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

THE LORD MAYOR AND THE CITY

JOBBERS.

The subjoined answer has been sent by the Lord Mayor to
the requisition of the City jobbers, who are zealous for a
Corporation Reform Bill which lets them go free:—
"Mansion House, August 7, 1835.
" Gentlemen,—Having yesterday received a Requisition signed
by certain liverymen and freemen of London to the following
effect, viz.:—

" :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 Corporation Bill, which has been
brought in by his Majesty's Ministers, passed the House of Com-
mons, and is now before their Lordships' House.' „
" beg. leave respectfully to state, that as the ou allude to
does not in any way apply to or affect the rights . "vileges of
the Corporation of the City of London, lam Of;-.; sil that it
would be highly improper for the liverynien and :-,etsAhercof
to interfere with and discuss matters touching tlitiiiiihtird Pri-
vileges of other Corporations, with which they hi :-,:o:Vttlicor ate
r connexion or interest whatever. I therefore, . ; cab*.
a Common Hall for the purpose abOve;mett, • ' - - , --- -,..t-.
" I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,' thfully;,OlA,'
" HENRY WINCHESTER.
" To the Deputation of the Requisitionists."

CORPORATION REFORM BILL.

GREAT YARMOUTH.

The people of Great Yarmouth—who have suffered as much
as any town in England under Corporate misrule and the cor-
ruption of elections—met on Thursday evening, in the large
Room at the Star Inn, Simon Cobb, Esq., in the Chair, and
carried the following petition to the House of Lords, to pass
the Corporation Bill :
" TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE LORDS SPIRITUAL
AND TEMPORAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF
GREAT BRITAIN AND 'IRELAND, IN PARLIAMENT
ASSEMBLED.
THE HUMBLE PETITION OF THE UNDERSIGNED
FuEEMEN, HOUSEHOLDERS, AND INHABITANTS OF
THE PARLIAMENTARY BOROUGH OF GREAT YAR-
MOU H—
" Sheweth—That your petitioners, who were amongst the first
to pray the Honourable the Commons of this Kingdom for the Re-
form of Corporate abuses, and for such a municipal Government as,
would best promote the welfare of the inhabitants of this town,
humbly beg to express their sincere regret, that the prayer of their
petition has not yet been complied with, and that the learned Com-
missioners to whom the subject was referred, have made no Report
thereon.
" That your petitioners beg. to submit for your Lordships' con-
sideration a copy of their petition—to refer your Lordships to the
learned Commissioners, or to your petitioners themselves, for the
truth of the allegations therein, and to appeal to your Lordships
whether the grievances there complained of do not deserve a prompt
and effectual redress. . _

" That your petitioners have seen, with much surprise and in-
dignation, a petition purporting to be that of the mayor, aldermen,
burgesses, and commonalty of this town, disavowing the accusa-
tions contained in the general and concluding remarks in the Report
of the municipal Commissioners. Such petition was simply that
of the mayor, and certain aldermen and common councilmen, for
your petitioners are assured that other members of the Corpora-
tion, present at the close meeting at which that petition was agreed
to, have, by a counter petition, stated they consider that many
alterations proposed in the Bill now before your Lordships' House,
are extremely beneficial, and likely to supercede, in their opinion,
many of those evils, which from having been many years members
of this close Corporation, they well knew did exist.'
" That your petitioners have too long endured the application of
this town's property to purposes foreign to the spirit of the
Charters of its incorporation ;—and too long witnessed the scenes
of disorder, and the great evils to the morals, peace, and quiet of
the town, which the faulty state of their municipal government has
occasioned.

" That your petitioners hailed with the greatest pleasure, the
passing, by the Honourable the House of Commons, of the Bill
now before your Lordships for the Reform of Municipal Corpora-
tions ; and rejoiced in the prospect of that change which should
place the government of this town in the hands of persons deeply
concerned in its true welfare and general prosperity—but your
petitioners cannot help expressing their alarm and regret at the
delay which will be occasioned' by your Lordships' determination
to re-hear the evidence which, in this town, has already been so
fiirly and impartially taken.
" Your petitioners, therefore, humbly, yet most earnestly and
respectfully, pray, that this long desired and highly ap-
proved measure in all its integrity, may speedily pass into a
law, satisfied that great benefits both to your petitioners
and the community at large will be the result.
" And your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray."