18 OCTOBER 1856, Page 8

We are reqested to state, on the best authority, that

the Board of Health at Funchal have officially certified the entire cessation of the terrible epi- demic which has recently ravaged the island of Madeira. It is desirable that this fact should be publicly known, as at this season of the year many Bri- tish subjects are in the habit of repairing to Madeira for the benefit of their health.—Times.