The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-17 00:00:00

PUBLIC MEETING.

SATURDAY HALF-HOLIDAYS and
E ,RLIER PAYMENT of WAGES.—Th EARLY CLOS-
IN 1 ASSOCIATION will hold a PUBLIC MEETI'O for the pro-
m tine of th,se important ohjec's in the Large Hall, Exot: r :Tall, on
the evening of T'IURSD kV, the 24th inst The Right Hon. the
Earl of SHAFTESBURY Will take the Chair at 7 o'clock.

The attendance of emeloyers, and others favourable to the move-
ment, is invited..
Seats reserved for ladies. Tickets of admission to be had, fr. e of
charge, at the Offices of the Association.
JOHN LILAVALr , Honorary Secretary.
35, Ludgate-hill.

A.LOMONS, Mayor. —ln a MEETING or
ASRFNIILY of the MAYOR, ALDERMEN, and LI VERY-
MEN of the several CO\?PANIFA of the CITY of LONDON, in
Common Hall assembled, at the Guildhall of the said City, on Tues-
day, th.. IS h ~av of April, 1856
Resolve I—That the hill lately introduced into the House of Com-
mons, pur..tortqu to he for the better regulation of the Corporation of
the City of London, althou :11 professing to abolish such cus•oms and
privileges as injuriously affect trade, ignores the whole body of the
Liver, is destructive of its nrivileces, extinguishes its municipal
existence, and is otherwise übve Ive of the ancient rights, proper-
ties, and liberties of the Corporation, and that this Common Hall
determines to give the most earnest op oosiiion to the passing of such
bill. . . .

Resolved
.unanimously—That by sweeping away the long-esta-
blished rights of the I ivrry. and transferring the funct,ons of that
very numerous holy of 15,000 and upwards to the small number of
96 ~ersons, a principle is adopted obviously at variance with the true
spirit of relurm.
Resolved unanimously—That the Livery are folly alive to the
desirableness of reforming all abuses, and would gladly lend their
aid to any scheme of reform really worthy of that esignation, but
they can only const4 the present bill as one of inconsiderate chanze
nee lessly and injuriously internering with long-established and
valuable instittrions, the right use of the powers of the Livery never
having een impeached, and it being indisputable that great services
hay e been rendered by them to the country.
Resolved unanimously—That this Common Hall approves of the
proceedings of the committee of Liveryme I appointed at a meeting
at the Guildhall Coffee-house, held on the 9th day of April instant,
and hereby request the said committee to continue to ant on its be-
half, and to add such members of the Livery to their number as they
may from time to time deem advisable.
Resolved unanimously —That the petition row real be ad pted and
signed by the Livery, and presented by Mr. Masternaan to the House
of Commons, and that all the Members of the City be requested to
support Its ,rayer.
Resolved unanimously—That the best thanks of this Common Rail
be given to the It ght Honourable the Lord Mayor for his excellent
conduct in presiding on this occasion.

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