The Sun.
London, England, 1869-12-01 00:00:00

CI7 Y COMMISSION OF SEWERS'•

Yesterday the Commissioners of Sewers for the
City of London held a meeting in Guildhall for the
despatch of business, Mr. Deputy de Jersey presid-
ing. Dr. Letheby reported that during the past fort-
night 862 houses had been inspected, of which 76
required sanitary improvement in various particu-
lars. 91 orders of the Commission had been exe-
cuted, and 53 were in hand. 77 vessels had been in-
spected in the river, and two were found defective
in ventilation. This had since been remedied.
3,4871b5. of meat had been seized in the markets and
slaughter-houses, 2,2491b5. of which were diseased,
4661b5. putrid, and 5921b5. had come from animals
that had died from accident or disease. It con-
s'sted of 17 sheep, four pigs, one calf, 29 quar-
ters of beef and 14 joints of meat, and it had all
been destroyed. 89 deaths and 88 births had been
registered in the City during the fortnight. De
mortality returns were below the average (113) for
the corresponding period of the last 10 years. 31
of the deaths were among children of less than
years of age, and 21 among persons of GO and up-
wards. wards. The chief causes were :—Phthisis,
hydrocephalus, 2 ; pneumonia, 10 ; mesenteric dis-
ease, 2 ; bronchitis, 16 ; scarlet fever, 6 ; c°11•
tinned fever, 1 ; whooping cough, 2 ; diphtheria,
2 ; measles, 1--making 12 from tubercular dis-
eases, 26 from inflammatory affections of the
lungs, and 12 from diseases of a zymotic cha-
racter. He recommended the immediate disin-
fection of all rooms in which deaths from fever
had occurred. The returns indicated a sati3fac:
tory state of the public health. The solieit°'
(Mr. A. J. Baylis) received instructions to prosecute
in two cases, where diseased meat had been dresse
in the country, and sent to the Metropolitan geateb
Market for sale as human food, and to investiga
a third case with a similar view. A petition Ic.
presented by Mr. J. C. Davis from certain inhsl3l-
tants of the wards of Aldgate, Portsoken, Te'verl
and Bishopsgate, praying that the proposal to ere;
eu
a station near the Mansion-house for the Jgetrop
litan District Railway would be opposed by ,t _e
court on the ground that it would mere of
rather than relieve, the present crowded state u
the streets, and that the company would indict s
great injustice upon the etitioners by give at
up for that object their proposed stations
Whitechapel and Aldgate. The petition °far.
referred to a committee for consideration. J`J•ci,
Deputy It Burnell inquired of Mr. Ilarg°°o
the engineer, whether the new lamps ~r
the new viaduct were merely intended
ornament. He asked the question, he said, as :t.
veral of them were not lighted on Saturday nix at
Mr. Ha wood replied that he was not aware th
their use was tolvary from that of the other lamps'
The Corporation contracted with a gas company
for the gas, and with a lamplighter for the liglitil3.g;
and the omission rested with them. He added: 1110
answer to another question, that the Vied" of
not yet been formally given over into the banns d,
the Commission. On the motion of Mr. Bedfr,r,
the question of widening the carriage way of Long,
lane, Smithfield, was referred to a committee.
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petition was received by the Commission askie;
that they would join in a memorial to the Giro,
Western Railway Company to provide station
commodation near the City of London CenletetieJe.
at Little Ilford, and it was referred to a cominit
The Commission, after transacting other ront''
1 business, adjourned.

LIS7 FOR THE USE OF VISITORS Iv
THE METROPOLIS.
MUSEUMS. c 6011
Antiquarian—Somerset House. Admission by aPP- 3
to the secretary. pot at's'
Botanic—Royal Botanic Society of London. ,Ae.,preoyal
park. Admission daily by orders from fellosys. •"'
Gardens, Kew. Open daily, 1 till 6, free.
British—Great Russell-s roet. Open free on 31e9„dgll
Wednesdays, and Frida s, 10 to 4 • summer roont''',,ed
till 7. Closed Ist till 7th January,'lst till 7th Mal, 0.
Ist till 7th September; al o on all thanksgiving drl
City—Guildhall. A collet on of antiquities, &c.
10 till 5. We)
Geological - Jermyn street. Open daily (except
free.
India—lndia Office, Charles-street. Asiatic natural doe
tory, antiquities, &c. Open free on Mondays, Wed°
days, and Fridays, and on Thursdays by orders.
King's College—Strand. Anatomy and curiosities. ye
10 till 4. tiooE4
Patents—South Kensington. Models and lava'
Oen free dil. e tS•
Roypal Institutaiony--21, Albemarle-street. Various obi°
Daily, 10 till 5. fore'
Royal Military Repository—Woolwich. Models Pa. 0,.:1; 10
lications, cannon, and warlike appliances.
till 4.
Royal Polytechnic Instithtion-309, Regent-street. Seien.
title, with lectures. Open daily, till 10 p.m. is 4;tios,
Soano's-13, Lincoln's-inn-fields. Antiquities, dFrr-
and aud pictures. Open Wednesdays, Thursdays, an freer
days in April, May, and June ; and WednesdaYsl the
February to August. Admission on application to
Curator
Society of Arts—John-street. Adelpbi. Invention bees
tures, curiosities &c. Daily : admission by rat°
order. Mondays
South Kensington—Cromwell-road. Open onother day
Tuesdays, and Saturdays, 10 till 10, free; cat
ay, 10
10 till 4,5, or 6. 6d. (1°
Tower of London—Ancient armour, &c. Open
till 4. ls.
PICTURE GALLERIES. to 01
Bridgewater Gallery—Cleveland-square. Cards - At.
may be obtained from Mr. Mitchell, Old Bond-stre"
British Artists—Suffolk-street. April to July. le:ctritisli
British Institution-52, Pall-mall. Pictures b 9
`''ueit3o
Artists, in February, March, and April ; and bY.
Masters, June, July and August. Is. oraa
Buckilfgham Palace Pictures.—May be viewed Vs°
from the Lord Chamberlain. den
Cartoons of Raphael—South Kensington Museum
day, Tuesday, Saturday, free • other days, , sealr
Crystal Palace—Sy denham. Modern Pictures ant'
ture. Is. , pat&
Dulwich Gallery—Dulwich. Chiefly Flemish anu
Pictures. Open free daily, except Friday. treel•
Flaxman Gallery—University of London, GoWeL's dttp,
Foundling Hospital—Guildford-street. Open l'iLe°
10 till 4.
Greenwichrl
Painted Hall—Greenwich. MondayS ant° the hall
days Free : other days, 4d.
Guildhall—City. May be seen on application
keeper. free
Hampton Court Palace.—T he galleries are open daily
except on Friday.
Monument—Fish -street day. °
Hill. Every Y6rl'Ar
Monday
National Gallery—Trafalgar-square. Open free,
Tuesdays Wednesdays, and Saturdays.
National Portrait Gallery-29, Great George
free, Wednesdays and Saturdays. dos 0,
Trinity House—Trinity-square, Tower-hill. )ife
lighthouses, &a. Daily, 10 till 4. dallytP-
Tussaud's Waxwork-58, Baker street. Open
10 p.m. ls.
SUBURBAN PLACES OF RESORT.
Cremorne Gardens—Chelsea. Is. sB,tar
-street.
Crystal Palace Park—Sydenham. Open daily, 141' ;.
days, 2s. 6d.
Greenwich Park—Greenwich. Onpn rne
Hampton Court Gardens.—Open free daily. 10 11
Highbury Barn and Gardens - Highbury. 6"' and
refreshment tickets.
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Kew Gardens —Kew. Open free daily at or.o °e"
Richmond Park—Richmond. Open free, daily. d.
Rosherville Gardens—Gravesend. 0 en daily'i" ion b.'
p
Royal Horticultural Gardens—Kensington. A"re 65
so-
members' order.
Windsor Great Park—Windsor. Open free' and
Castle may be visited on Mondays, TueedaYe.,,qerlall
days, by tickets obtainable at the Lord CLIP'
I Office, in the Castle.

PRICE OF GOLD.

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The quotation of gold at Paris is about lit
1 11ter110,(
the short exchange on London is 25f. 153. Per
O" ;owe !
On comparing these rates with the English M er4 tos'
£3 i'ds.loid. per ounce for standard gold, it aPPem"-tiolil
gold at the above price is slightly dearer in Fal°

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NAVAL ITEMS.—Lieutenant-Conaraander - 71/4 /V
P. Dull has been detached from command of the `;:adet
tasket , and granted sick leave , Lieutenant-C°ren39 and
George H. Perkins, from ordnance. duty at
ordered to command the Nantasket ; Lieutenallt" a to
and ortioro
it,
wander W. H. Allen, from the Dictator,
mmnd the Swatara; Lieutenant Coramanderbin;tolt.
Walker, from the Hydrogra hio Office at Wesu- -
and ordered to the Diciator.P ----.----
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RTHS.
HENLEY—On the 28th BI
ult., at 28, Half-moon-street,
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wife of Captain Arthur Henley, of a son. rtill
WALTON—On the 29th ult at Gordon House, Isle
the wife of Oriel F. Walton, Esq., of a daughter.

_MARRIAGES.
AVERY—COLEY—On the 30th ult , at St. Anne'S? ~Wredse'
worth, William Howard Avery,. of Stockton urboleyi
Shifnal, to Ellen, only daughter of the late Min
of Bridgnorth.cellar
Satim—LEYEctrE—On the 27th ult., at Tunbridiriabito
Howard, second son of R. C. Smith, Esq., of FOn.
to Celine Elise, youngest daughter of the late
cuis Leveque, Paris.

DEATBS. Lleut
DALGETY —On the 28th ult., at Charlton, sent,
HAYDON Colonel James W. Dalgety aged 65.
e, Tuydol3,
the 28th ult., a't Guildford, Samuel
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