The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-10 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, DEC. 9.—The market has been without
animation, and the business done up to the present
time shows a slight decline, Threes, for the Account,
being now at 66f. sc. Mobilier have receded to
933 f. 75c. Itiilway Market quiet, with but trifling
variations. The market became rather firmer te■
wards the close, and left off as follows :-
41 per Cents 93 70
Do. end month
3 per Cents
Do. end month 66 10
Credit Mobilier 940
Do. end month 938 75
Bank Shares 3515
Credit F oncier 1240
Roman

Italian Loan 65 75
-Do. end month 65 90
Ditto Threes .. 40
New Mexican .... 50/
Russian
A.ustrian
TSpanish Threes 45&
ome Debt ..
Deferred
PAY 8.
Cash. Account.
878 75 860
995 990
877 50 .. 878 75
585 .. 558 75
510
492 50 .. 491 25
317 50 .. 318 75
442 50 .. 445
511 25 .. 511 25
375 375
425 .. 425 -
- 192 50

BA IL

Orleans... ***** •••a••••
Northern
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern OOO 411 d
Western
Eastern ....
Sardinian
Austrian
Lorr bard
North of Spain
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona

Metropolitan Board of Works,

The weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Board of
Works was held yesterday in the board room, Spring-
gardens—Mr J. Thwaites in the chair,
The cash statement of the Finance Committee showed
balances in the hands of the treasurer, on deposit accounts,
£329,800; current accounts, £147,195 5s 4d; and New
Three per Cent. Government Securities, £97,403 Os Bd.
Mr SAMUDA drew the attention of the Board to the sub-
ject of the Thames Embankment, and asked the solicitor as
to the powers of the Board, under the contract No. 1 (Mr
Furness's) for the Thames Embankment works, to enforce
the due progress of the works.
Mr BAZALGETTE read a long correspondence between
himself and Mr Furness, the contractor, expostulating on
his (Mr Bazllgette's) part upon the delay that had occurred
in the progress of the Thames Embankment works, and
explaining, on the part of Mr Furness, the delay in conse-
quence of the question of filling in the space between the
river wall and the embankment. Mr Furness stated that
he was unable to go on with the filling in for several days ;
the supply of granite Was stopped for some time by the
owners of the quarries, and he was compelled to use the
dredgings of the river for filling in purposes.
Mr H. L. TAYLOR asked if the contractor was bound to
carry out this embankment under these conditions.
The ENGINEER said the contractor would have to do it
as the Board directed.
Mr SA/41MA. moved that, as the contractor had failed to
use proper diligence in the execution of the works, the mat-
ter be referred to the Main Drainage Committee with a view
to the enforcement of the exercise of proper diligence on
the part of tha contractor. He drew attention to a clause in
the contract which enabled the Board, if the contractor
failed to use proper diligence, to employ extra men and
charge the contractor with the expense, &o.
Mr SAVAGE asked if Mr Samuda was really serious in
what he said,
Mr SAMUDA. said ho should be failing in the execution
of the duty he was put there to perform if he was not
serious.

Mejor LYON seconded the motion, and said if they did
not support Mr Samuda they would sacrifice their cha-
racter.

Mr D'IITANGER maid if tho Board would remember he
called their attention about a mcnth ago to the slow manner
in which the works were progressing, and he must say that
if they went on as they were going on now it would be
eight years instead of two and a half years before the Em-
bankment was completed. He sincerely trusted the matter
would be referred to the Main Drainage Committee, which
was a committee of the whole Board, and at which every
member mighi; be present.
Mr H. L. TAYLOR hoped the matter would be referred
to a committee, which ho was sorry was composed of the
whole Board, for if it comprised only 10 or 12 members they
would be sure to manage things better.
The motion was put and carried unanimously.
The raising of several of the officers' salaries was a sub-
ject that occupied the Board next.
After the disposal of some routine business the Board ad.
journed.

THE REV. AIR. HILLYAED AND TUE POOR-LAW
BOARD,-At a meeting of the Board of Guardian.
of the Norwich Union, on Thursday evening, a letter was
read from the Rev, E. A. llillyard, the chaplain, who had
been requested by the Poor-Law Board to resign his appoint-
ment. The clerk to the guardians had written to Mr Hill-
yard, asking him to comply with the order of the board, and
had since received the following letter :—" Palace Plain,
Norwich, Dec 7,1864.--. Sir, I have informed the Poor-law
Commissioners that I do not acknowledge the justice of
their decision, and decline to resign, but demand of them a
formal dismissal from the office of chaplain to the union,—
I remain, sir, yours truly, E. A. BILLTARD," It was
unenimnuely resolved that the clerk should be instructed to
write to the Poor-law Cemmiesionere, communicate the
contents of the above letter, and ask them to declare the
office of chaplain vacant, in order that the guardians might
be empowered to elect another chaplain.
There are at present no less than six different
lines of European steamers runnirg to Panama, and none
but American lines running northward from it in the Pacific
Ocean. The mail from Panama to Vancouver Island, or
British Columbia, might be easily conveyed in 15 days,
which now occupies 23 to 26 day/1.-23/14M Cqunibia vapor,