The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-14 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.

The programme of business for the next meeting to-
morrow (Friday) is as follows :
To receive and consider report from the committee on
the salaries and duties of officers. As to the security to
be given by the Bank of London. As to the appoint
meat of officers in the departments of the englneer'and
superintending architect. As to the appointment of a
solicitor to the board. To consider the report of the
committee on the salaries and duties of officers presented
to the board on the Bth instanst, the consideration
whereof was adjourned. To receive the report of the
superintending architect as to the appointment of dis-
trict surveyors for certain districts within the limits of
the metropolis. To consider the following motions, of
which notices were respectively given at the meeting of
the Ist and Bth instant :—By Mr. Deputy Harrison—
"That concise minutes of the proceedings of the board
be printed for the information of members." By Major
Lyon—" To consider the question of consulting engi-
neers to this board, with a view to an early appointment
of the same." By Mr. Bristow—" That a concise state-
ment of the several works in progress under the late
Coinmistioners, and now being carried on under the
sanction of this board, be prepared by the clerk and
engineer, and printed and circulated among the mem-
bers of the board two days at least before the first meet-
ing of the board in March ; and that the plans, &c.,
connected therewith be also in readiness for the inspec-
tion of the board at that meeting." By Mr. Nicholay
—" That all reports of committees be printed and cir-
culated among the members of the board three clear
days at least previous to being brought up for con-
sideration, unless specially ordered otherwise in the
reference to the committee." By Mr. Collinson—
" That taking into consideration the greatly increased
and daily increasing amount of traffic over London-
.igh-street,
bridge, and in Wellington-street and H
Southwark, and also considering that there is a sum of
80,0001. arising from the coal duties set apart for mak-
ing improvements in Southwark, it is most desirable that
immediate and active measure,' be taken to provide for
s
making a new line of street from some part of the High.
treet, Southwark, towards the western part of the dis-
trict." By Mr. Wright :—" That a committee of works
be appointed, consisting...of fifteen members." By Mr.
Davis
prepares, That
planof offices and ground in Greek-
streetshowing the height, area, and mode
: be
ofveeicteilivatei"; and how supplied to the various offices."
To receive applications and communications, and for
general purposes.

TUE BARK MORO CASTLE.-130STON, JAN. 30, 1850.
The ship Neptune's Favourite, Captain Lane, from
Liverpool, arrived at this port to-day, reports that on
the 9th inst., in lat. 30 25, lon. 30, she fell in with the
British bark Moro Castle, Cant. Mound, from St. John,
N. 8., for Greenock, waterlogged and dismasted. Capt.
Lane, took off eight of the crew ; the remainder, con-
sisting of five of the crew, the captain, and one pas-
senger, were taken on board the ship Alfred Storer,
Capt. Carney, from New Orleans, bound for Liverpool.
The Moro Castle was dismasted in a gale on the sth inst.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN COUNNIES RAlL-
WAY.—Yesterday morning a young man, named James
Arnold, v.n engineer, died in the London Hospital from
the effects of injuries received on the Eastern Counties
Railway. It appears that the deceased was engaged upon
an engine at the Stratford station, while the engine was
being supplied with fuel, when the machinery was sud-
denly put in motion, and before the deceased could get
out of the way his right foot became entangled in the
works. He was extricated, but the foot was so muti-
lated that it became necessary to amputate the limb,
which mortifleil, and caused death. The deceased has
left a family.