The Sun.
London, England, 1832-01-20 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PLYMOUTH, Jaw. 19.--The Meteor steam-vessel,
Lieut. Symons, at Woolwich, has been fitted with Bolton
and Watt's new boilers ; they contain fourteen tons of
water less than the old boilers, and are nine feet shorter ;
which makes more room for stowage. The vessel swims
considerably lighter ; her shafts have been raised eight
inches; the upper part of her lower paddle is now just in
a line with the water's edge, with fifty chaldrons of coals
on board. She is also supplied with Barton's pistons,
which are a great improvement in steam navigation, as
they give from one to two more revolutions than the
packed pistons, and save so much labour to the engineers
in packing. They have now been tried nearly two years
in sonic of the Government vessels, and are highly approved
of. The reduction in size, and improvements in Bolton and
Watt's boilers, deserve the attention of the public.
The Flamer steam-vessel, Lieutenant Bastard, of 500
tons, is nearly completed at Woolwich, on Mr. Morgan's
high pressure principle, with his patent wheels, Which in ,
from a late trial they had his Majesty's steam-vessel
Confiance, in getting off a lee shore, cannot be too highly
spoken of.

The Carron steamer is fitting with Bolton and Watt's
improved boilers.
The Columbia steamer, Lieut. Ede, is completed and
ready for sea, at Woolwich.
The African steamer, Lieut. Harvey, it also fitted and
ready for sea, at Woolwich. She has had her power in-
creased from 80 to 90 horse power, with beautiful engines
by Maudeley.
(The Firebrand steamer, 800 tons, Lieut. Griffiths,
acting), is nearly ready at Woolwich. Her splendid
engines, by the Butterly Company, have been tried in the
basin at Woolwich, and they appear to answer remarkably
well, and are much admired for their strength.
The Conway, of 28 guns, will be launched from
Chatham yard on the 2d of next month, and be imme-
diately commissioned for sea service.
His Majesty's ship Badger sailed from the Cape of
Good Hope, for Mauritius, 27th Oct. The Challenger
arrived at Madras, from Trincomalee 2d Sept. The Cur-
lew arrived at Mauritius, from Madagascar, 30th Sept. ;
and Childers, from Cape of Good Hope, Ist Oct.—the
latter sailed again for the Cape 4th do.
The Messenger steamer sailed from Gibraltar, for Malta,
20th Dec.
The Frances, Kirkness, from this port for Rio de Janeiro,
has been spoken with in lat. 3 N., long. 21 W.
The Mary Ann, Jacks, of this port, arrived at Hobart
Town, 23d August.

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The small-pox is raging violently at Lewes,
as well as in several other places. A slow fever, similar
in its nature to the typhus, has been very prevalent at
Shoreham and iu the vicinity.—Brighton Gazette.

CHOLERA AT - NEWCASTLE, GATES
HEAD, AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
NEWCASTLE.UPON-TYNE, JAN. la.
The cholera, I am sorry to say, does not decline in New-
castle, as we had reason to expect it would do. The disease
has continued for the last two or three days stationary, as
nearly as possible the same. The report of this day statesthat
there are 20 new cases, 12 recoveries, six deaths, and 27
eases remaining. ' On Monday there were 63 remaining,
Yesterday 65 : so that you see it is slightly on the advance.
Still if, as I hear, many of the cases are mild, we shall pro-
bibly in a day or two see the number greatly reduced.
' At Gateshead, I am happy to observe, the disease is
almost extinguished. For two days there has not been a
single new case. By the report of this day it appears
there are two deaths, three recoveries, and three cases only
remaining under treatment ! They will, in all likelihood,
by the end of this week, be able to exhibit a clean bill
of health.
The disease, though not quite so bad as it was, is still
virulent at the village of Newborn. There were three
deaths there this morning, and, I am told, that if the dial--
Asia cases are included there are upwards of fifty cases at
this moment ! Deduct them, however, as I think you
ought, and the number will not exceed twenty.
Mr. Rowell, one of the surgeons at Newborn, is
now ill of the cholera, but it is hoped be may reco-
ver : his wife is dead of it, hut it is right I should add,
that I have been informed she was rather intemptrate.
Mr. Finney, the other surgeon of Newborn, has a slight
affection of the complaint; his wife's sister, Mrs. Max-
well, who lives in the same house, is seriously ill. The
People of the village are dreadfully alarmed, and it is found
almost impossible to get proper nurses to attend the
sick. The inhabitants of the neighbouring villages seem
determined to prevent as far as possible all communica-
tion with Newburn. This is, particularly observable at
1 Blaydon, a village on the south side of the river, imme-
diatelyr opposite to Newborn, and also at Lemmington, a
village a short distance on the north aide. An innkeeper
at Lemmington, 1 hear, has refused to allow two surgeons
from London, who are examining the disease at Newborn,
to lodge at his house, from an apprehension of their bring-
- ing the cholera.
The Board of Health at Winlaton have issued a hand-
bill, stating that they " have taken every means in 'their
Power to obtain information upon the subject of cholera,
and feel it their duty to communicate to the inhabitants
the means most likely, with the blessing of the Almighty,
to prevent that direful disease, or to render it less severe.
"The Beard have just to observe that the persons most
liable to the disease are drunkards, and those of iri‘egular
'--- habits, and that its greatest ravages are amongst the close
confined houses, where dirt and filth abound. The most
Powerful means of prevention, therefore, are sobriety,
cleanliness, and ventilation, which the Board most ear-
nestly recommend to every class of the inhabitants. The
windows should be opened at all suitable times, so as to
allow a current of air to pass through the rooms. Every
thing which can cause the slightest bad smell should be
removed ; the greatest cleanliness should be observed, not
only in the rooms, closets, and staircases, but in
every part of the houses, yards, and passages. If
the cholera should appear amongst us, the Board
strongly recommend that every person attacked with the
disease should immediately apply for medical aid, and all
means should be used to restore circulation and warmth to
the person attacked, by hot blankets and friction with
flannels."

The Board in conclusion recommend the free use of
chloride of lime.

FRENCH PAPERS.

I. (From the Second Edition of the Messager des Chambres

of Tuesday.) -
The report is circulated that Austria and Prussia have
ratified the twenty-four articles ; and it is added that the
Prince de Lieven, Ambassador of Russia at London, has
declared that he cannot doubt the desire of the Emperor of
Russia to make common cause with his Allies. Thus the
delay assigned by the protocol No. 54, will only have for
its object Holland.
The Tribune of yesterday was seized in its offices. It
is said that the passages objected to are those extracted from
various historical works, giving an account of the Duke of
Chartres, now his Mijesty Louis Philippe, having accom-
panied General Dumourier, when the latter deserted his
army, after having, against the right of the nation, ar-
rested and delivered up to the Austrians the representa-
ti►es deputed to him by the Convention.
The Illouvement contains a letter from General Sal-
danha, addressed to his private friends, and dated the 13th
instant, confirming the statement we have given from the
Revolution, of his having been dismissed front the com-
mand of the intended expedition against Don Miguel, at
the desire of some of the corps diplomatique.
M. Meyerbeer has been appointed by his Majesty a
Member of the Legion of Hollow. The Journal des
Debats, after announcing this fact, add...— His Ma-
jesty has thus paid the debt of France to the author
of Robert le Liable, for enriching the drama with that
new chef d'ceuvre. Naturalised in France by his renius,
Meyerbeer now is one of our fellow-citizens, and we
are proud to rank him amongst the most glorious orna-
ments of our country."
The Quotidienne says that private letters from Vienna
Positively contradict the report of the intended marriage
between the son of Napoleon and an Archduchess of
Austria, and declare that it originated with, and was
spread through Germany by, a Bavarian Journal, totally
destitute of any authority,

CHAMBER OF PEERS, JANUARY 16.

Baron Seguier announced that the Duke de Doudeau,
♦ine had written to the President, resigning his seat in the
Chamber.

The Duke Decries moved that the letter should be read.
The Chamber, after two epreuves, decided by a ma-
jority of three (in opposition to its former 'decision) that
the letter should be read.
This was accordingly •done. The letter merely an.
flounced the writer's disapprobation of the abolition of an
hereditary Peerage, and also his ill state of health, as
reasons for his resignation.—Adjourned.

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, abN. 16.
Fifteen Bills of private and local interest were adopted
by a majority of 235 against 2.
The Budget of the Chamber was then taken into con-
sideration.
The 4th article divides the Budget of the Chamber for
1832 into the following items :
No. 1. Indemnity to the President and Questors,
47,0000 f. 2. Salaries, 152,400 f. 3. Medals, 5,400 f.
4. Rent of the President's Hotel, 29,000 f. 5. Payment
to the Veterans on duty as Guards to the Chamber, 3,500 f.
6. Printing and Subscriptions to the Moniteur and Ste-
uographe, 149,000 f. 7. Office Expenses, and Subscrip-
tions to Newspapers, 13,000 f. 8. Firing, 18,000 f. 9.
Lighting, 10,000 f. 10. Carriages. 15,000 f. 11. Li-
brary, 12,000 f. 12. Fetes and illuminations, 3,000 f.
13. Dresses, '7,000f. 14. Wear and tear of furniture,
B,ooof. 15. The like of the buildings, 19,000 f. 16.
Miscellaneous expenses, 36,000 f. 17. Reserved fund,
43,700 f. Total, 571,000 f.

On the 6th item the Reporter stated that the Committee
would shortly make a special report to the Chamber re-
specting the engagements with the Stenographe.
M. Dubois maintained that the sum of 14,000 francs,
originally proposed, was not too much for the journals,
since numerous journals, which it was important to have,
were not taken in. The Reporter of the Committee ex-
plained that it bad appeared that, out of the 12,000 francs
voted for this item in 1831, only 4,9751. 35c. were
spent in subscriptions to the journals, and the remaining
7,024 f. 65c. in office expenses ; and that, therefore, the
Committee proposed that it should be declared that 6,000
Ntics only should be devoted to office expenses, and
7,000 franca to the journals, by which means there would
be -- upwards of 2,000 francs more than last year applied
to the latter purpose. With this explanation the item
was adopted.
The Budge,t was then adopted.
The next subject on the order of the day was the ge-
e neral Budget of IS32.—(Lively marks of attention,
mixed with exclamations of " At last !")
Thouvenel opposed the Budget presented by Govern-
-11!" as unconstitutional, false, immoral, impolitic, and
" Every day," said he, " we see confidence di-
Inbaishing, divisions increasing, the service of the National
Guard ev
,
auea, electoral majorities refusing to vote, the
taxes only recovered by compulsion, and the patriotic
ardour which last year glowed with so universal a flame
ehanged into a cold indifference, which will but too soon
be converted into hatred ! Ministers ! such are the glori-
ems results of your system ! Let your flitterers natu-
lat
You on them if they have still the cour ige. co I
gr
prefer
tie3i'ing you, with that plain common sense which your learned
("008 despise, that, if you seriously wish the new-
then royalty to live, you must place its cradle far from
elbpoisoned atmosphere of flatterers, and in the
very centre of the national party. Child of the people, it
must not blush for its origin, or despise its parent. That
revolution rev
on which ought to have been profitable to all, has
Itrvii only to make the fortune of the few. The labo-
rious classes see this, and feel it more. To prevent this,
Gentlemen, to remove all chance of, and pretext for, such
revolution, let Government effect a revolution in its

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No reporteieceived from Newburn, Wallsend, D
dington, or Tritnent.
(Signed) WM. MACLEAN,

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Secretary.

We have been favoured with a copy of the
Following letter :

CENTRAL BOARD OF HEALTH, COUNCIL
OFFICE, WHITEHALL, JAN. 20.

am directed by the Board of Health to acknow-
ledge the receipt of your letter of the 19th inst., and to in-
form you that the Medical Members of this Board, as also
the Medical Inspectors attached thereto, are unanimously
of opinion that the disease of the seaman alluded to, who
died at Shadwell Workhouse on the 18th instant, was not
that of cholera. lam to add, that two of the Medical
Gentlemen will attend at the adjourned inquest to-morrow.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
Signed) W. MACLEAN.
Henry Garland, Esq. surgeon, Wapping Wall.

Little or no business of importance was trans-
acted in the House of Lords last night. In the
Commons Mr. STANLEY moved for leave to
bring in the Irish Reform Bill, and the LORD
ADVOCATE the Reform Bill for Scotland. Just
as the House was about to rise, Mr. SHELL
gave notice that in the Committee on the Eng-
lish Reform Bill he should move that, schedule A
consist of 61 instead of 56 boroughs, including
Petersfield, Midhurst, Rye, Wareham, and
Woodstock.

The German Papers contain no news of in-
terest. It is clear from the great pains taken by
Prussia to contradict the reports of the barbarous
conduct of Russia towards the Poles, that the
EMPEROR begins to find he has gone too far,
as his excessive cruelty has provoked the in-
dignation of Western Europe.

Lisbon Gazettes contain the following com-
mentary on the danger of revolutions, and the
virtues of legitimacy. The coming events of
Don PEDRO'S expedition seem to " cast their
shadows before " the apprehensive eye o
IVIIGuEL : f

LISBON, JAN. I.—The Gazette contains a long article
on the events of the year, 1831, which it says has been
remarkable for the struggle between the opposite princi-
ple, of legitimacy and revolution, the result of which has
proved the moral strength of the first, and the weakness of
the second. As proof is alleged the defeat of liberalism,
which bad concentrated its hopes and a powerful force at
Warsaw, when the bulwarks which it had raised for its
protection were overturned, and of the number of com-
batants that rebellion had in its service, only some poor
fragments dispersed among different nations now remained,
affording an irrefragable proof of the madness of their en-
terprise, and the signal triumph of the good conic.
The fate of Torrijos and his countrymen is adduced
as another instance of the triumph of the good
cause. The article concludes with an eulogium on the
brave Portuguese nation, and its loyalty and attachment
to its magnanimous Sovereign.
The LisbonlGazettes to the 7th Jan. inclusive, con-

tjin lists of promotions_in the, army, of voluntary sub
icriptions, &c., but no political news.

The opposition to Mr. WARBURTON'S Ana-
tomy Bill is of a kind that reflects but little
credit on the sagacity of its opponents, and is
moreover of mischievous tendency, as it tends to
perpetuate those prejudices which writers like
Mr. COBBETT delight in diffusing among the
poor. Nothing can be more unfounded in fact,
than the allegation that the Bill is designed to
harrass the poor, for the convenience of the rich,
nor can there be a greater misrepresentation of
its object, than to say the effect of the Bill will
not eventually be highly beneficial to the lower
orders, inasmuch as it will not only secure to
them a better supply of medical aid than at pre-
sent, but will guard them against being the
victims of those miscreants, who find a temptation
to murder in the existing state of the law. .

Let any man of common understanding refer
to the letter addressed by the Council of the
College of Surgeons to Lord MELBOURNE, on
the 10th of December last, and they will find a
clear and satisfactory statement of the miKhiefs
arising from the present system. If we only take
example by the practice in France, and elsewhere
on the continent, we shall find abundance of
precedents according to which our law may be
improved, and Mr. VL.TARBURTON'S Bill is
perhaps as well calculated to reconcile difficulties
as any plan that could have been proposed.
There may perhaps be some matter for conside-
ration in the point whether it would be well "to
regulate the teaching of anatomy by license, so
as to preserve an accurate register of the bodMs
consigned for dissection ; but we infer that the
College of Surgeons do not look very favour,-
ably on this plan ; and it is, at all events, clear
that no such register can be kept until dissection
is legalized, and the protection of the law is
afforded to the study of anatomy in general.
The public have far more concern in this
matter than the College of Surgeons, and indeed
than any medical men who have completed their
professional studies. The people want pro-
tection against the disgusting traffic in human
bodies—they want the horrible Burking system
to be brought to an end, and they desire to see
substituted for it such a law as Mr. WARBUR-
TON'S, in order to supply a proper quantity
of anatomical subjects to enable the study of the
science to be legally and openly carried on.

We noticed a short time since an interview
between Mr. STEVENS, the inventor of the
safety steam-paddles, and the LORD MAYOR,
in which the latter, as the municipal head of the
metropolis, promised to promote the publicly
important objects of the invention, namely, a
better propulsive effect from the application of a
given power, the total avoidance of the swell of
back-water occasioned by the wheels now in use,
and the greater facility afforded to steam-vessels
er.
performing long voyages in the use of their sails.
Since then the formation of a Company has been
commenced in Belgium, under the sanction of
the Belgic Government, to navigate the canals of
that country by steam-vessels, according to the
method invented by Mr. STEVENS, who is to
prepare a boat forthwith, to run on the canal
between Ostend _and Bruges, as the first on th

line to Brussels ; and we have much pleasure in
adding, asa proof of the Interest taken by King
LEOPOLD in the improvement of commercial in-
tercourse, that his MAJESTY'S signature stands
at the head of the list of share-holders.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

A Lisbon mail has arrived, sailed the 9th instant ; also
a mail from Brazil, sailed the 24th of November, five days
later than the last, bringing accounts that all was tran-
quil at Rio Janeiro, but still great alarm prevailed, owing
to the English claims. Exchange 281.
We have not heard as yet any thing of importance from
Lisbon.

We give the following from a French Paper:—" Some
were of opinion that the affair of the Belgian fortresses
would have proved very difficult to settle with the French
Cabinet and the four great Powers. This opinion, we
can state, was ill founded, and we have it from a certain
source, that the Cabinet of the Palais Royal have yielded
to the propositions of the four Powers. The juste
milieu have ceded to every point on which depends their
destiny."
The Journal de Bayonne states, that within a few
days a continual passage of couriers prevails through that
town from Madrid to Paris; this great activity of the de.
plomatiats is considered to be relating to the affairs of
Portugal, as it is said that Ferdinand still manifests a
desire to assist Don Miguel, should Don Pedro come to
attack him, but the diplomatists at Madrid are anxious
to persuade Ferdinand to remain neuter in the affair, the
same as France, and let the two parties fight it out
themselves.

They write from Lyons that tranquillity still prevails
in that town, but measures of precaution have been taken to
send the thirty thousand stand of arms which were de-
posited in the citadel to Valence ; an engineer has arrived
there from Paris, who is ordered by the Government to
purchase a large space of land in the neighbourhood, for
the erection of fortifications.

Accounts from Metz state that the Secretary to the Am-
bassador at Vienna had arrived there on the 12th. He
was the bearer of despatches of the highest importance.
It is believed that they relate to the 24 articles of the Con-
ference.