The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-02 00:00:00

FINANCES.

Mr. DALTON brought up several reports from the
finance committee, which he did not ask the board to
take any action upon at present, but merely to permit
them to be printed.
From one of these documents it appeared that the
debts of the late Commissioners of the Foundling estate,
amounting to 19,3361., were recommended to be appor-
tioned in the following manner :—St. Pancras, 12,578/. ;
St. Giles's, 6,7471. ; Holborn district, 10/. Toe debts
and liabilities of the late Commercial Road Trust,
amounting to 6,1941., were thus apportioned :—St.
George's-in-the-East, 1,153/. ; Hamlet of Mile-end Old-
town, 2,476 ; Limehouse, 2,399/. ; Poplar, 1651.
The subjoined is an abstract of the tabular statement
submitted by the finance committee, " showing the pro-
portionate sums to be contributed by the several parishes,
districts, and boards under the metropolis local manage-
ment in respect to amounts varying from 5,0001. to
100,0001., which may be assessed upon them generally
by the Metropolitan Board of Works, and also the rate
in the pound on their rentals."
Total rental of the 47 districts, &c., 11,151,9371.
Proportions—rate in the pound :
£5.000 under
10,000
15,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70.000
80,000
90,000
100,000
The following is the rental of, and the propoitionate
sums to be contributed by, some of the principal dis-

tricts, &c.:—
Rental of City of London £1,153,069—£10,339
Mary I ebon e
St. Pancras
St. George's, Hanover•sq 893,976— 8,016
St. Mary's, Islington 437,000— 3,918
Paddington
St. James's, Westminster 411,369 3,689
Mr. DALTON proceeded to give his reasons for re•
questing the board to consent to the printing of so large
a mass of papers.
Mr. LESLIE interrupted the hon. member by remark-
ing that their " Chancellor cf the Exchequer" had not
done well in entering into these explanations.
After a brief discussion, in which Mr. lin.wicEs took
exception to several of the items, the proposal for print-
ing was agreed to.
HEIGHT AND PROJECTIONS OF HOUSES.

On this subject, the superintending architect reports,
" I am of opinion that there is no power given to the
Metropolitan Board of Works, under either of the acts,
to set any restrictions upon the heights to which build-
ings may be carried, so long as their walls are of a suffi-
cient thickness for the proposed height, according to the
schedule regulating the thickness of walls by their
heights and lengths ; neither do I find any powers limit-
ing the projections of cornices of buildings, but, on the
contrary, cornices and copings, if constructed of fire-
proof materials, are excepted in the 26th section of the
Metropolitan Building Act from other projections which
require the consent of the Metropolitan Board of
Works."

IMPROVEMENTS IN SOUTHWARK.
In reference to this subject, a letter was read from
the office of the First Commissioner of Works, inquiring
whether the board intended to proceed with any new
line of street from London to Westminster bridges, on
the Surrey side, during the present year.
It was stated by the PRESIDENT that the committee
appointed on the subject would make their report in a
fortnight, and several hon. members said that this in-
quiry on the part of the Government originated in the
committee having surveyed a new line of street on the
Surrey side, without any such line having received the
sanction of the board.
The PRESIDENT intimated that it would be better if
hon. members reserved their comment.; until the report
was brought up. They could then, if they found it de-
sirable, " tackle the committee."