The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-26 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA.

The Board of Health received report of only one
case of cholera yesterday, and that one did not result
fatally. It occurred in Whitechapel.
From Edinburgh we have an official statement,
signed by the surgeon of police, which slates that
twelve new cases have been registered since the last
report from that city. Of these eight terminated
fatally. At Newhaven two new cases are reported,
and at Leith eight. Of these, two are returned as
dead, and two recovered. The additional localities
affected by the disease in Edinburgh are Brown street
and High street.

CHOLERA. WARDS AT THE FREE HOSPlTAL.—Yes-
terday, a meeting of subscribers and committee of
management of the above hospital was held in the
board-room of the institution, Dr. Rice, chairman of
the committee board, presiding, when it was an
flounced that the committee, to meet the exigency of
the present epidemic of Asiatic cholera, have caused
two additional wards, containing 100 beds, to be
opened for the reception of cholera patients.
SIIRERNESS.—A. case of Asiatic cholera has taken
place on board the Ganges, 84 guns, at Sheerness,
which has proved fatal to a fine young man, John
Budd, boatswain's mate. He was taken ill on Sunday
last, at 9 A.M., and died in twelve hours. Budd was
employed on board the Myrmidon, tender to the
Ganges, whilst the Myrmidon was engaged in towing
the Justitia and other convict hulks from off the
wharf at Woolwich. The man returned to the Ganges
on Saturday and was taken ill and died on Sunday.

NEW COLLAR FOR SHIRTS.—A simple addition to
the ordinary shirt collar has lately been made by Messrs.
Capper and Waters, shirt warehousemen, of Regent-
street, which has for its object the entire concealment of
the strings which are wont to give a negligent epp( ar-
ance to the neck. The contrivance must effectually
meets this objection, and the smallest cravat may now be
worn without the exposure of knots or loop,. F. um
the means devised being by a sort of pocket, the adapta-
tion is termed " the Tasca," and is registered under that
name.

THE CHARTIST PRISONERS.—On Monday afternoon
he Chartist prisoners, Ritchie, Lacey, Fay, Cutfey, and
f)owling, who were convicted at the last Old Bliley
Sessions under the Crown and Government Security
Act, and sentenced to transportation for life, acre re-
moved for classification to Milthank Penitentiary, in
hich place they will remain until their final departure
fur Van Diemen's Land. Considerable synipathy is felt
for the prisuner Dowling, whose amiable manners and
abilities have gained him many friends amongst the
authorities of the prison. Dowling's father is a highly
respectable solicitor in Dublin, and the unfortunate
young man himself has displayed very considerable
talent as an artist. In 1845 he was engaged by Mr.
Hughes, the engineer, in surveying on the Dublin and
Waterford Railway, and he remained in that gentleman's
employ until the recent panic in the railway world,
when he took apartments in Nassau-street, intending to
follow his original profession of an artist.
AN ENGLISH STEAMER AIISTARRN FOR A SLAVER.
—The steamer Maid of Islay sailed from Liverpool in
the' month-of December last, on a trading voyage to
Africa (where she had been on a former occasion), and
continued actively engaged on the coast until the 12.11
of May, occasionally exchanging civilities with the
men-of-war, and, when able, furnishing them with fresh
provisions. It appears, however, that on the night of
the 12th of May, while on her return to Sierra LeOne,
she was suddenly hailed from her Majesty's sloop Alert.
and ordered to heave to ; but before the captain could
even give any orders to that effect, a 31-pound shot from
the sloop struck her stern-post, entered the cabin, and
wounded the captain with the splinters. This was im-
mediately followed by a couple of volleys of grape. A
boat from the Alert then pulled alongside, and the offi-
cer in charge said she had been mistaken for a Spanish
steamer, known to be on the coast slaving. In the mean
time the captain of the Maid of Islay had brought
his vessel to an anchor, but the shot causing her to
leak considerably, the crew abandoned her. The Alert
sent a full complement of hands on board, and by dint
of bard labour at the pumps, kept her afloat till they
got her into Sierra Leone. The owner of the vessel,
who was fortunately on board at the time, fiaclaig he
could obtain no redress from the Government authorities
at Sierra Leone, returned home to seek it at head-
quarters. The captain and crew also came holm:iet the
same time. of
Thus, all evidence on the partthe
steamer having left Sierra Leone, the commander of the
ithstand-
Alert sought to have her condemned; but notw
was
the case against her Majesty's ship, that
ing the absence of all opposing witnesses, the so clearjudge
cided that " the steamer was not engaged in
trade, nor otherwise aiding or abetting that traffic,
and
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COURT-MARTIAL.--CHATHAM, OCT. 2-I.—A ge-
neral court-martial, of which Colonel S. 13. Ellis, of the
Royal Marines, is president, assembled at this garrison,
for the trial of Private William M'Fadyen, No. 2,275 of
the 72>1 regiment (Duke of Albany's own Highlanders),
on three charges :—lst, for habitual drunkenness, being
four times drunk within twelve calendar months; 2.1, for
having, at Sheerness, on the 4th instant, made use of in-
solent and insubordinate language towards Sergeant
Peter Ritchie, 72d Highlanders, when in the execution
of his duty; and 3d, for having, at Sheerness, on the
eth instant, disobeyed the lawful command of his
commanding officer, by refusing to take the punish.
ment which he had awarded him. The prisoner
pleaded not guilty to the charges on their being read
by Captain J. S. Wood. The Brigade-Major, who acted
as the Deputy-Judge Advocate, Serjeant Peter Ritchie,
Sergeant John McDonald, Sergeant Patrick Henry, and
Lieutenant and Adjutant McKenzie, were severally ex-
aminsd at length. Neither of the witnesses could prove
the third charge. The prisoner, in his defence, called
Corporal David Miller, and Private Thomas Little, and
Private James Gieb, and these three soldiers positively
declared that the prisoner was sober on the evening of
the 4th of October, when he was taken to the guard.
room as drunk; and the two privates also declared that
they were with the prisoner when he spoke to Sergeant
Ritchie, and he did not make use of any bad language
to him. The court was then cleared, and after a short
time the court broke up, acquitting the prisoner, who
must remain confined until the decision of the court is
confirmed by the Horse Guards.
AN IRISU GENERAL.—" The gineral was a fine big
man, wid as much daylight between his legs as there's
under the bridge o' Poul-na Phuca. There was only the
three min in our reg'ment that had horses, an' he was
one o' thim ; the fugler was another, an' he had a
dunkey ; ant' the man wid the flag was the third,
an' he had a bully iv a mule. The gineral's
horse wasn't his own at all, but an old mare
belongin' to one Tim Molloy—au' divil a good Tim could.
ever get of her wanst she had a gineral's legs across her;
though she was quiet enough in the plough before she
turned rebel. But up he comes at any rate, on his white
charger—' Boys,' stz he, ' I know yez are all good
min, sez he. We hurra'd an' said Yis." Boys,' s, z
he, there's a corps of soldiers comin' over to Glinlough,
an' I want yea to give theni a lickin,' says he. Some
of us thought it was a dead soldier they wor berrin, on
account of his talkin' iv a corps, until an ould school.
master in the army explained the maynin' iv it. So
we all thru up our hats, an' shouted harra for the
sii the
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gineral,' an' off we cut as fast as we could. Bedad,
it wasn't long till we heard the drum bean'. and
seen the soldiers stannin' as quiet an' regular as
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sperits,
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wasn't a soldier among 'em 'ud catch me, wanst I curiae
I'll go bail there
in on my wind."--Irish Paper.