The Sun.
London, England, 1869-01-21 00:00:00

SHEFFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

At the annual meeting of the Sheffield Chamber of
Commerce, Mr. Hall, one of the vice-presidents. spoke
of the restrictions of legislation upon female labour.
He thought it was a mistake to legislate for adult
female labour at all, as in many cases the restrictions
pressed heavily on widows who had families to main-
tain. Mr. Hall thought, too, that it would be neces-
sary to watch future legislation with regard to capital
and labour, as much sentiment had been introduced
into the deliberations on the subject. The uncertain
effect of the -Workshops Regulation Act, which does
not practically control the smaller factories, gave rise
to some discussion.

THE LAW COURTS AND THE THAMES EMBANKMENT.
Sir Charles Trevelyan has written to the Times
again on the subject of the New Law Courts, and
observes that the sum already expended on the
Carey-street site is more than £BOO,OOO, and the
further sum required is £700,000, but these will not
complete the arrangements. By the time all is
planned £2,300,000 would be spent, and after all the
Law Institution and King's College Hospital would
have to be bought up. The Thames Embankment
site is so much better situated, that light, airy and
approaches are all comprised in 1,500,000, which is
the estimated cost of the site. The aim has always
been, in the discussions which have taken place, that
the principle of consolidation should be adopted,
and this was often used by Sir G. Lewis's com-
mission. This end would be answered if the Law
Courts were placed on the Embankment site, for their
entire eastern side would face the western side of the
Temple, and their entire western side would adjoin
the eastern side of Lincoln's Inn in its new position
at Somerset House. Sir C. Trevelyan declares that
we ought not to be content with anything short of
the best practicable arrangement, and with regard to
the Carey-street site the resources of art would
be thrown away, because the building would be
wanting in the primary condition of being seen.
"VA Lawyer " writes to the Daily News on this subject,
and condemns the " Embankment" plan in the
strongest terms. Ile thinks that Sir C. Trevelyan
has been misinformed, and that great inconvenience
and injustice would arise from the courts being
erected upon the new • site that is proposed. He
considers that the Law Courts on the Embankment
would be as unsuitable for business as the Grand
Stand at Epsom on the Derby day. We believe
there is some prospect of the new courts being erected
either in Carey-street, on the Thames Embankment,
or somewhere else by the year 1970.

➢IORTALITY AND THE WEATHER.

A green winter is a bad time for doctors and
undertakers, coalowners and railways. The deaths
in London last week were no fewer than 340 below
the estimate; the thermometer was more than four
degrees above the average. The temperature being
so high, the consumption of coals is far less than
usual, and consequently the coal traffic on the various
lines has fallen off remarkably. Yesterday saw a
frost in London early in the morning—the second
frost of the year, and about the fourth of the winter,
but by sunrise the slight patches of ice in the roads
were thawing.