The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-07 00:00:00

THE NEW DEAD MEAT MARKET IN SMITHFIELD.

A report was also brought up from Mr. H. Jones,
the architect for the City, giving a detailed ac-
count of the state of the works at the proposed
new market in Smithfield. The report gave
a very satisfactory detail of the condition of
the building. It appeared that 220 men were at
present employed upon the works, and the erec-

tion of the different portions of the market was
proceeding rapidly.
Mr. BEDFORD inquired when the market was
likely to be opened. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. 11. L. TAYLOR, the chairman of the Markets

Improvement Committee, to whom the question
was addressed, said in reply that he should be sorry
to raise expectations that were not likely to be rea-
lised, but he really believed that the new market
would be ready for business to be carried on in it
before next Christmas. (Hear, hear.)
The subject then dropped.
TIIE HOLBORN VALLEY IMPROVEMENT.

A report was then brought up from Mr. Hey-
wood, the engineer engaged in the works of the
Holborn-valley, describing the works that had been
completed, and also those that were in progress.
Deputy FRY, the chairman of the Improvement
Committee, in answer to a question that was put to
him as to when the new road was likely to be
opened for traffic, said that so far as the carriage
thoroughfare was concerned he believed that por-.

ion of the work would be completod by the end of

this year or the beginning of next. (hear, hear.)
The western approach to the viaduct was nearly
completed, and he said the committee wished that
the work at the other end, in the neighbourhood of
the market, was in an equally forward state.
THE ARCHIVES OF THE CORPORATION.

Mr. R. N. PHILLIPS next brought up a report

fromthe Law and Parliamentary Committee, having
reference to the safe keeping of the archives and
charters of the corporation, and recommending that
additional restrictions should be placed upon per-
sons who desired to examine and make ex-
tracts from the muniments of the corporation.
He defended the recommendation of the committee
by urging that a great many of the most important
rights and privileges appertaining to the corporation
depended upon those ancient records, and it was
the duty of this court, acting for the corporation
and for their fellow-citizens, to take care that these
records were not tampered with, or that an unfair
advantage was not taken of the corporation in re-
spect to them by persons who were unfriendly, to
the corporation.

Mr. bRRIDGE opposed the reception of the report,
on the ground that the present system had worked
very well, and that the additional restrictions which
it was proposed by the report to impose upon the
examination of the muniments of the corporation
would improperly interfere with the rights and
privileges of the members of this court. He moved
as an amendment that the report do lie on the
table.

Deputy DE JERSEY, in opposing the amendment,
reminded the Court that a circumstance had oe"
curred in former times which showed that an lel'
proper use might be made of the privilege that vrso
afforded by the corporation of allowing parties to
examine and take extracts from their recorclB'
(Hear, hear.) He denied that the report was in all
way calculated, by the regulations it proposed to
enforce, to interfere with the privileges of anY
member of the corporation, and all that was sought
for was that the ancient records of the corporation
should not be examined except in the presence O
some responsible person, and thus any attempt to
tamper with them would be prevented. (Hear.) j.
After some further discussion the amendnico:
was put and negatived ; and Mr. Phillips then, at
the suggestion of several members, consented t°
allow the report to be referred back to the eot
tnittee for further consideration, with a view'
another report being brought up upon the subjee"

MHE " MAGNUS LIBER."
Mr. B. ORRIDGE brought up a report from tbf
Library Committee on the reference of the 28th
November last relative to the practicability of vi
on
written in the album, presented to the corpore.t°llo
by M. Rollinger, of Vienna, a description of
Exhibition of 1862 and other matters. The C011i;
mittee reported that in consequence of the grei‘a
size of the book it was of no practical utility, alio
they therefore recommended that the reference
discharged, which was accordingly done.
The proceedings then terminated.

SUPPOSED ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP A P°WDSI.4
MAGAZINE.— On Thursday a quantity of burnt flO 994
a piece of woollen cloth ..was found in the powder 0,30,„;
zinc at Dundee Barracks by tho keeper. Part of the of
was burned as well as part of the door. The finales
the
;,he burning material had evidently soon gone out, 0r °ll
result would have been disastrous to the barracitg 4,.
neighbourhood. How the fire originated is involved
,nystery. There is nothing to lead to the conclusion ti:s.
he affair, as might be supposed, is the work of
Che magazine, which is regularly guarded by P°lier $o
well as soldiers, contained three tons of gunP°vid°r 'Ol
.t hat, had an explosion taken place, it is im
what would have been the extent of the disaster. 10,...
vestigation is being made by the authorities, and
1 ta
mation has been communicated to the Lord-B.diroca—
Glasgow fpraw, pogbie
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