The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-01 00:00:00

GABRIEL, Mayor.--In a MEETING or Assem-
bly of the Mayor. Aldermen, and Liverymen of the
several Companies of the City of London in Common Hall
assembled, at the Guildhall of the sai .1 City, ou Saturday,
the 28th day of September, 1867,
Resolved unanimously,
That the thanks of this Common flall are herehy given
to the Right Hon. the Earl of Derby for his cordial geknow-
ledgment of the public services rendered by the Lord Mayor
and Sheriffs of this City on the occasion of the visits of
the Sultan of'Turkey and the Pasha of Egypt to this
country, an acknowledgment which found its expression
in the revival of an usage alike complimentary to the illus-
trious guests as to this Corporation, viz., the recommenda-
tion to her Majesty of the Lord Mayor for the honour of a
Baronetcy, and the Sheriffs for the honour of Kuighthool,
which recommendation her Majesty was pleased to adopt.
R,solved unanimously,
That the succeeding Lord Mayor be and he is hereby
requested to co-operate with the Committee of the Livery
to whom it has been referred by a former Common Hall, to
inquire into the allegations made by the Bridgomasters,
that they were hindered in the performance of those duties
which were required of them by the Charter by which they
are appointed.
Resolved unanimously,
That the Livery Committee be and is hereby instructed
to watch any proceedings in or out of Parliament which
profess to Reform, or aim at any interference with the cor-
porate rights and privileges of the Citizens of London, and
especially with reference to the position of the Liverymen
and their power in Common Halls, and that the Right
Honourable the Lord Mayor for the time being be and ho
is hereby requested to summon a special meeting of the
Common Hall, if such Committee shall recommend any
such meeting to be held for considering any question of
Reform or interference.

Resolved unanimously,
That the thanks of this Common Hall are due, and are
hereby tendered, to the Lordpirns, Robert Wigram Craw-
ford, Esq.,.M.P., KW William Lawrence, Esq., M.P:, Al-
&nano, for their successful efforts in the extension of the
Parliamentary franchise of the Livery to the Liverymen
residing twenty-five miles from Guildhall instead of being
restricted to those residing within seven miles.
Resolved,
That the foregoing votes of thanks be engrossod on
vellum, and forwarded in such manner as the Lord Mayor
may appoint to the respective gentlemen named.
Resolved unanimously,
That the best thanks of the Livery be presented to the
Right Hon. Sir Thomas Gabriel, Bart., Lord Mayor, for
the admirable manner in which, during the present year
ho has discharged the varied and important duties of the
Mayoralty; for the discretion with which he has combined
justice with humanity in the administration of the law ; for
the ability which has marked the discharge of his other
public duties ; and for his generous efforts in connection
with the Colliery Explosion Fund Lad the Metropolitan
Distress Relief Fund. At the same time this Common
Hall recognises the becoming hospitality which has been
associated with his year of office, especially when receiv-
ing at the Mansion House his Highness the Viceroy of
Egypt; and, whilst congratulating his Lordship upon
being the Chief Magistrate at a time when the Corporation
had the distinguished honour of entertaining his Imperial
Majesty the Sultan, this Common Hall expresses an earnest
hope that he may long bo spared to enjoy the title con-
ferred upon him by her Majesty the Queen.
Resolved unanimously,
That the thanks of the Livery are eminently due, and
aro hereby cordially tendered, to Sir Sidney Iledley
Waterlow, Knight and Alderman, and Sir Frances Lycett,
Knight, who have served the office of Sheriffs of London
and Middlesex during the past year; for the ability with
which they have discharged the duties which devolved
upon them, for the hospitality they have so generously
dispensed, for the munificence they have manifested in
support of our various benevolent institutions, and for
their efficient maintenance of the time-honoured rights
and privileges so justly prized by the Livery of London.
The Livery also desire to record their satisfaction that
it has pleased her most Gracious Majesty the Queen to
confer upon these gentlemen the dignity and honour of
Knighthood, and take this opportunity of tendering to
them their warmest congratulations upon this auspicious
event.

Resolved,
That the votes of thanks passed this day to the Right
Honourable the Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs be engrossed
on vellum, and forwarded to his Lordship and the Sheriffs.
Resolved,
That the whole of the Resolutions passed this day in
Common Hall be advertised in the usual Newspapers.
W 0 OD T HOR PE.