The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-05 00:00:00

CITY COURT OF SEWERS.

Yesterday the commissioners assembled at Guildhall ;
Deputy Peacock in the chair.
A COMMISSIONER said that the guardians of some of
the City Unions were very anxious to learn when they
might expect any intelligence upon the subject of the
contemplated cementry.
The CHAIRMAN said the committee were doing all in
their power to submit a satisfactory report as to the
ground to be chosen for the cemetry.

- The Medical Officer of ifealth reported a vast number
of low filthy tenements in the narrow thoroughfares, and
represented the necessity of taking immediate steps to
enforce the registering of houses in Fireball-court and
other localities as common lodging-houses.
Upon the motion of Deputy HARRISON, active mea-
sures were adopted to carry into immediate effect a
great variety of sanitary suggestions made by the medical
officer.

The following report was made by Mr. PAW, the chief
clerk to the commisioners

" Gentlemen,—l beg to hand you my usual quarterly
abstract of seizures of meat, fish, &c., unfit for human
food, made by your inspectors of slaughter-houses, under
the powers of the act of Parliament for that purpose, in
three months to Michaelmas, and beg to draw attention
to the important influence on public health involved
therein.

" Diseased cows, 5 ; carcases of calves, 25 ; ditto of pigs,
27 ; ditto of sheep, 104 ; quarters of beef, 231 ; plucks, 10;
calves' feet, 6; heads, 11; sundry joints, 100; weighing
48 cwt. 2 qrs. 8
_ _

"Poultry, &c.—Heads of poultry (various), 1,200; fawns,
10 ; deer' 4 ; hares, 12 ; grouse, 564 ; rabbits, 257 ; ditto,
too bad to tell out, 1 box ; game, 1 box.
" Fish—Lobsters, 2,126 ; cod, 35 ; soles, 847 pairs ; sal-
mon, 101; turbots, 34 ; trout, 13 ; crabs, 8 ; mussels, 47
bushels ; oysters, 50 bushels ; shrimps, 294 gallons ; mis-
cellaneous, 28,583. _

" Vegetables' &c.—Lettuces, 10 baskets ; peas, 13 sacks ;
water-cresses, 2 hampers; plums, 19 baskets."
Adjourned.

LONDON UNITY CLUB BOAT BA CBS.

Yesterday was the day appointed for the four-oared
races amongst the members of this very respectable and
numerous club, but it unfortunately happened that the
weather was most unfavourable for both rowers and
spectators, and after rowing two very excellent heats in
the rain, it was determined that the final one should be
deferred till a more propitious occasion. It is much to
be regretted that anything should have occurred to mar
the day's sport, as the prizes, which were presented by
Mr. C. Morton, of the Canterbury Hall, were very
valuable, consisting of five silver cups for the first crew,
and five silver oars and rudder for the second ; and as
there were no less than thirty-five competitors, we sub-
join the results :
First Heat.
Messrs. Locke, Pearl, Stean, Ralpli, and T. Morton cox-
swain—blue.

Messrs. Dimes, Shellton, Williamson, Amer, and Bac()
coxswain—green.
Messrs. Lewis, Telley, C. Dimes, Freethy, and King
coxswain—red.

Messrs. Jones, Wollmott, R. Hart, Lockett, and Lawn
coxswain—yellow.
The distance was from Westminster to Battersea, and
was won by red, green being second.
Second Heat.

Messrs. Walker, Sanderson, Mills, Fisher, and G. Stan-
ley coxswain—white.
Messrs. Bain, Leverell, Miller, Thoroughgood, and Green
coxswain—black.

Messrs. Hurst, J. Hart, Mining, Binns, and W. Morton
coxswain.

Messrs. Jones, Welmott, R. Hart, Lockett, and Lawn
coxswain—yellow.
The distance was the same as before, and the heat close.
Black were the winners, and white second.

DEATH FROM LOCK-JAW CAUSED BY BURNING.—Last
evening Mr. W. J. Payne, the deputy coroner, held an
inquest at Guy's Hospital on the body of Matilda
Stokes, aged 11 years, who died in that institution. The
deceased was the daughter of a labouring man, residing
at No. 8, Queen's Head-court, Vauxhall-walk, Lambeth.
On the evening of Friday, the 23d ult., at about nine
o'clock, the inhabitants of the court were alarmed at
seeing the deceased rush out of the house enveloped in
flames. Several persons ran to her assistance, and the
fire having been extinguished, the poor child said that
whilst her back was turned towards the fire, a spark
flew out and ignited her dress. Mr. James Henry
Brooks, house surgeon, deposed that when deceased
was brought into the hospital, she was most exten-
sively burnt on the right arm, leg and thigh, and
chest, She went on very well until Sunday last, when
symptoms of lock-jaw came on, and the deceased gra-
dually sank from inability to take nourishment, and
died yesterday morning at nine o'clock. He assigned
the cause of death to lock-jaw, brought on by burns.
The coroner having remarked on the extraordinary na-
ture of the case, the jury returned a verdict of " acci-
dental death."

CARPET FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
—Messrs. Templeton and Co. Mile-end, Glasgow, the
patentees of their Axminster fabric, have just completed
a gorgeous carpet in this style of manufacture, commis-
sioned for the White House at Washington, the official
residence of the President of the United States. This
magnificent piece of textile manufacture is the largest
ever produced by the Messrs Templeton. It measures
80 feet long by 40 broad, the portion woven in the loom
without seam being 72 feet by 31, and the remainder
consisting of a handsome border sewed on. The filling
in of the carpet is a ruby and a crimson damask with
three tasteful medallions in the centre, and rich corner
pieces to correspond. The medallions are filled up with.
bouquets of flowers, designed and executed with exqui-
site taste.value
istw
The entire
4501.piec and
piece weigshosca.upwards of a ton,
and its
TAILOR'S "CABBAGE."—The term "cabbage," by
which tailors designate the cribbed pieces of cloth, is
said to be derived from an old word, " cablesh, i. e.,
wind-fallen wood. And their " hell," where they store
the cabbage from " helan," to hide.—From " Notes and
Queries."

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

FRANCE.

In consequence of the non-arrival of the French
mail, owing to the storm which prevailed in the
channel last night, we had not received the Paris
papers of yesterday when we went to press. The
following intelligence has been received by electric
'telegraph :
The Moniteur publishes a decree granting per-
mission to foreign vessels to import corn, bread-
stuffs, rice, potatoes, and dried vegetables from
Algiers into France. The license thus granted ends
on the 31st of December.

The Montebello, which was said to be bound for
the Levant, returned to Toulon on the 29th ult.
It is now said that this vessel will join the ocean
squadron.
A private telegraphic dispatch from Constanti-
nople, of the 25th ult., states that Turkey had de-
clared war against Russia.
The Constitutionnel and Pays, semi-official jour-
nals, seem to doubt the truth of the assertions made
yesterday by the A ssemblee Nationale, relative to
the favourable character of the interview at Olmutz.

This dispatch and various other alarming rumours
caused a violent agitation on 'Change yesterday,
and the funds experienced a considerable decline.
The Three per Cents. closed at 73f. 90c. for the
end of the month, and the Four-and-a-Half per
Cents. 100 f. 45c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,200 f. ;
Rouen, 1,015 f. ; Havre, 502 f. 50c. ; Great North-
ern, 827 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 917 f. 50c. ;
Paris and Lyons, 885 f. ; Lyons to the Mediter-
ranean, 730 f. ; Western of France, 703 f. 75c ;
Bordeaux and Cette, 595 f. ; Great Central, 513 f.
75c. ; Lyons to Geneva, 502 f. 50c. ; Shares of the
Bank of Credit Mobilier, 715 f.