The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-31 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY
31, 1854.
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COURT OF A LDERMEN.

Yesterdaya. court was held.
THE CORPORATION INQUIRY.
The LORD MAYOR informed the court that he had re-
ceived the report of the Commissioners of Corporation
Inquiry from Lord Palmerston, in which report it Was Shr.
suggested that the Court of Aldermen should be totally
abolished.
Alderman WIRE moved, without making a single
comment upon the contents, that the document be re- St.
20
ferred to the committee of privileges.
The motion was carried unanimously. 50
Sir PETER LAURIE congratulated the members upon
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the disposition they had shown to avoid all discussion
upon the occasion. 31
Alderman CARTER said he was anxious to remit a por-
tion of the fine which he had inflicted on a complaint 27'
against an inhabitant of the City for keeping a larger
quantity of gunpowder than was sanctioned by law. He 22
25
at the same time stated that he was induced to apply to
the court for their acquiescence, in consequence of the St.
recothmendation of the Secretary of State, upon an in- St.
quiry into the circumstances. 50
Alderman FAREBROTHER said lie perfectly approved 50
of the decision of Alderman Carter, who had taken a 20
most correct view of the question brought before him in 20
his magisterial capacity, and could not consent to depre- 10
ciate that judgment by remitting any part of the penalty, N
which he certainly considered to be necessary as a se-
curity from any awful danger. He spoke from the irn,'
95
pression which the. newspaper report had made upon ig
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SHARE MARKETS.

(THIS DAY.)

BRITISH RAILWAYS.

I Paid.' RAILWAYS.

Closing Prices
this day.

Leasing
Compans.

London &
N. West.
L.&N.W.
Caledon...

Closing Prices
this day.

Btl/1131441 done St,
this day. 50

him.
Mr. Clemmett, in whose premises the gunpowder had,
we believe, been found, here stated from the bar that the
report from which Alderman Farebrother's impression
had arisen was erroneous, and begged to be heard upon
the subject, but was told that the court could not per-
mit any informality of the kind.
Several members said the subject would be most pro-
perly investigated in a committee, and it was accordingly
referred.

SWEARING IN OF THE ALDERMAN FOR QUEENHITHE.
Mr. Horton, the clerk of the Mayor's Court, appeared
at the bar with the return of the election of Mr. Wm.
Anderson Rose, as alderman for the ward of Queenhithe,
in the room of Mr. Hooper, deceased.
The new alderman was then introduced by Mr. Ken-
nard, Mr. George Sewell, and a number of the most in-
fluential inhabitants of the ward.

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94 - 96

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all Belfast & Ballymena.
all Birmiug. Wolvcrh.

Stour Valley
28 Birkenhd. Lancsh dr
Cheshire Junct

all Do. Chesil. dr Birk.,
£5O and 225 Cons.
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30 Rlyth & Tyne original
£25 (issd. at £45)
100 Bristol and Exeter...

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123 St.
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DELIVERY OF STOLEN PROPERTY.
Alderman and Sheriff WIRE presented the following
report to the court :
"In obedience to an order of this court of .the 22d
April, to consider the petition of Mr. R. Wallis, praying
the court to order the money and jewellery found on the
person of Louis Myers by the police, upon his apprehen-
sion on a charge of offering stolen property for sale,
upon which he has since been convicted, may be de-
livered up to the petitioner for the benefit of the credi-
tors of the said Louis Myers, and to report our opinion
thereon, we, your committee for general purposes, do cer-
tify, that, in obedience to the said order, we have
taken the petition into consideration, and have been at-
tended by the City Solicitor, and also by Mr. Teague, the
solicitor of Mr. Wallis, whom we severally heard thereon ;
and we directed a letter to be written to the Commissioner
of Police, to allow Mr. Teague and ono person with him, to
inspect the said articles of jewellery, for the purpose of
identifying the same, and we referred the petition to Mr.
Sheriff Wire, to inquire into the circumstances connected
therewith, and to report to us his opinion thereon.
" That we have subsequently been attended by Mr.
Sheriff Wire, who reported that he was of opinion, under
all the circumstances, the prayer of the petition might be
complied with, upon sufficient security being given to in-
demnify the City and the officers of the police
and in returning
the said money and articles of jewellery, we th
recommend this court to pass an order authorising the
police-officers holding the same to return it for the purposes
aforesaid, upon the parties giving security to the satisfac-
tion of the City solicitor."
The report was then unanimously agreed to.
A report was brought up recommending that the
allowance of 2001. per annum granted for many years to
the widow of an alderman should be discontinued. Al-
dermen Farebrotber and Copeland were for continuing
the allowance to the end of the year, but the great
majority of the court, amongst whom were Alderman
Lawrence and Sir R. W. Carden, were most decidedly
opposed to the grant on the ground " that the lady had
180/. a-year of her own, and that all her family
are extremely well provided for." The report was
agreed to.

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MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) 20

CORN EXCHANGE.
To-day's market was very scantily supplied with Eng-
liah wheat. As the attendance of buyers was small, the
demand ruled. heavy, at barely Monday's decline in the
quotations.
Foreign wheat, the show of which was good, met a dull
sale, at late rates.
In floating cargoes scarcely any business was transacted.
Barley and malt sold heavily, but we have no actual
change to notice in the quotations.
The oat trade was heavy, but no further decline took
place in prices.
Beans, peas, and flour as on Monday.

English ..
Irish •• . •
Foreign ..

Wheat.
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ARRIVALS THIS \MIR.
Barley. 1 Malt.
) 310 1 920

7,520 1 750

WHITECIIATEL.

50
Oats. Flour. 20
370 410 20
1,200 2(1
8,810 1,7305 ks
3,460brl 25

Each kind of meat was in good request, as follows :
Beef from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 25
5s 2d to Gs 4d ; veal, 3s 8d to 5s Od ; pork, 3s 6d. to
4s 8d per Sibs by the carcase. 20
20

BOROUGH HOP. 60
Owing to the unfavourablo accounts from the plants- 20
tations, the demand for all kinds of hops is steady, at fully
the late advanco in the quotations. 20

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Business
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