The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-26 00:00:00

THE SCOTTISH FREEHOLD MOVEMENT.

Yesterday a conferencetook place at Guildhall
upon the question of appropriating the present site
of Smithfield, or some part thereof, as a metropoli-
tan dead-meat market. Mr. H. L. Taylor, Chair-
man of the Markets Improvement Committee, pre-
sided, and there were, present a large number of the
members of the committee and of the inhabitants
and supporters of the memorial in favour of the pro-
ject. The memorial having been read several gen-
tlemen made statements in support of it. Mr.
Scannell, one'of the churchwardens of the parish of
St. Sepulchre, bore test'mony, to the amount of
distress which had been caused through the re-
moval of Smithfield Market, and the consequent
abstraction of trade from that spot. After similar
statements from other-gentlemen Mr. Lard ner, the
Chairman of the Smithfield Appropriation Com-
mittee, contended for the necessity for some steps
being taken for the establishment of a central dead-
meat market on the site of Smithfield—first, on the
ground of the inconvenience of the present New-
gate market, and, secondly, from the fact that the
existing unappropriated space was giving facilities
for persons holding public meetings there, which
had a tendency to create tumults and drive away
many respectable persens from the neighbourhood.
Deputy Bolt said the committee had for some time
been attentively and anxiously engaged in the pre-
paration of plans and making offers, so that they
might be enabled to carry out the very views the
memorialists had hit upon. They were well aware
that a large di.trict was suffering in consequence of
the unappropriated site of Smithfield, and he, who
as a small holder of properq- there or in the imme-
diate n.eighbourhood; well knew that the rates of
his tenants had been nearly doubled within the
last few years, could not but be sensible of that
fact. This, however, the deputation would bear in
mind was a material element in favour of the me-
morialists with the Government, and he hoped
when the proposals of the corporation were sub-
mitted to the Chancellor of the Exchequer that the
inhabitants would succeed in their application.
After some further discussion, Mr. Phillips said
that the members of the Smitfield Appropriation
Committee had been assured that any plan on the
part of the corporation leaving open the central
area of Smithfield would net only receive the sanc-
tion but the support of the Government. They
(the memorialists) had everyreason to believe, from
what had fallen from the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, that if such a proposition were agreed to,
he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) would have no
objection to introduce a bill to that effect upon the
subject during the present session of Parliament.
Some other statements having been made, the
Chairman said it was the desire of the committee
to have the plans modified by their architect, so as
to meet the case if they could with the Govern-
ment. That afternoon the plans were to be sub-
mitted and considered, after which they would be
presented to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with
a report from the committee, and no doubt the re-
presentations made by the deputation would have
due effect with the right hon. gentleman when he
came to consider the matter in detail. The depu-
tation then retired, and the members of the com-
mittee proceeded to receive another deputation on
the tolls at the live cattle-market. This interview
lasted a considerable time. The members then pro-
ceeded with closed doors to consider the matters
brought before them during the day, and adjourned
at a late hour.

THE MAINE LIQUOR LAW.

MEETING IN EDINBURGH.
On Mondaynight, -a meeting w.s he'd in Queen-
s'reet Hall, under the auspices of the society for the
promotion of Maine-law principles. Acc ,rding t o
the terms of the placard, posted abundantly on the
walls of the city, a medical gentleman from Dum-
fries, named Dr. M'Culloch, was to " dissect" Dr.
Laycock, an announcement which had the effect of
causing the medical students of the University to
issue an enormous counter-placard, which ran as
follows :—" Dumfriesshire student., and students
in general, be at the -meeting in the Queen-street
Hall this evening at eight o'clock, to dissect Dr.
M'Culloch and support our liberal-na'nded Profes-
sor Laycock." Some time before the hour the
place was packed with au audience a considerable
portion of which beguiled the intervening time by
cries of " Three chews for the Scotsman, loud ap-
plause for Dr. Laycock, and counter-noises of all
kind, condemnatory of Forbes Mackenzie and the
Maine-law. As it approached half-past eight, a per-
son in the gallery produced a bell, and ringing it re-
peatedly demanded that the business should begin.
It was with difficulty that' the platform gentlemen
could gain their places, and utterly impossible for
them to propose anybody to fill the chair in an
audible voice. Mr. George Johnston, of the tem-
perance coffeeroom, Nicolson-street, gesticulated,
and seemed to utter some words, whereupon Mr.
John Hope, W.S., took the chair. He did not,,
however, even attempt to say anything, the uproar
having become fut ious. He stood forabout the space
of half-au-hour contemplating the surging and
vociferous crowds, who whistled and crowed, and
even attempted to propose resolutions. As the
evening wore on, the chairman abandoned the
attempt to conduct the business, and sat down
in consultation with his friends on the plat-
form. The ringing of bells, " cheers for Dr.
Laycock," and " groans for ope," and the same
for "M'Culloch," continued without intermission.
An elderly female at length rose in the centre of
the hall amid awful yells of "order," and other ex-
clamations, which completely drowned her attempt-
ed speech. A medical student in the area, address-
ing his friends in the gallery, besought them to be-
have themselves. A person sitting in the front
seat produced a bottle and drank the health of Dr.
M'Culloch. Growing weary of these methods of
amusing itself, the noisy portion of the audience
resorted to "Cheer, boys, cheer," "Rob Roy Mac-
gregor," " Auld Langsyne," and other tunes, the
singing of which, accompanied by stamping of the
feet, awoke the echoes in the hall. When the
night was wearing on to ten o'clock, Dr. M'Culloch
sent a note to the reporters, stating that in conse-
quence of the riotous conduct of the students he
would positively decline to lecture -that night.
Afterwards, taking advantage of a. momentary lull
in the general tumult, the Doctor clied out—" I
have no intention of saying anything to-night,"
when frightful roars came down from the galleries,
" Apologise, then, apologise F' In a few minutes
after this Dr. M'Cullochaleft the platform, leaving,
however, the chairman and hisfriends (among whom
we recognised only ex-Bailie Gray) behind, who,
for some object or other, suck to their post until
after ten o'clock. The vigour of the disturbers was
at that late hour unimpaired. At last the chair-
man and the platform gentlemen left the hall, and
the audience afterwards dismissed in great dis
order.—Scotsman.

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