The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-10 00:00:00

RIOTING IN DUNFERMLINE.

" NORTITI3RiTTSHILIAr MAIL OFFICE," EDnkr.
BURGH, MARCH 7, 5 P.M.—We regret to state that a
gentleman, said to be the brother of the Provost of Dun-
fermline, has just arrived from that place with a demand
for 600 soldiery, in consequence of disturbances having
broken out in the town.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a Court was :held for the dispatch of
business, and the discussion of matters of civic im-
portance.

THE STREET DISTURBANCES.

Mr. BAILEY expressed an earnest wish to know from
the Lord Mayor whether anything had been done to
protect the shopkeepers of the city from a repetition of
the injurious annoyances to which they had been for the
last two days subjected from the disgraceful conduct of
numbers of boys and young men, who appeared to be
mixed up with same of the worst characters in the me-
tropolis.—(Hear, hear.) He produced a large stone,
which he said had been dashed through a window in a
house in St. Paul's-churchyard, as a specimen of the sort
of missiles used by the blackguard mob, and stated that
on the day before almost all the houses in that vicinity
were closed, and ladies were afraid to pay their accus-
tomed visits to tradespeople in consequence of the great
excitement which prevailed.
The LORD MAYOR assured the Court that the city
authorities had used all possible precautions on the oc-
casion of these disgraceful street disturbances ; that
every man connected with the city police force had been
out for the last forty-eight hours; and that the magis-
trates were in direct communication with other parties,
so that if an outbreak were to take place, it would be
put an end to in a very short time.—(Hear, hear.) As to
the breaking of windows, he could not see that the ma-
gistrates were able to prevent that, but he was sorry to
find that the shopkeepers had adopted the injudicious ex-
pedient of shutting up their houses, as it was calculated
to operate as a symptom of alarm.—(Cheers.) A crowd
of persons, chiefly boys, had done some mischief in
Cheapside, and in passing the Mansion-house had shown
an inclination to have a fling at the windows. The po-
lice, however, had soon diverted their attention from
that object, and they soon disappeared altogether. He
(the Lord Mayor) was not under the slightest apprehen-
sion as to any disturbance in the City, but he was ready
to swear in any number of special constables which might
be considered necessary, and he was prepared to provide
them with staves and other weapons for the preservation
of the public peace immediately.— (Cheers.) The citi-
zens might place the utmost reliaece upon his assurance
that in less than two minutes, in the event of any serious
occurrence, an overpowering force would be in operation.
SANITARY REGULATIONS FOR THE CITY OF LONDON.
Deputy PEACOCK, the Chairman of the Commission of
Sewers, rose to present a report, which was read, and
was greatly cheered, particularly in the passage refer-
ring to the alleged misrepresentation in the report of the
Sanitary Commission with regard to the comparative
number of deaths in the city at the time the cholera
raged. The document, which was of considerable length,
concluded with stating—" That the consequences of a
Government Board with Government influence, and a
patronage carried out to all the minute details of all
internal drainage, paving, and other similar works, with
the raising and levying of monies under the control of
Government officers, will be found a most intolerable
burden. We are satisfied your lion. Court will feel the
justice of taking the control of the sewers of the city of
Lorn:on out of the hands of the representatives of the
people, and we recommend your Hon. Court to persevere
in the bill which the Commissioners have brought into
Parliament by your direction, and to eppose in the must
deci.led manner any bill mlichmay be brought into Par-
liament by the Government to deprive the citizens of
London or the management and regulations of their
sewage, which, from the earliest period, they have exer-
cised.

Deputy PEACOCK moved that the report be printed,
and a copy sent to each member, and permission be
given to the Commissioners to circulate copies wherever
and to what extent they should consider necessary.

Mr. J. T. Noßuts seconded the motion.
After several observations from Mr. Wire, Mr. Harri-
son, Mr. Kemp, and others, the motion was agreed to
unanimously, and amidst the loudest cheers.