The Sun.
London, England, 1831-12-22 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE 0' CL CR.
Extract of a private letter from Lisbon, Dec. 9:—The Cabinets
of Spain and Portugal, after having reflected for some time before
the representations of England and France had reached them,
threw off the mask and concluded a treaty offensive and defert
sive, which was to be sent to the foreign Courts for their
sanction. Ferdinand engaged to secure the rights of Don Miguel
against all attempts on the kingdom of Portugal, and to put the
said treaty into force. Ferdinand ordered 20,000 Spaniards to
march to the frontiers of Portugal, to remain there as an army
of observation until Don Pedro had landed with his expedition ;
but sinless France or England should oppose the said treaty, it is
assured that the Cabinets in the North would take energetic
measures.
The military preparations are continuing at Lisbon with great
energy ; but the forced loan causes great discontent, and several
persons are preparing to leave.
The private letters from Brussels state that the arrival of
' couriers from London, the Hague, and Vienna, have caused
frequent conferences between Sir R. Adair and Gen. Belliard, as
well as King Leopold; but an extra courier to Sir R. Adair, from
the Hague, which was thought not to be of a favourable nature,
caused much agitation, and Sebastiani set off for Paris.
They write from Lyons, the 16th inst., that the military were
again on the alert there; all business was suspended, owing to
some alarm of the expected renewal of commotions on the 16th ;
but up to that date all was quiet there.
The estafette from Paris this morning is of some importance,
as it appears that order had been again restored at the period it
left. Still there cannot be a doubt that a great agitation prevails
in the above capital, and in several of the departments. One of
the most Important features in the French Papers is an order
from the Department of Commerce and Public Works to the
Prefects, stating that in a small number of the departments the
workmen and manufacturers are obliged t o apply to the autho-
rities to obtain an increase of wages, and for that purpose they
hold meetings and appoint chiefs and delegates. No doubt this
document puts the best face on things, until we shall hear some ,
day or other, that the fire, which has been kindling, has burst
forth.
THE FUNDS.
Consols, which left off yesterday at 9334, opened at the same
price this morning, 8.33,, buyers for the Account, since which
they have improved to 831 i rs. Little doing at present.
BALF-PAST ONE.
No foreign mails have arriscd this morning, consequently, up
to the present hour, we are without any further intelligence, ex-
cept what the estafette from Paris brings. We must now look
to the politics of Russia, in regard to the grand question with
Holland; and some time will elapse before wc. receive the final
answer of the King of Holland, as there is no doubt that the
Dutch Cabinet consults the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh on every
point, and throws obstacles in the way to gain time.
Consols have been fluctuating during the morning from
up to 63% ; at present they are B.IN, buyers, for the Account,
with little doing.
The Foreign Market is inactive, with scarce a bargain doing.
THREE 0 CLOCK.
Consols for Account, 831.
FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES.
Consols — Danish

Ditto for Account HI
Brazilian Bonds..
Buenos Ayres.... _
Chilian Ditto ....
Columbian, 182'4

Greek, 1825
Mexican, 1825 35i
Peruvian —
Russian 99}
Spanish ...... 14e

CHOLERA AT NEWCASTLE.

(PROM ODR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

NEWCASTLE, DEC. `2O.

The official report of this day informs us that there eleven
new cases, nine recoveries, eight deaths, and thirty cases re-
maining tinder treatment. This would stein to show that the
disease is on the decrease, if even all that were stated in the
report were cases Of malignant Cholera, though I am quite cer-
tain not one half of them are. I hato before alluded to persons
being attacked With cholera, by corning in contact with bodies
that had fallen tictims to it. The effluvia after death must be
very pernicious, fd± I have heard of two or three individuals
being seized with the cdroidaint by attending the funeral. of
their friends. With a view to obtiate this, the Corporation of
Newcastle have provided a carriage and hearse to convey the
cholera dead th the grate, instead of the corpse hthtg borne on
the shoulders of men al herelefbre.
Three or four of the inmates of the Keelmen's Hospital, in
the Nev,%road, have died of cholera, and I (Salim I believe that
some at least of them were predisposed to it by fear; This
feeling, wherever it does exist, I attribute to the exaggerated
and ill-founded bulletins of the Board of Health. I have great
satisfaction in being able to state, at present there is not
a single case of cholera in any of the respec'tatle streets of
Newcastle.
I briefly mentioned in a former letter the treatment pursued
by Mr Frost, a respectable surgeon of this town, in the case of
a keelman at Dent's-hole, of the name of Kilbreath or Cal_
breath. As it appears to me to be ratiGtiai, and to have been
successful, I shall state it at greater length for the information
of others. When Mr. Frost first saw Calbreath, I uncletstind
he found his whole surface cold, his hands cold, clammy, and
soddencd, not shrivelled, his face, hands, and ankles of a blueish
colour, cramps in both feet and legs, tongue and breath cold,
vomiting and purging of a fluid resembling rice-water, pulse
small, about 90. Mr. Frost gave him four or five pints of warm
water, which he drank eagerly, then vomited freely, arid ax.
pressed himself much relieved. Mr. Frost then applied a large
glister of thin gruel to the extent of three or four pints, which
produced immediate evacuation, He was then wrapped up in
a blanket, wrung out of very hot water. Twenty drops of lau-
danum and twenty of volatile ammonia were given. He then
felt warm ; his pulse rose to 100. After some interval he took
two more small doses of the drops, and in the course of the night
more warm water. The treatment the following day, lam in-
formed, consisted of giving a pill with two grains of calomel
and a quarter of a grain of opium every two hours, with two
doses of castor oil during the day. This procured feculent eva-
cuations. Mr. Frost afterwards gave a diaphoretic mixture,
repeating the castor oil, &c. The man got gradually better,
and is now convalescent. This or similar treatment would
generally, I think, be found much more successful than the
usual routine of brandy and laudanum, copious bleeding, calo-
mel and opium, &c. &c. The brandy and laudanum practice
was doubtless successful in India, but it has not proved so in
England.

HULL, Dm. 20.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

5111,—As the consequences to the shipping of this port may
be very serious, should a delay take place in noticing the letter
in your last Evening's Journal, stating that a case of Asiatic
cholera had appeared in this town, I take the earliest opportu-
nity of informing you, that the same is a gross fabrication. Mr.
Botham (the reputed writer), a person far advanced in years,
and in a very infirm state of health, positively denies any
knowledge of the letter in question, and is utterly ignorant of
such a case having occurred. You will therefore see the pro-
priety of giving immediate publicity to this contradiction, and
respectfully I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
THOMAS WILSON.