The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-09-20 00:00:00

C HO L B.R A

NEWCASTLE, SEPT. 16.—There were la deaths from
oholera, and four from diarrhea. Gateshead,. 36.
Great efforts are making by the medical. authorities, and
it is gratifying to find that the mortality has made no ma-
terial, progress in the last twenty-four hours.
A house of refuge has been,opened, and bedsteads sup-
plied from the barracks, by authority from the Board of
Ordnance.

At Hexhami the epidemic has as yet made little way,
only six deaths are recorded, though. the tendency to diar-
rhoea is general.

SHIELDS, SATURDA.7,Gia.—There have been four
ihtal cases in South Shields since yesterday at noon,—one
man, a young woman, and two children ; the man had
been unwell some timel the children died in a new part
of the town, airy, but badly drained. There was a fatal,
case in North Shields. on, Thursday ; another in the
village of Tynemouth on the same day. They both appear,
to have been brought from Newcastle.
A very distressing case happened at Jarrow yestereay.
A fine little tbllow, twelve years of age, son of Mr. Therms,
Bell, of Jarrow-hall, one of our large Tyneside alkali, ma-
nufacturers, died after a few hours' illness. The' ascer-
tained fact, that the disease can be stopped in its. early
stages by timely application for medical advice. is very
much re-assuring our people.
STERPERLAND, SEPT. 17.—The health of the. town is
in charge of a united committee composed of the sanitary,
sewerage, and corporation committees. Joh* Newton, a
Newcastle carrier, died here yesterday mornig of cholera,
after a short illness. Two women have died, in the village
of. Whitburn; but those cases were imported from -the
neighbourhood of Newcastle. There has been a death in
fllartlepool—a coal trimmer, living in an ill-drained par
of the town.

THE CAPE MAIL STEAMERS areto.start from Southamp-
ton for the future, instead of Plymouth.
THE ANNUAL BRAEMAR gathering of the clans took
place on Friday at Braemar Castle. All the Highlanders
appeared in the full national dress, wearing the tartan of
their respective clans. The chiefs being attended by their
pipers and usual personal retainers. Her Majesty having
signified her intention of honouring the gathering with
her presence, the Farquharson, under the command of
Mr. Farquharson, of Invercauld, the Duff Highlanders,
under the command of Mr. James Duff, and the Forbes
Highlanders, from Strathdon, under the command of Sir
Charles Forbes, were drawn up in front of the castle to re-
ceive her Majesty.
FIRE AT BALMORAL.—On Friday afternoon, one of the
cottages occupied by the masons engaged at the new
palace at Balmoral was discovered to be on fire, and, being
contiguous to the Royal residence, the utmost alarm fbr
a time prevailed. In a short time a number of men
were on the spot, the Royal family being not onl,
but actively engaged in efforts to extinguish 0;
" We are assured by a speciator," says the 4--
Herald," that when a line of men was formed to convey
water to the burning pile from the river, Prince Albert at
once took a position, and continued working shoulder to
shoulder with a sturdy Hlghlandraan. The Prince of Wales
and Prince Alfred were also actively engaged, while
Her Majesty stood by the whole time and gave such
directions as she thought would tend to assuage the
fire, seemingly deeply interested by the efforts of the
men to save their clothes' chests, in which many of
them had considerable sums of money." The fire is sup-
posed to have originated by a spark getting among some
brushwood in one of the cottages where a woman
. was
baking, and as they were all five composed of timber, the
flames were speedily beyond the power of control. NO
damage has been awe to the new buildings.

aresent

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1853.

MONDAY

EVENMG, SEPTEMBER 19,

_EXECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

THE GERMAN "EMIGRANTS' Homz."—The several cased
of cholera which have occurred at this establishment have
caused some uneasiness to be manifested in the populoug
district in which it is situated. There is, however, no
cause for fear, as far as the arrangements and condition of
the Home are concerned. The spacious and well-ventilated
rooms have recently been whitewashed, and every means
is adopted to keep the sleeping apartments in a wholesome
and salubrious state. In each room a well-displayed bd!
the following notice in German. and
--rmity with the sanitary regulatTils,
—e allowed to be in the bedrooms after eight
'clock, a.m .5 nor until after six o'clock, p.m. 'These regn.
lations will be strictly enforced." In the interim between
these specified hours the windows are open, and .a thorough
airing is produced. The first and second cabin passengers
occupy separate bedsteads, two or three of which are
placed in one room, according to the size of the apartment
The berths for the steerage passengers are arranged
in
double tiers, in a similar manner to those on board a ship,
except that they are on a more extensive scale, and have 3
better light and ventilation. The whole of the bedstead'
and berth-frames are of iron, and are consequently ineli-
gible as harbourers of vermin, which have never been seen
in any of the rooms. There are• water-closets on every
floor, to all of which Sir William Burnett's disinfecting
zinc fluid is used three times a day. The only approach
to an improper smell proceeded from some of those places;
and this arose from the want of a good supply of watel:o
the pipes having been empty from Friday night until
three o'clock on Saturday afternoon. No cases of ehole.ra
have occurred since those reported to the. Health Commit'
tee, and, it will be remembered, the sufferers in both In'
stances had but just arrived from Hamburg, where they
were• attacked by the disease. The health of the town 'a,
irt an unusually satisfactory condition ; number °I
deaths registered during the past fortnight being less than
has been known, for a similar period for some.time'Pa4'
Between two and three hundred German emigrants are
expected toiarrive at the Home, in Moorfields, during the
week.

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HOLLAND:—The' States General were opened tb
afternoon (Monday) by the King:

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A submarine' telegraphic dispalch, direct from the
Hague, contains, the Royal Speeen. The King conga'
tulates the country on the state of commerce, agriculture,
and improvement: The partial reports of the harvest
show that it is only an average one, although the uneasi•
ness caused lately on the subject appears to have been
somewhat exaggerated. The King trusts that the session
will afford the opportunity of settling- important legisla'
five questions.