The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-16 00:00:00

ABOLITION OF BARTHOLOMEW

FAIR.
On Saturday Deputy Hicks (the Chairman of the
Market Committee of the corporation of the City o I
London), appeared at the Mansion-house, when Al-
derman Wilson was sitting as locum tenew for the
Lord Mayor, who is now at .Berwick-upon,Tweed,
and stated that he had been deputed to wait upon his
Lordship, or the Alderman who represented the
Chief Magistrate, to confer with him upon the sub-
ject of BartholomeW_ Fair, and to request his concur-
rence in the resolutions of the Committee, which wert,
ass follow :

" Resolved and ordered,—That Bartholomew Fair
in future be not proclaimed till the afternoon of the
eve of St. Bartholomew, instead of half-past twelve
o'clock on the preceding night, as has been the prac-
tice heretofore generally adopted.
" That it is the opinion of this Committee that this
proclamation by the Lord Mayor (if necessary)
should be made at the same time, and unattended by
the state with which the fair has been heretofore pro-
claimed by his Lordship and the other city authorities.
" That the fair be permitted to continue only during
the remainder of that day and the two following days.
"That booths for the exhibition of plays, interludes,
pantomimes, and other theatrical representations, be
henceforth entirely excluded from the fair.
"That a deputation of this Committee do wait
upon the Lord Mayor and Magistrates of the city, to
request their assistance in carrying into effect the
resolutions of the Court of Common Council referred
to this Committee for execution.

" That the deputation do likewise hold a conference
with the Commissioner of Police, informing him of
the course of proceeding intended to be pursued by
this Committee, and requesting he will make such
police regulations as may be necessary to preserve
the public peace, and give effect to the objects of the
Committee.

" That during the ensuing fair no part of the pave-
ment of Smithfield be permitted to be taken up or
disturbed for the placing or fixing of any booth, stall,
or other article for the purposes of the said fair, or
under any pretence preparatory to or during the fair.
" That no swing, roundabout, flying vehicle, or
other machinery of a like nature, be permitted in
any part of Smithfield market.
" That no person who has neglected to pay the
City's charges for standings during the fair in any
former year be permitted to occupy any standing at
the ensuingfair unless such charges so in arrear be
first paid, together with the charges for standing in
respect of the present fair, and that no person be per.
!flitted to have a standing at the ensuing fair, unless
the City's charges for such standing shall be first paid.
" That the ground which shall be let at the ensuing
fair be let subject to the tenant's removing and clear-
ing away the dirt and soil about the same, every night-
and morning during the fair.
" That exhibitions of wild beasts be not permitted,
in consequence of complaints having been made of the

same.
" Ordered, that notice of the last resolution be forth-
with sent to Messrs. Wombwell, and other exhibitors
of wild beasts.
" Resolved, that Mr. Richard Hicks, the Chairman
of the Committee, Mr. Rutter, Mr. Homer, and
Mr. Deputy Godson, be appointed the deputation,
for the purposes above-mentioned, and also for
making the necessary arrangements for letting the
said ground.
" Ordered, that Mr. Comptroller do transmit a copy
of the foregoing resolutions to the Right Hon. the
Lord Mayor, and also to the Commissioner of the City
Police."
After some discussion,
Alderman Wilson said it gave Mtn sincere pleasure
to represent the Lord Mayor on such an occasion.
He had long entertained the opinion that no means
should be left unattetnpted to put an end to the filthy
debaucheries of Bartholomew Fair, and he enter-
tained no doubt that all, with the exception of the
depraved of both sexes, who lived by plunder, and
spent the produce of that plunder in rioting, would
be rejoiced at the entire closing up of such a sink of
iniquity. He thought that by virtue of the resolu-
tions, and the extraordinary change which had taken
place in the tastes of the great mass of the people.
Bartholomew Fair -would soon be spoken of amongst
things that have been, but are not. He thought the
evil would be very soon completely at an end ; and
was convinced that the press would aid the Magis-
tracy in their efforts to suppress it. The Lord Mayor
would open the approaching fair privately, and care
should be taken to let the public know that the Ma-
gistrates sanction it only for mercantile purposes.
Mr. Hicks returned thanks for the Committee.
who, he said, would feel high gratification at such a
conclusion to their labours for the abolition of the
nuisance.

“ THERE'S THE KEY. HOLE.”—.A shrewd and lively
young belle was introduced a few evenings to a bombastic
little youth, about as diminutive in his person as a man can
well be. After conversing with her for some minutes he
turned to leave the room, when, as he was on the point
of oening the door, the young lady innocently observed,
"Pray don't trouble yourself, there is the key hole."
DunTAN, AVG. 13.---This day Professor Longfield
migned his c!a to the representation orrrinity College.