The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-25 00:00:00

DEBATE.

Mr. T. H. HALL, in rising to open the adjourned de-
bate, hoped the Court would approve of the motion of
his friend, Mr. H. L. Taylor. By c.mmon coment it
was now admitted that Smithfield was not an unhealthy
place. Wherever the market might be situate, the cattle
must be driven over some bridge or other; and how were
they to avoid this? Then it was the fact that, in con-
sequence of the central position of Smithfield, the cattle
could be brought from all parts much sooner, the market
could be closed much earlier, while the parties seeking
a market of this national character would, upon the
whole, find it to be much nearer and far more conve-
nient than a more distant market. Be called upon the
Court to reject the amendment.

Mr. WitiTE argued that Smithfield had been fully
proved to be a nuisance. He exhorted them to take
time by the forelock, and endeavour with a good grace
to get rid of the nuisance.—(Hear.)
Mr. CLAnx considered that the necessary enlargement
and improvement of the present site might be effected
for a much smaller sum than had been computed.
Mr. W. A. ROSE vehemently denounced the existing
market as a public disgrace, which no parties except
corporate authorities would tolerate.
Mr. LAME was in favour of the retention of Smith-
field-market. He could not agree with those who were
of opinion with Mr. Dickens and the Times newspaper
that Smithfield was a nuisance.

Deputy BEDFORD had much pleasure in pressing upon
the Court the necessity of supporting the motion of Mr.
H. L. Taylor. He aas confident that the worst thing
that could be done for the neighbourhood in which he
lived would be done if the market was taken away.
Mr. GEORGE BROOKE considered that the market was
a nuisance.

Mr. CLARKE supported the motion.
Mr. HOWARD, viewing the question as a great metro-
politan question, considered that Smithfield could not be
better located, and could not support the amendment.
Deputy flannisorr was in favour of the retention of
Smith&ld-market.

Mr. H. L. TArLon briefly replied.
A division, called for by Mr. Norris, then took place,
when there appeared—
For the amendment ... ... 13
Against it... 89
Majority ... ... —76
The following are the names of the minority:—
Alderman Lawrence.

Commoners—Brook;, Clarke, Evans (deputy), Laurie,
Maynard, Pead, Rose, Ward, White, Wylie, Norris, and
Rannoch.

Alderman LAWRENCE than rose to move as an amend-
ment to the original motion, which was about to be put,
" That it be an instruction to the committee that before
an answer be sent to Mr. Cornea all Lewis's letter the
committee do open a communication with the Govern-
ment on the subject there&f." He wished to see whe-
ther a conference might not lead to something like
an understanding upon the subject, from which some
advantaT,e might arisa.—(Cries of " No, no," " No con-
ference.")

The amendment was nexatived, and a motion that the
report be agreed to was carried amid loud cheers.—Ad-
journed.

CITY COURT OF SEWERS.,
On Tuesday a court was held in the Guildhall; Mr.
Deputy Peacock in the chair.
The inspectors reported that the works of the Great
Central Gla Company were proceeding every night so
rapidly and effectually, that in the morning there was
scarcely any appearance in several places that anything
unusual had occurred.

SANITARY CONCERNS OP THE CITY.
Mr. D.sw, the chief clerk of the commission, read a
report of the committee of health, stating that means
had been taken to summon betore the court persons
guilty of suffering a waste of water on their premises to
the prejudice of their fellow citizens, and it was hoped
that this would teed to the abatement of the evil. They
recommend that the surveyor be authorised to employ,
during the but season, such additional assistance as may
be necessary to enable the inspectors to have all nuisances
removed from the dwellings of the poor, and to have
the same duly cleansed and lime whitened whenever ne-
cessary; but they are of opinion that the system of
medical visitation for the treatment of disease does not
come within the powers committed to the court by the
Act of Parliament; and haring full confidence that the
several boards of guardians in the City will therein ex-
ercise all needful control, as they aro empowered to do,
so as to preserve the health of the city of London should
any visitation of the cholera again occur, they think the
court are not called upon to interfere therein.
The report was agreed to unanimously, and the court
adjourned.

THE ECUADOR BONDHOLDERS.

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A meeting of the Ecuador bondholders was held
yesterday, at the London Tavern, for the purpose of
taking into consideration the urgent necessity of forth.
with nominating a special agent, with powers to ob-
tain certain guarantees, and to make such other ar-
rangement for the gradual liquidation of the public
debt as the peculiar circumstances seemed at the pre-
sent moment to warrant. Sir I. L. Guldsmid was in the
chair.

The advertisement by which the meeting bad been
called having been read,
Mr. MORIARTY, One of the requisitionists through
whom the meeting had been conveued, entered into the
circumstances connected with the origin of the debt of
Ecuador, and stated that no interest had yet been
paid upon it. As the Gallepagos belonging to the
state were now becoming valuable, he suggested that
some agent should be forthwith accredited by the
bondholders and sent out fur the purpose of endeavour-
ing to obtain such a cession of those islands as could be
received, so that in the event of this or any other coun-
try securing the sovereignty of them, the claims of the
bondholders should be duly considered and liquidated.
He believed the state of Ecuador was perfectly willing
to assent to such an arrangement. He concluded by
moving that the committee of South American bond-
holders be requested to dispatch forthwith a commissioner
to the Republic of Ecuador to effect with that Govern-
meta an adjustment of its foreign debt, subject to the
approval of .the bondholders, and that the bondholders
would refund the expenses of such mission out of the first
dividends which might bo paid.
The motion having been seconded, was carried, and a
vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the business of
the meeting.