The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-15 00:00:00

GREENWICH.

On Saturday Messrs. BROCKMAN and CHAMBERS de-
cided the cases connected with the Victualling-yard at
Deptford, and Woolwich Arsenal and Greenwich Hospital,
arising out of objections made by the Reformers to the Go-
vernment officers of those places, as not occupying accord-
in;; to the provisions of the 27th section of the Reform
Act.

On Friday the points involved in these cases were argued
by Messrs. SANDoM, COLQUHOUN, and CAILTAR, 'for the
Conservatives ; and for the Reformers by Mr. uoLmEs
and Mr. BAYLIS, who cited several cases in support of the
objections.

On Saturday Mr. BROCXMAN gave judgment in the cases
from the Deptford Victualling-yard and Woolwich Arsenal,
the evidence in which had been on a former day heard before
him. The Learned Barrister, after some remarks upon the
facts of the law as applicable to them, said, " After struggles
to persuade myself that there is more to be said in favour of
their rights than against them, I cannot bring my mind,
after the best consideration which I have been enabled to
give the question, to allow these names to be retained on
the list of voters for the borough of Greenwich ; and in
referring to the judgment delivered in the case cited by Mr.
Baylis of Rex v. Cheshunt,' I feel my opinion on the sub-
ject much strengthened and confirmed."
The decisions on these cases (which concluded the revi-
sion in this borough) have the effect of expunging about 70
names of individuals dependent on the naval and military
establishments at Deptford, Greenwich, and 'Woolwich.

About five in the morning of the Ist instant, an
attempt was made by a party of convicts to effect their
escape from the Fortitude hulk, at Chatham. To • this
end, as soon as the prison gates were opened, they rushed
out in a body, knocked down the guard, and proceeded to
the quarter-deck, where they met with the officer on the
watch, whom they also knocked down, and then descended
into the boat ; but finding it secured and without oars, they
leaped overboard in order to escape through the mud ; but
finding that too deep for them, they at length surrendered,
and were taken on board and put in irons. Five only got
into the boat ; the remainder were driven back into the
prison by two convicts, who, armed with sticks, exerted
themselves in behalf of the officers •f the ship. It appears
that the ringleaders in this affair formerly belonged to the
" swell mob," and for whose escape many plans were devised
whilst they were in Newgate.

SMUGGLED CORN.-011 Wednesday the Custom-
House officers seized the cutter Ann, laden with corn, in-
tended to have been landed in England duty free, as the
produce of this island. The Crown officers have laid an
information against the owner, who is held to bail on the
charge. The penalty attached to this offence is imprison-
ment, with hard labour, for not less than six months, a
fine of 2001., and the confiscation of the vessel and cargo.
—Channel Islands Gazelle.

SOUTIIAMPTON.—We 'egret to state that a highly
respectable gentleman, late a clergyman of the Establish-
ment, residing in the Isle of Wight, and allied to a noble
family in this neighbourhood, has embraced the doctrines
of Irvingism, and has in consequence been deprived of his
gown.—Wills Herald.

- At Preston the workmen, to the amount of 15,000
who had turned out for an advance of wades, were still out
on Saturday. A troop of dragoons and a company of in-
fantry are in the town.

LORD FITZALAN.—The coining of age of this
young nobleman, eldest son of Earl Surrey, and grandson
of the Duke of Norfolk, was celebrated on Monday by a
public dinner at the Red Lion Inn, Worksop. The Earl
of Surrey, the Duke's son, prefers Arundel Castle, because
of its internal comforts and convenience, the late Duke
having expended 200,0001. in putting the house in order,
and building additional apartments, by which fifty visitors
and their servants can be' received at the same time.—North
Devon chronicle.

THE CHOLERA AT .NAPLES.—A letter of the
28th ult. from Naples contains the following :—" The
cholera in the capital is so much the more terrible as the re-
gulations ordered by the authorities have served only to
irritate and terrify the people. To such an extent has the
malady increased that it became necessary to hold an extra-
ordinary Council of Ministers a few days ago, at which the
King presided. His Majesty insisted that the cordons and
the rigorous measures which had been prescribed should be
Withdrawn. His opinion prevailed, as the Council decided
that a decree should be published, containing the following
amongst other provisions :—l. The Supreme Deputation of
Health is required to publish_ instructions for the people on
the measures to be adopted against the malady, the names
and residences of all the physicians, and other similar informa-
tion. 2. The hospitals are to be kept ready in every quarter
for the reception of all patients who may of their own accord
desire to be conducted thither. 3. Physicians and surgeons
arc to be at the orders of all patients who may wish to be.
attended at their own homes. 4. The police authorities are to
report to Ministers, and the latter to the King, .the con-
duct of such physicians and surgeons as may neglect their
ditty, in order -that rigorous measures may be adopted
against them. 5. All the cordons established in the king-
dom (with the exception of that which exists around. Rudi)
are to be dissolved. 6. The military cordon of the Adria-
tic is also to be dissolved. 7. All prior regulations in op-
position to this decree are to. be abrogated. • 8. A clinical
hospital for the cholera is to he established, under the di-
rection of Professors Stillati, Landru, Vulpin, and Pastig-
lione, to deliberate on the most appropriate modes of cure.
Immediately after the council the King proceeded, in com-
pany-with Lieut.-Gen. Saluzzo and the Home and Police
Ministers, to visit the hospitals, and inspect the beds and
medicines. His Majesty was pleased to traverse the most
populous quarters, and to enter several houses of the sick,
in order to make himself acquainted with their wants, and
to encourage the people by his example. This• conduct
produced a strong impression on the populace, who followed
the King every where with the most enthtuiast!e accla-
mations.'