The Sun.
London, England, 1832-02-01 00:00:00

DEPARTURES.

Colonel and Lady Harriet Ford, from Batt's Hotel, Dover.
street, for Brighton; Page Reid, Esq., from ditto ; Joddrell,
Esq., from ditto, for Portsmouth; Captain Ainslie, from ditto,
for Ipswich; C. Hart, Esq., from ditto; Mr. and Mrs. Cater,
from the St. James's Hotel, Jermyn.street, for Brighton;
Thomas Simmons, Esq., from Raggett's Hotel, Dover-street,
for Oxford; Captain Macdonald, from the Royal Hotel,
Jermyn-street, for Dublin ; J. Morgan, Esq., from ditto, for
Oxford.

CHOLERA MORBUS.

KIRKINTILLOCH.
(From the Glasgow Herald of Monday.)

The persons who have been afflicted with cholera in Kirk-
intilloch are generally in very poor circumstances ; but for any
thing that is known, regular and teinperate in their habits.—
According to the statement of one of the medical gentlemen in
the town, many of these poor people during the winter lived on
little else than potatoes—animal food being a luxury which
their poverty precluded them front enjoying.—Chronicle.

On Friday morning, about nine o'clock, a very stout man,
the gardener of Major Berrie, who had been seized with cho-
lera the preceding evening at the same hour, died of the dis-
ease. This case forms the only exception, we believe, with
regard to the poverty of the individuals who fell victims to the
malady; and it is said by a correspondent of the Chronicle that
this man predisposed himself for the contagion by taking a large
dose of Glauber salts.

We are glad to be able to communicate the following letter,
which has been politely sent us by a medical gentleman who
visited Kirkintilloch yesterday :

" Kirkintilloch, Sunday, Half-past Four o'clock, p.m.
" The cholera appears to have subsided in Kirkintilloch.
There has occurred since yesterday only one case of the disease,
and that mild. No doubt is entertained of the recovery of the
patient, and all the others under treatment are either convales-
cent, or affected with so mild a form of the complaint as to give
every reason to hope for their recovery. The disease lost its
virulence on Thursday, and there have been no deaths among
the cases that have occurred since. There have been in all
37 cases, and out of these twelve have died."

Letter from Dr. Watt to the Lord Provost, dated Kirkintil-
loch, Jan. t):—" I have the pleasure of informing your Lord-
ship that two out of the three cases considered dangerous last
night are now in a fair way of recovery. Your Lordship will
observe that there is only one new case, and I think the disease
seems to have exhausted its violence. I hope to-morrow's re.
port will be still more favourable."

We are requested, on the authority of a medical gentleman
who has been at Kirkintilloch, to state that an emetic, consist-
ing of a table spoonful of mustard, and the same quantity of
common salt, dissolved in a mutchkin of warm water, and taken
in that state, has been found most effective in the first stage of
cholera. Immediately on the emetic ceasing to operate, a warm
sinapism, or poultice of mustard, ought to be applied over the
stomach or bowels, and bottles or cans filled with warm water
applied to the extremities. The patients may then rest with
safety for an hour, though medical aid ought in all cases to be
instantly applied for. We may add, that to use cold water,
either internally or externally, will almost to a certainty cause
the death of the patient.

A medical correspondent suggests that the inhalation of the
nitrous oxide, or intoxicating gas, may be worthy of a trial in
cases of cholera. We understand that this gas, unlike other
stimulants, is not followed by any exhaustion or collapse. We
have received some communications regarding cleanliness, and
the removal of nuisances, which we have transmitted to the
Board of Health.

EDINBURGH.
(From the Caledonian Mercury of Monday.)
The cholera has, it must be admitted, commenced its opera-
tions mildly in this city. Besides the two cases mentioned in
our Paper of Saturday morning, only one more had occurred up
to last night, making three in all, of which two have already
died. The first is a man in the West-bow, who was a dealer in
rags, bones, old iron, &c. and had been to Musselburgh a day or
two before he was taken ill. He died on Saturday forenoon.
The second was a woman in Skinner's-close, High-street, who
also died on Saturday, but we have not heard positively whether
she had been to Musselburgh or any other place where the dis-
ease was raging. The clothes, &c. of these two persons have
been burnt, their families removed to Queensberry House by
way of security, and the houses shut up. The second person
attacked, a female residing in Anderson's close, West-bow, and
who, as we mentioned on Saturday, was removed to the hospital
on the Castle Hill, is still living, and hopes continue to be en-
tertained of her recovery. We understand that the Lord Pre-
sident and Mr. George Forbes, banker, were present in the
hospital at the time this woman was being bled.

The Board of Health has been most actively engaged during
the last two days in making preparations and taking every pre-
caution for the security of the inhabitants• An order will be
issued tomorrow for the shutting up of the theatre, and it is
understood that before Sunday next an order will be published
suspending evening service in the churches till further notice.

Out of Edinburgh the disease continues and spreads. At
Musselburgh it has taken hold of another district—Newhigging.
There were 28 additional cases on Friday and Saturday, and IS
deaths, making in all 155 cases and 64 deaths, in ten days. At
Tranent on Saturday and yesterday, 24 cases, 5 deaths, and 7
recoveries, making in all Sl7 cases, and 37 deaths. At Had-
dington it has broken out afresh with considerable violence.
Up to yesterday (Sunday) the cases there were 65, and deaths
At Prestonpans, Dalkeith, and Leith, no fresh cases have
occurred. At Kirkintilloch there had been ten more deaths,
up to Friday night ; the number of cases to that time was 40.
We have learned one fact, which will be interesting to the
medical practitioners; and that is, that at Haddington a galvanic
battery has been tried on several of the new cases, and found of
great efficacy. We believethat in several of the treatises on the
disease this has been suggested, but do not recollect any in
which its effects have been experimentally described. Dr.
Monson, in his little pamphlet says, " I have never seen
electricity or galvanism fairly used. As powerful stimulants,
they are agents that should be tried, and probably would be
serviceable."

We regret to state that according to the last
accounts from Haddington, the disease had broken out in
that town with renewed violence, and that it had not been
confined to the dissipated classes; but had carried HT
several respectable persona in the middle classes of society.
—Edinburgh Evening Covrant.

'The extent of the mortality at Musselburgh,
and the necessity of early interment, have made it impera-
tive to dispense with the ceremonies usual on such occa-
sions. A large hole is dug in the burying ground, suf-
ficiently capacious to hold two or three bodies abreast, and
of the depth of 25 feet. A layer of earth is placed on the
first tier, then a second tier of coffins, and so alternately
till the grave is filled up, which in this way is made to
hold 14 or 15 coffins. We understand that the grave
digger, after baying been employed the greater part of a
day in preparing this receptacle, came home, took ill, and
died that night ; when instead of " some trusty brother"
of the trade doing for him what he bad done for thou-
sands, he was interred in the grave dug by his own
hands! Some instances of an utter want of natural feel-
ing have occurred at Musselburgh among the inferior
orders. Various persons have left their sick relations to
perish without assistance, and the charge of burying their
remains to the Medical Board.--Scotentan.