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. He felt much pleasure
in informing the court that the weekly returns of
deaths within the City indicated a still further decline
in the mortality from epidemic causes, and that the
corrected total of deaths within the City during the
last week was 117, sixty of which proceeded from
cholera and diarrheas, viz , forty nine from the former,
and eleven from the hettt 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
ct zinc as 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 Thuraay night the Queen's
Head, Blackfriars-road, was broken into and a quantity
of cigars, 5/. in silver, and 51. in farthings, were stolen.
Had the burglars examined an iron chest behind the
door, which tied been 1P ft unlocked, they would have
found 151. in silver, 301. in gold, and about 1001. worth
of plate. Mrs. Burbige, the landlady, heard a noise in
the night like the snapping of a lucifer ma ch,
awoke her husband, but, atter li,tening attentively for
some time, and hearing cooing more, the worthy Boni-
face thought his better half had been dreaming, and re-
turned to his slumbers.
PROPOSED PALACE FOR THE QUEEN IN IRELAND.--
NIVe mentioned a few weeks 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. We 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 Majesty.— Weekly Chronicle.
A MAYOR SUMMONED BEFORE HIMSEIF.-011F
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-
rates for 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. }either
party obeyed the summons, having " conscientious
scruples" against the rate, which they were, malgrel their
dignity, ordered to pay forthwith. In default diatressei
will be issued.—Gloucester Chronicle. 1 -
We are nearer to true virtue and true happiness
when we demand too little from men than when-we exact
too much.—. Eliza Cook's Journal. _ _

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ANOTEIER DOG ANECDOTE.—A. correspondent of
the Liverpool Chronicle says:—" It may perhaps be un-
known to many of our readers that a dog 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. He attended each morning,
without intermission, at the gates, and entered with the
men; he visited the several landing-waiters twice a day,
as surely us the surveyor, and was as constantly upon
the quays as the chief superintendent himself. He would
sit for hours watching the delivery of goods, and killing,
as each tier was removed, the rats which might have
there sought an asylum. In fact, so numerous was the
quantity of vermin destroyed by him, that Mr. Cowssa
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 perfeim sundry
antics daily for the amusement of the duck apprentices.
He usually spent his Sundays in Cheshire, but was never
known to miss the early boat on Monday morning. But
be is now no more, having been found dyad in the deck
on Wednesday morning, into which it is supposed he
had leapt iu the pursuit or a rat, and being unnoticed
had bteu unable to extricate himself. We believe we
are stating the truth wlitn we nay that there is not an
individual engaged about the docks who does not mourn
him as a deli ‘rte4 friend."
AN INCORRIGIBIN CONVlCT.—Yesterday evening
an inquest was head by Mr. Laughain, Deputy-Coroner,
at the blillbank Prison, on view of the body cf Jelin
Smith, aged 23, a convict. It appeared troth the evich-eco
that deceased was origitediy a collier, and that he en-
tered a regiment of the lice, while in which he was
flogged seven times for bad conduct. 110 wai after-
wards convicted tour times for theft, for the last of which
ho was sentenced to seven y ears' transportation. He
was admitted into the prison on the 1711.1 of June, 1847.
He was tht a suffering from en internal serofulcus
disease, un accoun! of which he wes:immcdiately 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 effict of the
disease he was labouain,g 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 bis rents at his recent belt-
yearly audit,