The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-18 00:00:00

(Stamped ld. Additional.) [TWOPKNOE.

THE CORPOILITION or LONDON AND THE au,
illialadT3 lIALEINIIN.—ILLIOAL TOLL&

—.—
Yesterday morning a number of the wholesale and
retell lishisleemenof BillingsgatelderkstasenahledattheCoal
Exchange Tavern, Bt. Mary-et-Hilt, to take steps kr mast-
* what this contend to be an illegal charge which the cor-
poration have, since the opening of the new market, called
imp* then to pay for their standings.in the shape of a
weekly rest, in addition to the authethed tolls on the flah
maid.
It that by ancient usage, codiroted by various acts
of parliament, BMinetate is what is celled a "free market."
The right to the stew lags was open to the ealaimangeneeelly,
bat regulated by seniority, a cartels este of tonne the Pro-
cads of which were devoted to thensing, repsiriurad.
other seomeary market punmem, being the c
sathodeed or made. But after the market *otal and
LWIn 1864, the ealeemen, when they were summoned to
: Ooldham, the late clerk,
_for the of choosing
their stalk, were informed that thee oef a rent would
to exacted vsetig from 20e. down to 12e. a week each from
the wholesale desks, and from 12a. to 3s. a week from the
retail dealers, in addition to the toll upon the males. This the
mlemensa reeked; but towards the close of the 13/Lewitt; year
the Markets Committee advedieed to let the whole of the
Smarms by tinder, and did so let anent of them
to stream* whew** the 'majority of the salesoen,
kerbs they would Deis this way driven from the market,
sad deprived of their tee* Vary the heWm Mewed,
while prolientiog avid the M the Loreetherek.
threnthend.vei of bi.
jr.eme
lizist.al the ctherit.4
ha in
salemene,iniar:96,...ll:llllbezei-
the Court of Common Council fey rams, having
.-.7nseelre part In maven* the sesethg, was maid
upon be peed& ow
Mr.RODELTSON wished, before they prommidto toseiseses,
to spokes" cm the part el • large samba' ef gamest who
ill mow= a • 'cif meted of Ash Match had
come to bar then and—the kis bath on the
Omit Mortises mil the Eastern Camel= Ems *Meg
delayed—wme usable Mead, though mat *dens to been
co-
operate la the
The Cuitnetawmoons*.-After remarking BM he lea the sifter
up es one of prindeis aid sot of posed kith* asti the
Ire wan what*: Billierethe wee torem* a
Ckisenda at
open =whet, es it had bees dos hemmodel, or
wheeler vas to he converted isio the private
of the carpsation, from which they *ea, etheafteshoid
sey to
the Let of Pediment under which they acted, and in
violates of the treed regmed in them, to levy • rental of
4,2004 a yew. If the oorponstion were right in levying that
metal, they would equally have the tight, if they clues to
doable nextust,hor to divert the mr*t to ether purpose.
Preview to whim the corporation in the mot thee had
anything to do the market, the Items or stalls were se
preprided to the salmis. woman( to miderfty, end when
the meta Irma enlarged, by taking in *Bea dock, the
Marks* Committee thamelves paned • resolution dkewhg
the clerk of the market to mod* applications end allot the
new standiegs on the principle of no charge beteg made ba-
yed the toils re the Bah mold. (Hear, tear.) But in 1864,
whoa the other half of the dock wee liken in, end the mar-
ket rebuilt, they were told that while the was prim** of
selection would be adhered to, they would eddy be permitted
to occupy the standings on outmoding to de an agreement
to ley • weekly rent of 12a., lee., or Me. a week, wording
to the situation. The trade proteeted, but the corporation
resolved to adopt the recommendation of the Markets Com-
mittee, and to inlet upon this illegal tax. This was in
March, 1854 and in December, 1866, finding that from the
opposition they met with from the mime= they could
not obtain object in any other way, they advertised
to let the whole of the standings to whoever awned, and
would pay them most—this overriding the right, of the
salesmen altogether. He (the chairmsn) in .ftftaber lem
brought the subject ender the me
of the
Court of Common Connell, eta* that they had no autho-
rity under the ad of rudiment to levy tolls except for the
market puma* and setting teeth the circumstances of the
ease. Ii answer thereto, the Markets Committee reported
that the profits received *cm the market were not more than
salcimet to pay intend on the money expended in the
c.venienta, -•eix. 31,2501.; *ding, that the prod*, which
y amounted to 1,6001. • year, had, during the last ten
years, only evened 1,4641. a year. It a be recoi-
led*, however, that ehrzlag29 years, viz., from 1828 to 1865,
the trade had voluntarily paid, under an arrangement with
Mr. Goldham,Ser the extra accommodation of gmedighte in
of sandlea, 9a. par week for oath form or shmdbt ; and
taking this into the mooted of the receipts dishurse-
mintswoule a morph. of 11571. a yew LeltLetile
the l years ensneita of 89,,3631. Atka;and
thereforea It ,
10,0001. he the cost of the enlargemmatof
market in 1826, there would be 29,3631. left towards the
31,2601. expended in the improvements of 1860 to 1854.
There wee no ream* then, for impos*g a tax or rest-charge
to pay interest. The adderthiaha got the money to their
pockets when they d upon making the improvements;
ail they had to do wee to lay it out. In their account
they stated that they borrowed 20,0001. In 1952 end
10,0001. in 1863 on the Billingsgate Market tolls so-
moat ; but if No, what had they done with the
annual surplus ? (Bear, hear.) A report of the receipts
and disbursements of Billinegate Market, as supplied by
the special revenue committee, had appeared in the- Norm*,
Chromink, which was curious, sa showing how people would
sometime make out accounts to suit their own par-
Their rooelpee they stated had gone down from
r 980781. to 3,6001. a yes, the lad year, when they
leeched 6,21.; but with raspeuntil td
to the payments, which led
bees 2,4681. in 1867 ; 1,8871. in 1848; 1.7391. in 1849 1,3751.
he 1860; 1,7461. in 1861; 1,7371. in 1862; 1,3721. in 1863
(when an Ninon of 9001. a year payable on account of one
of the enpp.asselotim s fell in) ; 1,3111. Ia 1864, jumped up
is 1866 to 4,4881., and in 1856 to 6,7921.; besides 6741. for
law charges in opposing the oyster rosters, is which the cor-
L" beaten. But all these expense' wen put down
rb r Irmo
illtuAgate account, * justify them is taking illegally
4,1001. • yes, which the stall rents amounted to, from the
lob misessen. He wished to add that his 1100, as a common
conneemen, had brought the subject under the notice of the
court by a motion for inquiry, but on a division stood alone,
and when he asked the City Solicitor whether the corporation
could legally Impose a rent charge for the market stantlinge,
the court tined to allow that functionary to answer, so
aniseed werethey that they were in the wrong.
Mr. Bonsarsore observed that on one *make the corpo-
ratios mat Mr. Pearson, the City Solicitor, down to the
market to see the salesmen, end that gentleman endeavoured
to etsjoie them over by a bribe of two bottles of port wine.
Secßaer," sad • laugh.) Daring that same year the Mar**
which moaned of de or eight lawyers, wen so
sandled that they were in the moot that they were anxious
le les the matter; but failing, they laid their case
him F. Belly and Mr. Willee—now Mr. Justice Wine"
—both of whom gave their opinions dead against the corpora-
tion. (Beer, beer.) A deputation of the salesmen bad waited
ktro.. Lord Stanley of AMsby the President of the Board of
who expreamd his conviction that the City was In the
wrong, mad suggested that the case should be tried by a
court t COMM law. Hie lordship added, that the act re-
=cceporstion to submit to the Board of Trade any
they made in the market tolls and charges, but
they had not done so, and by an °minion in the act the board
bed nosey* to compel them.
Mr. LARY, who moved a series of resolutions declaring the
rights of the seleseen and appointing a committee to tekethe
anemary satleepp for maintaining them, felt mangled that when
the eoepmatlea saw that the trade were determined they
would not venture to try the matter.
Mr. Butcuxa seconded the resolutions, which were lineal-
moody adopted.
A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the pro-
ceeding".
The following is a copy of the resolutions above re-
ferred to:
" That Silliness* Market having been declared by the
9th and 10th Will. 111. to have been from time out of Woad a
free and epee market, subject only to the toils enumerated
therein and this ad having been consolidated late the 9th
and 10th Vast., mop 346, is the only law now in face for the
regulation of theist! market. It is resolved by this named*
of the wholesale end retell drain is ash to said say thy-
ther attempla to Whinge on their rights rad privileges, sad
to vigorously maintain the ,safest makes of the market m
preserved by the act referred to."
" That se the resit charges ' now made or levied upon
the dealers to fish to Bilibigmet• Market by the ocer-
=of the city of London, ha their capacity m
are autharieed by act of perthammt, this smell*
hereby resolves to resist such charge in future, end to take
all meesares seeemeary for the protection of the edema and
dealers."
" That a committee be formed, who are hereby empowered
to adopt snob mosseres es they may be advisedin iodation to
the foregoing rusolutlosa. That for this purpose subsaip-
tires be entered into to defray expenses: a* that James
Laby, Esq., be appointed treastuar, sad John Robertson,
&eq., honorary secretary."
" That the thanks of this meeting be momenta to Janne
Ebenezer Saunders, jun., Esq., Common Councilman fee
the Ward of Colemmeheet, for the inthemilest meaner ia
which he stood forward el
is the Court of Common
Council on the 29th of October kr*, mid demendel a division
an his moths of .reforences to the Markets Committee, to
examine tato the dikes of the merponsion to let standings
he lithispgate Meet* sad mei* tents theretroco. "
" That the thanks of His meeting be presented to Mr.
Paaaden for his impartial mance in the chair."

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Mll. BAXTER, MP., AT EXETER BALL.

The thirteenth annual course of lectures in con-
melon with the Young Rea's Christian Assookitioa was in-
engorged Hut night at Exeter-hall. The building was
filled in everypert, and on the platform were the Right Hon.
the Earl of Harrowby, Mr. Kinnand, MY., Archdeacon
Philpote. and several other gentlemen interested in the pro-
gram of the sweeten.
The Earl of HAILKOWST, in taking the chair, said he was
glad to end that the young men of London bad thus asso-
ciated together for the spread of Christianity, end, he
assured them it was no small privilege they enjoyed, to be
enabled to assemble every year, to bear from the lips of the
most accomplished writers, and the profoundest thinkers of
the aeggee, wholesome truths and great principle'. He hoped the
easoriatian would continue to spread ea Boorish with the
Plirvs populatka of this met metropolis. (Hear.)
.NIBAITML, M.P., then proceeded to deliver an address
on the serial influence of Christianity. The hon. member
Delis& first the peculiar interest with which contemporary
events are investing the subject. He next traced the int] et-
ceoe of Christianity upon our history. Extending his view
to India, he declared his conviction that no more amount of
modern civilisation would suffice for the government of in-
fidel kingdoms. We might cover India with a network of
railways, irrigate her deserts, reclaim her jungles, reform her
cones of joadce, sad make it a model of anecereful govern-
ment, but if we did not Christianise the people we would
still be liable to the outrages sad rebellions of memento
like Mum Sahib. He was permadel that if we attempted too
tgeMbe fade wNloat miteteg our religions creed we
would tall, while if we once efternibM our faith we
would lay the foundations of a kingdom as enduring ea
the Himalaya. (Hear hear.) While be would not
for a moment recommend persecution on account of re-
ligion, he would ask whether Great Britain was prepared to
pens India on the principle at abnoptinee the Christian
faith P (Hear, hear.) Wm, he ssked, the Bible to be ex-
cluded from the government schools, and were we to adopt •
polity which wetdd lead the natives to the belie that we did
not ourselves believe that oar God warn indeed the true God P
In coachmen, he asked whether the social influence of
Christianity we entileitetly appreciated by either rider or
people
Did we neognise Greet Britain as an instrument
hinds at God for its universal &Steen P Other
kingdom Were her bad bees pre-eminent in riche., in
liseraften, in solencia, and is matey power. Tyre had her
colonies, Ones her Socrates sad Plato. The Roman mete
were nuteried from the Pillars of Hercules to the Caspian
See, bet WOO at these mem that element was wanting when
messeted the idea of permansece with the dominion of India
and should we not recognim oar holy vocation, he saw no
rues why DI. Peal should not share the fate of the Par-
thenon, sad • Illavanio invoke reduce to ruins the monu-
ments rid= power. The hoe. gentleman concluded his
address food and gourd them.