The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-12 00:00:00

N°.17,774.3 LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING SUN
iSEPTEMBER 12, 1849.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSU-
RANCE SOCIETY.
26, Cornhill, London.
Capital £500,000.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
. . . .

This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages
with respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuties.
Policies Issued by this Society have a twofold advantage :—provi-
sion for the family of the Assured, and an augmenting pecuniary
available resource to himself, if needful, while! iving. The Assured
has, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense, or for-
feiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the Premiums paid.

Perms- Sum the
.8 Annual Policy Bonus in Rent Re- Assured
go. 0 Pre- taken addition Bonu.s in duction of may bor.
mium. out in to Sum Cash. Annual row on
Assured. Premium. Policy.
- -
£ s. Q. .£ s d. £ s. d. a. 8.
1837 276 14 3 123 14 3 21 7 2 593 6 8
1838 251 18 14'115 14 8 18 12 8 ,43 17 9
s.d. 1839 226 6 0
,102 15 1 16 2 9 494 8 10
60 1000 74 344 1640 178 0 0 82 14 2 12 14 11 445 0 0
1841 174 0 0 78 3 4 12 3 0 395 11 1
1842 147 4 85 15 10 10 2 4 346 2 3
1843 99 18 4! 44 8 4 6 15 11 296 13 4
1844 62 6 8, 27 13 4 4 4 0 247 4 5

I. BENEFITS

Secured en attaining the age of
65, by an Annual Premium of
2/. 12e.

Annuity.

Cash. I Policy.

X s. d
20 47 16 6
30 26 15 1P
40 13 19

4 s. d
394 11 0,
221 0 0
115 8 Oj

X s. d.
466 0 0
261 0 0
I
136 6 0

IL PREMIUMS
To secure
on attain- Annuity4lo le 0
ing the age Cash . • 82 10 0
of 65, the Policy.. 97 8 6
option of

rg si
. 2
te) ...
-1 F.,
20
30
40

Payable Payable 1 Payable
Annu- is one 'for Dls-
ally. sum. !parity.

£ Y. d.
0 10 11
0 19 6
1 17 3

s. d.
10 0 10
16 7 1
27 3 11

se. d.o
7 3 11
19 4 10

Immediate Annuities are also granted by the Society on liberal
terms, as will be seen by the following extracts from the Tables,
showing the annual amount of annuity upon every 100/. deposited :
Age 50, £7 Bs. I Age 60, £9 14s. 3d. I Age 70, £l4 2s. 2d.
The Annual Report, with Tables of Rates, Ecc., may be had at the
Office, or any of its Branches in the Country ; or, on application, will
to forwarded post free.

W. S. B. WOOLHOUSE, Actuary.

SEA, FIRE, LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE ;
United with the
PORT OF LONDON ASSURANCE COMPANY.
Incorporated nursuant to Act of Parliament, April 22, 1847.
Admitted to Lloyd's by Vote of the Committee, January 15, 1848.
Amalgamated pursuant to Re. oiutions dated February 5, 1849.
Offices :
31, CORNIIILL, LONDON.
with Powers of Extension reserved to the
CAPITAL Proprietors under the 16th Clause of the IXIOO,OOO
Deed of Settlement),
la Shares of Twenty Shillings each, all peal ; affording the security
of a large actual paid-up Capital, constantly augmenting.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES.

Nf .illlNE.—Llmited risks in and upon vessels of the flrst class at

Lloyds
FlRE.—Reduced premiums on buildings erected in conformity with
the Building Act, 7 and 8 Vic., c. 84, proportioned to the diminu-
tion a frisk secured by the provisions of that statute.
LIFE.—The unmixed mutual system in its purest form—whole
profits being divided among the Assured, without the entailment
of any risk. The operation of this department also extending to
RAILWAY ACCIDENT COMPENSATION, at moderate Pre-

mittms ; and
GUARANTEE for assuring the fidelity of persons in situations of
trust and confidence on the Annual Payment of a stipulated rate
per Ceri., eiLber in connexion with Life Assurance, or distinct

therefrom.
Forms of Application for Provincial Agencies In those towns of the
United Kingdom where none have been already appointed may be
obtained from the Head Office as above.
AUG. COLLINGRIDGE, Managing Director.
London. June 8, 1849.

THE CATHOLIC LAW and GENERAL
LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.
No. 8, New Coventry-street, Leicester-square, T.ondon.
TRUSTEES.
The Right Rev. Nicholas Wiseman, D.D., 35, Golden-square.
The Right Rev. William Morris, D.D., Acton, Middlesex.
Tne Right Hon. the Lord Stafford, Cosset' Hall, Norfolk.
Sir Henry Paston Bedingfleld, Bart., Oxburgh, Norfolk.
Sir Richard Jenkins, 0.0.13., Director of the Hon. the East India

Company.
Thomas Barnewell, Esq., 15, York-terrace, Regent's-park,
Thomas Eyre. Esq., 62, Pulteney-street, Bath.
James Marshall, Esq„ 24, Carlton Villas, Maida-hill.

DIRECTORS.
The Right Rev. William Morris, D.D., Acton, Middlesex—Chairman.
Michael Ferristall, Esq., 13, West-square, Southwark—Deputy
Chairman and Managing Director.
Sir Richard Jenkins, G.C.8., Director of the lion. the East India
Company, and or the London Joint Stock Bank.
Rey. Thomas Doyle, D.D., London-road, Southwark.
Edmond Beales, Esq., Carlton Villas, Maida-hill.
Henry Clark Duppa, Esq., Malmain•hall, Stoke, near Rochester.
George Drew, Esq., Streatham, Surrey.
James Marshall, Esq., 24, Carlton Villas, Maida•hill.
ACTUARY—WiIIiam Henry Archer, Esq.
SECRETARY—WiIIiam Norris, Esq.

Prospectuses, Forms of Proposal, and every Information promptly
forwarded on application to the Actuary or Secretary, at the Office,
$, New Coventry-street, Leicester-square, London.

InETROPOLITAN COUNTIES
AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
27, REGENT-STREET, WATERLOO-PLACE, LONDON.
Incorporated Pursuant to Act of Parliament.
LIFE ASSURANCES to meet every contingency; also ' nnuitres,
immediate and deferred.
The payment of fixed sums to thl Assur"d at any specified age, or
to their Representatives in case of death before that age.
Credit given for half the premiums for the first five years.
Three fourths of the Profits divided amongst the assured, and
Leans granted, repayable by instalments.
ENDOWMENTS, given to each child of a marriage a certain sum
on attaining the ai,e of 21, and also the return of the whole (q the
sum paid for the same at a given period.
RAILWAY TRAVELLERS assured, by ONE single payment of
10s. for every 1001.
Medical Referees remunerated for their reports, and the usual
Commission allowed on the introduction of business.
Prospectuses, with the rates, the Annual Report of the Society,
and all information, may be obtained at the office, or of the Agents
in the Country.

F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager.

:
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LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE
SAUCE is universally allowed to be the most Piquant and
the Richest in Flavour of any Sauce in use, and for Fish, Gravies
for Roast Meat, Steaks, Game, &c., or a zest for Curries, Soup, Cold
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The unparelleled success of this Sauce having induced imitations,
purchasers are particularly requested to see that the name of LEA
and PERRINS aro upon the Label and the Metallic Capsules, as also
to read the Testimonials (which are enclosed with every bottle)
from the residence of Royalty, the principal Club Houses and Ho-
tels in London, Edinburgh, &c. &c., and from private Families in
the country.
Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Berens, 6, 'ere-street, Oxford-
street, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; Messrs. Barclay
and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other Oilmen, London,
and generally by all dealers in sauces.

THIRTY-FIRST EDITION.
Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel.
ON PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPA-
CITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE.
Kew hAltion, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2s. 6d., or
by oust, direct from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in postage stamps,
PILE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on
A. the infirmities and decay of the generative system, from ex-
zessive indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury,
with remarks on darriage, and the means of obviating certain dis-
lualifleations. Illustrated by SC Coloured Engravings. By K. and
L. PERRY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Ox-
ford-street, London. Published by the Authors : sold by Strange,
21, Paternoster-row ; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ;
3tarie,23, Titchborne-street, Ilaymarket ; and Gordon, 146, Leaden-
tall-street.
PART I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive
organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings.
NAT 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessiveindul-
gence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental
and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative neapacity.
Illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings.
PART 111, treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in
the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for
their treatment. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured
Engravings.
PART IV. contains a Prescription for the Preventien of Disease
by a simple application, by which the danger of infection is ob-
viated. This important part of the Work should not escape the
reader's notice.

- Pau V. is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its
duties. The causes of unproductive union are also considered, and
the whale subject critically and philosophically inquired into.
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bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic
remedy, tar purifying the blood in eases ofinfection, secondary symp-
toms, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, I Is. and 335. per bottle.
perry'„ Purifying Specific Pills, 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and I Is. per box, a
pertain remedy for gonorrhoea, gleet, strictare, and chronic inflamma-
tion of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, 1/. A minute
retail of the case is required : age, habits, and position In society.
51. Packets, with advice, to be had at the Establishment only, by
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A R R I A G E.
311 One half the world are desolately single, and tke other
sapposlag them married, gnestionably contented. Diffidence, or a
raid
hiacmaiscenilfautnedehrotphaes pelmea-
eitter the latter. The solitary one m
sense of right determine the former,
sahindel
vasprosieg harry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity,
of caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret nn-
of
not be the only marriage and social content. The dowry s
and broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness
Blighted hopes or
in the compact; It alone dignifies the alliance.
set-
tlement. Honour and justice demand that health should form an item
neglect weand more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if
these surmises concern yea, procure Dr. CULVERWELL'S little
MEMOIRS "On Single and Married Life, " pub. in 2 vols., is.
each (by post, in stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginativey
relined, or prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hiadered
oy misinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining
them. They are not intended certainly for mere idle cariosity, but
for the closet perusal of those mere deeply interested, to whom
they are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on
the above subjects, by unqualified authors, which alone or
together, are a dlegrace to the age. Furthermore, two other
ittle publications claim your attention (same price Is. each,
by coat Is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and
Avoid," and " How to be Happy." They aro not merely
paroptlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the
mere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's
life who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob-
servance of the maxims ho would inculcate—to do unto others as be
wood he done unto—to live alter nature's laws—and to keep always
en the "sunny side of the way." The above works may be had of
Sherwood, 23, Paterncster-rew ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street • Mann,
3,, Cornhill; Naison, 457, West Strand ; or direct (by post or other-
wise) from the anther (who may be conferred with personally,
Monat4B sad rfetibP), 19, Argyll-place Regent-street; and all
ookiieUers.,'

TSL AX TONTINE LIFE ASSOCIATION.
Provisionally Registered.

Capital, 600,000/., in 12,000 Shares, at 50/. each.
DIRECTORS.
John It ain, Esq., of Morriston, Glasgow.
Archibald Murdoch Burrell, Esq., banker, Provost of Port Glasgow
Alexander Campbell, Esq., of Bedlay
Robert C. Cumming, Esq., of Barremman, Dumbartonshire
i!enry Dunlop, Esq., of Craigton, Glasgow _

Archibald Faienei,Esq., of Glen Park, Port Glasgow
James Ilay,Esq., merchant. Leith, Director of the Royal Bank of

Scotland
Archibald dome, Esq., accountant, Edinburgh, ditto
Eagle Henderson, Esq., Director of the National Bank of Scotland
William raffle, Esq., Dean of Guild, Perth
John Burn Murdock, Esq., of Gartencaber, Edinburgh
David Murray, Esq., Provost of Paisley.

SINKERS.
The Royal Bank of Scotland and its Branches ; Messrs. Coutts and

Co., London.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Turner and Wallace, 37, Virginia-street, Glasgow ;
Messrs. Goodwin, Partridge, Williams, and Edwards, Walbreok
House, London.
MANAGING DlRECTOR—Archibald Murdoch Burrell, Esq.
SECRETART—James Murdoch, Esq.
The barony and estate of Islay, con prising the island of Islay
and small adjacent islands is in the same latitude as Edinburgh and
Glasgow, and is one of the richest and most productive properties in
the west of Scotland. It contains about 140,000 acres, of which
34,001 are arable, the rest being luxuriant pasture.
The present rental of this magnificent property amounts at present
to 20,0001.; but a Gove•nment grant of 30,0001. is now being ex-
pended in drainage ani imp.ovemerts. The rents are periodically
and legitimately increased as the leases fall in, and it is evident that
such a property must, under improved agriculture, afford a much
larger return. The purchase, it is expected, will be effected for
about 500,0001., and it is proposed to raise a capital for this purpose,
and contingent expenses, of 600,0001., in 12,000 501. shares, each
shareholder to nominate a life, and the whole body of nominees to
be insured out of the rental, so as to secure the repayment of his
subscription to every shareholder whose nominee lapses. The
remainder of the accumulated rental Is to be divided every ten years
amongst the surviving shareholders, the last survivor to inherit the
estate. On the basis 'of 12,000 policies, in respect of the 12,000
nominees, it is further contemplated to ingraft the general business
of a life assurance company, so as to secare an annual dividend of
prate. _ .

Thus it will be seen that every person taking a share in the Ton-
tine, will, under any circumstances, receive back the amount of his
Investment out of the assurance fund, and will also, by way of in-
terest on his shares, receive an annual dividend out of the profits of
the general life assurance department (and the basis and guarantee
indicated cannot fall to make this branch most extensive and lucra-
tive) ; ho will, moreover, participate, every ten years h's nominee
sarvlves, in the accumulated and constantly improving rental ; and,
in the event of his nominee being the last survivor, will become
the absolute owner, in fee simple, of the entire estate. It is also
to be observed that, as the nominees diminish in number, the
marketable value of the shares will year after year be greatly en-
hanced.

The principles of the proposed Tontine have been maturely con-
sidered by F. G. P. Nelson, Esq., the eminent actuary of the Me-
dical and Invalid Assurance Company, and received his entire ap-
probation.
The estete is to be vested in three trustees, resident in Scotland.
The affairs of the Society shall be conducted by a board of seven
direetors in Scotland, communicating with a board of correspondence
in London. Two general meetings shall be held in Scotland in the
months of June and December.

The preliminary deposit to be ss. per share (being the maximum
allowed under the Registration Act), and a call of It. per share shall
be made en clinplete registration. The remainder to be called up
by such instalments as may be found necessary to meet the payment
of the purchase money.
_ _

Applications for shilres to be made to the following brokers &c., of
whom prospectuses and forms of application for shares may lie
had:—Mesers. John Robertson and Co., 47, George-street, Edin-
burgh ; William Bell, Esq., 2, North-street, David-street, Edin-
burgh: Messrs. Buchanan Aitkin and Co., 41, St. Vincent-place,
Glasgow ; J. C. Foulds, Esq., Canada-court, Queen-street, Glasgow ;
William Gordon, Esq., Aberdeen ; Janes Thomas, Esq., writer,
Perth; A. Abercrombie, Esq., Paisley; Messrs. Joseph King and
Sons, Liverpool ; L. L. Lamming, Esq , Manchester ; Messrs; Flint
and Tootal, Hull; Messrs. Beardshaw and Co., Leeds; W. B.
Greenfield, Esq., 38, Throgmorton-street, London; of Archibald
Murdoch Burrell, Esq., Royal Bank, Port Glasgow; and William
Bridges, Esq., at the temporary offices of the Association, 38, Throg-
morton-street, London.

HELL GWYNNE TAVERN and CHOP-
HOUSE, Bull Inn-court, Strand, Three Doors East of the
Adelphi Theatre, and opposite Adam-street. Luncheons, Dinners,
and Suppers.
Table d'Hote at Half-past Five precisely (Sundays excepted), Fish
and Joints, 2s. Hot Joints until Eight, and Suppers until One o'clock.
The Nell Gwynne Tavern which is situated in the very centre of
the metropolis, is near to the principal Theatres, and the Table
d'Hote has been fixed at an hour that will be found convenient for
Citizens, the Legal Profession, and Gentlemen connected with the
Public Offices and Banking Houses, also Visitors to London who are
frequenters of the Theatres. Private Rooms for the accommodation
of small parties. Good Beds. Wines and Spirits of superior quality.
Barclay and Perkins's Stout, and Salt's celebrated Pale Ales.
JOHN ARCHER and THOMAS HOLT, Proprietors.

DR. RAMADGE ON ASTHMA AND DISEASES OF THE HEART.
1 vol. Bvo. greatly improved, Second Edition, 10s. 6d.
ASTHMA;:
its Varieties and Complications, with
practical remarks on the specific treatment of each. Illus-
trated by cases and plates, coloured from nature. To which is an-
nexed a succinct treatise on the principal diseases of the heart. By
F. H. RAMADGE, M.D., Fellow of the College of Physicians, late
Senior Physician to the Royal Infirmary for Asthma, Consumption,
and other diseases of the Lungs.
London : Longman and Co.

UNPRINCIPLED SHOPKEEPERS, for the
sake of greater profit, offer spurious imitations of Dr. LO-
COCK'S FEMALE WAFERS, in the shape of Pills. Purchasers
must therefore observe that no medlcine.is genuine but " WAFERS."
Dr. LOCOCK'S FEMALE WAFERS are the only remedy recom-
mended to be taken by ladies. They fortify the constitution at all
periods of life. They remove all Obstructions, Heaviness, Palpita-
tion of the Heart, Lowness of Spirits, Weakness, and allay Pain,
create Appetite, and remove Indigestion, Head-aches, Giddiness, &c.
*** Fall directions arc given with every box. They have a plea-
sant taste.

Pr( pared only by the proprietor's agents, Da Silva and Co., 1,
Bride-lane, Fleet-street, London ; who are also agents for
Dr. LOCOCK'S FE L M ONIC WAFERS, for Asthma, Consumption,
Coughs, and Colds.

Sold by all respectable Medicine Venders, at Is. 13id., 2s. 9d., and
ils. per box.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTII, TUESDAY.—The following officers
passed examinations at the Royal Naval College this
day, qualifying for the rank of lieutenants :—Messrs.
Hamilton, Millman, Calvert, Smith, Doran, Stupart,
Winnyett, and Whymper.
The Scout, T 4, Commander Johnstone, has brought
up in Yarmouth roads, from stress of weather. An
officer brought up her pay-books yesterday, and the
Myrtle steam tender took him back and brought up
her supernumeraries.

The Queen Indiaman, a noble specimen of naval
architecture, sailed from Spithead, outward bound,
this morning.
The Comet, Madeira packet, arrived here yester-
day, ani sailed this morning for London.
The Castor, 36, Commodore Wyvill, touched at
Santa Cruz, Teneriffe, on the sth of July, and sailed
on the 6th for the Cape of Good Hope.
The Cormorant steam-sloop, Commander Schom-
berg, went out of harbour this morning to Spithead,
where she took in her ammunition, &c. She will be
inspected to-morrow, and probably sail in the evening
for Plymouth. It is supposed she will take the
advertised mails to Rio, Buenos Ayres, and Val
paraiso, intended for the Daedalus corvette, which
was announced to sail with them on the 10th, but is
prevented by her captain being a member of the
pending court-martial on Commander Pitman.
The Phcenix steam-sloop, Commander Wodehouse,
was at Madeira on the 25th ult., cn route from this
port to the western coast of Africa—all well.
The Calypso, 20, Captain Worth, arrived at Rio
from Valparaiso on the 13th of July, with 2,750,000
dollars on merchants' account for England. She is
hourly expected at this port.
The Hydra steam-sloop, Commander Skipwith, left
Rio on a cruise after slavers on the 12th of July.
Wind, S.W. by W.; fresh breezes and find weather.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.

TIMES.—The epidemic that for the last three or
four months has prevailed amongst U 3 to a greater or
less degree has now assumed a more destructive cha-
racter. We are deeply grieved to announce the result of
yesterday's returns to the Board of Health. No less
than 432 persons have fallen victims to the cholera
within the limits of the bills of mortality for the metro-
polis in a single day. Why disguise the fact from our-
selves, or endeavour to shut our eyes to the. truth when
our only chance of safety consists in looking the truth
boldly in the face? If any additional reason
were want-
ing to urge us to a course the policy of which is recom-
mended by common sense, and confirmed by all past ex-
perience, it would be found in the disgraceful biclserings
and dissensions now prevailing amongst those boards
whose single thought should be a care for the public
safety. Would it be believed that while cholera is kill-
ing off the inhabitants of London at a rate exceed•
ing 3,000 persons a week—if the rate of yes-
terday's mortality continues—the various City cum
missione, or boards, aro devoting their time to
internal strife, or to conflicts with Isindred jurisdic-
tions? We are assured that the Health Committee of.
the Corporation of the city of London is upon the
point of resignation, because the Court of Common
Council has very properly refused to establish a cholera
hospital in the old Fleet Prison. Than there is deadly
striae between the City of London Board of Guardians
and the officer of health for the City of London, because
he is under the jurisdiction of the Sewers Commission
and of the Corporation. Of course, it would ill beseem
the dignity of these magnates to submit to the dictation
of a mere officer of health. The Chairman of the City
of London Union—Alderman Gibbs—snaps his fingers
at the Lord Mayor and the Corporation. He has the
law on his side—why should he not be firm? It is
clearly a matter of more importance to stickle on a
point of law than to save the lives of a few hundred
fellow-creatures ! The loss of life establishes no
evil precedent. The Lord Mayor and the Corpora-
tion, finding that Alderman Gibbs has got the wind of
them in point of law, are forced to appeal to the
General Board of Health. 'When the Inspector of the
Board of Health comes amongst them, he finds his
time so taken up in composing the differences of
these irritable jurisdictions, that he has none to spare
for so secondary a matter as the arrangements which
might possibly arrest the progress of the plague.
Such is the disgraceful state of facts which it is
our duty to lay before the public in connexion with the
returns indicating the virulent and fatal character which
the prevailing disease has now assumed. It must be for
others than ourselves to decide upon the steps that should
be taken to terminate the ill-timed differences of these
conflicting jurisdictions. These stubborn officials, how-
ever, cannot be allowed to trifle in so heinous a manner
with the lives of their fellow-subjects. There cannot
be any position clearer than that, under Providence, we
have in our own hands the means of depriving this fear-
ful pestilence of half its power. Read the returns of
the Registrar-General, and consider for a moment the
localities in which nine• tenths of the mortality has
taken place! It is such spots as Lambeth, Bethnal-
green, Shoreditch, and others of the same character,
which have furnished the figures that have mainly gone
to swell the returns. Scattered cases, indeed, may be
found here and there in almost every district of the
metropolis, but it is only where there is imperfect
sewerage, where processes of filthy industry are car-
ried on, where the graveyard is rank, and the black
ditch pours forth its miasma, that whole streets are
depopulated. Is it possible to avoid the inference
from these facts? Again, it is certain, that however
doctors may disagree as to the origin of cholera, or as to
the remedies which should be used when it has de..
veloped itself, there is concordance amongst them on one
point, and one point alone. All say, "Let us see the
patient before the disease has developed itself, and the
system has been thoroughly impregnated with the cho-
leraic virus, and it will go hard with us but we shall
save him. We cannot cure dead men, and it is to men
virtually dead that we are too often called in." Here,
then, are two means of safety clearly in our power—
namely, the purification of unwholesome localities, and
the affording of timely medical advice, when a sim-
ple diarrhosa has given notice of the impending plague.
We do not, of course, affirm that the strictest attention to
these two points will keep us invulnerable, but it will
certainly save many valuable lives. Wo have
not, however, done yet. An order from the
Board of health, at the recommendation of Mr.
Grainger, has recently been sent down to the
churchwardens of St. Saviour's, Southwark, directing
them to close a particular burial-ground in their district
called the " Cross-bones" burial-ground. Yesterday
evening a meeting was held in the vestry-room of the
parish church, at which it was solemnly resolved to dis-
obey this order. Leaving out of the question the alle-
gations made as to the foul and inhuman scenes which
have occurred in this graveyard, it was shown by Mr.
Clarke, one of the speakers at the meeting, who had a
sufficiency of good sense to support the order of the
Board of Health, that '` from 1826 to 1845 there had
taken place 8,033 burials in this parish, and these 8,033
bodies would take 12,000 square feet of surface, allowing
a foot and a half to each, and a depth of six feet; that
was, supposing them to be buried upright. Their chief
graveyard contained only 6,000 feet, and the others did not
contain 6,000 more. They had been told that graves could
be dug in the middle of the ground to a depth of 16
feet without touching a coffin, and, if that were so, he
would ask what had become of the 8,033 bodies which
had been deposited in the nineteen years, which were
sufficient to fill double the space, and which would take
thirty years to decompose?" The very seconder of the
original motion for disobeying the order of she Board of
Health is reported to have said that had the prohibition
of intramural interment been general, or had it extended
to the whole of the southern bank of the river, he would
not have opposed it. There is just this reason for taking
the worst cases first, that probably there would be a
serious inconvenience in burying the dead were the pro-
hibition made to extend at once over too extensive an
area. But there is no doubt that the filthy custom of
burying the dead in the midst of the living will soon be
entirely prohibited in London. As a step towards so
desirable a consummation, we earnestly trust that the
Board of Health will make their order imperative upon
the churchwardens of St. Saviour's, Southwark.
POST.—i t is with pleasure we observe that the crime
of secret poisoning is not likely to be lost sight of by the
public. The numerous letters which have appeared in
this and in other journals prove the interest which has
been excited; and, as the /Wonting Post was the first
paper that seriously considered the matter, with a view
to the prevention of the enormity, we cannot otherwise
than rejoice in the knowledge that our example has been
generally followed. Dr. Toogood, in a letter which ap-
peared in our columns on Monday last, again reverts to
the subject, which he has long studied, and in his pro-
fe.sional capacity is well qualified to speak upon. As an
answer to some of our objections, he informs us that Mr.
S. Sturton, chemist, of Ely, for somo time past has kept a
register of arsenic, and has been in the habit of requiring
the signatures of the person to whom the poison was
sold, and of a witness, by whom Mr. S S. Sturton de-
manded that the purchaser should be accompanied.
One portion, therefore, of Dr. Toogood's plan
has been adopted, and the circumstance is in the
highest degree creditable to the tradesman who, for
the security of the public, voluntarily subjected him-
self to such restrictions. Until the law is amended
we could wish other druggists would act with similar
prudence and gentfine liberality; for at a time when
business is notoriously bad, and competition beyond pre-
cedent fierce, we feel that the tradesman displays a
spirit worthy of commendation when he incurs trouble
and hazards offence to protect the feelings or interests of
society. Mr. S. Sturton has done well, but Dr. Too-
good will, we think, admit that a solitary fact, or even a
number of like cases, would not serve to establish the
point he is desirous of making evident, The people of
Ely may not be, and we hope are not, disposed to tam•
per with poisons, and of those who signed Mr. Sturton's
register, not one may have sought to possess, for mur-
derous purposes, the arsenic they obtained. The book,
therefore, has been kept, but in what way are we to know
that it has operated as a decided check upon seoret poi-
soning? Let us acknowledge that a proof like that here
required, it would be extremelydifficult, if not impossible,
to produce; sines: the regulation, supposing it to have
acted as its originator desires, would, by preventing
crime, destroy the only evidence that could be ad-
duced of its efficacy. A confession even would not be
conclusive, since many persons contemplate deeds which
subsequently they do not commit, and we consequently
cannot expect that Mr. Sturton or Dr. Toogood should
bring forward the evidence which could confirm their
views concerning the practical utility of registers and
signatures in the sale of arsenic. On the other hand,
however, we have positive knowledge that the presence
of a witness has been no check upon the evil intentions
of a murderess, and equally well it is demonstrated that
people whose thoughts are possessed by an evil idea be-
come insensible to the dangers which oppose or surround
its gratification. Murder despises caution, and on the
protection which is based upon its fears or foresight we
are reluctant to place much reliance. Mr. Sturton pro-
poses that arsenic should be sold to no party who cannot
write his name; and this suggestion Dr. Toogood seems
to commend. The proposer and seconder no doubt
advance much that gentility would approve in support of
their suggestion, but we cannot assent to the wholesale
accusation which it implies. 'Those who do not read or
write are not among our subscribers, but in the name
of humanity at large we must protest against any law
which would cast a heavy imputation upon a class.
Rush, Wilson, and others were not uneducated; and the
most frightful of recent crimes have been perpetrated
by persons who at all events had been to school. The
illiterate are not necessarily the depraved, neither would
it be just to stigmatise the veryr humble as the only
order capable of secret crime. rho poor have feelings
as warm, and consciences as pure, as those of the mid-
dle or higher ranks, and the poor also are engaged in
those pursuits for the following of which arsenic is law.
fully required. lie who could not farm a letter of the
alphabet might, nevertheless, stand in need of a little
arsenic to complete a work on which he was engaged;
and must he go to school in order to procure it, or be
suspected of intent to murder because he simply seeks
to purchase an ingredient of his trade? The witness
who accompanied the purchaser might perhaps be by
law required, with somo show of reason, to write
his name ; for in the present state of education

there could be little difficulty in finding one who
possessed so very general a. qualification. If, however,
as we have before suggested, the person wishing to
procure the poison were obliged to obtain an order from
the police, even this provision might be dispensed with;
and we certainly would rather that nothing which
could appear invidious or proscriptive should be intro-
duced into any law that may hereafter bo sanctioned.
Our readers will have been pleased to learn that the Pro-
vincial Medical and Surgi. ;al Association have prepared
a petition against the indiscriminate sale of poisons. A
committee has been appointed to investigate the subject,
and of this Dr. James Turistall has been chosen the
active member ; his colleagues, with the sanction
of the president, having conbded the momentous
question to his care. Ia . a paper contributed to a
recent number of the journal published by
the society, Dr. Tunstall calls upon the members
for their assistance, and pl edges himself to devote his
leisure towards a full elucidation of the matter, with a
view to a practical result, or the accumulation of such a
weight of evidence as shall demonstrate the necessity for
legislative interference. Tbis is exactly what is re-
quired, and we are much pteased that the movement has
commenced with the medical profession. We do not
doubt that the hope excited will be fully realised. The
facts and arguments will be collected and arranged, and
a memorial thus prepared, and coming from such a body,
cannot otherwise than command attention. It will be,
to the good sense and feeling of the nation, an appeal
which must reflect honour upon the gentlemen by whom
it has been originated and matured, while in no sliglit
degree will it increase the influence of the society by
which it is supported.

ST. SAVIOUR'S, SOUTHWARK,
AND THE BOARD OF HEALTH.

Last evening a large and respectable meeting of
the churchwardens, overseers of the poor, and inha-
bitants of the parish was held in the vestry-room
attached to the church, for the purpose of consider-
ing and determining upon communications received
from the General Board of Health, one prohibiting
interments in the Cross-bones burial-ground, and the
other relative to certain statements made to them as
to the condition of the parish graveyard. There were
also two other motions upon the paper for discussion
—one attributing the prevalence of the present
epidemic in a great measure to the state of the gully-
holes throughout the parish, and the other to the
practice of interring the dead in the churchyard of
the parish and in the vaults under the church.
It will be seen that the latter resolution was in-
tended to be in direct opposition to the former, the
parish being divided into two parties, the one anxious
to prevent further interments in the churchyard and
Vaults, and the other to continue the practice.
Mr. Thomas Bailey, the warden of the Great Ac-
count, occupied the chair.
The minutes of the last meeting having been read
and confirmed,
Mr. DIGGLES, assistant vestry-clerk, read the corn-
municatioes referred to. The first was a series of com-
munications between the Board of Health and the
parish, which issued in the immediate closing of the
Cross-bones burial-ground.
The remaining correspondence consisted of a letter
from Dr. Lever, complaining of the churchyard of
St. Saviour's parish to the Board of Health, which
the board had forwarded to the wardens.

The CHAIRMAN said that not having seen the
danger referred to he had not closed the burial-
ground, inasmuch as he felt that if he did so he
should be inflicting a great hardship on the poor of
the parish, to whom he had been in the habit of giving
the fees of the ground. He and his colleagues,
therefore, had determined not to close that ground
unless it was the feeling of the parishioners generally.
The report was then read. It stated that from
1826 to 1835 there had been 5,076 interments in the
parish, which had decreased in the next ten years,
from 1836 to 1845, to 2,967. From 1829 to 1838 the
burials in the public and private vaults had amounted
to 177, whilst' in the next ten years, from 1839
to 1848 they had been cnly ninety. During the
prevalence of cholera in 1832 there were 163 burials
in the churchyard, but in the corresponding months
of the present year only fifty-six. In the whole of
the houses surrounding the churchyard there had oc-
curred but four deaths since the Ist of July last,
whilst within the last two weeks there has been
ninety deaths in the parish. From these and other
facts the wardens were of opinion that the burial-
grounds of the parish were not in a state to require
the special interference of the Board of Health.
On the motion of Mr. SUTTON, seconded by Mr.
RICHARDS, the report was adopted, and ordered to be
entered on the minutes.

Mr. THWAITES, in moving the first resolution,
stated that if the allegations which had been made
against the Cross-bones ground were true, he should
be the very first to prohibit any further interments
there. The speaker went on at considerable length
to impugn the conduct of the Board of Health, and
concluded by moving the following resolution :
" That the closing of the burial-ground of this parish,
called the Cross-bones Ground, would entail a serious
inconvenience and great additional expense on the
poorer inhabitants of this parish, and that inasmuch
as the report of Mr. Grainger, on which the Board of
Health made their order prohibiting further inter-
ment therein, is, it is believed, founded chiefly, if not
wholly, upon the false and exaggerated statements
contained in a letter of Mrs. Gwilt, and without any
notice or consideration of the letter of the wardens in
reply thereto, a committee be appointed to communi-
cate with the Board of Health on the subject, and re-
port thereon to a future vestry."
Mr. LINDLEY seconded the resolution.

Mr. H. B. CLARKE, the gentleman who gave notice
of the second resolution alluded to in the announce-
ment, then proceeded to observe upon the state of the
churchyard. The overcrowding of this yard began to
be a crying evil forty years ago, when the laying
down of gravestones was prohibited. Ten or twelve
years subsequently it was found necessary not only to
prohibit the erection of head and foot-stones, but to
lower the churchyard, which had grown up to a great
height. - The ground was lowered accordingly three
feet, and the contents were taken to form the street
of Doddington-grove, and if any one would pick up
that road, he would find the bones of persons who had
been buried in that churchyard. He asserted that the
state of the churchyard was a disgrace to civilization
and morality. lie had been told for a fact that bodies
had been frightfully mangled in order to make room
for fresh graves, and it was within his own knowledge
that the piercing iron, which was sent down to try
the ground, passed through the bodies of many
corpses. He begged to move the resolution above
referred to, as an amendment on Mr. Thwaites's
motion.

Mr. SCURRAII seconded the amendment, depreca-
ting the notion of looking upon this as a pounds,
shillings, and pence question.
A lengthened discussion ensued, but no new
facts were elicited. Ultimately the question was
put, when the original resolution was carried al-
most unanimously, only two hands being held up
against it.
The committee were then nominated, and on the
motion of Mr. PULE, the resolution relative to the
gully-holes was agreed to, and after votes of
thanks to the chairman and the warden the meeting
separated.

[PRICE SD.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
DONCASTER RACES.
DONCASTER, MONDAY NICHT, TWELVE O'CLOCK.—
In addition to those mentioned in our last communica•
tion, the following horses have arrived, or will be here
in the course of the day :—The Italian, Snowstorm,
French Susy, Little Queen, Mark Tapley, Susan Lovell,
Saucy Dick. Leghorn, Lady Bountiful, Vatican, Fern-
hill, The Recluse, Canezou, Nunnykirk, Thringarth,
Volcano, the Iron Duke, Goldfinch, and Wallace.
Brother to Epirote, and one or two others of Scott's,
are expected to-morrow.
The trains from Leeds, York, and Manchester, brought
a small increase of visitors this afternoon, but it was not
until the arrival of the special train by the Great Northern
line that the slightest approximation to the bustle, which
might reasonable have been expected on the eve of a
great meeting, was observable; nine-tenths of the metro-
politan turfites adopted this route, and it is due to the
directors of these officials to state, that although the line
into Doncaster has only been opened one week there
was not the slightest confusion, the hours of departure
and arrival were punctually observed, and the passengers,
one and all, expressed their unqualified saticaction with
their trip.
There was a small muster at the rooms in the even-
ing, but business was almost at a standstill; nor did a
glance at the very meagre bill of fare lead any one to
believe that the events of the week would afford
scope for any profitable speculation. The only bets
were-6 to 4on William the Conqueror for the Cham-
pagne; 9 to 1 agst Old Dan Tucker, to a small sum, and
cl ,uopo.o too:tersagst
lay Herbert,
2 to I
erbert, foornththeeSDLuLtce:mera;i4anodr 60 to
40 on the Flying Dutchman for it, and Leger;
for the
to
5 to 2.

0 f
100 T
sous,uEs D AeaYc,
RACES.'sh
for
Sweepstakes
four yrs old. Cup
Course. (5 Subs.)
Lord Stanley's Canezou walked over
In cantering over the mare knocked down and trod on
a policeman, who very carelessly stood right in her track,
and was nearly on her head. She escaped without in-
jury, but the man was a good deal cut and bruised.
Selling Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 40 added; the win-

ner-to be sold for 300 sous., &c. St. Leger Course.
(5 Subs.)
Mr. Dawson's Little Queen, 3 yrs, sst 71b...(Arnold) 1
Mr. Baker's Pheasant, 3 yrs, Est 21b (Charlton) 2
Mr. Walters's Little Cassino, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Osborne) 3
Mr. A. Johnstone's Confederacy, Est 121 b (G. Oates) 4
Mr. Green's Lammermoor, 3 yrs, Est 21b...(Basham) fell
Betting-6 to 4 agst Lammermoor, 3to 1 agst Little
Queen, and 4 to 1 agst Pheasant.
The race for the last half-mile was entirely between
Little Queen and Pheasant, the former winning by a
length; Little Cassino a bad third. The favourite bolted
and fell after running three quarters of a mile, and cut
himself severely. The boy was unhurt. Ran in 3 min.
27 sec.
Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each, with 30 added; for two yrs
old. Redhouse in.
Mr. H. Jones's Steppingstone, Bst 4lb (Holmes) 1
Mr. G. Hobson's Rhedycina, Bst 51b.... (Sly) 2
Mr. Snewing's St. George, Bst 71b (Whitehouse) 3
Mr. H. Waring's Manifold, Bst 101 b ...... (Carlile) 4
Mr. I'edley's Leghorn, Bst 2lb .. (Templeman) 5
Betting-7 to 4on Rhedycina. Won by half a length.
St. George a bad third. Run in 1 min. 18 sec.
The Champagne Stakes of 50 sovs, each, hft • for two
yrs old; the second to save his stake, and the winner
to give six dozen of champagne to the club. Redhouse
in. (17 Subs.)
Mr. Meiklam's The Italian, Bst 71b (Templeman) 1
Lord H. Lennox's William the Conqueror (Flatman) 2
Mr. Hudson's Wallace, Bst 71b (Bumby) 3
Betting.---Even on the Italian, and 6 to S apt Wil-
liam the Conqueror. William the Conqueror made play
at a good pace, Wallace lying with him to the distance,
where he was headed by the favourite; the latter chal-
lenged half-way up, and, after an intensely exciting
struggle, won by a head. Run in 1 min. 14 secs.
The Cleveland Handicap of 20 soya, each, with 60 added,
10 ft, and 5 only if declared; the second to save his
stake, and the winner to pay 10 Boys. towards the ex-
penses. One mile. (22 Subs., 11 of whom declared.)
Mr. Lillie's The Iron Duke, 3 yrs, Est 101 b 1
Mr. Walker's na Maid of Team Valley, 3 yrs, Est 7lb 2
11 to 10 on Iran Duke. Won easily by a length.
Run in 1 min. 47 secs.

A heavy fall of rain for several hours during the night
led to anticipations, which, we are happy to ssy, have so
far been agreeably disappointed; the morning was fine,
and, although the sky ever and anon assumed a threat-
ening aspect, up to the time of dispatching our parcel
there bad not been eve❑ a passing shower to mar the
little enjoyment derivable from the most indifferent day's
sport ever witnessed at Doncaster. It is almost super-
fluous to add that the company was particularly
select, and that, of the four events decided, the Ceara-
pa:me alone excited any interest.
PROBABLE STARTERS FOR THE ST. LEGER.
Starters. Eiders.
Lord Eglinton'6 The Flying Dutchman Marlow.
Mr. Pedley's Old Dan Tucker
Mr. A. Nichol's Nunnykirk
Mr. Bowes's Thrangarth F. Butler.
Mr. Neva's Herbert
Rogers.
Mr. Payne's Saucy Dick Flatrnan.
Lord Clifden'a Honeycomb Robinson.
Mr. Garnbell's Volcano
Lord Eglintou's Elthiron Cartwright.
Uliel was scratched at half-past eleven o'clock this
morning.

LATEST BETTING.
5 to 2 on Lord Eglinton's The Flying Dutchman.
8 to 1 agst Mr. Pulley's Old Dan Tucker.
15 to I apt Mr. A. Nichol's Nunnykirk.
To make " assurance doubly sure," The Flying
Dutchman has been placed under the watchful carp of
Leadbetter, the ex-Bow-street officer. 11. has taken
strong exercise since he has been at Doncaster, and
every day gains fresh admirers. The noble owner and
his friends are sanguine in the extreme. The ground is
in capital order.

The proprietors of the Subscription Betting-room have,
unsolicited, offered the sum of 1001., to be run for on the
last day of the races next year.
DONCASTER, TUESDAY ETENING.
ST. LEGER.
. _

5 to 2 or. Flying Dutchman I 1.5t0 1 agst Nunnykirk
Bto 1 agst Old Dan Tucker 25 to 1 apt Thringarth

CESAREWITCH.
20 to 1 agst St. Rosalia 33 to 1 agst Baby
20 to 1 agst Glenalvon 33 to 1 agst Puffy
22 to 1 agst Essedarius 33 to 1 agst Glen Saddel
33 to 1 agst Tisiphono

CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
100 to 6 agst Rienzi (`25 to 1 agst Woolwich

DERBY.
15 to 1 agst Italian I 40 to 1 agst Windhound
18 to 1 agst bro to Epirote 40 to 1 agst Sweetheart (t)

PUGILISM.

JAMES HERBERT A;EADik;;FOR 25/. ASIDE.--
The "passage of arms" between this twain of little
ones, the weight being limited to 7st 101 b., came off yes-
terday at Woking Common. The men in miniature
are both well known. Adams, whose heigot and reach
are much greater than his opponent, on this occasion
touching the scale at 7st Mb., while the bull-necked
corpus of his adversary, though some inches less in the
perpendicular, brought down 7st. nib, and a few ounces.
The lists wore pitched at the eft-foughten field near to
the railway station, though hidden by intervening
ground. At a few minutes before twelve the knights
bad made their toilet, by making themselves what our
steel-jacketed ancestors called " unready," and stood pre
pared for the combat a l'outrance. Like many other
tourneys, it was all one way. In the third round Adams,
who was certainly " too fine," hurt hie left hand, inde-
pendently of which he soon after exhibited weakness.
Nevertheless, if weak he was not soft, for he struggled
on, occasionally showing a good " idea," although his
physical capabilities were insufficient for carrying it out.
Herbert, therefore, who was and would be busy,worktd
away, and at the close of one hour Jemmy Massey, who
with Jemmy Welsh, seconded Adams, very properly
threw up the sponge in token of defeat.
A second affair followed, between two heavy ones.
The first was Brown, a well-known sparrer at Jemmy
Shaw's re-unions, the antagonist a countryman, who, for
the nonce, took the name of " Barney, although he
proved the fight no " barley" by his mode of finishing
it. The countryman, who was rather fleshy, looked over
1 Ist., his opponent some 10st. or thereabout. The ball
was opened by Brown, who led off with his left, pinking
" Mister Barney" in all parts of his florid frontispiece,
which he took in most excellent part. This act of the
play drawing to a close, Mr. Barney changed the scene,
by assuming the offensive, most offensively; he rushed
on Mr. Brown, delivering ambi-dexterously, till that
gentleman was done on both sides, and at last came
with what Thomas Hood has termed his " third side"
to the ground, in a state of puzzlement, from which he
only awoke to find he had lost the stakes contended
for, in seventy-five minutes from the time he clenched
his first, in the full assurance that he was clever enough
to win them.

MIDDLESEX HosnTAL.
weekly meeting of the Board of -I(.;t6ve:rrnd:rY
s fththee above
hospital was held in the Board-room, for the transaction
of general business.
After the usual business, a discus-
,ion then arose as to the propriety of rescinding the
standing rule for dmou ission of patients by governors'
the prevalence of the present
lettearsdinagndfatotativelmpidrireing ,
freely all cases of cholera arid
prevolcol,
which was ordered. It appears that the number
of in and out-patients is daily ou the increase, there
having been upwards of 300 cases of diarrhoea, and
upwards of 60 cases of cholera.
DEATH OF MR. MUSTERS.—This gentleman ex-
pired on Saturday last, at one of his country residences,
Annesley-park, aged 72. Ile was the fortunate rival of
Lord Byron, and was married to Miss Chaworth, the
noble poet's " Mary," in 1806, when his Lordship was
but a minor. He is succeeded in his immense posses-
along by his grandson John, a boy 13 years of age.
The doctrine that the necessity of labour is a
blessing, and not a curse, cannot be insisted upon too
strongly. It is to this very necessity that mankind owes
not only its first redemption from the savage state, but
every step of its advance in a civilization, from which,
we trust, a great deal more may be expected still.—Eliza
Cook's Journal.