Star.
London, England, 1830-06-18 00:00:00

FREEMEN AND LIVERYMEN.

One of the subjects which most particularly engrosses the atten.
tion of the Corporation of London, is the attempt now making to
restore the resident Freemen in Loudon to those Elective rights
which are exercised by every other freeman livit!it itt eitlea reprc.
sented in Parliament. The advocates for the rt•stormion of the pri.
vii..ges state that by custom, confirmed by Charters, these rights
once belonged to the citizens of London ; but through the influence
of the livery.companies, together with a petition from rite major part of
the Aldermen of London, the Act of the 11th Gen. I. was procured,
which deprived the resident citizens of London of their elective rights,
and gave those rights to the liverymen, (of the different companies,)
who may be living in any part of the world. The Committee Lase
matte a report adverse to the claim of the freemen. They state that
no Evidence has been produced, showing that at any period there
was a settled rule or custom that the freemen residcttt in London
should elect the Representative+ of the City in Parliament, the Lord
Mayor, the Sheriffs, the Chamberlain, or the Auditors of the City
Accounts ; but on the contrary, it appeared that, until the reign of
Edward the:Fourth, such officers were elected from time to time by
different persons; and from the period when the general political
rights of the people became settled and defined, until the passing of
tire statute I Ith Geo. I. the right of election was exercised, with a few
exceptions, by the Livery of London. The advocates of the free.
men are in possession of a record, which they say distinctly proves
that the right of electing the Sheriffs was confirmed to the citizens
by Charter of Henry the First, (1100,) which says that the citizens
of London shall place as Sheriffs whom they will of themselves, and
which must have continued the right of the Citizens until the 7th
of -Edward the loin th, (14(7.) at which time the first mention is
made of the Liverymen. thus settling it In the Citizens by Charter 1
367 years ; while the Charter of John grants to the Barons, who
were the freemen, that they may choose unto themselves evert year
a Mayor of themselves. 'file record also chews that from the 7th of
Richard the Second, (13810 to the 7th of Edward the Fourth, the
elective right continued undisturbed for 83 years, in the resident
freemen in scot and lot. Several influential members of the Corpo.
ration are decidedly iu favour of the claims of the freemen.

REGISTER OP PUBLIC SALES, JuNs 17.

GARIIAWAYS%

Mr. REID (for Mr. John Robins, of Regent-street.)--The Free-
hold Norris Castle Estate, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, comprising
the noble Gothic Mansion, late the residence of Lord Henry Sey-
mour, deceased, with numerous domestic offices, court-yard, kitchen
and other gardens, a bath-house for hot and cold bathing, a bailiff's
house, extensive stabling, coach-house, rooms, Sc. farm buildings,
orchard and grass land, in all 124 acres, of which 22 acres are lease-
hold for 1,000 years, ate penny rent ; fixtures to bet taken at a va-
luation—Knocked down at £26,900.
A Freehold Estate, comprising a hunting-box, known as Swift's
House, the late residence of Sir T. Mostyn, Bart. in the parish of
Stoke Lync, near Bicester, Oxfordshire, with domestic offices, a
kennel, huntsman's cottage, stabling for 24 horses, and various
rooms, three coach-houses, carpenter's shop, sheds, and meadow and
arable land, in all 60 acres—£s,soo.
A Freehold and Copy hold Estate, in the parish of Gedney, Lin-
colnshire, consisting of the Wash Farm Estate. comprising a farm-
house, orchards, granary, farm-buildings, and 711 acres of land, let
at 4:140 a-year, Lnd.tax .£3 IGs. 6(1. per annum—A'3,ooo-
- Reversion or Remainder, expectant on the demise of a Gen-
tleman, in his 58th year, to a Freehold Estate, land-tax redeemed,
in the parish of Doddington, Isle of Ely, comprising a farm, yards
and outbuildings, and about 380 acres of good tin land, let to
1841, at 4001. per annum, sold subject to a mortgage of 3,0001.-
1,8501.
A Leasehold Town Mansion. No. !8, Lower Grosvenor-street,
Grosvenor-square, with attached and detached (offices, stabling for
ten horses, and three coach-houses ; held for 60 years, at 3001. per
annum, land-tax 181. a-ycar-16.0001.
MR. KrLsEy.—A Leasehold detached Residence, with coach.
house, stable, gardens, green-house and paddock, known as Mont.
pelier-house, South Lambeth-read„ lately let at 2001. a-year ; held
tor 44 years, at 471. ground-rent-1,2001.