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 stated that having been ad-
vised 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 overnment, the board regretted
that they could G
not afford any further information,
or take any further steps in the question.
Upon the suggestion of Dr. ABRAHAM, it was
decided by the Commission that the attention of the
Lords of the Treasury should be called to the who
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 off
the City Company's gas had been equal to that
o
13.78 sperm candles of standard quality, the Cllr7
tered to 13*03 candles, the Great Central t which3
candles, and the Commercial to 13.29, all
of
tetan-
averages were above the Act of parliament
ranged
dard. The proportion of sulphur in Names
gthe former
from 19.04 grains per 100 feet, to 27
companies,
the latter in the City ; and the daily p
report of the
being the proportion in the Great Ceutr:al Gr
ae
ss
,s
au
nr
de
tsheeoniarrange-
the average of each
ranged from 10 to 22 tenths,
company being about 12 tenths.
the
It was decided that a copy of
and medicalthatotffihecyerahsbneauidldhbeeiusefonrtistoe.dthtthlagta
menu made for testing the gasin—e City are now
complete, and that they were at liberty to Witness
ade,
the experiments m
SANATORY CONDITION OF THE CITY.
Dr. LETEMBY, the Medical Officer of Health,
re-
ported on the state of 197 houses that h d re-
poa been in-
spected during the week, and he submitted
97 places for sanatory improvement in variousalist
of
Oculars. The markets and slaughter-houses par-
been duly inspected, and the officers had
1,8201b5. of meat as h cers had condemned
unfit for
con-
sisted of three sheep, two• human food. It
10 joints of meat.
The mortality returns of
average for the season, the week are below the
and excepting scarlet fever,
there is no disease of
The Court,after disposing unusual prevalence in the City.
dis •
ng of some other business,
adjourned.

MoNTRoND'
S DEBUT AS A GAMBLER as related
by Captain Gronow :—"
When very young, at the
court of Marie Antoinette, a certain M. 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'eat possible ; mais je
n'aime pas qu'on me le dine,' and threw the cards in Cham-
pagne's face. They fought next morning with swords, and
Montrond was run through the body. He was confined to
his bed for two months, but when he got well again, called
out M. do 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-
picion% luck at play would have exposed him. Talleyrand
said, u tropes of this, vit sur son wort.' "