text_original: Municipal The session of 1835 witnessed the enactment of one measure Corpora  ^^ first rate importance. For the last three centuries the govern  ment of English towns had been growing more and more oligar  chical, and more and more corrupt Vested, from early times, in the general body of rate paying burgesses, town government gradually passed into the hands of a "Corporation" consisting generally of a Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Councillors.
text_transcription: THE SESSION OF EIGHTEEN THIRTY FIVE WITNESSED THE ENACTMENT OF ONE MEASURE OF FIRST RATE IMPORTANCE FOR THE LAST THREE CENTURIES THE GOVERNMENT OF ENGLISH TOWNS HAD BEEN GROWING MORE AND MORE OLIGARCHICAL AND MORE AND MORE CORRUPT VESTED FROM EARLY TIMES IN THE GENERAL BODY OF RATE PAYING BURGESSES TOWN GOVERNMENT GRADUALLY PASSED INTO THE HANDS OF A CORPORATION CONSISTING GENERALLY OF A MAYOR ALDERMEN AND COMMON COUNSELLORS
phonemes: mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl ðə sˈɛʃən ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv wˈɪtnəst ðɪ ɛnˈæktmənt ʌv wˈʌn mˈɛʒɚ kˈɔːɹpɔːɹə fˈɜːst ɹˈeɪt ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns. fɚðə lˈæst θɹˈiː sˈɛntʃɚɹiz ðə ɡˈʌvɚn mˈɛnt ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ tˈaʊnz hɐdbɪn ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ mˈɔːɹ ænd mˈɔːɹ ˈɑːlɪɡɚ ʃˈiːkəl, ænd mˈɔːɹ ænd mˈɔːɹ kɚɹˈʌpt vˈɛstᵻd, fɹʌm ˈɜːli tˈaɪmz, ɪnðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl bˈɑːdi ʌv ɹˈeɪt pˈeɪɪŋ bˈɜːdʒɛsᵻz, tˈaʊn ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɡɹˈædʒuːəli pˈæst ˌɪntʊ ðə hˈændz əvə "kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən" kənsˈɪstɪŋ dʒˈɛnɚɹəli əvə mˈeɪɚ, ˈɔːldɚmˌɛn, ænd kˈɑːmən kˈaʊnsɪlɚz.