The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-05 00:00:00

THE CB °LYRA.

( Frotn the General Board of Health.)
METROPOLIS.

Returns made to the commissioners of Metropolitan
Police by the superintendents of the D, K,. L, M, N,
S, T, and V divisions of police, state that between the
24th ult. and the 2d inst. there have occurred in those
districts 15 cases of cholera, 12 of which terminated
fatally. Death ensued in several instances after very
short illness ; for example—in Bi, 13i, 22, and two in
24 hours after attack. The returns 'describe the locali-
ties in which deaths, have occurred as almost invariably
in a very dirty and neglected state.
Another death from cholera in Millbank Prison is re-
ported as having taken place on the 2d instant. This
makes the seventh death from cholera in the Penitentiary
since the 20th August, out of 12 cases which have
occurred there in that period.

DARLINGTON.
Nov. 3.—Diarrhoea (death) ...
GATESHEAD.

Nov. 2.—Cholera (death) .

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From the Ist September to 2d November there have
been 503 deaths registered in this union from cholera, and
43 from diarrhoea, making a total of 546.

NORTH AYLESFORD UNION.

Nov. 2.—Cholera (death) .

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This case occurred in the cottage next to that in which
the two deaths previously reported from this union took
place.

BERWICK-UPON-TWEED (CASTLEGATE).
Nov. 2.—Cholera (deaths)
DUNDEE.

Nev. 2.—Cholera (deaths) 4
From the returns of the Ist inst., it appeared that
there were 23 cases of cholera under treatment ; 11 have
since occurred, making 34 in the whole. Deducting the
four deaths above reported, 27 cases now remain under
medical treatment hi the town.

EDINBURGH.
Nov. 2.—Cholera (death)
ARBROATH.
Nov. 2.—Cholera, (death, 24 hours) 1
COLDINGHAM, BERWICKSHIRE.

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Ten cases of cholera and 28 of diarrhoea have occurred
in this parish. Eight of the cholera cases have proved
fatal, but the diarrhoaal cases—four of which were cho-
leraic—have all recovered.

THE FATAL FIREWORK EXPLOSION AT
OHATRAM-ANOTHER DEATH.

On Thursday evening a coroner's inquisition was
holden at the Chest Arms Inn, High-street, Chatham,
before Thos. Mills, Esq., coroner for this district, for
the purpose of inquiring into the cause which led
to the loss of life, and the explosion on the premises of
Mr. Henniker, gun smith. The Coroner, in his
remarks to the jury, observed from what he
had heard respecting the cause of this fright-
ful accident, that at the time of the explosion Mrs.
Henniker and her sons were doing an unlawful act,
and which makes the party committing the offence liable
to fine and imprisonment, under the act of parliament
6th Wm. 111. cap. I—making and selling fireworks.
,He understood that at the time of the explosion between
601 b, and 701 b. of gunpowder were on the premises, and
if that quantity had exploded the fatal consequences
both to life and property would have been great. He
hoped that this sad and painful event would be a warn-
ing to all those who make and sell fireworks. Both
making and selling fireworks was illegal.
After evidence had been received detailing the facts
of the catastrophe already published,
The Coroner observed that the inquiry could not be
carried further. It appeared that Mr. Henniker was
not on the spot, as he was up stairs ; and the three sons
were not in a fit state to give evidence, they being much
burnt.

The Jury said they were agreed that it was an acci-
dent, and it was probable that neither of the sons could
state how the explosion took place.
The following verdict was unanimously agreed, on :
" The Jury find a verdict that the deceased met her
death from the accidental explosion of the preparation
of gunpowder used in making fireworks; and the jury
consider that the making and selling fireworks in pri-
vate establishments is highly reprehensible."
At ten o'clock, one hour before the inquest had closed,
the second son, Peter, aged about 16 years, died after
much painful suffering. Both of his arms and hands
were burnt to a cinder.

The eldest son, William, is not expected to live.