move. The
down to East Fordington to be successful and best attended concerts of many
washed. This was most
effected (the clothes and bedding festivals to a close shortly before midnight.
of upwards of 700
e-Tihis morning (Friday) was devoted to the Messiah,
convicts) in two small cottages
(about 6/ per annum
rental each), and the clothes were dried in. the public and at an early hour the doors of the cathedral were be-
streetswend by throngs of gaily-dressed ladies and gentlemen
afterwards. The women had asked whether they s
could not wash them at the barracks, and were refused, anxious to be present at the last performance of the
partly on the ground of the laundry having been turned festival.
at the cathedral
this morning, is
into a barrack for the Pensioner Guards, ind partly be- The
attendance
tickets taken
cruse women are not to be admitted into the barracks, shown by thea a
amount at the doors, was 1,457
collected for the charity to.
Last Thursday this dread disease first made its appear- persons,
'and , ~
day, 242. is. 2d. Ihe accounts ar t d
e no yet ma e up.
once, and the death of a child, nearly close to where the
The - df 1 .reis a gran u i-dress ball at the Guildhall clothes had been washed, followed. Since then, to the
to-night which will
been alto- close the festivities of this au
present time (Tuesday night), there have .
.0 a
week. Timone
gether nine deaths, and three or four are DOW lying i
dangerous state with this horrible disease.
A. meeting was instantly convened at the Town-hall,
to take immediate steps to stop the spread of the disease,
so far as practicable. Each
evening
se since a similar
vsitations and
meeting has taken place, house-to-
_i
subscr ip
other plans having been adoe ,
ted tions
entered into.—Skerborne Journal.

THE HARVEST IN ESSEX.—TLe wheat and oat crop 6
in the south-west division of the county have been cut
and carted. Scarcely a field of wheat or oats was to b.
seen eight or ten days since. The yield and quality of
the grain are represented to surpass the harvest of PnauY
previous years.—Clielmsford Chronicle.