The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-11 00:00:00

METROPOLIS.

The attention of the General Board of Health having
been called by the coroner to an inquest just held by
him, relative to certain deaths from cholera in York-
row, Pearson-street, Shoreditch, an inspector of the
board was directed to examine into the state of the house
and locality in which these deaths occurred. From the
inspector's report, it appears that five deaths took place
in one house in York-row, and two attacks in two other
houses in the same row, which did not prove fatal; that
in this entire district there is a total want of proper
drainage, and that in the particular instance in which
these colera cases occurred there were privies built up
against the backs of the houses. In the house in which
the deaths occurred, on which the inquest NT as held, the
cesspool was full up to the floor, and in the adjoining
house there was foul liquid matter, to the depth of nine
inches, immediately under the floor boards.

HIGHWAY ROBBERY BY A SOLDlER.—Yesterday after-
noon Messrs. Legh and Berridge, magistrates for the
borough of Windsor, wero engaged for some time in the
investigation of a charge of highway robbery with vin-
lence, brought by Charles Holmes, a labourer, residing
at Sunning-hill, against Charles Shorrock, a man about
25 years of age, wearing the uniform of the 11th Regi-
ment of Foot, and supposed to be a deserter from the
Winchester Barracks, where the depot of the 11th is
now lying, the regiment being on foreign service. It
appeared from the evidence that on Sunday morning,
about 9 o'clock, the prosecutor was walking through
the
Great Park from Sunning-hill in the direction ofWindsor,
when he was overtaken by the prisoner, nearly a mile
from Lakin's-gate. They entered into conversation, and
walked some distance together, but before they arrived in
sight of the gate, the prisoner suddenly turned round
upon prosecutor, knocked him down, and while he was
daway ow
his stick. Stunned by the blow, the pro-
powerless, and the prisoner proceeded to
rifle three of his pockets, leaving him senseless on the
road. When prosecutor recovered, he saw the prisoner
running away. The prisoner threw away his belt as he
ran along. On examining his pockets prosecutor
missed his tobacco-box, but some money secreted in ano.
ther pocket had escaped the search of the prisoner
Prosecutor then got up and ran after the prisoner. One
of prosecutor's teeth was knocked out, his face covered
with blood, and it is evident that the attack upon him '
was of a murderous character. The prisoner had not
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the county of Bucks.
THE 'SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH AT urRA
ened session of Congress. The advices from California were
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an office at Gravesend yesterdayra: h Coyingavnie
oe f their low tariff for goods, but favourable with respect to the mines.
to that town the beneficial advantagTsh.
of charges, and are now transmitting dispatches of They had been brought by the Nicaragua route, several
twenty words from Gravesened_
vteorinLgondon, Deal, or days in anticipation of the mail line vid Panama, as is
messages free of now usually the case. The transmission of specie by
Dover, for one shilling, and d li
In consequence, too, of their this route appears steadily to increase. On the present
and immediate connection the
expense for the first mile.
having placed in directoccasion the Northern Light is stated to have .brought
of London, Dover, and Deal, 700 passengers,fandinearly 52,000,000 is gold dust, the
important shipping
11 be enabled to ascertain the amount sent at the same time by the mail ship, yid
merchants and otheersentWi
wants of their captains er Passengers, and to administer Panama, which had not yet arrived, having been appa-
to them at the lastls oment. The arrivals and de- rently P 75,000.
mto and from these various ports DEPARTURES FOR AUSTRALIA.--The departures from
partures of all vessels
known at an instant's warning, the port of London for the Australian colonies during
may also be mad
and it must prove a great burden taken off the the past week have been numerous, including several
mind of our mercantile classes to be aware that for the vessels of a large class. They have altogether coin-
cost of a shilling they may become immediately informed , prised 14 :-7 to Port Philip, with an aggregate burden
of the exact state of a vessel's cargo and crew, on ar- of 4,164 tons ; 3to Sydney, with an aggregate burden
rival or departure. That the ship sailed " all well," or lof 1,734 tons ; 2to Adelaide, with an aggregate bur-
arrived
that with a " clean bill of health" and an undamaged '
den of 1,126 tons ; 1 to Swan River, of 381 tons ; and
cargo, they may send a tug should wind and tide Ito Portland Bay, of 287 tons. Their total capacity
prove contrary, or detain the doughty assistant should , was consequently 7,692 tons. The shipments of manu-
its services be unnecessary. Messrs. Freud and Hamill, I factures and ordinary merchandise continue large, but
the contractors, performed a rapid bit of work under the rates of freight have further declined. As showing,
adverse circumstances. The notices expiring on Thurs- ; however, the caution now displayed, it is mentioned that
day midnight, the tolling of the clock at that hour was ; not a single vessel has been put upon the berth for Aus-
followed by the rapid strokes of picks and shovels. The ' tralia during the last few days.
whole trench from the Milton-road to the Terrace-pier I VIENNAL—The mercantile advices from Vienna of the
was opened before two p.m., and had not the van with 7th inst. show an increase of financial embarrassment in
the wire broken down on Shooter's-hill, a current would ' that city. The lowest rate of discount for the best bills
have been passed immediately after that time ; as it was, was 7 per cent., and the Austrian Bank were refused
however, signals were exchanged with London and Deal three-fourths of those offered. The rate of exchange on
before seven p.m. The office was only taken on Mon- London had at the same time advanced from 10.50 to
day, the 3d inst., and partitions were erected, alters- 11. It is remarked that, notwithstanding the gloomy
tions effected, and the work completed in time for the appearance of affairs, their termination in war was stil
opening at eight a.m. yesterday morning. 1 disbelieved.

Passengers.—John Kingston and James Kingston,
brothers, from county of Cork ; Timothy Dineur, Cork ;
Thomas Edmiston, Antrim ; Alexander APCormick,
Armagh ; and Twearing, Cork.
Such as were saved remained by the wreck until tho
tide ebbed, when they waded ashore, the water taking
them nearly to the armpits. At daylight the bay was
strewn with dead bodies to the number of nearly 300,
greatly disfigured, many of them without limbs and
heads and nearly all naked, thereby showing how instant
must have been their death, and the fearful strength of
the waters which in so short a time made such havoc.
The emigrants were mixed English, Irish, and Scotch.
A hundred house carpenters and joiners from Glasgow
were of the number—fresh, able young men : all of
them have perished. They unfortunately had been in
that part of the ship immediately above the cargo, which
gave way first, and were among the first. that were car-
ried off. Others perished in endeavouring to get out
of the boats.