The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-26 00:00:00

THE CITY SOLICITORSHIP.

A report was brought up from the Improvement
Committee in reference to the duties and emolu-
ments of Solicitor of the Commission, and the Court
nominated Tuesday the 9th December for the ap-
pointment.
SANITARY CONDITION OP THE CITY.

Dr. LETHEBY, the medical officer of health, re-
ported on the state of 164 houses that had been
inspected during the week, and he submitted a list
of 38 places for sanitary improvements. He like-
wise reported that the markets and slaughter
houses had been duiy inspected during the week,
and that the officer had seized 3,6991 b. of meat as
unfit for human food. 2,5251b5, were diseased, and
the rest from animals that had died from natural
causes. It consisted of 19 sheep, 30 quarters beef.
1 calf,h 1 pig, and three joints of meat.
The mortalitymortalitT returns for the week were a little
above the average for the season. Last week the
g pew ar:o6d9, whereas the number for
of the last seven years is
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cosi; deathson din
61. 22, or about one-third of the deaths,were among
children of less than fire years of age, and 16 were.

Only 56 deaths were registered during the week.

711 E SMITHFIELD CLUB CA7 TL E SHOW.

As the time approaches for the opening of the
Christmas show the interior of the Agricultural Hall
is beginning to present a very busy and animated
scene, owing to the numerous arrivals of machinery
and implements of husbandry. The whole of the
available space of the galleries has been let and
mapped out, and to show how numerous the appli-
cations have been it is only necessary to say that
the galleries could have been let twice over. The
arrangements are under the superintendence of Mr.
B. T. B. Gibbs, the secretary to the Smithfield Club,
and Mr. Sidney, the secretary of the Agricultural
Hall Company. The pens are almost ready for the
reception of the stock, which will begin to arrive
on the 3d of December and following days. The
removal of the show from Baker-street will, it
is expected, benefit all concerned in this annual ex-
hibition, as, from the increased sum (Xl,OOO instead
Of £7OO paid by the proprietor Of.the Baker-street
premises) given by the Agricultural Hall Company,
the value of the prizes has been much increased.
There are 29 classes for cattle, the money prizes for
which will be distributed as follows :—Devons,
£220 ; Het efords, £220 ; shorthorns, £220 ; Sussex,
£95 ; Norfolk or Suffolk polled breeds, £5O; long-
woolled, £3O ; Scotch horned, £46 ; Scotch polled,
£65 ; Irish breeds, £3O ; Welsh ditto, £45 ; crossed
or mixed breeds, £ll5 ;—total value, £1,155. In
addition to the above money prizes, a silver medal
will be given in each class to the breeders of the
best animals, making a total of 29 medals. The sheep
are divided into 17 classes, and the money prizes
are thus allotted :—Leicester, £BO ; Cotswolds,
£4O; Lincolns, £4O; Kentish or Romney Marsh or
other long-woolled breeds, £3O; South Downs, £lOO ;
Hampshire or Welsh Downs, £4O ; Shropshire
breeds, £4O ; other short-woolled breeds, £35 ; Ox-
fordshire, £3O; mountain, £5O; cross breeds, £5O;
making in all a total sum of £535. 17 silver medals
will also be awarded to the breeders of the best pens
of sheep. The pigs have four classes, and a sum of
£l4O will be awarded in money prizes. Four sil-
ver medals will also be given, one to the breeder of
the best pen in each class. The additional prizes
consist of two silver cups, each of the value of £4O,
for the best steer or ox, heifer or cow, and three sil-
ver cups, of the value of £2O respectively, for the
three best pens among the various descriptions of
sheep ; a gold medal for the best pen of pigs, and 10
silver medals and two money prizes, of £5 each, to
be distributed among the extra stock. A silver
medal will also be presented as usual, to the butcher
who shall lay out the largest sum of money in pur-
chasing animals at the show. The aggregate value
of the whole of the prizes will consequently this
year amount to about £2,000.