The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-09 00:00:00

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

A Court of Aldermen was held yesterday at the
Aldermen's Chamber, at Guildhall. The Right
Hon. the Lord Mayor in the chair.
The Sheriff's report, on the condition of the pri-
sons, stated that the number of prisoners in Newgate
was 185, and three in the infirmary ; in the Debtors
Prison 89, and four in the infirmary; and in the
City Prison, at Holloway, 157, and seven in the
infirmary.
Several brokers were allowed.

A report was brought up from the General Pur-
poses Committee. On the reference to consider the
petition of sworn brokers of the city of London,
praying that the admission of brokers may be dis-
continued, together with the rules and regulations
now established, stating that the committee had
been waited upon by a deputation from the sworn
brokers, and they had, after carefully considering
the existing rules and regulations, suggested certain
rules and regulations for the consideration of the
Court, for the purpose of remedying the objections
which had been made, and which rules, &c., the
committee thought more suitable to the present
times than those now in force. A list of the rules
as suggested were appended to the report.
Mr. Alderman GABRIEL moved the adoption of
the report, which was seconded by Sir F. G. Moow.
Mr. Alderman FINNIs said he was sorry to oppose
a report which he saw was signed by five mem-
bers of the Court of Aldermen ; at the same time,
although it was well known that from time imme-
morial that Court had made rules and regulations
as to the manner in which brokers should carry on
their business, he thought that the brokers them-
selves were the best parties to make those regula-
tions. He thought it would be much wiser that
the oath of the broker should be taken, and to let
all rules and regulations alone. He therefore
moved as an amendment, that the report be referred
back to the committee for reconsideration.

Mr. Alderman BESLEY hoped it would go back
for reconsideratiou. He thought the committee
had not dealt with the petition as they ought to
have done, seeing it was signed by such a large
number of influential men. It seemed to him that
it was a very important question; the petitioners
had entirely omitted to show that there was any
great public interest involved in the removing of the
rules and regulations. He believed there was a
great amount of utility in the surveillance which
the Corporation had over the brokers. He would
like the report to be sent back, and have further
opinion taken upon the subject—the opinion of
merchants and men who were not brokers. The
brokers were anxious to do away with the regula-
tions, that they might be merchants as well as
brokers. He therefore seconded the amendment.
Mr. Alderman SIDNEY said it was the custom and
law that the Corporation should have a control over
brokers, and until the Legislature removed that
control he thought they ought to act up to it. The
committee had modified the existing rules as far as
it was possible to do so, and ho thought they would
work with credit to the Court, and with benefit to
the citizens. He supported the recommendation of
the committee.

Sir ROBERT CARDEN supported the amendment.
Mr. Alderman and Colonel WILSON thought that
neither the motion nor the amendment would satisfy
the deputation.

The amendment on being put to the Court was
lost, and the original motion carried, and the Court
adjourned.

CITY COURT OF SE DYERS.

At the weekly meeting of the Commissioners of
Sewers, held yesterday in the Sewers Court-room at
Guildhall, Dr. Letheby, the medical officer, reported
on the state of 169 houses that had been inspected
during the week, and he submitted a list of 100
places for sanatory improvement, and also submitted
a list of places for further proceedings, on account
of orders already issued and not yet complied with.
The market and slaughter-houses had been duly in-
spected during the week, and 3,8801b5. of meat had
been seized as unfit for human food. It consisted of
19 sheep, 1 calf, 3 pigs, 20 qrs. of beef, and 11 joints
of meat; 3,3261b5. were diseased, and 6541b5. were
from animals that had died from natural causes.

Seventy-four births and 57 deaths were registered
during the week. The number of deaths was below
the average for the corresponding week of the last
six years ; 18 of the deaths were among children of
less than five years of age, and 14 among old persons
of 60 and upwards. The chief causes of death were
as follows . Phthisis, 7 ; mesenteric disease, 1 ;
pneumonia, 2 ; bronchitis, 9 ; continued fever, 6 ;
erysipelas, 2 ; infantile diarrhea, 2; measles, 2;
whooping. cough, 1 ; making 10 deaths from tuber-
cular disease ; inflammatory affections of the lungs,
11 ; and zymotic disease, 13. The deaths from fever
were greatly in excess of the usual number.
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR► informed the Court that the
precept issued by the Metropolitan Board of Works
amounting to upwards of £16,000, for the main
drainage rate, which was due on the 25th ult., and
which it was reported at the last court had not been
paid, had, since the meeting of the last court, been
duly paid by the chairman.
A discussion ensued, in which it was urged that
in future the collectors should be requested to collect
the rates at an earlier period, in order that the pre-
cept might be met on the day it became due.

The CIIAIRMAN laid before the Court for signa-
ture a petition, which had been agreed to at a pre-
vious against the bill for embanking the north side
of the Thames. The chairman stated that the object
of the petition was to give that commission a locus
standi in order to be heard against the provisions of
the bill, if it should be thought desirable that it
should be opposed.
The petition was then signed, and after transact-
'
ng some routine business the Court adjourned.

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