The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-12 00:00:00

TEE RESOLUTIONS UPON REFORM.

Tho following is a copy of the Resolutions to be
moved by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in Com-
mittee of the whole house, on Monday, Feb. 25 :
" This House having, in the last session of Par-

liament, assented to the second reading of a Bill
entitled ' A Bill to extend the right of Voting at
Elections of Members of Parliament in England
and Wales,' is of opinion,—

"1. That the number of electors for counties and
boroughs in England and Wales ought to be in-
creased.

" 2. That such increase may best be effected by
both reducing the value of the qualifying tenement
in counties and boroughs, and by adding other
franchises not dependent on such value.

" 3. That while it is desirable that a more direct
representation should be given tothe labouring class,
it is contrary to the Constitution of this realm to
give to any one class or interest a predominating
power over the rest of the community.
" 4. That the occupation franchise in counties
and boroughs shall be based upon the principle of
rating.

" 5. That the principle of plurality of votes, if
adopted by Parliament, would facilitate the settle-
ment of the borough franchise on an extensive basis.
44 6. That it is expedient to revise the existing
distribution of seats.

" 6 7. That in such revision it is not expedient
that any borough now represented in Parliament
should be wholly disfranchised.
" 8. 'That, in revising the existing distribution of
seats, this house will acknowledge, as its main con-
sideration, the expediency of supplying representa-
tioh to places not at present represented, and which
may be considered entitled to that privilege.
" 9. That it is expedient that provision should
be made for the better prevention of bribery and
corruption at elections.

" 10. That it is expedient that the system of
registration of voters in counties should be assimi-
lated, as far as possible, to that which prevails in
boroughs.

" 11. That it shall be open to every Parliamen-
tary elector, if he thinks fit, to record his vote by
means of a polling paper, duly signed and authenti-
cated.

" 12. That provision be made for diminishing the
distance which voters have to travel for the purpose
of recording their votes, so that n 3 expenditure for
such purpose shall hereafter be legal.

" 13. That a humble address be presented to her
Majesty, praying her Majesty to issue a Royal Com-
mission to form anti submit to the consideration of
Parliament a scheme for new and enlarged boun-
daries of the existing Parliamentary boroughs where
the population extends beyond the limits now
assigned to such boroughs, and to fix, subject to the
decision of Parliament, the boundaries of such other
boroughs as Parliament may deem fit to be repre-
sented in this House."

Her Majesty has sign;fied her intention to confer
tho honour of knighthood oa Mr. Georg• Harvey, Presi-
dent of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture,
and Architecture ; and on Mr. J. Noel Paton, R.S.A., her
Majesty's Limner for Scotland.

THE " DAILY NEWS" has just attained its
twenty-first year.
THE TRADES' UNIONS COMMISSION.—The follow-
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operation of trades' unions : —Sir W. Erle, chairman ;
Lord Lichfield, Lord Elcho, Sir Edmund Head, Mr. Daniel
Gooch, Mr. Hermann Merivale, Mr. Matthews, Mr. Roe-
buck, Mr. Hughes, Mr. F. Harrison, and Mr. Jas. Booth'.
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