The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-18 00:00:00

Mr. WOOLRYCII, the secretary, reported that the
balance now in the hands of the treasurer on the
general current account was £5,331 14s. 5d.,
after deducting the amount of checks drawn
but not presented. The amount of the general de-
posit account was £35,000, and the aggregate
balances on plIno;•11 amminted to ~..2,198
11, making a total general balance in hand of
£92,530 Bs. Bd. The aggregate Government secu-
rities were £93,241 95., including £89,100 for Ex-
chequer-bills in respect of the Southwark and. West-
minster communication, and £4,141 9s. New
Three per Cent. Annuities, a sinking fund for the
repayment of mortgage debts.
RETIREMENT OF A MEMBER.
The CHAIRMAN announced that he had received
a letter from Mr. Drew, a member of the Board
held in universal respect, resigning his seat, on the
ground of the continued ill-health of a member of
his family, with whom it was necessary he should
reside abroad and which prevented him attending
to the interests of his constituents in Bermondsey
at the Board.
A SOUTH-EASTERN METROPOLITAN PARK.
A deputation, introduced by Mr. Wright, and
composed of Mr. Peacock, Mr. Wilcher, and Mr.
G. H. Drew, vestry clerk, attended from the vestry
of Bermondsey, to present a memorial on the sub-
ject of the formation of a park in the south-eastern
district of the metropolis. The memorialists re-
minded the Board of Works that a similar docu-
ment was presented to them in July, 1856, from
the vestry of Bermondsey, setting forth the urgent
want of a park in that densely-populated quarter
of the metropolis for the purposes of health and re-
creation ; that on that occasion the Board acknow-
ledged there were good grounds for the applica-
tion ; and that the question of a site was referred
for consideration to a committee of the Board. In
Feb., 1857, the Board decided upon taking steps to
procure the sanction of Parliament to the establish-
ment of a park as well in the south-eastern as in
the northern part of the metropolis, but in the De-
cember following that decision was reversed and
the subject adjourned sine die. The memorialists
were of opinion that the question ought not to re-
main in abeyance, and they urged the Board to take
means for obtaining the sanction of Parliament to
the formation of a park in the south-eastern part of
London, the-more so as the subject had been well
considered and approved, and a committee of the
Board had already reported upon a site.
The CHAIRMAN said the main reason why the bill
relating to this subject was not proceeded with
during last session was the difference of opinion
which existed among the inhabitants on the south
side of the river as to the proper site for a park,
and while that difference continued the Board had
thought it right to adjourn the consideration of the
question, though they had previously affirmed the
necessity there was for a park in that particular
district.
Mr. PEACOCK, a member of the deputation, said
he believed the inhabitants of the south-eastern
district would be unanimous as to which site they
would prefer.
The CHAIRMAN was glad to hear that the ques-
tion had made some progress, for when the last de-
putation was before the Board their statement was
that they would have one particular site or none.
Mr. PEACOCK submitted that it was the duty of
the Metropolitan Board itself to decide the question
of the site.

The CHAIRMAN replied that it was undoubtedly
in the power of the Board to determine the site that
would be most proper, having regard to the public
interests, but at the same the Board had never closed
its ears to representations from the local authorities.

Mr. PEACOCK said he hoped enough had been
urged for immediate action in this matter, for it was
to be lamented that the question should be left in
this way.
On the motion of Mr. WRIGII,T, after• some fur-
ther conversation, the memorial was orelered to lie
on the table, preparatory to being referred to the
Works Committee, for which a notice of motion
was given.