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London, England, 1849-09-08 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA.
RETURN OF CASES, SEPT. 7.
THE METROPOLIS.
SUPERINTENDING REGISTRLR'S DISTRICT.
Deaths.
Cholera. Diarrh.
2 0
4 0
6 2
9 1
19 0
6 1
2 0,
7 1
31 4
21 2
0 2
6 1
32 2
3 2
5 1
7
4 0
2 2
4 0
1 1
2 1
4 1
10 0
1 2
7 0
8 7
15 3
5 1
8 0
7 3
7 0
11 1

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INTRAMURAL BURIALS IN ST•

reittee to inquire they ought at once to resolve on some
thing peremptory, and appoint a cemmittee to see it
carried out. He would have the southern division of
the churchyard at once closed. That was not a subject
on which he only now began to feel interested. He had
been !siding wish ret4rence to the memorial presented to
the L•eel Mayor for the closing of the churchyard. The
Lord Mayor on that occasion accompanied him to the
churchwardens and the rector, none of whom were in;
but he hoped to see him at the meeting that day, so
much interest had he been pleased to express on the sub-
ject. As for any fear of doing what was illegal, he
thought the time was come when, to use the language
of a great man, they must exorcise a vigour beyond
the law. Once their city was in flames, and then the
people exerted themselves in pulling down their
neighbours' houses, an act which was felony by the
law, but it was done for the purpose of checking the
flames. He asked now, when men's lives were at stake,
when the disease was encroaching on them, whether
they were to be delayed by the technicalities of the
law in preventing what was a grievous wrong up the
whole parish ? He moved, as an amendmerWthat
henceforth the south division of the churchyard be closed,
and that no interments take place in it on any pretence
whatever.
Mr. GREEN, in seconding the amendment, said that,
living just opposite the churchyard, his bedroom was
visited in the morning with an effluvium which was
disgusting. He complained that the whole atmosphere
in Bishopsgate•street stunk. No such smell existed in
Wormwood-street or Liverpool-street, and he attributed
its existence in Bishopsgate-street to the churchyard.
Mr. Teem said it might seem unreasonable to close
the portion of the ground which was allotted to the poor,
while they left it in the option of those who could pay
more to bury still in the neighbourhood. It was striking
at a branch only, when they ought to lay the axe to the
root of the Upas tree. He would have it all closed up,
whatever might be the effect upon fees; for it was a doc-
trine preached from that pulpit that duty was binding
upon them, however rt might affect their worldy interests.
Ile felt himself obliged to send his children fifteen miles
into the country to stop the horrible stench which poi-
soned the air in consequence of the barbarous practice of
burying the dead among the living. The Act of Parlia-
ment, it was true, required that five feet of earth should
be laid above the coffin; but he believed it was daily vio-
lated in the absence of persons who had any authority to
see it carried out. In the vaults lead was of no use, and the
arched vaults above were of little use, so long as between
those two pillars (pointing to the south of the church
under the organ gallery) two trap-doors opening into
the crypt existed, ill suited to keep down the stench, and
though concealed with matting, not the less destructive
to those who worshipped in the church. He would
never allow his children to worship in a place so
infested with plague. They all knew that a
celebrated surgeon the other day opened hie bedroom
window, whicLelooked into a graveyard where two graves
were opened. The gentleman felt himself on the
sudden seized with the poison, and from that moment
he concluded himself a dead man. Mr. Aston Key
died in twenty-four hours after. He said he was sorry
that the House of Commons, or others, should have
ever trusted to the evidence of grave-diggers, whose ex-
aggerated statements had thrown an air of the ridiculous
over the report of the Committee of that House upon the
subject. But let them state the truth, express a strong opi-
nion, and he defied any one to come forward in the face of
the press of this country, and claim the right of burial
amidst the masses of the living. He moved, as an
amendment—" That it is highly dangerous to the living
to bury the dead in the midst of the population; that all
interments in the churchyard of this perish, and in the
vaults under the church, be henceforth discontinued;
and that a committee be appointed to carry out the
objects of this resolution, and to take every measure to
enforce them."
Mr. T. HALL seconded the resolution.
The LORD MAYOR, who had entered the vestry during
the meeting, and was at once cordially greeted by all pre-
sent, now rose to address them. He said—Mr. Church.
warden and gentlemen, I owe you an apology for appear-
ing here to interfere with your local matters, but I felt
it no more than my duty, not only as Lord Mayor, but
also as ono of the Members for the city of Loudon, to
come for the purpose of ascertaining what your senti-
ments are upon these subjects, as I am now about
to attend a meeting of the Board of Health in the
West-end. In the meantime I have called attention to
the subject as to which you are met by a circular letter
sent round to every churchwarden in the City, with a
view to strengthening their hands in their endeavour to
remedy the evil. Although the law will not strictly
allow us to proceed with the removal of this nuisance,
still I have just received a copy of a recent Act of Par-
liament, which, at least, renders it questionable whether
we shall not be able to deal with it. I felt it but re-
spectful, in consequence of a memorial which was pre-
sented to me in reference to the present state of the
churchyard, and understanding that you were to hold a
meeting today on that subject—l say I thought it re-
spectful to come here to know what were your sentiments,
and what you proposed to do, for I am determined to
use all means to induce the authorities to accede to your
wishes.—(Hear, hear.) Any resolution which you may
come to, although not all potent, will yet go as far as it
is possible for such a resolution to go towards attaining
the object you have in view. I will not say more, and I
cannot continue longer amongst you, as I must now at-
tend a meeting of the Board of Health. His Lordship
then left the church, after distributing several copies of
his circular letter, a copy of which we annex
• "Guildhall, Aug. 28, 1849.
" Gentlemen,—l am directed by the Committee of
Health, appointed by the corporation of London to in •
form you that the strongest representations have been
made to them by the offleur of h.alth of the City, that
the interment of the dead in the confined churchyards is
in his judgment most dangerous to the health d the in-
habitants of this City, and calculated to propagate the
prevailing epidemic, which appears to be on the increase.
" The committee desire me to say that they look with
the greatest confidence to the public spirit and philan-
thropic feeling of the arochial authorities to suppsess
this practice in your parish during the prevalence of the
disease.
" I am directed, at the same time, to refer you to the
provisions of the Act of the 12th and 33d Victoria, cap.
111, on this subject.—l am, sir, your obedient servant,
"11. A. MEREWETHER.
" To the churchwardens of the pariah of --."
Some conversation ensued as to the amalgamation of
the various resolutions.
The CHURCHWARDEN said ho should be happy to be
strictly bound not to permit more burials in the church-
yard or the vaults, and he should do all he could to
obey such a resolution.—(Near, hear.)
Mr. Horootsp at length, by leave of the meeting,
withdrew his resolution, and substituted the following:—
" That in the opinion of this vestry the public health is
lamentably endangered by the continued practice of in-
terring the dead in the parochial burying-grounds and in
the vaults under the church; and that all interments in
the churchyard of this parish and in the vaults under
the church be henceforth discontinued; and that a com-
mittee be appointed to carry out the resolution, with full
powers to take every measure for its enforcement."
The CHURCHWARDEN said, before putting the resolu-
tion he wished to say it would give him great pleasure
to put that resolution in force. During the time he
had acted as churchwarden his attention had been care-
fully given to the churchyard, with a view to the sani-
tary condition of the neighbourhood. As to the shed at
the bottom of the yard, he was called on to clear it out
by the Commissioners of Sewers, for the reception of
bodies, if necessary.
The other amendments having been withdrawn, the
resolution was passed without a dissenting voice.
A committee was then appointed, consisting of the
rector, the churchwardens, Messrs. Hopgood, Owden,
Hall, Tagg, Gilpin, and Taylor, to carry out the reso-
lution.
Mr., JAYNE, Still-alley, Bishopgate• street, came to
complain of a nuisance which had been occasioned by the
Commissioners of Sewers. He said they came on Friday
fortnight and pumped out the contents of the cesspools
in the court into the sewer. After seven days they
came again and turned out the contents of the cesspools
into the middle of the court, and left it there all Friday
and Saturday, the stench being intolerable. He himself
at the desire of the neighbours, went to different quar-
ters on Saturday night, applying to have it removed, and
at last they came. When they came to remove it, how-
ever, instead of carrying it away, they lifted the flag
pavement, dug a hole, and buried it in the court. No
sickness or disease was existing in the court up to this
time; but on Sunday morning, a man living in the alley
was seized with cholera, and taken to the hospital,
where he died in a few hours. his children were
seised with cholera; another man with severe diarr-
hea; two children in the next house died; and of his
(eUxirsiejda,Yonnee'6c)hoiwldnwfaasuatialyke where no sickness previously
n with cholera, but recovered
with great difficulty. He felt it right to expose this
disgraceful conduct of the Commissioners.
The meeting then separated.

130 i OLI'IPS, 13IsHOPSGATE.
Pursuant to a requisition addressed to the rector and
churchwardens, a vestry meeting was held on Thursday
in the church, Bishopegate-street, to take into consider-
ation whether some arrnngements could not be made to
prevent further interments in the churchyard and in the
vaults under the parish church.
The v. Dr. RUSSELL the rector, occupied the chair,
and expressed his sorrow that a pre-engagement of an
important character would make it necessary for him
to quit the meeting early. Indeed he would have
asked the churchwardens to postpone the meeting to
another day, it he had not been afraid that to some it
might seem like a want of interest in a subject which at
present was all-important. In respect to that subject,
he might be allowed to state that they might discuss it
from noon to midnight.
Mr. METCALFE HooPGOOD rose to order. lie said it
was quite in order for the rector to apologise for his non-
attendance, but he hoped that nothing would fall from
him to prejudice a di-cussion which was still to be held,
or to prejudge a statement which he (Mr. llopgood), as
bringing the subject before them, had yet to make.
Dr. RUSSELL said if after discussion they should ap-
point a committee, as the rector and churchwardens
would probably be members ex officio, he would render
the parishioners all the service he was capable of, and
indeed do everything in accordance with their wishes.—
( clear, hear.) He hoped they would allow him to state
two things before leaving the meeting. The first was,
that in consequence of communications received, the
guardians had prohibited on the 22d of August last the
burial of paupers in the churchyard. Again, he wished
to remind them of an Act of Parliament which very re-
cently received the Royal assent, and a copy of which
was sent him by the Board of Health, the other requiring
a detailed statement from him of all the deaths aad bu-
rials which took place in the parish. The Rev. Gentle-
man, after deprecating anything like difference or disa-
greement between himself and the parishioners, then
retired from the meeting.
Mr. JAMES R. CARR, churchwarden, then took the
chair.
Mr. Hommel) said it was no intention of his to use one
word at all offensive to the rector or any other gentleman
in the meeting. He was afraid that the rector was
about to introduce to them a statement relative
to the guardians, which be was sure must have
misled the meeting if left unexplained. It was in conse-
quence of fears he entertained of such a statement being
made that he had taken the unusual course of sending
round a circular to the parishioners. He trusted that
the position he had taken up with regard to the sanitary
movement would seem the less out of course since the
ward had done him the honour of electing him a com-
missioner of sewers; and, in regard to the more imme-
diate subject of their meeting, he appeared before them
as one having business premises that looked into the
churchyard, so as to have been compelled to become an
unwilling witness of the proceedings in that place. Ile
was sorry to say he had seen transactions in the church-
yard for many years which were a disgrace, he would
not say to the rector, or the churchwardens, or any in-
dividual whatever, but to the system of burial in the
heart of large towns. Since the public agitation on the
subjt ct began he had from time to time received com-
munications, and only that morning others had come
to him containing details of a most disgusting cha-
racter. A t that meeting, however, he said he was de-
termined to disclose no details for the mere purpose of
excitement. In consequence of representations which
had reached him, he said his attention had for some
time been called to a pit in the churchyard. He saw
the pit, and he was told that it remained open for
the reception of bodies for days and days together.
He did not believe the report, and he therefore
called the inspector of police, and with him and others
proceeded to examine the pit. They had not removed
more than two or three feet of earth when they came to
a coffin. The churchwarden who should knowingly per-
mit this proceeding was liable to a heavy penalty.
Whether he knew of it be could not say; but he believed
that there was not more than two feet and a half of
earth upon that coffin—a circumstance which was posi-
tively prohibited under penalty by the City of London
Sewers Act. He was told, however, that in the pit one,
two, or three were piled one upon another, if so many
were brought in one day, and then five or six feet of
eat th were thrown over them, to be all removed, except
a few inches, for the interment of others next day. That
was &proceeding which was unwholesome, and prohibited
under penalty. Any opinion which he might give as
to the unhealthy character of these circumstances would
be of little consequence; he depended on the learning
and skill, and research, of such gentlemen as ho saw
before him—as Dr. Ramsbottom and others. Dr. Adam
t_lark said—" Every man should know that the gas
emitted from putrid flesh, and especially from the human
body, is not only unfriendly to, but destructive of
human life." But whilst he was making examinations
in the churchyard he was attracted by an unusual ap-
pearance in the shed at the end of the churchyard. He
inquired what was there, and ascertained that it was the
corpse of one who bad died of the cholera. Yet exactly
over that shed containing the dead body were the Ethel-
burga Schools, at one of the windows of which were
three or four little girls amusing themselves, uncon-
scious of the poison they were inhaling. Yet it was a
familiar fact among medical gentlemen, that children
breathe nearly twice as quick as adults, and about twice
as often; so that their blood receives a double dose of
the poison inhaled. These poor children, for whom the
parishioners paid their guineas, were sent there for
secular and mural education; and, unfortunately, they
were now obliged to look upon them in circumstances
the most fatal to their existence. He said, he bad
lisoned the other day with great profit to a popular
lecture, delivered by Mr. Grainger on the sanitary
condition of the metropolis; and from that lec-
ture he learned that medical men knew, months
ago, in what districts the cholera would appear,
if it visited London. The lecturer, on that occa-
sion, brought out a large map, partly coloured black, and
traced his finger over a certain dotted line, saying that
exhibited the progress of the cholera, arid that hoe he
remarked, invariably paused in the neighbourhood of
graveyards. It was not one division of the churchyard
only, but altogether it was in a state which made the
toleration of it any longer impossible. They had it on
good authority, and their own senses convinced them,
that dead bodies emitted gases of the most deadly de
scription to human life, and they ought not to allow in-
terments in the City any longer. Ho was not to be
stopped from preventing wrong by any consideration of
;ens, whether of 20/. or of 1,0001. He, therefore, was
pressed by the circumstances to send a letter to the
guardians, and also to the rector. The rector, in his
usual kind way, sent him a reply, stating he would do
all he could to remedy the evil complained of, pro-
vided it was found to be an evil. But he (Mr. Hop-
good) said he was not in that meeting to discuss whe-
ther the practice of intramural burials was an evil; ou
that point ho had made up his mind. He on that oc-
casion waited on the board of guardians, when, after
much discussion and some little difficulty, he got them
to promise unequivocally that no more pauper burials
should take place in the churchyard. He said, in mov-
ing in the meeting that day, his object, although imme-
diately local, extended to the system wherever practised
of burying in large cities or towns. At the same time,
he had no desire to interfere with vested rights; and he
thought, while they must act in defiance of these imme-
diately, they could ultimately be compensated. The
speaker then 'cad the resolutiou which he proposed for
the adoption of the meeting. It affirmed the danger at-
tending intramural burials, and appointed a committee
to inquire and report as to the best means of remedying
the evil in that parish.
Mr. BRIGGS, interrupting, asked him whether he sup-
posed they could hinder burying in the churchyard or
under the church? He had a vault; and if any of his
family were to die, did they suppose he would be hin-
dered from using his own vault by any resolution of the
vestry? He advised them rather to apply to the House
of Commons.
Mr. HorGooD said the gentleman must know that the
members of that asssembly were now engaged on the
moors, and would be for some time. W hat he wished
the vestry to do was, to make a strong declaration on
the subject, not that he was such a fool as to suppose any
resolution of theirs could override the law of the land,
but he still believed that their opinion, strongly ex-
pressed, would go far to prohibit the churchwardens and
the rector from encouraging such burials. He wished,
in fact, such an expression of opinion /as would be a
moral obstruction to the carrying out of the law. Why,
when they knew the character of the gasses omitted
from dead bodies, were they to permit, whatever it
might cost, the interment of them longer in an over-
crowded church lard, or in the vaults under the 'church.
Lead was of no aid in confining these gases—that was a
popular delusion. Revelations were now made as to
these leaden shells that were astounding. The gases
puffed them out to the full extent, and, if not released,
burst them with the report of a pistol. To prevent that,
however, the sexton was employed in a process of what
was called " tapping:" be made a puncture in the shell,
so as to give vent to the gas into the vaults and the
church overhead. Already the doings in the crypt of
Bow Church were before the public; and why should
they tolerate the nuisance any longer in the church
where they were assembled ? As to the churchyard,
perhaps gentlemen were not aware of the number of
bodies deposited in it. He could give them on the
authority of the parish books the details for the present
year. In January there were buired 17, in February 17,
in March 15, in April 12, in May 20, in June 9, in July
11, and in August 35, making in all 136 bodies deposited
within that small space, which was comprised within the
southern half of the churchyard. Yet the very shortest time
allowed for the destruction of the human body was five
years. The consequence therefore was that the bodies
were placed within four or five feet of the surface.
Then look to the neighbourhood they were in. There
were neighbouring churchyards still more crowded than
theirs was. In Spitalfiolels' burying-ground, he had
reason for believing, although he bad not been able to
ascertain the fact from their books, that as many as 50
bodies were being deposited weekly, and in Bethnal-
green as many as 100 a week. With 150 bodies added
weekly to the corrupting mass now in the neighbour-
hood. how could the locality be healthy. It was asto-
nishing, that in spite of all d►fficulties, these should not
be removed to beyond the precincts of the metropolis,
which now contained no fewer than 250 burying-
grounds. He was sure that the parishioners, rather
thaw endure the disease and death among their families
at present, would compensate fur fees to the rector, or
to the sexton, and give vaults elsewhere to those who
now claimed them under the church. He concluded by
moving the resolution which he had read.
Mr. SCANBLER OwDEN, Common Councilman, se-
conded the resolution. He said he had heard one alter -
tion, made in a petition to the Common Council, to the
effect that since the 22d of August the guardians had
renewed the burial of paupers in the churchyard. Was
that true?
The CEURCLIWARDEN—NO; it is not true.
Mr. PARNELL could not agree with the resolutio❑
which had been moved. Instead of appointing a com•

THE CIVIC CHATS.—The following gentlemen have
been fixed on by the Court of Aldermen to be put to
the choice of the Livery, to serve the office of Lord
Mayor on Michaelmas Day:—Thomas Farncomb, Esq.,
alderman for the ward of Bassishaw ; John Musgrove,
Esq., alderman for Broad-street ward; and William Hun-
ter, Esq., alderman for Coleman-street ward.
Who does not remember passing a street corner, in
the dusk of a raw December evening, and catching a
glimpse of a frozen unhappy face, turned towards you,
and rather gazing than asking for alms? You bad
beforehand, perhaps, niade up your mind that begging
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was only the shift of idlenesseals of beggars., and had steeled yourou heart
theprofessional app
summoning up this conviction, and there rises before
oa against in st
you the piteous face of that poor man standing at the
corner you have just passed. You cannot banish it
from your memory; the man may have left wife and
children at home, and there may be no fire in the grate,
n
incotmorhefctuapbe bloagne,and the face i hus thinking, you reach
your
still haunts
you—you wish you bad given him something, but it is
too late. You will never see that suffering taco again ;
it was only a glimpse.—(" from Eliza Cook's
ofood
own
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Journal. -
DEATH Or LIEUT.-COLONEL MAUNSELL.—We have
to announce the demise, in Limerick, on Tuesday, of
Lieuteuant-Culonel George Maunsell, who for seve-
ral years commanded the 3d, or Prince of Wales' Dra.
goon Guards, and served with great distinction in that
regiment, and the Peninsula, from April, 1809, to the
end of the war in 1814, including the battles of Tala-
vera ; the winter campaign of 1810, in the lines of Lis-
bon; actions of Campo Mayor and Los Santos; battles
of Busaco and Albuera ;
action of Usagre • sieges of
Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajos; battles of Vittoria and
Toulouse. Br commanded a squadron at the cavalry
affair of Usagre, where three French regiments were
detested by the 3d Dragoon Guards. He retired on half-
pay unattached in 1843, but, like his old brother officer
in arms, Colonel &awe% 12th Lancers, he declined
retiring from the service.

THE SU N, LON DON, SATUR DAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 8 1849.

been 4 flected.

In the foreign share market there has been consider- bitten by the cacoethes of dramatic authorship, and pro-
able transactions during the week. The adyiees from duced, among various scenic pieces, two three-act operas,
:most of the Brazilian mines, received on the sth, are of one called Panurge, the other La Caravane du Caire'
•1 he highest importance, and have created a demand, es- I These were both produced at the Academie Royale as the
-pecially for Imperial Brazilians, which have advanced. j productions of a M. Morel, the music to them being
National Brazilians have also been in request, and aeve- composed by Gre try. Their success was solely attri-
ral transactions have taken place. In United Mexicans, butable to the excellent music.
(-)epapos, and St. John del Reys, many bargains have CHERUBINI.

It was the opera of Lodoiska which, according to M.
F; laid thi gal f dati of thi'

THE ARMY AND NAVY.
(From the United Service Gazette of this day.)
TEE CAPTAINS' GOOD SERVICE PENSION.—We
have authority for announcing that the Captains'
Good Service Pension of 1501. per annum, which has
been relinquished by Rear-Admiral Watts on his
promotion, has been conferred on Captain John Car-
ter (1815), who was Midshipman of the Penelope at
the blockade of Malta and the capture of Guillaume
Tell, and who served as Lieutenant of the Leviathan
at the battle of Trafalgar.
The Colonelcy of the 19th Foot, vacant by the
demise of Sir Warren Peacocks, has been conferred
on Major General Charles Turner, commanding at
Cork. The high character and accomplishments of
the Major General, more than his foreign service,
have earned for him this distinction. We believe
Major:General Turner saw little war service after the
campaign in Egypt and the capture of Martinique.
11e entered the army in 1795, obtained his company
in three years and a half, and was a Major in April,
1807. His subsequent promotions took place through
the Brevets of June, 1814, July, 1830, and Nov., 1841.
Major-General Robert B. Gabriel, C. 8., K.H., has
succeeded to the Unattached pay of twenty five shil-
lings per diem, from fth August. This officer
entered the service in 1797 ; was engaged in the
Walcheren Expedition, subsequently proceeded to
the Peninsula, and was employed on the Staff until
the end of the war in 1814.

elis, .. __te prim- foundation come _'s
A grand opera in three acts, Lodoiska, was performed
for the first time at the Theatre Feydeau on the 18th
July, 1791. It was Cherubini's first production in the
French school of music, and exhibited the most perfeet
contrast to his other works in the Italian style. The
air of Varbel " Voyez la belle besogne" recalls the form of
the buffo style of the period when it was written; all the
rest is of an animated cast, of which Cherubini's genius
had previously afforded no indication. There existed a
strong rivalry at this period between the Opera Comique
in the Rue Favart and that of the Rue Feydeau—in the
animosity of conflicting struggle of interests the managers
formed the strange idea of mutually injuring each other
by producing works on the same subject. Kreutzer
brought out Paul et Virginie at the Theatre Favart.
The Feydeau must produce it also with the music of M.
Lesueur. Cherubini then brought out the Lodoiska, and
in less than a month afterwards the same opera ass
produced in the Rue Favart, with music composed to it
by Kreutzer. At the Feydeau La Caverne obtained a
brilliant reception ; the managers of the old opera in-
stantly engaged Mehul to compose another Caverne for
them, but this proved a wretched failure. Even from
this contest, which was a reproach to the managers of the
operas, were deduced interesting comparisons and obser-
vations as to the respective merits of artists. These
comparisons, so to speak, commenced with the two
Lodoiskas. Cherubini was always unfortunate in the se-
lection of his libretto, and in this instance it happened
similarly, for, notwithstanding its popularity. all over the
continent, a more uninteresting and ill-conceived plot can
scarcely be imagined. However meritorious the music of
an opera may be, it will never guarantee entire success
when the dramatic composition is feeble. Lodoiska,
ushered in with the name of Cherubini, did not tail to
be sure, but at first it met with but a very limited suc-
cess; and for the first season was coldly received and
yielded but little profits to the treasury. Strange to re-
late, the triumph of Kreutzer's Lodoiska at the Favart
was brilliant—one or two romances, the melodies of
which were remarkahly simple and catching, becoming
at once exceeding popular, more especially La douce
clarte de l'Aurore. Above all, the overture, though not
so brilliant as that of Cherubini, and the Marche des
Tartares became the rage. The libretto of this opera
was, however, tar superior to that of Cherubini, and to
that may doubtless be attributed its more entire success.
It is a subject fit for much curious speculation, that
though both musicians and cognoscenti preferred Kraut-
zees opera to that of Cherubini, they would have de-
voutly crossed themselves in horror if a comparison
were instituted between the merits of these two com-
posers—as musicians.

Brevet-Colonel Daniell Falla, half-pay unat-
tached, has succeeded to the pension of 1001., in
addition to his half-pay, vice Brevet-Colonel Sampson
Stawell, deceased. Colonel Falla is an officer of
fifty-one years standing. He has seen much service,
and was latterly employed for many years on the
Staff as Town-Major of Gibraltar.
The Colonels Commandant of the Royal Marines
have received directions to substitute a cocked hat
for their present chaco. This is merely giving force
and effect to her Majesty's regulations, which require
that all full Colonels in employment on the Staff
should wear the cocked hat.
General Sir Charles Napier quits India in the
spring of next year. He has sent home instructions
for the purchase of an estate on' the
.banks of the
Thames, where he intends to take up his permanent
residence. It is believed that he will become the
possessor of the property now belonging to Colonel
C. I. K. Tynte, M.P.
We regret to hear that Major-General Sir William
Napier is suffering severely from an injury to the
right hand.
It is highly probable that Sir William Gomm will
continue in India with the expectation of succeeding
Sir Charles Napier on his retirement from the Indian
command in the spring.
SICKNESS IN THE TOWER.—The battalion of tke
Guards which marched into the Tower from Chichetter
on the Ist instant, was in a perfect state of health on
its arrival, but soon afterwards experienced the dele-
terious effects of the water used in the Tower. One
man died on Tuesday, in a few hours, of the cholera,
and seventeen were on the same day taken into hos-
pital with diseased bowels. The pernicious water, it
seems, does not proceed from any water company,
but is supplied from the Thames by means of forced
pipes, which carry many impurities into the tanks.
In consequence of the cholera having appeared in
the detachment of the 11th Hussars, stationed at
Kensington, the troops were removed on Wednes-
day, by sudden order, and joined the Head-quarters
at Hounslow. The Household Brigade of Cavalry
is performing the dispatch duty until further orders.
Mr. Reid, formerly of the Life Guards, and keeper
of the Cavalry Canteen at the Horse Guards, was
taken suddenly ill yesterday morning (Friday),
at four o'clock, of cholera, and died the same day at
one o'clock.

TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING

Six o'CLocx.

MEMORANDA OF A MUSICIAN.

BY GEORGE J. 0. ALLMANN.

" Notes, notes, forsooth, and noting !"
SILAKSPERE.

The only bets laid were 15 to 1 agst Nunnykirk and
20 to 1 agst Uriel for the St. Leger, and 1,000 to 20
igst ChiaA for the Cesarewitch; offers to take 30 to
1 about Rienzi.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE
OF FRIDAY.
DIVIDENDS.
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
B. H. Thorold, Harmston, Lincolnshire, and Hanks-
den-green, Middlesex, dealer, Sept. 23, at half-past
eleven—G. Rackham, Southtown, Suffolk, wine mer-
chant, Oct. 1, at one—B. Bright, Forest-gate, Essex, and
Bishopsgate-street Within, merchant, Oct. 10, at eleven
—G. Andrews, King's Lynn, Norfolk, grocer, Oct. 4, at
half-past eleven.
In the Country.
P. Vaughan, Brecon, scrivener, Oct. 2, at eleven, at
the Court, Bristol—G. Rippon, West Cornforth asd
l'hrislington, Durham, and at the Regent's canal-basin,
Ratcliffe, lime burner and coal merchant, Oct. 4, at
twelve, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—W. Em-
merson, North Shields, banker, Oct. 2, at one, at the
Court, Newcasik-upon-Tyne—W. Angus, Gateshead,
Durham, banker, Oct. 2, at half-pact twelve, at the
Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—D. S'tn, Cockermuuth
and Braithwaite, Cumberland, woollen manufacturer,
Oct. 5, at half past ten, at the Court, Neweafitle- upon-
Tvne—J. Storey, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, rope-
manufacturer and ship owner, Oct. 4, at one, at the
Court, Newcastle-twon-Tyne—T. Tindle, South Shields,
banker and ship owner, Oct. 9, at one, at the Court,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne—J. R. Baskett, Newcastle upon-
Tyne, corn merchant, Oat. 4, at eleven, at the Court,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne—J. Hickson, Greengates, York-
shire, apothecary, Oct. 5, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds
—Sarah Greaves Eyre, Leeds, innkeeper, Oct. 5, at
eleven, at the Court, Leeds—G. Burton, Bradford,
Yorkshire, engraver and copper plate printer, Oct. 5, at
eleven, at the Court. Leeds—Charles Jepson, New Mel-
ton, Yorkshire, innkeeper and farmer, Oct. 1, at eleven,
at the Court, Leeds—T. Cox and T. Whiles, Hanley,
Staffordshire, drapers, Oct. 11, at twelve, at the Court,
Birmingham.
NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES.
At the Court, Basinghall-stret t.
J. Stokes, Dover, saddler, Oct. 2, at one—J. Flem-
ming, Salters'-hall court, Cannon-street, City, printer,
Oct. 2, at eleven—H. Girdlestone, North Audley-strt at,
apothecary, Oct. 2, at twelve—T. Radtord. Stanford-le-
Hope, Essex, apothecary, Oct. 3, at two—J. Hulls. High
ycombe, Butkirghttuishire, coppersmith, Oct. 2, at
half-past twelve—F. Christmas, Say's Ci,urt, Kent,
brewer, Oct. 9, at eleven—T. Dennis, Ruchford, Essex,
licensed victualler, Sept. 28, at two—Sir G. Rich, Fen-
church-street, City, corn dealer, Oct. 1, at eleven—J.
Hutchinson, River-terrace North, City-roud, Islington,
surgeon, Oct. I, at half past twelve—ll. J. Tyrer, New-
castle-place, Clerkenwell-close, watchmaker, Oct. 1, at
past one.

No. XVII.
HANDEL.
While conducting in Dublin the performance of his
own oratorio the Messiah, Dubourg, the leader (the
celebrated violinist), had a short solo in the introdusione
of a song alloted to him, together with a close to make
a piacere. Wandering up and down the instrument, he
seemed for a moment bewildered and uncertain of the
original key, but at l•st coming to the shake, which was
to terminate this long close, Handel, to the greatest de-
light and relish of his Irish audience, and to the aug-
mentation of applause, exclaimed, loud enough to be
heard in the most remote parts of the theatre, " You're
welcome home, Maishter Dupourc—velcume home."

In the Country.
J. Philipson, North Shields, printer, at the Court,
Newcastle -upon-Tyne, Oct. 4, at half past one.
By the Vice -Chancellor, Sept. 29.
W. Ridge, Grosvenor-row, Pimlico, corn dealer—J.
Taal, Hampton. Oxfordshire, corn dealer—S. Keen,
Hillingdon, brickwaker—C. Paddon, Milner place,
Lower-marsh, Lambeth, and Charlotte-terrace, New-cut,
clothes salesman—H. Stocker, Bath, licensed victualler—
J. Fraser, Brighton, draper.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
J. Shorter and J. C. Bailey, Oporto—W. J. Gordelier
and P. H. Payne, Star-corner, Bermondsey, curriers—
T. Hughes and J. Groves, Nauntou Court, Worcester-
shire, farmers—C. Garnham and E. Gates, Ayleatord,
Kent, grocers—J. Croasdale, A. 0. Croasdale, H. 0.
Croasdale, and T. C. Croasdale, Clayton-le-Moors,
Lancashire, grocers—H. 0. Croasdale, A. 0. Croasdale,
T. C. Croasdale, T. Kenyon, and J. Croasdale, Clayton-
le-Moors, Lancashire, grocers—J. Dobson and S. Tay-
lor, East Ardsley, Yorkshire, coal owners—J. Hart and
J. Boal, Liverpool, bread bakers—W. Tubb, E. F.
Wilks, and M. 11. Cowell, Pitt-street, St. George's-
fields, brewers (so far as regards W. Tubb)—T. Oliver
and G. Swindells, Bollington, Cheshire, cotton spinners
T. Sutton and W. Lidbetter, Manchester, lime
burners—J. Britten and W. G. Britton, Sherborne, Dor-
setshire, proprietors of Western Flying l'ost, Sherborne
and Yeovil Mercury—S. Goddard, J. Goddard, and H.
Goddard, Stockport, Cheshire, dyers—T. Toby and J.
Martin, Exeter, iron and brass founders—C. F. Allen
and J. Evershed, Brighton, soap manufacturers—T.
Lewis and W. Church, Birmingham, card manufacturers
—E. Classy and J. Harris, Wells, Somersetshire, bakers
—W. Webberley and S. Wood, Longton, Staffordshire,
earthenware-manufactur, rs—J. Hull, D. A. Davies, C.
N. Brown, and J. Hall, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, tim-
ber and slate merchants (so far as regards C. N. Brown)
—J. Louks and T. Stubt;s, Manchester, coal-merchants
—J. Williams and E. Hutton, Oxford-street, and Re-
gent-circus, silk mercers—W. Morris and T. Wilkinson,
Wein and Ellesmere, Shropshire—R. Westron, J. Dig-
nam. W. Lear; J. Coles,jun., W. Smith, M. Brunkstun,
W. L. Lest; and C. J. Leaf, Watling-street, warehouse-
men.