The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-10 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN B,)ARD OF WORKS.

The ordinary meeting of the Metropolitan Board
of Works was held yesterday in the Council Cham-
ber, Guildhall, Mr. J. Thwaites in the chair.
The financial statement was presented.
NEW ROAD FOR THE EAST END OF LONDON.

A report was brought up from the committee of
corks and improvements on the subject of the for-
mation of a new street at the east end of London,
in which they recommended " That the necessary
steps be taken by the Board for forming a road be-
tween the East India DoJk-read and Bow-road, in
the course shown by the line colcured rod upon the
p'an produced, and for improving the bridge at the
Eastern Counties Railway in the Grove-road, and
the bridge over Sir George DucketCs Canal in the
Grovs-road, provided the several proprietors give
up for the purposes of the proposed road and im-
provements the land comprised within the points
A and B upon the plan, to a wilth of 70 feet at the
last ; that Mr. Cotton, one of such proprietors, do
undertake to make the roads for the land which he
shall so give up, and also contribute a sum of 1,0001.
towards the expense of making the bridge over the
Lea Cut ; and provided further that the owners of
the land or the parishes undertake the formation
and making up of th' roads between the points A
and C on the plan, and to defray all the expenses
required for their completion, the total estimated
cost of the said road and works to this board being
27,2041."
Mr. DIXON said he would now move, in the
words of the report, that the recommendations of
the committee, wilt the plans and estimates for the
formation of a 1107( Aleut to the Bow-road, be
agreed to.

After some discussion the motion was put to the
vote, the numbers b_ing as fellows—For, 17 ;
ag,inst, 3. Majority, 14.—Adjourned.

POOR LAW (IRELAND).—Froin a voluminous return,
giving full details of tie expenditure, &c., of each Poor
Law Union in Ireland, it appears that in 1855 the total
Poor Law valuation of that kir gdom was 11,565,4661. ;
the total poor relief expenditure for the year ended 29th
of September, 1855, 685,2591., and the poundage of
Tuesday accident, e
venir attenda in
with
3 early expenditure on the valuation, Is. 2td. The ave-
d
r: ge yearly poundage for the last quinquennial period
t o
or
pile t i
place —An
on
(1851-1855) was ls. 6d.
ACCIDENTeeT Wo
result; took
Woolwich Arsenal, to James Cook,
A
late Captain of the
military steam transport Marlborough, who in attempt-
ing to board his ship, which lay grounded at low water
alongside the Arsenal quay,ti ve'ahs precipitated to a depth
of about 20 feet by one of
way, his head coming in contacatrew(f
i)lhtlaie
crlaodadebr
ea giving
wood work beneath, He was convoyed to the intirainalY
of the institution, aed zealrurly attended by Dr. Parrett
and the medical officers en duty. ~,He lingered until
Thursday, when he died, from suppuratjpn of the brain
and membranes. It is somewhat remarkable that a few
tnrqlths back the chief mate, also an ride-1.154-1/14n, was
found hung in his le,:rth, the vessel lyi, g in ithe tame
,pet where the present ac' ideot oeeurred.
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