The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-01 00:00:00

CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION BILL.

Mr. Deputy llAaatsoN brought up the report of
the Freedom Committee with respect to the Bill to
amend the Act of 11 Geo. 1., for regulating elections
in the city of London, and having observed that in
consequence of the indefatigable exertions of the Lord
Mayor, the measure had been carried through Par-
liament in the most satisfactory manner, and having
made some observations on certain alterations which
the Bill had undergone, moved that the report recom
mending that the amendments be approved be
adopted.
Mr. ANDERSON having seconded the motion.

Mr. RICHARD TAYLOR, opposed the Parliamentary
amendments, and wished to hear the opinion of the
Recorder on the subject.
The RECORDER said he considered the Corporation
had made a good bargain.
Alderman LAWRENCE said the Bill would operate
most beneficially in many respects.
Alderman SIDNEY concurred in the opinion that
the Lord Mayor and the City Remembrancer deserved
the highest praise for their exertions in passing the
measure through Parliament, but he regretted that it
had not undergone adequate discussion in Parliament.
He looked upon the Bill as calculated to restrict in-
stead of to extend the franchise, and he hoped the
Corporation would withdraw a measure which only
partially dealt with some evils, whilst it produced
others.

Mr. Deputy STEPHENS requested information from
the City Solicitor as to the persons who might claim
to vote.

The CITY SOLICITOR, felt great difficulty in an-
swering the question; the second and third sections
contradicted each other. He felt great difficulty in
reconciling the discrepancy.
Mr. Deputy STEPHENS could perceive the difficul-
ties alluded to; but he believed the advantages which
would arise from the unquestionable extension of the
franchise would counterbalance any dangers resulting
from its exercise.
Mr. W. JONES would vote for the Bill.
Mr. NoRRIS was willing to take the Bill, as it
would let into the constituency a vast number of
freemen who were at present prevented from voting.
After some further observations from Mr. Stacy,
Dr. de Jersey, Mr. J. Wood, and Alderman Salo-
mons, the latter of whom considered the Bill a great
boon, the report was agreed to by a vast majority,
only seven members having votod against it.

SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING.—At Havre,
yesterday, trade was very dull for all descriptions of
goods, particularly cotton; but the stagnation in that
article was owing to the caution observed both by buyers
and sellers, until the news brought by the Canada, on
Saturday, to Liverpool should be known. The sales to
two o'clock were 752 bales ; prices were firm. The 83.•
varia, from New York, Belle Creole, from Martinque,
and Jules-et-Sophie, from Carmen, entered the Havre
roads yesterday. Sailed—Barbadian, Ruth, Baltimore,
with emigrants ; and Boa Harmony, Caruinha.
Art is the result of inquiry into the beautiful ;
science, into that of the true. Diffuse, throughout the
people, the cultivation of truth and the love of beauty,
before science and art will be really understood. The
end will be the natural tendency of a better and loftier
education.—Eliza Cook's Journal.