The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-28 00:00:00

LONDON CORPORATION REFORM.

MEETING OF THE LIVERY THIS DAY,

A public meeting of the Livery of the City of London
was held this afternoon in the Guildhall, to receive the
report of a committee appointed in April last to consi-
der the provisions of Sir George Grey's bill for the re-
form of the Corporation of the City of London—the
Eight Hon. the Lord Mayor in the chair. Considering
the importance of the question, the attendance was very
small, the hall not being near a quarter full during'
the proceedings. The notice profusely posted around the
hall, providing against confusion arising from " the con-
gregation of large numbers at Common Hall meet.
ings," and to allow those in office to tale their places
with sufficient ease and decorum, were superfluous, and
were a burlesque on the day's proceedings.
On the platform were Alderman Sir J. Duke, Bart.,
M.P., Alderman Cubitt, M.P., Alderman Wire, Alder-
man Hale, Alderman Farncombe, the sheriffs and under
sheriffs, &c.

The LORD MAYOR said he had called the meeting in
compliance with a requisition he had received, nume-
rously signed by liverymen. He bad no knowledge of
the resolutions to be passed, but from the names given
him he believed they would be stich as would entitle
them to their favourable consideration.
The Crier of the Court then read the following report
of the committee :

" To the Livery of London, in Common Hall assembled,
"We, your committee, to whom it was referred on the
15th April, 185 G, to complete and present the petition to
the House of Commons, as agreed to at the great meet-
ing in Common Hall, in opposition to the bill
then in Parliament, entitled " A bill for the Better
Regulation of the Corporation of the City of London," and
to take such steps as might be considered desirable to op-
pose the second reading of the same; beg to report—
" That we lost no time in carrying out the wishes of the
Common Hall, and met from time to time to effect the do-
sired object.

" That the petition was signed by 2,130 liverymen.
" That the Committee consulted with RememlArancer as
to the presentation of the petition, as also with the Hon.
George Waldegrave (secretary to the Speaker), who advised
that it should be presented by a member of the house rather
than by the sheriffs, as proposed, seeing that one had been
already presented by the sheriffs from another part of the
corporation.

"; That we wrote to the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, request-
ing he would be pleased to present the petition to the
House of Commons, which he kindly consented to
do. That we attended from time to time
at the house when the bill was expected to be read a second
time, and having bad an interview with Mr. Disraeli, he
requested the petition might be sent to him, when he would
take the best opportunity of presenting it.
" That the right hon. member presented the same on the
13th Juno, and moved that it be read at tho table of the
house; that it was so read and ordered to bo printed with
the votes of the house.
" That on the 26th June Sir G. Grey stated in the house
that in consequence of the objections raised to some parts
of the bill, time would not permit the Government to
proceed with it this session, and gave notice therefore of his
intention to withdraw the same and bring in another bill
early in the ensuing session.
" We have thus given a statement of our proceedings and
the successful resalt of our labours, which we trust will
meet the full approval of this Court or Common Hall ;
and we congratulate the Court that this attempt to inter-
fere with the rights and privileges of the Livery has proved
abortive, as we trust that similar attempts will ever do.
Win Cubitt, chairman. G. Richardson.
Thomas Q. Finnis. Joseph Causton.
Geo. Seamen. Wm. A. Rose.
Thomas Snelling. Thomas Lott.
James Josiah Millard. Ewd. Eagleton.
Thu. Stewart. James Clarke Lawrence.
Rob. Davison. J. Hartley Kennedy.
Richd. Grant. William Lawrence.
C. Reed. P. C. Toker.
Wm. Otho Mitchell. Chas. Young.
Banjn. Rider. Warren S. Hall.
John Greenwood. John Finlay, Hon. Sec.
" 28th Oct., 1856."

The following resolutions were then agreed to :
" That this Common Hall approves of the proceedings,
and adopts the report of the Committee of Liverymen now
read.

" That whilst the Livery are determined to maintain
their ancient right) and privileges, which they believe to
be necessary for preserving the independence of the City of
London and the usefulness and d;gnity of the Corporation,
they are desirous to assist the other branches of the Cor-
poration in their endeavour to effect any necessary reforms,
and are anxious to strengthen that harmony between. the
Livery and the Executive re luisite for the well beiu,g of
the city.

" That a committee be formed for the furtherance of the
objects of the foregoing resolution, and also to watch the
progress of any bill which may be brought into Parlia-
ment affecting the Corporation, and* to take such
measures on these subjects as they may deem
expedient. That the said committee consist of not
more than two liverymen appointed by each livery com-
pany, over which the Lord Mayor be requested to preside,
and that all necessary expenses be borne by the Corpora-
tion and paid by the Chamberlain.

Resolutions were also agreed to thanking the commit-
;co for their labour, and the Lord Mayor for calling the

meeting.
The meeting then separated.

LONDON GAZETTE —(This Evening.)

FOREIGN-OFFICE, OCT. 25.
Tho Queen has been pleased to approve of M. Salvador
Pisani as Consul at Malta for his Majesty the King of
Hanover.

COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.
Ist West York (Rifle) Regiment of Militia—Wm. Cole,
Gent., to be Quartermaster.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS LIEUTENANT.
John Augustus Baumont, Esq., to bo Deputy Lieu-
tenant.

The Hon. Alexander Leslie Melville, commonly called
Viscount Melville, to be Deputy-Lieutenant.

Ist Regiment of the Dukti ot-Lancaster's Own Militia--
Archibald James Campbell, Esq. (late Captain in the
41th), to be Captain, vice Charles Mackay, cashiered by
sentence of Court Martial.

4th or Royal South Middlesex Regiment of
llilitia—
h Wm. Scriven, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Standidge,
promoted.
6th Regiment of West York Militia—Charles Musgrave
Norris, Gent., to b© Lieutenant.
let Somerset Regiment of Militia—Ensign Coventry
Carew to be Lieutenant, vice Lucas, appointed to 30th
Foot.
[The following Appointment is snbstituted for that which
appeared in the Gazette of the 14th instant.]
North Somerset Yeomanry Cavalry—Robert llockin
Boodle, Geut., to be Assistant-Surgeon, Vice Brace, re-
signed.

TREASURY WARRANT,
Whereas by an Act passed in the 4'h year of the reign
of her present. Majesty, ititituled " Au Aot for the regula-
tion of the duties of Postage," it is enacted that it shall be
lawful for the Couituissioners of her Majesty's Treasury
from time to time and at any time after the passing of
that Act, by warrant under their hands, to alter and tix
any of the rates of British postage or inland postage pay-
able by law on the transmission by the post of foreign or
colonial letters or newspapers, or any other printed papers,
and to subject the same to rates of postage according
to the weight thereof and a scale of weight to be
contained in such warrant, and from time to time,
by warrant as aforesaid, to alter or repeal any such altered
rates and make and establish any now or other rates in lieu
thereof, and by warrant as aforesaid to appoint at what
time the rates that might be payable were •.,o be paid.
And whereas the Commissioners of her Majesty's Trea-
sury, in exercise of the power and autboiity in them for
such purpose vested in and by the said before-mentione‘,
act of Parliament, did by a certain warrant in writing,
under the hands of three of them the said commissioners,
bearing date at Whitehall, Treasury-chambers, the 28th
day of November, 1841, after reciting amongst other
things the said before-mentioned act of Parliament, and
that it was desirable to make further regulations in rest ect
of the postage of letters and newspapers sent by the