The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-14 00:00:00

CITY SEWERS COMMISSION.

Yesterday, at 12 o'clock, the Commissioners of Sewers
met at Guildhall, tinier the presidency of Deputy de Jersey.

PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT IN GRACECIIURCIL-STREET.

A report was brought up from the Improvement Com-
mittee in reference to the proposed widening of Grace-
church-street from the corner of Fenchurch-street towards
Eastcheap, and a plan was submitted to the Court for car-
rying out the improvement.
The CHAIRMAN explained that an opportunity presented
itself for carrying out a most desirable public improvement
at the spot in question, but it would be for the Commis-
sioners to say 'whether, considering the many important im-
provements they had already in hand, it would be advisable
to embark in carrying out the plan now before the Court,
as it would necessarily involve a very large outlay of public

money.
Mr. BuRNELL, one of the Commissioners appointed under
the Union of Benefices Act, explained that it was in con-
templation to remove the parish church of St. Benet Grace-
church, at the corner of Fenchurch-street, and the street
could thereby be improved at that spot.
Mr. SAMUEL GREEN quite concurred as to the desirability
of the improvement, but he thought the committee should
not pledge itself to carry out the plan without first making
application to the Corporation to know what contribution
they would make so as to relieve the ratepayers of the entire
burden. (Hear, hear.)
An amendment was moved by Deputy LORKIN that the '
report do lie on the table, but this was negatived.
The report was then agreed to, and it was referred back
to the committee to carry out the plan.
The Improvement Committee also brought up a report
re:ative to a plan for a railway from Walbrook to the Regent-
circus, Oxford-street. Mr. Giles, the promoter of the line,
explained that it was intended to pass north of St. Paul's
School, across Paternoster-row, under the yard between the
prison and the courts in the Old Bailey, and north of the
Record Office in Fetter-lane; and that the buildings over
the line generally would have to be removed. It was further
proposed that the roadway should be GO feet wide, and the
property6ooo. required to be purchased bad been valued at
passedlt waa perloepaorseedd, tsooletahvaettahengerwousntdreuent under which
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the, railwayo
formed, it desired, in which case the company would require
to be paid two•thirds of the whole cost of the work for the
surface ground in question. The committee further stated
that they had conferred with the Improvement Committee
of the Court of Common Council upon the subject, and they
both concurred that it would be inexpedient to express any
opinion upon the scheme until the Parliamentary plans had
been deposited.
The report was adopted.

The SOLICITOR to the Commission (Mr. A. J. Baylis)
stated that, in accordance with instructions received by
hire at the last Court, he had summoned a person named
Weight for not completing certain works at premises in
Sun-court, Golden-lane, and Alderman Halo, who heard
the case, convicted the defendant, and fined him £5 and
costs, or in default one month's imprisonment.
Mr. J. DAW, the principal clerk, laid before the Court
returns of the quantities of fish seized by the meters of the
Fishmongers' Company during the past three months. In
July, among other quantities, there were seized-6 brills,
35 cod, 534 conger eels, 16 dories, 300 garnets, 1,710 had-
docks, 11,975 herrings, 514 lobsters, 93 mackerel, 1,430
plaice, 118 salmon, 26 skate, 492 smelts, 2,288 thornbacks,
21 turbot, 9,400 whitings, 311bs• of salmon, AS gullozio of

SANATORY CONDITION OF VIE CITY.
Dr. LETIIEBY, the medical officer of health, reported on
the state of 203 houses that had been. inspected during the
week, and he submitted a list of 59 places for sanatory im-
provement. He likewise reported that the markets and
slaughter-houses had been duly inspected, and the officers
had condemned 4,8751bs of meat as unfit for human food.
It consisted of 13 sheep, 15 pigs, 29 quarters of beef, and 81
joints of meat; 2,7171bs were diseased, 1,6031bs were putrid,
and the rest was from animals that had died from accident
or disease. .62 berths and 47 deaths have been registered
during the week. The mortality returns are less than the
average (51) for the corresponding period of the last eight
years. 11 of the deaths were amongst children of less than
5 years of age, and 11 also amongst persons of GO and up-
wards. The chief causes of death were as follows :
phthisis 5, hydrocephalus 2, continued fever 2. scarlet
fever 3, croup and diptheria 2, making together 12 deaths
from tubercular diseases, 4 from inflammatory affections of
the lungs, and only 7 from diseases of zymotic character.