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 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 ofVVindsor,
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 iu 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 gave him into the custody of Silver the
police-constable. On searching the prisoner Silver
found upon him the tobacco-box, which was identied
by the prosecutor. The evidence being thus complete,
and the prisoner declining to say anything in his defence,
he was fully committed for trial at the next assizes for
the county of Bucks.
THE ,SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH AT GRAVESEND.—The
Submarine and European Telegraph Companies
an office at Gravesend yesterday. They v
to that town the beneficial advantages of thh_aesipralowLetsariofff
e opened extended
of charges, and are now transmittirrgdi
Deal, or
twenty words from Gravesend to. London,
Dover, for one shilling, and delivering
too, of their
gnmooe,ssages free of
expense for the first mile. In coneseen
immediate connection the
having placed in direct and
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important shipping centres oif, jeLmin:adb%
merchants and others will
assengers, and to administer I
wants of their captains orp
The arrivals and de-
to them at the last moment.
ntoow
nand from these various ports
partures of all ves-e
at an instant's warnine• may also be made k
a great burden taken off '
and it must prove
classes to be aware that for the
mind of our. mercantile
cost of a shilling they may becomeirnmediately 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 wit " clean
scud health" and an undamaged'
cargo, that they may a tug should wind and tide
prove contrary, or detain the doughty assistant should
its services be unnecessary. Messrs. Freud and Hamill, I
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 Ten-ace-pier I
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.