104 
English MarJcefs and Fairs. 
presented to Parliament in 1886, they were specified as places 
where “ a resemblance of a market was at that time to be 
found.” 
Owners 
Bodies 
of 
Quasi 
markets 
held 
under 
Places 
where 
no 
markets 
are now* 
held 
Alleged title or authority 
for markets 
Local 
autho- 
rities 
Trading 
com- 
panies 
Private 
persons 
persons 
other 
than 
trading 
com- 
panies 
ques- 
tionable 
rights, 
or 
inform- 
ation 
defec- 
tive 
Total 
1. By royal grant, charter, 
letters patent, &c. 
90 
6 
no 
18 
— 
8 
232 
2. By prescription . 
17 
8 
43 
6 
— 
2 
76 
3. By charter or prescrip- 
tion, confirmed or 
regulated by statute . 
41 
— 
4 
1 
— 
— 
40 
4. By statute (general) . 
40 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
40 
6. By statute (special). 
local and private Acts 
42 
20 
5 
7 
— 
— 
74 
6. By purchase or grant . 
79 
— 
— 
1 
— 
— 
80 
7. Particulars not ascer- 
tained 
1 
11 
97 
3 
4 
14 
133 
8. No market rights 
claimed 
3 
16 
15 
3 
18 
33 
88 
313 
64 
274 
39 
22 
57 
769 
Of the 769 markets, or vestiges of markets, enumerated, it 
appears that 261 were in boroughs, 266 in other urban districts, 
and 242 in rural districts. 
On the amount of the income which the various market 
owners obtain by virtue of the rights granted to them, the 
Eeports of the Inland Revenue Commissioners throw some 
light. In the year ending April 5, 1890, the following was the 
amount of the gross assessment to Schedule D of the Income 
Tax under the head of “ Markets, Tolls, &c.” 
£ 
England 528,441 
Scotland 26,413 
Ireland 47,867 
United Kingdom 
601,721 
There has been no great variation in the amount during the 
last ten years at least. Thus, in 1880-81, the total amount 
was 601,577^. It should be borne in mind that part of this 
sum is no doubt interest on money expended. 
Closely connected with the right of holding a market was 
that of keeping standard weights and measures ; aud it naay be 
