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 cholera 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 was 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, were engaged for some time in the
investigation of a charge of highway robbery with vio-
lence, brought by Charles Holmes, a labourer, residing
at Sunning-hill, against Charles Shorrock, a man about
25 years of ago, 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
down, knelt heavily upon him, and attempted to take
away his stick. Stunned by the blow, the pro-
secutor was 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
proceeded far when he was encountered in the Sheet-
street-road'by a labourer named May, who saw the pro-
secutor in the distance, and heard-'him cry out, " Stop
him'!" May then 'gave chase; ,succeeded in overtaking
the prisoner, and gaveliim into the custody of Silver the
police-constable.'
On searching the prisoner Si!
found upon him the tobacoo-box, which was identified
by the prosecutor. Thivevidence being thus complete,
. assizes for
and the prisoner declining to say anything in his defence>
he was fully committed for trial at the next
the county of Bucks.
vzszzin.—The
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Submarine and European Telegraph
extended
opened
an office at Gravesend yesterday. Ceomhpi:7l,es
to that town the beneficial advantages
dispatches of
of charges, and are now transmitting
to London, Deal, or
gliheso their low tariff
twenty words from
Gravesend 'delivering messages free of
Dover, for one shilling, and_n
consequence, too, of their
mediate connection the
expense for the first mile. I
having placed in directandofim
London, Dover, and Deal,
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important shippingbe enabled to ascertain the
or passengers, and to admin. ister
merchants and others
taßtingnlomen e arrivals and d
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wants of thei4rhcapi
to them at a' to and from these various ports
Ft f all vessels
made known at an instant's warning,
prove great burden taken off the
Pmaayrturaelso° bste
and it mu
mind of our mercantile classes to be aware that for the
cost of a shilling they may become immediately informed
of the exact state of a vessel's cargo and crew, on ar-
rival or departure. That the ship sailed " all well," or
arrived with a clean bill of health" and an undamaged
cargo, that they may send a tug should wind and
tide
prove contrary, or detain the doughty assistant should
its services be unnecessary. Messrs. Frend and Hamill,
the contractors, performed a rapid bit of work under
adverse circumstances. The notices expiring on Thurs-
day midnight, the tolling of the clock at that hour was
followed by the rapid strokes of picks and shovels, The
whole trench from the Milton-road to the Terrace-pier
was opened before two p.m., and had not the van with
the wire broken down on Shooter's-hill, a current would
have been passed immediately after that time ; as it was,
however, signals were exchanged with London and Deal
before seven p.m. The office was only taken on Mon-
day, the 3d inst., and partitions were erected, altera-'
tions effected, and the work completed in time for the
opening at eight a.m. yesterday morning.