The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-04 00:00:00

GENERAL RATE ON THE METROPOLIS.

The report was accompanied by an estimate of
the sums requiredto be raised by the board towards
its expenses for the current year, ending 31st De-
cember inst., from the different metropolitan
parishes and districts. The whole sum required
is 107,0871. odd, and the amount to be contributed
by the city of London is 4,4121„ by a rate of ld. in
the pound on the rental ; by Marylebone, 8,356/.,
by a rate 21d. : St. Pancras, 4,2691., rate 21d. ;
Lambeth, 7,367/., rate 34d.; St. George, Hanover-
square, 9,099/4 rate 21d. ; Islington,' St. Mary,
3,846/., rate lid. ; Shoreditch, St. Leonard, 1.869/.
rate ltd. ; Paddington, 3,637/., rate ltd. ; St.
Matthew, Bethnal-green, 983/., rate 2d. ; 'St.
Mary, Newington; Surrey, 2,959/., "rate, 33d. ;
Camberwell„ 3,297/., rate 4d.; St. James. West-
minster, 3,1261., rate ltd. ; St. James, and St. John,
Clerkenwell, 1,557/., rate ltd. ; Chelsea, 2,432/.,
rate 21d. ; Kensington, St. Mary Abbots, 3,803/.,
rate 3d.; St. Luke, Middlesex, 1,206/. rate ltd. ; St.
George the Martyr, Southwark, 1,942/., rate 31d. ;
Bermondsey, 2,015/., rate 31d. ; St. George-in-the-
East, 1,402/., rate 2d. ; St. Martin-in-the-Fields,
1,481/., rate 11d. ; Mile-end Old Town, 1,271/.,
rate 2d. ; Woolwich, 279/., rate ld. ; Rotherhithe,
997/., rate 3id. ; St. John, Hampstead, 609/. rate
Whitechapel district, 1,862/., rate 2d. ; West-
minster, 2,542/., rate 21d. ' • Greenwich, 3,361/.,
rate 3-1-d. ; Wandsworth, 3,738/., rate 31d. ; Hack-
ney, 2,741/., rate 21d. ; St. Giles, 1,488/. ; rate
14d.; Holborn, 992/., rate lid. ; Strand, 1,930/.,
rate 1 d. ; Fulham, 3,217/., rate 6d. ; Limehouse,
1,559/., rate 21d. ; Poplar, 1,306/., rate 11d. ; St.
Saviour, 2,508/., rate 3td. ; Plumstead, 1,3021.,
rate 3d.; Lewisham, 3,227/., rate 54d.; and St.
Olave, 1,507/., rate 34d. Various parishes and
parts of parishes Without the limits of the metro-
polis, as defined by the act, are also called on to
contribute various sums, from 5001. downwards.
The total current ordinary expenses of the board
for the present year are estimated at 67,983/. ; the
compensation allowances at 2,591/. ; and the repay-
ment of loans and interest at 42,686/.

The report of the committee was received, and
the consideration of the subjects embraced in it was
adjourned for a fortnight.

,TIIE MAIN DRAINAGE.

Mr. WOOLRYCH, the clerk, read a report of the
Main 'Drainage Committee, which stated that, pur-
suant to a recent instruction from the board, they
had considered the subject of the materials to be
employed in the construction of the main inter-
cepting sewers ; that Dr. Richardson, an eminent
chemist at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, had attended be-
fore them, with whom they had a lengthened con-
versation on the matter in question; and that they
might hereafter have further occasion to consult
him.

A short discussion' originating with Mr. Wright,
ensued as to the best materials to be used in the
construction of the sewers, in which Mr. Tite, M.P.,
Mr. Doulton, Mr. Legg, Mr. Bristow, Mr. Eckett,
Mr. Bennett, and Mr. D'lffanger took part. The
opinion, as expressed by Mr. Tite and Mr. Bristow,
that it was more a question of everyday prac-
tical experience among practical men than one of
'chemical science, appeared to prevail with the
Board ; and eventually the report was formally
received.