The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-16 00:00:00

The New City Traffic Regulation Act.

A statement has just been put forth, under the authority
of a committee of the Court of Aldermen, as to the pro-
ceedings taken on the part of the Corporation for carrying
out the provisions of the City of London Traffic Regulation
Act of last year. This document embodies a correspondence
which has, rnaooa D et weal otr 17t. 1:13.vy, the licnuo Cimac-
tary, and the Corporation on the subject, and from which it
appears that Sir George, with the Attorney and Solicitor-
General on the one hand, and the Court of Aldermen with
the law officers of the Corporation on the other, are directly
at variance in many respects as to the powers conferred by
the new act upon the Court of Aldermen to regulate the
traffic. For the present the result of this difference seems
to be, in the opinion of the Recorder of London, the Com-
mon Sergeant, and the rest of the law officers, " to render
nugatory what has been considered one of the most impor-
tant provisions of the act," and the Court of Aldermen,
they add, have no course open to them but to confine the
by-laws which they had submitted for the sanction of the
Home Secretary to those approved by the law officers of the
Crown. These are only three in number of 17. The first
prescribes the route to be followed by passenger carriages
going from St Paul's-churchyard to the further side of Lon-
don-bridge and returning—viz., by Cannon-street; the
second provides that no vehicle shall be driven through the
streets between 9 in the morning and 6 in the evening laden
to a greater height than 10ft, measuring from the ground, or
to a greater width than 7ft; and the third prohibits driving
of carts and waggons with logs of wocd, metal, scaffolding
poles, masts, and the like, exceeding 25ft in length or Bft
6in in:breadth, within the same hours. By the by-laws,
which have been rejected by Sir G. Grey, the conducting
of any kind of locomotive propelled by steam between 6 in
the morning and 10 at night, except a steam fire-engine
actually going to or returning from a fire, was to be strictly
prohibited. No coals, beer, wine, or other liquid in casks,
conveyed in carts, waggons, or vans were to be allowed to
be delivered in 24 of the principal streets of the city, which
were named, between 9 in the morning and 5 in the even-
ing. The sale of vegetables, fruit, fish, or other articles car-
ried upon any truck or vehicle was prohibited betwen 9 in
the morning and 6 in the evening in the same streets, and
on London and Elackfriars bridges. Every waggon and
van was to be placed with its aide parallel with the foot
pavement when being loaded or unloaded, or stopped for
any other purpose. Upwards of 70 principal places were in-
dicated at which in the whole 88 shoeblacks might ply their
calling, and the Commissioner of the city police was em-
powered, for the public convenience, to alter or increase the
standings or the number of shoeblacks so that the number
of standing Ones did not exeeed 150, and the number of
shoeblacks, 300 in the whole. These were the principal re-
gulations ; but there were others prohibiting the obstruc-
tion of streets and footways by persons with various enu-
merated articles for sale, or by goods or merchandise during
removal, so as to hinder or incommode a free passage. A
power is conferred by the act which the Alderman have not,
as yet, exercised, namely, to regulate the mode of distin-
guishing hackney cabs when empty and when actually ply-
ing for hire. Of all their functions this is the most clearly
defined, and it was intended to meet one of the most patent
and vexatious obstructions of thteheleglietiimteriatneatraitfinc in all the
gonlaftahree7onokam-oeuitY ior customers, insteatdheomf re-
of
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pairing to the nearest cabstand.
The code of by-laws which we have epitomised was pre-
pared by the Committee of Aldermen, in conjunction
with the Commissioner of Police, the City Solicitor, and
the clerks to the magistrates at the Mansion-house
and Guildhall j ustice-rooms. It was afterwards approved by
the Court of Aldermen, and, having
been published in ac-
cordance with the statute, was forwarded to Sir Geo. Grey
for his sanction on 4th December last, together with certain
suggestions for its modification, so as to meet the wishes
and requirements of the wine and spirit trade and the build-
ing trade, in respect to parts of the regulations which were
likel7 to press seriously upon them. The Home Secretary
replied, on 22d December, that no power appeared to be
given by the art to him to alter the by-laws made under its
authority, and that his province was only to approve them.
He enclosed two complaints which had been addressed to
him on the part of persons whose trading operations it was
alleged would be prejudicially affected by the proposed re-
gulations. Ono was a letter from Mr Alderman Salomons,
calling his attention to the entire prohibition of the sale of
fruit from barrows and trucks in the City between the hours
of 9 in the morning and 6 in the evening. This, wrote the
alderman, "is closing the city as a thoroughfare to an ind-
dustrious, and, indeed, a useful class, who retail cheapiiasn„
wholesome luxury to the working classes of the mretiooopo g
to
I he other was from a brewery firm at Ratclittf:, objecting
the
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alter the regulation cited by
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that, alter due consideration, they did not see any reason to
bmitted to him for his opinion by the
cations, had been su
29th, referring to the regulatitono
civic authorities preparatory iwe be' i n.
Home Secretary wrote thus :
" The first question which presents itself to Sir
George is, whether they are strictly within the
power
given to the Court of
Mayor Aldermen -laws
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section of the act of 1863, and are confined to the special

The inspection of the 21st Middlesex (Civil Ser•
vice) Rifles, which, in consequence of the presence
of its honorary colonel, the Prince of Wales, will
be registered as the annual official inspection of this
excellently-drilled corps, took place last evening in.
the quadrangle of Somerset House, before a large
and distinguished assemblage. Every preparation
to do honour to the auspicious event was made. The
quadrangle was tastefully hung with a varied series
of Admiralty signals, interspersed with union jacks
and standards ; on either side were ranged tempo-
rary seats for the accommodation of visitors admitted
by tickets, while on the west side of the square a
raised dais, decorated with bunting and covered
with a delicately white awning, over which floated
the Prince of Wales' standard, was erected for the
reception of the Prince and Princess. Soon after
three o'clock a body of the A Division, under the
direction of Superintendent Durkin, assisted by
Inspector Denning, were stationed at the entrance
gates and in the enclosure.
Half-past five was the appointed time for the
arrival of his royal highness, but long before that
hour every seat was occupied, the fair sex being the
most numerous. At four o'clock the various com-
panies assembled in the quadrangle, to the number
of 400 rank and file.

The men having been put through a preliminary
drill by Major Mill, assisted by Captain and Adju-
tant Lombard, Lieutenant. Colonel Viscount Bury,
'M.P., took command, and rehearsed the men in the
movements through which they subsequently passed
before his royal highness, leaving them formed in
wings in readiness to give the royal salute, &c.
During the interval that elapsed between this and
the arrival of the Prince and Princess, Viscountess
Bury, accompanied by the Countess of Albemarle,
LAdy Suffield, Mrs. Loyd Lindsay, Lady William
Compton, Miss Compton, and Lady Augusta Keppel,
took their seats on the dais behind the chairs of
state. There were also present, amongst other dis-
tinguished personages, the Eirl of Albt:marle, Lord
Suffield, Lieutenant-Colonel Loyd Lindsay, &c,

A little before 6 Celock dthaet che.?rs aneouneed

the .approach of the Pricce Ent!. Princemßyata

mediatety ilnerwarcla the rey2l carriage drew°
through the lines of volunteers to the dais. Upon
alighting their royal highnesscs were received with e.
royal salute, the men presenting arms and the band
striking up the first bars of the National Anthem.
The Princess wes received by Duly Bury and ushered
to her seat, while the Prince, noon ascending the
dais, graciously acknowledged the general greeting
accorded him by all present. The Prince, who wore
the undress uniform of a general officer, was attended
by Gen. Knollys end Col. Keppel. The Princess
was attired in mourning, and attended by Lady
Carmarthen. The Prince, accompanied by Lord
Bury and followed by Gen. Knollys and Col. Kep.
pel, walked down the lines and inspected the men ;
he then returned and took up his position on the
dais, and the manoeuvres, directed by Lord Bury,
were commenced. At their conclusion, the Prince
stepped into the centre and said, " Gentlemen, I
need hardly tell you the great pleasure I feel at
being present at this inspection, and the satisfac-
tion I have experienced in witnessing your
manoeuvres. Under the able tuition of Col. Lord
Bury, you have had great opportunities of &corn.
ing efficient in your drill. It occurs to me from the
great steadiness you have acquired, that you must
have paid great attention to drill. I had this square
formed so that I might present you with my chal-
lenge cup, and I have great pleasure in doing WI
The Prince then handed the challenge cup to Lord
Bury, and scup to the winner, Mr. Burroughs, of
the Whitehall Company.

Three cheers were then given for the Prince,
three for Denmark, and the Prince and Princess
drove away amidst the cheers of all present.

THREATENED OUTBREAK AT DARTMOOR PRISON.
—On Monday morning last, when the body of convicts at
Dartmoor were marched out of their prison to their labour
on the Moor, it became apparent that a mutinous combina-
tion had been formed amongst them, and that a serious
outbreak had been planned. On being told to break off for
work, not a man moved to fall out of the ranks, and the
order was answered with a defiant murmur and a dogged
refusal to perform any work at all. A ringleader met
every persuasion or order of the warders with the most
dreadful imprecations and threats. But every available
precaution had been taken. The armed civil guard, which
had been augmented and posted within hail, was called in,
and the ringleaders and most prominent malcontents were
at once marched back to prison, where they were locked in
separate cells to await the punishment which will be
awarded by Captain Gambier, the visiting director. The
cause of the mutiny was the application of the new reduced
scale of diet. For some months past the governors of con-
vict prisons have had orders to adopt the reduced scale of
diet, which was approved by the commission of doctors
under the authority of the Secretary of State- up to
Sunday last these orders had not been adopted in Dartmoor
prison, and the old scale provided by the late Sir Joshua
Jebb was adhered to. On that morning, however, it was
announced to the convicts that the change was to be made.
The dissatisfaction soon became apparent, and some well
gay., the prison officials early information
was contemplated,Prompt measureB
were therefore taken to prevent it.
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