20 A TOUR ROUND NORTH WALES. 



direftly upon it, and the town corn mills, 

 which are reckoned very complete in their X 

 conftrudHon, are clofe to the bridge, one 

 arch of which conveys a ftream to their 

 ufe. 



The government of this city is vefted in 

 a corporation, confifting of a mayor, re- 

 corder, two meriffs, twenty-four aldermen, 

 and forty common-councilmen -, two of 

 whom are leave-lookers, whofe office it is 

 to inform of all perfons exercifing trades 

 within the city without being freemen. 

 The two fenior officers are murengers, or 

 receivers of the murage duties for main- 

 taining the walls. Two are treafurers, 

 who are next in fucceffion to the mayor. 

 There are likewife a fword and mace 

 bearer, and other inferior officers. 



The law courts of the city are the courts 

 of Crown-mote and Port-mote, and the 

 Seffions, all held in the Exchange. In the 



Port- 



