. Annals of some of the British Norman isles constituting the bailiwick of Guernsey : as collected from private manuscripts, public documents and former historians. is con-fined and most disagreeable situation had been long felt, and,in 1726, a Committee of the States was appointed, to select aspot for building a new market, which did not then take , in 1777, an attempt was made by private individuals;this was confirmed by the States, and approved by Order inCouncil, bearing date the 11 ih of November, 1778 ; after whichthe new fish-market was made, and the improvements in Horn-stre
. Annals of some of the British Norman isles constituting the bailiwick of Guernsey : as collected from private manuscripts, public documents and former historians. is con-fined and most disagreeable situation had been long felt, and,in 1726, a Committee of the States was appointed, to select aspot for building a new market, which did not then take , in 1777, an attempt was made by private individuals;this was confirmed by the States, and approved by Order inCouncil, bearing date the 11 ih of November, 1778 ; after whichthe new fish-market was made, and the improvements in Horn-street took place; and, in 1782, the meat-market, under theAssembly Rooms, before described, was built. Here the butcherssold their meat in open stalls; but the population increasing,in coiuse of time it became too confined, and the inconveniencewas uicreased from no butcher being allowed to open a shop inany other place. The necessity of building a new meat-marketbeing universally admitted, measures were taken to carry itinto effect, and the present handsome new building was eventu-ally erected, and opened on Friday, the 11 th of October, 1822. NEW MEAT This market, although upon a small scale when compared See under article Assembly Rooms. 158 GUERNSEY. Avith those in many parts of England, is yet, perhaps, one ofthe most convenient, both for the buyers and sellers, that can befound in any part of the world, and is as well furnished withall kinds of meat as any market in England. Much praise isdue to the architect, Mr. J. W ilson, as also to the Committeeof the States, who superintended the building. The expenseof erecting it amounted to 4222/. Is. 9(/. For the mode ofraising the funds for its erection and support (well worth theattention of all corporate bodies), as well as for the names ofthe Committee, the Order in Council, and other documents,vide Appendix, No. IV. From the period of erecting the first meat-market to thepresent time, improvements have been gradually
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