The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-13 00:00:00

Miscellaneous.

The Paris Elegant and Journal of .Fashion this
month is rich in illustration, and the designs for
ladies' attire are peculiarly tasteful. Duty's
Hibernian Magazine contains a number of very good
articles, many of which will be found to possess
great interest. Hedderwick's 21Izscellany is a cheap
and, at the same time, a very excellent publication ;
the poem on Garibaldi, by Allan Paton, is a very
good production. The Gardeners' Magazine
abounds with practical information relative to flo-
riculture; and Kingston's Magazine for Boys is well
calculated to amuse as well as instruct. Rout-
ledge's Illustrated Natural History, part 45, will
form an exceedingly attractive volume on its com-
pletion, both from the beauty of illustrations and
the immense amount of information it will contain.
Every Boy's Magazine, published by the same firm,
is also a very good periodical. In The Sixpenny
Magazine the " Real Detective" continues his ex-
citing revelations, and the 13th chapter of " Pen
and Pencil Sketches" is a clever description of
Kenilworth Castle. " Lady Audley's Secret "
increases in interest. Le Follet is a perfect
portfolio of female beauty, as the fashions
for winter are elegant and becoming. In
Good Words the story of " Mistress and Maid" is
continued with unabated vigour; the paper by the
editor, "The Merchant from theFarWest," is a very
excellent contribution. Once a Week, in monthly
parts, forms a capital little volume for railway tra-
vellers, as it contains something of everything. The
Farmers' and the Lady's illustrated Almanacs are
both well suited to the tastes of those for whom
they have been compiled.

Beeton's Publications.

The Book of Garden Management will be found
useful to every person possessing even a square yard
of garden, as it gives simple and plain directions as
to how it can be turned to the best account, and also
some very valuable information relative to the preser-
vation. of plants of every description. The English-
woman's Magazine, in addition to its usually at-
tractive tales, this month contains a coloured pat-
tern of the Prince of Wales' slipper, and a very
pretty plate of fashions. Curiosities of Savage We
abounds with interest; and parts 2 and 3 of the
Book of Games gives some good directions on the
subject of billiards. The Boy's Magazine is an
interesting little work, and the Dictionary of Uni-
versal Information will become a very
ecibookibo:
reference on all subjects. Me i
will, when complete and bound, form verY
splendid volume.

Cassells' Publications.
7lie illustrated Exhibitor this month is very in-
teresting, and the engravings aro all of first-rate
excellence. 2he Popular Natural History, part 44,
treats of insects, and no person can casually take
up the book without deriving some addition to his
stock of knowledge. ?he Illustrated Bibles are
and The Quiver and
particularly rich in engravirgs;
Illustrated Newspaper abounds with interesting

tales.

The Courrier du Havre states that the Emperor,
having been informed of the pecuniary difficulties into Which
the Observatory at Havre had fallen, has given a sum of
7,300 f. from his privy purse to enable that establishment to
pay the rant due by the director

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CI? Y SEWERS COMMISSION.

Yesterday, at noon, a special meeting of the
members of this commission was held at Guildhall,
under the presidency of Mr. H. de Jersey. Among
the -c-ommis-sicrners present were Deputies- Obbard,
Elliott, Read, Pewtress, Cork, and Butler ; Messrs.
George Walter, J. T. Young, -Matthew Green,
Alcock, C. Young, Houghton, Croueher, Israel, &c.
The_husiness for which the meeting was specially
summoned was " to receive a report from the Gene-
ral Purposes Committee, on the reference of the 4th
November inst., as to the-bill stated to be about to
be in roduced by the Great Central Gas Consumers'
Company, and on the question whether the commis-
sioners
to that
lart of last session, for amending the Gas
Acts, 1860."

The minutes of the last meeting were read by the
assistant-clerk, and passed as having been correctly
transcribed.

After the despatch of some formal business,
Mr. DAW7 the principal clerk, announced the ob-
ject of the special meeting.
The CHAIRMAN said it would no doubt be in the
recollection of the members of the Court, that the
Great Central Gas Consumers' Company introduced
into Parliament a bill last year to remove cer-
tain doubts that had arisen as to whether the
City of London was included in the provisions
of the Metropolis Gas Act of 1860, inasmuch as under
that act the company considered themselves justified
in charging 4s. 6d. per 1,000 feet of gas, instead of
4s. The Commissioners, on the other hand, con-
tended that the act did not apply, and theyintro-
duced a bill to exempt the City. Both bills were,
however, later in the year, withdrawn ; but the
Great Central Gas Company, however, now proposed
to reintroduce their bill during the next session of
Parliament. The question as to whether the City
was included in and subject to the provisions of the
Metropolis Gas Act of 1860 was now before the
Court of Error, and if the Commissioners succeeded
in getting the judgment of that court in their fa-
vour, they would then have a good locus stanch: in
opposing the Great Central Gas Company's Bill be-
fore a committee of the House of Commons. The
General Purposes Committee, to whom this matter
had been referred, had carefully gone into the mat-
ter, and they were. of opinion it would be better to
wait until the decision of the Court of Error was
made known before any further proceedings were
taken by -the Commission. It was, however, for the.
Commissioners to say what should be done, and that,
special meeting had been called for the purpose. If,'
however, they decided to reintroduce their bill of
the last session of Parliament, it would be necessary
at once to do so, as that was the last day upon which
the necessary notices could be given.'

The Principal Clerk then read the report of the
General Purposes Committee. It was as follows :
" To the Honourable the Commissioners of Sewers of the
City of London.

" We, whose names are hereunto set, your committee on
General Purposes Committee, to whom, on the 4tb Novena 4
bet. inst., it was referred to consider the question of a bill
stated to be about to be introduced into Parliament in the
next session by the Great Central Gas Consumers Company,
and to take such steps thereon as we may be advised, and to
report ; do certify that we met together and have been at-
tended by Mr. Remembrancer ; and, after hearing him, and
considering that the question at issue between the Commis-
sioners and the said company is at present before the Court
of Error, and will be decided about the end of this month;
and, having also had our attention drawn to the question
whether the Commissioners should introduce a bill into Par-
liament to amend the Gas Act, 1860, similar to that introl-
duced by the Commissioners in last session, but subse-
quently withdrawn; we think, under all the circumstances,
that it is not expedient to do so, but that your honourable
Court should rather await the result of the appeal, and act
thereupon as the case might require. Nevertheless, should
your honourable
.Court not agree with us, but consider !t
advisable to re-introduce your own bill into Parliament,
this being the last day on which notices can be given, we
directed the clerk to call this special Court for the purpose
of considering the same.
" All which we submit, &o ,

(Signed) " H. Ds JERSEY. Chairman.
" R. °BEARD, J. TONKIN YOUNG.
"L. HOUGHTON, THOS. PEWTRESS."
After a brief conversation the report was put and
agreed to.
The Court then adjourned.