The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-19 00:00:00

CITY COURT OF SEWERS.

The Commissioner% of Sewers for the City of
London held their weekly court yesterday, at the Sewers.
ate, Guildhall.
.. .

Hi. Deputy CHRISTIE presided.
The minutes of the last court were read and confirmed.

Deputy Lvrr said be perceived by the reading of the
minutes of the proceedings of the last court, that an act of
parliament that bad just been passed by the legislature had
been referred to a committee for consideration. The act to
which he referred was the Adulteration of Food Act, and
the provisions of that act appeared to him to be of a very
important character, because if it was carried out the effect
would be to enable tho poor to obtain genuine food of every
description, beer, milk, bread, kc. The act, however, was
only permissive, and be was anxious to know whether the
terms under which the consideration of the subject was re-
ferred to • committee were such as would enable them to
recommend that the act should bo adopted in the City of
London, if they thought proper to do so. It appeared to
him that: this act of parliament was • most beneficial one,
and he hoped to see it carried into effect.
The CHAIRMAN said that by the terms of the reference
the committee were invested with full powers to act as they
might think proper on the matter.
An application was made by Mr. Bennett, the watch-
maker, for permission to have a reflector outside a shop he
had recently taken in Comb&
Mr. Jaanta Waraktow said that the large reflectors
that wire put up in the groat thoroughfares were a very
great nuisance to the puldic, and the object in many in-
stances was not so much to obtain light as to advertise the
patentee.
The application was referred to the proper. officer, to re-
port whether the reflector might be put up without causing
inconvenience to the public.
Mr. DAW, the clerk to the commissioners, laid neon the
table the rnion of Benefice; Act, which was passed in the
last session.

This act is only permissive, bat with the consent of the
patron. parishioners, or incumbent of any parish, powers
are given to pull down churches no longer required, erect
fresh ones, and to sell the sites of those churches that are
pulled down, and the money may be applied to the remune-
ration of the incumbent of any new district, or to iDCIDDIO
the stipend of any insufficiently endowed benefice. It is
believed that the sites of some of the churches in the City
of London that are now sot required will produce on ea
average 20,000 f. each. None of these alterations can, how-
ever, be made without the consent of the bishop and of a
commission of five persons appointed by the dean and the
corporation.
The act was referred to the Improvements Committee
for consideration.

A. Lctheby, the medical °Soar of the City of London,
mule a report on the sanitary condition of the City. The
report referred to the state of 212 houses that had been
Inspected during the week, and he submitted a list of 89
pleas that required sanitary improvement. Tiftyeight
births have been registered during the week, and 49 deaths.
The last number is the average for the corresponding period
of the last four years. One.balf of the deaths, or=, were
among children of less than five ran of age, and only dye
among old people. The chief causes of deaths a
adults were diseases of a chronic character. There wtiroel
from phthiris, 2 from heart dhow, and 3 from palsy.
Among children there were 8 from hOrom. phalus and con.
vulsions, 3 from pneumonia, 3 from whooping-cough, 2
from diarrheas., 2 from scarlet fever, and 2 from mambo
and croup ; in an 9 deaths from zymotic affections.
The court then adjourned.

SirxrArmy Lint night a
crowded public meeting of the inhabitants of Deptford,
New-croes, and Hatcham, was hold at the Literary Lied-
intim Highiltreet, Deptford, to express sympathy with
Ganhaldi, and aid him in his noble grade to secure
Italian saiiy and independence; the chair was taken by
Mr. Angersteia, Y.P. for the borough of Greenwich;
and Messrs. Levees:la and H. N. Barnett attended ma a
deputation from the metropolitan committee. Add. ms.
ware delivered sad moieties. adopted is accordasee
with the objects of the meeting, which separated at a
late hour, *collection being made at the door on behaN
of the Garibaldi fund.

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Gel xoce "Jen rite Enna 01 Juarrics.—The above
notorious character, who, it will be remembered, seduced a
yrl from the Liverpool Workhouse about a fortnight age,
has spin ear-aped the law. It appears that alter the sp-
poiatmeut of the sub-committee of the Liverpool Work-
how Committee, the clerk of the vestry was sent to the
Isle of Man, and whilst there obtained full corroboration of
the girl's statement, but on consulting the attorney of the
place, be ems informed that the law of the Wend was snob
that no lanai proceedings could be taken egainst Oilman
11111111:11100111 °MU IMENCE.—A Cilr7ollloooUMolol3
is reported the coastguardemen stationed at Blackball
Rocks, neer lartlepool. A few evenings ago they observed
a small craft, aader earl, and having only one man on
board, corning gently over the main towards the shore. It
beached, and its single occupant stepped on to terra firma.
Curiosity was excited, although there appeared to be no
ground for euspicion. The solitary mariner wee accosted,
but answered gruffly that be came from Whitby, and pre
no further sign. He was naturally watched with moms
interest. He went straightway into the interior, and has
not since been heard of. The beat in which ho arrived—a
ship's boat a tly, but without any name or &Ohl-
&AIM —has bees retained to the ecestpard Alden
at HartlepooL—thedgriaed Herald.
knortax Viranicr. —Tile foreman of a jury in
the Circuit Court this week returned a verdict am follows :
—"We find the prisoner very warty guilty, my lord, but
reomemend him to mercy." It is needless to my his lord-
ship (Lord Ardroillan) would not receive such a deliverance,
and lode the fifteen reconsider their decision, which resulted
la " guilty."—Glaspow
Fonmon-ornos,Atromm Sl.—The Quem haabeen
val to approve of Mr. Reinhard Franckeen, as consul at
Ririsheue, ew South Wales, for his Royal Highness the
Onind Raked Oldenburgh.
Carnal, PAL•CI. Ors SHILLING DAT.—.
TUIISDAY, Sarrttteaa 18. Admimions on liavineed.
2;679 ; ditto bp season tickets, 369; total visitors, 3,048.