The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-22 00:00:00

SOUTITA3IPTON.

A large and enthusiastic meeting of the Reformers
of Southampton was held at the Carlton-hall on
Wednesday evening, presided over by Major-Gen.
S. Tryon, J.P.
The first resolution was moved by Mr. T.
FALVEY, seconded by Mr. SAUNDERS (a working
man), and supported by Mr. G. MoFFATT, M.P.
for the borough, as follows :—" That the present
representative system of the United Kingdom is in
the highest degree unsatisfactory ; that it has been
practically condemned in no fewer than seven
different speeches from the Throne during the last
15 years, under the respective Administrations of
Lord Russell, Lord Aberdeen, Lord Palmerston,
and Lord Derby ; that it is most unjust in a free
State to exclude by our electoril laws some millions
of men from their due proportion of political power
—and that in order to redress this great wrong it is
absolutely necessary that there should be such a
large and liberal extension of the elective franchise
in counties and boroughs of the country as will pro-
vide for all classes a full, fair, and free representa-
tion in the Commons' House of Parliament. This
meeting is also of opinion that the adoption of the
ballot would be the most practicable and effectual
mode of putting an end to bribery and corruption,
and all improper influences at Parliamentary elec-
tions." In. a speech of some length Mr. Moffatt
declared himself in favour of household suffrage and
the ballot, believing that with there measures no
fancy franchises need be introduced. He was wil-
ling that the other great topics of national business
should stand over till the all-important question of
Parliamentary Reform was settled; and added that,
if the 13 resolutions now before the house of Com-
mons were alone discussed, Parliament would be
occupied till after Whitsuntide, in which case there
would be very little chance of any bill passing this
the
lnpt
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heard
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scersedsiiotnior Igloeosdhouialdte gnitsie n
a io Governmenttb e
Ministerial explanations of Monday next ; but as
their resolutions did not propose to deal with the
cardinal points of the ballot and bribery, he did
not believe they would tend to any sound measure
of constitutional legislation.
Qn taking the show of hands, the resolutiQn was

carried with four dissentients only ; and those which
followed were agreed to with still greater unanimity.
The second resolution, which was moved byMr,.
J. T. TUCKER, was as follows :—" That the 13 re..
solutions submitted to the House of Commons
on the 11th instant by Mr. Disraeli are a
craftily-devised medley of a few elementary-po-
litical truisms, many unmeaning platitudes, much
unworthy suspicion of working men, and a
large amount of deliberate deception ; that Feve-
ral of them are alike opposed tosound constitutional
principles, Parliamentary usage, and even-handed
justice, a discredit to the Government, and an insult
to the country ; that they are totally untenable 53 ft
b3sis of any honest R. form Bill, and, if not Ili. h-
drawn before Monday next, ought to be promptly
and indignantly rejected."

It was resolved that a petition to the House of
Commons founded upon the foregoing resolutions
should be signed by the chairman, and intrusted to
Mr. Moffatt for presentation. Votes of thanks were
aw. rded to Mr. Moffat, for his public services, for
his support of the Reform Bill of last year in all its
stages, and for his presence on this occasion ; to the
Liberal members for Hampshire who supported Mr.
Gladstone in his noble endeavour to widen and ex-
tend the basis of our representative institutions ; and
to Major-Gen. Tryon, for his conduct in the chair.

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