The Sun.
London, England, 1832-08-01 00:00:00

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.-CHOLERA.

Yesterday an adjourned meeting of the Fruit and Vege-
table Growers and Retailers was held at the Rainbow,
Covent-Garden, to ascertain the result of the communica-
tion made by the Central Board of Health to the Gentle-
men who waited on them, to know their opinion on the
salutary or injurious use of fruit and vegetables at this
season. Mr. HUTCHINS in the Chair. .

The following facts appeared from the explanations of
the CHAIRMAN, Mr. FITCH, Mr. CHAPMAN, and several
other Gentlemen who took an active part in the proceed-
ings :—That the Medical Gentlemen declared that they
did not, and meant not, to proscribe the use of fruit and
vegetables indiscriminately ;—that, on the contrary, they
thought them harmless, and really good, when used in
moderation ;—that they themselves, according to their
taste, used them so, and that those vegetables and sorts of
fruit that were bad, or at least likely to be injurious, they
had already mentioned in reports.
Several gentlemen, on the authority of medical men,
said, that this species of food was not only innoxious, but
wholesome. Several thousands of persons employed in
Horticulture, who subsisted chiefly on it during the
season, were almost strangers to sickness. Amongst 1,000
persons engaged by twenty horticultural proprietors, there
was only one case of cholera, and even this was but pre-
sumed. It was notorious, they said, that since the crea-
tion, the great bulk of mankind who were the most long.
lived and healthy, lived on fruit and vegetables. It was
strange they were not suspected until now. If the panic
continued, thousands would be thrown out of bread, would
be flung on the parish, or be consigned to hopeless po-
verty : the poor rates then would be frightfully in-
creased, destitution would be circulated, both in and
out of the Metropolis, and cholera would match
at an even pace with, and clog the heels of,
distress. The continuation of the present alarm would
be the fertile fountain of misery and disease. Another
mischief must follow, and a mischief auxiliary to cholera
—the price of fruit and vegetables must fall—the merest
beggars could have a full supply for the merest trifle—the
large gardeners will not send their supply to market so as
to keep the commodity fresh and plentiful in the market.
It will not be worth while to do so.

A Medical Gentleman, who had experience in cholera,
address d the meeting, and said that so far from fruit and
vegetables being injurious, their sudden discontinuance
would be fatal to many.
The gentlemen who composed the meeting trusted, that
as the present panic was likely to work incalculable evil,
the public press, now that the thing was seen in its proper
light, would dispel the delusion.

We are authorised to state that the rumour
mentioned in some Private Correspondence from Paris, of
the presence of General 1111 NA with the Emperor Don
PEnao is wholly without foundation. His Imperial Ma-
jesty the Duke of BRAGASZA having repeatedly beret ,fore,
and recently as late as the 13th instant, ordered his Mini-
sters to declare to the British Government, that, in strict
compliance with his Royal word of honour, not a single
Spanish individual was to be found in his army.

The long talked of marriage between DONALD
CAMERON, Esq., and Miss VERE LOUISA CATHERINE
HOBART, the niece of Lord STUART DE ROTHESAY, took
place yesterday morning at St. Martin's Church. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev. the Dean of WIND-
SOR, in the presence of Lord Viscount GODERICH, Lord
STUART DE ROTHESAY, Lady STUART, Lady DESBROWE,
Captain ALEXANDER CAMERON, and many other fashion-
ables. Alter the termination of the ceremony the happy
pair set out for Richmond, to spend the honeymoon.

The Lowther Arcade, in the Strand, is to be
fitted up for a ball, on the Bth of August, to commemorate
the passing of the Reform Bills. Mr. HERBERT, the
builder, will bear the expenses of illuminating; and the
fittings up, matting, &c., are to be defrayed by the in-
habitants, who will have the distribution of 600 tickets.
The admission to the ball will be gratuitous.

It may be satisfactory to the public to know
that scarcely any attack of the cholera in the metropolis
has taken place which has not been traced to want, to un-
cleanliness, or to some excess or neglect in diet or regimen.

The first husband of the Lady HANNAH
ALTHEA ELLICE, who expired on Saturday, at the resi-
dence of Mr. ELLICE, in Richmond terrece, was Captain
BETrEswoant, a very distinguished officer, who, whilst
in the command of the Tartar frigate, was unfortunately
killed in endeavouring to cut out one of the enemy's East
Indiamen from off Bergen, May 25, 1808, and in the fol-
lowing year she formed another matrimonial connection
with Mr. ELLICE, by whom she has left a family. Her
eldest son is in the suite of Lord DURHAM, our Ambassa-
dor Extraordinary at St. Peter burgh. Her Ladyship
was youngest child of the late General CHARLES Earl
GREY, by ELIZABETH, daughter of GEORGE GREY, Esq.
of Southwick, in the County of Durham, and sister to
the present Earl, the Bishop of HEREFORD, Sir HENRY
GEORGE GREY, and Lady ELIZABETH WHITBREAD.
Lady HANNAH ELLICE was in her 48th year. She was
much attached to literary pursuits, and a tale, intended to
illustrate the country life of the higher class of the Eng-
lish Aristocracy, and which has been just announced for
publication, under the title of " The Visit," is ascribed to
her pen.
CONCISE AND STRIKING.—A woman who
lately showed the house and pictures at Easton Newton,
near Towcester, the seat of the Earl of POMFRET, ex-
pressed herself in these words :—" This picture is Sir
ROBERT TURNER ; he lived in the country, took care of
his estate, built this house, and paid for it; managed well,
saved money, and died rich. That is his son ;he was
made a Lord, spent his estate, and died a beggar."—
Kentish Gazette.

SHOCKING SUICIDE OF CAPT. WIGGINS.
—Yesterday an inquest was held at the Crown, in the
Pentonville Road, on the body of Capt. FRANCIS SMITH
Wiccims, aged 44, in the Honourable East India Compa-
ny's service. The deceased had lodged at the house of
Mr. EALIN, florist, of 20, Queen's Row, Pentonville,
for the last few days. On Monday afternoon he was found
lying in the bed-room with his throat cu.. It appeared as
if the deceased bad first commenced the fatal act in bed ;
but finding that he had not completed his object, had got
out and proceeded to the looking-glass, where he effect:d
his purpose. The room was covered with clotted blood.
Medical assistance was procured, but it was quite useless.
Dr. EVAN EIDER, of 17, Tavistock Square, said he had
known the deceased for some time, who had received many
wounds in the Company's service. The deceased com-
plained of having been injured by some individuals in the
service, and of being unable to obtain any redress. Dr.
RIDER stated his opinion that the deceased had, from con
tinual " harping" upon the Subject of his wrongs, collapsed
into a state of monomaniasm, which brought on an aber-
ration of intellect. Verdict—Temporary Insanity.
ASSAULT BY A CLERGYMAN.-HEAVY
FiNr.—At the Carmarthenshire Assizes, on Friday, the
Rev. EBENEZER MORRIS, clergyman of Llanelly parish,
was indicted for an assault on WM. CHAMBERS, Esq., a
Magistrate, late High Sheriff for Carmarthenshire. The
prosecutor's Counsel said that the parties were on very
intimate terms at one time; but in consequence of
some conduct of Mr. MORRIS at a dinner, the plain-
tiff " cut his acquaintance." Mr. MORRIS then took
every opportunity to annoy Mr. CHAMBERS, and endea-
voured, by publishing placards in the Welsh language about
the town of Llanelly, to render the prosecutor unpopular
amongst the lower orders of people. Mr. CHAMBERS
deposed that this was followed up by an assault, under
the following circumstances :—Alr. CHAMBERS was talk-
ing to his son, when defendant came by, and saying
" Make way, make way," pushed Mr. CHAMBERS and
kicked his shins several times. The defendant was slightly
inebriated. On the other hand, it was proved that Mr.
CHAMBERS had spoken to Mortals a short time pre-
, viously to the assault, and on an altercation taking place,
had called him a ruffian. When Mr. CHAMBERS was
kicked, he ordered defendant to be taken to " the dark
hole," but the constable not h tying seen any assault, w.is
unwilling to comply.—The Learned Judge, in passing
nntence, said, " I am sorry it falls to my lot to pass sen
tence in a case of this description on a clergyman of the
Church of England. This assault was not committed on
one in a low rank of life, but on a gentleman of education—
of that education which softens the character of a man.
Now an assault from one in your situation, and a gentleman
of talent, has certainly more of aggravation than assaulis
usually have ; because, also, it was done before a crowd of
people, in the village where you live, and where such
an insult must have been most painful to the prosecutor.
It appears very obvious to me that there exists such a want
of good feeling between you both, as imposes on me the
necessity of binding you by the trammels of the law. I
am, however, willing to allow that there are circumstances
of mitigation. I acknowledge that Mr. CHAMBERS used
an inappropriate expression, and I could have wish, d he
had nut ordered you into custody. I wish I could have
had it in my power to avoid passing sentence, and that you
had made that apology which was suggested. I have,
however, taken the whole case into my consideration, and
the sentence I have to pass is, that you pay to the Crown
a fine of 201. and provide sureties, yourself in 100/. and
two sureties in 501 each,
tokeep the peace for two years
towards all his Majesty's subjects, but especially towards
the prosecutor."—The defendant immediately paid the fine
and entered into the security required..., Cambrian.