The Sun.
London, England, 1833-06-24 00:00:00

be found in suggesaug a !vine ly for 0 e defects whies ip
pear t, esti t iii the towns wh re there is a large popula•
inn. The reinedi.s, however, which might be applicable
to large towns might not be capable of being ‘, ith
equal success to those that are small. This consideration
appears to furnish an additional reason for further inquiry,
in order that an attempt may he made to arrange the dif-
ferent Corporations into classes, and to &vise sotre mea-
.ore to cure the defects, or to remove the evil, of sr: all
Corporations.
Your Committee are further led to infer that Corp-
ratien4, as now constituted, are not adapted to the ',re-
sent state of society ; the Corporate officers are not
I identified with the community, who have rarely any
in-
fluence in choosing them, and have no control over
their proceedings ; Corporate offices, even the highest in
rank, are not always objects of desire, and are likely to he
less so now that the political influence of corporations has
been so much diminished. To make corporations instru-
ments of useful and efficient local governtnent, it seems to
be essential that the corporate officers should he more po-
pularly chosen ; that the offices should be accessible to all
that have entitled themselves by their conduct to the good
opinion and confidence of their fellow•citisens; that their
proceedings should be open and subject to the control of
public opinion, and that it should be felt by the commu-
nity that the maintenance of order, and the equal adminis.
tration of justice in all things, depend on the energy and
principle of the corporate officers. If these objects could
be obtained, there seems to be no reason to doubt that the
wholesome influence and authority of corporations would
be increased, that their powers of usefulness would be ex.
tended, that public confidence would be established, and
that the desire of honourable distinction and the sense of
duty would call into the service of the community those
who are most capable of discharging the duties of the cor-
porate offices with ability and integrity. Such are some
of the results which your CoMmittee anticipate from a
zealous and honest prosecution of this most important in-
quiry, and they have accordingly considered with care
the best means of attaining the end. Fur the rea-
sons which have been already stated, your Committee
are of opinion, that it is not in their power to bring the
inquiry to a satisfactory conclusion. Two plans were
suggested ; the one to circulate queries, addressed to the
different Corporations ; the other to recommend the ap
pointtnent of a Commission. The first plan was rejected
on the ground that queries could not be framed so as to
meet all the various circumstances of the different Corpo-
rations ; that they might have been easily evaded ; and
that the information must have been partial.
The proposal to recommend the appointment of a Com-
mission has met with the almost general concurrence of
the Committee.

If the country is divided into districts, the I?bour will
he abridged ; the Commissioners being on the spot, will
be accessible to those who have important facts to com-
municate; they will be enabled to command the evidence
necessary to decide on the weight of conflicting state-
ments ; and they may, in a short space of time, collect
the necessary information more easily and !Lore accurately
than it could be obtained by any other proceeding. Your
Commit.ee, therefore, deeply impressed with the im-
portance of the subject, earnestly recommend that no
time should be lost in taking the necessary measures for
appointing Commissioners to prosecute the inquiry with
promptitude and vigour, so that the materials to be col-
lected may be arranged and brought under the coos;dera•
tion of Parliament early in next Session.

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