From the Wikipedia page [1] The Court of Hustings was a court that sat at the Guildhall in the City of London. It was believed to the oldest court in the City of London and had the jurisdiction of a county court. The court was responsible for some administrative business that eventually became the separate Court of Aldermen. The Royal Commission on the City of London recommended the abolition of the court and the Court of Hustings (London) Abolition Bill was promoted in 1871.