The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-24 00:00:00

CHIPPING NORTON; OXON.

Last Tuesday a numerous and influential meeting
of the tradesmen and farmers of this borough was
held in the Town-hall, under the presidency of the
Mayor, Mr. T. Rolls, when resolutions were unani-
mously passed expressive of the iniquitous and oppres-
sive character of the income tax, and a determination
to use every constitutional effort to effect a reform.

At Louth, Lincolnshire, one day last week, a silver
watch and appendages, with other articles belonging to
Mr. Wray, saddler of that town, were sold by public
auction uu the Market-hid to satisfy the demands of the
income tax collector, Mr. Wray having refused to pay
the amount levied upon Lint atter an unsuccessful appeal
against the assessalent.

METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.

A meeting of the Board was held yesterday in the
Council Chamber, Guildhall; Mr. Thwaites in the chair.

FINANCE.

The Finance Committee reported the following weekly
cash account :
Balance in hands of Treasurer, 20th of
January, 1857
Checques arawn, but not presented

Available balance
Amount of deposit on account

THE
from NEW
the STREET,
socie t
yS 001 uf TrietEaK4
Total general balance £82,083 14 3
A deputation'presented a
memorial, stating that the intended new street in South-
wark would pass over part of the burialgrotwd in Red-
coos-street, S ,uthwark, of which they are trustees, and
that the remaining part would, in all probability, be
wanted for building purposer, the foundations of which
would interfere with bodies interred therein. They
therefore suggested that legal provision should be made
to protect any human remains that were in the ground.
Mr. STERRY, on behalf of the deputation, expressed a
hope that the Board would comply with the request , f
the memorialists, and thereby save them the trouble and
expense of attending before a committee of the House of
Commons.
The II
_HAIRMAN said the Board were bound to take all
necessary care of any human remains that might be met
with while carrying out works under the act of Parlia-
ment, and no doubt in the present case every attention
would be paid
.to that part of their duty.
The memorial was
.then referred to the Works and
Improvements Committee
T .
ILE NEW STREETS.

Mr. WRIGUT moved—
" That the following recommendations of the Commit-
tee of Works and Improvements be adopted—that the
designs which may be sent in to the Board by the several
competitors, showing the best mode of laying out the
surface and subsoil of the new streets, and other parti-
culars described in the resolution of the Board of the 16th
Jan., he referred to a committee of seven persons, con-
sisting of four professonal men, and the chairman and
two other members of this Board ; that ths Committee of
Works be authorised to select four professional men for
that pm pose ; and that the Board do nominate the two
members to be associated with the chairman.
Mr. DOULTON seconded the' 'notion.
Atter a very long discussion?
Major LYON moved as an auwndment—
That two professional men be' elected instead of four
to assist the committee."
Mr. Alderman CUBITT, M P., seconded the amend
ment, ant said that from what he /ad seen of sub ways
in the Rue de Rivoli and in the Boulevard de Sebastopol
in Paris, he felt impressed with the fact that the subject
means developed.
receiving reports from pr
of
I‘,suirb.wsaEyEsLwEyasoabtjepertesdent
to by
fessional men of whose ability and experience they were
necessarily ignorant. Such a course must lead to endless

confusion.
The amendment was put and negatived, and the ori-
ginal motion was carried by a majority of three-13
voting for it and 10 against it.
After the disposal of a great deal of routine businesi
the Board adjourned at half•past 5 o'clock.