The Sun.
London, England, 1833-10-02 00:00:00

CERTIFICATES.—OcT. '22.

J. Attree, grocer, Brighton—J. B. Courthope, painter and
decorator, Regent-street—E. Hulme, hatter, Piccadilly—J.
Hickley, jun., tailor, City-road—J. Mardon, saddler, Euston_
place, Euston-square—W. Dawson, tanner, Waltham, Lincoln-
shire—J. Gilbert, jun., coach-proprietor, Coventry.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

C. Waller and I. Brunner, watch-makers,Birmingham—
A. Grasby and S. Atkinson, schoolmistresses, Pr escot, Lanca-
shire—D. Campbell, D. M'Dougal, J. M`Dougall, and W.
111`1Cenzie, merchants, Liverpool, Glasgow, and Buenos Ayres
--J Woollard and G. Hixon, victuallers, North street, Lisson-
grove—D. Nesham, D. Hawthorn, and H. Welsh, engine.
builders, Stockton-upon-Tees (so far as regards D. Hawthorn)
—NV. Prosser, sen., W. Prosser, jun., and S. Prosser, haber-
dashers, Pitfield-street, Shoreditch (so far as regards S. Prosser)
--T. and S. Strange, and J. Warren, wholesale grocers, Hounds-
ditch (so far as regards J. Warren)—B. Blankley and R. Samp-
son, tailors, Marylebone-street—J. and W. 11. Mills, wine_
merchants, Mark-lane—T. Theobald and J. Loxley, confec-
tioners, High-street, Poplar—N. Williams and W. W. Saxton,
surgeons, Drayton in Hales—NV. Howkins, sen., and NV. How-
l:ins, jun., orange-merchants, Botolph-lane—R. and T. F.
Clarkson, music.sellers—W. Ricketts, J. C. Wickham, E. W.
Rich, W. Long, and W. Wickham, harness-makers, Didmar-
ton, Gloucestershire—S. W. Burgess, J. W. Swanwick, and
R. Baxter, calico.printers, Manchester and Hollins Vale (so
far as regards It. Baxter)—H. Crossman and J. Joslin, coal-
merchants, Chatham—J. and C. Deacon, upholsterers, Berners-
street—A. R. Guy and E. Paine, milliners, Regent-street, St.
George, Hanover-square—J. Fowler and B. Gapper, farmers,
Winterborne Whitechurch—G. and .1. Farrington, and B.
Ayrey, orchell and cudbear-makers (so far as regards B. Ayrey)
--J. Leadbeater and J. Barlow, cabinet-makers, Manchester—
S. D. Goulding and T. D'Almaine, music-sellers, Soho-square--
A. Goff, J. Brown, and T. Beames, silk.mercers, Bristol (so far
as regards T. Beames)—C. Bennett and C. Bland, surgeons,
Whitechapel-road—W. Bishop, T. Cooper, and M. Pici,;wick;
th.
innholders, B,

SCOTCH S,EQ7ESTRATIONS.
ALEXANDER BAIRD, corn_miller, Montague-mills,
perthshiie, Oct. 4 and 18, at three, at the house of Joseph
Clark,
-nn-keeper, Bridge End of Perth.
JAMES FORBES, road-contractor, Kirkant, Midlothian,
Oct. 8 and 23, at two, at the Old Signet Hall, Royal tx-
.
change, Edinburgh.

Arrived at Uxbridge-house the Marquis of
Anglesea, Lord S. Paget, and Sir J. Murray, on their
way to France and Italy.

CORPORATION COMMISSION,

(Extracts from Country Papers.)

This week the Corporations of Liskeard, Looe,
Lostwi,hiel, and Truro, have been scrutinized by the
Commissioners, Messrs. Roscoe and Rushton, and
never were two ferrets more unwelcome to a settle-
ment of rats than these peering gentlemen among
the snuggeries of those sleek vermin, municipal cor-
porators ; they have simultaneously slunk away at
the approach of the sharp-set inquisitors, scarcely
leaving visible a tail. The reports of the investiga-
tions will be found in the usual place of local intel-
ligence.

TRURO CORPORATION.—(MESSRS. ROSCOE AND
RUSHTON.)—The Corporation possessed some pro-
perty as trustees for charitable purpose=, the yearly
income of which amounted to 125/. 19s. 4d., and
within the last year they had expended 123/. 19s. in
fulfilment of the objects of the donors. They re-
ceived 5/. per year under the will of Thomas Jones,
to be divided among 10 poor housekeepers who do
not receive parochial relief: 3/. per year from the
Mayor of Plymouth, to be given in bread to the
poor : and 100/. bequeathed by the will of a Mr.
Gregor, a part of the interest of which is given to
seven of the oldest or weakest poor of the parish of
St. Clement, and the remainder in bread to the poor.

There is one public school, but by whom founded
was not known; it is the property of the corpora-
tion, who appoint a master, and give him a salary
of 151., and 101. in lieu of a house.

The gross revenue of the corporation amounts to
1,053/. 15s. 41d., derived from rack and conven-
tionary rents amounting to the sum of 169/. 18s. 31d.
Rent for Trevino') estate 751. per year. South
Sea Annuities 51. (the latter two are charities).
Market dues 703/. 17s. Id., and Quay dues 100/.
The accounts of the corporation are kept by the
town-steward, who receives and pays every thing,
and is allowed a salary of thirty guineas per year.
He gives no security. The accounts are not pub-
lished, but are audited by a Committee of the Cor-
poration every year, which consists of the Mayor for
the time being, the late Mayor, the Aldermen (four
in number), and the town-clerk.
In 1827 a Committee was appointed to examine
and report the state of the funds, who suggested
several retrenchments. The receipts in that year
amounted to 1,021/. 15s. 32d., and the expenditure
to 9561. 18s. 9i-d.; they paid off principal and inte-
rest that year to the amount of 773/. 1 Is. 10d., and
only borrowed 6501. for that purpose. The Com-
missioners said that before they entered further
into the revenues, they thought it advisable to pe-
ruse some documents relating to the same, and they
would the7efore suspend this part of the inquiry until
to-morrow, and now proceed to the debt.
The Town Clerk then said in a soft tone, " We
owe 3,681/. !"—(" Oh, oh ;" " Shame, shame,"
echoed and re-echoed throughout the hall.) The
particulars of which amount are as follows :—Eli-
zabeth Oats, 321/.; Rev. Jeremiah Collins, 260/, ;
the Town-clerk said that as Mr. Hogg, the late
master of the Grammar-school, had received no re-
gular notice to leave, they had thought it prudent
to present him with 250/., which was taken out of
the sum borrowed from Mr. Collins.—(This piece
of information drew forth loud disapprobation.) Mr.
J. T. Nankivell, 300/.; Mr. Richard Symone,
300/.; Honor Hingston,so/.; John Stevens, 300/4
Louisa Griffiths, 650/. ; Lord Falmouth, 1,500/. ;
The original sum borrowed from him was 1,0001.;
but the corporation continued to get in arrear, by
not paying the interest until it amounted to 1,5001.
The debt due to his Lordship was discharged in
1832 (after the Reform Bill had passed) ; to effect
which 500/. was borrowed from Mr. Wm. Rogers,
300/. from Dr. Carlyan, 300/. from Mr. Chilcott,
and 4001. from Mr. Geo. Thomas, at 5 per cent.
The whole of the Corporation debt is due on the
bond.

We regret that want of space compels us to post-
pone the remainder of our report, containing much
important matter, with useful observations and sug-
gestions by Mr. Chappell, Mr. Turner, Mr. Milford,
Mr. Bastion, and others.—Cornish Guardian.
LOSTWITIIIEL CORPORATION COMMISSION.—On
Tuesday, 24th ult., the commissioners held a court
for the purpose of examining the charters, rights,
and expenditure of this borough ; when it appeared
that the annual expenditure for the last 13 years
amounted to about 4471., while the revenue ac-
cording to the account is only 1831. The extra
charges for the last 13 years amounted to 1,0111.;
the balance is said to be paid by the recorder,
the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe. There is a pro-
perty belonging to the town of the value of some
hundreds of pounds, depending upon an old life,
which had it not been for this inspection, would
probably have been devoured by the borough lo-
custs as the rest has been. The annual expenses
as reported at the above meeting are as follows :
The annual dinner for 24 men only amounted to
90/.—stamps annually for 17 hired servants .511.
two new cloaks for town sergeants 251. 7s. 9d.—
newspapel s annually for the corporation 25/.33.11d.,
with a long train of &c., &c., and petty costs.

LISKEARD CORPORATION COMMISSIONERS.—The
commissioners arrived here on Friday last, and
commenced their inquiries ; they were both fully
engaged during Friday and Saturday, and one con-
tinued his ',boors until four o'clock on Monday,
when the scrutiny was brought to a close, and the
commissioners received the sincere thanks of all in-
terested, for their patient and gentlemanly conduct
during the investigation. A meeting of the re-
formers of the borough of Liskeard having been
previously called, it was resolved that Mr. Benja.
min Lyne and Mr. M. Anstis, solicitors, should be
requested to bring forward the complaints of the
inhabitants against the corporation before the com-
missioners, which was done to the great satisfaction
of the principal part of the people of Liskeard. The
main point was relative to a quantity of land, leased
for three lives, to the amount of between 2,0001.
and 3,0001., since the passing of the Reform Bill,
and many of the purchasers being corporators put
up long faces. It was proved that there was an
ancient constitution prohibiting such sale, but which
the corporators had endeavoured to nullify by a re-
solution entered into between themselves. This
property, which was known or called by the name
of the Manor of Bodgarra, had been given to the
inhabitants of Liskeard loog before Queen Eliza-
beth incorporated them.—Western Chronicle.
BODMIN.—At a meeting of the inhabitants of
Bodmin, convened by public notice yesterday
(Thursday), Jonathan Barron, Eql., in the chair,
resolutions were passed for forming a Committee to
obtain information respecting the management of
the funds in the hands of the corporation, &c., and
other matters to be inquired into by the Commis.
sioners now in this county. The following persons
were appointed for this put pose ;—'Messis. Clarke,
Every, Bligh, C. Cootie, T. Pearse, Pa•coe, Harvey,
Burrows, Baron, and Treleaven. Mr. Bligh, in
proposing the first resolution, said that th,, matter
before them concerned the hole of the inhabitants,
and that all party feeling should be laid aside. He
did not charge the corporate body with trawl, but
they would now have an opportunity of proving
that they were not justly liable to censure. If they
were wrong, they aught to be censured.—West

We are not at all surprised at the anger of the
corruptionists against the Ministers for proposing,
even to a limited extent, to take thk:, power out of
their hands ; nor do we wonder at the exultation
of the people. As for the old corporation magis-
trates, they are perhaps worse than the county
ones. Look at the self-elected corporatiot:. for Co-
ventry, for instance. It is, or rather %%as—for it is
somewhat better now that heretofore—one great
mass of ignorant'e and corruption ; there was
scarcely a man among them who could write a sen-
tence of English. Not long ago the same person
filled the offices of mayor, gaoler, and collector of
taxes, and retained them for several years, till at
length being detected as a thief in the latter capa-
city, he was tried and sent to gaol for two years.
But the Municipal Commissioners are now making
their inquiries in this sink of corruption, and we hive

0 doubt that the result will be an exposure of vil-
THny perfectly astounding. In Leive,ier the corn-
migsioners have revealed abqminat ions almost incre-
dible.—Binninghani Journal.

The amount of corporate revenue has not yet
transpired. The surplus of the trust funds, the
own-clerk stated, is at all times in the hands of the
Mayor pro. tem. without interest, and at present
amounts to 3,700/., 2,5001. of which is applicable
to the purposes of Sir Thomas White's charity;
o bilst two tradesmen of liberal politics deposed,
that they recently applied for a participation in the
benefit of this fund, and were refused; one of the
aldermen on whom they called during their canvass
having made their principles an objection. On the
debt of the borough more information has been
granted. In addition to the sum of 10,0001. raised
en mortgage, it has been stated by the town-clerk
that 12,000/. was borrowed on account of the pur-
chase and alteration of the pros nt borough gaol,
which affair merits a few lines. When Mr. Peel's
Act was passed, requiring a classification of the pri-
soners, the old borough gaol being insufficient, it was
determined to build a new one, and with that view
the magistrates purchased from the corporation a site
on the Welford-road for 3,000/., being (said the
town clerk) at the same rate per yard as was given
by the county magistrates for the adjoining site of
the county gaol. Shortly afterwards the old county
gaol became vacant, and the borough magistrates,
changing their intentions, purchased it for 5,000/.,
and expended 8,000/. in alterations. To meet this
outlay, the foregoing 12,000/. was borrowed, and
the remainder of the debt was liquidated, partly
by the current borough-rate, and partly by the
sde of a portion of the site purchased to carry
into effect the original design. The remainder of
.he site is of little worth, bringing in at present
about 5/. per annum. So far we learn from the
evidence of the town-clerk. The borough gaoler
has stated that if Mr. Peel's Act had not passed, it
would have been necessary to have enlarged the old
gaol, and that before purchasing the present one, a
piece of land adjacent to the old building was bought
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dedly of opinion that classification was of the first
importance, independent of its being required by
1 tw. The adjoining Bridewell, too, he observed,
which was not an altered but a newly erected build-
ing, would not allow of a legal classification. We
have, thus, land lying almost useless—a substantial
old gaol (old only by comparison) vacant arid pro-
fitless—and a gaol in use, unfitted for the
accomplishment of the sole object for which
it was purchased and altered at a large ex-
pence. The architects employed were the steward
and one of the aldermen of the corporation. The
town-clerk's grossly libellous charge against the in-
habitants of Leicester—that he was afraid, if he
should appear for a second examination, that not
only his own personal security, but also the peace
of the town would be endangered—is too transpa-
rent to deceive, and too pitiful for comment. It is
a stale trick, and has outlived its day. Possibly it
may lead to a well known item in the abstract of
borough expenditure—`" constables' staves, 20/."!
Leicester Chronicle.