The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-20 00:00:00

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

Alderman COPELAND brought up a report of the
inspectors of weights and measures of the number
of convictions that had taken place during the year
1862 among tradesmen for using unjust weights
and measures, and he said it was satisfactory to
find that there was a considerable diminution in
the number of such charges, particularly in those
districts of the City that were occupied by the
poorer classes who was the greatest sufferers by
frauds of this description. (Hear, hear.)
CITY BROKERS.

Mr. Henry Hall and Mr. George
oteSionoer,yndmbaunoteueridtwwe.raes
sworn in as brokers, and Mr. Thomas Clarence was
discharged from the office at his own request.
The usual precept for Midsummer day, and the
order for keeping the hustings clear on election
days, were directed to be issued.
PAUPER LUNATICS.
It will be remembered that at the last sitting of
the Court allusion was made to the subject of the
great expense that was cast upon the City by what
may be termed pauper lunatics being sent from dif-
ferent parts, and particularly from abroad, into the
city of London, where the
.magistrates were com-
pelled to provide for them ; and it was said that it
might eventually become necessary to consider
whether a county rate might not be required to be
levied generally upon the citizens to defray the
expense. The idea that a county rate for this pur-
pose might possibly be added to the already heavy
burdens borne by the ratepayers of the city of Lon-
don naturally created a good deal of interest, and a
great many of the parishes have held meetings to
consider the subject.
Alderman ABBISS presented a petition to the
Court from the churchwardens, overseers,
London
guardians of the parishes within the city of
.the
felt it
yooeffeuunfradrcfelt:
Union, praying the Court not to proceed in
maintaining question
not be ascertained, until the Court of Common
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Alder Coo EtLhAeNp M.P., said that possibly
the idea
former occasion, act ictaeasnci
had
he
hadoriginated from the observations that
madean
very far from his
intention to have it inferred that
the Court of Aldermen intended to make a county
rate for the support of
the pauper lunatics, the bur-
den of whose maintenance was thrown upon the
City of London. The Court of Aldermen, in the
first place, had no power to make such a rate, and
the only legal tribunal for that purpose was the
s
Court of Quarter Sessions. (Hear, bear.)
At the
same time he must observe that a regular system

appeared to prevail of sending lunatic paupers
from all parts of the world into the city of London
were,
and if the burden of maintaining such persons
to be thrown upon the City's cash, it would become
a serious matter, and it would certainly become ne-
cessary that something should be done. So far as
Inrther desultory
understood that
a county rate was concerned, however, the Court of
tendeded7htllhtthhaeet
Aldermen had nothing whatever to do with that
retoceidvo '
question, and it was certainly a most erroneous im-
pression that prevailed that they had any intention
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accepted by the Court, and after
1
tioners. (Hear, hear.) to the pc_
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nsaoitdththeatthat,
by
the Lord Mayorprivate was
matter withthe dis •
journed. closed doors, c.ussion of a
th
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