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His Excellency the Royal Civil Commissioner, re-
aring to make every exertion to exterminate the
plague, or at least to check its further ravages, on
the 29th of June created an extraordinary Council of
Health, of which he constituted himself President,
and the principal Officers of Government, and ether
considerable persons, both English and Maltese. Men.
hers. This measure was in a few days followed by
another, calculated to promote as ninth as possible
the zealous endeavours of the Deputies of the Dis-
tricts, by introducing into their respective civic guards
that discipline which is so essential to facilitate the
speedy execution of all orders apd regulations which
may be issued at this crisis for the restoration of the
health of the Island, and to maintain the public tran-
quillity. In consequence the Royal Civil Commis-
sioner, on the Sd of July, created Lieutenant-Colonel
Francesco River°la Inspector-General of Police, and,
invested him with all the authority inherent in such
a magistracy. He c:.trusted to him the general 'di-
rection of all the guards of the police, and all the civic
bodies of the.districts, authorising him to order and
regulate those forces, and to dispose of the same in
the manner which he should think most conducive to
the public welfare ; and if these should not be suffi-
cient, to call to his aid that military force or other
assistance which he might judge necessary. By this
notification, no person can be entolled is the guards
of the police, or the civic bodies, without the appro-
bation of the Inspector-General of Police. The lat.
ter is to receive his instructions immediately from the
Royal Civil Commissioner, and to render an account
to him every day of his operations, and any extraor-
dinary events that may occur. By these measures
it is hoped that the orders of Government will be
promptly carried into effect,.-and produce the de-
sired effect.
JULY 21.—A1l Naturalists who have observed the
influence of the atmosphere on the plague, assert that
warm weather always mitigates, and sometimes ex-
tinguishes it. In consequence of this observation, we
bad no sooner entered the month of July than we
flattered ourselves that we should And the malady de-
cline, but, on the contrary, it considerably increased.
This increase, however, may 1-te attributed to the
rigour of the first days of July, which appeared to be
more like days of March. It is to be expected that
this unusual state of the atmosphere will shortly cease,
and with its cessation the plague will decline, and the
bill of mortality will not be so mournful as that we
are obliged unfortunately- to give to-day.
On the 30th June there died 47 persons, and 48
were attacked by the plague. An inquiry having
been made into the number of those who recovered
from the middle of April to the last day of June, it
appesred that of the persons attacked by the plague,
and conducted to Fort Manuel, 30 were perfectly
well, and 13 in such * state of convaleieence as to
give hope 4.1 a speedy recovery.
The following is an account of the number of per-
sons who died, and who were attacked by the Plague
ea each day from the ,Oth of June to the 20th of
,Yuly, both inclusive:
• DIED.
June 30 '47
July a ss
45 .
S 44 .
4 63 .
43 .
6 49
7 38
8 55 .
9 51 .
10 59 .
11 06 .
35 63 .
13 69 .
14 BS .
as 65
36 67
17 36
.18 50
19 41 .
20 48 .

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" MALTA' JULY 93.
41 The deaths here from the ravages of the plague
are still numerous ; they, however, are reduced from
6$ t 0,85 per day, and our new cases are V. Twelve
thYsicians, perfectly conversant in the treatment of
this disease, have arrived from Smyrna, and the be-
nefit of their assistance is sensibly felt and frankly
acknowledged by our physicians.
" No person is permitted to appear in the streets of
Valette, excepting from six to ten in the morning,
and the only individual allowed during those hours to
quit the hcuse is the chief or master of the family.—
If any other person, in violation of the order, be
seen abroad, he must proceed on board ship, et make
his escape in ar.y way he can contrive.
All business is suspended, excepting the trans-
shipment of the merchandize afloat.
ZANT,E, JUNE 26.
Her Majesty the Queen of the Two Sicilies, ac-
companied by his Royal Highness Prince Leopold,
the Prince of Azia Philipsthal, and the other cava-
liers and hi:Fes of her train, landed here on the morn-

ing of the 20th instant.. A royal salute was fired
from our fortress,•as also from all the ships of war
in the road. Her Majesty was received on the Mole
with the honours due to her august person, by his
Excellency the Minister Foresti, Colonel Moore, the
head of the Government, and all the civil and mili
tary authorities. She afterwards proceeded to Pos.
tantina, to the country casino of the Austrian Consul,
'There she took up her residence.

Saturday last a melancholy accident happened at
Hitcham, in Suffolk. As Mr. R. Snelling, firmer,
of the above place, and an intimate friend, were
shooting, the gun of the latter accidentally 'went off,
and shot Mr. Snelling In the leg, which was so much
shattered, that amputation was rmmediately required,
but he died within an bout after the operation. By
an Inquisition taken before the Coroner, tin Monday
last, it appeared, that Mr. Snelling's friend was walk-
ing behind him, having his gun under his arm, with
the mouth downwards, when Mr. Snelling suddenly
turning round, his leg touched the gun, which went
oil, and the abiAe coaleqUellCo ensued. Verdict—..
Accidental, death.

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