The Sun.
London, England, 1832-09-19 00:00:00

DREADFUL RAVAGES BY CHOLERA IN

AMERICA.

Yesterday a letter was receive i in town in twenty-two
days from New York, from 111 r. Wilkiwon, the comedian.
The following interesting, though painful intelligence,
touching the ravages of the cholera, is contained in Mr.
W.'s letter, and corroborated by a letter from another gen-
tleman of subsequent date:—

" Agreeably to your request, I send a few lines by the
first packet after my arrival. I hope they may nut he the
last I shall ever wri!e. The cholera is raging here, and it
is the general opinion that it will increase. The rues of
to-day (23d of August), are n-arly one-third more than
yesterday. I walked up to the Bowery Theatre last nicht,
where Mrs. Hadaway (late Miss Hallande, of Covent Gar-
den Theatre), was seized and died in the course of a few
hours: I have since heard that Mr. Hadaway is dying.
Hamblin had a very narrow escape an Saturday last.
Blanchard and Barrymore were with him all night, and be
is now confined to his bed from the violent effects of the

differen• applicati.ins. Our second Steward of the Shef-
field called here this morning, and informed us of the death
of the carpenter, a fine healthy strung young man, I
should think considerably under 30 years of age, and whom
I met in the street only yesterday morning in full health
and vigour. and in less than 24 hours afterwards he was a
corpse. Really lam half inclined to he the wearer of this
intelligence myself. Mr. Barry accompanied me to Ho-
boken, where Mrs. Pindar had been residing, and we were
inform d she had sail• d for London."

EXTRACT FROM A SUBSEQUENT LETTER.

" The cholera has been awful. An Italian Company
of fifty two has arrived to die, or be starved, I guess.
Mr. Hadaway and Mr. Waters acted last night at the
Bowery, and died this day of cholera. I open this to tell
you that poor Hadaway has followed his wife this evening.
The Bowery had been closed some time, and they suppo,e
that in the present state of the atmosphere—full of what-
ever this fearful pestilence may be, that the climate of the
Theatre engendered the disease, not h icing been lighted and
ventilated ; but, good Heavens! they know nothing about
it—it is half guess. We have had an unpleasant and dan-
gerous time of it, but have not stirred from our house.--
The Park Theatre is open with French rope.dancers, but
opens with the regular company, and Wallack, on Monday
next, the 27th inst. (August.) Horn is at Halifax; Sin-
clair, hiding from the cholera, and our bead man, Jones,
afraid to stir out of the city, and looks the image of terror.
Madame Fearon is in town ; Miss Hughes has absconded
from frizlit ; but the disease is spreading, and they will
have to return for safety."

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SEPT. 17.
—2,000 bales of cotton are estimated to have been sold to-
day at firm prices, viz. 1,000 Brazils and Egyptians, the
former, in Pernatz,s, at 91d. ; Bahia., Bd. to 81,1.; and
Maranhams,'7ld. to 91(1. ; the latter at 88 1. to 911.. and
about 1,000 in American descriptions from 6.1 d. toad.
LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 17.—Arrived the Huai'
phr,:y, from New York; the lialmonie, from Dordt ; the
Elwin, from St. John's, New Brunswick; and the Mersey'
from London. Arrived yesterday, the Dalhousie Castle,
and the Navy, from New Orleans ; the Mary Catherilier
from Charleston ; the Nottingham, from Jamaica ; the
Aurora, from Dunkirk ; and the Superb, from St. An'
Brews. New Brunswick.

ORNITHOLOGICAL CURIOSITY. --Last
Thursday, while two gentlemen were sporting over the
moms of Kyn when, near Tummel Bridge, one of cheat
-hot a H opoe, a lid which is rarely heard of in Great
Britain.— Caledonian Mercury.
On Friday last as the gamekeeper of Lord
SELSEY, at West Dean, was going his morning rounds to
examine his traps for taking vermin, he came to one that
had struck. With great caution he made the necessary
inspection, and to his astonishment discovered, not a soll;
tary captive, but thousands. A swarm of bees had aligbteu
on the trap plate, of sufficient weight to cause their ear;
ture. The keeper immediately took his prize to Wes
Dean, and hived it.—Portsmouth Herald.
A distressing event took place on Monday
night last in the family of Mr. WAIGHT, of No. 29, Col'
Walbrook, by the suicide of an only daughter,
fine young woman, about 22 years of age. Mr. WAIO
holds a situation in tl e London Docks, and has a eon s
clergyman. On Monday afternoon the Rev. Mr. Watotil
cilled upon his mother, and during his stay some slight
misunderstanding took place between him and his sister;
whom he accused of being fond of liquor. Shortly sfte
his departure the unfortunate girl cried bitterly, and 'lei
aired she could not bear the reproach of her brother, g°
told her mother she would drown herself sooner than wee,
him again. About six o'clock she went out with ,
mother on some domestic business, but had not got ~` „,
before she made an excuse to return home, leaving "'",,
parent in the street waiting her return. The unfortuos.
creature took the opportunity, and purchased at the shirt
of Mr.EnwAßns, the chymist, in Queen•street, Cheaps°ed
sixpenny-worth of laudanum, and thus having pose,'
herself of the means of destruction, she returned to
mother, who was anxiously waiting her arrival. In
ceeding along Bow-lane the unhappy creature suddeo
drew the phial from her bosom, and, placing it to her
swallowed the contents in the presence of her afflicted Pf,
rent, and instantly ran away, leaving her mother eof°o,
pletely paralysed, and totally incapable of pursuing bet'
of giving the least alarm. Several persons soon carne.bi
her assistance, and the old lady, on being removed into o,
Cock public-house, ultimately recovered, anti was
be
inseaurnthwaeplpyye
veyed home, and the sid intelligence communicated to
off
family. Mr. WAIGHT, the father, anti several pers./erg
till
lt
St. BartholoWto
st
Itu
minutes afterwards, she expired. It has since "ort
ettnh, tnpt nwat
hospital,
in
nue dtctihorheeueclyadt odbonien:
agonies
sanvdeo( irfoue of her
death,ht
heeor:
ascertained that after swallowing the poison, A of
and in less 11110,;e0
miserable girl ran as far as Cannon Street, 111)"
reachingiadiEvißs Ka i:iLei
Ettosh,e remove
tstep
able to proceed farther, and fell exhausted to off'
soitifreeret
instantly
tehae house
tNw:ats.h
e 2 applied
h 1
ssphitea
ground, with the empty phial grasped tight in bee ''"0,11,
promptly procured medical assistance, but it was 'lee e
vbe
the stomach pump
was speedily resorted to, but the 'sot
ful effects of the laudanum had acted so powerfully,
go/1'
every exertion that human skill could devise orn'toeils
pletely baffled, and the ill-fated girl died under the the
of her skilful attendant,. An inquest will be held 00 at
body this afternoon by Mr. PAYNE, the city coroner'
the hospital.

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BIRTHS.
On the 15th inst. at Leamington, Warwickshire, the
John Hampden, Es
st. the of a son. son*
On the 17th in lady of Sudlow Roots, Esq., of a t,
MARRIED. Die!?
On the 18th inst. at Trinity Church, St. Marylcbon%, elorp
General White, of Upper Berkeley-street, to Elizabe`nd f of
daughter of the late Alexander Davison, Esq., of Swarlai„,•
Northumberland ; and also Capt. S. E. Cook, R.N., to v
the Rev. Jos. Cook, of Newton Hall, in the same Nom,' re,
rothy Davison, youngest daughter of the above. „
On the 18th inst. at St. Mary's Church, Bryansta-",,540.-6.
of Gt.°. of
Henry, third surviving son of J. George Wrench, liter _et,
Camberwell, Esq., to Rebecca Elizabeth, eldest da0g5,„..,0.
Nevill Adams, of Alresford Hall, Essex, and of Glouce w"
Portman-square, Esq. f theDIED. ter o

On the kith inst. at Notting Hill, Mary, only daugh" ell
kite J. C. Scott, Esq.,.of Wapping. f his Wstid'
On the Ilth inst. at Dublin, in the 81st year Of ire'
ire
Rev. William Wooley, of Priorland, county of Loot", 0.6,
Rector of Kilsaron. I 11$rlte
On the 17th inst. at Fairfield, near Biggleswai e,hite
wife of A. E. Gregory, Esq., and daughter of the ciii
George Pollen, of Little Bookham House, Surrey. r 'W.
On the 18th inst. at Stratford, Jane, the wife 01 Pete
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Esq., of Cheapside, and Stratford-green, Essex. /
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