The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-04 00:00:00

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THE CAB QIIES rioN.

DEPUTATION TO THE HOME SECRE-

'TRY--(Tars DAY.)

This morning the deputation appointed at the
meeting held last night at Exeter Hall, attended
at Whitehall, to request the Home Secretary to
reconsider the obnoxious claims of the Metropolitan
Streets Regulation Act, as regarded the cab pro-
prietors, more particularly with respect to the lamp,
and to solicit a suspension of the act, until a full
inquiry into the effect of its operation was made.
The deputation, which was accompanied by
Lord Etch°, Sir G. Bowyer, Alderman Salomons,
Mr. Gower, chairman of the meeting, and Mr.
Fry, solicitor, consisted, on the part of the masters,
of Messrs. Codschalk, Cochrane, Wellheloved, Case,
Boulding, and Crocker, secretary ; and for the
drivers, Messrs. George smith, Pearce and &oilers.
The recognised reporters from most of the
daily and evening papers attended, and, on
their following the deputation up-stairs Lord
Elcho met them on the landing, and informed them
that the interview between the deputation and
the Home Secretary was private, and tha', there-
fore, they could not be admitted.
One of the gentlemen told his lordship it was an
important public matter, and ho could see no rea-
sonable objection to its being reported.
Lord ELCILO said it was a private meeting ;
that he had been to hundreds of deputations to the
Home-office, and had never seen a reporter present.
The REPORTER said he had been to a great num-
ber of deputations at the Home-office and other
places, and no objection had ever been made to his
presence.

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Lord ELCIIO said there was one authorised re-
porter, who obtained all the information at the
Home-office, and he sent it round to the whole of
the newspapers.

The Home-Office messenger then told the -re-
porters that they must retire, but before they did so
Lord ELcno said the result of the interview would
be communicated to them if they chose to wait.
After waiting nearly an hour in the hall, in com-
pany with the door-keepers, messengers, and police-
men, the representatives of the press were informed
of the result of the interview, in accordance with
the promise of his lordship.
The deputation were introduced by Lord Elcho,
who informed the Home Secretary of the meeting
which was held last night, and at which nearly 7,000
persons, connected with the cab trade, attended,
and the universal feeling of the meeting was against
the use of lamps, not so much from the expense as
the heavy fine which was to be inflicted
if the lamps were not kept burning.
Mr. GOWER said the object of the memorial was
to obtain a repeal of the two obnoxious clauses
which were so generally objected to.
Sir G. BOWYER reminded the Home Secretary
that the question did not interest the cab interest
solely, because if any oppressive enactment was
forced upon the men the public would certainly feel
the inconvenience.

The HOME SECRETARY informed the deputation
that with respect to the reduction of the duty that
was a question upon which they must see the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, as he had nothing to do
with that. With respect to the other matters, he
would see Lord Derby with the view of getting
some amendment inserted in the Bill for the
Amendment of the Streets' Act, which was
now before the House of Lords. With respect to
the question of lamps, he was perfectly willing that
a select committee should be appointed to inquire
into the whole of the general laws affecting hackney
carriages.

One of the deputation here said the Hansoms
would, of their own voluntary act, place lamps on
their cabs that evening.

The HOME SECRETARY said he thought the placing
of the lamps ought to be left to the discretion of
the Home Secretary ; however, the putting them on
Hansom cabs would give him time to consider the
whole matter, and, as they were now to be carried
by Hansoms, he should not deem it necessary to
issue any regulations on the subject until something
definite bad been decided upon.

The deputation thou retired, and it was under•
stood that, as regards the cabs this evening, al
would go on in the usual manner. •

At A RKE TS —(This Day.)

MARK LANE.

Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home-
grown wheat have oaly been lithited, but the importation
of foreign wheat have boon on a fair average scale. For
all qualities of English the demand was very inactive on
Monday's reduced rates.
In foreign a small retail business was concluded at
barely that day's currency.
Barley was without change in value, but there was a
fair demand for good malting description.
Malt was dull at stationary prites.
Oats sold steadily at the late improvement in the quota-
tion. The show of samples was good.
All descriptions of produco afloat were dull of sale, and
prices had a drooping tendency. Beans and peas met a
slow sale on former terms. Linseed and rapeseed were
dull. In agricultural seeds there was very little doing;
cakes were unaltered in value. The flour trade was very
heavy at stationary prices.

AItRITAI.9 THIS WM.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Film.
English and Scotch 590 230 1,310 880
Irish
Foreign 18,860 7,010

620
7,150 20.100 ,eke
Maize, 1,520
:COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN.
For the week ending Nov. For the corresponding week
30, 1867. last year.
Qrs. Aver. Qrs. Aver.
Wheat 71,516-68s sdi Wheat 69,909-60s Od
Barley ..... scl, Barley 74,231-453 10c1
Oats 8,610-25s 9d Oats