The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-12 00:00:00

! given freely either opium or alcoholic stimulants—a praes
tice long since characterised by Dr. Stevens as that of ad-
ndaingtionouecauP°ives:nsugtVsnt°fthoreP.the-pFhoerriomwhenatare""6of choleraeexxcPla.ept
this,—that some mysterious poison enters the blood
e fromsstomach
a tee blood and
i 1l
and
pit, 12. thus eto• .
which, while it exerts a powerful depressing end narcotiO
influence on the entire nervous system, in most cases e
wcihteesreahcoy copious secretion seisocrnetiieosnepinarstotet,hi
logya
Bej e ejected e des
ft
cholera,f rw c
htl I ea
whatt btcimypti
es a
buny Andtreatment
narcotics
i set
oh s
oui this baliekatenhl
and
tase rationalthreing
injuriouse
arrest the discharges ? What procedure so full elf ' • promise
as that which has for, its object to favour and assist the
elimination of the poison ?
"I have not timerecen if .you could afford me the space,
to detail the numerous facts and arguments which favour
that view of the pathology and the treatment .i.f cholera
which I advocate. I mar, ho waver: remark in 'passing,
that there is no relation between the degree of collaps . nd
the amount of fluid which is lost by purging; that iii-fUny
cases there is rather an inverse ratio between the oollapse
and the diarrhoea, and that the former 'often deorecties and
disappears while the latter continues with unabated 'ra-
pidity.
" Assuming, therefore, thit it is desirable to encourage
rather than to suppress the diarrhoea, the agent best
adapted to accomplish this result appears to be castoroi/, the
mildest, least irritating, and yet withal the quickest pure
g of
halfwepoashseossh.e e
eOur every
half
plan
shiasf
hour,been andte
to give
con-
tinue oil tliv in
we give it at lorgeriutervals and discontinue it altogether
etdwhoehsseiesci dloses until the bowels are freely acted on, when
as soon as reaction is fairly established. It is usually
given in cold water. A patient with a cold tongue has
Idtecsiodmeedtim evi-
dence es
n; t a very delicate sense of taste, and we have had no
difficulty in administering the
excites vomiting, and we ha"
• s beneficial, that
that the effort of vomiting 1
medicine.h
ad such
water ad libitum. e
re-
salt. In every case we give cold.the.
, ch to relieve pain
. Ilt mustard poultices over the store?,
we are rather gratified than otherwise wil-i this
We
the
apt dry heat to the cold. extremities, and friction
emelt(' muscles ;we must carefully avoid opium andwe
iiVil is usually complained of in that situation ; we
that bran until the period of collapse is safely past. and
have n4as yet had one case of secondary
be well observe that the success of the plan depends
upon a slisilY, persevering, watchful attention to every
fever. ; It may
case, at eve Period of its progress. Let no one imagines
nurse to gees ylt an ounce of castor oil at certain inter-
vals. are folly
Ile rriest'saeaite sure that his directions
leas ass, all that is required when he has ordered
carried out. - -
ttvhhhaeineshtnaniageosp_oaftbien
pat“ielnintsubsatvneobteoenini,istovemdenftrieomn
stiahasthhoenste or two oletohfsorgyur
by an emetic of ne *end salt and that in one case the
addition of two usts
'
castor oil
and thath•
drachms oil of turpentine to one dose
appeared to aetala wholesome stimulant during
of 48 hours, icyn
t.choladsneasds.
aisUratoini tah,se
aqu;innttitiynotfhceastacorurseoll
bowels, we have give° has
' given with 'rep ty I may state that more
" And now a ftehwe'-rwn
treme collapse,
been %torpid, condition of the
There appears little reason oil je, sties of a full ounce.
efforts of nature will suffice
diarrhcea, characterisecolrbB as
with ex-
ltnhdese've: caceseestealtumwenhticoh: epidemic
vonaiting,vging, and cramp.
to doa that the unaided
greater number of these cases, a for
with sulphuric acid or with carbonrat
comparative indifference whefhde
the sulphuric acid in large doses must ol
the 6T© of by far the
that icei a matter of
the ptient is dosed
membrane, and thus act as an aperif eenetse,exlceampt t
per-
suaded, however, that the plan of at p .in chock
trFiemtatt.Are
,l'aucous
these excretory efforts by opium and at- ee s
as hazardous as it is unreasonable; and Rlrieureee'' \hal
the time is not far distant when the profession-- till
be unanimous as to this important point ofie,'
We have recently at the hospital cured hun-drsredtta,
these cases by one or two doses of castor oil. Several of
our nurses and one pupil in attendance on the cholera
patients have been seized with severe premonitory syertoms of cholera. They have all been quickly cured by
castor castor oil, and not one has passed into the stage of collapse.-
On the ether hand, I have known, in the year 1849, as
attack of vomiting and purging quickly converted into
ono of fatal collapse by one or two small doses of opium ;
and some of the worst cases of cholera that we have re-
cently had under our care have been those in which, pre-
vious to their admission, medicines have been given for the
purpose of checking the diarrhoea.
" At some future time I shall probably publish a full
account of all my cases ; in the meantime, I trust that the
brief and necessarily hurried remarks which I have now
made may be of service to those who are willing to adopt a
mode of treatment which appears to promise results so
favourable.—l am, iSzo.,
"3, Woburn-square, Sept. 6."

" GEORGE TORII BON.

* Four of these cases are still in the hospital, but quite
convalescent.

The Earl De Grey is staying at Studley-park, near
Ripon. The noble earl's regiment, the Yorkshire Hus-
sars, assemble at York, the week after next, and, from
his lordship's attendance with that brilliant yeomanry
corps, he will be detained in the north until late in the
ensuing month, when the noble earl repairs to Wrest-
park, Bedfordshire, to welcome a succession of visitors.
The Earl Granville is expected to arrive in London
the week after next from Carlsbad.
The Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, M.P., the Presi-
dent of the Board of Trade, will return to town towards
the close of the present month, from a tour of the Ger.
man Spas, accompanied by Mrs. and Miss Cardwell.
The Right Hon. Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood
are expected to return to Hickleton Hall, near Doncas-
ter, the week afier next, from a tour of visits in Scot.
land.
The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P., and Mrs.
Herbert are staying at ilton House, near Salisbury,
and do not return to town for a permanency until the
close of next month.

AMSTERDAM AND ROTTERDAM PRODUCE MARKETS......
business was rather more active. The favourable result
The weekly reviews from the above markets state that
of the late sales of coffee had caused greater firmness
among holders, and the advance was well supported. In
sugar there had been no great change, but the tendency
was toward improvement. The chief operations had been
in raw descriptions. There 4vas increased steadiness in
rice, some purchases having slightly improved the tone
of prices. Indigo and tea, although the operations were
limited, had been maintained at former quotations.
ACCIDENT TO ARCHDEACON CORE.—We regret to
announce that Archdeacon Coxe, late Vicar of New-
castle, met with a serious accident on Wednesday in last
week. The venerable gentleman, whilst returning from
Bamborough to Eglingham, and when near a place called
North Charlton, was by some means or other thrown
from his horse, and sustained a severe concussion of the
brain. Dr. Wilson, of Alnwick, was speedily in atten-
dance ; and the unfortunate sufferer now lies at North
Charlton, in a critical state of health.—Newcastle
Courant.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—Return of admissions for six days
ending Saturday, Sept. 9 : Numbers, including season
tickets, 43,723 ; amount received for admission,
1,924/. 2s.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—SEPT. n (ONE SHILLING DAY.)
—Admission at the doors, 8,470 ; admission by season
tickets, 424 ; total, 8,900.
Pume SYMPATHY FOR LIM:TT:NARY PERRY.—Last
night a public meeting was held at the Prince Albert
Tavern, York-street, Kingsland-road, "to take into
consideration the late iniquitous proceedings against
Lieutenant Perry, and to forward, by combined efforts,
Mr. Perry's manly exertions to free himself from the
trammels of his persecutors." Mr. Steadman occupied
the chair, and moved the following resolution :—" That,
this meeting pledge themselves, by all legal and consti-
tutional means in their power, to assist Lieutenant Perry
in his praiseworthy endeavour to counteract the tyranny
and machinations of his oppressors." He also addressed
the meeting on the injustice and illegality of the pro-
ceedings before the late Court-martial. Mr. Russell
seconded the resolution which was unanimously adopted
by the meeting. Mr. Gale then moved an address, to
urge upon her Majesty the propriety of taking the
opinion of the judges on the evidence taken before the
late Court-martial, which was seconded by Mr. Ferdi-
nand, and unanimously adopted. A. committee was
then formed to carry ont the objects of the meeting, and
a subscription entered into.

Ha—Thmbeursghhip,
Humboldt,aLoss Op zinvedßaatlTlNSHawßnymorkßEtTrosmET.
gives the following report of the loss of the British
brig Betsey :—July 24, lat. 60 deg. 42m., long. t
deg. 51m., fell in with a wreck at 9 p.m. Came
alongside of her. It proved to be the British brig
Betsey, Captain Watson, from London from Ouebeer;
with about 10 feet water in the hold. Her foremast
was gone by the deck, and the mainmast about a
feet below the top. We sent our boat alongside, and
took Captain Watson and nine men from the wreck,
and brought them to this port. Captain Watson re.
han. onn ports
add r dfhotoorhvefaes
at theitlo,hnve
the water ; stove in the hatches, and set the whole of
our fresh water adrift. At 7 a.m. (18th) cut away
the foremast to right ship, and pumped successively
until the 10th at night, when we were taken off the
wreck by the Humboldt, Captain Paulson, having
vessel,btvhi ceehspasie tlll2mol7nwootektol idhsol
mlajwewounnalt
hyywsafhi underotihrr bee eso
haal oivelßrye a .
Militia,li
arosaeewe affeoe
erdrboeyrn
ittoaoon
ikrppde-esssnaa
foretop-sail,
t kle: a
then been without water two days. The sea being
so heavy it was impossible to save anything from the
wreck except what we stood in. Captain Watson
returns his sincere thanks to Captain Paulson and offi•
cers for the kind treatment that himself and "'w re*
ceived while on board the Humboldt.
FATAL CARELESSNESS WITH LoaDED
coroner's inquest was held at the Guildhall,tt Henry Terry,
30th ult., when the evidence
to draw the charge of
If; ad
di t,g on ii.--- theA
thesinu bt
ojheute
pcoliolVaseoell:oAfllsulhil':::nlithillonugwirasbefofourned
tthhea t :its t"spkeellifiaded.beel
four children were then i
his gun, and " laid the latter
One of the younger boys,
gun,
by his sister,tooturn
went off, and Mrs. . r screw. Deceased and
a larger
ethe room where the gun was.
rding to the account given
which almost immediately
trying ot on r
Di 12 e tablewhose
" whiledeath
went the
en; was shot through the head, re-
been loaded with do
children
were in
a down " a crazy man." The
f
daan:erdict of "Accidental death."
Tett
hhehieyvorhmi ,
:hstt_pobsenosba:npFnntoadhdru.it
aeortvflri inquiry,
the
large
rpoaidrnr3gerdeo e,
jury
IQO MILES IN 22 Holm for 25/.—Mr.
uo andi a ndl tttehkraur'ospr "Dikeby earedwa
bnimethf that
aootr et
fh
tehfroel re
action
g tsuh, newPfhhona dinrl our
of
the
in 22 hours, at the Ball Court, Mer-
thyr, 100.dmai
numberweaoa as
ne tdi continued d all night. A t twelve
assembledrn°aw to witness the
ltitherulagh
pliehe— an seemed fatigued, he on the whole did it in a
ThornPr"
s.ssouLD AuLD AcquaixTalica nn FORGOT a"—The
Journal de St. Petersburg Guardian.
:: 1 l contains t aoi
tns t
Lordh e fAolbloertgen,pe.hz-
liCliaakrcied:h'is brother, a member of the
pedestrian
FoUD sbh ea:no— nf
‘:Commons.lseLteyotlreeLord
He was so sure of hie return that
he did not tignk it worth bil Ida, to prow kinks',"
Won At eltoton."