The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-03 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA.

The following letter has been addressed to Mr.
Richardson, an eminent surgeon of Stockton-upon-
Tees, by Lord Shaftesbury. Although hghly cre-
ditable to his lordship, it is not more, we under-
stand, than merited—Mr. Richardson having, at
great self-sacrifice and risk; devoted himself to the
cure and prevention of disease amongst the poor
of the district in which he resides, so much so that
he may be justly looked upon as the Bellot of the
cholera regions :
" The General Board of Health, Whitehall,
Oct. 17, 1853. _ _

Sir,—The Board have received from Dr. Lewis a
statement of the valuable aid that has been rendered to
him in Stockton by your zeal and co-operation. My
colleagues have requested me to express their sense of
your services at a time when there was so much need
of ability and heartiness in behalf of the suffering popu-
lation.—l am, Sir, your very obedient servant,

" SHAFTESBURY.

" To William Richardson, Esq."

DIPLOMATIC NEWS. —The Queen of Spain has ap-
pointed her Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs, the
Chevalier Antoine Rigielmont, to the Embassy at Con-
stantinople, in the room of the late Minister, who has
been recalled. Sir Henry Bulwer, our Minister at the
Court of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, has returned to
Hertford-street, from Brighton. His Excellency's de-
parture for the Florentine capital is understood to be
postponed sine die, the Hon. Campbell Scarlett being
accredited Charge d'Affaires ad interim. Lord Boyle,
eldest son of the Earl of Shannon, has returned to
England from Vienna, where his Lordship was Attache
to the mission of Lord Westmoreland.

We observe that journals which have copied the tele-
graphic despatches on Tuesday, announcing the crossing
of the Danube by the Turkish army, have represented
that intelligence as discredited by ourselves. This state-
ment is not in accordance with the facts of the case.
The despatch which we published in our first edition of
that day reached us in a form which permitted us to
doubt its authenticity. That, however, which appeared
in our second edition we expressly announced as authentic.
It is not difficult to discover the object of those who find
it necessary to confound the two dispatches in the same
category, in order to detract from the accuracy and
priority of our information.—Morning Chronicle.
OPENING OF THE WELLINGTON PIER AT YARMOUTH.
—This fine new promenade and pier being completed to
a distanceEof upwards of 500 feet, the ceremony of open-
ing it to the public took place on Monday afternoon, in
the presence of a vast concourse of people, who assem-
bled on the occasion.
THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS EXHIBITION of prize cattle,
sheep, and pigs, will be held this year as usual at the
Baker-street Bazaar, Portman-square. The show of live
stock, it is said, will be much superior to any of its pre-
decessors, and the exhibition of farming and agricultural
implements will greatly exceed any former show.
DEPARTURE OP THE BALTlC.—Yesterday forenoon the
United States mail steam-ship Baltic, Captain Comstock,
sailed from the Mersey for New York, with the usual
mails for the United States, Canada, New Brunswick,
Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, &c., 164 passengers, and
a large and valuable cargo of merchandise on freight.
THE CHANNEL FLEET.—It is said Rear-Admiral Corry
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signify her Majesty's approval of the choice of the livery.
The ceremony being concluded, they withdrew.
FATAL BOILER ACCIDENT AT BLACKBURN.—An acci-
dent of a fatal character occurred yesterday morning on
the premises of Mr. W. Hesketh, cotton manufacturer
at Blackburn, by which at least six persons were killed
and others were severely injured.
EXPLOSION AT A FIRE WORK MAKER'S.—Between
five and six o'clock last evening an explosion took place
on the premises of Mr. Wodin, 101, New Gravel-lane,
Shadwell, a maker of fire-works. Mrs. Wodin and a
boy who were in the house were frightfully burned and
nearly suffocated. They are in a dangerous state. The
accident is said to have been occasioned by a boy throw-
ing a lighted fiquib into the shop.