The Sun.
London, England, 1831-12-06 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA MORBUg.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE. SUN.

Sza,—We have this day receiv-ed the answer of the
London Central Board of Health on the case of Jordan,
which has excited so much alarm—in my opinion, ground.'
lessly‘ It is as follows ;
" Central Board of Health, Council-office,.
Whitehall, Dec. 2, 1831.

" SlR,—The Central Board of Health lia:ing had undti
consideration your letter of the 30th ult., transmitting the
particulars of the case of Robert Jordan (which occurred
at Newcastle on the 26th ult.), a 3 detailed hy Mr. Da-
vison, and confirmed by Drs. M'Whirter and Wthtman,
together 'ith all the documents connected with it, lam
directed to acquaint you that the Board have come to the
conclusion, and which they ha-* communicated to the
Lords of the Council; that the statements referre..! to are
such as, with the opinion of Dr. Daun given at Newcastle,
render Jordan's case highly suspicions,
" I have the honour to be, Si+,
" Your most obedient humble servatO.,
" W. MACLEAN, Secretary.
" Arch. Reid, Escii. , Mayor of Newcastle."
The medical gentlemen at ttei+ sheeting here thought
the case suspicious, Dr. Daun thought it susiioVr.t.,i, and
!liow the. Central Board of Health say they think if
" highly" euspiciiins, Notwithstanding this suspicion in
favour of the case having been one of snasmodic or Asiatic
cholera, we have this gratifying fact, that thong.: Gaye
have elapsed, no case in the slightest degree resembling ma=
!ignant cholera has occurred. This is preferable to any
theory. t need ocarcely add, that the people of New-
castle are extremely indignant is t the!r trade should, for
a simple case of suspicion, be subject to the safr'.e testrie;
tions as the trade of Sunderland, where new cases of
Asiatic cho'era are confessedly occurring every day.

'the Committee appointed by the public meeting held on
Wednesday last, have s4liplied out of the funds sub..
scribed great quantities of bedding dnd torlfortab'e
clothing to the poor, which must be of immense benefit
at this season.

The report from Sunderland, bearing date Dec. 3, which
we have just received, informs us that there are seven new
cases, four teco;,edec; six deaths, and forty-one cases re-
maining under treatment. it ecrst about six weeks
since the disease made its appearance there; and, litrlging
from the experience of the past, it is to be hoped it must
speedily have its decline and fall.
I remain, Sir, your obedient, bumble servant,
PIIILALETHES.
fSrewcastle• upon-Tyne, bee. 4, 183/.

CHOLERA MORBUS.

(From the Times.)
SIJNDERLAND, DEC. 3.

A day or two since i thtlied ettention to a probable
case of travelling cholera, and I have now to tetord an.;
other case, the progress of which has been fully developed.
Mr. Green, a surgeon, in practice at Houghton, a village
distant six or seven miles from Sunderland, wrote last
night to A friend to the following effect :—" Two fatal
cases of the teal distatte; hti,ve elready occurred in this
neighbourhood, one at Houghton, the other at Pewbottle:,
The subject of the case that I saw here was a woman whet
came from Sunderland last night. She was taken severely
ill soon after her arrival, and died at five o'clock to-day.
Oh, what a frightful disease it is : how different from any
thing I ever saw before ! The sunken eyes and ghastly
countenance, cold blue skis, no pulse, violent and excru-
ciating spasm., voice weak and almost inaudible, constant
moaning, every thing really terrific and horrible. I have
just been sent for to be present at the post mortem exatni-
nation, whichlois a very melancholy and, if my feelings
were known, no desirable task.

Was there ever before such an apparent absurdity as
that which idloits the inhabitants of Sunderland to travel
freely through England on the land side with the seeds of
this torturing malady ripenifrg, in their constitutions,
while the intercourse by sea is shackled with quarantine
restrictions, to the manifest loss or ruin of the shipping in-
terests ? Is the instance of prescribed quarantine on the
latt. r about to be detailed not an act of unjustifiable op-
pression ?
The Helen, a vessel from Quebec, John Henderson mas-
ter, was chartered to proceed to Shields and Sunderland
with a cargo of timber. She arrived on the 19th of No-
vember, and entered Shields, in the first place, to discharge
a portion of her cargo, so that her draught of water
might be lessened and adapted to the harbour of Sun-
derland, which was her chief destination. Having partly
discharged at Shields, the majority of her seamen were
paid riff, and, as she was to be towed by a steamer,
only a few were retained to take the vessel to Sunderland.
Coming from Shields, a port where no unequivocal case
of cholera has as yet been reported, and being bound to
Sunderland, a port where the Indian cholera has pre-
vailed for a month, it was not to be anticipated by any
person in his senses that the least quarantine obstruction
would oppose the entrance of the vessel into the harbour.
The fact, however, speaks differently. The moment the
Helen made her appearance yesterday at Sunderland, the
authorities ordered her back to undergo quarantine. She
was obliged to Isoist the yellow flag, and her agent was
under the necessity of employing at high wages a num-
ber of seamen to take her to White Booth-roads, in the
Huniber, near Hull, a distance of 150 miles from this, in
order to pay the fees and linger through a vexatious and
ridiculous period of quarantine.

It appears certain that their MAJESTIES will
pass the Christmas holydays at Brighton.
It is understood that in the House of Lords
the Address will be moved by Lord CAMPERDOWN, and
seconded by Lord DiNoasEN. In the ll,,use of Commune
the Address will be moved by Lord CAVENDISH, and
seconded by Sir FRANCIS VINCENT.
It is not true that the visits of a certain wealthy
Commoner to the hospitable Board of Royalty are likely to
be followed by any change in the former's opinions upon
the Reform question.—Morning Herubl.

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A narrative of the recently enacted absurdities
at the Caledonian church, in Regent square, has been pub-
lished by a gentleman of the name of Ptousiotos, who
at first conceivsd himself destined to act ts the spiritual
dragoman to the gifted sisters and brothers" holding
forth in that place of worship, on the newly invented in-
strument oiled " the tongues." Mr. PILKINGTON at-
tended the snug select meetings at which " the tongues"
were let loose preparatory to the introduction of the im-
pious nuisance into the general congregation. lie thus
saw what happened behind, as well as before the scenes ;
and has given such an account of the green-room re-
hearsals as must increase our disgust at the public ex-
hibition of the farce. The modern sybils are not led into
the dark recesses of a cave, and placed on the inspiring
tripod, to deliver their oracular responses, but they do
not the less settle with the hierophant the time and
mode of inspiration at tea and prayer-meetings. To some
of these our author was admitted, and if he has not de-
scribed the " sacred fury" of the gifted sisters with the
pen of VIRGIL, be has done it with the colours of truth.
His pamphlet bears on its face the stamp of perfect sin-
cerity, and indicates the scrupulous candour of a religious
man towards those whose delusions he had nearly shared,
or by whose impostures he had been nearly duped. It has
no scoffing of sacred things—it makes no attempt to drive
away absurdity by ridicule, but gives a plain unvarnished
narrative of facts, and leaves the reader to form his own
conclusions. These conclusions, however, are irresistible,
and if Mr. PILK/NGTON'S pamphlet does not open the
eyes of the absurd persons who still believe in the miracu-
lous gift of tongues vouchsafed to Mr. Iftvisfo's prayers,
they must indeed be stone-blind.

On Monday week a woman, about thirty years
of age, went into the shop of Mr. HAvEs, an apothecary,
at Naas, and offered to sell him a living child, for the pur-
pose of dissection. On coming into the shop she asked
Mr. HAYES if he would buy a child. Mr. HAYES inquired
whether the child was dead or alive, to which the unfeel-
ing wretch answered that it was alive, but was sickly, and
would not live long; and that the mother of it thought
she might as well sell it to the doctors. In order to sift
her fully, Mr. HAYES asked her the age of the child, and
what she would expect for it ; to which she replied that
it was a fortnight old, and she would expect 21. Mr.
Halms then said he would not say what he would give till
he r.1,,0u1d see the child, and desired her to come neat
morning at ten "clock. In the interim Mr. HAvEs re-
lated the circumstances, and the conversation that took
place, to Mr. CANNON, a Magistrate. The next morning
she came, at nine o'clock, with the child in her arms.
Mr. HAYES examined it, and found it to be a healthy fe-
male child. Ile then offered her 11. for it, but she re-
fused it; subsequently a bargain was struck, and she was
to receive 265. Mr. HAYES then, under pretence of get-
ting change of a note, went out, and brought two police-
men, and had this monster in human frame taken into
custody. She now lies in Naas gaol, where she will
remain till Monday next, when she will come before the
Alagistrati-s presiding at Petty Sessions. Too much praise
cannot be given to Mr. HAYES for his conduct on this
occasion. We trust the wretch will meet with the
punishment her crime so richly deserves. She acknow-
ledges to be the mother of the child, and says she is from
the county Longford, and that her husband is in Lug-
land.—Dab/Os Warder. •