The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-01 00:00:00

(Stamped ld. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

METROPOLITAN BOARD OP WORE&

The ordinary meeting of the Metropolitan Board
of Works was held yesterday, in the Council Chamber,
Guildhall. Mr. J. Thwaites in the chair.

TM fit;anclal;tateMaiiThOwed a balance on the general
account of 10,6361. 15s. 6d.; the amount of the ;tenant! de-
polat account, 26,0001. ; and balances on acacia! amounts,
101,2261. 18e. 7d.

THE DEPTH OF THE BOARD.

A report was brought up frees the Finance Committee, re-
commending "That inasmuch as e special fund is created by
the act of bat session of parliament for mein drainage works,
the sums in the hands of the board, or which may hereafter
be received by them in respect of the 140,0001. borrowed from
the Clergy Mutual Society, be appropriated to general pur-
poses, end that credit be given to vestries and district boards
under the ordinary precepts for 1858, so far as conosens the
charge. included therein applicable to entire parishes."
Mr. Pace err moved the adoption of the report of the
committee, which we. seconded by Mr. Doulton.
Mr. Tr Krieg moved, as an amendment—" That inasmuch
as the reooramendation of the committee sanctions the per-
manent epplication of borrowed money to meet the current
expensed of the board, and such recommendation, if acted
upon, will throw upon the ratepayers of future years a burden
which it is not just to impose up= them, the recommends-
, Hon be not adopted ; and that the subject of the approptiw
don of the 140,0001. be referred back to the Finance Coco-
' mines for further consideration." He argued that it would
be equally illegal to take this mossy for the expenses of the
board, se if they borrowed it foe that purpose.
Mr. DALTON seconded the amendment.
Mr. Feameast tho original motion • end,
wee paisellybsessetin bo tWieggel
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cy, yet es they were now in a pardon of difficulty,
be took the original motion se a choice of two evils.
Mr. Letitia said the money was borrowed by the
" Thwaites and War Commission," for main drainage par.
poses, and wee afterwards invested in Exchequer MIL for male
drainage works. A. they did not proosed with those works, they
ought at once to have handed to back to the Clergy Mahal
Society, and thus made an end of the maraca:in. As it wee,
they had no right whatever to touch one shilling of it.
Mr. Hows said that when the board came into existence
they took all the moneys they found, as they also took all the
liabilities. Had they not had this money they must have
borrowed it from their bankers eta high interest, and there-
fore by taking it they had exercised sound economy, and
saved the ratepayers wveral thouaands of pounds.
Mr. BtatilLeit contended that if the money was to be used
for the general purpose of the board, the City of London and
other pariahs should bear their lair share of the burden.
Mr. D' t FIANG Ell supported the motion, which, after some
discussion, was carried, after an unsuccessful attempt on the
part of Mr. Lathe to move an amendment for the purposed
including the city of London in the general liability to its
payment.
It was further recommended by the committee " That the
board do, in the ensuing wesion of parliament, seek statutory
powers to re-apportion among the several pariahs concerned
the debt in reepect of the 200,0001. borrowed by the Metro-
politan Commissioners of Sowers from the Hock Life-=
end expended on se.- the
.

sewerage works, according to
benefltrderised by each parish from that expenditure ; sad
that it be referred to the works and general purposes com-
mittee to consider and trams a proper apportionment on that
bee* and submit the same for the approval of the board."
Mr. Banmerr mooed that this recommeadation be adopted.

Mr. Tatum* opposed the motion.
Mr. CAELPIIA IL said M represented six parishes who had
ever sinoe 1864 been paying rates, yet had sever derived any
benefit from this sum of 200,0001., and they ought not to be
called upon to pay any portion of this sum. Ile therefore
supported the motion.
Mr. Lestie opposed the motion ; for if this inquiry were
pent to a committee, he believed it would be a work of an
Herculean character, and would be attended with no good re-
sult, besides being a great expense to the ratepayers.
Mr. Deputy HA HaidoN said the only desire of the commit-
tee was to do juaiice to some pariahes in respect to the re-
mittent of this 200.000 l.; but that could not be done with-
out fresh powers obtained from parliament.
Mr. Paw supported the motion, considering that the pariah
of Camberwell, which he represented, had not had 6001. laid
out upon it, while Bermondsey had upwards of 14,0001. spat
on it in the mute period.
After POI= diecuseion the motion was carried.

Mr. I'r cern then moved, ". That the baud do apply in
the ensMog ...salon of perliement far statutory powers to re-
distribute Ito debt of 43,7211. 16e., the amount expended in
the construction of the Counter's Creek Diversion Works,
and to make such debt a charge on the metropolis at large."
Mr. l' it ties 'wended the motion.
Mr. LE•t.t E ceid he ebould move that the Victoria Sower
be included in the resolution. for If it wee a min of the main
drainage scheme it ought to be charged on the metropolis at
large, and sot on the district.
Mr. Deputy HAKRISON moved that the Ihrther considera-
tion of this matter be postponed.
After observation from Mr. FIREMAN end Mr. CHELLM,
the original motion we. screed to.
The board then rewired itself into a committee to consider
the Comicial arrangements in respect to the main drainage,
which wed carried on with closed doors. On the public
being readmitted,
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was received from the committee re-
epecting the sureties of Mr. Mozon on account of the mein
drainage, which were declared to be satisfactory.

Afte7"the (WNW of soon other zoatters.the board ad-
journed.

THE DISMISSAL OF THE CHAPLAIN OF ST.
PANCRAS WORKHOUSE.

A general meeting of the clergy of the rural
deanery of Sr. Pancras, convened by the Rev. Thomas Dale,
M.A., Vicar, was held on Thursday afternoon in the
Registration-room of St. Penersa Church, New-road, for
the purpose of considering the recent pro( eedings which have
taken place in referees to the dismissal of the Rev, Thomas
Pugh from the chaplaincy of St, Pancras workhouse.
The Rev. T. DALE, Mi .A., Rural Dom, occupied the
chair ; and there were prevent the Rev. T. F. Storks, Secre-
tary to the Chapter, end 23 others of the parochial clergy, to
whom the meeting was confined, It being contrary to peso-
tlce to permit any other persons to be prowmt.
The Rev. CHAIRMAN having expleined the object, of
the meeting, and the subject of the dismissal of the Rev.
Thomas Pugh from his utile., having been discuased, the
following resolutions were adopted :
1. That in visiting a member of kis congregation, who had
in writing fully acknowledged his FM, and professed his re-
pentance, at the earned entreaty of such penitent, and for
the sole purpove of affording him spiritual counsel and com-
l.:ion, the chaplain of the workhouse (having at the time no
knowledge of the offence committed except from the conies-
don of the delinquent himself) only discharged • duty in-
cumbent on every faithful minister of the Church of
Eaglet:a. . . . .

2. That in refusing to give up the address of the delinquent
to any person or persona not legally empowered to demand
it; the knowledge of such addreaa having been obtained from
a third party under a promise of the strictest secresy, and
when so otittileed having been need exclusively for spiritual
purposes, the chaplain appears to tkia mooting to have acted
in accordance with the character of a clergyman end a gen-
tleman.

3. That without questioning the right of the vestry of St.
Peticrse to dismiss their own officer, according to the terms
of 1121 elieting agreetuent, on any grounds which may to such
vestry appear eutticient, and without expressing any opinion
es to the proceedings subeequently taken, Ibis chapter, cons
Metering that the reusel to give up the delinquent'. address
is specified on the minutes of the vestry of Deo. 8, 1888 (on
which day Mr. l'ugh was dismissed) aa the cause of his auto-
awry ejection from the chaplaincy, and consequent &pmts.
don of Ms me... of livelihood, regards him as emitted to
the sympathy and support of all true and earnest members of
the church of England, and recommends that a subscription
be fortcwith commenced as a compensation for the lose he
has sustained.

The following subectiptions were announced:—The Rev.
Thos. Dale, Rural Dean; 61. le. • the Rev. T. F. Btookts
11. ls. ; the Rev. Thos. Nolan, ; Is.; the Rev. Wm. Gill,
11. Is. ; the Rev. J. Fitzgerald, 11. Is. • the Rev. A. W.
Burrow, 11. Is. ; the Rev. N. P. Cleo:eager, it. L. ; sad
the Rev. C. Phillips, It. le.

VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND PROMOTIONS
IN vita CIVIL BZKVICILFOIIII4I6 Department: The Con-
sulship at Naples has become moue by the death of Captain
Thomas Gallway, R.N. General Pose-ofilos: There are
several vacancies in the liscratary'e-clike for junior clerks,
commencing mini, 1201. per annum there aro metric.
for junks clerks in the wommencing Mary, 80/.
per annum ; there are vacancies for junior clerks in the
ReoWecrend Accountant-pnersE•offiLe, communing celery.
601. per ennui. ; there are vacancies for junior clerks in the I
I Money Order.idfico, commencing salary, 801. per
there ere vartnctes for junior clerks In the arcuntion De-
' partment, oorumencing rimy, 80!. per annum. Mr. David
Ogden. third awiatant-inspector of letter-rarriera, fitment!-
' Poet-office, Dublin, has been appointed inspector of letter-
carriers, in the moot of Mr. John Bunten, retired on full
pay after fifty years' service. Law Department : There are
vacancies for twelve clerk. in the New Court of Probate and
Divorce. Audit-office There is a vacancy fot a junior clerk
in this Aloe, commencing Mary, 901. per annum. Customs
The Inspectorship of Patrol et Plymouth has become vacant
by the death of Mr. James Cowell ,• the ands of third clerk,
of fourth sod fifth searchers, and two almond clans tale-
waiters; also boatmen and waighe're, am vacant et New-
haven. These vacancies are consequent upon the largely
Increasing nude with Dieppe. Mr. William It. Staveley has
been appointed a landingweiger at Newham', Mr. William
A. Wetherell has bees "wonted a landingweiter at Hammy,
lot, of Man; Mr. A. Baker, landing-surveyor at Polkas-
stone, buboes promoted to Greenock ; Mr. Leine, landing-
waiter at Greenock, hes been pr•omoted to be landing-
surveyor at Folksoone ; Mr. C. Heyward, comptroller at
Folkestone, has been promoted to be collector at Goole. The
ceogptrollembip at Folkestone to to be abolished.—Cioil Str,
eise Gaulle