The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-09 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.

Yesterday a special meeting was held in the Cham-
berlain's offioe, Guildhall—Air. J. .THWAITES in the
chair—to consider the letter transmitted by Sir Benjamin
Hall, in which he rejected the proposition to make the
outfall of the main southern intercepting sewer at Plum-
stead. Mr. Bazalgette, to whom the letter was referred,
read a report on the outfalls of the main drainage and
intercepting sewers in conne(tion with the objections
urged in Sir Benjamin's letter. This report concluded
with recommending the extension of the main outfall
sewer from Woolwich Arsenal to a point on the banks
of the river in the Erith marshes, known as Halfway-
reach, three-quarters of a mile beyond the metropolitan
area, and three miles above Erith. The estimated cost
of this extension was 70,000/., and the increased annual
cost for pumping 1,260/.
After come discussion it
subjectw a s
of h
determined,te
pointof by a majo-
rity of 20 to 13,
that the outfall
should be adjourned until the next meeting.
In accordance with a resolution adopted at the last
court, Mr. Bazalgette then produced a report on the
subject of the embankment of the river, in explanation
of the paragraph on the subject contained in his report
of the 22d May last.
The report having been received,
Mr. SaELEY moved that an etaankment• of the
Thames, between Westminster and London bridges, in
c )nnection with the main sewer for that part of the me-
tropolis, being highly desirable, and some difficulties
urged against that undertaking being wholly under the
control of the Government, while others can be overcome
if the support of the Government is given to this board,
it appears desirable to endeavour to ascertain the opi-
nion of the Government on the question. And that, with
this view, the Chairman, accompanied by such other
members of this board•as may be desirous to accompany
him, and the engineer, be requested to seek an interview
with the 'First Lord of the Treasury, in order to ascer-
tain whether, if the board•shall entertain the question of
Thames embankment, it may reckon upon the cordial
and earnest support of the Government in its endeavour
to overcome such difficulties.

After a long discussion the resolution was carried by
18 votes to 2, and the board then adjourned.

MB. JUSTICE CAM—After a service extending over
twelve years, as Chief-Justice of Sierra Leone, this
estimable and learned gentleman has revisited England.
During this period he has done much towards the sup
pression of, the iniquitous Slave-trade, whilst, by his
clear and lucid suggestions in the Colonial Council, the
local laws have undergone considerable amelioration.
We find his character thus defined in Mr. Thomas
O'Brien's " Letters upon the Slave-trade," which ap.
peared in the Times newspaper in 1846 :—" During the
period that I was Secretary upon- the coast of Africa I
met meo of most brilliant ability, but in judgment, cha-
racter,- and consistency none the equal of John Carr,
Chief Justioe of Sierra Leone. He has outlived gene-
rations of men, upon. this coast of beauty and of death,
yet helias never lost a friend, nor has a single judg-
ment of his been revered," We congratulate the bar
upon his safe return.

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At .a ceurt cI •the City • Commission..Of .S'ewere,_ heist. • _ -
Yesterday, Mr. .Thiliva W. `Butteisioith' end- M. E.
Waller, a deputation from the gnerdians of the West
Landon'Unions.attended for the purpose of thseakieg the
constniseion,far the measures; they. had takeosfe; abating •
the nuisance arising from the overcrowdincied filthy
condititiirorthe houses situated in Plurittitereottit'aini
its vicinity.
Mr. BUTTE/iWORTIi said. that the prompt manner in,
which the
,commission grad filet the ceinpliipt tEre
board of guardians, in respect to the
un.saAstAaßo 43•40.
,
of this locality had induced there ieiSile.tbe•plen 1-r ,r • the introduction of baths and sea-slalinneeS:lo,4 Abe City.
The guardians felt that sanitary improvement in the City
could never bte effectually carried out :unless baths and
washouses were established for the use of the labouring
poor, and fecerifthisestablishmerit of-which -they expected
immense good. Their application upon this subject to
the Court of Common Council having been rejected they
entertained the sanguine hope that it would be enter.
tained by the Commission of Sewers. The guardians bad
lately received a variety of reports from the relieving
officer, the medical officer, and other persons, upon the
-condition of the courts and alleys in the union. The re-
lieving officer wrote—” I rather find fault with a system
that allo es sexes of all ages to lie indiscriminately in one.
room, that permitagirls and bays of theetgee from 16 so
20 to occupy the same apartments as their parents, exid
to the apathy that exists with regard telirepeflaiatiskiee-
and washhouses. It has frequently been my lot to wit-
ness females of 20 stripped to their waists, washing be-
fore men of the same age, and to find sheets and blan-
kets dripping with wet in the same room where the
pallid cheek from the bed on •theffoor denotes the near
approach of death." The medical officer wrote—" I beg
to state that I can bear testimcny most emphatically to
the injury both to health and in, r.tls which, the poor sus-
tain from the almost total absence of means in their own
habitati ins for personal ablution, and the cleansing of
their clothes and bedding. In the course of my duties
as medical officer of the union, I have bad daily occasion
to notice- and regret this state of things, and I am 'con-
vinced that the establishment of public baths and wash-
houses would be a great advantage to the bumbler
classes. A large amount of disease, suffering, and pre-
mature death is undoubtedly, ,eccasioned in this district s
hy the absence of all domestic conveniences of the kind, e
and I shall be glad to see .some • effectual measures
taken to abate- these evils." Thera were about 30,000 -
souls in the union, of whom about 10;000 were of the
poorer classes, to whom baths and washhouses would bo
an invaluable blessing. By the accounts • for the last
half-year, he (Mr. Butterworth) found that relief had
been administered to no less than 6,000 .cases, which
'would give a notion or the character of the population
inhabiting the West Lendon Vaion.
A section of the Sewers Act decreeing that no extra-
ordinary business be transacted at the weekly meetings
of the court without due notice, Mr. Ross said he should
draw the attention of - the Commission to the subject at
the next court.

HEALTH OF LONDOS.

In the week that ended last Saturday the deaths of
1,027 persons were registered in London. In the cor-
responding weeks of the ten years 1846.55 the average
number was 974, which fur cowparis(n with last week's
deaths should be raised by a tenth part for increase of
population, in which case it becomes 1,071. There is a
difference of 44 in favour of last week.
Last week the birth of 774 boys and 780 girls, in all
1,554 children, were registered in London. In the ten
corresponding weeks of the years 1846 55 the average
number was 1,400.

In the last quarter that ended June 28th the number
of deaths in London was 14,069.. Notwithstanding a
constant increase, of population, the deaths.placed oh tho
registers were fewer by nearly 1,000 than in any corres-- •
ponding quarter since that of 1852. Epidemics or zy-
motics, which contributed more than a fifth" part of the
mortality, were alt ge*.her scarcely so fatal as in pre-
vious surieg quarters ; but typhus has been rather
active, and the cases in which it was fatal rose to 742,
the average in the same season of 1852-55 being 591.
The eastern division suffered most from the complaint,.
for the deaths there number 214, being considerably
mo:e than 'in the south division, though the latter is
more populous, and more also than in the northern,
which is equally populous, and contains the Fever Hos-
pital. lloxton New Town, Haggerstone t, Beth-
nal-green, Whitechapel North, Mile-end, are the parts
where the disease was most rife. While the deaths
fr in pooping-cough (572) have decreased relatively
to those of three corresponding quarters, those
from croup disoover a decided increase, having risen
Isom- 79 to 157. The mortality from diarrhoea was
much less thrn usual. Thrre wire 146 deaths fr
small-pox in • the three months ; 415 from measles ' •
412 f..em scarlatina. Tire Eastern d v sion, which
suSered from -fever, - Obtained comparative irnmu-
eity ft-orn meas!es, f,-om which there were only 42 deaths
in that legion, while in the South it rose to 139. Car-
buncle was tats.' in 17 CAW?. Intemperance destroyed
20 persons, besides probably 35 tvlio died from delirium
tremens, and a number, undefined in the table, of per-
coat who lost their lives by lath and other means when
intoxicated, acid who should therefore be added to the
list of victims of excess in spirituous liquor?.
In the quar or 2,793 persons, viz., 1,632 males and
1,161 females died en workhouses, hospitals, and other
hub ie institutions.

The mean temperature of the quarter was 51.2 deg.,
which is about 1.3 deg. below the average. The mean
weekly temperature was above the average in oLly five
of the 13 weeks.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. •
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED

IN THE WEEK ENDINC.; 8 tTURDAY, JULY 5.
Zymotic Diseases
228
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses
Diseases of the :Heart and Blood-yessels - 42
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of . . •
Respiration 165
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion . ' - 41
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &e.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of .the Skin, &c.
Malformations
Premature Birth and Debility
Atrophy • 37
Old Age
Sudden' 23
Violence, Privation, Cold,. and Intemperance 7 7
Causes not specified

Y DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES " 1.027
Population Deaths in corro- Death
Enumerate& spending week In th
IBM. of l8!5. Week
West Districts
North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts 485,522 ... 188
South Districts
.__ ... .

Totals
Males
517
11..nnales ' - 4 BO 4BO --
BIRTHS - IN. THE WEEK. - •-,-, '

Males
Females..

'total

774
780

1,554

IRISH AND SCOTCH BANKS.

The. returns of circulation of the Irish and -Scotch
banks for the four weeks ending the 7th June, If3ti,
when added together, give the following as the aie'rage
weekly circulation of these banks during the pastmonthi

Average circulation of the Irish banks -26,364,374
Avorage circulation of the Scotch banks 4,472,759

Average Circulation during past month ...210,83/,138
On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the
several banks, as given in the Banking Almanac, the
following appears to be the state of the circulation :
The Irish banks are above their fixed issue .0,885
The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue_ 1,335,550

Total above the fixed issue £1,393,435
The amounts of gold and silver held at the head offices
of the several banks during the past month have been as
follows ' •

Gold and silver held by the. Irish banks £2,118,47:;
Gold and silver held by tho Scotch banks

Total of gold and silver held .. 24,006,997
The above statements complete the returils of the cir- _
culation in England, Scotland, and Ireland for the month
ending the 7th of June.

These returns, combined with the average circtia‘ion
of the Bank of England for the same period, will give
the following results of the circulation of notes in tie
United Jingdom, when compared with the previous
month .

]day 10, Jane 7, increa.ie. Doetease.
1856. 1856.
X
Bank of England 20,026,805 526,161:
Private 8ank5j8,500,644
3,930,902 3,815,585 115,317
.Toint.stock Banks •• 3,147,863 3,066.417 - 81,446
Total in England , 27, 05,570 26,382,616 722,921
Scotland 3,938,996 4,472,759 533,763
6,511,913 —
Ireland ......6,361,379 147,581
Lilted Kmgdem 37,556,479 37,219,784 ~ 336,695

Showing a decrease of 722,924/. in the circu-
lation of notes in England, and a decrease of
336,695/. in the circulation of the United Kingdom,
when compared with the month ending the 10th of
May ; and, as compared with the month ending the ,
9th of June; '1855, the above returns show a decrease
of 127,057/. in the circulation of notes in, England, and'
an increase of 310,401/. in the circulation of the United
Kingdom.
The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng-
land in both departments during the month ending the
7th of Juno was 10,858,436/., being an increase of
1,062,3551. as compared with the preimus month ; and
a decrease of 6,457,9781. when compared with .the same
period last year.
The stock of specie held by the Scotch and Irish hanks
during the month ending the 7th, of *Tune was
4,006,997/., being: in-increase of 225,1731. as compared
with the previous retv.rni and an increase of 832,3717.
when compared with the correspoudin period lag year,