The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-04 00:00:00

Cholera 7.

Whitechapel ; Spitalfields.—A.t 18th, Wentworth-
street, on 27th December, a tailor, aged 00 years,
" malignant cholera (24 hours)."
Whitechapel; Whitechapel North.—At 122, Went-
worth-street, on 26th December, a publican, aged 45
years, " cholera (15 hours)."
Whitechapel; Aldgate.— At 2, Sun-court, Aldgate,
on 23d December, a bricklayer's labourer, aged 40 years,
" cholera ; diarrhcea (3 days)."
Stepney ; Shadwell.—At 8, Claremont-square, on 27th
December, the wife of a labourer, aged 60 years, " diar-
rhoea (one day), cholera (18 hours)."
Stepney : Limehouse.--At 40, Ropemakers-fields, on
Ist November, a bricklayer, aged 54 years, "natural
death, sudden, from cholera."

111 the same sub-district, at Regent's-canal•basin, on
28th November, the mate of a ship, aged 33 years,
"found dead, cholera (12 hours)."
Poplar ; Bow.—At Old Ford-lane, on 7th October, the
daughter of a labourer, aged 13 years, "cholera." In-
quest.
South Districts.—Population, 616,635.—Deaths from
Cholera, 1.

Greenwich ; Greenwich East.—At the Union Work-
house, on 31st October, a labourer, aged 2S years,
"cholera (18 hours)." Inquest.
Two centenarians paid the debt of nature, and were
registered in the week :—On the 28th December, at 17,
Sherborne-street, Blandford-square, the widow of a ser-
vant, died at the age (as stated) of 100 years ; and on 23d
December, at 45, London-street, Ratcliffe, the widow of a
mariner died, reported to have arrived at the extreme age
of 106. Mr. Wells, the registrar, writes as follows :
" This person, although at so great an age, was able to walk
about, and come down stairs alone until two days before
her death ; she bad never suffered from any disease, and
never had any medical attendant or taken any medicine,
and retained all her faculties to the last with the exception of
her sight. She was a native of Scotland, but had lived
in London-street for the last seven years. Her youngest
child now alive is 72, and has children who have also
families."

At 10, James-street, Ratcliffe, on 28th December, the
son of a labourer, aged 2 years, died of "scarlatina (3
weeks), anasarca (14 days), convulsions." Mr. Wells
states that " this is the fourth child that has died of the
same disease in the same house within 3 weeks."

At 86, Brunswick-street, Haggerstone, on the 25th
December, an engine driver, aged 40 years, was " poi-
soned by the fumes of lead, over-exertion producing
typhoid fever (7 days)."
At 2, Margaret-street, Stamford-hill, on 23d December,
the wife of a baker, aged 21 years, died of " childbirth
(20 days), peritonitis (8 days), diarrhoea (12 days). The
medical attendant, Mr. Kenny, states that " this
woman's death was caused more by the stench of the
house where she was confined (Abney-gardens, West
Hackney), than by the peritonitis resulting from her
confinement. A most intolerable stench rises from a
drain or cesspool under the floor, into which run the
sweepings of a butcher's slaughter-house. The house
is unfit for human habitation. The deceased was only
removed a few minutes to Stamford-hill, when she
expired."
Last week the births of 791 boys and 775 girls, in all
1,566 children, were registered in London. In the

eight corresponding weeks of the years 1845-52 the ave-
rage Lumber was 1,299.

WRECK OF THE REINDEER.-On Saturday intelligence
was received of the fatal loss of the brigantine Reindeer,
of Great Yarmouth, off Guernsey. In making up Chan-
nel she encountered strong N.E. winds, and, with a
view of obtaining shelter, Capt. Jones determined upon
running into Guernsey. The brigantine continued beat-
ing about, when she struck on a sunken rock, called the
Sambule, about a mile and a half northward of Lihou,
and went down in deep water ; Captain Jones and his
two mates, Richard Bowden, of London, and John
Plockett, of Bideford, perishing with her.
THE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE OF MUNICIPAL Bo-
ROUGHS.-On Saturday were issued a Parliamentary
paper, containing a return of the accounts of boroughs
-in England and Wales for the week ended the 31st
August, 1852. The balances in the treasurers' hands
were 61,5051. 19s. ld. The borough rates in the year
were 328,6591. 4s. 9d., and other receipts 1,027,284
is. 101 d., making a total income of 1,417,4491. ss. 81d.
The expenditure was 1,305,511/. Os. old. ; of which
30,5791. 10s. bid. was balance due to the treasurers, and
1,274,9311. 19s. Old: was the expenditure.
CONSCIENCE MONEY.-The following is the account
of the advertised amount, during each month of the
last year, of the sums received by the Chancellor of the
Exchequer from anonymous correspondents, for unpaid
taxes :-January, 1,3231. 2s. 2d. ; February, 115/. ;
March, 601. ; April, 691. 17s. 6d. • May, 9181. 19s. 8d ;
Jun' "1,6612. 18s. 4d. ; July, 1041. 16s. • August, 651.
13s. 6d. ; September, 151. ; October, 831. 15s. 10d. ;
November, 60/. , • December, 2201. lls. 6d. ; total,
4,7581. 14s. 6d.

SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Mr. Currie, and the
friends of the late directors, whether from want of sup-
port, or honest scruples of conscience, we know not,
have thought prudent to accept, in a modified form, the
proposal of Mr. Mortimer, conveyed to them through
the agency of Sir William Heathoote. The modification
suggestedis to the effect, not that three candidates should
'be taken from each list, but that Sir William should
select six (the chair being given up to the hon. bart.thim-
self) from whichever party he pleased. The original
shareholders' committee, to preserve their property as
much as possible, have acceded to this proposition, in-
serting, however, two provisos of their own, to which we
should imagine the party favourable to- extensions in
general can scarcely object. The first is, that the two
retiring directors (Mr. Mortimer and Colonel Henderson)
be nominated for re-election. The object of this stipu-
lation, of course, is to secure the return of Mr. Morti-
mer, on whose defeat the adverse faction bad concen-
trated their desires ; but, unless they consider their own
candidate, Colonel Henderson, as an adequate set off,
we do not see how the suggestion can well be refused
acceptance. The other stipulation is that the chairman
of both committees (Mr. Currie and Mr. Snell) should
be permitted to retain their candidatures ; to which we
believe Sir William himself has not the least objection ;
but how Mr. Hutchins, Mr. Benson, and others may
be advised by Mr. Bircham, it is somewhat difficult to
prognosticate. In the event, however, of the proposi-
tion being agreed to, it would follow that Sir William
Heathcote's responsibilityy would be reduced to select-
ing one candidate from each list, the other five being as
follows :—Sir Wm. Heatlicete, Bart., Lieut.-Colonel
Henderson, Henry Mortimer, Esq•, William Philip
Snell, Esq., and Henry Currie, Esq. Assuming that
an anti-extensionist is selected from the Morley Hotel
Committee, that party would thus be increased from two
to five in a board of thirteen. Should a contest by this
process be avoided, much good undoubtedly will
have been effected ; but it still remains to be seen
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