The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-30 00:00:00

CANADA.

We find the following in the Niagara Chronicle
of July 12 :
"In consequence of some disturbance being antici-
pated at St. Catharine's to-day, the authorities of that
town have sworn in a great number of special con-
stables, and Mr. Foley arrived here last evening with a
requisition for troops, to which Colonel Muter at once
acceded, and sent off forty men to assist in preserving
the peace. The Orangemen, it seems, have resolved to
dine together, and this a largo body of labourers on the
canal had announced their intention to prevent,"
The ILlontreal Herald of Saturday has the follow-
ing :
" Telegraphic dispatches speak of disturbances of a
serious character in Hamilton and St. Catharine's. In
the former place, reports say, people were arming, and
in St. Catharine's it was reported that one man was
killed, and several were seriously hurt." _ _

MONTREAL, JULY 16.—The weather to-day has
been quite damp and cold. There have been no cholera
returns banded in, and it is, therefore, impossible to
give a report. It is supposed, however, to be
gaining ground.
In Quebec the disease is said to be on the decrease.
A man named Clunan was killed by one Fleming,
an Orangeman, on Saturday last. A jury was sum-
moned, and a verdict of " guilty of murder" returned.
In the affair between the Orangemen and Roman
Catholics in St. Catharine's, 1.1.0., six were killed
and several wounded.

On the 12th of July they had a street skirmish in
Hamilton, and nine were killed.
A Catholic Irishman was killed by an Irishman in
Montreal on. Saturday evening, after some alterca-
tion. The coroner's jury gave a verdict of " wilful
murder." Considerable excitement.

BRIGHTON AND CONTINENTAL
STEAM-PACKET COMPANY.

A meeting of the proprietors was called for Saturday,
but there was not a sufficient number of members in at-
tendance to constitute a legal assembly.
The Hon. Captain HOTHAM, by whom tho chair was
taken, having announced that fact to the proprietors in
attendance, intimated that, in consequence thereof, they
could not proceed with the business tor which they were
convened. The board of directors were prepared with
a report for the information of the proprietors, the sub-
stance of which he would briefly state. They had
been unablo to induce the Brighton Railway Company
to forego their claim for the sum due to them, and, there-
fore all expectation on that point was quite at an end.
They recommended to the proprietors to wind up the
concerns of the company as speedily as possible. The
boats had been sold, and the directors hoped in a few
days to be in a position to clear off all
claims upon the
company, and then they would divide thebalance re-
maining amongst the proprietors.
After this statement from the chairman, it was further
intimated by a director, in reply to a question from a
proprietor, that no further call would be made on those
parties who had paid up 8/. on the calls; but, on the
contrary, as already announced by the chairman, it was
hoped there would be a balance to bo returned to them.
The meeting was then adjourned to Friday, the 10th
of August.

[ADVERTISEMENT.]
CHOLERA.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIB,—May we ask whether the College of Physicians
has been removed to Printing House-square? What
have doctors been about during the last twenty years
that they have come to no fixed treatment in cholera.
We see almost daily in the Times pretended specifics
against cholera. Is this done, pray, to throw as much
confusion as possible over the question, in order that the
guinea trade may thrive? Oh! oh! the guinea trade.
We have only further to say, that when brisk doses of
No. 2 Morison's Pills `:were given to ,patients attacked
with cholera in 1832, the complaint did not reach the
second stage; this was proved not in one or two cases,
but in hundreds.

We are, Sir, your obedient servants,
The Mtmbers of the British College of Health,
New-road, London, July 24, 1849.

ALARMING OCCURRENCE.—Last evening, shortly
before eight o'clock, during the celebration of Vespers
at the Roman Catholic Chapel, formerly a coach factory,
Charles-street, Drury-lane, the chapel being excessively
crowded, and a great number of persons, principally
children, standing on the gallery stairs, unable to obtain
room in the body of the chapel, a very strong smell of
gas became perceptible, and almost simultaneously a
loud cracking, as if some portion of the building was
giving way, was heard. A cry of " fire" was raised by
the congregation, and an instantaneous rush was made
towards the places of egress, in the midst of which the
gallery staircase gave way with a frightful crush—up-
wards of 200 individuals being upon it. The ministers
from the altar exhorted to calmness, and in some mea-
sure allayed the fears of those present. In the mean
time persons set to work to clear away the rubbish,
when 40 individuals were extricated, 10 of whom were
conveyed to King'e College Hospital, and beyond hopes
of recovery. The remainder of the people were extri-
cated by ladders.
ARRIVAL OF THE PRINCE DI CANINO AT BRIGHTON.
—Le Phenix, a. Trench war steamer, arrived off Brighton
from Havre, an Saturday evening, and about nine o'clock
put off a boat, which landed a passenger at the pier head.
Mr. P. Black, the French Consul, being aware of the
fact of the veessel's arrival off the town, was on the pier,
and introduced himself to the passenger, who was a
gentleman of about 45 years of age, and who conversed
with him in a very lively and affable manner. In reply
to Mr. Black's inquiry if he (Mr. Black) could render
him any assistance, he replied no—that ho was going on
immediately to Loudon, and only wanted his luggage
passed by the Custom-house. The chief officer of Cus-
toms now arrived, nod it being necessary for the stranger
to give his name, he for the first time stated it to be
Charles Bonaparte, adding that ii they wanted to see his
passport he bad plenty of tbm—as many
as they liked.
The officer replied that hr, did not require to sec it, and
the Prince di Canino 'ilereupon exclaimed with much
heartiness, " Thank God, I am in a country of real
liberty, wherew:T
Paorts are not wanted." Ile after-
wards exclaimed, in the course of conversation, that " the
present French a
examined and ',vernment was the most execrable that
„(1,,,
could be concei,
The Prince's luggage was soon
hero he -
wniorr passed, and he left the pier for an hotel,
Jaamed the night, and left early on Sunday
wag fre
.or London.—Brighton Herald.
The
new writ for Reading was forwarded from
the
speaker's office last night to the returning officer of
thr
borough, and the election will take place on Thus-
day or Friday
Dext.—Weehiy Chronicle.