The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-25 00:00:00

COURT OF ALDERMEN,

A Court of Aldermen was held yesterday at Guildhall—
Mr Alderman Finnis in the chair.
Mr Alderman STONE brought forward a motion, with the
view of still rendering some of the regulations which had
been recently rejected by Sir G. Grey, the Home Secretary,
available for facilitating the traffic of the city under the
provisions of the act of last year. He sought to show, in the
first place, that so far from there having been any delay or
timidity on the part of the Court of Aldermen in putting
the act into operation, the contrary was the case; and that
they had endeavoured for the last six months to obtain the
opinion of the Home Secretary as to the code of bye-laws,
which they had carefully framed under the powers confer-
red upon them by the statute. Referring to the correspond-
ence which had parsed between Sir G. Grey and the corpo-
ration on the subject of the proposed bye-laws, Mr Wad-
dington, under date of Jan. 23, said the Home Secretary
had felt great doubt whether the Court of Aldermen, in
framing the regulations which they had submitted to him,
had kept strictly within their power of making bye-laws
conferred by the act. He referred, for example, to a few
instances only. Bye-law No. 2, he said, prohibited during
certain hours any vehicle drawn by snore than four horses
in the streets, that was in all streets without any restriction
or limitation. By bye law 6 delivery of coals, beer, wine,
or other liquid in casks was prohibited in certain hours in
certain streets. By bye-law 12 the sale of a variety of
articles carried upon vehicles was forbidden in certain
streets; and by bye law 15 the court not only appointed
standings for shoeblacks, but delegated its authority in
that respect to the Commissioner of City police. Sir George
Grey could not find that any express or implied power
was conferred by the late act which authorised those regu-
lations, and he therefore asked whether they had been
submitted to the legal advisers of the corporation. The
Recorder and Common Sergeant, in a case which was
afterwards submitted to them, gave it as their opinion that
the bye-laws which had been framed by the Court of Alder-
men were within the power conferred upon the corpora-
tion by the Act, with the exception of the proviso to the
15th, which in future authorised the commissioner of City
p lice to appoint and alter standings for shoeblacks. The
whole question, with the opinion of the law officers of the

corporation, was subsequently laid before the Attorney
General and the Solicitor General for their opinion, and
they expressed their regret that they could not agree with
the Recorder and Common Sergeant. 4( Of the bye-laws in
question," they added, " the Ist, 4th, sth, 16th, and part of
the 15th (down to the proviso) are clearly conformable to
the act, and may be enforced by the penalties therein pro-
vided, but the rest of the bye-laws, however proper and
expedient such regulations may be in themselves, seem to
us to be beyond the scope of the authority given by the act,
and therefore not liable to be enforced by its penalties.''
They went on to say, "It seems to us that the words such
streets' properly mean only those streets or parts of s treets,
which by any bye-laws or regulations to be made under the
act may be ordered to be used by omnibuses, &c., and other
public conveyances for passengers." Taking, therefore, the
interpretation of the act by the law ellicers of the crown to

be correct, it followed that if the Court of Aldermen might
make bye-laws regulating the routes of omnibuses and other
passenger vehicles through the streets of the City, they
would be enabled by the same clause to make such regula-
tions in other respects for facilitating the traffic as they
confined them solely
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buses and other passenger conveyances, That being so, the
act might yet be brought substantially into operation, for
their powers to regulate the course of omnibuses extended
to all the grain thoroughfares, He therefore moved a reso-
lution to the effect that the Court of Aldermen deemed
it highly desirable that every reasonable endeavour I
should be made to carry into effect as far as
possible the provisions of the City Traffic Regula-
tion Act of 18.5, in addition to the bye-laws already
passed ; and that it be referred to the general purposes
committee to further consider the subject, to consult the
law officers for the purpose of framing such other modified
regulatjons as might appear sufficient to meet the objec-
tions, and to obtain the requisite sanction of the Secretary
of State,

The motion was seconded by Mr Alderman LUSK, and
carried unanimously.
On the bringing up of a report relating to the new City
Lunatic Asylum at Dartford,
Mr Alderman LUSK complained of the tardy completion
of the building and the delay in removing the pauper
lunatics to it.

The CHAIRMAN explained that until the asylum was
finished it could not be handed over to the care of the
magistrates.

The Court then adjourned.

MARL:EIS—This Day,

COVENT GARDEN.

Our ntArket is seasonably well supplied with fruit and
A•egetablcs. Most descriptions of produce command a steady
sale, at the annexed rates.

rilin T.

s. d. F. d., S. d. s d
Pine apples 6 oto 8 0 i Mulberries,pr pt..o otc 0 0
Colonial do., each 0 oto 0 01 Cherries, per lb. 0 4to 1 0
Grapes,per lb 4 otolo 0 Foreign ditto, puno oto 0 0
Foreign do 0 oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 u
Melons
Nectarines, per dz 0 oto 0 0; Cobnuts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0
Apples, per hf-sv. 3 oto 6 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0
Pears, per do
Oranges, per 100 5 oto 12 0 IPeaches..
Lemons, per 100.. 4 oto 8 0 I Currants, per hey 0 oto 0 0
Gooseberries hf svet oto 3 0 I Plums, per do.
Strawberries pr pt 0 6to 1 0; Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0

'VEGETABLES.- -
Greens, dz bunch 2 6to 2 91 Shallots, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0
Cabbages, pr doz. 0 9to 1 3 I Horseradish, pdn 1 oto 2 6
ditto 0 oto 0 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 oto 0 0
Savoy do., pr dz 0 oto 0 0 Celery, per ditto 0 oto 0 0
Cauliflowers, pdz 1 ti to 3 0 Beet, per doz. .. 0 oto 0 0
Brocoli sprouts .. 0 oto 0 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0
Potatoes, per ton 50 oto 60 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0
New ditto, pr lb ..6 oto 10 0 Mushrooms, p pt. 0 oto 0 0
Turnips, dz bunch 3 oto 4 0 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 9
Carrots,pr do 4 6to 5 01 Cos Lett, score .. 0 Bto 1 3
Cucumbers 0 3to 1 61 Mint and savor y.. 0 oto 0 0
Garlic, per lb oto 0 0 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 0
Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 01 Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 0
French beans,h.s. 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0
Green peas, 1 oto 1 6 ; Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0
()pions, doz. bn 1 9to 2 0I 1 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0
New .DO., dz bun 1 oto 1 6 j Rhubarb, per bun 0 2to 0 4
Spinach ... 0 oto 0 01 Asparagus, pr do. 2 6to 4
Brussels sprouts 0 oto 0 01 Seakaie, per bun. 0 oto 0 0
- -

POULTRY.
Turkeys, Os Od to Os Od ; geese, 5s Od to 75 Od each
goslincs, 4s Gd to Gs ; ducks, 2s Od to 35 6d; ducklings:
2s Od to 3s Gd; rabbits, 13 Od to is 4d each; wild do., —d
°o3Os 4d to Os 7(1 each; Surrey fowls,
tl4sodTod 18s pigeons Os
8s Od to Os Od ; barn door fowls,
4s Od to 7s Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, Os Od to Os Od ;
ptarmigan, Os Od to Os Od each ; pheasants, Os to Os Od ;
partridges, Os to Os Od ; woodcocks Os to Os Od; snipes, Od
to Os Od; teal, Os Od to Os Od ; wild ducks, Os Od to Os Od ;
widgeons, Os Od to Os Od ; plovers, Os Od to Od each ;
guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od; roasting pigs,
each; Ostend fresh butter, 10d to Os lld ;Od English, Os lld
to is Od per lb ; English eggs,Os Od to Os Od
7s Od to Os ; French do.,
5s Gd to es Od per 100; leverets
03 to Os Od. ,2sOdto 4s Od ; grouse, Os

BILLINGSGATE.
Salmon, is 4d to is Sd ; trout, Od to Os : eels, 5d to 10d ;
prawns, Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, Gd per
Olbd to Os d s,
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;
tm-bo
to Gs Od ; doys, t
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cod; to
soles,l2s
cod, Os Od to Os Od • '
Os brills, 2s Od
lobsters, is to 3s Od; crabs, 6c; to 2s 6d ; plaice and gimlets,
ys, 2s Odo 28 Gd ; mullets, Gd to is 6d ;
3d to 38 Od per pair; common
oysters, 10s to 20s ; natives, 648 to 70s per bush. ; whitings,
4s Cd to Ss; haddocks, 6s to 12s ; smelts, Os Od to Os Od;
flounders, Os Od per dozen • mackerel, 40s per 100 ; fresh
herrings, 7s to Ss per 100; bloaters, Os to Os per 100;
carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace.
Od

WHITECHAPEL.
Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2cl; mutton, 3s 6d to 45 8d;
lamb, Gs Od to 68 Od ; veal, 3s 10d to 41 8d ; and pork, 3s 4d
to 4s Gd per Sibs by the carcase.

NEWPORT.
Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d; mutton, 3s Sd to 4s 8d;
lamb, 5s Od to Gs Od; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s
4d to 4s 6d per 81bs, by the carcase.