The Sun.
London, England, 1832-07-21 00:00:00

THEIR MAJESTIES.

Yesterday the KING, attended by Lord and LadyCLINTON,
Lady Fox, Lord A. FITZCLARENCE, and Sir A. BA RNARD
visited the Earl and Countess of ERROL at their seat at
Richmond. park, with whom they dined and spent the
evening. The Royal party returned to the Caste a little
after eleven o'clock in the evening. Lord F. FITZCLA-
RENCE proceeded from London and joined the Royal party.
The QUEEN, accompanied by Lord and Lady flowz in
a pony phaeton, and followed by another containing part
of her MAJESTY'S suite, proceeded to Dropmore, the seat
~f Lord GRENVILLE, when, after enjoying several hours
in the walks of the delightful grounds attached to his
Lordship's mansion, they returned to the Castle to dinner.
This afternoon, at titre-o'clock, the KING passed through
the town in a carriage drawn by four greys, and accom
panied by Lady CLINTON, on his way to the Great Park,
where his MAJESTY rode sever!' hours.

Lord A. FITZCLARENCE took leave of their 111A3Esrms,
and left the Castle this afternoon fir town.

It is said the Duchess of SAYE WEIMAR. will very short])
leave England for the Continent. Her Serene Highness
is in good health, but does not yet appear in public,
A very sudden and fatal attack of cholera, whieb has
taken place at Chalvey, a hamlet of Upton, near Eton,
has created so much alarm in the neighbourhood that
circulars have been sent to the parents of students of Eton
College communicating the occurrence of the disease, bnd
of course giving the option of removing them previous to
the vacation, which commences on Monday, the 30th inst.
Five poor persons, all males, have been attacked, and all
have died, although they received every attention front the
parish authorities and from a medical gentleman well ac-
quainted with the disease in India. The eldest was 55
years of age, and the youngest eight ; one of them died in
six hours from the first attack of the disease, and another
lasted 19 hours. All the cases occurred on Sunday and
Monday, and es no new case has since appeared, and ever)
precaution has been taken of covering the bodies with lime
and committing them to an extra deep grave on the sami
day, lime, whiting the houses, and fumigating or dressing
the clothes, &c., we hope, although the attack was violent
and fatal, it is now over.

The Terrace is again thrown open, visitors are daily
arriving, and Windsor begins to assume its wonted gaiety.

CHOLERA IN THE METROPOLIS.

(From the Medical Gaulle.)

We stated last week that cholera was progressively oti
the increase in the metropolis, and we are sorry we have
nothing of a different nature to communicate on the pre
sent occasion. Up to the time of our writing, (Frida
20th) the number of cases occurring under care at the
various parochial establishments, has undergone a vet.)
considerable augmentation, and continues still on the ad-
vance (though not with the rapidity that some apprehend),
while the experience of almost every medical man must
have convinced him that the disease is no longer confinec
to the more destitute classes of the community. It i
quite evident, front what has passed in the House of Com-
mons, that Ministers are extremely averse to the publica-
tion of reports with regard to the disease in London ; and,
while we acknowledge the question to be one of much dif
ficulty, we cannot but look upon it as bordering upon sim-
plicity, to admit, as a member of the Government did, that
concealment is requisite for the interests of trade,—as
this admission were not calculated to spread general slam.
and to produce the very effect wr,ich the said concealinew
is intended to avoid.

It would have been satisfactory to have been able t,
state that any mitigation had taken place in the malignit)
of the cases flaw occurring, but the very reverse is the fact ;
the rate of mortality in ems of cholera with
having recently risen from less than one in three t,
more than one in two. The disease is also more diffuseo
than it was, but still a very great majority of the cases
occur in the same localities as before : we may particu-
larly mention Lambeth, Southwark, Bermondsey, atol
Whitechapel.

Though we admit that the cholera prevails to a con
siderahle extent, yet it is to be kept in mind—that the
months of July and August never pass in London with-
out a great many cases of severe stomach and bowel
complaint., and that all such are now magnified into
cholera by the fears of the patient or his friends.

A Supplement to the Gazette of last night contains an
Order in Council, vesting new powers in the several
Boards of Health throughout the country, in order that
they may more effectually check the progress of cholera,
by causine " the cleansing and whitewashing of any house
in which there -exist dangerous impurities," and by " sup-
plying medicines to the sick poor at tin ir own habita-
tions in all cases where those afflicted with the disease
cannot be conveniently removed to the cholera hospitals. "

TWIVICII. he cholera has broken out with some viru
lence in the Tower ; medical men of eminence residing it,
the vicinity, attribute it in great measure to the improper
practice which has prevailed in the mode of letting off the
wa er, raking up the mud and filth in the fosse, and ex-
posing upwards of ten acres of surface of the bed of the
ditch to exhalation, whilst little or no drainage exists fruit
the buildings of the barracks, except into the ditch, which
by degrees becomes an accumulation of soil, mud, &c., and
impregnates the air with impurities, So large a place,
occupied by such a dense population, and a military garri
son, ought to have proper sewers to empty themselves
below low-water mark into the river Thames.

SHEERNESS. —During last week death has visited u•
to a considerable extent. About 12 persons, seized wid
cholera, have died, generally suddenly, and nearly all it,
low circumstances, ill-fed and ill-clothed, though titre.-
cases have occurred among the middle classes. One tata
case occurred, supposed to be brought on by fright and
irritation of mind working on the system, and bringing it
into a condition to receive and generate disease. An hos
pital has been provided in the D.tck•yard, and also one at
the extremity of Alikown. Tuesday orders were teemed
to lit the Tremendous, 74, for a cholera hospital-ship, to
lie off the Dock-yard, and for Dr. Wright, late of the
Desiree, to join her.—Rent Herald.
PRESTON.-The cholera has broken out in Preston. It
is said to be raging in the House of Correction most dread-
fully.—Blackburn Gazette.

CANTICABCRY.—The cholera has at length made its
appearance in this city. By accounts from different parts
of the county, we are sorry to announce that the cholera
is increasing to an alarming degree. At Sittingbourne,
Faversham, and Broadstairs, several deaths have occurred.
At the latter place, a gentleman, arrived from London.
was taken ill, and died, all in the short epee of a few
hours.—Kent Herald.

CHELSEA AND BRomrrow.—The cholera is making
great ravages in Chelsea and Brompton. Tuesday a Ter-
pectble married couple residing in Keppel-street, re
turning home in perfect health; about four the wife war
suddenly seized by cholera, and expired at eight. Ntx.
day ti.e husband was violently seized with cramp an 1
spasms, and expired a few hours after.