The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-22 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA.

THE HAMLET OF RATCIAT.--Yesterday mornirg,
Mr. Cleland, one of the medical officers appointed for
the district of Ratciiff, reported seven deaths in va-
i ions parts of the parish horn malignant cholera. The
epidemic has been much on the increase during the last
few days, and the cases which Mr. Cleland has been
attendio3. have occurred in the over-crowded houses in
George-court, Harris's-court, I3rook-street, Meeting-
house-lane, and George-street, Ratcliff-square. In the latter place there are three persons lying dead in one
house. A ineeticg of the board of guardians was held
in the workhouse, York-street, Ratcliff, yesterday even-
ing, for the purpose of making additional arrangements
, for the relief of the necessitous poor who may be afflicted
with diarrhoea, vomiting, and other symptoms of the
cholera.
ST. MATTHEW, BETIINA L-GREEN.—At the weekly
meeting of guardians for the parish of St. Matthew,
Bethnal-green, who assembled at the workhouse, Bishop
Bonner's-fields, Victoria-park, several important resolu-
tions were proposed, and carried unanimously, for the
general and sanitary improvement of the district where,
the cholera has been most prevalent.
THE STEPNEY UNION. —At an inquest held yesterday
before Mr. W. Baker, the coroner, at the Alfred's Head
public-house, Silver-street, Stepney-green, the registrar
stated that several fatal cases of cholera had occurred
in the union during the last few days, although the epi-
demic had not made much progress. It was, in his
opinion, subsiding.
WHITECHAPELUNIoN.—SeveraI deaths from Asiatic
cholera have been removed from various flans of the
Whitechapel union to the workhouse in Whitechapel-
real, and many deaths have taken place in the infir-
mary or cholera ward. Mr. Richardson and Mr. Payne,
the parochial surgeons, are in daily attendance upon the
afflicted poor, who have been removed from their mi-
serable and unwholesome dwellings to the workhouse
by order of the medical inspectors. The malady has
been particularly fatal in the district of Rosemary-lam,
and the courts situated on the north side of Upper East
Smithfield, St. Katherine's Docks. Three deaths were
registered yesterday by Mr. J. Harris, the registrar
The deceased persons died after a few hours' illness.

THE LONDON HOSPITAL.—No fewer than seven per-
sons have died from the effects of the epidemic in th,-
cholera ward of the London Hospital since Monday last,
and there are a great number of dangerous cases in the
institution, under the care of Dr. Burch, the resident
physician, and his assistants. The number of out-door
patients increase daily, and medicine is given away to all
applicants without an order.

- TOWER OF LONDON.—Four fatal cases of Asiatic
cholera have occurred in the Tower of London among
the military and other persons employed therein during
the last few days, notwithstanding the excellent arrange
manta of the medical officers of the garrison.
ST. GEORGE'S-IN-THE-EAST. Yesterday morning
se►eral fatal cases were recorded by Mr. Thomas Over-
ton, the inspector of nuisances for St. George's-in-the-
East. Two deaths took place in the cholera hospital,
Back-road, Cannon-street, and other deaths occurred it

Pell street, Ellen-street, and Ratcliff-highway. In the.
latter place there is a great deficiency of drainage to the
dwelling-houses,. and several obnoxious trades are al-

[owed Co be carried on, to the impending danger of the
.nhabitants.

Ss. ANNE'S, LIMEHOUSE.—Two deaths occurred yes-
terday forenoon in Pleasant•place and Nightingale-lane,
St. Anne's, Limehouse, from the epidemic, and the
bodies were removed to the vault of the parish church
for interment, by order of the parochial authorities.
Mitit-END NEW-TowN.--Yesterday afternoon Mr. A.
Ilughe,, the summoning officer for the hamlet of Mile-
end New-town, reported a fatal case of Asiatic cholera
to Mr. Baker, the coroner, which took place very sud-
denly in the street. An inquest will be held on the
body. Several deaths from the epidemic have occurred
in Spitai-street, Brick-lane, and other over-crowded
places iii the district.
ST. PAUL'S, SHADWELL.—Tviro deaths were reported
yesterday by Mr. Rogers, the inspector of nuisances for
the parish of St. Paul, Shadwell, which happened in

New Gravel-lane, Wapping-wall, and other close and
confined places.
ALL-SAINTS' POPLAR.—The epidemic, on inquiry yes-
terday at All-Saints', Poplar, had considerably decreased
among the poor. The arrangements for the relief of the
afflicted are well directed and complete. The parochial
officials have appointed a new medical staff, who will act
for three months, and for a longer period if necessary.

TErg ILLEGAL ROMAN CATHOLIC MAR-
RIAGE.-COMMITTAL OF DR. FER-
GUSON.

Yesterday afternoon being the day appointed for the
final examination of the Rev. Thomas Tierney Fr,rguson,
D.D., the officiating priest of St. Thomas's Roman Ca-
tholic Chapel, in the Fulham-fields,
Mr. Cornell, the registrar of marriages for the dis-
trict, give the complimentary evidence for which the
inquiry had been adjourned, and
Mr. Paynter announced his intention to send the case
for trial, taking mean while the same bail for the de-
fendant's appearance as on previous occasions.
Mr., Clarkson said that at the proper time and place
he would show that the defendant could not be convicted
of any offence. At the same time he thanked the ma-
gistrate for the merciful and forbearing manner in which
ho had heard the case.

Mr. Paynter, in alluding to the word merciful, men-
tioned that this was the first ease where he had ever
issued a, summons against any person for committing a
felony. It was usual for the parties to be taken into
custody, but in this instance he had thought it better
that Dr. Ferguson should be summoned, and not taken
into custody.
Mr. Clarkson then left the court, and

The Chief Clerk proceeded to reduce the minutes he
had taken of the evidence given by the different wit-
nesses to the depositions, and upon their completion,
shortly before five o'clock, the corn plainant was, for the
first time that day, called in to hear the whole of her
evidence read over. She was very decently attired, and
conducted herself with great propriety.
Dr. Ferguson was here directed to stand up during
the reading of the depositions, and when Mr. Taylor had
finished reading the whole, which the witnesses declared
was quite correct,

Mr. Jones mentioned that in a former statement made
by the complainant the fees required and paid to Dr. Fer-
guson were alluded to, but they did not now appear on
the depositions.

Mr. Paynter asked the complainant if the fees were
paid to Dr. Ferguson on the evening before the
marriate.
The complainant said they only had Cs., which was
not hufficieut, and Dr. Ferguson told them to come the
next morning and he would marry them. Dr. Ferguson
would have married them that evening if they had been
provided with the fees.

Mr. Paynter wished to know if the complainant asked
the defendant to marry them on that evening.
The complainant said Dr. Ferguson wished them to
be married that evening. She never asked him.
Mr. Paynter asked her if she was quite sure of that?

The complainant said she was. -
IL.. Poynter—And that Dr. Ferguson was prepared
to solen,nise the marriage that ovening if they had been
provided with the fees.
The cotovJainant said Dr. Ferguson expressed him-
self so.

Mr. Paynter thought it was desirable that what the
complainant had just stated should be added to her
deposition.
Mr. Taylor having introduced that part of her evi-
dence, and having read it over,
The complainant said it was quite correct, and then
ifaxed her signature to the deposition..
Afe. Paynter told Dr. Ferguson that he most read the
him,
usual cauti'.°ll
it being merely a form, for he t°sup-
posed that he should reserve his defence.
Dr. Ferguson sah4..; ,by the advice of his counsel and
Mr. Harting, he should reserve hie defence.
Mr. Paynter then said t:.'!l defendant would be com-
mitted for trial at the Central Criminal Court in Oc-
tober next.

The same bail—namely, two sureties in 4001. each and
himself in 800/.—were then enlarged, and the defendant
soon after retired with his friends.

Mr. Paynter was most anxious that as the case had
caused a great deal of interest in that neigOourhood,
that every person should fully understand that, when
marriages took place in licensed chapels, it was necessary
that the registrar should be present to make the cere-
mony valid. He made those cbservations in that court
as it would be more broadly known ; and he would par-
ticularly point out to those persons who were married
in such places to ascertain before the ceremony took
place that the registrar was present, and not to allow
the marriage to go on unless he was there. He thought
that a notice was posted up the superintendent's office,
that marriages were not valid unless the registrar was
present, it would have the effect of acquainting those
persons he alluded to—the lower class of society, who
were not expected to know every act of parliament—
what was necessary to make their marriage valid.

TIZE REG ISTR S— IDDT" ESEL—Yesterday morn-
ing, at 10 o'clock, Mr. Lancelot Shadwell, one of
barristers appointed to revise the list of persons entitled
to vote for members of Parliament for the county of
Middlesex,
held a court at the Sussex Note!, Bouverie-
street, Fleet-street, for the purpose of revising the lists
for
parishes within the city of London. The result of
yesterday's revision was that the names of 49 persons
were expunged from the list upon the objections of the
respective overseers, 34 upon objections by Mr. Davies.
and 3 by Mr. Alley Jones; making a total of 86 names
struck off the list.
REPRESENTATION Or FANIN.—The Sherb°7l24 jaurnal
says, speaking of Colonel Boyle's death :—" Intelligence
of the sad event was telegraphed to his bereaved lady
and family of five small children on Tuesday morning.
The gallant colonel was much respecf-ed in the town, and
many shops are partially closed as a mark of respect to
hsi memory. Lord Dangarvon has been named AB the
most protkablo oncooNeor for the Tgcant