The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-15 00:00:00

LISKEARD.

A public meeting, convened by a placard headed
" No New Reform Bill without the Ballot," was
held in the Town Hall, on Wednesday eveninee.
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The hall was filled with a large and respectable audi-
ence. Mr. Bernard Austis occupied the chair.
Mr. WHITEHURST said, that he was sent there by
the Ballot Society to look after the electors of Ls-
keard, whom they looked on as wandering sheep. Lis-
keard had sent one of the most eminent advocates
of the ballot in the person of Charles Buller ; they
had sent a neutral in the person of Mr. Crowder,
and now they sent an opponent in Mr. Grey. Ho
hoped, however, that Liskeard would be " in at the
death" of open voting. Mr. Whitehurst concluded
a long speech by some severe remarks en Lord
Palmerston, as the " Tory head of the Radical
party," and denouncing the liberal members for
their truckling and subserviency to the minis.ry.
The CHAIRMAN put to the meeting the following
resolution :—Reso!ved, " That this meeting desires
to express its satisfaction at the announcement
in the Queen's speech to Parliament, that the
attention of the legislature will be called to the
laws which regulate the representation of the people,
with a view to consider what amendments may be
safely and beneficially made therein ; and this
meeting, at the same time, desires to record its I
conviction that no extension of the franchise will
be satisfactory unless accompanied by the vote by
ballot."
This resolution having been carried by acclama-
tion, the Chairman then proposed, "That copies
of the resolution be foi wa.rJed by the chairman to
Lord Palmerston, to R. W. Grey, En , the mem-
ber for the borough, and to T. J. Agar Robartes,
Esq., and N. Kendall, Esq., memb:.,rs for this divi-
sion of the county."
Mr. ISAAC propoieil, as an amendment, to omit
the name of Mr. Grey, as being unworthy the con-
fidence of the borough ; and this amendment being
carried, the resolution as amended was unani-
moody agreed to.

BODMIN.

A public meeting Ofthoedectors and other inhabi-
tants of Bodtnin was held on Thursday, the Gth
inst., to promot3 the cause of the billot and. re-
form. The Guildhall was filled shortly after seven
o'clock, a majority of the electors of the borough
being puerent. Captain S:rge-.nt was unanimous'y
called to the chair. _ _

Mr. CHAS. COLEMAN proposed a resolution to the
effect " that the meeting desired to express i s satis-
faction at the announcement in the Queen's speech
that the attention of Parliament would he called to
the laws which regulate the r, presentation of the
people, with a view to consider what amendments
may safely and beneficially made ti erein ; and this
tne3ting desires at the same time to record its con-
viction that no extension of the franchise will be
satisfactory unless accompanied by the vote by
ballot. "
Mr. IRELAND (chairman of the Bodmin Reform
A.,isociation) seconded the resolution.
Mr. WIIITEIIURST, who attended as a deputa-
tion boat the Ballot Society, supported the reso-
lution, which was next put. t ) the meeting, and car-
aied unanimously.
It was resolved that the chairman forward
copies of the proceeedings to Lord Palmerston,
anti to the members for the borough and for
East Cornwall.