The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-20 00:00:00

Court of Aldermen.

Yesterday a Court of Aldermen was held in their
chamber at Guildhall, and was very fully attended.
The Lord Mayor presided.
The Sheriffs reported the state of the prisons to be
as follows :--In Newgate, 95 prisoners; in White-
cross-street, 125 prisoners ; and in the City Prison,
Holloway, 330 prisoners.
The routine business on the agenda paper having
been disposed of,
The report of the General Purposes Committee on
the reference of the 19th February last on the Traffic
Regulation (Metropolis) Bill, now before Parlia-
ment, was presented. From the report it appeared
that the Lords' Committee had struck out the clause
which reserved to the Lord Mayor and Court of
Aldermen the right and undoubted privilege of re-
gulating the City traffic without the interference of
the City Commissioner of Police, to whom that
power was wholly delegated by the bill.
Mr. Alderman ROSE moved that the report be
referred back to the General Purposes Committee,
to take such steps therein in opposition to the mea-
sure as they might deem necessary. He denounced
the measure as most arbitrary and unjust, and as
being calculated entirely to destroy the most impor-
tant branches of trade carried on within the City
and its suburbs, which were equally affected by the
provisions of the bill.
Mr. Alderman FINNIS seconded the motion, ex-
pressing his concurrence in the view taken of the
measure by the mover.
Mr. Alderman STONE drew attention to the fact
that the Government had promised the Police Com-
mittee that the clause alluded to would form part of
the bill, and in that belief the Police Committee had
acted. Had they been aware that it was intended
to oppose the clause the committee would have at-
tanded in the House of Lords to support it. This
was now too late, and, in consequence, the Lord
Mayor had addressed a letter to Mr. Secretary
Walpole, requesting the right hon. gentleman to fix
a tune on Saturday last to receive the
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best attention. He (Alderman Stone) contended
that this was not fair dealing with the corporation
by the Government. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Alderman SIDNEY joined in the condemna-
tion of the bill (the obnoxious clauses of which he
read) which had been generallyexpressed, and stated
his surprise at the refusal of Mr. Walpole to grant
the interview sought, which the Lord Mayor had a
perfect right to demand.
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Mr. Alderman J. C. LAWRENCE said that on this
point he felt convinced that there must be some mis-
take, as he felt assured that Mr. Secretary Walpole
was the last man in the world to be guilty of any,
the slightest, discourtesy. He heartily joiued in the
opposition to this most absurd and impracticable
measure.

Mr. Alderman COPELAND remarked that if the
bill became law he should have to close his establish-
ment, for then his occupation would be gone.
After a few words in opposition to the bill from
Mr. Alderman Wilson, Mr. Alderman Hale, and
Alderman Sir R. W. Carden, the resolution was
carried unanimously, with the understanding that
the bill should be opposed in its future stages at the
expense of the corporation.
The court then adjourned.

EXHIBITION OF FISHERIES AT TILE lIAGUE.-A
very important and extensive fishery exhibition is
now in preparation at the llague. It will open
about the end of May, and be similar to, but much
larger than, the first fishery exhibition held at Am-
sterdam in 1861, which had a very beneficial effect,
both on Oa fisheries of Holland and Britain. The
forthcoming exposition will embrace all matters
connected with sea and freshwater fisheries—as
boat 4, bait, sails, nets, hooks, piscicultural appa-
ratus, preparations from fish, plants of fishponds,
books on the fisheries, fishermen's clothes, &c. Prizes
will, as usual at such exhibitions, be awarded to the
successful exhibitors. Dr. H. G. Muller is acting
as secretary, and articles for exhibition must be at
the Hague by the 15th of May.
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