The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-21

sde OF the Baltic psrts-the crew having been sent
home. On the ratification Of the sTmstice, Captain
Moller engaged . at Bsrth in Pomeranis,
and shipped them At Hamburg, board the victoria
steamer They arrived at Hull on Friday week and
went on board the Palas Il Ia proved that on the
voyage they ate large quantities Of fruit especially
p'ups On the Saturday msrniog one Of the men
taken Ill, vomiting and purging severely. With
violent spasms He was attended by Mr.. Lambert,
druggist; but sank gradually, and died at midnight.
taken III, with similar symptoms Hs attend
ed by Dr.. Cooper. and recovered About one O'Clock
also was attended BY DR. Cooper but died about noon
Between ten and eleven o'clock the same day, the
mate, nne healthy, robust young man, was taken
i'll, and died about four O'Clock Others Of the
less indisposed but they have all re-
covered The opinion Of the medical men s. that the
distas Asiatio cholera The Packet, from which
we have extracted these particulars says:-' Into all
the circumstances Of the fatal cases above related
government has, With prsise~orthy promptitude
sent deputatioR from tho General Board of HEALTH
fully to enquire DR. Sutherland (of Liverpool editor
Of the Journal Of Public Heaith) accompanied by x.
ID. Granger, Esq arrived here on Wednesday, and
yesterday these two gentlemen commeucs Q strict
and tcrutnizing investigation into the whole Of the
reported cases Of cholera in this town DIR Sutherland
and his colleagues have had given to them the able
port Of the Medical Sanitary COMMITTEES, and have
also had given to them ell the Information which the
medical profession Of Hull could furnish We believe
their enquiry (Which is kept strictly privately will
close until this evening Their report viii bs made to
the General Board of Health We understand that
DR.. Sutherland and Mr. Granger. leaving Hull,
will proceed Hamburg and visit other places the
continent where the cholera has been prevalent
tanning as far ~ potsbe the nature nd origin Of the
disease and the best mode Of repslling its attack"
dated the 2sth day Of September rscitng the not Of
last session. to renew and amend the 10th Victoria
= for the more speedy removal OF certain nuisances
and the prevention Of contagious and epidemic dis
eases" specifying that d" the United Kingdom ap
pears to be threatened with formidable epidemic dis
ease in consequence of the progressive advance of
tuch disease to the western portion of the
of Europe" and directing that the provisions Of ,he
raid act shall b. put in force the whole of
MI Afte he date ~
the order, and continue in force for six calendar
months.
The Presidential Election In an English
Point OF View.
From the London Times, October
the anticipation few acts are so solemn IS that
standing the Wanted limitations with which an Eng
lishman knows that the of his country Is
rounded be nsve, th.ess attaches vast Importance
he hears OF nation actually choosing It's chief he be-
+ves the national policy to be 1t stake He therefore
upon principle, and conducted with gravity To be
sure We ku ow how NJ P.'s sfen elected, end that
hnpiating experience ought to dispel some Of the
dent, chief q man to sit among kings. and WELD q
vicarious divinity, 10 very different person from
ton OF such office ought to be holy convoc ation
and not drunken saturnaia; and the national mind
ought to be prepared by solemn prsliminariss and
divine, the least that he expected from that
we should supply It's place with the submsst prnoi.
pies The most heroic virtues Such IL the antscs.
dent view of tn and that which people probably
assume when they dream of . republic. ..l.r
But If We want to know how presidents are ac-
tuslly elected, We have now the opportunity By
the end Of next month the United states will have
chosen . successor to Mr.. Polk. There are four
nominee of the wings They have all along de-
. nouncrd annexation and the Mexican war, and
suishsd himself against Mexico. He il, however. some
thing of . protectonist He appears, slto, to have
that blunt, hearty energetic oharactsr which is
rlv mis- thA Arnpr kasf ioe
very soul Of republican greatness He would however,
never have been thought of but for the vigor sud
be locked on feather from the snemy's cap and
his choice is likely sought to divide their camp but
nominee y 0snsrsi Cess Among other csims,
told that he has secured the support of ell the Irish
Nay furth that had the Irish rebel
lion turned out Otherwise, could not possibly have
escaped with Amsrios, the Irish would have
enacted from General Csss promise to march forth
with into Canada. He would have given that pledge
and thereby secured his election The third osndi:
date Martin Van Buren, the free soiler and barn
burner. MI Clay, whig Is the fourth, and has been
put forward by his frie nds against his wish, and
raj Taylor and Martin Van Burs a. without the least
prospect Of his own election.
This is evidently struggle of private interests
Mere opinion has lost Its force in the States There
however. parties for the obvious reasou that as
cendapcy is power. and power is both qualification
and profit. A party Is made up for the occasion,
and both candidate and party are equally i'm provscd
General Cars is to come in tn. back Of Irish
REBELLION and the wings borrow for their purpose the
glory of war which they cond. ned and abhorred =
The Van Bureps appear 10 constitute interest If
their own They are sbrewd, able men. good lsadere
and tao ciaut but very freely charged with
OF political creed and consequent nsincerity pro-
LESSONS Mr. Clay is merely used engine Of party
weeks OF the election there should sti be ~ msny ns
four candidates., proves that great political ques-
ton 10 at isne and that there is want Of real parties
schools Of opinion
The American journals appear to be considerably
puzzled by this cross sort of warfare They them
selves bosnd 70 maintain sort Of consistency, aud
OF enter into combn atoms quite easily as
nuctuating mass feectors. Illus we read in the
Ney York Herald 1.-THE presen contest for the Pre-
eidepcy continues to be one Of the most perple King
and interesting that has taken place Il is con-
test apparently. Of maDeuvres startling surprises,
Istion Of new Ones all taking place without any order
regularity, or direction" In the same paper occur
casual descriptions Of the candidates and their
parties which fill up the picture of political chaos For
General Taylor ere claimed general principles honest
"treme dous old bunker meetingn however. in Tam
many Hail. the Hon. Mike Wxsh says Of Gen. Tay-
ors supporters, that they opposed the war; and
stiemstized every man engaged in IL ~ blood thirsty
and robber asserted that 1t commenced for
selfish ends and for the purpose of robbing an op-
GATE one wbose emily claim TO the ONCE OF President
IL derived from his actions in that war; The free SOIL
Van Buren, movement we told, lis certainly Q
thing in the history Of politics in this country;
already t 10 ssd that twenty FIVE liberty papers have
gone over the support of the Buffalo nominstions
The national reformers. who nominated Gerrt Smith
are looking in the direction All the ultras and
odd feuds Of ali parties the people of idea
to b gathering together for the purpose Of supp otng
Mr.. Van Buren, ~
The Clay Wigs appear to be in very diacult posi-
ton, and to get moro by the divisions and weak
ness Of the rest than by any inheren political virtue
and consistency. They seem, however. to make the
best Of their game by keeping up brisk Are of invec
tive against the other candidates. In the proceeS-
inssof meeting Of the Seventeenth ward, at New
York occur two attacks Of poetica character which
afford fair specimen Of this extraordinary contest
n 4 mi mfr afo and Il a
rseted against Mr. Martin Van Buren, f
Tor Matty Vans man Of doubt
81. he wires in and he wires cut
We scarcely know, when n track
'r Whether h. q going cunning back"
The second spesss for itself, and was sung ct the
same meeting with the greatest applause
This fall election 10 tell .UH.. ID,
who'll MI the White House chair;
Come then You whgs up the work,
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