The Sun.
London, England, 1832-07-20 00:00:00

Nrw ROSS, JrLv 16.

Here I am, a commercial traveller from Mincing..
'.-tne, just come up from Waterford, where I arrived
few days ago by the Nora Kreina, to seek rriii.v
,rders for our firm, and payment for old ones, long
since executed. When I am safe at home, as I
hope to be in a week or two, notwithstanding the
perils of a wayfaring man, I may tell you all about
the said orders, and some other orders, for the pre-
sent unmentionable. In the mean time, this letter
shall be confined to matters of public interest, with
which you may, if you like, entertain our club at
your next meeting. This town, then, is well situ-
ated for trade, of which it enjoys a pretty conside-
rable share, hut not so much as it ought to do con-
sidering its position. It lies between the counties
,f Wexford and Kilkenny, on the river Barrow,
which is navigable for vessels of any burden. There
are two ships of war here at present—the schooner
Pyke, of 16 guns, and the Snail, a cutter, of less
farce and magnitude. Now these two vessels, though
being the principal cause of my epistle, are, I may
say, the effect of that state of things which I in-
tend to make its subject. They have been sent
here, lam told, by Government, at the instance of
Lord Templemore (lately Colonel Chichester, one
,f the Members for this county), son-in-law to the
Marquis of Anglesea, to protect the fisheries on
the river, and tender such other services as circum-
stances may require. There is also a detach-
ment of the 52d Regiment stationed here within
these few days. Since the memorable year of 1798,
when the grey-coated Bantryrnan stopped the roar-
ing of the cannon in this very town, by thrusting
his wig into its mouth, there has been no such dis-
play of warlike preparation ! The state of the
country, however, at this moment, is supposed to
justify is. A few weeks ago, all the salmon weirs
on the river were destroyed by a native fleet of fish-
ing boats, in despite of the police, who were kept at
bay by an armed band of grey-coats, sent to protect
the fishermen, while with hatchets they cut down
these weirs, which they say are illegal, or at least a
monopoly, and, therefore, detrimental to their ho-
nest calling and trade. On the other hand, the
Whitefeet, from the county of Kilkenny, have lately
entered the town, and broken the windows of a Mr.
Everet, because he endeavoured to obtain rent for
lands he has let a few miles from this. In addition
to these manifest outrages on public order and pri-
vate property, there is, throughout the entire coun-
try in this neighbourhood, a combination, not only
against the payment of tithes, but against the levy-
ing of county cess, to the extent to which it has
been hitherto collected. The people say, that

nuch of the county cess goes to ply the po-
ice, who are a useless and unnecessary charge
Ton the country, and that even the portion of
t expended for _the support of dispensaries
and road-making is more for the benefit of the aristo-

Crecy than the people at large, because it enables
them to keep up that jobbing arid patronage which
sustains their own influence. This very day a party
of soldiers was sent into a part of the county of Kil-
kenny called the Roar, notorious for its spirit of op-
position to payments of any kind, to aid the consta-
ble in collecting the cess; and, I am told, they have
returned, after effecting their purpose. It is ex-
pected that they will be sent in a day or two into
he barony of Shelbourne, county of Wexford, for a
similar purpose. In the latter the people are said to
he satisfied to pay the cess for road-making, but not
for the police or dispensaries. That there have
been great abuses permitted against the people by
the Government that hitherto ruled this country
there can be no doubt. I have heard well-authen-
ticated facts, and witnessed some things myself, to
corroborate such a statement. The power of the
ascendancy party, though greatly encroached upon,
is not put down in this part of Ireland ; and until
rights are equalized among all classes and persua-
sions, there will not be order and tranquillity. Still
I find that every man who has an interest in the
country, however small, deprecates the continuance.
of the opposition to the payment of tithes, cess, &c.
At the same time, they say no Government can
keep the country permanently in peace unless tithes
be ultimately abolished, and some salutary laws for
the regulation of grand juries enacted. From all
which you will perceive that the work of Reform
must go on here, as well as in England, and that
whatever may be the result, the people will not he
satisfied without a change in every thing that affects
the interests of the community.

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This town, and indeed every other part of the ccunty
of Wexford, is perfectly free from cholera, though it is
raging formidably in Waterford, which is Lot more
than twelve miles from this. The assizes there,
.vhich had been fixed for this day, are postponed
sine die, in consequence of the general fear of this
dreadful malady, which spares no person or party.

THE CHOLERA IN THE MILBANK PENT-

TENTIARY.

Great excitment prevails in the General Penitentiary at
Milbank among the prisoners therein confined, owing to
the virulence of the cholera morbto, which has within this
day or two carried off four of the unfortunate inmates of
the establishment, upon the bodies of three of whom
Mr. Higgs held inquests last night in the Governor's
room of the institution. The following evidence was ad-
duced upon the inquiry, which occupied the attention of
the Jury some time.

The names of the unfortunate persons who have fallen
victims to the malady are Jane Sandereon, aged 36 ;
Richard White, aged 20 ; and William Hudland, aged 20.
Mr. Wade, the surgeon, stated that the deceased, Jane
Sanders on was removed to the infirmary on the 10th inst.,
!laving a severe attack of the bowel complaint, which by
proper
treatment was relieved, and she became in a few
days convalescent, and was considered out of danger; bnt
about four o'clock yesterday morning she was sudd,:aly at-
tacked with cholera, and sunk at once into a state of col-
lapse, and died in four hours alter.
In answer to questions from the Jury, Mr. Wade said,
that every precaution had been taken to suppress the ma.
lady, but all attempts were fruitless. There was a fourth
prisoner now lying dead in the establishment. The inte-
rior of the building was continually being drenched with
chlorides of lime and other preservatives, yet still the dis-
ease was raging.

The deceaMed, William Hadland, a fine healthy young
man, was employed in assisting the pativnts in the infir-
mary, and on Wednesday morning he was suddenly taken
ill with violent vomiting and purging, with great ex•
haustion and coldness of the skin, Every effort was made
to save him, but all proved useless, and he sunk gradually,
and died about three o'clock.

The deceased, Richard White, was seized whilst going
into the kitchen for some water, and died in a short time
after. The Jury returned verdicts that the deceased per-
sons died of cholera morbus.

AWFUL INSTANCE OF SUDDEN DEATH
ar CssoLEßA.—Yesterday, Mr. J. A. PALMER. attended
his du ori tne r
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office of Mr. CURTIS, on Ludgate-Lill, whin in the midst
at
) as
after
twelvewps
of cheerful conversation he fell back in his chair and ex-
claimed, that he was struck for dca h ! He was conveyed
home, (No. 13, Park-lane, Lambeth), where he expired
in dreadful agony at five o'clock this morning. lie has
left a widow and three small children, tor the present,
entirely destitute. It is hoped that a benevolent public
will not overlook them in the hour of distress.

CHOLERA IN THE TOWER. —On Wednes-
day afternoon, a soldier named WEEDON, a fine healthy
young man, belonging to the 2d battalion of Grenadier
Guards, was attacked in the barracks within the garrison.
and, notwithstanding the prompt assistance rendered by
the medical officers of the regiment, he expired at three
o'clock yesterday morning, twelve hours after he was
seized ! The surgeons of the Tower hospital pronounced
the case to be one of decided malignant cnolera ; and the
bed, several blankets, and other articles in the room where
the deceased was lying, were immediately burnt, and the
place lime washed and fumigated. Notwithstanding these
precautions, six other soldiers of the same battalion were
attacked during the night with cholera, and removed to
the hospital, one of whom is since dead. A private be-
longing to the I3omhadier Artill:gtotried during the day in a
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