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London, England, 1859-04-09 00:00:00

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" Parliamentary Reform Committee,
16, Sing-street, Cbespeide, April 7.
"Dear Bir,—At a coaference of friends of nifor.n, In
November lase, convened by this commhtee, at the Guild-
hall Coffee-house, you ware earnestly and unanimously
requested to prepare a bill intended to meet the wishes of
earned reformers. Yoe have already trephined the prin-
ciple' of your measure to the couetry, but no formal
declaration has been mode of eta asset otra-
main On the eve of a general ekotioe, It a mod
impelled that the main provislose of your bill should be dis-
tinctly laid before the country. On behalf of this omandttee
I venture. therefore to tweed that you will, is the meaner
yen think most advisable, amble no to carry oat this view.
We shall be glad of poor reply at the earliest caavenlance.
" I am, dear dr, yours truly,
" John Bright, Eaq., 11i.P." "B. Rotary.

" Reform Club, April 9.
.gtes dear B;r,—lt Nexus scarcely needful, after the ex-
rin I have publicly given of the preciples at my
le eater Into any toug statement en to Its exact provi-
der. I will endeavour, however in a few words, to place
Woes you what I intended to prior to parliameat, If the
smoke had net been suddenly interrupted by the diesolution
whir is impending.
" With regard to the frenehre, I propose, is counties, to
extend the right of voting to all occupiers of the value of 101.
sad upwards, with the proviso that tnevery such ocenpancy
not leesthan 6[ of the velas shall be in a dwell' ours.
Tie object of this is to prevent the farication of tositior
vows preceded lettings of lead when no reel tenancy
may t.
.1 moire to extend the right of roan (powered by free-
holders of the value of 40e. sad upwards), In England sad
Wale, to Scotland, and to plum the elective rights of free•
holders in fficotbind upond the same footing se in Ragland sad
Weiss in every reape
"With regard to the borough Bauchi'', 'mopes the present
mnsielpel resembles with two variations. The munkdpal &ma-
dders overpraises& by way insa who is a ratepayer. whether
Ids eras are paid bylines/her by Ids lerdlosd, and without re.
ved to the value of theproputy be acenpier, or theansount of
bleating. I propose to adopt therms anangeosent down to •
metre point' that le, I word give the vote to all per
err at not Ism than 34 w orrespylag to the value of act
bus then 41. pm muse, other the nese me paid by the
tenant or by the leaked. Below that port, In
_order not to
winds say industrious and frugal rasa, wishful to haw a
vete, I word show say person, being a rated amapier, to
siege hi vote by undertaking to pay sad by piping re own
rates. This is the only test I would apply, sad I think its
elect would be to exclude none but such la are sot likely to
have any Independence, and such se are utterly centre se
toile powers of a vote.
" The Mnielpal Act requires a reskienee of two yen and
sight months before a peer can be placed upon the burgess
ea. This is done by a dare inserted la the Rouse of
Lards, and was a conceseion of the Boum ei Commons to
the appreterions of the peen. It armee to be directed
%wall) wine the poor, and to be conservative in Its cha-
racter: while, in fact, it acts almost equally upon every
it.., brewing the number of burgesses, without being a
gameness for their independent character, or for their
superiority in any respect.
I propose I. adhere to the present terra of redden* for
psslinmentary_ electora—that ut, to have a twelve months'
rerienor. This is, la hot, a extent mouths' residence,
for so penes cen now Upload on the register, which comae
into Bar on the Ist of December Many/ear, who wee not In
occupation of his premises on the 31st July of the year pre-
wog; and if his occupation began enthe Ist of August,
his teeklence must be two yams mid four months before he
cm give a vote. Under the reser law, the cocapation of
every tenon The becomes entitled M ere will wry gem 16
mambo to SS swaths, or en avenge cf 22 scathe. Basely
this is rag g,h, and testleleg but iswireace of the law
sad the facts, ari deed clambers, can induce any man to
wish for any longer period of badmen
"Ice addition to thispneral proposition tortes(' the right
of voting in boroughs, I popes to_ give the franchise to
of aparnmate that is, to lodger, paying a rent of
si°l7tTathan 101. per annum, subject to the ere period of
reedintoe am in themes of sated occupier, and whether the
rent be paid helf.yeerly or at any thorns. polio&
.To all voter, whaler in counties or la boroughs, I
would give the ballot, and tay bill provides for the appoint-
meet of a *Wake to deeds upon the beat meets of w-
earies unsay, sad szpoiitlos, and order, in the taking of
votes at elections; that la, to discover the best system of
veins by ballot.
" I need not now eater into any details about the dis-
freachiseamat of meall boroughs and the re-dietributice of
seats. My soltedoles have been and are before the public.
They who mord them en extreme end hurtful are they who
wish the Howe of Commons lobe the coadjutor of the Hansa
of Lords, rather than a fah reprertetfes of the peopie. I
believe the time will come when my peep...kiwi on Ibis
point will be coasiderei se moderate es I awe believe them
to be jar.
" I regret very awe that I ham been usable to lutreelise
ay bill to the Hereof Commons. I fesicertain that I emit
bar removed some edeepprerneloss with regard be 16,
ceened chiefly by the rernebtal °Miriam tithe
s
ta the Interest of the two wirier & parties. I=
brier in my bill rime the Baer ment bras& la ibis,
and I could cot with siestas' have asked Mobster ill OM-
, eider it whilst that of the greernoat wee leader threes en.
1 .. The gesnad wee cleared when the great dirsien woe ay-
, youneed; bet oft the very weft when I Inimiled to give
notice of the larebodon 61 bI2 we van bisemsd of
' the lapalai dieshania Ind Oben al amps
elperslia mai way Irpseaa laibay ea a ea ail.
"lb -Inalha a My= yaw Wan Os assanhada.
r Ttaiesaty and edost et the .sere. to is purl ta as
i mew arlanat anappyid ea the earesterse the alans
1 lady a @Wan Uwe' they .ray met up to the ocessaaa.—
sal== " Joan BILIGIT.
, Req., Perliensen=Bnfonn
I Ossoattee, 16, g..ehest,

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