The Sun.
London, England, 1833-08-27 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY BOROUGHS.

The following are th. outlir es of the Bill introduced by
the Lord Chancellor, " To provide for the better govern-
ment of certain Boroughs when incorporated ;"---a mea-
sure rendered necessary by the Parliamentary Reform Bill,
but the further proceedings upon which are postponed till
next Session.—The preamble sets forth that, Whereas by
the Act passed 2 Will. IV., for amending the Representa-
tion of the People in England and Wales, the Right of
returning Members to Parliament was granted to certain
Boroughs therein mentioned, several of which are not
incorporated : And whereas it is expedient to provide for
the better government of such of the said Boroughs as his
Majesty may by his Royal Charters be pleased to incorpo-
rate: Be it therefore enacted, &c.,
1. That in the event of Charters of Incorporation being
granted to certain boroughs, the 101. electors shall be the
burgesses. [This clause refers to a schedule marked A,
and that schedule includes all the Boroughs named in the
schedules C and D of the Reform Act, except those which
are already incorporated, and those which are included in
the Metropolitan Police Act. They are Birmingham,
Blackburn, Bolton, Bradford, Brighton, Bury, Chatham,
Cheltenham, Devonport, Dudley, Frome, Gateshead, Ha•
lifax, Huddersfield, Manchester, Merthyr Tydvill, Old.
ham, Rochdale, Salford, Sheffield, South Shields, Stoke
upon Trent, Stroud, Sunderland, Tynemoutb, Wakefield,
Warrington, Whitby, Whitehaven, and Wolverhampton-
-30 in number.]
2. Provides as to the limits of the boroughs and their
division into wards.

3. Enacts that Common Councilmen be chosen in each
ward, and regulates as to their number.
4. Provides that no person shall be qualified to be
elected to be the Mayor or an Alderman or Common
Councilman of any such borough, unless he shall be a
burgess of such borough, residing within the limits of the
borough, and shall bona fide be seised or possessed of real
or personal estate, or both, of the clear value of 1,0001.
in the whole.

5. Provides that every burgess of any such borough
shall be entitled to vote in the election of the Commo❑
Councilmen to be chosen within that ward in which the
qualifying property of such burgess, as described in the
register for the time being of the electors of such borough,
shall appear to be situated, and not otherwise; and in
else it shall happen that any burgess shall be registered
in respect of distinct premises in two or more wards, and
the premises in each ward shall be separately of sufficient
value to confer the right of voting in such ward, then he
shall be entitled to vote in such one of the said wards as
he may prefer, but not in more than one.

6.
. .
6 Enacts that the election of the Common Counc]
be triennial.

7. That Ward Lists, 1. e. separate lists of the bur.
gesses in each ward, to be made out yearly.—The ward
lists to be made out from the register for the borough.
8. That the register to be the criterion of the right of
voting in case of any omission or variance in the ward
lists.

9, Provides as to the election of Councilmen in each
ward ; before whom to be held ; the mode of voting, &c.
10. That there be no inquiry of the voter, except as
to his identity, and whether be has voted before at the
same election.

11. Declares how the result of the election is to be
declared.
12. The manner of proceeding if any person is elected
a Councilman in more than one ward.
13. Provides that the Councilmen shall serve for three
years.
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14. How occasional vacancies in the Council are to be
filled up by fresh election•.
15. Who to preside at election in a case of the death
of an Alderman at that time.
16. Every person elected to the office of Councilman
shall accept the office, or ply a fine to the borough fund.
The remaining clauses provide that Councilmen are not to
act until they have made a declaration of qualification ;
that those present act, &c.
20. That Common Council elect Aldermen out of their
own body, and Aldermen to be for life.
21. That Common Council elect the Mayor out of the
Aldermen, every year, and
22. That every person elected to the office of Mayor or
Alderman shall accept the office, or pay a fine to the bo-
rough fund.
23. That Mayor and Aldermen to be Common Coun-
cilmen by virtue of their offices, &c.
25. Mayor to be returning officer at election of Mem-
bers to serve in Parliament.
26. Aldermen to be Justices of the Peace for the bo-
rough, &c.

30. A Recorder to be appointed by his Majesty ; and
Recorder to be a Justice of the Peace for the borough and
for the county.
33. Provides that the powers in local Acts relating to
the whole of a borough, or to the principal place within a
borough, and now exercised by Commissioners under
those Acts, to be transferred to the Common Council of
the borough.
35. Provides that a Police Committee be nominated,
to consist of the Mayor, Aldermen, and 20 Councilmen ;
such Committee to appoint a police force for the borough.
Police to be constables for the county, &c. as well as
borough.
40. Recorder to assist Mayor and Aldermen in police
business; to certify upon cases to be presented at assizes.
Not to practi•e as a barrister in criminal cases.
50. Sessions of the peace to be held for the borough.
Recorder to be Chairman.

There are in all 68 clauees. The remaining clauees,
from 50, are entirely of a local character.

TRIBUTE TO MR. TAIT.

(From the Edinburgh Weekly Chronicle.)
The following Address from the Great Northern
Political Union, consisting of many thousand mem-
bers, to Mr. Tait, has just been received from New-
castle-upon-Tyne :