3iliortltratrung.

A brief paragraph in our last Postscript, quoted from the Horning Herald Of Saturday, announced the sudden death of Lord Jocelyn, from cholera. It appears that the death was not altogether so sudden as that paragraph stated. The week before last, hoping to lessen the alarm among the men of his regiment, the Essex Rifles, who were stationed in the Tower, Lord Jocelyn determined to sleep in the Tower on alternate nights; but some deaths having occurred, he took the resolution last week of sleeping every night in the fortress. He slept there on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. On the last of these days, two privates who had died of cho- lera were buried. On Friday morning, Lord Jocelyn felt unwell ; and the medical officer on duty prescribed for an ordinary attack of diarrhea. After taking the medicine prescribed, Lord Jocelyn left the Tower, on foot, for his house at Kew ; but feeling seriously ill before he got out of the City, he took a cab ; and growing still worse, he drove to Lord Pal- merston's house in Carlton Gardens. Here Dr. Southwood Smith was sent for ; but as the patient did not improve, Dr. Ferguson, Dr. Lathom, Dr. Tweedie, and Mr. M'Cann, were called in. Their aid was unavail- ing; about two on Saturday morning Lord Jocelyn died. His father, the Earl of Roden received the fatal intelligence at the Holyhead Rail- way station, on his way to Ireland; and immediately he returned to town.

Lord Jocelyn was born in 1816; and in 1841 he married the youngest daughter of Lady Palmerston by her former husband, Earl Cowper. Lady Jocelyn will be remembered as Lady Fanny Cowper, one of the Maids of Honour of the Queen, who still retains her services as a Lady of the Bedchamber. Lord Jocelyn was military secretary of the Chinese expedition, and the author of a book called "Six Months in China." Ile leaves four children.

Lord Beaumont died on Wednesday, at his house in Bruton Street, Berkeley Square. It was at first stated that his death was caused by cholera but a certificate from Dr. Tweedie and Mr. Potts states that "the disease of which he died was fever terminating in intestinal perfora- tion." Lord Beamont was in his forty-ninth year. He is succeeded in the title by his son Henry, born in 1848.

Letters from Constantinople state that Colonel Mauls, the brother of Lord Panmure, Surveyor-General of the Ordnance, and Member fox Forfarshire, died there on the 1st instant, of cholera.

According to the Registrar-General's report for last week, the number of deaths in the Metropolis exceeded the calculated average, 1221, by 611 —a number nearly corresponding with the number of victims to cholera. The actual number of deaths from cholera as 614, and from diarrhea 195.

"In the thirty-second week of 1849, which ended August 11, 823 deaths occurred from cholera, and 173 from diarrhea. The progress of the present epidemic, which slightly manifested itself in the second week of July, is shown by the following weekly numbers: deaths from cholera 5, 26, 133, 399, and 644; deaths from diarrhcea and dysentery, (also in the last five weeks,) 51, 63, 87, 146, and 200. Of last week's deaths from cholera, 446

occurred on the South side of the river ; a proportion to the total number of 09,per cent. The 644 deaths from cholera in the week now reported on were distri- buted according to districts thus-West districts, 68; North districts, 39; Central districts, 31; East districts, 60; South districts, 416."

- The Poor-law Board has appointed two Inspectors, Mr. Austin and Mr. ■Blane, with instructions to look after the Metropolitan districts during the prevalence of cholera. The Inspectors have called for reports of the number of cases in the various parishes and unions, and for copies cirthe dietary tables of the workhouses.

Nearly twenty convicts have died of Asiatic cholera in Milbank prison. On Monday, about 400 prisoners were removed, ,under an order from Lord-Palinerston, and conveyed to the barracks at Dorchester. In order to escape all chance of infection from their clothes, each convict was sup- plied -with a new suit, the old one being destroyed.

-.The Besex Herald records the appearance of cholera in that county. "On Friday week it first made itself apparent in Epping union-house; and since that time no .fewer than 16 inmates have died, 5 of them since Friday night. In Romford union-house, too, the disease has made its ap- pearance, 6 cases having occurred there last week ; and deaths have taken place at Dagenham and Ilford."

'Result of the Registrar-General's return of mortality in the Metropolis for the week ending on Saturday last.

Ten Weeks Week '

At a Court of East India Director; last week, Mr. Walter Elliott was appointed a member of Council at Fort St. Georg; and Sir Henry Canyngham Montgomery, Baronet, a provisional member. of Council at that Presidency.

It has been found that a large proportion of railway accidentifirise trona' collisions between trains following each other on the same line of rails. In 1853 there were 30 such accidents out of a total of 103; and in the first six months of the present year, out of 47 accidents.13 arose front similar causes. The Board of Trade, through Captain Galton,.have Just issued a circular, calling the attention of the Railway Companies to a sys- tem of working trains which promises to afford seourity from sueh sod- dents. Mader ordinary working, trains are not allowed to approach each other within a certain limited space, but prectically this rule has been found to faiL The object of Captain Galton's circular is to suggest a ithuf to remedy the evil.

"With the view of effectually -securing that an interval of space shall, under all circumstanees, be at all times maintained between trains following each other upon a line of railway, the South-Eastern Railway Company have, on portions of their railway, placed electric telegraph stations at intervals along the line ; and no train is allowed to pass one of these stations, and to move upon the line between it and the next statien until a notification has been received from the next station that the preceding train has Passed off that portion of line. On portions of the line where the trains are numerous and the intervals, between,thent are necessarily very short, these stations have been placed at little more than a mile apart ; but upon parts of the line where the number of trains is more limited, the distance between the ordi- nary passenger stations has not been found too great an interval. Into the detailed arrangements my Lords purposely abstain from entering : they would, however, add, that in order that the system should be effectual, it is necessary that a telegraphic wire he _exclusively reserved for this service ; and that the instruments used should be simple, and should exhibit the sig- nals with sufficient dearness for the signalling to be carried on by a person of ordinary intelligence."

It is hoped that a careful consideration of this subject will lead rail- way companies generally to adopt a plan "which experience seems to have proved to be so well calculated to diminish the risk of danger."

• The falling-off in the sales of corn, according to the reports of the Re- gistrar-General, to which we referred in June and April last, still con- tinues. The total decrease during the eleven weeks ending August 5, standing at no fewer that 357,658 quarters ; and since the 10th February the total decrease has been 779,694 quarters. The figures of the last re- turns are is follows.

Quarters sold.

Week ending

May 27

1 .., .

67,791

83,32:7

Decrease. Qrs.

15,536 June 3 66,083 70,749 10,666 10 „ 51,182 87,633 36,451 ., 17 47,780 98,824 51,044 24 54,730 85,227 30,497

.D.Ily 1

57,915 80,666 22,721 „ 8 46,473 90,736 44,263 „ 15 41,808 86,290 44,382 „ 22 45,918 67,236 21,288 „ 29 41,538 87,469 45,881

August 3

31,184 86,113

51,929

The prorogation of Parliament was preceded or followed by:an emigration front London of most of the Ministers.

The Earl of Aberdeen will pass most of the remainder of the summer at the Ranger's Lodge, Blackheath, so as to have speedy access to the Metropo- lis for the transaction of public business.

Sir James Graham had sufficiently recovered from his late illness to attend the Admiralty Board on Saturday.

Two of the Lords of the Admiralty-Rear-Admiral Dundee and Captain Richards-inspected Woolwich Dockyard and Marine Barracks on Wed- nesday. On Thursday the Board inspected Portsmouth.

The Duchess and Princess Mary of Cambridge dined with Lord Adolphus Fitzelarence on Wednesday, at St. James's Palace.

The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Crystal Palace on Monday afternoon.

Mr. Roebuck is reported to be in better health at present "than at any previous period since his long illness." -1677notlo Dlemnies

Dmpay, Cancer, and other diseases of uncertain or variable seat Tubercular Diseases . Diseasm of Ow Brain, Spinal Yarrow, Nerves, and Senses AllE114tet of the Heart and Blood- vessels of 1844=33.

4,07d .... - 423 1,143 sos of 1864.

143 :u Diseases of the Lungs, and of the other Organs of Respiration 768 , • Diseases of the Stontaeh, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion 736

62

Diseatesaf the Kidneys, Childbizth, diseases of the UtcruS,tc. 74 10 Itliennuition; diseases of the Bones, Selma, /te.

11

D sedsm of the Skin, Cellalar Tissue, Sc.

1 Malformations. 30 4 • Premature Birth 268

ss

Atrophy.

47 Age 388 36 Sadden

13 Violence ,PnratIon, Cold, and Intemperance

33 , Total (including unspecified causes) 11,103 1,833

The Reverend C. R. Alford, incumbent of Christchurch, Doncaster, corn. menced open-air preaching on Sunday afternoon. The crowd collected paid a very decorous attention.

The old man Ronald, of Beith in Ayrshire, who was ploughboy to Burns, died ak the etul of last nuanth, about the time that a Glasgow journal wee noting the existence of such a person who know much of Burns.

No material inconvenience arcsie from the partial strike of the drivers and firemen of the Neagh-Western Railway last week ;' the Company having been able te supply the vectinties' Vern their owirresouroes during the short time the strike lasted. On Saturday, the Lo'ndon men bad an interview with the Marquis of Chandos, the' Chairnian of the Company ; whose promises that their complaints shiattld be -efthetually inquired into were so satisfactory that the men returned to their duties : telegraphic messages were sent down the line to 'advise the strikers' at Rugby and ethe phices to follow the example.

The largest Teasel, built on the Tyne has just been launched at Walker-- an iron steara-ship, construeted for the West Indit;Reyal Mail Company., 320 feet long. She is a paddle-wheel steamer, has four decks, and will carry 300 passengers. .

There are now fourteen screw-colliers running between ,the Tyne.and the Thames. During July they carried aboutti per. cent Of the sea-horne coal that came to London.

The potato disease has again appeared in . each ef, the three kingdoms. Its 'advent is announced various parts of Etigland;,hut Its niVages are not yet iery.estensive. It has shown itself in several SeetCh bounties, -while in others the root appears healthy. In Ireland thei.disewie has, appeared in Dublin county on an extensive scale ; in 'other' parte it is prevalent ;I while in seine districts it' seenis to. be cif -trifling a-Moe:tat. 'In the alarm at thet dis covery, people have' hurried 'potatoes to market in end' geantitieti that the price has fallen greatly.- • -; " • • .

'The prices Of sherç . in the Neti York- market have descended lower than ever, but at the latest adVieett 'there wai an inaprovement.? More failuree have occurred: Mr', Tucker; 'Of Philadelphia, President of the Reeding Rail- road, has failed for 300,000/. The Verniont Railway Direstere, "and' the lIarleni Railway Boird„ propose that the shares ever-issued slitauld be ad- mitted ati validby thiCompanies. The legal ' riuteber of shires in the Par- ker Vein' Ciatnpanyil faveurite speculative ischeratawas-,30i000;, but it bib been'discovered that170,000.,have been 'issued I. .The, lieiv Hampshire U.: gislature have pasted a lawinfficting fine and impriseriment:for over-issuing shares.

About e Week Ag?;Cluyles Cattanach stalfir4o4Ir on the' estate of &e venerable Colonel'. Maclean Of 'Aragon; cleverly- ehot, with a double-barrelled: gun, two very fine 'golden eaefee, birds ;now' COM- paratively rare in the Highlands and no less rare is the chance offered to the sportsmait for -killing, eskeially !fight and left, two such noble buds. They were adult speeimenip.male and female, and had tonestin the locality:

-Inverness Courier. . .

The Dublin Freeman's .Tournal has discovered a fine old Irish gentle- man. "Owen Duffy.; of Monaghan county, is a hundred and - twenty-two years old. When a hundred and sixteen he lost his second wife, and subse- quently- married a thirdf by1Whom he had: ,sbn and a daughter.; His youngest son is two yeari old,- his: eldeatnintty.'Be still retain in ranch vigour, his mental and corporeal faculties, and frequently walks t0.,:t110 county-town, a distance of eight miles."

The lifamPshit'e Advertiser- asserts that there is pow in Pertsmonthrlar-, bour a vessel of war "on' board of which the ellen teeattnent has been-giVeri officers and men for aortae time": one-officor was alloWed 'to tali another, on the quarter-deck; in'the presence 'of the commander, " a liar and black- guard" ; the flogging's have been numerous and severe ; 'many seamen and

three marines have deserted.

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