The Sun.
London, England, 1828-02-22 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a Court was held for the despatch of
public business.

NEW PUBLIC WORKS.

• The Remembrancer rose to. report to the Court,
that applications had been made by bill or petition
during the Session, to the Rouse of Commons, for
the sanction of that part of the, Legislature to a
va-
.riety of public works, ' which directly
.or indirectly
'affected the interests of the C=itizens of Londori.
These were applications to erect a new bridge over
the Thames at Lambeth,,--(laughter)—e new bridge
over the Thames at ,Staines--rto raise' more • money
to carry on the Thames Tunnel;4-411ear,hear,)—to
form a new entrance to theigast London Docks—
to form• a rail-road•to the LontkithiDoeks—to make
a grand canal from London to, Portimouthingh-
ter)—to construct a new pier' for the landing of
passengers at Gravesend—to
.make a Southwark
Bridge new road, and a Surrey Bridge new road.
A petition was also presented from Mr. Bigg, the
principal land coal-meter in Surrey, for the regula-
tion of the land coil mauve in that ceunty,.and ap‘.
plications were made for bills from the Independent
Gas. Company, tb4e, sjar un4 , the
•
Imperial Gas Company.
Mr. STEVENS (of Bishopsgate) could not per-
mit the subject of the Dills respecting.the Gas Com-
panies to pass, without noticing the refusal made by
the Board of the Commissioners of Sewers, upon
application, gas pipes of the various
to be introduced into the
all
e effect of establishing a
publiccity .
Thisarefusalt Companies
o ooa
hadnw e the h t
he
most gross and injurious monopoly, and a- most
burthensome tax upon the shop-keepers of the City
It WaS--

mr. OLutiam rose to order.
Mr. TICKNER stated, that he ruighr,,as one of 'the
Commissioners of Sewers be permitted to state,
in answer to as much as Mr. Stevens had stated out
of order, that the Basra had given the 11109 i atten-
tive. consideration to the evidence which they had re-
ceived on the subject at .their bar. .

ABUsF,s IN THE COAL TRADE.,
Mr. PEACOCK said, that Mr. Bigg's petition to
Parliament was of great importance to the City.
From certain evidence which had the day before been
submitted to the Committee for the Management
of the Corn and Coal Meters, there was reason to
believe that the regulations to be made in Surrey
would be far less rigid, and, therefore, less efficient
than the regulations at present put in force by the
Court. The system of metage in Surrey was noto-
riously lax. (Hear.) A, case came before them
where the customer of, a coal merchant applied to
that merchant to receive a quantity of Lambton'e
coals on his wharf, break them, mix them with a
quantity of other coals, and send the whole out un. ,
der the name of Lambton's. The merchant replied
that the regulations of the Corporation prevented
the possibility of ouch a transaction. The customer
then landed the coals at an adjoining wharf in au ad.
joining diotricr, where HO elich rigid MIS intcrfuld,

Sixpence per chaldron was paid for what was called
Christening, and they'were foisted upon the public
as Lambton's coals. (Laughter, and cries of hear.)
The subject demanded the closest attention of their
representatives in Parliament. (Hear, hear.)
After some observations from Alderman WooD,
it was resolved to present a petition to the House of
Commons against the intended Bill respecting the
metage of Surrey.

THE CITY PAROCHIAL AND WARD SCHOOLS.
The LORD MAYOR had now to present a petition
to the Court from himself. He had great pleasure
in stating, that the late Concert in Guildhall had
succeeded beyond the expectation of those who
proposed it. He had the highest authority, that of
Sir George Smart, for stating, that their Hall was
the first room in Europe for music.—(Hear, hear.)
He bad now to ask the Court for the use of it in aid of
a chariey—he meant the educating the poor In the
Ward and Parochial Schools.
Alderman ,WooD; at the same time, asked for the
use, of the Hall for the National Institution--for. the
benefit of which he wished that a ball should take
place.—Agreed to.
Mr. HARMER presented apetition from Mr. Brad-
field, complaining that his petition on the subject of
abuses in the Coal Trade, was obstructed in its pro-
gress before the Committee by the refusal of one of
the Officers to allow it to proceed without the pay-
ment of a fee of 1/. 3s. 6d.—The petition was ordered
to lie on the table.

After a Deputy was appointed to the Comp-
troller of the City Accounts, the Court adjourned.

THE MARKETS.

SOUTHALL MARKET.—Feb. 20.
This day's market having been rather largely supplied,
and not very numerously attended by buyers, each kind of
fat stock met with a sluggish sale; at the following prices
per stone of 81b. to sink the offals:—
8eef...—... 3.4. Bd. to 4s. Vd. LVeal 10d. to 6s. 4d.
Mutton 310 5 0 Pork 4 6 ,s
The foregoing quotations are Meet and inferior Mutton Yd. per
stone beneath those of this day te'nnight ; prime Mutton, Veal,
and Pork, stationary.. A considerable number of Sheep and
Beasts left the Market unsold.

LEWES MARKET.--Feb. P.
Beed 4s. Od. to4s. ed. I o be. W.
muttbn f Perk '" -4 • 8 • 4
Supply modergelY Saud, aud,trade r4theVsiull... .

.RKET.....Feb. 20.

RUMFORD M
s. d. to s. d. s. d. tam. d.
Beef ' SIO 4 8 I Veal
Mutton ..e 6 4 0 410 Pork 48 5 6
Suckling Calves from 14s. to 383. ; Quarter old PigslOs to les.aach.
Supply limited, and trade somewhat brisk.

COUNTRY CORN MARKRTS DUItING THE WEEK,

Per Quarter.
Blandford
arigt
Chard ..............,.

Huntingdon
Long Sutton...,.—.
Louth ...:,...w...,...

Wheat.

s to 9

48 5.i
55
56 66
50 56
43 54
42 48
40 59
50 55
55 61
40 50
52 58

Barley

S. tO S.

Oats.

s• to S.
21 26

25 28
- 27
32 38
30 31

Lynn.

2.: to 4.
41
44 41

24 30
22 21,
18 23
14 20
18. 23.
20 32
30 40
24 30
20 21
29
16 21
18 3s
16 24

45 41
.44 ,'4t
37 4U
34.
36 40
I 4u
41 fig

Newark

Nottingham
Peterborough
Plymouth
Pontefract,":„...;;..
Sleafbrd

Eppinsham
wisbech

49 • 53
52 58
40 94

25 28
22 32
30 Si
35 42
28 22
26 28
- 31
22 30
24 , 29

49
29' 49
SS la
96 a

LEEDS CORN MARK 19.
There tvas a moderato supply of grain at market.;
Whew and Ilarley of good quality were held at rather
higher price*, but the buyers would ,not comply withal
advance, and up to the close of the market,but little hug&
ness_ done. - In Oats and Shelling there was very little
doing, and prices were much the same. Beans were very
dull sale at last week's quotations. Scarcely any thing do-
ing in Rapeseed:
•._,
Wheat, Norfolk and Suffolk, 601 b. ,to 52s
York: and Lincoln. 60Ib. ' 'Oa. to Zs., Barley, Norfolk and Suffblk • - 32 s. to
Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Grinding
Beans d f••••••• ........ 631 h. ' 4% to Us.
Oats,,Potatoe • 80s. to Ns. '
—--Mealing, Foreign I Id. to 12d. English 12d. to 19d. par et,
Shelling - 28s. to 295. per Iced-,
Rapeieed, English, 251, to WI. -Foreign, —l. to —l. per last.

MANCHESTER SMITHFIELD.Feb.2B.
At per lb. sinking the offid.
2,433 5heep,.,,...., Gd. to Bd. I 10 to7gd.
495 Cattle 4 7 I 210 Pigs 5 ,

MANCHESTER POTATOE MARKET..-.Feb. 1d
Potatoesl as. Od., 4s. 64.,, and ss. 61. per load of larare and.
121bs. ; New ditto, Os. Od., Os. Od., and Os. per ditto Turnips.
55.6 d., 6s. Od. and 60. 6d. per load of 16 pecks; Onions,•lits. 12s. 6d., and 13s. per )2 score.