The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-01 00:00:00

ME7ROPOLITAN BOARD OF TVORKS.

The weekly meeting of the board was held yes-
erday, Mr. J. Thwaites in the chair.
A report was brought up from the Streets Com.
mittee recommending that 14 days previously to
the consideration by the board of any applica-
tion for a license under the Petroleum Act,
notice of such application be affixed by the officers
of the board to the premises in respect to which the
license shall be applied for, and a copy thereof also
forwarded to the vestry or district board within
o u
l that
te, it
de-
legated to the
whose jurisdiction the premises shall be situate.
Mr. Deputy HARRISON moved an addition to the
motion, requiring the applicants for such licenses to
be responsible for the notices when placed.
The addition having been acceded to, was put by
the chairman and agreed to.
THE THAMES EMBANKMENT.
Mr. FREEMAN moved "That it be referred to a
committee, consisting of the whole board, to take
into consideration and report to the board upon any
matters which the board may delegate, arising out
of the Thames Embankment Act of 1862. In sup-
port of his motion, he said he believed the best mode
of proceeding would be to have a committee to con-
sider the details before any plans should be brought
before them, and after the experience of last Tues-
day he was of opinion that they ought at first to
talk over the subject with their engineer, 8°
as to
etthe
a
enable them to give an intelligent votewr
board would have to determine the
question.
As
committee, he
an instance of the necessity of such
thementioned
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be
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limited or unlimited like the Streets Committee,
that was a question entirely for the board. If the
committee were appointed they would come to the
board from time to time and ask for fresh powers
committee, whether they should be
as the necessity for them might arise, but it was
absolutely necessary that they should have a com-
mittee to consider the details, who would bring up
their report, giving in it the reason why they made
certain recommendations, s o that the board might
have the fullest information . before adopting them.
Mr. BENNETT seconded
the motion, and after
considerable discussion the moti •altered, and
on. was
appointed on the Bth August to take into considera-
tion the report of the engineer, and to take any fur-
ther steps whichmight carrying
be necessary for
out the Thames Embankment Act.
Some routine matters were then disposed of, and
the board adjourned.

THE REV. F. D. MAURICE.—A contemporary
now states that the Rev. Mr. Maurice will not give effect
to the intention mentioned yesterday, but that he will re-
main the minister of St. Petei's, Vero-street. Although it
appared at one time that a personal sacrifice might enable
Mr. Maurice better to serve the church, and, in particular,
would leave him free to protest against opinions which he
holds to be erroneous and pernicious, and which are con-
trary to his public teaching, but which some persons per-
sist in tracing to his influence, it was never his desire to
abandon its ministry.