The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-06 00:00:00

COUNTY OF WARWICK.

" Gentlemen,—The greatly-to-be-lamented death of
Sir John Mordaunt having caused a vacancy in the re-
presentation of this division of the county, I offer myself
as a candidate for the honourable and important situa-
tion of representing you in Parliament.
" If you should think fit to elect me, it will be my
earnest endeavour honestly and independently to dis-
charge the great trust placed in my hands, and most
especially to support the interests of the landowners,
farmers, tradesmen, and labourers of this agricultural
division of the county. Both in public and private life,
it has been my constant aim to support these interests by
advocating sufficient protection for agricultural produce,
and by opposing ever• extravagant and unnecessary ex-
penditure of public money, as the only means of reduc-
ing those general and local taxes which press so heavily
on the tradesman and occupier of land.
" To the measures of the present head of the Govern-
ment I do not promise uniform support or constant oppo-
sition; they have been too contradictory and uncertain
to enable me to form any opinion of what they will be
for the future. But I will uphold all measures calculated
to promote the public gcod, and oppose all such as would
tend in any respect to injure our laws and constitution,
or to lessen our civil and religious liberty.—l have the
honour to be, Gentlemen, your obedient humble servant,
" BOLTON KING.
" Umberslade, October 3, 1845."

HER MAJESTY'S STEAMER
ECLAIR.

A report, of which the following is an outline, was
made to the Lords of her Majesty's Privy Council, on
Friday, by Sir William Pym, Superintendent-General of
quarantine, and Mr. Arnott, of the Middlesex Hospital.
These gentlemen proceeded to Portsmouth on Tuesday
last. The Eclair, it will be remembered, reached the
Motherbank on Sunday evening. She had been imme-
diately reported to the Custom-house authorities, which
are always the first informed of such matters, and the
channel of communication with • the Privy Council, as
baring on board a most malignant fever. That circum-
stance was, in due course, communicated to the Privy
Council, and in consequetce of its order Sir Wm. Pym
and Mr. Arnott proceeded on Tuesday morning to
Portsmouth. They immediately repaired alongside
the Eclair, accompanied by the quarantine otlicerq,
and made the most minute inquiries into the con-
dition of the ship and the crew. From them it
resulted that the crew had been suffering from
a most malignant fever, with black vomit, since
the 23d of July, when the steamer sailed from Sierra
Leone. On leaving that place she proceeded both to
Gambia and Goree; but the French authorities of the
latter Pace would not even allow any communication to
be had with her, and she left immediately for Buona
Vista, one of the Cap de Verd islands. Here the whole
ship's company was landed, all the stores taken out, as
well as the water tanks, and the ship was thoroughly
cleansed, fumigated, and whitewashed. But 31 of the
officers and crew having died on shore in less than three
weeks, it was determined, after an investigation by the
medical officers of the Eclair and the Growler, which
was at Buena ,Vista, that she should proceed imme-
diately to England. Before leaving Buona Vista, Mr.
M'Clure, a surgeon of the navy, who was passenger on
board the Growler, with seven seamen of that vessel,
nobly volunteered their services on board the Eclair ;
and Mr. M'Clure, it is to be regretted, fell a victim
to his devotion to the public service. After leaving
Buona Vista the fever did not abate, as might have
been expected, when the vessel approached a more
temperate climate. On the contrary, before she
reached Madeira, Captain Estcourt and Mr. M'Clure
both died, and one of the seamen who had volunteered
from the Growler was attacked with the disease. At
Madeira the authorities would allow of no communica-
tion from the Eclair, though they permitted Mr. Ber-
nard, a naval surgeon, and two seamen, who volunteered
their services, to embark on board of her. Mr. Bernard
and the assistant-surgeon of the Eclair, Mr. Coffy, still
remain on board the vessel at Stangate Creek. After
leaving Madeira the disease continued as bad as ever.
From the time of her leaving Buona Vista till she ar-
rived in England, she lost at the rate of almost one man
per day. Two deaths occurred after her arrival at the
Motherbank within the space of thirty-six hours, which
elapsed before she was visited by the medical gentlemen
mentioned above, and one fresh ase of fever appeared
on the 20th. Considering these ci umstances, and par-
ticularly the fact that the fever still r retailed on board,
it was thought necessary that the ship should be kept
in quarantine, but that every means should be taken
to provide for the wants and recovery of the men.
She was accordingly immediately ordered to Stangate
Creek, the usual quarantine station, and two hulks were
placed at the service of her crew. Into one of them
there who bad not had the fever were removed, and on
board the other those who had been attacked and had
recovered were placed. Fresh bedding and fresh provi-
sions, and everything which it was supposed could con-
tribute to the recovery or the comfort of the crew, were
immediately supplied. Indeed, everything of that kind
which was needed was sent to them at Portsmouth. Be-

tween the 30th ult., when she was visited at Portsmouth,
ant Friday, the date of the report, three more deaths
had taken place ; but as no fresh case of fever had oc-
curred subsequent to the 29th, and there were only two
patients confined,: to their hammocks, it was hoped
that the progress of the disease was arrested. Besides
these two, there were eleven of the crew convalescent,
the remainder having either wholly escaped the fever, or
had the disease and recovered. It is singular that of the
forty-three Kroomen, taken on board at different pericds,
and still on board the Eclair, not one was ever affected
by the disease.