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NEWMARKET RACES.—(This Day.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEG.RAPR.)
£5O PLATE FOR TWO-YEAR-OLDS
o by Collingwood
Apathy

Six ran.
RIDDLESWORTEI STAKES.
Palmer beat Davernay.

. LATEST BETTING.
BURWELL STAKES.
11 to Bon Cannobie (taken).
4to 1 agst Cock of the North (taken)
10 to 1 agst any, other.

CHESTER CU P.
8 to 1 agst Hospitality (taken)

DERBY.
sto 1 agst Cannobie (offered).
16 to 1 agst Fly-by-Night (offered).
50 to 1 agst Barbarian colt ()flared).

LONDON CORPORATION REFORM
BILL.

Meeting This Day.

A Common Hall of the Livery of the City of London
was held this morning at the Guildhall, to take into
consideration the provisions of Sir George Grey's bill,
recently introduced into Parliament, for reforming the
Corporation of the City of London. The meeting was
called for 12 o'clock, but, in accordance with civic want
of punctuality, the business did not commence until a
quarter past 1 o'clock. At that hour but few persons
had assembled in the Hall, and the interest excited, con.
sidering the manner in which the City had been placarded
anrl the subject to be discussed, was considerably less
than might have been expected. 'the Lord Mayor pre-
sided, supported by the Sheriffs, Aldermen, and others
connected with the Corporation.

The LORD MAYOR, in opening the business of the
meeting, said he had convened it iu consequence of a
numerously-signed requisition to that effect, to take the
sense of the Liverymen on this bill, which, in the words
of the requisition, "strikes at the root of their ancient
and ♦alued privileges." Uis Lordship said he was no
party to calling this meeting,' but he must say tha`•
whilst the proposed measure tended to widen the elec-
toral privileges of the Liverymen, it in other respects
would totally annihilate those rights which many of
them possessed.

Mr. JAMES
.LAWRENCE condemned the proposed bill
as one that would abrogate the rights and privileges
that the Livery had possessed for centuries. The day
on which this bill was introduced into the House of
Commons was very aptly named
,April fool's-day, and
he trusted this would prove an April fool's measure.
(Hear and laughter.) This measure bad been introduced
in a speech that afforded no arguments on which to base
the necessity of change. Sir George Grey admitted,
on the occasion alluded to, that the funds' of the
City had beenteliniaistered in a proper manner, and that
the parties who had managed them had manifested zeal,
energy, industry, and fidelity, and for the possession and
discharge of those qualites the city of London was to
be deprived of those rights and privileges which they
had !so long enjoyed. The Livery had ever been
true to freedom, when many. of its advocates had slunk
back discouraged by the obetacles that appeared to stand
in their way, and was it for that that they were to Lo
swept away ? (Hear, hear.) The hon. gentleman then
proceeded to teal:irk on the statement that had been
put forth, that this was a mode rate measure, but he
looked upon it as the nioderation of the housebreaker,
who, after taking your plate and property, considered
he had acted moderate in leaving you in posses-
sion of your lives. (Hear.) He (Mr. Lawrence) lcoked
upon this measure as oaa of the movements of the Go-
vernment to obtain centralisation—(hear, hear)—and be
deprived of their liberty of local action. It was by crush-
ing the Corporations of Fiance that the march of des-
potism became easy, and the result they bad all seen and
knew. (Hear.) Sir G. Grey by this bill was open to
the charge of deliberate falsehood, or a deficiency of
common understanding, sled he left him to choose which
horn of the dilemma he would select. (Hear.) The
hon. gentleman, in a lengthened speech, contended that
the 'Corporation needed no reform, and that one of the
objects of the bill was to confiscate the, . funds
of the Corporation, which, if accomp'ished, would
entail a rata of from 2s. to 2e. 6J. per pound
to discharge the expenses of their law courts and other
expenses. (Rear, hear.) He asked the Livery to unite
in adopting the petition that would be submitted
to them for the protection of their. privileges, which
they ought to hand down to their children in:;act. If
this measure be universally resisted by the Livery the
Government would not dare to persist in it. (Ifear.)
He moved the following resolution :—" That the bill
introduced into the Houie of Cominens purporting to
be for the better regulation of the Corporati on, al-
though professing to ab dish such customs and privileges
only as ars injurious to trade, it ignores the whole body
of the L livery and a destruction of its privileges an ex-
tinction of its municipal existence, and is other-
wise subversive of the ancient rights, properties, and
liberties of the Corporation and the Common Hall
deter mined to give the most strenuous opposition to the
passing of such a bill." (Cheers.)
Sir JOHN :FINLEY in a short speech seconded the reso-
lution.

The LORD MAYOR having put the resolution,

Mr. BENNOCEI came forward to address the Livery,
and was met with cheers and counter cheers. In the
course of his address the remarks made by the hon. gen-
tleman were distasteful to the meeting, and it was with
great difficulty he could obtain a bearing, and the Lord
Mayor bad to interfere to request the Livery to hear
patiently what each speaker had to advance. The bon,
speaker proceeded to remark that the bill in question
was not intended to destroy the Corporation, but was to
remedy certain defects in the Corporation, and make it
in harmony with the advanced spirit of the age. Instead
of striking at their privileges, it would extend them,
and rescue the character of that hotly as being a sham,
from the nanner in which the affairs of the Corpora-
tion bad been conducted for the past 20 years; The
City of London contained a population, of but 123,000
The revenue of the Corporation amounted to 400,0001.
per annum, arid the cost of administration of these funds
amounted to 114,0001. per annum, whilst Liverpool,
with a population of 376,000, and an annual income of
600,000/., administered that fund at an expense under
3,0001. It was those immediately connected with the
Corporation that desired to continue the present state
of things. The hon. gentleman was continually inter-
rupted in the course of his address, which he said
was a proof how much the Livery required reforma-
tion—not knowing how to act like Englishmen—fear
ing to hear the real state of the working of the Cor-
poration. He considered this measure too moderate,
but should have gone further.
(The conclusion will be given in our last edition.)

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadowh ay, 41 Oa to 5/ 15s ; clover do.,
4/ 5s to 6/ 15s ; and straw, 11 4s to 11 9s per load.
Trade steady.
ijumßEii,LAND.—Me4dow hay, 4/ 4s to 5/ 153; clover do.,
4/ 8s to 6. 12s ; and straw, 11 5s to 11 103 per load.
A moderate supply and a fair demand.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 41 Os to Si 15s; clover
do., 4/ 54 to 61 17s ; and straw, It 48 to 11 8s per load.
Trade rather dull.

COLONIAL.
TEA.—Mtich dullness is perceptible in the market, and
purchasers are awaiting the issue of Thursday's sale before
entering into any transactions of importance.
SUGAR.—FuII rates have been asked for both colonial
and foreign descriptions, but home dealers and shippers
have not shown a disposition to purchL:se largely at the pre-
sent rates. There are large public sales advertised.
COFFEE. —The demand has slightly improved, and better
prices have been realised for both plantation and native.
Ceylon.
RICE.—A moderate business has been done, but prices
have undergone no alteration.
RUM.—The market continues steady, previous prices
having been well supported.
TALLOW.—A rather better demand has been experienced.
The present rates are—P.Y.C. on the spot 48s to 48s 3d,
last three months 48s 3d to 485 6d.

COMMENCEMENT OF EASTER TERM.--Easter term com-
menced to-day, and, as is usual on such occasions, the
judges breakfasted with the Lord Chancellor at his
lordship's residence in Upper Brook-street. The com-
pany consisted of nearly the whole of the judges, and
about thirty Queen's counsel. At a few minutes before
two the judges arrived at Westminster-hall and pro-
ceeeded to their respective courts. Nothing of import-
ance took place in any of the courts up to the hour of
our going to press.
NEW SELLONITE ESTABLISHMENT.—The house and
grounds known as the Priory in Bradford, Wilts, are
about to be taken on a lung lease by some ladies in con-
nection with Miss Selion, of Plymoutb,i and others, bet-
ter known as the Sisters of Mercy, and it is their in-
tention to open an establishment similar in all respects
to those already in existence at Plymouth and Bristol.
Great alterations are intended to be made in the pre-
mises, and some new buildings added for the purpose of
providing accommodation for the numerous members
and pupils who are expected to reside there.
Gas was first introduced into tha houses in Melbourne
on the Ist of January. Thcre were great rejoicings on
the occasicu.