The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-26 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA.

Mr. Simon, the medical officer of health, then
made his report to the court. lie felt much pleasure
in informing the court that the wet kly returns of
deaths within the City indicated a still further decl►ne
in the mortality from t-pidt mic cau,es, and that the
corrected total of deaths within the City during the
last week was 117, sixty of which proceeded from
cholera and diarrhoea, viz , forty nine from the former,
and eleven from the lattt r.

After some conversation amongst the members,
the report was referred to a committee to examine
and report upon.

CHLORIDE OF ZINC.

Lieutenant Jackson presented a memorial from
Sir W. Burnett on the subject of the use of chloride
of zinc es a deodorising material of extraordinary

efficacy.
Referred to a committee. Adjourned.

Politeness is too often but a perfidious generosity,
which leaves the heart cold and the prejudices untouched.
—Eliza Cook's Journal.
UNLUCKY ROGUES.—On Thurday night the Queen's
Head, 131,,ckfriars-road, wes broken into and a quantity
of cigars, 51. in silver, and 51. in farthings, were stolen.
Had the burglars examined an iron chest behind the
door, which had been hft unlocked, they would have
found 151. in silver, 30/. in gold, and about 1001. worth
of plate. Mrs. Burbige, the landlady, heard a noise in
the night like the snapping of a luciftr mach, ar.d
awoke her husband, but, after listening attentivsly for
some time, and hearing nothing more, the worthy Boni-
face thought his better half had been dreaming, and re-
turned to his slumbers.
PROPOSED PALACE TOR THE QUEEN IN IRELAND.—
We mentioned a few .weelts ago that it was in contemp-
lation to erect fur her Majesty a marine residence on the
Irish coast, at or near Killiney, about seven miles from
the metropolis, and within a mile and a half of the har-
bour of Kingstown. Wo are now authorised to state
that Mr. William Deane Butler, the eminent architect of
Stephen's green, Dublin. is engaged in the preparation
of plans and drawings of the-proposed building. and that
he will shortly arrive in London to submit them for the
approbation of her Majc sty.— Weekly Chronicle.
A MAYOR ►SUMMONED BEFORE lIIDISELF.—Our
neighbours of Worcester occasionally perpetrate some
uncommon witty things. On Monday they summoned
their mayor (Mr. Padmore) to appear before himself to
show cause why he should not pay his share of church-
re; es fur his parish; and at the same time his partner in
business, Mr. Hardy, the Radical candidate for Wor-
cester at the last election, was summoned. Neither
party obeyed the summons, hiving " conscientious
scruples" against the rate, which they were, malgre their
dignity, ordered to pay forthwith. In default distresses
will be issued.—Gloucester Chronicle.
We ate nearer to true virtue and true happiness
when we demand too little from men than when we exact
too much.— Eliza Cook's Jou; nal.
ANOTHER DOG ANECDOTE.—A correspondent of

the Live; pool Chronicle says:—" It may perhaps be un-
known to many of our readers that a dug of the terrier
species has for the last three years been a regular at-
tendant at the Albert-dock. How he first came there,
or the precise time, is a mystery; however, his peculiari-
ties were numerous. lie attended each morning,
without intermission, at the gates, and entered with the
men; he visited the several landing-waiters twice a day,
as surely as the surveyor, and was as constantly upon
the quays as the chief superintendent himself. Ile would
sit fur hours watching the delivery of goods, and killing,
as each tier was removed, the rats which might hav•
there sought an asylum. In fact, so numerous was the
quantity of vermin destroyed by him, that Mr. Cowan
had, during the last month, ordered a weekly allowance
to be in future paid towards his support. his eccentri-
cities were almost incredible: he would hold the chain
at the various bridges to prevent persons going over
until the closing of the gates, and would perform sundry
antics daily for the amusement of the dock apprentices.
He usually spent his Sundays in Cheshire, but was never
known to miss the early boat on Monday morning. But
he is now no more, having been found dead in the dock
on Wednesday morning, into which it is supposed he
had leapt in the pursuit of a rat, and being unnoticed
had been unable to extricate himself. We believe we
are stating the truth when we say that there is not an
individual engaged about the docks who does not mourn
him as a deperted friend."
AN INCORRIGIBLE CoN VlCT.—Yesterday evening
an inquest was held by Mr. Langhaw, Deputy-Coroner,
at the Millbank Prison, on view of the body of John
Smith, aged 23, a convict. It appeared from the evidence
that deceased was originally a collier, and that he en-
tered a regiment of the line, while in which he was
flogged seven times for bad conduct. He was after-
wards convicted four times fur theft, for the last of which
ho was sentenced to seven years' transportation. He
was admitted into the prison on the 17th of June, 1847.
He was then suffering from an.. internal scrofulous
disease, on account of which he was immediately placed in
the infirmary, where till Saturday last, when he died.
While in the infirmary he made frequent attacks upon
the officers of the ward. Death was the effect of the
disease he was laboursinF under upon his admission.
Verdict, "Natural death." It was stated that there was
not a single case of cholera in the prison.
The Earl of Egmont has considerately made a
reduction of 20 per cent. on his rents at his recent half-
yearly audit.