The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-19 00:00:00

KETROPOLIT.AN BOARD OP WORKS.

The ordinary meeting of the board woe held yes-
terday in the Council-ckantbir, Guildhall ; Mr. Thwaltes in
the shelf.. The financial statement showed a total general
belanoe of 134,9061. be. 10d, leaving, after deduction of
4,0484 be. 4d., to be set apart aa a sinking fund for repay-
ment of mortgage debts, a balance of 133,8581. Oa. 6d. En.
chequer Bills amounting to 89,1001. and 7361. 4s. cash had
been received from the Commissioners of Works, to be ap-
plied to the proposed Southwark improvements. A report
was presented from the finance committee, Mating that in
their opinion the objection raised by the Co mme of
Sewers for the City of London to anameennent upon the city
for any portion of the loan of 140.0004 raised by theMetropo-
Sten Commissioners of Sewers for main &deep
at the ground that the rates of the City of London° rfarmed
P
no
part of the security on which the money was borrowed,
and the objection of the Woolwich Local Board, resting on
similar grounds, most be allowed ; and recommending that
the stun of 19,1741. 6s. 7.1., • portion of the loan of 140,0004,
for main drainage, effected by the Metropolitan Commie-
goners of Secrets, including interest, and the sum of
16,7441. 7a. I Id., • portion of the meets in credit on the
✓uns loan, now apportioned to the City of Loden end other
parts not heretofore included in districts rated by those com-
misekmere, be apportioned among the several parts of the
=lie liable thereto, and that the resolutions of the
f the 3rl March bug, in relation to those matters, be,
for the purposes of the present amesement, ended sword-
ingly. Altar some dinnesion it was molved that the ques-
tion se to the IMbility el the City of London should be sub-
mitted to counsel.

Berm ELECTION.—Captain Hamilton, who has
beam spoken of ea a probable conservative oendidsts at the
approaching election, has issued his address, from which it
be will stand. The nomination is appointed for
77olegaismday, and them maw every prospect of a !walnut
scatest.

A MAN KILLED ON A RelLotAT.—On the line of
the Staines, Woking, and Weil:lngham Railway, • man, who
is unknown., met with his death • few evening. ago by •
train running over him &short distance from the Sonningdale
stition. The train was despatched from Reeding soon after
eta o'clock, and arrived at Sunningdide a little before seven.
tOzoultireaching the latter Manta, and whilst running
• deep cutting, the reelection from the lamp on the
tender showed the driver of the engine that • men was on
the line in front of the train. He sounded his whistle, but
before this could reach the ears of the man he was struck
down by the train. When the driver reached Stmningdale,
he told the station-erecter of the (occurrence, and men were
instant' despatched down the line. They soon found the
d lying tv.i aeon the meta'. The legs were broken
and the chest and face were bruised, but the wheels bad
not pissed over Inn or in any way maimed him. The mat
ins seen in the neighbourhood • few hours previously, and
was evidently auffering from intense poverty. As there was
no public) footpath across the railway, it' conjectured that
the deceased went and walked on t line with suicidal in-
tent. The jury returned, • verdict that there was nothing
to show whether deatk was produced by accident or
otherwise.

TQIN OUT OF COLLIERS IN NORTH STAFFORD-
-51111 AND COLLISION WITH THE POLICE.—FOT SOWS time
pant there bee been oontddernble uneasiness perceptible
among the operatives employed at the collierice and iron-
works in this division of the county. Atrilvesdale,neer New-
castle-under-Lyne, the forge men have leen on strike, m well
as at the Fenton-park works and some others in the immediate
neighbourhood of the Staffordithint Potteries. Beth the
iron-masters and the coal proprietor, bad gime their mat
notice to reduce their wage. 6d. per dry. The men generally
have refueled to go to work at the reduced rate. On Thursday
a collision took place between the mob end the police, in
which Superintendent °anthem and Inspector Stuart were
seriously Injured ; three of the ringleaders were °tweeted,
brought betore the magistrate nett morning, and remanded
to the 26th inst. Teeterdey morning 600 or 700 amenibled at
Lot's to turn out eome men at work, but we prevented
Lpolice. They then peomeded to Hanky to one of the
s of Earl Granville, and mumbled to the number of 1,600.
polle, however, diepened them, when they anora/led
In the market...place ; the police again charged them, when
they were pelted with stones. The shops were instantly
closed. The police took eve prisoner.. A meeting was
Axed b the colliers for II o'clock leaf night. 300 special
as were sworn in at Lawton and 300 nt Hanley
yesterday.
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