The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-15 00:00:00

TSB LONDON CORPORATION REFORM'

BILL

COMMON HALL—(THIS DAT).
A Common Hail of the Livery of the City of Lon-
don was held thee lattice= in Geelibel!, for the peeper of
mouldering, awl, if approved, adopting reselmions in
opposition to the govaremont n6llllllO for the reform
of the corporation. The meeting was originally called
for twelve o'clock ; but it was afterwards announced
that the chair ',mild not be taken until one. At this late
hoer the attendance was very musty, and, perhaps, that
eircometance will accouct for the feet that it was long put
the specified time before the chair was taken.
The Right Hen. the LORD MATO' presided, supported
by the Sheriffs, Alders's, and other Mob feectisturiee.
The Lone MATO/ in opeolng the premodern's stated that
he had leontresed the meeting in consequence of a mar-
tins numerously and r-apectably signed, and in no other
way was be a patty to the meeting. The requisition wished
t►e livery to be summoned to a common hall for the pupae
of considering the bill now before parliament for the better
regulation of the corporation of the city of London, and
of eliciting their opinions upon it. The requisition
declared that the measure struck at the root of the rights
aid privileges of the 'Wiens of London, aid although it cer-
tainly intended the electoral barb of the city, it yet totally
susibUated rights which bad existed for centuries. He
would not deter them further, bat cell upon tree who had
got up the requieftSon to stab their views to the meeting.
Mr. bars Lawaancs them came forward, and stigma-
tised the bill as a asellellie of spoliation; it wet introduced
oit the let of April—a very appropriate day ; and he hoped
events would s►ow that it was an April Fool's bill. (A
laugh.) Sir George Grey, in Introdudeg it, insisted that
it was founded en modenition. Moderation, indeed !
It was the moderation of the hordemplusderer,

the pickpocket, mad housebreaker, who, alter steal:
lag your goods and furniture, thought he had treated you
with moderation if he left you year ilk. (Neer, bear,
end a laugh) The preamble of the bill professed that it
was expedient to abolish only Gonne and privileges
that !Onion!, sir, cod trade, bet its provision
wet far beyond that ; it destroyed tights sad
privilege, whin existed for ages sad whisk wen absolutely
aseeseuy to continue the prosperity of the City. (Cheers.)
The feet was the bill was a matraliestion measure,
the Governmeat wanted is get the management
of City Wails into their owa heads, and it was for the
liverymen now to daft/ruin whether they would tamely
submit to such a banfeen set of naiades sad each an
attack upon their immtestable right to the privileges of
local solf-goverment. (IP sr, ism.) The tablas were
aexicas for marmite reform, bat they drew a Mediation
bctweea reform end dent actin, sodas this bill partook mon
of the latter thee the ironer obannee, he hoped the liven-
me would Jon him in petitioning the legislature ended
it. (Hear, ken) He soneladed by amine the Ninth%
reeolatice, "That the bill lately hatrodased late the
Hone of MUMMY purportiog to be Ise *obeli, moieties
of the eerreadoa of the city of Loads., althoogh mho.-
lag to abolish net customs am" pennons only ors
Norio= to trade, loons the whole body of the
livery, sad is destructive of its privileges, ea nein-
tioa of its onnicipti existent, end is other
wine relnerain of the anise* tights, properties,
and liberties of. the emends., and Ude women lull de-
teeminee to give the meet moat opposition to the postai
*leach a bill."
Sir Joan 'max wended the rembadea.
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Kr. P. Ilawisoos, easiest considerable uproar, oesteadel
that the bill was a good crooked so tar her extrgoisidag It,
absolutely ezteaded too rights sed privileges of the Livery,
whir it proposed to rake judoists sad waled reforms la
tha coattitadoo of the comrades awl the aesfaistratios

et the caporal* foal Hie own ispressita wee
that it vas tee sulente ; it ought to haul
goes farther, esti fasliseted the maser fa whisk
the torpors* kale amid be disponi of. The
pepalatiea of the City was shoat 128,000; the x•
tease 400,0001, sad the ems K edattaferstion
vu 114,0001., abases it ought set to east sere
tha 20,0031. a year. (Hear, lea.) He Mined
es aa ussadatest—.' That the hill is vise aail esederete,

sad this cootiaoa hall pledges Ralf to do lit bat to wear;
the paa; of the W."

lir. BAiskAir secoadad *a inotku.

After mate farther dismiss the meanimeat was alga-
tired, and the original semiotics was carried by a large
majority.
• pedalos W Pastimes, wee ofterwmds adapted ambset
the 1111, sad a reeslatioa }eased defilade, tact the limy
were folly alive to the &strabismal of reforralag
all abuses, sad would gladly eseept say jut sad greyer
same *sr that purpose. •aethar reselatim was also
sordid. coadmiag the ressodiage of the liverymen's eam
al ttee, sad mussed new to madam le ass ea behalf of
the lICOMOS hall is eadramarlag te aware the defeat of
tb • bill.

TM prosodists tenanted with thesauri vote el Inaba
le the Lord Meyer.

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