The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-20 00:00:00

THE SULTAN.

His Imperial Majesty this morning received the
following distinguished visitors at Buckingham
Palace—the Duke of Argyll, Earl Russell, the Earl
of Ellenborough, Earl Kimberley, Earl Grosvenor,
the Earl of Shrewsbury, Earl Grey, Earl de Grey
and Ripon, the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl of West-
meath, the Marquis of Hartington, Viscount Cran-
borne, Lord Elcho, Lord Lytton, Lord Stanley of
Alderley, Lord Taunton, Sir W. Codrington, Sir
Roundell Palmer, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Kinglake,
Mr. Henley, Mr. S. Laing, Mr. Graves, Mr. Card-
well, &c., &c.

His imperial Majesty has received a deputation,
headed by the Mayor, from the City of Manchester.

METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.

The usual weekly meeting of the members of this
board took place yesterday, at their offices in Spring-
gardens, Sir John Thwaites in the chair.

FINANCE.

The cash statement was brought up, showing the
following balances in the hands of the treasurer up
to 15th July, 1867, viz. :—ln the London and
Westminster Bank, £247,779115. sd. ; in the Bank
of England, £305,332 ls. 101 ; total, £553,111
13s. 3d. Cheques not presented, £BO,OOO 19s. 11d. ;
and mortgage debt sinking fund, £27,176 19s. 7d.
New Three per Cent. Annuities.

VESTRIES AND SOCAL SURVEYORS.

A deputation was introduced by Mr. ROBERT
TAYLOR from the ve,try of Lambeth with reference
to the application of Mr. Thos. Jones for permis-
sion to erect houses in Wyvil-road, Wands worth-
road.

Mr. FOWLER said one of the greatest advantages
conferred by the Metropolitan Act was the system
adopted of the line of frontage. It was not a ques-
tion of favour, and neither should it be canvassed.
It was a very unfortunate decision which the Metro-
politan Board of Works had arrived at when they
allowed buildings on narrow pieces of ground. As
to the case in point, and for which they attended
before the board, there was a very great objection ;
and again, the manner in which builders were
allowed to send up plans for streets was a very ob-
jectionable course, and if not stopped would assume
a very serious character. He would suggest that
the district surveyor should report on such gross in-
stances. He trusted that the board would take the
matter into their consideration, and for the future
give the vestry an opportunity of making sugges-
tions.

The CITAIRMAIsT said the board bad granted the
application to the executors of Phillips to build up
the return line. There ought to be no mistake as
to the power of the Board of Works. It was no
part of their duty to consult the vestries at all, but
they had a right to ask them for local information.
If the board were to lay down a rule which Mr.
Fowler was evidently driving at, to cease to exer-
cise the power which the act gave them it would
be illegal. He then explained that the vestry of
Lambeth bad been twice communicated with in re-
spect to the application in question, and no notice
had been taken of those communications. The
erection of the houses in question was perfectly
legal, the road at that part being 40 feet wide, and
he thought that if the board attempted to exceed
their powers by not allowing certain buildings to be
erected which were quite according to ,the act, it
would have a most mischievous act.

Several members spoke in severe disapprobation
of the terms adopted in the memorial, and it was
eventually ordered to be entered on the minutes.

INUNDATIONS IN THE ISLE OF DOGS.

Mr. COOK introduced a deputation from the in-
habitants of the Isle of Dogs to present a memo-
rial with reference to the recent- inundations in that
locality, submitting that those whose premises have
been damaged should receive compensation, and
asking the board to adopt efficient measures to pre-
vent such occurrences in future.

After hearing a member of the deputation state
the circumstances which induced them to present
the memorial, Mr. BAZALGETTE (the engineer)
said that the inundations arose through certain
works now in progress by the West India Dock
Company, and that company had entered into an
agreement with the board that during the continu-
ance of such works certain portions of the Isle of
Dogs through which the sewage flowed should be
pumped at their (the company's) expense, and when
such works were finished it would be handed over
to the board, and the pumping conducted at their
own (the board's) expense. Under those circum-
stances he thought that the West India Dock Com-
pany would bo liable for any damage occasioned by
their neglect.

The memorial was then referred to the Works
and General Purposes Committee.

DYPUTY CIIAMMAN OF COMMITTEES.

Mr. BIZUSIIFIELD, who had convened a special
meetipg of the board to consider the following mo-
tion, notice of which he had given on the 12th inst.,
now moved :—" That the following resolution of
the board of the 12th October, 1866, "fhat no
member of the board shall be eligible to be elected
for more than two successive years as deputy chair-
man of the committee,' be rescinded."
After some discussion the motion was negatived
on a division, only three hands being held up in its
favour.