20 JULY 1867, Page 3

Miss Burdett Courts has obtained a private Act authorizing her

to build a market-place in Bethnal Green, for the convenience of the poor. The buildings are making much progress, and in a short time Bethnal Green alone among London districts will have a market where the poor can sell to the poor under shelter. Tire regular practice is to make them sell sitting in the gutter. Miss Burdett Coutts deserves every credit, but we want to know why it should be needful to authorize the opening of a market.