The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-22 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, Dec. 18.—The Kalisch correspondent
of the Gest. Zeitung writes that the Russians do
not attribute any very great importance to the fall
of Kars. Riza Bey, the new Turkish Minister at
Athens, has arrived here from Paris. Count
Gyulai, the military adlatus to Marshal Radetzky,
has left this city for Milan. In the secret consis-
tory held yesterday at Rome the Archbishop of
Vienna has been proclaimed Cardinal.
Dr. Oppolzer has written to one of his colleagues
that he is not without hopes of saving Paskiewitch's
life. What he understands by a " perforirendes "
ulcer is a sore that destroys soma of the coats of
the stomach, but which an effort of nature, assisted
by art, may heal.
The premium on the shares of the Credit Bank,
which are not to be distributed before the middle
of January, has gradually fallen from 20 per cent.
to 12 per cont. ; but this will appear very natural
when it is considered that 10 per cent. on the enor-
mous sum of 647,000,00011. is now lying as a deposit
in the National Bank. Yesterday evening the com-
pany ceded shares to the amount of 1,000,00011. to
five Frankfort firms—Bethmaun, P. N. Schmidt,
Goll and Son, B. H. Goldschmidt, and Konigs-
warter. The premium paid is said to have been a
high one. Twenty-one of the first Berlin firms
have also taken shares for 3,000,000f1. at a consi-
derable premium. The Credit Bank is a perfect
nuisance to non-speculators, as nothing else has
been talked of for the last fortnight. That knotty
point, the one-share question, is not yet settled.

METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.

(This Day. )

The adjourned meeting of the members of this board
for the election of a chairman took place today at Bur-
lington•house. Mr. Nicholay, chairman pro term., in
the chair.
There was a full attendanoe of the members of the
board, but few of the public were present.
The list of candidates contained the names of 18 gen-
tlemen.

Mr. WILKINSON (hon. secretary) read the minutes of
the former meeting, which were confirmed by the meeting.

A letter was read from Sir B. Hall, in answer to an
application to him by the hon. secretary, for the pur-
pose of permitting the use of Burlington•house for the
meetings of the board till further notice, and a vote of
thanks was in accordance passed to the hon, baronet
for his kind permission.

The names of the members of the board were then
called over, and but five only were found to be present.
Mr. CEIAS. FEW rose, and was proceeding to make
some remarks relative to the proceedings of the last
meeting respecting the salary to bo paid to the chair.
man, but was reminded by

The CHAIRMAN that the first thing to be done at
this meeting was to elect a chairman.
Mr. FEw then withdrew his remarks till a subsequent
period of the meeting.

Sir J. SHELLEY celled attention to a letter he had for-
warded to the chairman, retiring from the election of
the chairmanship, in consequence of the resolution passed
at the former meeting, believing a gentleman who was a
member of Parliament would not be eligible. He
therefore preferred retaining his position as a member of
Parliament than becoming at the expense of that seat
the chairman of the board.

Mr. H. L. TAYLOR said he considered Sir J. Shelley
misunderstood the intention of the board. No objection
would be made to a member of Parliament as chairman
if he possessed the required qualification for the office.
Sir J. SHELLEY said he had not canvassed for a single
vote. If he had known at the former meeting that
Mr. Roebuck would have become a candidate, he (Sir J.
Shelley) would not have had the presumption to have
offered himself a candidate in opposition to that
gentleman.

A letter was then read from Sir John Shelley, M.P.,
addressed to the Chairman, intimating a wish that his
name might not appear in the list of candidates, and as-
signing as a reason for that request the resolution come
to by the board at their meeting on Wednesday, the
effect of which was, as it appeared to him, that no one
engaged in the public service was eligible for the ap•
poi n tme nt.

Sir J. SHELLEY said he still withdrew his name.

The Hon. SECRETARY then read the following list of
gentlemen who had forwarded their names as candidates
for the office of Chairman :—Messrs. Balker, Booth,
Buckton, Burch, G. F. Carden, Sir C. C. D'Crespeigny,
Mr. Corrie, Deputy Harrison, Messrs. T. Hawes, R.
Jebb, W. J. Neale (barrister', G. Offer, Hon. Joseph
Percy, M.P., J. A. Roebuck, M.P., A. Symonds, J.
Thwaites, and T. Turner.

Mr. BAKER withdrew his 'name, and the following
gentlemen having no mover or seconder, were erased
from the list :—Messrs. 13 )oth, G. H. Buckston, Sir C.
C. D'Crespeigny, Neale, and Symonds.
Sir J. SHELLEY moved, and Mr. CrlALasEns seconded,
Mr. G. F. Carden.

Sir J. SHELLEY moved, and Major LYON seconded,
Mr. Corrie.

Mr. HALL moved, and Sir J. SHELLEY seconded, Mr.
Deputy Harrison.

Sir J. SHELLEY proposed, and Mr. MORLAND seconded
Mr. T. Haweß.

Mr. HUNT proposed, and Mr. PASCAL seconded, Mr.
Jebb.

Mr. HOWSE moved, and Mr. SNOW Saconded, Mr.
Offer, who, however, withdrew with the consent of the
meeting.

Major LYON proposed, and Mr. CHALMERS seconded,
the Hon. P. J. Percy, M.P.

Major LYON proposed, and Mr. HUNT seconded, Mr.
Roebuck, M.P.

Mr. DIFFANGER moved,and Mr. COLLINSON seconded,
Mr. Thwaiteg.

Captain BURSLEM moved, and Mr. CORRIE seconded,
Mr. Turner.

Mr. FEW was then called on, and said it appeared
to him that the feeling of the last meeting was worthy
of consideration, to get a modification of the clause
relative to the payment of the Chairman, and moved
the following resolution :—" That before proceeding to
elect a chairman, this board desires to record its opi-
nion that it is expedient that the provisions in the Aot
(1$ and 19 Vic. c. 120), compelling the election of a
paid chairman should be repealed, and that any candi-
date for that office be required to give a pledge, that if
elected he will resign his position as chairman in the
event of Parliament repealing the provision in question.
(Cries of " Oh, ob.")

The CHAIRMAN ruled that the resolution could not
then be entertained. The chairman must be firbt
elected before they could proceed with other business.
The Hon. SECRETARY then read the application of
Mr. Carden, and called upon the mover and seconder of
that gentleman to address the meeting in favour of his
claims, but those gentlemen declined ; and Mr. Carden
having been called on, addressed the meeting in support
of his claims to the office.

Major LYON, the seconder of Mr. Corrie, said a few
words in support of that gentleman.
Mr. ConnlE asked the support of the board on the
grounds of his being a professional gentleman, be-
cause points would daily arise requiring the gen-
tleman who filled the office of chairman to have
a knowledge of law, to prevent mistakes from
occurring. If not a qualification, they would, he
trusted, be of opinion it was not a disqualification his
being a lawyer. Secondly, that his present position as
a magistrate and his abilities to fill that office were proof
of his capacity to discharge the duties that would de-
volve on their chairman. He considered the act unless
modifications were made in it by Parliament would ulti-
mately increase the amount at present paid by the rate-
payers. He thought the chairman should be a gentle.
man unconnected with the representation of the country.
If they elected him he would devote the whole of his
life to effectually discharging the duties of the office.
Hs valued the position the office would confer on the
holder more than the salary.

Mr. H. L. TAILOR asked Mr. Corrie if he were elected
whether he would resign his present office as police ma.
gistrate l

Mr. CORRIE—Yea.

Mr. HALL urged Mr. Deputy Harrison's claims to the
office as being a useful man. That gentleman had been
for years connected with public boards and had had ex-
perience as a member of that board, who had carried out
considerable improvements in the City of London. He
was also one of the Commissioners of Sewers for the
City. He was a ma❑ of strong common sense and emi-
nently qualified for the office.
Sir J. SHELLEY the seconder was called on to address
the meeting in hie favour, but declined, stating he
only seconded Mr. Deputy Harrison as a matter of
form.

Mr. Deputy Etuniesorr said he looked upon his no-
mination to that nflice as a desire on the part of those
gentlemen to pay a compliment to the City of London.
Ho detailed his experienoo on publio works connected