The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-21 00:00:00

CITY COURT OF SEWERS.

The Commissioners of Sewers for the City of
London held a meeting yesterdry at their offices in
the Guildhall, pursuant to adjournment. Mr.
Deputy CnnisTlE took the chair.
Dr. LETHEBY, the medical officer of health, re-
ported that the registration returns for the fort-
night were highly satisfactory, for there were but
91 deaths against 148 births. The average number
of deaths for the corresponding period of the last
five years is 124, so that the mortality has been
about 27 per cent. below the average proportion.
Nearly half of the deaths (43) were among children
of less than five years of age, and only 18 among
old persons of 60 and upwards. The chief causes
of death were as follows :—Phthisis 8, pneumonia
11, nine of which were of infants, bronchitis 10, in
and one from
all 29 deaths from diseases of the respiratory
organs. From the zymotic class of maladies there
absence
were 16 deaths, namely 0 from measles, 5 from
scarlet fever, 2 from whooping-cough,
each of the following—diarrhcea, erysipelas, and
laryngitis. The returns therefore show an
of epidemic diseases, and a favourable condition of
the public health. Of the 148 births
during the Jortnight 81 were boys and 67 were
Metropolitan
Board ther registered
representative of that
girls.
redprof Works, begged
pautttyh HARRISON,
courtpe
to be allowed to inform the
parishes had sent in claims for in
that a number of
been put to in reference to expenses they had
Gas Act, and he suggested the new Metropolitan
any such claim to that if this court had
them to send it in at make, it would be as well for
once. They should have to
pay their share of the expense of obtaining the act
in question, which
£7,000, and they he believed was estimated at
entitled to ought to be paid if they were
anything.
The CHAIRM AN said he believed there was some
doubt whether the City would be liable to pay any
share of the expenses referred to. They had taken
legal
advice, and he believed there was consider-
able doubt upon the point.
Deputy HARRISON said he did not wish to inter-
fere with any legal question, and he merely felt it
his duty to inform the Court, as their representative
at the Board of Works, how the matter stood, and
that as a great many other parishes and vestries
H
had sent in claims to the board, this Court might
do the same, if any such desire existed. e then
said that he had also to inform the Court that
he it was
bill
intended to reintroduce into Parliament t
that was withdrawn for the local management of
the metropolis at the last session, but the clauses
having reference to the redistribution of loans would
be omitted. Ho said he hoped the bill, as it would
now be framed, would be allowed to pass without
expensive litigation, and he at the same tine
observed that the Parliamentary expenses incurred
were really very serious, and some steps should be
taken to reduce them.
The matters were referred, upon
ittee the motion of
Dr. Ross, to the improvement comm.
Dr. ABRATIAM moved that this Court should con-
fer with the Law Clerks Committee upon the sub-
"ect of amalgamating the legal business f th"
J 0 le
commission with that of the corporation generally,
with a view to reduce the legal expenses, in con-
formity with the motion proposed and carried by
the hon. member at the last Court of Common
Council. _ _ _

—ihe motion was carried, and the Court shortly
afterwards adjourned.