At the Marisionhouse, yesteniay, Cvtain Bush, who is employed by
the Commercial Steam.boat Company to raise the Wreck of the Apollo, off Greenhithe, stated that an accident bud occui red which had put a stop to his operations. Early on Thursday morning, the Surry; a brig from Stockton, ran foul of the steamer on width the met were working, and damaged it so much, that not long afterwards it sunk ; arid slow the two steam-boats must be raised together, if at all. The damage would amount to betweeil 2,0001. and 3,000I It Iv." conatnitted wantonly ; for the brig was warned off, and might easily have kept clear of the steamer. 'floe Load Mayor promised a strict itiquity into the eirtamistancea the owners of the brig were liable for tile datnaae dune.
Another irruption of water into the Thames Tunnel occurred yes. testily. The following account of the accident was sent to the news- papers by Me. Charlier, Clerk to the Company. "At a few minutes before four o'clock in the morning, (it being nearly high water,) a midden irruption of the river took place and filled the tunnel. 'Every accessary precaution had been previously taken to secure the retreat of the workmen in crow of any accident taking place; but, unfortunately, on calling over their names, one of the miners was found missing ; and upon inquiry being made of his fellow workmen, it was ascertained that be was last seen re- turning to the shield, instead of attending to the orders which bad been then given for all men to ascend the shaft; and tibial was safely effected by about seventy other individuals."
In the early part of the week, reports were prevalent that cases of cholera had appeared in the Eastern parts of London ; but inquiries having been made, no cases of the Asiatic cholera were discovered. jir. William Marsden, Surgeon to the Royal Free Hospital, in a letter to the newspapers, says-
" I made it my business to visit all the low and crowded places throughout the City ; and am happy to say, that not a single case could either be met with or heard of in any way approaching in character to cholera; but on the con. wary, I found the lower classes in those neighbourhoods in a far more healthy condition than is usually the case at this season of the year. I must further add, that at the Royal Free Hospital, Greville Street, Hatton Garden, where up. wards of 200 destitute persons apply for medical relief daily, nothing like cholera has been seen during the last three years.
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