The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-08 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN BORED OF WORKS.

Yesterday a general meeting of the Metropolitan
Board of Winks oar held in the Council Chamber, Guild-
hall. Mr. J. THWAITM in the chair.
TM financial etateureist showed a balance on the deposit
account of 26,9881. 14s. id.; Corset-garden approach,
188,0911. ls. 10.1.; Southwark end Westminster Communi-
cation, 14,1361. 10a. ltd.; Victoria-path approach, 42,0021.
Ils. 10d.; lumbury-park, 31. 18a. 11d.; sinking fund for
repayment of =reignite debts, 11,3981.2a-9d.; =slung a grams
wud of 382,6101. 18a. ed.

THE PURCHASE 07 sairAtirt-tiotsz.
A deputation trout a number of entries attended the board
to preeent a memorial again.' the removal of the offices of this
boned hum Greek-street to Berkeley-house, Spring-garden.,
the steps in reference to which, the memos.' stated, had been
takees ie opposition to almost the whole of the vostriee.
The prepared removal was a notions and unnetreemary expendi-
ture of the ratepayer.' money, as the hosed already poreessed
premier which wore their own freehold.
Mr. Baume moved that the memorial bereoeived and en-
tared on the =outer.
This proposition led to a stormy discussion, one member
remarking that it the board were to be threatened, it would
be fur them to consider wnether the "courtesy" aikared to
deputations to address the board, should nut be withdrown
altogether. Several members of the deputation protested
eatatnet appearing there by courteay a it was a matter ut right.
Eventually the memorial wee received, and ordered to lie
watered on the minutes, by a majority of 26 to 12.
A deputation was then introduced try Mr. SNOW, from the
vestry of Mile-end-town to patient a similar memorial.
Mr. NEWTON addreeend the board in support of the memo-
rial, and in the waste of Machos, vationaclurged the board with
a disregard of the voice of the ratepayers, said that local in-
terata were neglected, and that the attention of parliament
would be called to them with a view of re-modelling the
Laird, unless more attention was paid to the representation.
of there ounstittienta, who furniehed the Seance..
Mr. SNOW moved that the memorial be received end en-
tered an the mantes, wlitch wee put and agreed to.
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rlKeacOT ►akß.
A deputation from the parish of Clerkenwell, introduced
by Mr. Savage, emended to present a memorial relative to
the formation of Finsbury Park.
Mr. Chase sddremed the board, urging that en as set of
parliament bad been passed for 17 mouths tor the formation
of this perk, the ground for that purpose should be pur-
chased without farther delay.
OFIICIS or TOO BOARD.—BERILELET 00005.
A report from the worka and genera purposes oumenlttee
having been mad,
Mr. 0711'01 moved that the plaits fur the serangements for
rooms, &o, recommended op the committee, be approved by
thla &sad.
Mr. liorsox seconded the motion, which, after some die-
cue.ion, sae carried.
The hoard adjourned shortly before sin o'clock.

The anniversary of the foundation of the Library
and biome= at Sal tley, near Birmingham, took picas on Thurs-
day eveains, and was attended by the-Right Ron. C. B.
Adderbiy, M.P., ice-Preeldent of the Committee of Connell
on Education, its founder, who, in compliance with • pre-
vious request that he would deliver • lectors to tbe teem
fav,ared them with en address, embrdyliig some of lab views
oh asthma education.