21 JULY 1832, Page 7

CHOL ERA.—Yesterday's report presents us with 369 new cases, 136 deaths,

224recoveijes. Comparing the totals with those of last Satur- day, there have been reported during the week 2,127 new cases, and 790 deaths. The number of cases remaining yesterday was 1,275: so that, even if tothese we add the cases of the Metropolis, the entire number of cholera eases in Great Britain will fall short of 1 in every 10,000 of the .POIngation. The. anrely is not Much to alum any reflective mind in such a disease ; which, be it recollected, has been among us, unre- strained by any law of internals quaranthae, except the brief one on the East coast, since the middle of October,—a period of nine mouth.. Again, the total deaths since its first appearance have not exceeded 8,000; being an addition to the average mortality, at the utmost, of no. more than 1 in 30.

There have been a considerable number of cases in the Metropolis, and a much greater number have been rumoured than have existed. Mr. Thomson, a few days ago, declared in his place in Parliament, that not more than 40 cases existed. The stories about the prisons are well known to be grossly exaggerated. Still, some people clamour for daily reports, as if daily reports would diminish the pains or the number of the patients. Every case that presents any peculiarity is pub- lished in the Cholera Gazette—is not that enough ? What earthly pur- pose could be served by a daily bulletin of Cholera, more than of any other disease? Why give reports of it, more than of Typhus ? For its cure or mitigation, every information is given to the profession that the profession desire ; and what more is wanted? That the disease is not now epidemic in London seems obvious. In the Spring, it prevailed more or less in forty different places ; now there are not many more than 40 CIISCS altogether. To publish a daily report of 40 cases of sick- ness in a population of 1,600,000, might please a few old women, but would certainly disgrace any Government.

We copy the following cases from the papers of the week— Mr. Hirschell, son of Dr. Hiraehell, chief priest of the Jews, who came over to this country on a visit to his father, died yesterday morn- ing of cholera, after six hours' illness.

Yesterday morning, Mr. John Alleyne Palmer, an occasional re. .porter to the public press, died of cholera, after twelve hours' pain, of most excruciating nature. He attended his duty at the Middlesex Sessions on Tarsday, and at two o'clock was in good health and spirits.

The cholera has reappeared in the Penitentiary. An inquest was held on three prisoners yesterday morning, who died on Thursday; when the Jury found that they died of cholera.

The disease has ceased in the House of Correction. For the last fortnight not a ease has occurred exhibiting even premonitory symptoms..

On Wednesday afternoon, a soldier named Weedcm, belonging to the 2d battalion of Grenadier Guards, was attacked ; and, notwithstanding the prompt assistance rendered by the medical officers of the regiment, expired twelve hours after he was seized.

Six other soldiers of the same battalion were attacked during the night of Thursday, and removed to the hospital ; one of them is since dead:

Mr. Ballantine, one of the Magistrates of the Thames Police Office, and the Chairman of the Tower Royalty Sessions, was seized with a violent attack of diarrhwn, accompanied with symptoms of cholera, ore Saturday last, at his resideece in Hampstead, and was for two days ha considerable danger.