The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-23 00:00:00

THE FIRE BRIGADE.

The CHAIRMAN stated that there were two matters of
great importance which would be referred to committees
on Tuesday next. The first was the organisation of the
Fire Brigade, and the other for consideration of the tenders
for the embankment of the southern side of the Thames.
He felt that it must be very gratifying to the board to find
that the Thames was in so satisfactory a condition, consi-
dering the state of the weather and the very small quantity
of water coming down it. (Hear, hear.) That fact was
attributable to the main drainage.

EARL, DUFFIELD, AND BATTLE-BRIDGE MAIN SEWERS,

The CmurtmAN opened the tenders forthe reconstruction
of these sewers, and they were as follows :—Mr. W. Dethic,
£85,500 ; Messrs. Hill and Reddie, £94,000; Mr. Webster,
£102,000 ; Mr. T. Pearson, £90,000 ; and Mr. E. Thirsk,
£99,959.

Mr. Dethic's tender was accepted, subject to the usual
conditions.

THE NEW STREET TO THE MANSION-HOUSE AND THE
SOUTHERN EMBANKMENT:

On the motion of ➢ir. DALTON, new accounts were autho-
rised to be opened at the Bank of England for the new
street from Blackfriars to the Mansion-house, and for the
Southern Embankment.

ASSESSMENT OF THE METROPOLIS.

Mr. DALTON submitted for approval a statement from
the Finance Committee showing the annual value of the
property in the City of London and other parts of the me-
tropolis, estimated according to the estimate or basis on
which the county rate is assessed, or according to a like
estimate, together with the sums to be assessed thereon in
respect of the Metropolis Main Drainage Rate of 3d. in the
pound, 1865-6, and recommending that the necessary pre-
cepts be sealed and issued. He congratulated the Board on
the increasing assessments in the metropolis, and moved that
the report of the committee be approved.
The following is the assessment of the different parishes,
district; &c., in the metropolis :

Annual value of Sums to be
l'roerty. assesed.
£1,411,110 ... £17,638 17 6
1,053,748 ... 13,171 17 0
925,872 ... 11,673 8 0

City of London ...
St. Marylebone
St. Pancras...
Lambeth ...
St. George's Hanover-sqre.
St. Mary, Islington ...
St. Leonard, Shoreditch
Paddington... ...
S t. Matthew, Bethnal-green
St. Mary, Newington, Sur-

637,000 ...

7.,962 10 0

1,076,272 ... 13,453 8 0

777,632 ... 9,720 8 0
386,044 ... 4,825 11 0
758,344 ... 9,479 6 0

192,116 ... 2;401 9 0

rey .•• ... ...
Camberwell ••• •• •
St. James, Westminster ...
St. James and St. John,

240,000 3,000 0 0

-250,000 ... 3,125 0 0
462,032 ... 5,775 8 0

Clerkenwell
Chelsea ...
St. Mary Abbotts, Kensing-

242,524 ... 3,301 11 0
299,868 ... 3,748 7 0

ton ••. ... ...
St. Luke, Middlesex ..
St. George - the - Martyr,

-501,132 ... 6.294 3 0
186,452 ... 2,33013 0

Southwrk _ .
••• •••
Bermondsey ••• •4 •
St. George. in-the-East •••
St. Martin-in-the-Field ...
Hamlet of Mile-end, Old-

146,000 ... 1,825 0 0
150,000 ... 1,875 0 0
196,917 ... 2,461 9 3
265,336 ... 3,31614 0

Town ...
Woolwich ...
Itotherhithe ••• •••
St. John, Hampstead ...
Woolwich District •••
Westminster District ...
Greenwich District ...
Wandsworth District ...
Hackney District ...
St. Giles District ...
Holborn District ...
Strand District
Fulham District ...
Limehouso District ...
Poplar District ...
St. Saviour District ...
Plumstead District
Lewisham District •••
St. Olave District ...
The Charterhouse, Gray's-
inn ••• ••• •••
The Close of the Collegiate

191,056 ... 2,388 4 0
83,000 ... 1,037 10 0
83,500 ... 1,043 15 0
147,624 1,845 6 0
276,530 ... 3,456 12 6
339,660 ... 4,245 15 0
269,036 ... 3,362 10 0
361,400 ... 4,51710 0
370,616 ... 4,632 14 0
277,412 ... 3,46713 0
194,619 ... 2,432 14 9
286,808 ... 3,585 2 0
171,876 2,148 9 0
231,608 ... 2,932 12 0
344,320 ... 4,304 0 0
164,000 ... 2,050 0 0
173,246 ... 2,165 11 6
214,682 ... 2,683 10 6
110,700 ... 1,883 15 0

14,600 ...

Church of St. Peter ...
Inner Temple ... ...
Middle Temple ... ...
Lincoln's-inn ... ...
Staple-inn
Furnivars-inn ... ...