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meets, shall receive U. per day for every day 'pent in tra-
SI
l vailing to and from, or in attending at, any NIIiOII of par-
iament
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VMS die perliereeet shall otherwise direct, there shall
be remenei out of the revenue of the eoloey tiro ease of
for defraying the expenses of the several ger-
view sad purposes w the euhlotued schedules, A, 13, and
Coked D :
Schedule (A) —Governor ; Chief Justice,. two Puisno
Judges • salaries of the Attorn:r and SolfEitor General,
Crown Solicitor, and contingent and miscellaneous expenses
of the administration of Justice throughout the colony ;

Colonial litereemy, ..d Ceimaltirlien•
surer, sad his department ; Auditor General and bin de-
partment ; salary of clerk, and miscellaneous expenses of
Executive Council.
Schedule 11) Perineum
Schedule (C) WorNhip.
Schedule (1)) - Border Department.
Schedule (E)

MEETING OF THE REFORMERS OF BRIS-
TOL-TUE PROMISED NEW REFORM BILL.

In consequence of the promise of the prime minis-
ter, Lord John Russell, to introduce during the ensuing
session of parliament a new Ittlerm Bill, a public meeting
of the abseils of Bristol wee held Last night at the large
room, kiroadnaceil, fur the purpose of cepressing an opinion
upon it. George Thomas, • leading member of the munici-
pal corporation, presided ; and having briefly explained
the circumstances under which the meeting had been
genet ited, mid that as the first master of the
crown hail promised to bring in • bill, serely they
might to ask that which they wished. It would be
the interests of all parties that the measure to be
should be a liberal aseesure—(lwar, hear)--for it wee sot
desirable in a commercial country like England, thetthem
should he frequent changes. (neer, hear.) But tat dm
at the same time remember that if it should not go se dr as
some of them wished it should go, yet, if it went further,
it might not carry a large body of the liberal party with
them. Union was might, and depend upon it if they di-
sided themselves because one had a crotchet and another
hail • crotchet, they would fever get on with the measure.
11. V ISOM Esq., ruse to move the first resolution, and
was received with Jowl cheers. Ile urged the Wapiti:ince of
their making known their sentiments, and to exert them-
selves so as to return two meinlh em at the next election wets
should represent what he believed to be the sentiments of
nineteen twentieths of the constituency. Mr. roger eon-
eluded by proposing That this meeting recognises with
pleasure the declared intention of her Majesty's First Mia-
bier of the Crown to introduce into parliament early nerd
erosion a bill for the better representation of the people."
CHARLES CASTLE, Esq., said, in seconding the reser
lotion proposed by Mr Finger, he felt that there were a
few words which he might with propriety address to the
meeting le the fleet place he thought they were entitled
to give Lord John Russell thanks fur the course he hail taken
in announcing last session his intention to bring the measure
forward. lie had given them time to prepare themeless,
soul if they did not do so it would be their own fault. Their
duty was to expresa their feelings boldly and strongly, sad
in city of Bristol there was an additional reason why
they should do so. They had had a dinner lately of the
Dolphin Society, at which one of their members (Mr.
Miles) was represented to have said that be believed the
people of Bristol did not care twopence for the new Re-
lona Bill. (Hear, hear.) Now he (Mr. Castle) believed
that the people of Bristol did care for such • measure—
(cheers) —that the electors whom he saw around him de-
sired th.t others who were equally intelligent and qualified
as themselves should also hare the franchise. (Hear,
hear.) And he believed that at the next elec-
tion Mr. Miles would find that the people of '
Bristol thought the same as he (Mr. Castle) did. A pe-
tition would be presented to the meeting for adoption, con-
taining the points which were considered most import-
ant, as forming part of any new reform bill. That
such an eatensiou of the suffrage as they asked fur would
come he had no doubt. It might be lost next session or it
might be gained. He believed it would be gained, but tlut
could only he by the large cities coining forward to claim it.
The resolution having been adopted,
JOSEPH COATES, Esq., proposed, "That this meet-
ing desires to emir's., its deliberate conviction that any
measure of parliamentary reform which dues not provide for
the vote by ballot, the abolition of small constituencies, and
the more fair and equal distribution of electoral districts,
the extension of the franchise to all ratepayers, triennial
parliaments, and the abolition of the property qualifi-
cation fur members of parliament, will be inadequate
and unsatisfactory to the 'latent at large." Ile
said the resolution was neither sweeping nor theoretical,
but perfecey practicable. It did nut propose guy violent
radical change, but simply to 'repair that which was im-
paired, and which interfered with the proper working of
the social machine. They were nut a nation giveu to
change but they did hope to bring about those reforms
which ;he improved and altered condition of the people
warranted, and which reform he telt immured would
lead to greater progress amongst them. ( Chases.)
lie would have their votes protected by the a
which would, he believed, do away with bribery
corruption, and prevent sense Lord Connelford from return-
ing his black valet. lie did not consider that they were
yet ripe for universal suffrage, but he would extend the
itanchise largely among the large and intelligent class of
mechanic., who were among the best of her Majesty's sub-
jects, and would have triennial parlieniente, which would
enable them to exert a closer influence over the house.
(Cheers.) The property qualificatien, too, must be re-
moved.
It was not required for members in Scotland, or
the universities, and it could not be needed in Englaed.
W. TOTHILL, Esq., briefly seconded the resolution,
which was carried with three dissentients.
11. MILLS, EN., moved the adoption of a petition based
upon the resolution.
el J. THOMAS, Esq., seconded the petition, and t
having been adopted with but three dissentients,
W. HERAPATH, Esq., came forward to move a vete of
thanks to Mr. Berkeley for his consistent advocacy of the
cause of reform, and especially for the effort, he had em-
ployed in endeavouring to procure the enactment of vote by
ballot. One of the speakers had expressed an opiuion that
thanks were due to the prime mined, r for making an inti-
mation of his intentiou to bring forward the measure. Now
he .or one did not agree with that, and he would tell them
why he did not. lie did not believe that Lord John Rus-
sell would ever have been the man to have brought such •
measure forward unless ho saw some necessity for doing it. I
(Hear, hear.) lie had been sorry to see Lord John Rue-
ful!, who went into alike on the shoulders of the people,
refuting constantly to grant them Wet which he ought to
have granted them. It was lamentable to se* a minister
eastiug, not by the strength of his own popularity, but by
the weakness of his opponents. (Ilea., hear.)
JAMES JENKINS, Esq., seconded the vote of thanks;
which was carried by acclamation, and acknowledged by
The Ken. Y. H. BERKELEY, in a very eloquent
eilittm. The benovinble gentleman reviewed the question
of the ballet, sad referred to the scenes of intimidation
witnessed by kiwi spun his but CRUVIUM of the city of Bris-
tol, which lad bees the original means of directing his
mind to the great hopectanee of that measure. He claimed
for hintossU, having twice olotaioed majorities upon his mo-
tions for leave to bring is • bill, the degree of master of
one on the question, a title which they could not refuse
him, singe he had graduated at Bristol. (Cheers.) Ile had
Ismer a bill before parliament which had been read a first
time, and he would toll them the coarse which be
Intended to take regarding it. Should Lord Jobs
Russell adopt the qweelies ho would gladly mole
a bonfire of the bill, but should he reds, he
do so' le wield move It as ma amendment se
reform OK "sm.) Bigsod upon it the ballot wadi
extend the sedbeee and It wield extend the
fur not only inn time eieleberr who. eadrePalliagrper-
trot system, emenallehiles sew hut there wen saw vow
sands who would est gm taws ask maw wpm raw'
fluter of elednes bump Ility wail Est apse Ilissiiint
to coercion sad f ids Ito bon masher emit ss
to advocate the misomism d ate ssfrage and to voter *at '
intelligenee sad orbs* swine manifested by the=
ties Clll.OlO of this emissy at the time of the great
Lion and epee ores- public occasions. He claimed ifig
large numbers of the radio a right to vote and to be pro-
tected in the exercise of their frailehiee; he was in favour,
too, of shortening the duration of parliaments, bat not with-
out the protection of the ballot. Ile for awe should not be
afraid of meeting hie monatitaenta annually. (Loud cheers.)
A vote of *sake having been given to the chairman, and
three cheen '• Berkeley," and three more for "Berkeley
and Thames," the vast easemblage separated.

NATIONAL FIiZEHOLD LANII SOCIETT.—Last evert-
'tag • public meeting of the 111CP1111211 of this society took
at the Beaumont Institution, Mile-end-road. Mr.
.Or A. Wilkinson presided, and having @splinted the ob.
jolts and principl• a of the society, °burred that he was
mast anxious that such institutions should be established
throughout the kingdom. It was highly necessary that
these societies should be supported upin commereial prin-
, ciples, otherwise it would be quite impassible to secure
Weir success upon political of local 'retinae. The opera-
tion of this and other simile societies had already been so
faz successful, that a large number of small capitalists had
joined the undertakings; and he regarded this fact as
a satisfactory proof that the investment was of a profit-
*Me nature. The conductors of the freehold land societies
considered that they were offering to the working
skews a very favourable opportunity fur investing their
money, sad it was an important principle amongst them,
that care should be taken to distrihute the advantages of
the system with propriety sod justice. Mr. Ebenezer
Clarke, Mr. Uilpin, Mr. Koolau, and others severally ad-
dressed the meeting upon We operation and advantages of
freehold teed and building societies, and *tan:meets were
mane to the effect that those societies were gradually
wearing the support of the her. the church, and some of
mast diatinguallood Jaen in the country.