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London, England, 1831-09-17 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1831.

THE REFORM BILL (ENGLAND).

RIDER PROPOSED TO BE ADDED ON THE
THIRD READING AFTER CLAUSE 59.

And he it enacted, that if a dissolution of the present
Parlirment should take place after the passing of this Act,
and before both Houses of Parliament shall have voted
addresses to his M jesty, praying his Majesty to issue his.
Royal Proclamations as .hereinbefore mentioned, in sucti.
case such persons only as would have been entitled to vote.
in tie election of Members to serve in a new Parliament.
in ca,.e this Act had not been passed. •shall be entitled
vote in such election, and the pro ceilings at all such elec-
tions shill he regulit-d and conducted in the same manner::
as if this Act had not been passed ; but if a dissolution
the present Parliament shall take place after both House.
of Parliament shall have voted such addresses as aforesaid:,
and before the last day of April, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and thirty-two, in such case such persons,:
only shall be entitled to vote in the election of Members col
serve in a new Parliament for any county, part, riding orl
division of a county, city or borough, as would have been
entitled to be,inserted in the respective lists of vatere
the same directed to be made under this Act, if the day of
election had been the day for making out such respective
lists ; and such persons shall be entitled to vote in such
election, although they may nut he registered according to
the provisions of this Act, any thing herein contained not-
withstanding ; and the polling at such election for any
county, or part, riding or division of a county, may be
continued for fifteen days, and the polling at such election
for any city or borough may be continued for eight days,
any thing herein contained notwithstanding.

REFORM.-DORSET ELECTION.

At a meeting of some of the Corporation of Poole, nt
the London T tvern. Sept..mher 15. 1831.
Present, ROBERT SLADE, Esq., Chairman,
Mr. James Salter Mr. John Harrison Mr. Parrott
George Penney John Lander R. W. Parr
Richard Ledgard Samuel Clark Thomas Gaden
G. W. Ledgard R. Stanworth S. S. Strong
John Bird John Gorse Mark Seager
... . Thomas Ellis F. Edwards Thomas Slade
R. Slade, jun. George Ledgard Isaac Volley
John Williamson T. W. Keates James King
Robert Turtle I John Turpin James Turtle
. - John Slade James Sturmey Joseph Joyce
John Garland Josep;i Barter Richard Penney
R. Slade, son of John Arley John Durant
Mr. J. Slade • Robert Major John Gorse, jun.
• Wm. A,ddey. IL It. I inthorne Thomas Arnold
' James Churchill Thomas Barter R. H. Parr.

Resolve I—Th.it .we regard Mr. IN;nsonby's address to
Ithe Corporate Body, of the 13th inst., as an announce-
Silent that he shall resign his seat in Parlitment as a Re-
'P.rt:sentative for this Borough, immediately after the third
reading of the Reform Bill in the House of Commons; and
plat it therefore becomes our duty to look out for a fit ard
roper person to succeed him.
Risolved—That it is expedient (inasmuch as it is (lest-
rable to avoid any violent political collision in this town
and county) to nominate as the future Representative,
some individual whose principles should be known to be
favourable to the measure of R. form now before Parlia-
ment, and whose character, ability, and station in life shall
be a guarantee for the honest and virtuous exercise of the
trust which we are about to repose in him.
Resolved—That the individuals forming this meeting

pledge themselves not to promise their supi;ort to any can-
didate for the representation of Poole, until after the next
meeting, and that the rne,,ting be adjourned till Monday
morning next, at ten o'clock.

Resolved—That the.e resolutions he signed by the
Chairman, on behalf of the meeting, and be printed, and
gent to each Ilunzess.

Resolved—That the cordial thanks of this meeting be
given to the Chairman, for his able and impartial conduct
in the Chair.

ROBERT SLADE, sen., Chairman.

The following requisition has received the s;gnaturew of
a numerous portion of the freeholders of the county of
Middlesex, and will he forthwith presented to the Sheriff:
Sir,—We, the undersigned freeholders of the comity
of Middlesex, request you will call a public meeting of the
freeholders of the said county, to consider the petitioning,
and to petition, the Lords in Parliament assembled, that
they will be pleased to pass the Bill now before the Legis-
lature, for a Reform of the House of Commons, and that
with as little delay as their Lordships may find possible."
A requisition to the High Sheriff of Kent for a county
meeting, to petition the House of Lords to pass the Re-
form Bill, is in the course of signature.
Commoic.HALr. —So anxious were the Livery
of London to meet for the purpose of petitioning
the Lords to pass the Bill, that two or three parties were
on the point of preparing requisitions to the Lord Mayor
um the subject. Had the one which has received the Lord
Mayor's assent not been presented to him, another requi-
sition would have been handed to him, in less probably than
21 hours from the time at which that came before him.
In compliance with a requisition sent from the electors
f Westminster to the HiLzli Bailiff, to call a public meeting
,or the purpose of petitioning the House of Peers to pass the
Reform Bill, that gentleman has appointed Wednesday next
21st inst., at twelve o'clock, for that purpose. The
chair to be taken at one o'clock precisely.

We extract from the votes of the House of Commons
he following order
" CALL OF THE HOUSE.-/liitisP to be called over on
Monday next. Members not attending, to be sent for in
the custody of the Serjeant."
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It is understood that all motions for leave of absence,
except for illness or other unavoidable cause, will be resisted
'tv those who regularly attend the Ilouse,—the strict at.
'Nance of all the friends to the measure being of the
;imeatest importance in furthering the success of the Bill
in'tke Upper House.
The Parliamentary Co'nmissioners are actively employed
in their missions under the Reform Bill. Last week three
of them, Mr Dawson, Mr Ellis, and Colonel Wilde visited
Hereford.— Worcester Paper.