The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-22 00:00:00

THE REFORM AGITATION.

THE MANCHESTER DEMONSTRATION.
(From the Manchester Examiner of to-day.)

The exertions of the oommittee of the Rain
League have been abundantly successful is repair*
great demonstration in favour of reform in Yeatheeee,
and no doubt is entertained that, should the weather peu
favourable, the sasemblage of reformers in Cara
on Monday next, will be one of the largest, if Dottie
largest, which has been witnessed in this city Alia is
memory of the present generation. From all the Locale"
manufacturing towns, and, from parts of Uinta
and Cheshire, many thousands of people are expectsi h
come in to swell the procession, and it is edeshlsi
that in point of numbers the Manchester dffincostuilt
will not be behind that of Birmingham. Endeavours is.,
been made to obtain a half-holiday at the mills sod sek.
shop., so as to enable the operatives to turn out is au
on the occasion ; and in many instances these ban boa
successful. At an interview between the traleedeirplu
of Manchester and Belford and the committee si tls
League, on Thursday night, rely satisfactoly reports see
given by the representatives of different trades, u to thin
success in this matter. Many establishments, both ie ten
and in Salford, will be closed in the afternoon; ia.ss
those workmen who wish to attend the demonstrstiostrillt

freely permitted to go, and in no case was a refusal reporkl,
The men employed at the railway works at Greta kw
applied for a half-holiday, and in the anticipation of ill
being granted a band of music has been engaged, and a pre.
cession is arranged to start from Gorton on Mom* nen
lag. At the carriage works of the Lancashireand Yorislin
Railway, at Miles Platting, it has been intimated that my
of the workmen who wish w ill be allowed to attend. The
trade societies are expected to assemble in great nee;
the Joiners' Society alone, which will join the prongs
from All Saints', will contribute 3,000, and they ban
Invited their Mends in the district to join lien
The procession from New Cross will be joined by amnia
of temperance &Deistic*, with bands and bannem, by tis
glue workers from Ancoats, and the Droyladen reknit
The request of the operatives for a holiday has bees pegs
generally acceded to in most of the Lancashire tons. k
Rochdale all the mills will be closed for the day, and fire
reformers of that town will march in ',recession to K.
cheater with bands and banners. A similar proofing
come from Oldham, where a half holiday will be Ow k
most of the factories and workshops. It is expandible
each of these important towns will contribute ten km
sand men at least to the assemblage at Campfield.
Ashton and Stalybridge there will also be a partial nippy
of business, and the reformers from these tons vi
come by train, joining the procession at the Wrier,
flags. There being a general holiday in Stockport as Mess
day, great numbers will doubtless attend from that ten;
and from all tte towns in East Lanaukire—from Nan
burn, Burnley, Accrington, Bury, Middleton, and Bebe,
and the adjacent villages—thousands will come in to se
ment the proportions of this demonstrstion. As
excursion from Huddersfield has been organised. eel a
large number of reformers from that quarter may ske
be expected. A cheap trip will also run from Bolton. .1
deputation from the London Reform League,
e
of Mr. Edmond &ales, Colonel Dickson, and Mrit.
Merriman, Baxter Langley, G. Odgers, and D.
will be present ; and a large number of liberal si=
of the House of Commons, including Mr. BriA
Mews. Barley, M.P. for the city • J. Fildes, Me. ft
Grimsby ;T. B. Potter, M.P. for Rochdale; R. N. Rap}
M.P. for Bury ; B. Whitworth. ILI'. for Drogheda on
Wilfrid Lawson, ex-M.P. for Carlisle, will content
the demonstration by their presence.
It had been intended to ask the mayors of wag Dr
shire towns to preside at the different platlonee
Campfield in the afternoon, and it was thought that it
would only be a graceful compliment to ask the Maya d
Manchester to take the chair at the priuttegl "dna
Town-11; allbo,tf,oarfterthe tun.
Accordingly a deputation waited upon his worship, at the
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clerk, his worship declined to take any pert in the In'
otedinp. purpose
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