The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-21 00:00:00

City Sewers Commission.

The minutes of the last meeting were confirmed, after
which the commissioners were occupied in hearing sum-
monses against contractors for not clearing certain of the
City thoroughfares, in accordance with the contracts entered
into by them.
Alex. J, Baylis, EFT, the solicitor to the Commission,
reported that in accordance with the instructions received by
him at the last court, ho hal caused inquiries to be made
into the circumstances under which four packages of dis-
eased meat were lately seized on the premises of Mr Ray-
ment, in Aldgate-market, as unfit for human fool. He
found that the meat formed part of a cow belonging to a
cowkeeper in George-yard, Aldgate, which was taken ill and
sent for by the salesman at the request of the owner. The
cow was killed on Aug. 28, and the carcase dressed in the
usual way. The meat was afterwards cut up into joints,
packed in clean cloths, and treated as meat intended to be
sold for human food usually was. The explanation of the
salesman—again: t whom he felt it right to say that no com-
plaint had been previously male by the inspectors—was
that the meat was not intended for human food, but was
about to be sent to the knackers. The solicitor added that
this was certainly inconsistent with the facts he had stated
and if such was his intention it was doubtless his duty to
have called the inspector's attention to it. He was of opi•
nion that there was sufficient reason to render the salesman
liable to be convicted under the Nuisances Removal Act of
having diseased meat in his possession if the Court should
think fit to order proceedings to be taken,
The Court, upon the motion of Deputy FARRAR., decided
that proceedings should be taken, as suggested by the soli-
citor,

SANATORY CONDITION OF THE CITY.
Dr LETHEBY, the medical officer of health of the City,
reported on the state of 257 houses that had been inspected
during the week, and he submitted a list of 71 places for
sanatory improvement. He also reported that the markets
and slaughter houses had been duly inspected, and the
officers had condemned 20,3101b5, or rather more than nine
tons of meat during the week, most of which was in a
putrid condition. It consisted of 80 sheep, four calves, 1:3
pigs, 98 quarters of beef, 112 joints of meat, and 25 cases of
rabbits. The mortality returns for the week were a little
above the average for the season. Last week the number of
deaths in the City was 53, whereas the number for the cor-
responding week of the last seven years was only 40. 21,
or nearly half of all the deaths were among children of less
than five years of age, and 12 were among old persons of GO
and upwards. The chief causes of death were as follows :
In 8 phthisis, 4 from mesenteric disease, 2 from hydrocepha-
lus, 6 from bronchitis, 2 from continued fever, 4 from scarlet
fever, 1 from diphtheria, and 3 from infantile cliental.
As regards the supply of gas to the City during the week,

Dr LETHEISr reported that the illuminating power had
averaged 13.5 candles, and the proportion of sulphur had,
except in the case of the Great Central Company's gas, been
below that fixed by the Metropolitan Gas Act.
After transacting some other business, the commissioncra
adjourned.

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RAILWAY AND OTHER COMPANIES.

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PORTPATRICK .

The report of the directors of this company states
that there had been a failing off in both passenger
and:goods traffic during the half-year in consequence
of the withdrawal of the steamboat service between
Stranraer and Larne, the receipts from which were
included in the preceding half-yearly statements.
The worlis undertaken by the Government for the
improvement of the harbour at Portpatrick were
not yet completed, and the lino must therefore re-
main comparatively unpr.xluctive until a daily
steamboat service was established by the shortest
sea passage. The utmost economy had been
effected in working the line, and a much larger
traffic could have been carried at the same expen-
diture. The Portpatrick Company's Steamboat
Act, passed last session, gave them power, in con-
junction with the other railway companies who had
contributed to the capital of the undertaking, to
establish communication by steam vessels between
P,)rtpatriek and Donaghadee, and between Stran-
raer, Donaghadee, Belfast, and Larne. The other
" Portpatrick Railway Act, 1864," gave permissive
powers to the London and North-Western and
Caledonian Companies, or either of them, to
work the Portpatrick line. The directors stated
that they had every prospect now of obtaining from
one or other of those companies such terms for
working as, even with the present traffic, would
secure a small dividend on the ordinary capital,
which would be gradually and greatly increased if
the through traffic from Ireland should realise the
expectations which from the first were predicted of
it. It was important that an agreement for work-
ing the line should be concluded without delay, and
so soon as the terms were arranged the shareholders
would be convened to consider the agreement. The
revenue account for the six months ending 30th
July showed that £8,263 had been received, and
£6,377 expended in working, and £3,432 paid for
interest on mortgages and charges for renewal of
debentures ; together £9,810. To the receipts,
£8,263, the sum of £2,132 from the preceding half-
year was added, making £10,395, from which was
deducted the £9,810, leaving a balance of £585.
The capital account showed that £578,172 had been
expended, leaving a balance against the company
of £4,393.