The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-04 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA.

THE HAGUE, Nov. 28.—0 n the 27th there occurred
at Rotterdam 15 new cases of cholera—deaths, 10; re-
coveries, 7. Total since the appearance of the disease,
854 cases; deaths, 447; recovered, 279;1 under treat-
ment, 128. At Amsterdam no new case occurred in the
cholera hospital on the 26th, where only one patient re-
mains under treatment. At the cholera hospital at the
Hague only one new case occurred last week. At Dor-
drecht, 5 new cases had occurred; deaths, 5; recovered,
2; under treatment, 25.
BERLIN, Nov. 28.—T0 the 23d inst., 2,400 cases of
Asiatic cholera have occurred. Of these 1,593 have
died, 810 recovered, and 3 remain under treatment. No
new cases have occurred since the 23d.
Tau BICIENESS AT MALTA.—The epidemic which,
more from the uncertainty of its nature and almost cer-
tain mortality attending it, than from the number of its
victims, has for the last three months kept the entire
population of Malta in a feverish state of anxiety, and,
indeed, alarm has, since the first week of November, been
on the decrease, abandoning almost entirely the mili-
tary. The medical society, rather tardily, have appointed
a commission to inquire into and report upon the disease,
but we much fear that no very certain data will result
from this measure. Sicily, however, has, to the great
prejudice of trade, inflicted upon all arrivals from
Malta a quarantine of twenty-one days, with an addi-
tional week for goods of a susceptible nature. At a re-
cent meeting of the Malta Board of Health, it was re-
solved to reduce the quarantine on arrivals from Egypt
and the Levant as fullows:---
FROH EGYPT.-1. Ships of war and steam-vessels
provided with a medical officer, and with a clean bill of
health, will be admitted to pratique after twelve days
from the day of their sailing, seven of whioh to be per-
formed in port. In case of any arrival within five days,
the quarantine in port will be fixed at so many days as
may be necessary to make up the twelve.
2. Merchant vessels, without susceptible goods, will
perform seven days' quarantine in port, without refe-
rence to the length of her voyage. Vessels with suscep-
tible goods on board, will perform ten days' quarantine
in port after their discharging them in the Lazaretto.
3. Susceptible goods will b.! subject to twelve days'
purification in the Lazaretto.
4. Passengers disembarking in the Lazaretto will be
subject to the same number of days in quarantine as the
vessel by which they arrived.

5. Vessels carrying pilgrims, and pilgrims themselves,
will be subject to twelve lull days' quarantine.

JENNY LIND AT OXFORD.

OXFORD, DEC. I.—The appearance of Jenny Lind in
Oxford to day was the occasion of as exciting an in-
terest as is usually evinced at the commemoration, and
we have seldom known the City of Palaces to present a
more animated appearance than she has done to day.
The University very generously placed the Sheldonian
Theatre at the service of Mr. Lumley, with the sole sti-
pulation that the concert should take place by daylight.
Jenny Lind arrived at the Angel yesterday afternoon,
and has been unable to go in or out of her hotel without
being followed by a loudly-cheering multitude. Mr.
Lumley took up his quarters at the Star.
able
By half-past twelve to -day the theatre, a vast building,
unrivalled for its classic beauty and its perfect propor-
dition to Me
__ unfilled to the very ceiling, and yet the ado:lir-
confu'srimon nents that were made prevented the slightest
Lablache, inconvenience.j The vocal performers, in ad-
But the greeting
vho.w:runy Lind, were Signori Belletti and F.
which was
with well-merited applause.
ceeded in heartiness was
accorded to Jenny Lind ex-
witnessed. At the eonZetting of the sort that we ever
ieorn of the Swedish melodies
the thunders of applause were
overwhelming ; and the
energy with which the undyergeraduates (aided by not a
gravity) gave her
few of their superiorsanidn Ears
chaenedr
completely
tatooredeelare to Mr.
" three times three,
ovf-rcanae her ; and she was heard
Lumley that she had seen nothing this year equal to the
animation of the scene.
From a desire apparently to testify her gratitwle for
this reception, she came forward and sang with ex .
site beauty the National Anthem, though it was Tn.
not In-
cluded in the programme.
The performance comprised selections from favourite
operas, which we need not particularise; still less would
it become us to criticise the execution of her whom the
world has pronounced unrivalled. We will only say
that the magic tones of her voice, combined with her
gt ace and amiability, never succeeded more completely
in enchanting the ears and winning the hearts of her
audience.

At the conclusion of " God save the Queen," the
under-graduates commenced that hearty and unbiassed
expression of their sentiments, which is, we understand,
their invariable custom at any assembly in the
theatre. Scarcely, however, had the names of the
Queen, the Duke of Wellington, and Mr. Disraeli
bean g:e,ted with the loud applause which is ever
accorded to them in Oxford, when any further ex-
pression of opinion was checked and stifled by the
band of musicians suddenly playing a sort of out-
voluntary, which the courtesy of the ,Oxonians forbore

to interrupt. This, it is very generally thought, was an
ingenious device on the part of the authorities for the
purpose of preventing the possibly unwelcome declara-
tion of sentiment which might be anticipated. The ruse
—if ruse it was, met with the success its ingenuity de-
served, to the great disappointment of the collegians.
The appearance of a large number of ladies in all
quarters of the house imparted no small interest and
attraction to the scene, and we hear that the gallantry
of the Oxonians was somewhat wounded by their not
having been able, from the circumstance above men-
tioned, to render the customary homage of applause
which the cry of "A cheer for the ladies" never fails to
elicit.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD, DEC. l.—ln a Congregation holden this
day the following Degrees were conterred :
Masters of Arts—Rey. J. W. Murray, Oriel College;
Sir F. E. Scott., Bart., Christ Church; Rev. J. G.
Ryde, St. John's College; Rev. C. T. Corrance, Trinity
College.

Bachelors of Arts—C. L. Eagles, New Inn Hall;
E. R. Hampden, New Inn Hall; W. Rotton, ‘Vadham
College; J. H. Snell. Magdalen Hall; R. F. Hessey,
Magdalen College; C. H. Ridding (demy), Magdalen
College; W. H. Smith, Brasenose College; J. G. Smith
(scholar), Trinity College; R. B. Kennard, St. John's
College; E. H. Bradby, Balliol College; F. N. Rogers,
Balliol College; S. Edwarrles (Postmaster), Merton
College; J. C. Wharton, Worcester College.
The following have been elected Scholars of Balliol
College :—Mr. Stone, from the Charterhouse School; Mr.
Irving, from King's College.
Also elected to Exhibition in the same College—Mr.
Irvine, of Exeter College; Mr. Coar, of Oxford city.

TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING

Six o'CLocx.

WOLVERHAMPTON STEEPLE CHASE.
5 to 1 agst Jerry
10 to 1 agst Richard the First
10 to 1 agst Pullaway
10 to 1 agst any other
CHESTER CUP.
66 to 1 agst Eagle's Plume
66 to 1 agst Chanticleer
66 to 1 agst Peep o' Day Boy
100 to 1 agst Limestone

DERBY.

12 to 1 agst Honeycomb
40 to 1 agst Escalade
66 to 1 agst Magician
66 to 1 agst Elthiron

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT

OLD COURT.
SIR JOHN HARE AND THE BARONESS ST.
MART.
(Continued from our Third Edition of Saturday.)
Mr. COCKBURN made a most eloquent and furcible
address to the jury on behalf of the accused lady.
He commenced by stating that when he reflected that
the interests of a lady standing in the position of the
accused, the wife of a gentleman the possessor of an
ancient and honourable title in a foreign country, and
who, besides, was in the condition of being on the eve of
bringing into the world an heir to that house and title,
were placed in his keeping, when ho reflected that that
child must also become the heir to the brand of infamy
which would be indelibly impressed upon it if its mother
were found guilty upon such a charge as this, he could
not deny that he felt the deepest interest on the issue of
the present inquiry. When, however, he thought of the
nature of the evidence upon which the charge was sought
to be supported, of the inconsistency of the case for the
prosecution, he entertained a confident opinion that no
jury would think of returning a verdict of guilty upon
such evidence, and that the necessary consequence must
be an honourable acquittal. The Learned Counsel then
proceeded to comment upon the facts, and said it was
clear that the venerable prosecutor looked upon the young
lady with much more than a platonic affection, and that
he desired a much more tender intimacy to exist between
tkem; but finding that his suit was not successful, he
had instituted this proceeding, actuated by motives of
jealousy and disappointment. It had been suggested by
the counsel for the prosecution that he might possibly
think it necessary to ridicule the prosecutor on account
of his position, and his being formerly a tradesman. He
certainly should not think himself justified in ridiculing
any man who might be deemed worthy of receiving the
honours of knigthood at the hands of his Sovereign, but
he did think that every one might be excused for laugh-
ingot an oldgentleman like the prosecutor, who, forgetful
of his years, took upon himself to follow young ladies
about, dance with them at different boarding-houses,
write love sonnets, and place poetry on their plates, and
other ridiculous proceedings, which might be excusable
in a boy, but which were totally inconsistent with the
position of the prosecutor and his advanced period of
life. He then adverted to the manner in which the pro-
secutor had given his evidence, and said that, al-
though he could hardly get one single straight-
forward answer from him, it was clear that
after the marriage he had acted in a most un-
manly manner towards the prisoner and her husband and
mother, and that he had most grossly insulted them upon
several occasions. With regard to Sir John's own state-
ment relating to the original transaction, he submitted
that it was hardly credible. He talked of the value of
these rings, and the care he took of them, and yet after
they were left in the possession of the prisoner on the
night when he first showed them to her, he pretended
that he bad entirely forgotten them, although with re-
gard to the repair of the Baron's own ring he did not
forget to ask for the immense sum of sixpence which be
had expended for it. With regard to the, evidence of
the witness Russell, he submitted that it was an entire
fabrication, and that, after what she had admitted, no
jury would be justified in placing any reliance upon
such a person. The Learned Counsel having intimated
that a number of witnesses were in attendance to con-
tradict portions of the evidence given by that witness, but
that he did not consider it necessary to call them, con-
cluded a very able defence by expressing a confident
opinion that the jury would dismiss the accused lady
from that court, and restore her to that position in society '
to which she was entitled.

A good deal of applause followed the conclusion of the
Learned Counsel's speech, and it was some time before
it could be repressed.
Mr. Justice COLTMAN, in summing up, said, that a
material question for the jury to consider in this case, in
the first instance, was, whether, supposing they believed
the evidence of the witness Russell as to the pawning of
the rings, they were satisfied that these rings were the
same as were stolen from the prosecutor; and the next
question was, whether the prisoner took the rings with
the intention to steal them. It was certainly very singu-
lar that the prosecutor should not have said a word about
the rings from the Monday to the Friday; and he could
just as well have taken proceedings then, if he had been
so minded, as now, but he had not thought fit to do so;
and it was very important to recollect that the
prisoner had told the same story from first to last,
and had always represented, and had done so that
day by her counsel, that the rings were returned, The
Learned Judge then proceeded to observe that the con-
duct of Sir John towards the prisoner and her mother
was certainly not creditable to him, or what would have
been expected from a person in his situation; but the
jury would consider whether this disentitled him to
credit. His Lordship then referred to the other circum-
stances in the case, observing that the evidence given by
the witness Russell was certainly most suspicious; and
it was for them to consider how far they ought to allow
it to go in the light of confirmation of the prosecutor's
story. They would look at all the circumstances of the
case, and say, by their verdict, whether they consi-
dered the charge had been made out to their satisfaction
or not.

The jury immediately returned a verdict of Not
Guilty; and the accused lady left the court accompanied
by her husband and friends.
The trial occupied more than nine hours.