The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-20 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PAPER.

EMGRATION.--SIERRA LEONE.
" Return of the number of patients received into.
Kissy Hospital, Sierra Leone (the Hospital attached
to the Liberated African Department), with the
nature of the diseases as far as reported, &c., for tha
years 1833 to 1842 inclusive."
This return was ordered to be printed on the 17th
July last. We submit a summary of its contents.
only to illustrate, incidentally, some new horrors
attaching to this modern Golgotha, of which many of
our readers may have hitherto been ignorant. Suck
a catalogue of hideous diseases none but such a plague-
spot on our globe could rarely supply in the course of
one short year.
Number of Individuals admitted int) the Liberated
African Hospital, at Kissy, from January 1 to De-
cember 31, 1839:
Men
Women 157
Boys
Girls

Total 2,676
NOTE.—The number of persons discharged cured, and
the number of deaths, in 1839, have not been reported.
List of Diseases admitted during the Year 1839.
Intermittent Fever ... 8 ! Dropsy
Remittent Fever
Continued Fever
Abscess 27 I Elephantiasis ~ ...... . 8,

Leprosy :l2
jaundice
Venereal
Constipation 1
Prolapses Ani
Sprains
Wounds 25
Burns 7
Ulcers
Fractures
Amputation
Polypus I
Blindness
Yaws 164
Craw Craw
Amenorrhoea.—
Guinea Worm
Worms
Necrosis s

Ophthalmia
Ear-ache
Rheumatism
Tooth-ache
Small-pox
Chicken-pox lO
Measles
Consumption 5
Catarrh l9
Dysentery 36r,
Lethargy
Paralysis ..
Epilepsy
Inflammation, affec-
tion or the Chest
Ilooping-cough 9
Colic
Diarrhox
Insanity lB
Affections of Knee-
joint
W. N. AITKIN, Col. Surgeon.
ROBERT CLARK, Assist. Col. Surgeon.
How long are the lives of European and African
sojourners in this pestiferous settlement to be con-
tinuously sacrificed to the fend dream of speculative
philanthropy at home?

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.
A Court of Common Council was held yesterday
for the purpose of agreeing to measures to be adopted
for entertaining her Majesty and Prince Albert, on
the occasion of her Majesty probably opening the
Royal Exchange.
The Loan MAyoa, on taking the chair, said he
had received a letter from Sir J. Graham, informing
him of the honour intended to be paid to the City by
her Majesty and Prince Albert.
This letter and his Lordship's reply having been
read,

On the motion of Sir P. Latium, it was agreed to
enter them on the minutes :of the court.
Mr. KING then rose to move for the formation of a
Committee of Entertainment to provide for the re-
ception of her Majesty and Consort. He would com-
pose this Committee of a certain number of Alder-
men—he had no objection to all the Aldermen, and
one Common Councilman from each ward. He had
no wish to offend any one, nor did he think that his
motion would be opposed, except by those who enter-
tained peculiar notions on the matter. The motion
he should make was as follows :

" Her Majesty having been graciously pleased to
communicate her intention, accompanied by his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, to honour this city by open-
ing the Royal Exchange in the latter part of the
month of October next; that it be referred to a Com-
mittee now' to be appointed, consisting of the Right
Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, the Sheriffs,
and one commoner from each ward, to consider in
what manner the Corporation can best testify their
respect and attachment to her Majesty on the oc-
casion." _ _

Mr. Under-Sheriff ANDBRTON seconded the motion,
and with some warmth deprecated the conduct of
that private committee which had, without the sanc-
tion or authority of this Court (the proper power in
such matters), taken upon themselves to go to Windsor
and tender to her Majesty an invitation to honour
the City with her presence.
Mr. Deputy STEVENS defended the Exchange Cont.
mittee from the imputation intended to be cast upon
it by Mr. Under-Sheriff Anderton, which he said had
arisen from a pique of that gentleman, because the
affair did not take place during his under-shrievalty;
A letter from Sir J. Graham had been read, but he
would ask the Lord Mayor whether he had not re-
ceived another communication, containing her Ma-
jesty's express wishes regarding their intended enter-
tainment ?

The LORD MAYOR said he Mad waited on Sir J.
Graham to know where it would be most agreeable for
her Majesty to receive the entertainment of her
citizens, and he was told in answer, the Royal Ex.
change. Nothing else had been communicated to him
on the subject.
Ultimately the motion of Mr. King was carried by
acclamation.