Star.
London, England, 1831-08-18 00:00:00

THE PLAGUE.

When I was in Turkey, some three or four
years bad passed since this sad case of plague, and
the infant of Madame W— bad survived, and
'grown to a lovely little girl, who was often my
pet companion. But not only did the child who
was sleeping on her mother's bosom, and my friend
Z—, who received her mother's dying breath,
escape the drsadfnl contagion, but all those rela-
tives and friends who had been with Madame
W—, and in close contact with her, when of a
certainty she had the plague upon her, were equally
exempt from the contagion.
This was in every way a striking case : it was
held by many who had no pretensions to medical
science, as a proof of non-contagion of the plague,
and strongly assumed as such by a scientific man,
the late Dr. M'Lean, who devoted much of his
time, and finally lost his life, in endeavours to as-
certain the real nature of this destructive and most
mysterious disorder. But Doctor M'Lean was
guilty of an important omission, for in writing an
account of Madame W—'s case, he'never men-
firmed that a Greek servant girl, some weeks after,
caught the plague in the chamber in which she had
died, and followed her mistress to the grave. Mr.
Madden, who was at Constantinople at the time,
and acquainted with the family, and who has men-
tioned the case iu his book of Travels, says, " that
several weeks after Madame W—'s death, when
two servants were sent to open the apartment,
which had been closed, and to remove the bedding,
one of them, immediately on entering, complained
of the closeness of the chamber ; the next day she
had the plague, and died .in some few days ; but
Mr. W—, the husband of the unfortunate lady,
added to me, in reference to the Greek girl, that,
fatigued by the labours she had undergone in open-
ing and purifying the house, and oppressed by the
heat of the day, she had thrown herself down and
reposed some time on the mattress on which her I
mistress had expired. In cases like these every
accompanying circumstance, every detail, however
minute, should be noted and given ; and the addi-
tional fact stated by Mr. W-- will not perhaps
be considered unimportant.
The result of my inquiries into the histoty of,
the plague at Constantinople and elsewhere, would
certainly go generally Co confirm the remarks with
which Mr. Madden closes the case of Madame
W—. " This is one of the many proofs (he
alludes, of course, to Mr. Z—, her father), I
have had of the influence of the mind over this
disease. In no other complaint is this influence
so marked. The man who is apprehensive of con-
tagion is always the .first to take this disease;
fear is the predisposing cause of plague ;• bad liv-
ing and bodily debility are the proximate causes of
the susceptibility of pestilence. I have always
observed those who were most deeply interested in
the patient's fate—his father, mother, or wife, and
who were constantly by his bedside—were seldom
attacked, while the servants and strangers who
, entered.the Toom now and then, were generally in-
fected." Yet after this assertion of the prevalissa
of mind and &faction, Mr. Madden is tidied to
subjoin that he has known many Tuthill itemmain

Constantinople Igbich have been shut up after
tioathef every inimiihmil within *sir walls; I
*leo, his been peiselid;ort,tp gaiUtilleriat 1
as at the capital; 1110 1 hare nits 4, thit
Illtmes that had been eo illenkekivere. 011
without an exception, dm Itpdees of Turks,
take no precautions agiiiist thsfidegue► and
hardly be said to be possessed the predispodnil
cause of fear.—New Montiga(Magazlne•
TIIUNDA STORMS.
-We do not recollect, for many years, so many
*rile thunder AMU as have occurred during
the .reeent summer. Scarcely a week has
elapsed for some time past in which We have not
bad to announce their ravages —and we have
again to notice several that have occurred since
our last.

On Saturday last, the town and neighbourhood
of Keightey was visited by one of the most dread-,1
ful storms of thunder, lightning, and rain, swirl
remembered since July, 1781. The dasher of
lightning were remarkably vivid and awful ; the
peals of thunder resembled the report of heavy
artillery, and the rain, which poured down for four
successive hours, flooded almost every street, lane,
and alley in and about the town. At a place
caned Brumfot, three miles from the town. a fine
cow was struck by the lightning and killed on the
spot.
For several hours on Sunday afternoon, the
thunder was heard at York, rolling at a dis-
tance. At one time a very dark cloud mood
over the city, bat the electric matter was ex-
hausted before it leached us. In tbe West-
Riding, however, the storm raged with greet
violence.

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At Tadcaster, the thunder, lightning, and rain,
were of the most awful description. Many of the
houses were overflowed.

The residence of Mr. Wombwell, of Osapton,
niter 011erton„ was struck by lightnings, and se-
riously damaged. The servant boy was also struck
and much injured ; but he is in a favourable way
of recovery.
The Church of Scrooby, near Bawtry, was
struck by lightning, and the spire much injured.
A cow was killed by the lightning, in a field near
Howden Park, the property of Mr. John Har-
greaves of Kildwick.
A horse was killed by the lightning, near
Denholine Gate ; and the lightning entered the
house of George Robinson, of Stanbury, =tares-
worth, and melted a smoothing iron and a pair of
scissors.

At Bradford the thunder was also accompanied
with a tremendous fall of rain, the consequence of
truel...the destructiosof a eonsiderableimm-
tity of property in George-street. From fifteen to
twenty families were deprived of their aft from the
flood coming so suddenly upon them : they had no
time to save any thing but their lives and the lives
of their children.

At Wetharby the shwa commenced a little after
two o'clock in the.afterpoon' and continued a full
hour without in the least abating its violence ; and
we are told that the oldest inhabitant never wit-
nessed any thing like it before. It was accompa-
nied with very large hail stones, which did great
damage to the corn crops, particularly to the beans,
the raitialso fell in torrents. Although the town
is situated open or *miasma, JOWLS of the streets
wets flooded with water, for • foot .aad a half in
depth for a considerable time ; a young boy of the
name of Wigginil,whilst tenting his father's horse
in the lane near to the town, was struck withlight-
, ning which *as .most vivid ; had not some boys
been near him at the time, and heard hied-lee, be

must have died, u they found him in the ditch,
and the water running over him. " He is con-
sidered out of danger, although the accident
was attended with a locked jaw. There were
several trees shivered to pieces in the neighbour-
hood.

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PANORAMA OP THE BRITISH
, EMPIRE.

YORKSHIRE GAZETTE, JuL:ll.
•
The hon. W. 11: Laser.lles, C. Wood, . and Mr.
Stocks, are madidates foe the representation of Halifax.
Milne; Gaskell, Eq. is canvassing Wakefield. There are
now two avowed candidates for the North Riding, M. Ma-
hwah, and 61. Btapylion Revs. Mr. Wm. Ckailwkk
ears himself fur the West Riding on Church abolition
principles.
Gal tiny.—The late election for this borough being de-
clared void, a new one took place and closed on Wednesday,
in the return of two anti reformers ! The numbers were,
lee Lord B. Fitzroy, 182 r Lord Loughborough, 181; Mr.
Her, 100 ; Mr. Maxwell, 162.
ROMAN CATHOLIC Maaitiariza.—A petition from the
Leeds Workhouse Board has been forward to the Earl of
Harewood, for presentation to the House of Lords, praying
*et Parliament would pass an act to legalise the marriages
eigersons.profeeing the Boman Catholic faith by priest. of
gat religion. A simile petition has been sent to Lord
arpeth, to be presented to the House of Commons. 111.
Ts Sadler. Esq. has been requested to support the peeler.
ExTRAOHDISART EAR or WHRAT.—In a field, near
lionises, during lest week, an ear of oats, of the Tartarian
sort, of most extraordinary dimension, wee gathered. The
stem wm within two inches of six feet in height, and in
acuniference, at one of die thickest joint., upwards of three
quarters of an inch. The ear was fifteen inches in length,
and contained 132 grains. Our informant states that this
rt Ina gathered at random, and that many others were to
eallesen equally,Soe.
Tux CROLERA.—Considerable alarm was excited here
this morning, by an exaggerated report respecting the pre-
valence of the aolmir which, it was stated, kid reached the
garrison. It appears that a soldier was attacked by the dis-
use in the severest feint known in this tousle', rowdily
morning, and died In tae evening,. bet there was nothing in
the case to connect it with the disease now ravaging the con-
tinent. Indeed, we Mae the best medical authority for mat-
ing, that it is not dm Indian cholera. The deceased had.
been drinking for two days, and slept on the, ground one ,
eight. Asa pecautiossary memare, the gates of the garri-
son are closed, until the medical men nuke a formal report.
It may be proper to add, that as far as we can asentain, no ,
other person in the garrison has been attacked. In two or
or I'M* other instances, the winunen cholera bas been find
dodos the week.--Heal Alkertierrs 411111.0 d 12.
lroax LAMMAS FAIR, Ave. 12.—The show of cattle,
lass inferior, and very few buyers attended. Bans 'weer
Ile wily kind in demand ; in naives and small beasts were
ellemeely dull. The horse fair was not *only of notice.
NWT few horses was slam', and no detnauthr them. ;
YORK FORTHIORT FAIR, AUG. 11.--.Thent vas a this;
supply of fat beasts, and many of those_onil half fed :Stile'
were a good show, and well sold; • LBW* ow. Is Pod'
demand, and fetched good prices, and as like# to imp
prove, owing to their being more Mina that ustigl.-7,
Abu Beare, as. to fie. 3d ; !NB had 46814
mane; Sheep. Bd. to tild. per lk ; Ladd*,
,fO. Jed
1111: per lb.
FORK WOOL Matures, Ave. •1/1
Wool - .
'Minced

,
Man-
chester, he particiler, *IMP wear a t1e41.1 urea" and it
met Me edmitted that at the present pedal thsee is a very
general depression In all the peat ansomMileald milafr.
turlug interests. In Dewsbury end the ael~mede the
ocdenfor ltlsinkets for the winter trade till &pima* dhoti
of what is customary at this muss of the year.
MACCLIPITIELD CANAL—We stated NON IMisliszo,
that the opening of the Meecleelleld Cud wJim eld
iNi
be celebrated in the course of ibis mobs at ale
same time we said, it must chiefly depend upon " set-•
ding" that might take place, at the molmokenent at:
me-in-sher between Begley and Men. We now I
_learn that the committee gees= that this embark.
'tent is not yet sulciently /
' Rialflo/11STZS Awn Busiiiilimi RAILWAY ..WO
rushed. ed that Mr, litophemen, the engineer of the "Liver-
pool mai ihmehester Ballow, as Thenday last moomdeled,
the .4empy-If a line between Morarkeeesr and thin gema,.
through Stockport, with a view to the by s,
company about to be formed, of a similar ibis
Birmingham, through the Potteries, Csegilagn, oni AO
above named; and that so far as he hie yet preens'rirreport to in the highest degree famundfie to the untems.'
pleted.epeculation.
DESTRUCT I'S •Flite.—On Saturday night last, between
the hours of ten std eleven o'clock, the cotton factory et
Messrs. Wakuley, situate in thotoweship of Oswalitidade,'
was discovered so be on fire, and, notwithetudLog then
exertions of the work-people and the inhabitants
neighbourhood, the upper part of the building, setts.'
, piling /oar stories and the Melee, was entirely delayed.'
TYNS MERCURY, Atone 16.
eliant/1C or Idutemsa..—A twee of which toe
is a copy, appeared in the Courier, London nominal:tr.
August Bib, Ikeda—
" LICZ XCIOD SWIMS Or Till PIM&
" To the Editor qf the Courier,
" fillieregeeiving with what aridity pnagsspho
,par
, .'
• Whillneciate the naval and military " services ' are
el mid circulated in the daily prints, I take leave to
pm that the paragraph which appeared In the Courier
ii the Si tut. eopkd from the Tyne MerertY, -under the
bell " Iteporied Murder at North Shields," is hear begin-
ging to end a gross and malicious fabrication. I bue, sir.
you will In this instance allow truth to prevail. and that,
direwo the medium of your widely.circulated journal, you
wlllaidesse the public epee the point by giving insertion
In your columns to this contradiction of the paragraph in
question. " I am Sir, yours, Ite.
" A Juror of the Coroner's Inquest lately held at
" N. iihkide, Aug. 5." " North Shields.
We have a very short answer to make to this. On Fria,
last, the 12th of August, George Mallet and William Cragg,l
two seamen of His Majesty's ship *gates, were committed
by the mayor for trial at the neat Newcastle assizes, charged
with the wilful murder of Africanus Maxwell, a Valk
man, belonging to the same vessel. U the editor of the
Courier is in possession of the name of his esompenield,
" A Juror of the Coroner's Inquest lately Mid at 11116
Shields," whom we suspect to be an Alen on board the
Orestes, we trust that he will give it to the public, that they
may decide if me who can state deliberate false/eels milk
intent to Mash up and glottises: crimes, Is dettenkeof being
in the humblest capacity connected with the •6 meal aid
military services " of this sunny.
PIOPOSZD RAILWAY BYTWEEW BLAYDOX All
GATEIIBIIAD. It is in contemplation to form a ram
from Blaydoo, (where it will join the Newcastle sod Cm.
lisle Railways to Gateshead, for the conveyance if. seals,
slates, lime, and other merchandise. The line, we Mime,
is proposed to commence at Maiden Lead' Mills, continue
saws the Haughs, to near Dunstan, Redhugh, ke. pass by
a impel under Gateshead, and end at the river side mar the
Rode Walk. The project bas the support of several of the
leading gentry in the county of Durham, and Is shortly to be
submitted to a public meeting.
On Tuesday last, the belle of St. Mary's Church, Gates-
head, rung several merry touches of graMsire tripples to an.
pounce the appointment of a gepresentatin in pailiament to
that borough -by the committee of the House of Commies od
the Reform 818.
On Saturday last, a ship beleogiag to Mr. W.• Ifeerlog,
of Mookwoonnouth, wind olSuadarland harkonr hem
Archangel. Mr. H. in defiance of the quarantine laws, went
oft to his vessel in a boat with provisions. On his return,
he was stopped by the customhouse Alen; who °tiered
him to remain between the piers in the boat hi which he
went out until a ship should arrive from Archangel, on
board of which he should be put, and perform quarantine
therein. After remaining there for some hours, to the great
amusement of the inhabitants, he put out to sea, and gave
ukase to his ship, which had then proceeded about six miles
ea her passage to. Whimbooth Roads, whither she was pro.
ending to perform quarantioe,
Niewcurts, Aug. 13.—We had &good supply of coon.
try ',heat this morning, and the weather having been re-
markably fine during the week, sales were beery, at a re.
duedon of la to 2s per qr. from the prices of this day
Walden. A considerable quantity of Rye having been
forced upon the market by public auction on Tuesday, there
has been nothing done in this article to-day. Grinding liar.
ley sad Oats are each Is per qr. cheaper. Two er three
samples of new Oats were exhibited today, which proving
soft, and of ordinary quality, sold at from 92s to Ws per
qt.—Arrivals this week, 5,290 qrs Wheat; 570 qrs Rye,
148 qrs Barley ; 300 qrs Malt; 50 qrs Barns • 145 gm
Pease, 1,255 seeks Flour. Wheat, Northumberland, white,
new, per qr. 005 so 78s ; Do. red, do. Us to eis ; Norfolk,
red. 60s to 645; Do. white, 814 to 67s t Berwick, red,
e
to 575; white, 501 to 67s • Scotch, white, 61s to I
• Dantzie. ins this; Foreign, red, 41s 54s to 116 s. Rye
folk, $O4 to 3ds ; Foreign, 30s to 36; Needs Couot;y,lo,
to 325. Barley, foreign, 114* to 30s. Mac 241146114 PIN
68s to 08s. Oats, poreux 28e to 30s ; do. common,Mks,
28, ; foreign (free) 904 to 24r. Beans, 38s to 38s. Pose.
boilers, 40s to 425; grey, or beg, Ws to .10s. Moor, Ask
per sack, Ms to 50s.
MARRIED —At Sends 86th ids, Mr. R. P. Edger, of
Houghton-leAning, surgeon, to lI,Ns Frances. 4ase, se-
cond daughter of Mr. R. FOL—At Armley, DWIT 'Lads.
John Joseph ilarbraise; Esq. of Broad-uwadows, to Car.
line, youngest daughter of Benjamin -Gott. Seq. of Ansley.
House.—At Kelso, Mr. Pones. sozgeon, to Ellen 1144414.
daughter of Mr. Johnson, merchant--At
*h Parrish,
Lawrence Harrison, Esq. M.D. to Mts. 74 ' a
Spouts, of *brick, to Mary, daughter of the •
Wade, Sag. of Foggia
DI t.D.—At Bretton Hall, Mra..Beartruoto, relict of the
late CoL Beaumont, who was many years member for
Northumberland, and mother to the present member, who
succeeds to her large estates in Yorkshire Durham, and
Neolltumbseland.—At Bark, jagsl eldest daughter of T.
Selby, Raq.—At Whitehaven, 58, Mary Ann. relict of
the late Wm. Bowel, professor of music•—At Lindeso,
Japet 'Milne, wife of•Jantes 'Wilson, Esq. of Otterbarn.—.
At Berwick, Alen Grieve, Esq. comptroller of amass as
this place seed 81,--At Demirel. PeTtlishire, yaws,
Wu Kwitny, Req. son of the late Sir Alex. Ilatuatrysimmi.
if Balmain.
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CALRDONIAN MERCURY, Aug.ls.
STA sr DWI' Ilti. The publishing and bookselling trade
have agreed to make a representation to Lord Aldtorp on
*ha wok of their business, in consequence of the new regale-
den respecting the stamp duty, of which be has,given no-
tice. The members of the trade represent earnestly, that
the hill should not be posponed until the next session, and
we trust that the importance of the .cheurnstance will make
„Lard Althorp see that tiourpliance with the envoi ought
.got to be denied.
A few days ago, the river jury of 'Newcastle, took posse..-
.ilea of a new island, which they named King William's
.Illsiartd. It lima the Ring's tiladows, but .ether Woods
are rapidly forming in different parts of, the tiny Type,'
Which may enable the conservators of that tin/ .to evince
their regard for all the brariches or the Royal 'Family,— I
Suederfaad Herald. i
- Faxing; Aye. 11, IMIL—Mble -flees 1118 for .sonte:
draelamhoma kept in a gonalderable stets of .aaitatima, iiii
,nonosquenee of the May lists eallain .ntZ phis. in the!
--et Ofllte,pasalmdf the ' --- hill.,_ are-

al of new barlay at market in good condition ; it brought
Mb pa qr.
Top peke of wheat, AM ; current, bale ; inferior, 42, ;
3
Oate, 27. current,, fie. Oatmeal, per beg of gen,.
8. to 38a.

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'sauced ; in future 'they Will be held WOW* a Mtbiglit, three candidata on thelleld*:-.4llr.Jekir Vostes,an wear ht
.511.—0 n the insight fair day,— Hop, S. littfa qs. di. rthe guards, hh:4oßanat Wsillonow,--the present Member!
Ills. per stone;, Hogs and Ewes, lbs. 6d. In Ids; Lida, the lisrglos • which Is prigpsod galhirli; AO bel,
J. ad. to 1 lelid s Meer, Bs. wail. Igt '' ' . • ' 1 awciti4o.4 014* AyseratuttritY ,'
.I.HED-70. And, the wife of Mr. John- MAO, at e ion ad' o ..Dptinossa—s Re-I
upon Derwent—At Bretton 80, Mrs. Bess:pool, .01)+At ._ * i,yosing oleo of *Wiest Wenn; eapei../
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Hood Bay, 63. Mr. Benjamln Tindall—Caroline, *shier igply ef ,sthest, het ..siesallosne tgasts t bath.tact p fedi
of Thotnas Motirr, Dew of Osatontithorp Bo sputa se, • IbediTirt4qMPl: '..,pages... ./tre bawds Par' . .
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