The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-09 00:00:00

THE REFORM LEAGUE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sir,—By inserting the following in your valuable
paper, you will greatly oblige your obedient servants,
EDMOND BEALES, President.
GEORGE HOWELL, Secretary.

RESIDENTIAL AND REGISTERED MANHOOD
SUFFRAGE AND THE BALLOT.
NATIONAL REFORM CONFERENCE.

8, Adelphi-terrace, Strand, W.C.

The executive council of the Reform League, after mature
deliberation, deem it their duty to convene a National Con-
ference, to be held in London at the opening of Parliament,
to consider the question of electoral reform, and to adopt
such measures as may be deemed expedient for the settle-
ment of this question on a broad and equitable basis, satis-
factory to the whole people. With this view they submit
for consideration the following resolutions :-
1. The conference shall assemble in London one day at
least previous to the opening of the new Parliament.
3. Such conference shall consist of delegates specially
deputed from branch associations of the Reform League
and other reform associations ; trades, benefit, temperance
socities, and other organised bodies ; or appointed at public
meetings called for that purpose, and by local, district, and
ward committees, organised to promote the above move-
ment in Great Britain and Ireland; and members of both
Houses of Parliament.

3. The business of the conference will be as follows—
Firstly, A resolution affirming the principles of the Reform
League. Secondly, The adoption of some plan of organi-
sation embracing the whole country, so that every consti-
tuency may assist in the agitation for electoral reform.
Thirdly, To consider the Queen's speech, and adopt, if
necessary, some resolution thereon.. Fourthly, To hold'a
public meetingin the metropolis, to receive and adopt the
roport and resolutions of the Conference.
4. The Prime Minister shall be requested to receive the
members of the conference as a deputation, for the purpose
of communicating to him the wishes of the country on the
subject of parliamentary reform, as expressed by the
people at public meetings and through their delegates in
conference assembled, and to urge on him the necessity of
speedily introducing a bill into Parliament in accordance
therewith.

5. The conference shall petition the House of Commons
that a certain number of working men, not less than twelve,
being non-electors, and appointed by the conference, be
heard at their bar, on the right o the unenfranchised
classes to vote for members of that House.

6. The conference shall adopt addresses to Earl Russell,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Go(Arge Grey, and
other members of the Government, urging upon them the
necessity of supporting measures for parliamentary reform
satisfactory to the people.
Notice of the day fixed for the conference and of the
place of meeting shall be given by advertisements in the
public papers and by circulars, as soon as possible after
the day fixed for the assembling of Parliament shall be
made known.

All communications to be addressed to the secretary,
Mr. George Howell, 8, Adelphi-terrace, Strand, London,
W.C.

The Gazette de France has received a first
warning for reproducing a letter published by the Alsacien.
The reason assigned for that step on the part of the
Minister of the Interior is, that the author of this letteri
making a suppositious and false calculation of the average
number of the members of municipal councils, and of that
of the mayors chosen from without those bodies, directs
against the Government the injurious accusation of re-
garding " incapable or suspected " a whole category of
honourable citizens, and strives to cast blame on the exer-
cise of a right which the Constitution confers on the exe-
cutive power.