The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-28 00:00:00

THE SANITARY CONDITION OF THE CITY.

Dr. LETHEBY reported on the state of 203 houses
that had been inspected during the week, and he
likewise submitted a list of 66 places for sanitary
improvement. He likewise submitted a list of the
courts and alleys iu the City that required periodi-
cal flushing with water, and cleansing during the
summer. He reported that the officers had seized
4,2611b5. of meat in the City markets during the
week, of which quantity 3,3731b5. were diseased.
It consisted of 14 sheep, 1 calf, 6 pigs, 20 qrs. of
beef, and 13 joints of meat, and the whole has been
destroyed.

The mortality returns for the week have subsided
to the average for the season. Last weak the num-
ber of deaths in the City was 53, 56 being the average
for the corresponding period of the last six years;
23, or nearly half the deaths, were among children
of less than 5 years of age, and 11 among old per-
sons of 50 and upwards. The chief causes of death
were aro fellow :—Plithisis 8, pneumonia 3, bron-
chitis 2, mesenteric disease 5, whooping cough 2,
measles 4, croup 1, and continued fever 1, making
together 13 deaths from tubercular diseases, 5 from
inflammatory diseases of the lungs, and 9 from
zymotic affections. Fever has not been so preva-
lent in the City duri▪
ng the last week as in the pre-
ceding, as the severity of the disease appears to
have declined. Thi▪
s, Dr. Letheby remarked, was
of some importance; for during the last seven weeks
there has been a large mortality and a great excess
from the disease. The total number of deaths in
that time was 32, half of which number were in the
City proper.

Fifty-nine births were registered during the week,
namely, 31 boys and 28 girls.
Some discussion arose upon the practice of coun-

try dealers sending diseased meat to the London
markets for sale, and, upon the motion of Dr.
ABRAHAM, it was resolved that it be referred to the
General Purposes Committee to consider the pro-
priety of circulating printed notices through all
parts of the country for the purpose of warning the
country dealers of the penalty to which they aro
liable for sending diseased meat to the markets for
food, and also, if they think it desirable, to consider
what form of notice should be sent.

NEW NETROPOLITAN STREET RAIL-

WAY PROJECT.

On Saturday the Marylebon© Vestry met at the
Court-house, Marylebone-lane, under the presidency
of Mr. Peter Mathews, to consider, amongst other
matters, an application by a company to be allowed
to put down in One of the principal thoroughfares
of the parish 100 yards of a new system of street
tramway, which it was alleged possessed many
great advantages over any plAn hitherto adopted,
without being open to the objections wade against
those introduced into London lately by ltf, Train.
Carriages using it were not confined to the rails. It
was also asserted that it had been amply demon-
strated in the borough of Salford, Manchester,
where about two miles of this tramway had been
in successful operation for two years. It was a
patent consisting in the laying down of three lines
of rails, the centre one having a small grove in
which a perambulator attached to the vehicle re-
volved, and thereby maintained the wheels upon
the rails, which were laid flush with the roadway.
One of the many advantages claimed by the adop-
tion of this patent was, the perfect adaptation of
the rails to existing omnibuses and all other vehicles
without alteration. Hence it was widely different
and superior to Mr. Train's system.
Mr. TAVENER moved that the application be
simply received and acknowledged. He was the
last person to oppose any improvement, and had
supported Mr. Train's tramway until it was proved
to be a complete failure in the streets of London.
(Hear, hear.) No sane man could deny that Mr.
Train's plan was a failure, and therefore he opposed
this with the firm conviction that all such projects
must be failures in the metropolis.
Mr. WINGFIELD proposed an amendment that
the application be referred to the same committee
that investigated the late application of Mr. Train.
VOICES—We have had enough of tramways.

Mr. E. HODGES supported the amendment. He
apprehended that no gentleman of that vestry
would object to investigate this before saying it was
no improvement. (Hear.)
Mr. ABRAHAMS warmly supported the amend-
ment.

Mr. BUCKENHAM determinately opposed its being
referred to that committee which reported on Mr.
Train's project, because he considered the report
was not a fair one, and very partial to Mr. Train.
He had no objection to its going to a new and im-
partial committee. (Hear.)
Mr. HODGES then moved, and Mr. WINGFIELD
seconded, that the application be referred to a new
committee to report, which, having agreed to nein.
con., the committee was appointed, and the proceed.
ings terminated.