The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-09 00:00:00

SCHEME.

I. That the principle of the Encumbered Estates Court
for Ireland be applied to the estates of the corporation,
with the exception of the Mansion-house, Guildhall, the
markets, public offices, and courts of law and criminal
judicature.
2. That the proceeds of the sale of such property be
paid into the Bank of England to the credit of the presi-
dent, councillors, and burgesses of the city of London.
3. That all mortgages, debts, bonds, and other lia-
bilities be paid off and discharged.
4. That the balance be invested in one description of
stock in the public funds, and that the dividends thereof
be paid to the aforesaid account in the Bank of England.
5. That the parliamentary register for the city of
London be the burgess-roll of the corporation of the said
city.

G. That each burgess be required to sign the electoral
check-book at the Guildhall prior to the exercise of his
electoral functions.

7. That no addition be hereafter made to the list of
liverymen forming a portion of such register.
8. That the existing ward system as regards parlia-
mentary and civic registration and elections be disconti-
nued, in favour of one strictly alphabetical list of the
entire constituency.
9. That the council of the city of London consist of
thirty members, burgesses of the said city, to be ap-
pointed annually.
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10. That twelve of the members of the first council be
nominated by the Crown, four retiring at the end of the
second, and four at the end of the third year.
11. That eighteen of the members of the first council,
twenty-two of the second, twenty-six of the third, and
subsequently the whole of the members of the council,
be elected by the burgesses by voting lists, duly signed
and delivered at the Guildhall, in order to the authenti-
cation of each signature by the proper officer.
12. That the councillor having the greatest number
of votes be the president of the council and chief ma-
gistrate of the corporation for the ensuing year, with the
Mansion-house for his residence, and an allowance of
5,0001. a year (that is the salary of a Cabinet Minister)
for the proper support and dignity of his office.
13. That the councillors whose names stand second
and third on the return be sheriffs of the city of Lon-
don, with an allowance of 1,5001. each.
14. That the recorder, town clerk (who shall be a so-
licitor), steward, and accountant, be the chief officers of
the corporation.
15. That all present officers of the corporation, with
whose continued services the council may dispense, be
compensated upon a scale to be approved by the Lords
of her Majesty's Treasury ; such scale being prepared
with equitable regard to the length of the period during
which such services may have been performed.
16. That the corporate year be the ordinary year of
the calendar.

17. That no fees of any description be paid to any
officer or servant of the corporation in addition to his
fixed salary.
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18. That the police, sewers, paving, lighting, and
cleansing of the City, be transferred to metropolitan
commissioners.

19. That the City coal dues be abandoned.
20. That the City street tolls be abolished.
21. That the City metage upon corn, salt, fruit, and
oysters be no longer compulsory.
22. That the monopoly privileges of ticket porters,
free porters, fellowship porters, and all such be abro-
gated.
23. That the livery companies or guilds 'shall no
longer have power to compel membership.
24. That all the City judges and the City justices be
appointed by the Crown, at salaries to be fixed by the
council, and approved by the Lords of her Majesty's
Treasury.
25. That the affairs of the Irish Society be managed
by a committee elected by and from the several guilds
interested therein.
26. That the corporate conservancy of the River
Thames shall not extend westward beyond the City
boundary.
27. That Southwark be released from enforced con-
nection with the corporation of the city of London.

28. That the corporate dues within the port and har-
bour of London be restricted to a moderate fixed ton-
nage duty upon shipping.
29. That the Court of Hustings, the Lord Mayor's
Court, the Appeal Court of St. Martin-le-Grand, the
Court of Pie-Poudre, the Court-leet and Court Baron
of Finsbury, and the Court of the Manor of Duke's-
place, be abolished.

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30. That the City dues on wine, oil, and all other
gaugeable articles, and the charges for groundage and
water bailage, be discontinued.
31. That all localities within the City, which are con-
sidered privileged places, or which claim to be under
other than civic jurisdiction, be henceforth under cor-
porate jurisdiction as portions of the city of London and
within the boundary of its parliamentary constituency.
32. That the Royal Commission of Conservancy be
recalled, and all the proceedings on account of impedi-
ments to the navigation of the Thames be instituted in
the ordinary City courts of magistracy.
33. That the appointment to all offices now in the
gift of the Lord Mayor, or either of the Courts of Alder-
men, Common Council, or Common Hall, be vested in
the council.
34. That no appointment by purchase be allowed.
35. That no appointment be bestowed upon a member
of the council, or any of his immediate relatives, within
three years of his having been a member of that body.
36. That the council be empowered to levy the neces-
sary rates in aid of the corporate funds, towards satisfy-
ing
the assessments of the metropolitan commissioners,
for the expense of conducting the affairs of the corpora-
tion, and for effecting the requisite street and other im-
provements within the city of London. _ b
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open
37. That all proceedings of the council
court.
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of similar local institutions being give:-li tan board
tropolitan boroughs, I think a meetrdoap
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—how would you deal with
those dues ? that all mortgage bonds .1
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Mr. Acland
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be paid off. M
other existing deehbets should
principles of the Irish Encumbered
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gestion is that
bea lied to the
Estates Act should PP estates of the cor-
poration.
The Chairman—You mean that you would sell the
estates in order to pay the mortgages secured upon the
coal dues ?
Mr. Acland mean that I would do so to pay all the
debts.
Mr. C. Lewis—Do you believe the corporation to be
solvent or insolvent at present ?
Mr. Acland—l do not ?hink it can be insolvent ; but
from the manner in which the accounts are kept, it can-
not been seen how far it is from insolvency. Looking, at
the estates belonging to the corporation, to the extent' of
the mortgages, and the infinite variety of its property, I
think that a general simplification of its affairs is the first
thing that is desirable.
The examination of Mr. Acland was at length brought
to a close, and the commissioners then adjourned their
inquiry till Thursday next.