The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-13 00:00:00

City Sewers Commissio, n,

A meeting of the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of
Lonc.`on was held at Guildhall yesterday, under the presi-
dency of Deputy Da Jersey. Among those prei Sent were—
Deput y Scamell, Deputy Cork, Deputy Read, D eputy Lor-
kin, D eputy "Cumin, Deputy Bone, Deputy Perki as ; Messrs
George Walter, Matthew, Croucher, Cox, Cole, Botterill,
Dodswell, Israel, Houghton, Green, Hobson, J.
T. y0u318., Banning, Nind, &e.
Mr A. 3-.. BAYLIS, the solicitor to the commission, re-
ported that ot. the Bth April. he attended at the Guildhall
Police-court, at. d procured the condemnation, as unfi t for
human food, of a ,_quantity of diseased meat, which bad been
seized that morning in Newgate market. The meet in
question, which cons isted of four quarters of a cow atd a
tongue, was in a very bad state indeed, and it was 'evident
that the animals had been suffering from disease for some
time. The meat wa.i inspected by Alderman Phillips, who
ordered it to be dest."oyed, and he directed that tno case
should be referred to th e Commissioners of Sewers, with a
view of proceedings bein.; Oren against the sender. The
solicitor now asked the Co ur, '; to instruct him to make the
necessary preliminary inquirt es into the matter, and, if
necessary, to take out a summon 3 against the person or per-
sons -who sent the meat to the Lyndon market.
The Court at once instructed the solicitor to take the
necessary steps to bring the guilty parties to justice •
The principal clerk, Mr Josnr u Da.w, react a con tmuni•
cation he had received from the vestry clerk of White chapel
parish, in reference to the East Loncion Railway, which it
is proposed shall pass over High-street, Aldgate, near the
boundary between the parishes of Allgate and White-
chapel. The co-operation of the Corporation of Lond on
was asked for in order that injury might not be done to the
parish by the construction of an ugly bridge, and prevent
it being covered with bills and placards after it has been
erected.
The matter was referred to the Improvement Committee
to consider and report.
Dr LETHEBY presented the usual weekly rep ort on the
sanatory condition of the City.
The medical officer further reported that the illuminating
power of the gas supplied to the City during the past week
had in each case been above the requirements of the act;
but the properties of sulphur had in the case of the Chartered
and Great Central Companies been above the quantity sanc-
tioned by Parliament.
After disposing of some further business the Commis-.
sioners adjourned.

Attempted Murder at Worcester.---A Police-
man Shot,

WORC'ESTER, Tuesday, 2 p.m.

The inhabitants of this city were startled this morning
by a report that Police-sergeant Drew, of the city force,
had been shot while in the execution of his duty.
It appears that a young man named Walter .Tones, the'
son of Mr. Jones, surgeon, of the College-yard, entered the
shop of Mr. H. Perrins, gunsmith, of this city, and stole
six-chambered revolver, with case, &c., complete, and made
off, pursued by the owner, but Jones succeeded in effecting
'his escape. This was between eight and nine o'clock•
Jones then appears to have made his way to Pitchcroft, a
large ham by the side of the river Severn, and to have loaded
the revolver with six bullets from the case. While roaming
adout the fields near to the waterworks, he interrogated a girl
named Emma Ball, and invited her to take a walk with him•
The girl refused, whereupon Jones drew the revolver fronaili3
pocket, and deliberately shot her through the hand. Tha
girl's cries for help brought several persons to the spot, and
they pursued the would-be assassin across the ham•
Police-sergeant Drew lives in the neighbourhood, and vreo
standing in his garden. He gave chase, and caught
Jones in an entry in Moir-street, just by the ham., and
was in the act of taking the prisoner to his (Drew's) house
when Jones presented the revolver at his head and shot hie'
through the right cheek, The ball entered the cheek, carried
away a portion of the jaw and several teeth, and than
struck the wall on the opposite side of the street. Drew
staggered and fell, and the assassin continued his flight,
threatening to shoot every one who followed him, but even-
tually he was captured by Superintendent Phillips, of th©
county police, and handed over to the city authorities.
Drew and the girl were attended by several medical then►
and Drew's injuries were found to be serious, and most
likely he will not recover.
At midday the prisoner was taken before the city magis-
trates, when the evidence of a girl named Tweedie,who sag'
the policeman shot, was taken, and Jones was then re-
manded for a week.
No cause has been assigned by him for shooting the girls
and it is believed by many that his intellect is impaired. He
is in the employ of the Great Western Railway Compani
at their works at Shrub-hill as an engine fitter.