The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-03-15 00:00:00

REFORM BIEETINGS.

Meetings have been held at Norwich. f3lief-
field, Newcastle, Leicester, Dudley. Bedford, Keighley,
Hereford, and other provincial towns, to denounce
the Government Bill. In London, • crowded meet
Mg was held in St. Pancras yesterday week, at
which both Sir. 13. Hall and Mr. Edwin James were or-
mt. These gentlemen spoke strongly against the mea-
sure, and resolutions ealling fur its rejection, and
porting manhood suffrage and the vote by ballot, were
unanimuusly dopted. Another meeting was held in
the Lambeth Baths, attended by Mr. Williauu. and Mr.
Itoupell, both of whom d !noesteed the Government
Bill, and as warmly adv, ceded manhood suffrage and
the ballot. A meeting in favour of the enfranchisement
of Chelsea was likewise hell yestenlay week ; the nit-in-
hers fur Middlesex were present. On Tuesday evening
there was a great meeting of the inhabitants of West-
minster at St. Martin's Hall. It was attended by Sir
J. Shelley and Sir De Lacy Evans. And lastly, • meet-
ing was held at Binningliain ,in Wednesday evening.
which was saldresaed by Mr. Bright. It was • meeting
which was even 'sore than usually enthusiastic ; and
such a strong feeling arose against Mr. Ernest Jones,
who had gone down to oppose Mr. Bright, that it was
utterly impossible for I to obtain a hearing, and lie
fiCelll,, t,/ have retired under the protection of the polite.
I Resolutions coudemning the (loverument Bill were
I adopted.
I.II.OPOSED METORM MEETINGS AT MANCHESTER.—
A roquisitiut, to the Mayor of Manchester to Coulveiie a
public meeting "To consider the best means of ',nepo-
tists& reform in Parliament" has been signed by upwards
of 1,300 inhabitants. His Worship has fixed the meet-
ing for Thursday morning next, at the Townhall. A
previms meeting is to be held in the Free Trackball, on
Tuesday evening. "To support Mr. Bright's measure of
Parliamentary Reform M opposition to that oi Mr.
Disraeli." Mr. Barley, M.P., has promised to be
prew at
The following notices have been given of motions to
he made on second reading of this Bill :--Lord John
Russell,—On the second realing of the Representation
of the People Bill, to move, "That this Holm is of
Oalaital that ills neither just nor politic to interfere, in
the manner proposied in this Bill, with the freehold
franchise as hitherto exercised in the counties in Eng-
land and Wales; and that no readjustment of the
franchise will satisfy this House or the country which
does not provide for a greater extension of the suffrage
in cities and boroughs than is conteutplsted in the
priest measure." Mr. Wyld,—" As an amendment to
the lion of Lord John Russell on Itepresentstion of
the People Bill, to add, ' and at any election of •
member or members to serve in Parliament the votes
shall betaken by ballot.'" Mr. Divett,—On motion for
second reading of Representation of the People Bill, do
move, "That it be read a second time upon this day
six months." Mr. Mile —ln ounimittee on the Repre-
sentation of the People Bill, to move a clause giving to
the electors of cities and boroughs now represented the
right as long as they themselves possess freeholds within
such cities and boroughs for which they have.luslified for
county, to retain the right of voting for such county,
provided their votes have been duly registered in the
register of electors for the year ISM 9; upon transfer
by sale or in any other manner of such freeholds, or by
the decease of such elector, the freehold for which he
has voted for the county to merge in the city or borough
in which such freehold shall be situate."