The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-28 00:00:00

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

THE SKIN BROKERS OF THE CITY OF LONDON.—
A court was held principally for the purpose of sitting judi-
cially upon the matter in dispute respecting the akin brokers
of the City of London. After the transaction of Nona
routine business, the court proceeded to consider the petition
Of Mr. Stephen Stuart Curtis, complaining of the conduct
of Mesas. Goad and Rigg, brokers, of the City. He stated
in his petition that he is a hide end leather factor, and is
February last attended a public sale of hides in Miming-
lane, conducted by Messrs. Goad and Rigg, and that Mr.
W. T. Goad cid, previous to the sale commencing, reed and
set forth as part of the conditions of sale the weeds follow-
ing : " The remainder of the purchase-money (less 21 dia
count), with a brokerage of half per cent., to be paid by the
buyer into the hands of the selling brokers on receiving the
order for the delivery of the goods, or on a prompt day, at
the option of the selling broker." That Mr. Curtis, with
numerous others connected with the hide trade, protested
against that part of the condition relating to the payment
by the buyers of half per cent, brokerage to the sell-
ing brokers ss being contrary to law and custom,
bat Geed persisted in proceeding with the sale without
Litt: the condition. Curt* notwithstanding, purchased
200 es at 30. the pound weight, which were duly deli-
vered with an invoice, in which brokerage amounting to
Hs., in oddities to the purchase money, wee charged, accord-
leg to the obnoxious condition On the Monday previous
to the customary day of payment, Curtis tendered tie Goad
and Rigg C t6l. 12s. 6d., when they demanded 14s. for
brokerage in addition, and declined to remise the sum
tendered, and on Feb. 26 sent Curtis a lawyer's letter
demanding payment of 1371. stis Sd., which he was eventually

compelled to pay. The petition farther sit forth that Geed
and Rigg hid already received from their principal the
customary brokerage, and that the charge of double broker
ag
e G to the civic Lana and
.nalge, the petioner,
re, prajod the court to inquire 110.0 the circumstances.
—The mart directed that the answer with which
Messrs. Goad and Rigg appeared at the bar shout ~ be read.
It stated that the charge of half per cent. brokerage to
buyers of goods, complained of by the petition of Mr. Cur-
tis, her been recognised in various trail,' in the City of
London, for upwards of 100 years. In proof of which
thug produced an old account book used by their predecea-
ses* In business, commencing in 1738, in which are eon.
tamed enteritis of charges of half per cent., by way of
Wastage, against buyer,. That they laid the C 4.111 before
owed for his opinion, which was SA WHOM,:
I an et 'Onkel WO there is no legal °Weeks to the inaklnkr a a
brabetege eemmbisette be paid by the buyer, we et the Nada lons
et UK IMM a parehasse buybsc ea such somilMot. weft object
to the yedmint et IL It la lake Meer hat the onter acts In
mime sespeets Or the beer, end dee is tee Town why the
eintassaryiriperstlia rata Reis. IBM issiependently of
seek anstalemem, sad traded rat of the
vet se he as,
may I see no reran why be mg ast, wlt'v the es.
seeit 12 the seller, mho It awe of the ittpulathns
of the pmeheer, that half me Beette be sit b the selling broker
by has pmehmer. It to only so mach added ha the path Jes-money ;
and lardy Me seller ha a right le Ile es vet WINS he will sell.
hy mike tharette, thm the emellen may be properly and
Malay ,Mid; and I *ha It be le mete It an express condi-
tion, then le Maw dm shim theellset INF. not think
that say deed te es es
=regards ssle., arises out
of them bAglime he Me .4r the nee he ondort of broken
admitted by die dm Ile ere ea brier aft' by auction Is not
within the pirdsli.vhleh the Me fireldoilbs the tenter to recci:e
Medi emmehen was heeded h yr guard arntinat ; and
Mk bawd. arribit from the deem immediately follows,
VW. the ems et pee mise Y enimed. Moreover, I do
not eander the mind Weber at a /abbe sale to be
hirlWt
,preportr or Mehl:
iabar:Ar el a
.br,l4r.
and tow
awe tlmmilleagirrksimtkiesse emit, vbehar bj seller or
the by WM, to lesmansel. As reps* pleats Wes, here alit
the Maher, memo whist, inemearlly repreamile I.lk the seller and
beer. and le nee
by es the mem= sem of both—fur
nap* he ~mos the banyan ea between Me two, by tse delivery
Meade sitd. area and by the entry In linked. si of
Meg deemsd • aelleilet Meuse by en wet, miler the statute of
nee totted Dialbo Pram which of the Bartle. I r receives
hiSIMMildllllll Is . aad If, by an emaliMhed new, he
realms It hi poet hem the agar, NMIa pert ten
the,
ryer, the
letter mat be emppomil he peahen vie a Imestlehle of, and sable m
to. that madiden; and I see se tenhe emit mete from It.
This mad have bees the mend at Led 's dread= Le
elm: Z. Ishii lea disk • Mena y th.t *MB is
the
the lt meek to tate spina
the sr me ef 'des. ateheind try the Owl ,
lainasa; bet I Mak ft le emly ha tees; he teat I. ez=
me the briar hem levee Oneenieden end
M (with the geed at the mar) • term oleo beget that belt la to
be rid Irr the Wye& Art tbis, en It seise W no. Is what is doss to
del lee by • mega of the "rule, the seeemieden Is sos
at meter Ws be a• or nor, It le not very theigirthw id.
ride In the his de emabilehed peed" dsidod by the highest
amemity to be WA vommuee=he a beer et bib right to Fusee
hr mee • spseee at ths rednistke.--elpeA J. H.
Liar., King'. emit Walk, Dee. 210811.
After having bawd the remainder of the petition sod
semi argument upon the case, the court ordered the
chamber to be cleared of strangers, and continued in
deliberation for a considerable time. At a late hour the
parties were called in, and informed that the court would
resume the consideration of the matter on Tuesday neat,
to which day it stood adjourned.
A great number of mercantile men of the first res:wetabi-
lity were present.