The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-01 00:00:00

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

Yesterday a meeting of the Court of Aldermen
was held at Guildhall, the Lord Mayor in the chair.
The state of Billingsgate market and its approaches,
with the consequent confusion, was brought under
the consideration of the court by a deputation of
the principal inhabitants of the ward, including its
representatives in the Court of Common Council,
and accompanied by Mr. Horne and Mr. Thorne,
the railway carriers, representing the London and
North-Western and the Great Northern Railways,
which are extensively used in conveying fish to and
from the market. They presented a memorial con-
taining suggestions for remedying the serious in-
conveniences of which they all complained—viz., by
allowing only the railway vans conveying fish to the
market, to approach it from the London-bridge end
of Lower Thames-street, and the carts and waggons
used in distributing the fish to cuter from the oppo-
site end of the street by way of Tower-hill, with a
final outlet for both the opposing streams by St.
Mary-hill and Eastchcap.
Deputy BOWER, one of the oldest inhabitants,
and who presented the memorial, said the matter
was of extreme importance, that the confusion in
the traffic had become intolerable, and was growing
worse from day to day. He knew not what might be
the consequences or whether it would be possible
for the Court of Aldermen to remedy the evil, but
it might be lessened by the suggestions of the me-
morialists being carried into effect. At present the
drivers of carts and vans were allowed to enter the
market from what direction they pleased, and to
remain as long as they pleased loading and unload-
OR thecom n
unload-
ing, thus causing intolerable delay and confusion. Mr.
Ilandat their
North-nl:
ladenestern.
Railway carrier,N E,
complained Londone
that
with fish, were often detained there four
hours in a
morning horn sheer inability to t
bet away, once they
were in the stream of traffic
approaching the mar-
ket. They employed 240 horses in
that particular
work, averaging about £4O each in
value, and all
of which were liable to draughts and colds from the
prolonged detention, to say nothing of its effects
on the men in charge of them. What, he said, was
wanted in the common interest was the removal of
all empty vehicles from the market during the hours
of delivery, better means of access to it, facilities
for a quicker delivery, and the assistance of the
merchants and traders there in effecting the delivery.
Alderman HALE asked why the market could not
be opened earlier than five in the morning. In his
early life the business there commenced at three, but
at present two of the most precious hours in the
morning for such a trade in a great city like this
were altogether lost.
Tho LORD MAYOR, addressing the railway
carriers, suggested that to some extent they might
remedy the evil themselves by arrangements with
the salesmen to -whom the fish was consigned.
Alderman SIDNEY, who represents the ward of
Billingsgate, said the necessities of the case were so
urgent that unless something was done the whole
business in that part of the City would be entirely
paralysed. The market, he said, had remain
• cd
comparatively unenlarged during the last 200 years.
When it was first erected two centuries ago the fish
was brought to it by water alone, and distributed in
carts over London, which had then a population of
about half a million only. Billingsgate was really
now the market of England for fish, and also to a
considerable extent of the Continent—not simply
of London. Upon an average 130,000 tons of fish
were sold annually in it, or upwards of 400 tons on
each market day. More than a half of that fish
came by railway to London, and was conveyed

thence in vans to the market. The vehicular con-
fusion on market days was almost indescribable. It
should be seen to be understood. The market
itself was extremely limited, and the space
allotted to each salesman, no matter what quantity
of fish be had to sell, was only nine feet square.
The building, which consisted now of only one floor,
might be greatly enlarged by being raised two or
three storeys, and the fish lifted to them by hydrau-
lic power. Ile threw that out as a practical sug-
gestion for the Court of Common Council.
Alderman GIBBONS contended that the whole
secret of the overcrowding lay in the practice of the
salesmen selling fish by sample only, and so detain-
ing the laden vans for hours together, with the view
eventually of dispatching the fish so sold, and with-
out unloading it, by railway to various parts of the
country, and to continental cities. The carriers had
much to complain of, but surely they might make

arrangements with the consignees in the market to
lessen the detention. At all events the police
should be empowered to remove the laden vans so
detained after a limited time.
Alderman ROSE said what was wanted was an

authority from the Curt of Aldermen to the police
to remove them, and to call the salesmen to account
for stoppage.
Alderman WILSON said in the fish market: at
Paris, which extended over several acres, there was
no confusion, and he suggested that from daylight
until 10 in the morning, but no longer, Thames-
street should be given up for the purposes of the
market. •
Eventually the whole subject, on the motion of
Alderman SIDNEY, was referred to the general pur-
poses committee of the Court of Aldermen, assisted
by the City Police Commissioner (Colonel Fraser),
with a view to consideration and report forthwith.
The meeting then adjourned.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET—This Day.

The market coutiuues steady. Sales probably

10,000 bales.

HoUSES OF PAULIAMENT.—The estimate for el"
ponses connected with both Houses of Parliament amounts
to £55,137. Of this sum ..£12,198 are required for the com-
pletion of the clock tower and for works in New Palace-
yard. The supply of gas and oil costs £5,200, and of file'
£1,701. The pay of police attached to the building
to £1,700, and £ll5 are annually expended for
and regulating the great 0104, amounts
W

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCI,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

In the general discount market a large demand
continues, and the rates are firm, at 3 per cent. for
the best bills, and exceptionally at 2j per cent.
Bar gold t) the amount of £50,000 was taken
fro►n the Bank of England yesterday.

Two o'CLocx.
According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to-
day, the French Rentes were 67f. 85c.

It has been notified by the Imperial Ottoman
Bank that the drawing of the Bonds of the Impe-
rial Ottoman Loan of 1862, for repayment at par
on the Ist July next, will take pia ce on the Bth
Instant.

This is a close holiday at the Stock Exchange, in
Consequence of the shutting of the Transfer Offices
at the Bank of England, for the arrangement of the
half-yearly balance.

A further dividend of ls. Bd. in the pound has
been declared by the liquidators of the European
Bank, making altogether a distribution of ss. in the
pound.

The New Zealand Government have intimated
that they are prepared to exchange the 8 per cent.
Treasury Bills falling due in June next, for Govern-
ment 6 per cent. debentures authorised by the New
Zealand Loan Act of 1863, and redeemable in 1891.
The rate at which the exchange may be effected is
as follows, viz. :—For every £lOO in 8 per cent.
Treasury Bills due on the 30th of June, 1867, with
all coupons detached, there will be given in return
a 6 per cent. debenture for £lOO, bearing interest
from the 15th June, 1867, being equivalent to a
cash price of 994 for the 6 per cents.
At the meeting held to-day of the East India
Land, Credit, and Financial Company the report
submitted showed that the net profits for the past
year amounted to £12,000 Is. 10d., making, with
£2,118 ss. 3d. from last account, £14,944 7s. ld.
Consequent on the severe crisis here and in the
East, the realisation of certain assets of this com-
pany would be attended with loss, but such loss
would not exceed £22,000, against which they had
balance at credit of profit and loss of £14,944 7s.
ld. After mature consideration, the directors had
determined to postpone the division of profits for
the present.
The following notice has been issued to-day by
the Bank of England :—" Notice is hereby given,—
That in order to prepare the dividends due on the
sth July, 1867, the balances of the several accounts
in the following Funds will be struck on the night
of Saturday, the Ist June, 1867, viz.:--£3 per cent.
Consolidated Annuities, New £5 per Cent Annui-
ties, New £3 10s. per Cent. Annuities, 1854, New
£2 10s. per Cent. Annuities, Annuities for Terms of
Years, and India £5 per Cent. Stock. On Mon-
day, the 3d June, the abovenamed Funds will be
transferable without the dividend due on the sth
July next. East India Stock.—Shut, Thursday,
13th June. Open, Saturday, 6th July."

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
YESTERDAY.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 Der Ueut. Consols
Do. Account, May 9 9ll 1 /
tPer Cont. Reducod B9} -I
u"vr 3 per Cent B9l
-81 v 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 --
Do (Rod Soa Telegraph), 1908 —
k;Zohequer Bills, £l,OOO, a and 4 per Ct —
Do £5OO
Do. £lOO St £2OO Pni
Bank of England Stock. 61 per Cent

INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Inalall Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 219 17
Do. Account
D,0.5 per Cent. July, ISBO
"0.4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates
De. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent —
D 0.5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 lO7
Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
Do. Bends Cent.,£l,ooo
, 5 per
52 pin

O. under...£l,ooo
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
rgeu tin e Republic, 6 per Cent ...
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Coot, 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent
00. 41 per Cont., 1852-58-60

I)o. 1863
Do. 5 per Cent., 1865
Do Account —
Do. £lOO Bonds ilt I 3
?kenos Ayres 6 per Cent 79
0 ,il
Da per Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
isn 6 per Cent —
Do. 4i per Cont —
B °0.6 per Cent A . --
Do
Do, 71
1867
, Do.
71 n
Scrip, £2O paid — dis
%)lornbian, 6 per Cent.
:6111)11 6 per Cent.
'Lllish 3 per Cent., 1825 —
IN D 3. 5 per Cent., 1864 .
.., Inubiau Principalities, 7 per Cent
Do. Do. 8 I, 1867
, Do. Do. Scrip, £2O paid dis
4 tuador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
gyptian 7 per Cent —
Do. Second Issue
Do. £lOO Bonds
uo. Do, 1864 791
Do. £l.OO Bowls B9
Do Government Railway Debentures 79k 80 79 i
Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
Do. Account
Do. Coupons
Do. Account
G uttetnala 5 per Cent ..
LH:La o per Cent 1865
Do, Account ..
Do. Marommana Railway
11.)xicar. 3 per Cent —
Ditto for Account

Dr,. 1864 —
..Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French —
°lontevideau 6 per Cent. • —
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
l'rely Granada l3 1
Do 3 per Con —
Do. Deferred
, Do Land Warrants (Hectares)
"0 'tyrian 5 per Cent 1865
DoAccount 6Bl
4} per
Cent 1865
Do 4} p Cent., (Uribarron)
D 0 4} per Cent, 1862
, Do Account
'ortsguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6,'7,'9,'60,'2,'3 40 1.39} 40}
•
Russian 5 per Cent, 1822, £ St —
Do 4k per Cent. 1850
Dof per Cont., 1860
D 0
3 pm Cent., 1859 54
,-"0 5 der Cent., 1862 B7 1
-130. 5 per Cent, 1861
uo. Anglo-Dutch, 1866 .
do.
Do £6O paid I 1 die
S▪
ardinian 5 por Cent
*Plnish 3 per Cent
Do Acciiunt ~,......
.90 New Detened —
4(3. Account
Do Passive —
0 Accfrant 2Ol 1
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded —
„ Do Account
"31vedish 4 per Cent.
Drskish 60. 4i per Cent. 1864
T "
aro. per Cent .£6O pt 11854 die
cri
p
Po. Account
DO 6 per Cent. 1858
DO. A. count
,:u0 £lOO Bonds
~
. 6 por Cent. 1862
-0 Account —
"0 £lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent., 1863 —
5 per Cent, 1865
-,,e. Account
,1)°, 6 per Cent., 1865 —
"0. 4 per Cont. Guaranteed
Venezuela, 3 per Cent. —
DO. 6 per Cent, 1862 —
Dividends on the above payable in London.
tistpa, o -pm. Cent, Ex. 10 Florins
..i.
b e
-laz. 4} per cent., Ex. 25f.
utch 'ik per Cont. Ex. 12 Guil. -
-0.1)0. 4 per Cent. Certificates ....
' ranch Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 251. —
Itilicu, 3 per Cont. 1861, Ex. 25i.
Do. Account
THREE O'CLOCK.
C°,'l,3ols Money
uo. Account

C°IIRSE OF EXCHANGE.—Last Evening.

--
11 17
Short. 11 17
klisterclarn .
It 3 Months. 11 181 11 19
Antwerp
11 191
, ottbate erdant
25 37i 25 45
25 374 25 45
13
2jUssels —
f rnburc,
Short 25 10 25 20
Pris b
al 3 Months. 25 321 25 37;
...aitt()r seilles
1
Frankfort on the Maine 119 1191
Vienna
13 4o 13 55
Trieste
18 45 13 55
291 301
Petersbu gti -
6 25 6 251
Berlin r -
kadlad ....
48 48-1
414
.9. adiz .
- 48
28 0
LAkittifei rII. ..
............. - 2277 8013 28 0
28 0
Genoa ************************* 27 80 ****
28 0
Naples
******************************
.._ 27 80
28 0
l't'ler4l9 ~ ..,::::: ********** :: — 27 80

L I NHS LIiIASED AT FIXED ItENTALa
Chester and Holyhead, 55}
South Staffordshire, 83}

teOftrllGN RAILWAYS.
BAenitzwiaenrptaansdteßrnot
jteurndcatm, ion9,k
it
Dutch Rhenish, :7
Great Luxembourg;. 9k
Paris and Orleans, 33
Sambre and Meuse. 6$
South Austrian dad Lombardo Venetian, 131

rintll:l(3}N NEIN IC:r.
Don Pedro, North Del Rey, 1 pm
United 3lrxican, lim., 2}

DOCK:S.

Fast and West India, 124
Southampton, e 92
BANEB.
Ang,lo Egyptian, Sim., 111
Consolidatiid, Sim.,
Ditto, new, 3
Imperial Ottoman, lim., Sri
London and County, 54
Ditto, new, 211
London Joint Stock, 43/
Union of London, 411 1
MISCELLANEOUS.
Anglo-American Telegraph,llBl
Atlantic relegrapn,s3 2
Dlt o, 8 per cant., 91} 21 6
Berlin Water Works, Sim., 111
Ditto, new. 5
Ceylon Company, 11 #
City of London Real Property, Sim., 51
City of Moscow Gas, Itm., 151
City (Mines, Sim., 51 6 5 #
C,-edit Fonder of England, Sim . 2 345 1
Crystal Palace, 251
East India Irrigation and Canal, 11
Ebbw Vale, 9
E,uptian Corn. and Tradlin. MIL. 3
Electric and International Telegraph, 137
International Financial Bociety, tint.. 21
London Financial Association. lira.. 21
M dras Irrigation and Canal (guaranteed.s per cent. byln..
diem Government). 101
Nttional Discount ompanY.
Lit o, new, issued at 5 p.n., 111
Ocean .Marine Insurance), 19
Otago and Southland Investment, 2
P.,n,,ma New Zealand, add Aus. It. Mail, 61
Peninsula and Oriental Steatn, 611
Ditto, new, 61
ithyruney Iron, 211
Tete ,raph Construe. and Mainten., Sim.,

Dlao, )31 6 12i
ViCcray of Egypt, Alurtgaze, Loan, 69}

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