The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-08 00:00:00

CITY SEWERS COMMISSION,

The Commission of Sewers of the city of London
met yesterday, at Guildhall, for the despatch of
business.
The Principal Clerk laid before the Court a com-
munication he had received from Sir George Grey,
acknowledging the receipt of the letter enclosing a
copy of a communication received by the commis-
sion from the authorities of the Customs on the
subject of the importation of adulterated German
yeast. A communication was also laid before the
Court from the Commissioners of Customs upon the
same subject. They statad that having been ad-
viEed that the law would not authorise the officers
of the Revenue to interfere in the matter, and
having communicated the facts to the Lords Com-
missioners of her Majesty's Treasury at the head of
the Executive Government, the board regretted
that they could not afford any further information,
or take any further steps in the question.
Upon the suggestion of Dr. ABRAHAM, it was
decided by the COMlllissiola that the attention of the
Lords of the Treasury should be called to the whole
subject.

THE GAS SUPPLY,
Dr. LETHEBY presented a return of the gas sup-
plied to the City during the past week, from which
it appeared that the average illuminating power of
the City Company's gas had been equal to that of
13.78 sperm candles of standard quality, the Char-
tered to 13.03 candles, the Great Central to 13.73
candles, and the Commercial to 13.29, all of which
averages were above the Act of Parliament stan-
dard. The proportion of sulphur in the gas ranged
from 19.04 grains per 100 feet, to 27.07, the former
being the proportion in the Great Central Gas, and
the latter in the City and the daily pressure
ranged from 10 to 22 tenths, the average of each
company being about 12 tenths.
It was decided that a copy of the report of the
medical officer should be sent to the gas companies
and that they should be informed that the arran :
meets made for testing the gas in the City are now
of Health, re.
complete, and that they wearneda
he
e tlibertyhat h i tov beenvv jn
einss.
the experiments made.
SANATORY CONDITION or THE
CiTy.
Dr. LETILEBY, the Medical
ported on the state of 197 houses
and the Officer
ent in various
and slaughter-houses had
spected during the week,
officers had condemned
97 places for sanatory im submitted a list of
--provetn
par-
ticulars. The market,
been duly inspected,
1,8201b5. of meat as unfit
sisted of three sheep, for human food.
two lt con-
-10 joints of meat. pigs, 14 qrs. of beef, and

The mortality returns of the week are below the
average for the season, and excepting scarlet fever,
there is no disease of unusual prevalence in the City.
The Court, after disposing of some other business,
adjourned.

AIONTROND'S DEBUT AS A GAMBLER as related
by Captain Gronow :—" When very young, at the
court of Marie Antoinette •a certain 111. de Champagne, an
officer of the Guards, who was playing at cards with him,
said, Monsieur, vous trichez.' Montrond answered, with
the sang-froid' which distinguished him through life
under very different circumstances, C'est possible ; mais ja
n' aline pas qu'on me le disc,' and threw the cards in Cham-
pagne's face. They fought next morning with swords, and
Montrond was run through the body. lie was confined to
his bed for two months, but when he got well again, called
out M. de Champagne, and, although he received another
wound, succeeded in killing his adversary. This duel set
him up in the world as a dangerous man to meddle with,
and saved him from many insults, to which his very sus-
picious luck at play would have exposed him. Talleyrand
said, d propos of this, vit bur son wort.' "