The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-04 00:00:00

SANATORY CONDITION OF TILE CITY.

Dr. LETHEBY presented the following report on
the sanatcry state of the City :
" Gentlemen,—The inspectors' returns which are
before you relate to 294 houses that have been in-
spected, and I submit a list of 133 places for sanatory
improvements. I also submit a list of places requir-
ing further proceedings on account of orders already
issued, but not yet complied with.
" The markets and slaughter-houses have been
duly inspected, and the officers have condemned
4,0171b5. of meat as unfit for human food. It con-
sisted of 31 sheep, 2 pigs, 23 quarters of 13 joints
of meat-1,4311b5. were diseased, 1,3961b5. were
putrid, and the rest was from animals that had died
from accident or disease.

" The mortality returns for the week are less than
the average for the season. Only 47 deaths were
registered in the week, whereas the average for the
corresponding period of the last eight years is 55,
Twenty, or nearly half of the deaths were among
children of less than five years of age, and
14 among old persons of 60 and upwards. The
chief causes of de ith were as follows:--.Con-
sumption 6, pneumonia 4, bronchitis 7, hydro-
cephalus 2, measles 3, whooping-cough 1, and scar-
let fever 1, making together 8 deaths from tuber-
cular diseases, 11 from inflammatory affections of
the lungs, and only 5 from diseases of a zymotic
character. These returce, therefore, indicate a satis-
factory condition of the public health.—l remain,
gentlemen, your obedient servant,
(Signed) " H. LETIIEBY."
THE GAS SUPPLY.

Dr. LETHEBY reported that the illuminating
power of the gas supplied during the week by the
three City gas companies had been above the re-
quirements of the Act-, and that the quantity of
sulphur had been in excess of the quantity sanc-
tioned by the Act,
Some other business was transacted and the
Court adjourned.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

The following statement shows the number of
ships, guns, men, horse-power, and tonnage of the
ships of the Channel fleet, all of which, with the
exception of the Prince Consort, are now anchored
in the Downs, and all are ready to proceed to any
part of the world within 24 hours. The Prince
Consort is at present off Cowes, as guard ship during
her Majesty's stay at Osborne. This squadron con-
sists of one screw ship, four iron screw ships, one
iron-cased screw ship, one screw frigate, and one
screw steam gunboat, all of which are under
the command of Rear-Admiral of the Red Sydney
Colpoys Dacres, C.B , whose flag is in the Edgar.
The ships are--the Aurora, 35 guns, 515 men,
400-horse power, 3,318 tons, Sir F. L. 111‘Clintock,
commander; the Black Prince, 41 guns, 704 men,
1,250.h0r5e power, 6,109 tons, J. F. B. Wain-
wright, commander ; the Defence, 16 guns, 450
men, 600-horse power, 3,720 tons, A. Phigi-
more, commander ; the Edgar, 71 guns, 880 men,
600 horse-power, 3,094 tons, G. T. P. Hornby, com-
mander; the Hector, 34 guns, 650 men, 800 horse-
power, 4,089 tons ; G. W. Preedy, CM., com-
mander; the Prince Consort, 35 guns, 660 men, 1,000
horse-power, 4,045 tons, G. O. Willes, C. 8., com-
mander; the Trinculo, 2 guns, 24 men, 60 horse-
power, 236 tons, J. B. Creagh, commander ; the
Warrior, 40 guns, 660 men, 1,250 horse-power,
6,109 tons, Hon. A. Cochrane, commander.

The screw gun vessel Torch, 5,8 o• horse power,
has been surveyed at the hands of the master ship-
wrights' staff since she has been in dock, and the
result of the inspection has led to the discovery that
she is altogether rotten, and will require some ex-
tensive repairs. On removing her planking many
of her timbers were found to be so much decayed
that they crumbled away on being touched with the
finger. The Torch is a contract-built vessel, and
was constructed for the Admiralty some few years
ago.

The Shannon sailing ship, freighted by the Go-
vernment authorities for the conveyance of invalided
and time-expired soldiers from the Mauritius to
England, arrived at Spithead yesterday. She em-
barked the troops at Port Louis on the 9Lh of Feb-
ruary, sailing on the following day. On the 7th of
March she arrived at St. Helena, and on the 9th
made her final start for England. One death, that
of a gunner in the Royal Artillery, named Mee,
occurred on the voyage. The officers and troops ou
board consist of Lieut. T. T. Gorld, 2d battalion
13Th Foot, in command ; Lieut. E. Sawbridge, 2d
battalion 24th Foot ; Capt. Manderin, R.E. ; Surg.
J. Holloway, Staff Assist. Sorg. T. F. Newland and
Mrs. Berkeley. Troops.—Royal Artillery-1 ser-
geant, 5 men, 2 women, 2 children. Royal Engi-
neers-3 men, 1 woman, 1 child. 2d la ittalion 13th
Foot-2 sergeants, 112 men, 4 women, 9 children.
24th Foot-2 sergeants, 26 men, 1 woman, 1 child.
About 20 of the foregoing are time-expired men,
&c., who were landed from the ship yesterday and
sent on to their respective destinations. The re-
mainder of the troops, consisting of invalids, will be
transferred at an early hour this morning to a Go-
vernment steamer, which will convey them to the
Royal Victoria Military Hospital at Nettey.
The following appointments were mado yester-
day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Richard Roche, to
to the Excellent ; Fred. A. Johnstone, master, to
the Salamis; George B. Bedford, midshipman, to
the Warrior ; Samuel Grose, assistant-surgeon, to
the Seringapatam ; Matthew Murray, engineer; to
the Asia, as supernumerary ; and Hugh Duncan,
supernumerary in the Indus, promoted to engineer.