The Sun.
London, England, 1835-08-07 00:00:00

PROTEST AGAINST THE CORPORATIONS

REFORM BILL.

DISSENTIENT :—l. Because the Commisiihm under which the
Commissioners for inquiry into Municipal Corporations have acted
is perfectly illegal and unconstitutional, the constitution of the coun-
try recognising no such arbitrary power as that which has been
claimed by the Crown, of issuing a Commission (without the con-
sent of the Houses of Parliament) deeply affecting the hereditary
rights, privileges, and properties belonging to the municipal borough
towns included in the Report made by the said Commissioners.
2. That by acknowledging such a principle, by L.:3ring evidence,
this House will establish a precedent of a most dangerous character,
which will endanger the security not only of all existing here.:!arY
rights and privileges, but of every species of property, whether of a
public or private character, existing in this country.
3. That however specious the title of this Bill may appear, it is
evident to every mind unprejudiced by party feeling that the object
which it is intended to accomplish is the furtherance of that demo-
cratic spirit which is at present afloat in this country, and which is
aiming at the total subversion of all the civil and religious institu-
tions of the British empire.
WINCISILSEA AND NOTTINGDAM.
Aug. 4, 1835. NEWCASTLE.

APPLICATION TO THE LORD MAYOR TO
GRANT A COMMON HALL.

A requisition, of which the following is a copy, was signed
by about 200 freemen and liverymen :

" To the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor.
" We, the undersigned freemen and liverymen of the city of
London, request that your Lordship will call a Common Hall to
consider the propriety of presenting a petition to the House of
Lords in favour of the Municipal Corporations Bill, which has been
brought in by his Majesty's Ministers, passed by the House of Coin•
mons, and is now before their Lordships' House."
A deputation consisting of the following gentlemen, Messrs.
Dillon, Wansey, Gibson, Baylis, Travers, Fearon, Wilson, and
others, waited upon the Lord Mayor in the justice-room.
Mr. Dillon handed the requisition to the Lord Mayor, wht
inquired its object ; upon Mr. Dillon reading it aloud,
The LORD MAYOR said that he would consider of it, and
send an answer.

On the deputation pressing for an early reply, and offering
the card of one of their party, to whom that reply could be
sent,

The LORD MAYOR said he would look over the signatures,
and find some one to whom he would send his answer. He
then suddenly raised an objection that the signatures to the
requisition had not the addresses attached to_thcm, and that he
therefore would not receive it.

Mr. Mums stated that the general practice in cases of
city requisitions was, as in the present case, to sign the names,
and the London companies to which the parties belong. Mr.
Dillon also pointed out to the Lord Mayor that the addresses
were added to many of the signatures, and requested his
Lordship to receive it as the requisition of the parties whose
names and addreises were given. The Lord Mayor's reply
was, " Take it along and put the addresses ; I'll take no ad-
dress to me that has not itat the addresses,"
- The deputation then retired, and having obtained the use
of a directory, affixed, so far as they could collect them, and
at the great hazard of mistake, the addresses to three out of
the five sheets of signatures. Being informed that the
Lord Mayor was leaving the. Mansion.house for a court
of conservancy, they again went to the justice-room and de-
livered the requisition. When once more asked for an answer,
the Lord• Mayor .replied, "that he would consider and send an
answer." He was asked when? He answered abru-, dly, "At
my convenience, I cannot say when." When pressed for an
early reply, as the matter was urgent, he said, " It was very
impertinent."
Mr. WANSEY and Mr. TaAvERs now again asked to whom
the answer would be sent, as it was desirable, on the ground
of convenience to know.
His LORDSHIP persisted in refusing to say to whom heshould
send his answer, adding, " I shall look over that paper, .and
I dare say I shall find some respectable man among them to
whore my answer can be sent,"
Mr. DILLON rpplied, " Ther6 are -names here" (pointing
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