The Sun. — 1847-03-15 (London, England)

HOLT—Iu the meantime let us prepare a Bill for Parliament.—(Cries of " No, no ") Mr. BURN believed they should be obliged to apply to Parliament, but they ought to apply with re,:ularity and consistency, and hand in hand with the Ceurt of Aldermen.—(Elear, hear.) There was as yet no reference eade to get the authority to go to Parliament, but he hosed the Lord Mayor would call a Court to give the nithority to prepare a B Mr. W. JONES said it would be prejudicial to the interests of the Corporation to prepare a Bill at the present time.  Sir PETER LAURIE Slid be was altogether against going to Parliament. lie was wit prepared for encountering such a danger. Lord Brougham said to him yesterday, " Whit! are you coming to us?"— (Laughter.) No, thank God," said he (Sir Peter), for he was of Palsgrave's opinion, that by going to Parliament the City would incur the guilt of suicide _ _  Mr. HALE said there wss a time when he concurred in the opinion just expressed, but he was nuw decidedly for going to Parliament.  Mr. ASHURST then moved, " That the Committee present a report to the Cou:t of Common Council that the Corporation requires reform which can only be effected by the aid of Parliament." Mr. HUMPHREYS a,sured the Committee the Corporation would get but little by going to Parliament, and they did not know what they might not lose.—(liitar.) They would certainly 1,),e the magistracy of the City. Stipendiaries wcu!d be the sulyltitutes or the Aldermen. :And every Government, whether Whig, Tory, or Radical, would be always ready to put their hands into the City purse. Mr. BowEn supported the motion, and hoped that the s-ssion of Parli:lment would not be allowed to pass without bearing evidence to the sincerity of their long-expregs, d feelit gs.  Mr. HALL was convinced that the Court of Common  Council ought tn,t to decide upon going to Parliament wAtil the opinions of counlel were kn'.wn, end he should argue in the Court upon the expediency of not making my application to Parliament at all.—(Hear, hear.) It had ben said that the Court of Aldermen intended to triply to that authority themselves. That was an error. ['he Aldermen could not go to Parliament except as part and parcel of the Corporation, for they had in themselves a corporate capacity.—(llar, hear.) Mr. ANDEitTON was surprised at tho bugaboo lack a lantern mention of Parliament.—(Laughter.) It was like the big words used to frighten babies, and produced a corresponding eff.ct upon the great babies of the Corporation. He did not believe that Government consi tiered it to be their interest to do the Corporation of London any mischief, or that they even contemplated any imperious interference with the privileges of the body. If the Corporation carried union with them, no Government would make the experiment of taking away privtlezes which had been handed down to the citizens from time immemorial. He certainly apprehended dim ger from not going to Parliament, although he consilered it perfectly safe to seek the aid of the L..gislature, snd he rej.iicei that Sir Peter Laurie's ward differed from their Alderman on the subject, and manifested so becoming a spirit. Sir