The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-04 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 4, 1856.

From the London Gazette of Last Night.

BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, OCT. 3.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received,
through the Secretary of Stato for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a despatch froth her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris, en-
closing copy of a French linporial Decree, c3nverting the
ad valorem duty hitherto levied upon tobacco imported
into Algeria, into the following duties, chargeable by
weight :
Tobacco, in leaf or stalk, 10 francs per 100 kilos.
Tobacco, manufactured, 20 francs per 100 kilos.
Except tobacco imported from Franco, and bearing trio
Government stamp and mark.
WAR DEPARTMENT, PALL-MALL, OCT. 3.
Grenadier Reziment of Foot Guards—The surname of
the Ensign and Liontenant appointed on the 26th Septem-
ber, 1856, is Edgeumbe, and not Edgecumbo, as previously
stated.

Ist R.gimont of Foot—Lieutenant Archibald Edward
Cochrane Forster, from the 64th Foot, to be Lieutenant,
vice Alban, who exchanges.
3d Foot—Lieutenant Charles Stanhope Smelt, from the
98th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Heywood, who exchanges.
20th Foot—Brevet-Major Charles Richard Butler to be
Major, by purchase, vice Berdmore, who retires.
21st Foot—Lieutenant Henry Braokenbury, from the
61st Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Hattan, who exchanges.
29th Foot—Lieutenant Warrington Taylor has been
permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his com-
mission.

30th Foot—Lieutenant Stephenson S. Bristowe, from
the 81st Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Neville, who ex-
changes.

57th Foot--Captain Octavius Latouche, from the 98th
Foot, to be Captain, vice Venables, who exchanges.
61st Foot—Lieut. Thomas Bt ace Hutton, from the 21st
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Henry Brackenbury, who ex-
changes. _

6-Irh Foot—Lieut. Frederick Alban, from the Ist Foot,
to be Lieutenant, vice Forster, who exchanges.
81st Foot—Lieut. Rothes Hastings Neville, from the
30th Foot, to be Lieutenant", vice Bristowe, who exchanges.
98th Foot —Capt. Cavendish ‘Venables from the 57th
Foot, to be Captain, vice Latoticheemtweichanges; Lieut.
Sidney Henly Heywood, from the 3d Foot, to be Lieu-
tenant, vice Smelt, who exchanges.
Rifle Brigade—The second Christian name of Capt.
Arthur Nixon is James.
LAND TRANSPORT CORPS.

Quartermaster Wm. Todd has been permitted to resign
his commission.

DEPOT BATTALIONS.

To bo Majors—Major Robert L. Ross, from half-pay
Unattached; Major Charles Carew do Morel, from half-
nay Unattached.

To be Adjutant—Captain G3orge P. Drought, from the
oth Foot.

To be Quartermaster—Quartermaster John Thompson,
from tho Cavalry Depot, vice John Taylor, who retires
upon half pay.

UNATTACHED.—Lieutenant James Mac Queen, from the
17th Light Dragoons, to b 3 Captain, without purchase.
STA FP. —Lieul )nant-Colonel Arthur James Herbert,
upon half-payUnattachcJ, to be Deputy Quartermaster-
General to the Force ser% in; in the lonian Islands, vice
ftrovot-Colonel "Walpole, whose paxio,.l of Staff service has
expired. _ _

HOSPITAL STAFF.
The undermentioned Acting AssistAnt-Surgsans have
ceased to do duty, there being no longer occasion for their
services :—George Leworthy Thorne, and Francis Hyde
Forshall.

Branch of the Department of the "Accountant-General
of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house.
Agents and other persons holding powers of attorney,
prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue
of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share
of any captor, serving in the abovp-nained ships, are re-
quested to present the same at this office-
Any officer, seaman, fro rine, or other person who man de-
sire to receive his share from the Collector of Customs
or of Inland Revenue within the United
-Kingdom, i 3 re-
quired to intimate the same by letter to be addressed " On
Prize Business, to the Secretary of tho Admiralty, Lon.
don," in which letter his own place of residence in to be
precisely stated, FS we" as the place of the nearest Collec-
tor of Customs, or. of Inland litaventre, from; whom it
would b•-, convenient to receive each share.of prize money.
The following are the shares duelo an individual in the
several ch:vcs
Flag share
•Captains, each,.' 4O 13 01 Seveiith claim ..- 117 11
Second class . 1.1 010 Eislith class ...... . 013 11
Fourth class , 513 7 Tenth cleSl
Third class - • 8 15 8 Ninth,cltc.zs 012 7
.'..;-.
...0. 0 6 3
Fifth class , 3 3 1

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Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy,
Admiralty, Somerset-house, Oct- 2.
Notice is hereby given to the officers, seamen, and
marines, and to all persons interested therein, that the
distribution of proceeds arising from the Russian
schooner Ahti, captured on the 2 ,th May, 1855, by her
Majesty's ships Magicienne and Merlin, will commence on
Wednesday, the 22d Oct., 1856, in the Prize Branch of
the Department of the " Acconntant-General of the
Navy, Admiralty, Someraet-house."
Agents and other persons holding powers of attoi.iey,
prize orders, assignments, or other.instrnments, by virtue
of which they may be legally entitlhd to claim the share of
any captor, serving in the above-nimed ships, are request-
ed to present the same at this offide.
Any officer, seaman, marine, or other person, who may
or of Inland Revenue within.,,t,hiejacel7o
of the Admiralty, Lou.te:rKssiidngendclut isites
desire to receive his share from thO Collector of Customs
bcre-
quired to intimate the same by-letter to be addressed "On
Prize
iin
w Business,hichl9ot
which-letter
hisSe cro katy
preciiely stated, as welt a. .9 . °fele nearest Collector
of
lau
4toms
ar
ofaniaucL ue, ft .whom.wield be
convenient 'to receive such share of Fairs money.
The following are the shares dee to an individual in the
several classes :

£ c d. 1 £ B. d.
Flag share
Captains, each
Second class
Third class
Fourth class 1 17 10 Tenth class ......... 0 2 1
Fifth class

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BANK OF ENGLAND.
An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for
the Wook ending on Saturday the 27th day of Sept., 1856.
ISSUE DEFARTKENT.

Notes issued .. 25,603,910

Government debt.... 11,015,100
Other securities 3,459,900
Gold coin and bullion 11,128,940
Silver bullion ..

£25,603,910

£25,603,910
3IAR3IIAIL, Chief Cashier.
156.

Dated the 2d day of October, 18

,ARTMENT.

Government securities
(includg.Dend Weight
Annuity) .... •• • • .. 11,964,953
Other securities...—. 19,616,384
Notes .. . 5,379,710
Gold and silver coin.. 640,432

Miles
opencd,
1856.

26%
[l7
191►%
94"
6%
20

Receipts.

NAME OF RAILWAY.

1856. 1855.

. 956

2,469

871

2,341

6,810
12,029
6,493

220
1,154
1,528
1,353

599
1,062

METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.

The ordinary. meeting .of the Metropolitan Board of
Works was held yesterday iu the Council Chamber, Guild-
hall, for the .diSuosal of a very full agenda of business ;
Mr. J. Thwaitcs in the chair. The minutes of the last
meeting having been read,
The CHAIRMAN said, before they proceeded to the bnsi-
ness of the day, ho tJwivert to the loss the ward
had sustained by the death of one of their members, Mr.
Thomas Henry Hall ; and ho felt sure that every member
would participate in that feeling-. Mr. Hall had the re-
spect
of every member of the board, and his loss would be
equally felt and regretted by the City of London. Mr.
' Hall MIS a, man thoroughly honest in all his actions, and
he (the chair:uan) never met with one with whom he could
so cordially a c, for there was always in him an integrity
of purpose which elicited the confidence of all. LI offer-
ing these opinions he felt that he V,,1,9 only expressing the
feelings of every member of this board. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. LEsmi; said that while cordially agreeing in all that
had bean said by the chairman, ho wishci to ask if it was.
not the duty of the board to put itself in communication
with the corporation of London, and to intimate to them
the vacancy that had occurred ?
The CHAIRMAN thought the course of action would be
the very reverse of that suggested by Mr. Leslie.
The matter then dropped.
Tho following financial statement was laid before the
board :

CASH ACCOUNT.
Balance in hands of treasurer, 29th Sep-
tember, 1856
Cheques drawn but not presented

£8,30412 4
3,447 15 1

Available balance 4,856 17 3
Amount of deposit account

Total general balance

The board thon proceeded to receive tenders for the con.
stiuction of 3,150 feet of brick sewer, and other works in
connection therewith, in North•street, Rhodeswell-road,
and other places near Bow-common.
The tender of Mr. J. Yeoman, for 1,7801., was accepted,
THE ASSESSMENT OTTER DISTRICTS FOR THE BOARD AND

A statement was laid LIABILITIES
before the board: ahowinOlso Bn-1
ancial condition of each of the parishes and districts of the
metropolis, together with the particulars of outstanding
loans and mortgages, and estimate of the sums to be raised
by the board for the year ending the 31st of December,
for the purpose of assessing the moneys required by the
board on the various parts of the metropolis, and to direct
precepts to be issued for the collection of the same.
This document was a ponderous mass of tables, which it
would be utterly impossible to give within the limits of a
newspaper report, but the following is a statement of the
sums of money which will be required from each district
for the purposes of the board for the current year :
City of London £5,332 5 9
St. Marylebone 9,385 12 11
St. Pancras
Lamboth 10,142 10 0
St. George's, Hanover-square 10,726 5 9
Islington
Shoreditch
Paddington.
Bethnal-groen
St. Mary's, Newington
Camberwell
St. James's, Westminster 2,887 • 8 6
Clerkenwell
Chelsea
Kensington 4,,47 7 9
St. Luke's, Middlesex 213 10 3
St. George's, Sauthwark 2,698 11 10
Bermondsey
St, George's-in-the-East
St. Martin's-in-the-Fields
Hamlet of Mile-end Old Town 109 16 8
Woolwich
Retherhitbe
St. Jobu, Hampstead
Whitechapel District
Westminster District
Greenwich District
Wandsworth District
Hackney District
St. Giles's District
Holborn District
Strand District .
Fulham District
Limehouse District
Poplar District
St. Saviour's District
Plumstead District
La vt isham District
St. Olave's District
Close of Collegiate Church of
St. Peter
The Charter House
Inner Temple.
Middle Temple
Lincolu''.inn
Gray's-inn
Staple's-inn
Furniv;Xs-inn
Wiilsdeu
Acton
Ealing
Extra parochial
Hornsey
Chiswick
Wimbledon
Wathn6
Croydon
Morcien
Richmond

81 11 6
3,766 16 3

2 12 1
15 11 5
48 9 1
31 17 10
31 1 1
139 10 9
4 8 4
816 8
136 5 7
651 3 0
10 2 8
51 12 7

1,258 9 3
105 1 9
305 8 3
81 711
11
58 15 1
1,815 1 6

Making a total of £136,228 8 10
The estimated expenses of the board for the year ending
31st December, 1856, were :
Establishment charges, including compen-
sation allowances
Instalment, or loan of 140,0001. for main
drainage
Interest, or loans contracted by late com-
missioners of sewers
Sums required for sewerage works. 46,881 0 0

12,935 0 0

Total expenses of the year £99,194 3 11

This document led to some discussion, when Mr. DAN-
TON moved that precepts be issued to the different districts,
calling upon them to raise the respective amounts by tho
31st of December, with the exception of the paiishel of
Fulham, Lewisham, Greenwich, and Plumatoad. As Ful-
ham would have to raise Is. Bd. in the pound, Lewisham
Is. 9d., Greenwich ls. 2d., and Plumstead 11d., he sug-
gested that tho3o parishes should be allowed to pay the
sum in two instalments, the last to be paid in March,
1857.
The CLERK said that before issuing the precepts it would
be necessary to adopt a resolution approving of the ac-
counts, and then to pass an order assessing the amounts
upon the various parishes.
Mr. R. TAYLOR moved, and Mr. IRVINE seconded, a
motion that the question be adjourned till Monday, the
20th of October.
After a few words from Mr. D. HARRISON, the motion
was put and agreed to.
NEW STREET IN SOUTHWARK.
On the notice being read to further consider tho report
of the committee of works and improvements, pursuant
to the references by the board on the subject of street im-
provements in Southwark, and a new street from King-
street, Covent-garden, towards Coventry-street, recom-
mending for the consideration of the board a new line of
street, commencing near the Town-hall, Southwark, and
extending to the point of intersection of Vine•strect with
the York-road, it was considered that this was a subject
that required a very close investigation, that a day should
be specially appointed for its consideration ; and it was
agreed to be brought forward on Monday week, as well as
a motion by Mr. Irvine to submit plans and suggestions
for the formation and improvement of certain thorough-
fares in the boroughs of Southwark and Lambeth.