The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-07 00:00:00

TATTERSALL'S.—(This Evening.)

CHESTER CUP.
1000 to 20 each aget Imogene, Rifleman, Minie,
and Flatterer.
1000 to 10 each aget Vandyke and Aleppo.

DERBY.
Bto 1 agst Wentworth (taken)
20 to 1 agst Polmoodie (taken.)
20 to 1 aget Artillery (taken)
33 to 1 agst Peter Wilkins (taken)
40 to 1 agst The Prince (taken)
1000 to 15 aget Rimgdropper (taken)
Offers to take 10 to 1 about Fly-by-Night.

THE RUGELEY POISONING CASE.

A Captain Hatton, chief of the county constabulary,
Stafford, accompanied by Mr. Stephens, executor to the
deceasd Mr. Cook, was in attendance at Tattersall's
this afternoon, to make inquiries relative to the money
supposed to have bean paid to Mr. Cook at Shrewsbury.
The following notices were placed over the fire-place :
" Any gentleman who saw William Palmer in Lon-
don on Saturday the 24th of November is earnestly
requested to communicate with J. H. Hatton, Esq.,
Chief of the County Constabulary,Stafford, or with Mr.
W. V. Stephens, No. 11, Cambden-grove, Kensington,
executor to the deceased."

Any gentleman who paid the late Mr. Cook
money at Shrewsbury Races, or . who had or
witnessed any money transactions with him at that time
is earnestly requested to communicate with J. H. Hatton,
Esq., Chief of the County Constabulary, Stafford, or
with Mr. W. J. Stephens, &c. &c.

Captain Hatton will be in attendance at Tattereall's
on Monday next to receive any oommuniation which
may be made to him.

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS,—(This Day.)

The following promotions and appointments have been
made at the Admiralty this afternoon:
PROMOTIONS.
Lieutenant John Hutchinson to be Commander on the
reserved list, under the Order in Council of 1851.

APPOINTMENTS.
Captain Francis Liardet, to Greenwich Hospital, vice
Captain Cuffage, deceased.

If/EITER.
James Pyper to the Ajax.

PAYMASTER.
Bernard T. Colley (confirmed), to the Barraconta.

METROPOLITAN BOARD iOF WORKS.

Meeting This Day.

A meeting of the board was held this morning at
Burlington house, Piccadilly; Mr. Thwaites in the chair.
•

The Hon. SMORITARY, at the request of the board, con-
jailed his duties as acting honorary secretary, and read
,he minutes of tha last meeting, which were confirmed.

The CHAIRMAN introduced to the board Mr. A. R.
Bristow as the gentleman elected by the Greenwich
vestry to fill the vacancy caused by his retirement, Mr.
Charles Harris, for that of St. Saviour, Southwark, and
the certificates of election were read and ordered to be
filed.

It was moved that the other members of the board
should forward their certificates of election to the board,
and that the same be filed ; but after some discussion an
amendment was proposed that the board proceed to the
business of the day. On a division the amendment was
lost, and the original motion carried.
The HON. Ssouaranr read a report from the chair-
man, stating that instructions had been given to the
chief of the rating department, the collectors and bailiffs
of the late Commissioners of Sewers, to continue the
present collectors, and pay in the amount to the account-
ant of the provisional treasurer at the London and
Westminster Bank. Cheques already drawn by the late
commissioners and left in the hands of the accountant had
been directed to be paid to the several parties in
whose favour they were drawn, and their receipts to be
taken in acknowledgment thereof. The staff of officers
connected with the old commission had been continued to
carry on the business of the present board. Numerous
applications had beta made for situations under the
board, which appliontions had been classified with a view
to future consideration. The remainder of the report
had reference to the conducting of the business of the
board, giving aotioe of meetings, motions, Bco., and that
an agenda paper be provided, and no other business
than that contained in it be entertained at the meeting,
except on urgent questions, which were to be decided by
the chairman.

Mr. Deputy HARMON objected to the adoption of the
report, considering the chairman by that document took
the power and duties of the board in his own hands, th•
members of the board becoming a mere ornamental de-
partment.

The CHAIRMAN explained that that was a mistake.
The suggestions were made merely for temporary par•
poses.

A long discussion took place on the report, some of
the members arguing the report should be received and
considered at a future meeting, and others that it could
be gone through then and either confirmed or rejected.

The paragraphs in the report were then considered
seriatim, and various alterations made, after which the
repot t was received and adopted. The suggestion of the
Chairman, that the appointment of the following com-
mittees should be considered and carried out at the next
meeting,inance was agreed to, viz.,--Bye Laws' Committee,
Finance Committee,Committee, Conference Committee (for con-
ference with district boards and vestries), Committee of
Appeals, and a Committee of Appeals under the Me-
tropolitan Buildings' Act.
The Engineer's report was next read by the Hon.
Secretary. It stated that Mr. Emsalgette had under-
taken the superintendence of the works i• accordance
with a resolution passed at the former meeting. Under
the new act the board bad control and management over
166 miles of main sewers, partly covered and partly
open ; 106 miles were on the north side of the Thames,
and 80 miles on the south side. There were 27 con-
tracts for new sewers now being carried out, extending
over 200 different streets and roads of the metro-
polis, and which would require from a fortnight to
six months to complete them ; but after that
there would be the pavements in reference to the
gas, water, and other pipes requiring attention ;
quently the contracts could not be settled and disposed
of until six months after the completion of the last
sewer now in course of construction. He had at present
under his direction 33 assistants, who would be reduced
in number as the works were completed. Mr. Heywood
had the superintendence of the sewers passing through
the City.
The report was received.