The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-22 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA.
RETURN OF CASES, Arc 21.
Attacks. Deaths.

In London and vicinity, viz.:—
Lambeth
R)therhithe
Strand Union
Southwark ••• •••
Sh,ireditch ••• •••
Other localities in London
In England and Wales, viz.:—
Liverpool ...
Merthyr Tydvil
Dowlais
Plymouth ...
Leeds
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Cardiff

... 79 ao

... 185 133

... 145 74
5
• ... 13 3
17
▪ ... 21 1
... 38 19
... 16 8
... 71 45

Other towns in England ...
In Scotland, viz. :
Dundee ... ... ...
Other towns in Scotland ...

... 12 11
8

Total ... ... ... 673

THE GUESTLING POISONING-

EXECUTION OF THE MURDERESS.

The execution of Mary Ann Geering, who was
found guilty at the Lewes assizes of the murder of
Benjamin Geering, her husband, by the administration
of arsenic, took place at Lewes yesterday.
As twelve o'clock struck, the sad procession, which
had been formed in the prison below, made its ap-
pearance on the steps leading to the scaffold. First
came the Under-Sheriffs, C. Palmer and F. H. Gell,
Esqrs., followed by the Chaplain, Rev. R. Burnett,
and the Governor of the Prison, Mr. Sanders. Tho
wretched criminal, Geering, came next, supported up
the steps by two of the turnkeys, closely followed by
Caleraft, the executioner, and two other officers of the
gaol. Mary Ann Geering was dressed in a black
gown and shawl, the latter having a coloured border.
She wore neither bonnet nor cap, and the shawl was
pinned close round the neck. On reaching the
platform of the scaffold, the authorities ranged
themselves round the unhappy woman, who
seemed wholly incapable of exertion. The
Reverend Chaplain then read the solemn service
appropriate to the occasion, while the executioner
commenced the performance of his sad duties.
Having drawn a white night cap over the head
and face of the wretched woman, the fatal cord was
passed round" her neck, the knot being placed imme-
diately under her right ear. This being !done, and
the rope hiving been made fast to the cross-beam of
the gallows, Calcraft descended the steps,l and in a
second the fatal bolt was drawn, and the dark trans-
gressor of the offended laws of her country was
launched into eternity. On falling, her hands were
closely clasped, as if in earnest prayer, but after a
second or two, they fell powerless by her side. A few
convulsive struggles followed, and then the stillness
of death told that life and feeling were extinct.
The crowds witnessing this harrowing spectacle
must have amounted to many thousands. They were
chiefly composed of the lower orders, and among
them a vast proportion of young people of both sexes,
and mothers with children in their arms, was per-
ceptible. The windows of almost all the + houses in
the vicinity of the prisoner were filled with specta-
tors, and on Cliffe-hill might be seen a large number
of person's, who, from their elevated position could
doubtlesaobtain a distinct view of the awful ceremony.
Within very few minutes after the bolt was drawn
the crowd began' to disperse. •
At one o'clock the body of Mary Ann Geering
was cut down and handed over to the authorities
for interment.--Abridgedfrom the Ilastings and St.
Leonard's Chronicle.

CITY OF LONDON TRADE PROTECTION SOCIETY.—
The committee and members of the City of London
Trade Protection Society dined together at the Plough
Tavern, Blackwall, on Friday last, to celebrate their six-
tieth anniversay. Several members of the Regent-street
Society were present, thus testifying the cordiality which
subsists between these kindred institutions. The health
of the secretary, Mr. Leeks, was drunk amidst great
applause. Mr. Breary, as representing the Medical
Protection Society, was present. The harmony of the
evening was ably sustained by Mr. Henderson, Air.
Melton, and several other distinguished amateurs. The
chair was taken by Mr. Farrance, actuary of the City
of London Life Assurance Society.
The election for an organist for Allhallow's
Church, Lombard-street, took place a few days ago.
At the close of the poll it was found tha Mi
t .ss. Fanny
Harris, a young and most accomplished musician, ad
been elected. This young lady is one of the daughters
of the late Mr. James Harris, a gentleman whose name
is well and honourably remembered in the musical world.
DEER-STALKING.—On the Bth instant T. Hanle,
Esq., shot in the Langwell-preserve two fine young stags,
right and left; sad on the 13th the same keen sportsman
shot a noble stag of about 20 tones _ weight,—John
0' Groat Journal.