The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-08 00:00:00

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that .
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be moved mast be
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jog petition :
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of it,

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that

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as the time
.) He addres
• in turn, and
the Lords' r
to be a -
alution
and be

kingdom
' the threat,
elector to vote
eifect,and
te largest constituencies o
ze resolution, he had no d

I would present the petition,

Mr. Alderman J. LAWRE
su one of compromise,
tuatisfactory and an is
to renewed agitation, wtuicl
kthe first to deprecate. (H
Ire so politically educated
tie franchise with prudena
wpresentiog minorities was
salorities. (Cheers.) A
Mies would not show what

the majority of the country
minorities was against
lice of the constitutii
there would be a univen
hear•) The practice of
conduce to the independer
to bribery, corruption, a
(Chears.) He bad great I
lotion.

Mr. J. &Xis, foe
resolution, expromed the p
part in such a meeting. A
great measure was placed it
duty to add his humble
throughout the country ag
Rouse of Lords, and end
carried into effect. (Cheer
qualification, he voted forth
restore the clause to the ate
Rouse of Lords. As to the
the first time the question
a bill was carried autl
in case of the two maven
against it, and predicted the
to extend the system. He
Proposed became law a fui
Posed. Nothing could be
to be called upon to sign a
he might not understand. (I
that the elector. under au,
tans aware of the fp
merits of rival candid
Ws* men might be in
eases by over-persuasion
the liberties of the country
the representation of minors
ro many able and philose
it He agreed in this
---(creat obeering)— who
tutton. (Hear, hear.) He
roe four members for the C
them in their place in puller
Three of them.") They I'
*hen it was required. (eh,
member declared his detern
sf the meeting in the House
The resolution was then p
Br. R. W. CluirrOltD, M
confound the principle of v
icalot. The object ant
to enable men to vote e
abject and intent of voting)
(hear, hear)—to bring an
sew methods. As to the red
abject of the bill was to enabl
minority to return a men
esnid be, if they were
three representative'
one of the minority.
their Political distincti
with the City were 111
t'blectionlible change. (Hes
rras honoured by being spa
regard to this matter, it b
should vote for more than t
Poned the Reform Bill du
believed it would work we
effort to undo what had beef
Mr. GOSICHEN, M.P., in
served that no single confetti
so little affected by the Heft

1. EFORM MEET
(TH:
This day a public
~,ion was held in the
chair, for the purpos
„bject of reform, and pet
. of copyhold and Is
~,,., the use of voting pap
electors in theCityof
neutralising their rep
one of their votes unit,
minorities, and the n
unty or borough rate in
eting was called by
.erously attended. An
Crawford. MX, Mr.
;,,,skey, M.P., Mr. J. Lo
Mr. Alder=
ere, M.P., Mr. G. I
S. Waterlow,
, C. Lawrence, Mr. .1
C. Reed, Mr. J. F. B
r. J. Bennett, Mr. R. a
,chanison, Mr. J. Hor
.oads, Mr. Thomas A
, jog, Mr. S. Read, Mr.
The LOW) MAYOR, in op
~ said that its object
calling them together,
, be moved must be pe
Id see the necessity of
.t[r. H. LADOUCHERE, M
•elicwing petition
"Humbly sheweth,-11
for the Representatia
the House of Lords, to
.sst your honourable hoe
hr, Ist. The raising of
from 5/. to 101., wl
area of enfranchisemem
t representation of prop
oxu • Um. 2. Whates
principle of polli
arrangemerta propoem
effect are calculated to
.. exercise of undue influ
.lions, and to aggrav
talent, of making I
„ ,u the real convictions c
. • tion and dexterou
1,6 difference of opinion
, ,resentation of mmoritis
es to say that the mode b
sot* effected by the mem
opportunity for the practis
or supposed advantages
adequate compensation.
under any circumstances 1
tie end proposed, while
inch scope for ministerial
sanity of election agen
heel faction and for
ostensible purpose of the E
tie proposed mechanism 01
toners earnestly protest
made at once the objects at
', eat, directed apparent]
,ent of the electors of the'
ind calculated to neutralis
,ff their representatives.
payment of the borough al
the poor r►te, as the conditi
restriction of it, irksome
forcement, and imposed
'.jections to which it is
ith the preparation c
isanoe and control
the borough and coup
mods of persons who
usessment, rating, or col,
the parochial authorities, t
isrnsters. For these and
renestly trust that it may
t disagree to the amender
Bill for the Represent&
" And your petitioners w
• was not neeesaary for hi
ins, as the time for
bar.) He addressed
pots in turn, and con,
t have the Lords' amendn
lit was to be a satisfactor,
third resolution more especi
, and be thought
of London and othe,
of the kingdom to try sn e
hlieved the three-cornered
re of an elector to vote for
most prejudicial effect,and