The Sun.
London, England, 1836-05-21 00:00:00

THE RIGHTS OF THE LIVERY.

Ald. WILSON then presented the following memorial
from the Master, Wardens, and Commonalty of the mystery
of Cutlers of London :

That your memorialis have heard with surprise that a
proposal will be submitted to your Honourable Court for
depriving the Livery of London of their ancient privilege
of electing the Lord Mayor,- Sheriffs, and various other
officers of- this City; and that such deprivation would ope-
rate as a very improper and unnecessary disfranchisement
of a highly-important and independent body of electors in-
timately connected with the. welfare of the City of London.
That although the Livery of this Company would not ob-
ject to any regulation or enactment fcr the admission
of the housekeepers and occupiers of premises within
the City of London, not being liverymen, to a par-
ticipation of their privileges, under such modifications and
regulations as the Legislature may feel desirable, yet they
feel it due to themselves and their successors to resist, by
all legal and constitutional means, the proposed measure,
so far as respects their own disfranchisement. That the
Livery of the various Corporate Companies of the City of
London are highly interested in its welfare. Several of the
Companies have large estates in the city, and a great propor-
tion of the individual members are also closely identified with
its interests by property held or employed in it or its immediate
vicinity to a large amount. That the Legislature have, in the
Reform Act, recognised and preserved the rights of the Livery
of London by continuing to them, while resident within seven
miles thereof, in common with the housekeepers, the franchise
of electing representatives of the Commons' House of Parlia-
recnt ; and the Livery of this Company value too highly their
ancient municipal privileges to consent tacitly to their suppres-
sion under the provisions of a measure ostensibly introduced
for the extension of the elective franchise. Your memorialists,
therefore, pray that this Honourable Court will be pleased to,
withhold its sanction from any such measure of injury and de-
privation, &c. &c."
Alderman WILSON moved that the memorial should
be taken into consideration when the subject should. be
under the discussion in the Court.
An amendment that the memorial should lie on the table
was then moved and negatived, and the original motion was
agreed to by a large majority.
THE MUNICIPAL INSTLTUTIONS OF THE CITY OF LONDON.
The Lau MAYOR laid upon the table the report of the
Committee of the whole Court upon the municipal ins:i-
tutions of the city. His Lordship suggested the propriety
of sending back the report for a formal reference, to which
hereafter objection could not be taken.
After some conversation the suggestion was adopted, and
the report was ordered to be printed.
The LORD MAYOR intimated that be would appoint an
early day fur the consideration of the subject.—Adjourned.

The Earl of Glengall acquires 2,9001. a-year by the
death of his mother, the Dowager Countess.
In immense oak was last week felled on the road
from Vitro to Fougeres. It was 22 feet in circumference, had
a straight trunk thirty feet long, and weighed twenty-four
tons. Ten pair of oxen and twenty horses were requited to
carry it aw

11. of lof
Inc ancao.v death Captain Cotton, of the
7th Hussars, which recently took place at Kingsgatc, was oc-
casioned by a severe cold caught by remaining on horseback in
his wet clothes, about 'a month ago, the day before attending
his sister's marriage to Captain Beare, of the 40qi Regimen"
which was celchrdted at St. Peter's, Isle of Thanet. This
young officer was only in his 25th year, and was much bele.yed,
by all his brother officers, for his gentlemanly feeling, and
upright and manly bearing.

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT nNE O'CLOCK.
Paid. Per Shire.
Brazilian Imperial Mining Co. (issued at W. pm.) lib 35
Birmingham and Derby Railway Company 5 10
Birmbigham. Bristol. and Thames Junction I I
Calcutta and Snagur Railway Company
Cheltenham and Great Western Railway
Eastern Counti,s Railway I 1%14
Goucester and Hereford Railway — OVA=
Great Yor t h of England Railway Company .....
Brighton Railway Company
Brig‘.ton (Rennie's)
London and Blackwall Railway
London and Birmingham Railway Company CO 136
London and Greenwich Ran war 'Company 2n 28%4 S
London Grand Junction Railway . 2 3 234%
Manchester South Union Railway Company ..
Northern and Eastern Railway Company n 3%
South Eastern Railway Company 2 6

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Muth Midland I: atlw;ty Company
Ycrk ond North Midland Railway CO,ipany
Colonial Rant
Lo cirri and W.,...strninOer Bank'

provincial Bank of Ireland.....