Star.
London, England, 1830-04-24 00:00:00

THE NEW HUNGERFORD MARKET.

A .fleeting was held on Tuesday evenirg at the Bull's Head
public-house, Hungerfoni-market, by the inhabitant householders,
air. Townsend, an old inhabitant and master butcher, in the Chair,
for the purpose of adopting such measures as might prove best cal.
culated to protect their intricatis in the present market, and procure
them a compensation, should the Bill, which his recently been in-
troduced into Parliament by the Hungerford 3latket Cntrunittee, at
the head of which are the names of several Noblemen, for the erec-
tion of a new market on the same site, pass into a law.
Mr. Tow/SEND stated to the meeting that he had not the least
Intention of throwing impediments in the way of the erection of the
new market; but he had reason to know, by the prospectus of the
Company and other communications, that it is intended to eject all
the householders unceremoniously, without giving them any corn.
pensation for the loos they must sustain in their business under such
circumstances ; and it was against this act of injustice he felt bound
to contend. His ease, like that of many others in the market, was
one of great hardship: he had lived upwards of 40 years in the
market, during which period he had formed a connection, and got a
business together; anti if now' in his old age. with a large family,
and after paying upwazds of 2001. on " coming in" to the head
landlord, he should be driven, without compensation, away from his
connection, 'he knew not what would become of him • but he be.
lieved the British Parliament, which they had petitioned against the
passing of the Bill on such grounds, would not sanction it.
Several persons addressed the Chair, some of whom had within
the last few years paid as high as 5001. to the Rev. Henry Wyse, of
Warwickshire., landlord, on "coming in," on the faith of whose
promises that they should not be disturbed they placed, unfortu.
nately for themselves, too implicit a teliance. They were cheered
in their just expectations, they stated, by the pledges they had re-
ceived from Sit Francis Burdett, Alr. Hobhouse, and other hon.
and distinguished Members of both Houses of Parliament, to sup-
port their claims.

A subscription was entered into for the purpose of defrayini any
expenses they may Incur in defente of their claims for compensation,
which amounts already to upwards of 801. their contributions to
which many of them could but ill afford. '

The sum proposed to be raised by the Company in shares of 1001.
each, is 210,0001. on which they hold ont the idea of a return of 6
per cent. The design for the new *market is by 31r. Fowler, archi.
tect, No. 1, tiordon.square.
ihe following is a copy of the Petition adopted by the Aleet-
Ing

4' To the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Gnat
Hritalc ar.d Ireland, in Parliament assembled—
" The humble Petition of the tenants and occupiers of the mes-
suages, dwelling.bouses, and premises In the antral streets
and places comprising' The Hungelford Market Estate,' al-
tuate in the pariah of St. Martin-in-the-fields, in the county
of Middlesex,

" SHOW ETH—Thst a Bill Is now pending before your Honour-
able House, to incorporate cettain pessons to be called 'The Hun.
gerford Market Company,' for the establishment of a market for the
Kole of fish, poultry, and meat, and other articles of general con.
suniption and use, and for other purposes.'

" That your Petitioners have been for many years, and now an
tenants and occupiers of the messuages, dwelling-houses, and pre-
mises on the said estate, and that several of them were born thereon,
and have dwelt and carried on, and now dwell and carry on their
trades and businesses of the same, by which they respectively gain
their livelihood ; and the ancestors of several of them were also born
thereon, and dwelt and carried on their trades and businesses during
their lifetime on the said estate.

That several of your Petitioners or ancestors did, upon becom-
ing tenants and occupiers, as aforesaid, pay considerable sums of
money for the goodwill of the trade and business attached to, and
connected with, the premises in which their said trade and business
had been and is now carried on, and have also expended divers sums
of money during their tenancy in repairing their said premises, and
ter facilitating the carrying on their several trades and businesses
thereon.

" That your Petitioners have, at great expence and trouble,
formed their connexions in trade with the inhabitants and pelmets,
n siding on and about the said estate and parts adjacent, and have
obtained a binnacle equivalent to the support of themselves and
their families, and are increasing the same from residing so long a
time in their said premises.

"'that your Petitioners have always considered themselves
equally secure in the enjoyment of their respective occupancies,
and also entitled to the sante advantages in the sale and disposal of
the goodwill of their trades and buainemes as their ancestors or
prelim:wont, inasmuch as their Landlords have hitherto allowed
such sale and disposal, upon procuring respectable persons to suc-
ceed them in their said occupaecies.
" That your petitioners humbly beg to assure your Ifeeatzahle
House, they are utterly unable to obtain other premises for carrying
on their respective business in the neighbourhood of their said con-
nexions in trade; and that if the said bill should pass into a law in
its present form, your Petitioners will be deprived of the means of
obtaining their livelihood, will suffer irreparable loss, ad to Most
of them will prove utter ruin, inasmuch as there is no claim
serted therein to compensate your Petitioners from such lam and
injury.

" TRATiI.

" Your Petitioners, therefore, humbly pray, that the said bill
may not pass into a law Si it now stands, and that they may bt
heard by themselves or their counsel. agents, and witnesses, against
such parts of the said bill as atticts their rights and interests, or that
your Petitioners may have such other relief in the premises, as to
your Honourable House shall seem meet.
" And your Petitioners will ever pray, Ite."

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