The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-22 00:00:00

THE NEW REFORM BELL.

lamtffurON.—A public meeting in support of re-
form, at which the Right Hon. Lord Teysbam presided,
was bald hat evening in the liyddelton-hall, laliegton. The
noble Chairman, in opening the proceedings, raid, though
the govenamed Reform Bill was very ineomplea, it was
their dutto support H. Mame& es it was an inetalreeet
they
of what ware seeking for. lir. S. Brighley, wood-
throe r, then proposed • resolution exproing the dears.
bility of supper the gamesmen spurt the erembiorml
ponservative sod sham liberal parties is the House of Com-
mons, in enabling the bill now before it to pass. Mr. J.
A. Horner secoed the resolution, which was supported
by Mr. R. Beale% sod carried denim: may.
IlLurcoeffrorit—A. special meeting of the members
of the National Reform Uniop was held in the drawing-room
of the Free-trade Hall, Manchester, on Tuesday seeping
Mr. G. Wilson presidia,. The chairmen said they were met
to madder the measure which the government bad intro-
duced into parliament foe the representation of the people.
Be me gladto see present so may napresestathes from
venous distaista. (Hear, hem.) Mr. Jacob Bright moved
• resolution to the effect that the union should
accept the new bill as an honest and subdential measure
se far ea tt went ; and, although it Tell far short of the ex-
ponatioth of the liberal party, the did should do its
utmost to aid the government in parsing it. The queer-
ties wen (he said) the government bill or so bill as all.
(Rear, bear.) That being en, there could semeely be
two *Mom se to the coarse which the union should
, take ; it was their duty to supped the bill. Te• WWI
were wasted to premise the pamiegof the bill-the
nor of the overnosent, Which sneered certain. :rtiL-
\Whew. of the ocindltiessdem
_which. he believed they
Amid LOW : If the bill &wild he rhatested in the Banos
of Leeds, he did net Adak the emirs would have peat
. reason to regret It. The Lords might be waving the
reformers' ends instead of their awn. Beer, best.)-Mr:
R. Kell, Bradford. Yorkshire, in meeollag the nesolas,
tic's, said he would rather the qualiPosteoo to the owls-
' Mon had not been so peat. While be Weed that there'
was mask to regret In the poresemint propmition, he
thought they we bound to Pre it all port. lin was
opposed to the present residential qu , believing
that a three smiths' tenderise woad be se geed
twelve moratim,-,Mr. B. Mow saki ear united effort
should be made to nipped the government.-Mr. Baowdon,
Halted, said that as an operative be would stabs to those
1 erbe alleged the hill to be revelatienmy that if working
I . esse were sot wiser than they, they would be Patted t i
madam's% the imputatioo out on them.-Nr. Healewood,
Carlisle, said that In Carlide It ins thought the savings
beak clause woad open the wag to evnention.--Mr. Biker
Leeds, odd that, taken sea whole, hid friends in Leeds
were disposed to support the hill. It was thought it
weeld be well to ottani** ravings beak dame, and to add
is it a similar clause as be building and cooperative
"3166"-iar: Stanford, illiddleteleg. saYi he thought
they 'should try to amend the DUI. Ids moved as an
amendment that the House of Oommees should hi
salted
ti seiedikals a 101. conity and a 64, borough crolillostioe.
Tim etheisimest was not emicadadidid the original molt',
\
Map wee Peeled ueentaiously.-Mr. Alderman Heywood
moved that the executive committee of the union be
requested to reeommend all branch amociatioes to bold
mediums in favour of the government bill, sod to prepare
I nuesomalyangwed petition to the Howe of Gemmed In
! aid of it. Mr. J. B. Tore, who seconded the resolution,
I said, eltheagh the government measure was a small one
j (endive was not satisfied with it), it came from pod Peers.
and he advised reformers to take it, and at some felons
Mews to go to for something loner. (Hear, bear.) The
roodatioe was mond assiumonly. Tee Chairman said
tows councils offered favourable fields for the discussion of
the subject and the preparation of petitions, and he would
suggest to reformers the propriety of drawing attention to
reform in the essesils of their several towns. A vote of
think, VD the chairman closed the preesedinp.
Lmonersm.—On Tuesday evening, aa briefly an-
immeed yesterday, a meeting fot Attuthermore eta., Hall
mastery reform took place inperas., Hell.
Lelosster, when, edwithstanding the abseil** of the borough
representatives, Newars. P. A. Taylor and J. D. Harris (who
after holds; been announced to be prised, ensue to thee
. romerinsies that it should be left solely to the people to say
i whether they required tido:saw get), there wore between
2,000 and 3,000 wads presoak. The chair was occupied
by the mayor, Mr. I. W. Hodges. The Tows Clerk, Mr.
S. Stone, having read the requisition, deed by betimes
GOO and 700 tenons, gelling upon the mayor to mums*
the meeting, read letters et epilog, frees Alder-
! men E. S. Ellis and R. Hans, who hoped the
present bill would be accepted by the meeting.
Alderman W. Biggs moved; Aldermen S. VIOPAYS seconded;
and the Rev. C. C. Coe and Mr. S. Payne (a non-eleetor)
I imported the ern rmoistioe:-" That whilst this meeting
expresses its regret that the forestenost does sot feel
. itself in a position to propose a reform bill es liberal in its
provisions as that of 1860, it resolves to accept the measure
now iotroduoad, end to use its hest sports to promote its
becoming law.* This was carried unsetrocaely. It was
moved by Aiderrana Whetstone; sescieded by Alderman
Gimp Toller,_thd supported by Mr. W. Borbam. Mr.
J. T. Paget, Mr. Thomas Moe (a working main, and Mr.
Councillor Georgeßarase-" That this misting believes that
' Ls/ reform
eindie sof thgvirurzeoTtoltiontsenwilhhe isoon
ich iplethoevne the
lees
gross anomalies of the existing system, and woektrespeet-
fully urge epos government the necessity of remedying
the defect at the earliest possible period." It was carried
usanimously. Mr. Councillor Charleswoith moved and
Mr. Joke Pegg wooded a resolution for the adoption of a
petition to the House of Commons embodyi. g the above
resolutions, that it be signed by the mar or on behalf of
the monism and be forwarded to the borough members for
, pessentstion, with a request that they support the prayer
thereof. It was cordially agreed to. The venous speakers
condeenned the oondoct of Mews. Lowe and florsresa, sad
greatly lauded that of Earl Russell and Mr. Gladstone.
BRADFORD.—taut evening • large meeting (coa-
-1 wised by the Mayor, es a requisition berries two thousand
1 roitme:s) of the inhabitants of Bradford, was held in the
• ' Institute is that town, for the purpose ex-
. pressing au oolong upon the government Reform Bill. 'The
, I Mayor (Mr. J. V. Godwin) occupied twas he
f 01l their. The first
I gesolation, unanimously adopted, as ows :-" That
this meeting, considering the Reform Bill introduced by the
government to be an honest measure, and approving of
Ithe substantial extension of the suffrage in boroughs and
counties proposed therein, pledges itself to use its best
1 eadeavolus to support the government in carryieg the bill
through parliament." A petition was adopted, and ordered
' to be signed by the chairing, on behalf of the meeting,
sad forwarded to Mr. W. E. Forster, for prematatiou to
the 1101118 of Commons, preying the house speedily to pass
the franchise bill in its istegrity, rejecting all attempts
which may be made to raise the limits of the suffrage
therein propped. Copies of the resolutions were ordered
he
to
be forwarded to Rad Russell aid Mr. Gladethoe, mid t
' committee of the Bradford brooch of the National Reform
Union was requested to make arrangements whereby a
petitioe similar to that sow adopted may receive the
i possible number of signatures.
ltawicil.—The Norwich Political Union held a
meeting on Tuesday avenge to consider the government
Reform Bill ; Mr. C. T. Bunting presided. Mr. C. Lynam
moved, "That while this meeting considers that the bill
introduced by her Majedy's government comes far short of
time just expectations of the people, it is prepared to give
it a cordial and Marty support as a oartthl come slim of
the political rights of the workiogolasees.' It was snag-
dered, after further discussion, that it was desirable to
give the bill a more unraeerved support, and the resoln-
tioe was altered to the following form of words, " That
while this mooting considers that the Reform Bill intro-
, duped by her Majesty's government falls short of the just
expectation of the people, it is prepared to give it a cor-
dial and hearty support, inasmuch as it involves a large
extension of the suffrage to chimes at present enrol ran-
chised." In this amended form the meolum tioa
des far wasadopted
unanimously. Arriemmeets are being e r
derodstratios on the subject, mixt week, is Norwich. In
the courts of the proceedings a letter was read from Mr.
IL Warrior, ILl'.. in which that hoe. gentleman expressed
his satisfaction that the bill was considered safe.
A meeting will be held at Newcastle-on-Tyne next
Thursday, totake istoeonsideration the Reform Bill brought
is by the government. Arrangements are being made at
Sunderland for a meeting of the inhabitants of that torn,
to consider the reform question sod Gm government bill.
The borough members sod the representatives of the
Northam Hinson of Durham county will he invited. A
requisition will shortly be presested to the Mayor of Tyd-
mouth, asking his worship to call • meetiee of the inha-
bitants of that borough, to take the government Reform
Bill into consideration. It la anticipated that Mr. Geo.
0. Trevelyan, M.P., will attend that meeting. Prepara-
tions are making in some of the other boroughs for hadbs
-saes of a simile,. thenoter.

TIM CHAWCZLLOIL Or THE EXCHMIIIII AND 'nil
Timm Durme.—The followieg reply his been mei by I
F. Gledstoee to is application. for information se to the ,
leteedsd course nf the goveroment in regard to the timber
&the :—" 11, Dowalogetreet, Merril 20, 1866.—Gentle•
mee,—Wlth referee°, to your letter of the 14th testes', I
beg to inform you the :it is the intestine of her lialeser's I
gesurreaent to apply to parliament, liter the leseeial
statesamt, for psrmiesien to remit the duty on wood from
1 the lit Apra ; and they will gm direction,' that goods be 04- ,
fitted duty free from that date, the importers usdertsking
I he pay the duty if perilameat shall suisrquestly mink* it.
The messureeseet will iodise* as at prssst wow Wile- ,
neeld shall bays derided cm the sobjeet.-1 am. Am. W.
S.
4314nerairs.—Mires. Samisen, timber Este, Bun."
The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce,
the
et I
special meetingmeetingyesterday, &lop: ed two pains to
legtikture, o.e in favour of the change from the presoak
geese to ths 'metric syMetn at oreirble end
the messoms, se
;adopted to many part of the sontisost t abhor petition
in Wow of a dindruallsation of coinsge.