THE RIVER ORE.
[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."1 Sin,—I beg leave to add a word or two to the history of the River Ore, which formed the subject of an article in the Spectator of August 24th, and is referred to by a correspondent in your issue of September 14th. In the first-named the rive/ is referred to as " beginning life somewhere in Mid-Suffolk as the Ore," and also as having no town on its banks, so that no filth or sewage could reach the stream. Permit me to say that I am well acquainted with its origin, having been born (in 1820) in the market town of Framlingham, famous for its ancient castle, situate on an eminence, in the low-lying mere to the west of which the river rises. The gardens of my father's house skirted the river's bank for a. considerable distance, and in fact the latter formed the boundary on the western side. At that period, and long afterwards, the town sewage found its way into the stream, and unhappily there was much typhoid fever among the cottages lying on the banks about half-a-mile farther down in its course. No doubt this defect has been remedied since by modern sanitary arrangements. I hope the few facts named may help to complete the interest- ing study which, on returning to town a few days ago after two months' absence, I found in your journal, of which I am glad to be a constant reader.—I am, Sir, &c.,
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