, 1877-11-15
TILE CITY OF LONDON.


A1AA@ NA- VT AVANo4S
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ca,1s.pe...se, s',' Ssr i.rs rs, s"s.
LONDON 'etl:-Itc CltS ot I.onon-imea
that inrcr a1"t limited part of tho grrat He
trnroll* which Is connony : and legally known rs
~ ~, s'',, a ms.. tuns.',utes ~, - tess s,a'
u, .'M h'c't' ~" 'ehs t''s" !.'' VI '"e po''At""
o. entire l.ondun"-has doscf'ineht no 'css
Singular and remarkable thau the city itself.
Resting u.,un charters w!lt,sc meaning Ia a.
vague :. til. r,t,c,ar,, of The ancient Dcluhic
,s =" W. ."s
orae'e' tnc corporate ooFerh"c"s' he'eE.nefess'
Claims aa rseEeses i%"ets and ,.tsa. h.as'eees
uut.nuolfcs, MT o,,c Of its many charters has
t,,r f,,rw n n .t,,ut,,v snoc4 rnrnt and htnre
t,,o,r ,.,.;..',n. ,.s,.. s.". 1.a .,c,,r,to ~.
ltlc'F nrof'ssohs nave hetet hao acua''u eA
panatEon; yet ttcr arc head to have The foFrs
nf an net ni Parliament, ior, In the reign ot
William au,l Mary. 4 case Of ouo wa.ranto came
,r f,r, por,i,n,nn M, n. -taht* .rt,artr,.. an,1
pc.",o la'l.Aulcht, a'A .nc t'snte'saa ~"
rfl''iesses o. 'he Glty OF 1,oaaon "etc 'ce3ant-
Cd. What those rights and Efyllcyrs Uera the
act did not attempt to snee3ty pr define. 10
,.,!, silup's Fea'''' "as less ''o'o'e ''ai " "a
PE..I'' ,....
Tho first charter 'Ta* granted By William tno
CotgueroE, In these words: "Witliasn The
w., .r, ~, IT, nra.r. ,.;,hin
"',es't taa''h a' ,.a,.' ~, ~ sA.Is,,. .,,
LUMton, FftnGh anu EflEiish. Iricndlyf anu
mike known to you that will tla4 20 be la"~
Edward. And will that each child 10 hts falh-
cr's ielr after Ills fail.er's Jays. Aud will
mt sufrrr that nny man command you any
wrons God keep yoa.n snescqatn,t chartsss ter.
l,al received sutJstuntial favors from tic
wealthy cIty; anil tie privileges 20 granted
wcrc often gross Uftlsticc to tho citznns OF the
ae,rricrnti, CENTURY, tic sty ,rau granted tho
r,tnt In inv tlnty Of fuurv,,yo 1,cr clla!slruu
u;l ali coal ttu,oricti, iurcscr. That duty Is
sill faithfully Collected, and yields very snus
,'env rcr III IL nls ,eycl on iii sraln brought
m, ihc t'ort NJ fnntio. Il sccn1s strange that
such s III tuous,rosities sloulti Ls aliowel 10 con-
md "dt i. ,akcs g foTcS rotucwl,at like tlat Vi an
onrt o"I t',,as.. r rcyoltion to make them not
eriy. ce ;i.ai Something IS wron.. Tic yarious
! city charters comprise some la0 documents.
,nnr,,nt,lr. 'rhc Lord aiayur Is selected from
nw;nu!t the AlJcr,t,cH, u,iI serves QUO ye,z.
imnlcdutr reflections arc 1urc. though they do
sonetimrs occur. Tic ecleIraicd Wlitttsfrtoa
htnycrrr. The frrenlcn Of Tic cty-tliat. ls, tie
"t,ntrrs nj thn various city l!yetlcs-uotulnpss
mo Ait,crulcr for Tic olcc of Iorl Mayor, mid
t,sn tmv rhr ranatca NAV vote fDr themselves
nti,cx ncn.r. TI'r Al.icr;nc1, aru 70 In number,
nI,I a1e elected for iilc. 4 Common Council of
!rr. members Is also elected nntt constitutes
r",,rt InfSrinr to TINT III tho Aldermen, OTHER
'Jtr ,diirsr. nrt, nnM,intc by tic Aldermen, ind
GaiI,,t,n Council. and I!oli ol!ire during TIC
ni""amrn of the nnpOintnE power, II.u corpo-
rntn Gnvcr,,t,,ct nrctls IL bc rcsI,opsibte to no
's s, II, naTis,,nr cxcrnt itsclf That ought 10
I Ea n = vcry ~ na,,,,y condition Of Mic Thcsc Is
nv nwkwani p,i,ltc Ut tLrIr hack to cl,cck1,late
thcr III l3ttio ,an,ee. VI rciusc them supplies. 1t
!. tns' tnrt ' Il ctllesuolicrs' 1a1alse, and our
%n;'li.ri,1en A,ncrcutl otlIcials may be pIeascl
IT, bnar NJ Il.
vnrv VI Interesting contcst has been In prof.
-,xs ' fo ann. ti,,.. mast for vacant piaco 4,
liz, ' t;nnrt ri Aldermen When tho yne..ucy o.
a,rci m election was onicrcI, and Sir John
Wunnctt was risrtsi by hantlsonu majority.
Thc s.m,rt If Ahicr,uc,I. for so,llc occult fcuso
ia, IN IN" tfs" xa.,nn nt,fe to uncrstal,d, rs.
t,,sct, r. nt1nt lin. md nuotl)cr c,crtiun was
''r,tn~.5 Sir .init, wus clcrtrd ngnin hY n yptc
II III ;o H. and thc Court Ut AiIcrncn again
r"trrtc lin. and ordered n third election This
,nrrninr nncnrtis were ,lp. III which Hlr john
n.tn" acs himsclf hc fI;ra Tic electors of tic
SIt ssh.an f,r crti,,1, r., fhc n1,st nf Alder