The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-21 00:00:00

Metropolitan Board of Works.

This board held its usual weekly meeting yesterday, at
the offices in Spring-gardens. The President, J. Thwaites,
Esq., took the chair at 12 o'clock.

FINANCES.

The cash statement for the current week shows a total
general balance of £419,310 Os. 4d.

METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS.

A report was brought up from the Works and Improve-
ments Committee, recommending that the board do contri-
bute £3,030, being oue-half of the cost of a further improve-
ment to be carried out by the Commissioners of Sewers of
the City of London in connexion with the widening of
Newgate-street, by setting back the houses Nos. 71 and 72,
as shown on the plan submitted to the committee, at a cost
of £6,060, independent of professional charges; and such
contribution be paid to the Commissioners of Sewers of the
City of London on a certificate from the architect of this
board of the completion of the work.
_ _

Mr. SAVAGE moved the adoption of the report, and after
some discussion it was adopted.
After some further discussion, the following contribu-
tions to improvements were sanctioned :-
1. That the board do contribute £5OO, being one-half of
the cost of an improvement to be carriedlout by the Commis-
sioners of Sewers of the City of London in connexion with
the widening of Leadenhall-street and St. Mary Axe, as
shown on the plan submitted to the committee, at a cost of
£l,OOO, independent of professional charges ; and that such
contribution be paid to the Commissioners of Sewers of the
City of London on a certificate from the architect of this
Board of the completion of the work.
2. That the Board do contribute £616 108., being one-
half of the cost of the improvement carried out by the Lime-
house District Board of Works by setting back the premises
Nos. 98, 99, and 100, and the removal of a projection at
Eagle Wharf, High-street, Wapping, at a cost of £1,233,
independent of professional charges; and that such contri-
bution be paid to the Limehouse District Board of Works.

3. That on the vestry of Chelsea agreeing to contribute
the sum of £lOO towards the cost of setting back the pre-
mises No. 29, Queen's-road West, Chelsea, estimated at
£2OO, the Board do put in force the provisions of the 74th
section of the Metropolis Management Amendment Act,
1862, with relation to the setting back of such premises
and do pay the difference of the cost of such improvement
—viz., £lOO.

After the disposal of the routine business, the Board ad-

jotumed.

THE HOLYHEAD LIFEBOAT.—Yesterday a special
meeting of the committee of the Royal National
Lifeboat Institution was held at its house, John-street,
Adolphi, Captain Sir E. Parrott, Bart., vice-president, in
the chair. A grant of £4O was made in aid of the funds
now raising for the widow and three young children of the
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poor man who perished by the capsng' of the Holyhead
lifeboat, on Saturday last, when the boat, manned by 15
twshuedndetnhley
men, put off during a furious storm to the help of the
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eight men. After four of the lifeboat-men had boarded the
vessel, and had taken shoes of safety, the lifeboat
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THEOXFORD DRAMATIC CLUB.—The tenth annual
ball of this celebrated amateur dramatic society took place
on 'Tuesday
About
aevening, at Willis's ooms, King-street, St.
James's. botltloo r
of their friends were present, and danc-
ing was kept up until a very early hour, to the strains of
Jewell's celebrated band.
SPRING CIRCUITS, 1865.—Norfolk, the Lord Chief
Justice and Mr. Justice Williams ; Home, the Lord Chief
Baron and Mr. Baron Bramwell ; Western, Mr. Justice
Crompton and Mr. Baron Channell ; Midland, Mr. Baron
Martin and Mr. Justice Willes; Oxford, Mr. Justice Keat-
ing and Mr. Baron Pigott ; Northern, Mr. Justice Mellor
and Mr. Justice Shoe ; North Wales, Mr. Justice Byles
South Wales, Mr. Justice Blackburn.
ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.—A meeting of
this society will be held on Monday, Jan. 23, at half-past
eight p.m., at Burlington House—Sir IL I. Murchison,
K.C.8., president, in the chair. The following paper Nyill
be read :—" Exploration of the North Pole, by Captain
Sherard Osborn, C. 8., R.N.
FATAL FALL DOWN A SAW-PIT.-011 WedlleSdaY
an inquest was held in Felix-street, Bethnal-green, as
m
the death of John Seddon, aged 66 years, who died fr?
injuries received by falling down a aaw-pit. Vey'
"Accidental Death."