Edited sentence: The Sheriffs of London would be chosen by the council of the new corporation in the same manner as those of counties corporate under the Municipal Corporations Act 1882.The lord mayor and corporation were to retain the right of special access to the Sovereign, and to prsent petitions to the House of Commons.The lord mayor would continue to enjoy the existing rights and privileges, and it would be lawful for the corporation to vote a sum to meet the costs of the office.The new corporation was to succeed "without breach of continuity" to the powers and possessions the former City