The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-12 00:00:00

CITY COMMISSION OF SEWERS.

Yesterday a court weal held for the despatch of
public Moines', Mr. Deputy CItiIIATIS presiding.
PANITAItY TTTTT OP TIM CITY.
Dr. Letheby's Sanitary Ripon of the City for the
Autumn Quarter" was presented, Teed, and ordered to be
printed and circulated amongst the members of the court. It
'owed that the sanitary condition of the City of Leaden
during the autumn quarter had not been satisfactory, for the
mortality hes been higher then usual, end diseases of •
cyruotic character have prevailed to • large extent.
DISTORDINO TOE PATZWFNT OF THE CITY.
Deputy °BOARD mid he wished to direct the attention of
the COOMOiWOuiI to the isconvestrime that resulted from public
companies bring permitted to disturb the pavement. When
one of the telegraph companies formerly took up the pave-
ment they greatly iojured ir, and he hoped that WOW restric-
tion would Its placed upon thou for the future.
The ENGIN EER—TbOy will have to pay for every stone
which upon being taken sp is replaced by another, sod If
the inspector seen soy stone so @otiosely damaged as to agate
the public laterraw, it is his duty to see that that is done.
Deputy OBIAZD—Almost every stone in one of the leading
streeta was lately injured by • telegraph company, twiny of
them having large ;Mom broken off them, and they, remained
in that state.

PUBLIC OAS-LIGHTS.
Mr. Boor wished to know to whom Me duty was con-
fided of inspecting the gas lamps throughout the City during
their burning at night ?
Mr. DAM'—The police. .
Mr. Boas mid that for a considerable time past he had
noticed that the amount of light in the public lamps had
been anything but what it seight to be. and had cast
oseded that of the old oil lamp to many instances. Then the
leuteros were in such a filthy state that the little light they
contained wee nearly obscured. This wee a Mese of thing.
that ought not to mix, seeing that the last year or two the
conimioion had paid a much hewer amount than formerly
for lightier the public streets. (Hear. hear.)
CNA IKM is not my place to justify the company is
not fulfilling their contract, but for some time part a combi-
nation amongst the men hot been going on which hes theme-
sued ta deprive London of gas-light. One company woe
obliged to send the whole of their men away on one weed=
and to seek about the country for another clue. It is well
they have been able to get over Christmas. I know that the
company that supplies us are anxious to fulfil their content.
Several members having stated that the pas supplied to
their private homes, as well as to the public lamps, had
lately been deficient In quantity and inferior in quality, the
clink was ordered to call the attention of the company to the
matter by letter.

SLAVONTRIL-11008811.
The court proceeded to take into consideration the fol-
lowing motion : "That the 9th rule, in relation to slaughter-
hotter*, namely, That the way of &mem for the cattle to the
pound or slaughter-house be not through au inhabited
home, be rescisidnd, and that the following be substituted in
place thereof Thee the ray of access for the cattle to the
pound or slaughterhouse, excepting cheep and lambs only,
be not through en inhabited house: "
CH•liiMAN—There was • long dircuasion in the General
Purposes Committee upon this subject, and they recom-
mended this alteration, but it is necessary that the ?de
ehould be paired by the court before it can be carried into
effect.

Im septy to Kr. Youxo,
The MEDICAL OFFICIE stated that .h. the rale was
framed him faunlike waa that no cattle ot any d.icr4tion
should enter a elangbter-lacome within the City. He, how-
ever, was overruled in the committee. Afterward., upon re-
ference to the act, ha found that its terras included every

Mr. Rosa said he was es decided In hie conviction es the
Medical Officer that slaughter-houses were a great public
and private nuisance, and ought to be abolished in the City.
It seamed to hint too bad that the ground fimr or cellar of a
home !should be used se a slaughter-Louse, while the upper
part was let out as s dwelling Ur poor persons. He trusted
that Me rule as tamed by the Medial Officer would be
maintained.
After some discussion the motion wee pet end negatived.

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CONDNIIINID MIAT.
Mr. Irmo no, one of the inspector. of market!, handed in
a statement of the circunstanoes connected with a recent
seinen of some meat by the sanitary inspector of the Wh
char' district which had shortly previously been purchased
ot a salesman in Leaderdiall-market.
In answer to members of the court,
Mr. Fianna said that, hawing that the meat had been
solzed, he klt it due to himself, although it was then out of
his &inlet, to go and inspect it, and be found that it was in
a perfectly wholesome condition. Notwithstanding this, the
wending magistrate at Worship-street Police Court con-
demned it, and fined the vendor. An appeal, however, had
been entered against the magistrate's declaim.. e
Mr. ROSS raid be was ot opinion the* Mr. Fisher had no
right to interfere with meet when out of the jurisdiction of
the commission, end that he had grossly exceeded his duty.
Mr. Barkley, Mr. Read, end Deputy Lott expressed their
entire approval of the manner in which Mr. Fisher bad acted,
said thought him entitled to thanks for the trouble he had

taken.
Deputy Coon said the meat seized was perfectly sweet,
although a huts dirty.
The sobjeot than dropped, and the court adjourned.

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.

The weekly return of births and deaths in London
issued by authority of the Registrar-General for the week
ending &turder, January 8, states that, in the week ending
on Saturday last, the number of deaths registered in London
was 1,338. le the ten years, 184968, the enrage number
of deaths in the weeks correopundM with het week was
1,227 ; tat as the deaths returned for last week occurred in s
population which has increased, they should to compred
with the average alter the latter is raised in prwle to
the bereass, a correction which will make it 1,349. The
actual number of deaths in lest week approximate' very
closely to the result obtained by calculation.
The deaths from aymotic diseases, which in the previous
week were 400, damaged last week to 317 ; but they en still
rather above the corrected average, which is 299. Wailes
declined from 53 to 43, scarlatina from 135 to 119, whooping.
cough from 61 to 46, typhus from 62 to 31. Lea week them
were 16 deaths from aniall.poz. There were 2 from intem-
perance, becidea 4 in which the cause is returned as delirium
tremens. A woman died from destitution in the West-
minster workhouse, to which she had been removed before
her death.
Last week the births of 888 boys and 822 girl., in all 1,738
children, were registered in London. Is the 10 correspoed-
Mg weeks of the years 1849.68 the average number was 1661.