The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-11 00:00:00

NEGLECT OF SEWERS CONTRACTORS.

" In Old-street (sub-district) St. Luke, at 39, Rahere-
street, wife of a gentleman, 59 years, ' disease of the
bowels simulating Asiatic cholera (33 hours' duration).'
"In south sub-district, west London, F., 27 years,
cholera (13 hours duration).'
"In St. Bartholomew's Hospital, west London, M.,
about 40 years, ' Asiatic cholera.'
"In Town (sub-district), Bethnal green, at No. 4,
Cheshire-street, a weaver F., 21 years, enlArgement of
the heart (12 months' duration), cholera spasmodic (12
hours).'
" In Spitalfields, Whitechapel, M., 23 years, cholera
(12 hours duration)?
" In Whitechapel north, a girl, 4 years, ' English spo-
radic cholera (7 days' duration).'
" In St. Paul (sub-district), St. George-in-the-East,
M., 38 years, cholera (2 days' duration).'
" In Mile-fnd Old•town, Lower Stepney, M., 47 years,
cholera (36 hours' duration).'
" Mr. Castleden's (the registrar) note. Mr. Todd, the
surgeon in this case, certifies that the above was a case
of Asiatic cholera; and the informant states that her
father (the deceased) got up on Thursday morning, about
four o'clock, with a bowel complaint, for which he took
some gin and ginger, and then went to his work on board
ship, but which he was compelled to relinquish about
mid-day. He returned home in a cab, and died yester
day morning at four o'clock. The mcdlcal gentleman
was in close attendance to the very

"In Lambeth Church, 2d part (sub•district), at
Oraett-street, daughter of a chairmaker, 11 months,
cholera (3 days' duration): convulsions (1 hour).'
",Mr. W. H. Wheatley, the registrar, states,' that at one
and of the street mentioned above, in the centre of the
road, is an open drain, which is very offensive at times—
drainage to houses very bad. Scarlatina has been very
prevalent there.'
"In Rotherhithe, a boy, 11 years, cholera (10 hours'
duration).'
"In same sub-district, F., 38 years, 'cholera (19 hours'
duration).'
"In same sub-district, a girl, 2 years, cholera (2 days'
duration).'
"In Greenwich West (sub-distriet),lF.,
.37 year:,
cholera (4 days' duration).' "

NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, OCT. 7, 1543.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*430
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ..• ... 48
Turbercular Diseases... •• • ... 122
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses„. ... 82
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels .. ... 36
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration ... ••• ... 10'
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion... ...
Diseases of the Kidne) s, &c. •••
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, Sze.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles

••• 45
... ... 9
... 6
••• 6

Diseases of the Skin, &c. •••
Malformations.— ••• •••

Premature Birth
Atrophy
~,
Old Age ~,

... ... 20
- ... 42

Sudden .

... ... 10

* There are 13 cases of death by Cholera iucluded in
this number.

CITY COMMISSIONERS OF

SEWERS.
Yesterday the Commissioners assembled at Guild.
hall ; Deputy Peacock in the chair.

SANITARY REGTTLATIORS.
Mr. DAW (the chief clerk) read the resolutions
passed at the last Court of Common Council, and
transmitted to the Court of Sewers. It stated that
the Court of Common Council agreed with the Com-
missioners of Sewers, that it was highly necessary
that a medical officer should be forthwith appointed,
and that a sum not exceeding 1501. be voted for that
purpose; that the iCommissioners of Sewers should
nominate two fit and proper persons of whom the
Court of Common Council would appoint one to be
medical officer of the city and liberties.
The report of the select committee, to which the
foregoing resolution had been submitted, was then
read. It stated that the members of the committee
had assembled together to consider what course should
be adopted by the Court in reference thereto, and that.
being of opinion that it was highly desirable no time
should be lost in proceeding to the appointment they
recommended—

" That the Court of Sewers should:meet:specially..on
Monday, the lath of October, for the purpose of meeiv
ing the various gentlemen who were candidates for the
office and of examining,. their testimonials, and should
select two gentlemen to bo returned to the Court of
Court."
Common Council, as provided: by thelresolution of that

They further recommended that—
" The Court of Sewers would cause advertisements to
be put to the above effect in the usual daily newspapers,
and that all testimonials should be delivered into the
office of the Commissioners of Sewers before four o'clock
on Saturday next."

Some conversation took place upon the subject of
returning two men of eminence to the Court of Com-
mon Council,
not only on account of the present
emergency, but because it was probable that the
appointment for three months would become a per-
manent one. _

Mr. Deputy CORNET' suggested the propriety of
narrowing the number of candidates by some means
—an object which he considered might be very easily
accomplished, as the Court of Common Council
would certainly expect that two men of first-rate
capacity and experience would be returned to them.
Alderman LAWRENCR thought it would be unwise
to narrow the catalogue of candidates. 11e was for
giving all professional men who were desirous to be
candidates the opportunity, of offering themselves.
Mr. PRIOR said, he could not think of a more ad-
visable course than that which had been adopted six-
teen years ago, when the Asiatic cholera assailed this
country. The evil was then met in a truly active
and resolute spirit, and a board was constituted, by
whose exertions the disease was in a short time com-
pletely checked. It was then shown that although it
had become the fashion amongst medical men to say
that the city contained all the faciliti▪
es for the com-
munication of poisonous influences, andi was in itself
a sink ofpollution, there wasa powerr i▪ n tto withstand
the attacks of the most pernicious of maladies, for
while in Paris between 15,000 and 16,000 persons
were swept away by the pestilence the city of London
lost no more than between 300 and 400.
Here a member stated that it was taken care upon
the visit of the disease in England not to aggravate
the disease by exaggerating its mortality.
Mr. H. L. TATIOU said that, upon the occasion
alluded to by Mr. Prior, there was no particular
praise due to any particular individual. The inhabi-
tants themselves all laboured in the cause, and he
could not see that any doubt could be entertained of
their disposition to make similar ex-rtions, if any such
should be ;required, upon any future occasion.
He did not look upon the appointment which was
about to be made as the appointment of a cholera
with The ap-
pointment officer, but as that of an officer of health—an officer
qualified to inquire into and to decide upon the gene-
ral health of the citizens of London.—(Hear, hoar.)
pne
The Court ought to be most cautious in selecting two
highly qualified individuals, as the Court of Common
Counciloitm
nt mustwa
s selectstated oneto from theirintended
end
commencement of the operation of the Act in January,
but no doubt If the person appointed to fill the tem-
porary office succeeded in giving satisfaction the situa-
tuation would be made permanent.
The resolutions recommended in- the report were
then unanimously agreed to.

CONTAMINATING INIFLUENCE OF SEIVEZ:S.
Mr. EGERTON submitted a plan to the Court for
superseding the contaminating influences of common
sewers. Upon being asked whether he had made any

Gore, one of the contractors to the Court of Sewers,
was summoned by one of the City police, his men
having swept and shoved down the grating in Alders-
gate-street, near the Post-office Money Order-office,
and one of the gratings in Smithfield, quantities of
thick mud.

The contractor did not attend, but one of his as-
sistants appeared, and endeavoured to make an excuse
for him. The full fine of 51. was, however, inflicted
in each case.—Adjourned.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

James Hare and Charles Rehde- n were brought up
for final examination on the charge of obtaining goods
under false pretences.
The chief clerk read the evidence taken on the
previous occasion, which was to the following ef-
fect :

Mr. Robert Turner, of No. 16, Ludgate-hill, de-
posed that on the 19th of August Hare, whom he
had known for some years, came to him and requested
to be intrusted with four shawls, as he was going
into the country, and thought he should be able to
dispose of some of them. He advised him to go to
some wholesale warehouse, where he would be sure
to get them cheaper, but the prisoner declined, on the
grounds that he did not know where he could obtain
the particular description of shawl wanted, and even-
tually he gave orders to one of his young men to de-
liver them to him.
Michael Haydon, 21, of the City detective force,
said that on Tuesday, the 3d of October, he met the
prisoner Rehden by appointment at eleven o'clock, in
Red Lion-street, John's-roud, Islington, for the pur-
pose of receiving information which would lead to
the apprehension of the elder prisoner Hare. He was
to get 31. for it, but on its being placed in his hands
he turned round and laughingly said, " He is at
the station-house by this time, where you can see
hina." He demanded the money back, which Rehden
refused to return, whereupon he took him into cus-
tody for obtaining money under false pretences, and
on being searched at the station-house some duplicates
were found in his possession, relating to property that
had been obtained by Hare under false pr etences. On
searchin', the house where Rehden's mother resided
he found portmanteau in the prisoner's roam, which
contained between sixty and seventy duplicates re-
lating to property that Hare had defrauded parties of.
The first witness called by Mr. Clipperton was—
George Meadows, who said—l am an assistant to
Mr. Robert Turner, of Ludgate-hill, and recollect that
on the 19th of August the prisoner Hare came and
wished to see my employer, which he did. Mr. Turner
told nie to go up stairs and show him some shawls,
after looking at which he selected four. I brought
them down and entered the goods in the proper book,
when the prisoner wished for a bill of parcels, which
was given to him. lie said he was going into the
country, and could dispose of some of them, but would
let me have what he did not sell on the following Mon-
day. I asked his address, and he gave it as being No.
10, King-square, Gos well- street. On Monday, the 21st,
he called again, and said that he had sold two shawls,
and that he had no doubt he could dispose of the
others, but he wished to have a satinet dress for one
of the parties to whom he bad sold a shawl. Mr.
Turner being at dinner, I went to him and stated the
request Mr. Hare had made when I was instructed
to give the satinet to him. It was a length of 15!
yards, and of the value of 31. ls. ld. I did up the
parcel, and he took it away, saying that he should
call on Tuesday and pay for the goods he had sold, as
well as return the shawls in case he did not dispose of
them in the mean time. He, however, did not keep
his word, in consequence of which, by the direction of
Mr. Turner, I made inquiries in King-square, and
found that no such person resided there.
Mr. Robert Turner here said, that the reason he
allowed the prisoner to have the goods was on account
of knowing him for the last ten or twelve years.
William Vincent, assistant to Mr. Brown, a
pawnbroker in Fetter-lane, produced two shawls,
which had been pledged by Hare on the 19th of
August for 11.
Mr. Turner identified them both, and said their
value was 50s. cost price.
James Henry Stewart, assistant to Mr. Kirkham,
of 318, Strand, pawnbroker, also produced two shawls,
pawned for 10s,, on the 19th of August, which Mr.
Turner at once identified as being his property, the
value of which was 21.
Mr. Vincent also 'produced the satinet obtained
from Mr. Turner, which was pledged on the 21st of
August, the same day on which he obtained it from
that gentleman. It was pawned by Hare for 11. 12s.
Three other cases were then gone into, and fully
proved, when
J 1
Alderman LAWRENCE said he should commit them
for trial.

Mr. Clipperton hoped that the pawnbrokers :would
give up the property to the right owners without
giving him the trouble to prove every case, as there
were an immense number against them.
Alderman LAWRENCE thought it was their best
plan, to save themselves a great deal of trouble.
A number of pawnbrokers here stepped forward,
and refused to do so, on the ground that under the
3d and 4th of Victoria, cap. 27 and 28, the magis-
trate had the power to order some compensation to
them, for they did not see why they should be the
sufferers when parties had not taken proper precau-
tions before giving their goods into the possession of
any person, however long they might have known
them.

Alderman LAWILENCE—But the same Act says
that I may order it or I may not, it being entirely
left to my discretion, and certainly in this instance I
shall not interfere, particularly when I remember in
one of the cases goods are taken in with tickets on
them of that description which certainly ought to
have aroused suspicion, and In another case only 17s.
61 was lent on some silk lace capes, ♦alued at 91. 18s.
I must say that due discretion has not been used by

the pawnbrokers.
The prisoner Rehden made a long statement ;in his
defence, but was at last stopped by
Alderman LAwauricE, who observed that from his
conduct throughout he appeared not only to have
been an accomplice with his uncle, but also, in conse-
quence of a quarrel, tried to (what might be termed)
sell him to the police.
They were committed, but are to be brought up on
Thursday, to hear the depositions read, which are of
great length.
Mr. Clipperton intimated to the pawnbrokers that,
as they refused to give up the property, he should
prosecute in every case, when they would have to re-
store them without any remuneration.
CLERKENWELL.

James Wilde, a repulsive-looking fellow, was
placed at the bar before Mr. Combe, charged by
Ellen Harris, a young woman, with having brutally
assaulted her.

The prisoner was also charged with having
violently assaulted police-constable 20, E division.
The prisoner said nothing in his defence.
Mr. COMBH said his conduct was most atrocious
and cowardly. He convicted him in the extreme pe-
nalty of 51., or in default two months' imprisonment,
with hard labour, in the House of Correction, for the
assault upon the woman; and he also sentenced him
to one month's imprisonment and hard labour, with-
out fine, for the assault on the police-constable.—He
was conveyed to prison.

SOUTHWARK.
William Hughes was charged on the police-sheet
with maliciously assaulting and wounding Eliza
Minon, who is not expected to survive the injuries
inflicted upon her.
William Hinchcliffe, 85 M, stated that between
twelve and one o'clock that morning, while on duty
in Tooley-street, his attention was called to cries of
" Murder !" proceeding from a house in Unicorn-
square. He repaired there without loss of time, and
at the door of one of the houses, kept by a person
named Jenkins, he saw a woman who entreated him
for God's sake to go into the house, as there was a
man murdering a woman in one of the rooms on the
ground-floor. He immediately went into the back
parlour, and on his entrance he observed a woman
lying on the bed on the floor, and the prisoner stand-
ing over the spot in a stooping position, with his
hands resting on a washhand-stand, and with his back
turned to the woman, kicking her on the head with the
heel of his shoe. Her head and face were completely
covered with blood, so that it was impossible to disco-
ver a feature in her face. The prisoner accompanied
each kick he gave his victim with the exclamation,
" I'll do for you now." When the prisoner saw the
policeman he attempted to make his escape by rush-
ing out of the room, but he was secured at the street-
door by another policemen, while policeman 85 went
to the assistance of the unfortunate woman, who was
stretched along the floor apparently dead, and bleeding
profusely from several wounds on her head. He
forthwith procured a cab, had her placed in it, and
driven off to Guy's Hospital, where an examination
took place, and it was then found that the patient was
still alive, and that she had no less than seven serious
wounds on different parts of her head, all recently in-
flicted by the prisoner in the manner above described.
Policeman 278 M stated that about half an hour
before the above occurrence took place, he saw the
prisoner quarrelling in the street with a woman,
whom he supposed was the same person now lying in
the hospital. He (the policeman) made them go
away, and lie was afterwards called to the house
where he secured the prisoner in the act of rushing
into the street. The prisoner made a very determined
resistance.