The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-13 00:00:00

THE REFORM LEAGUE.

A crowded meeting of provincial delegates was
held at the League Rooms, Adelphi-terrace, yester-
day, at 12 o'clock, to consider the resolutions of the
Government, and the future course to be pursued
by the League in reference thereto. Mr. Beales
occupied the chair. Most of the large towns in Eng-
land and Scotland, as well as the Irish Reform
League, were represented. After a long discussion
the following resolutions were unanimously agreed
to :

4, This meeting, consisting of the undersigned
delegates from different towns, and of members of
the Council of the Reform League, having taken
into consideration the resolutions laid upon the table
of the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the
Exchequer ;

4, Resolved unanimously,—That such resolutions
are wholly unsuited to meet the exigencies of the
present crisis, and that the time has arrived in which
the unenfranchised portion of the people of Great
Britain and Ireland have a right to demand from
the Legislature immediate and effective action in
favour of a real and substantial reform of the repre-
sentation, and to insist upon not being any longer
trifled with in the establishment of the electoral
rights.

" That the people having exhibited a spirit of
much forbearance in lending i their support
to a recent measure of Reform, which fell far short
of their just expectations, and which was defeated
by the party now in power, combining for that pur-
pose, with professed but insincere Liberals, this
meeting begs very respectfully, but most emphati-
cally, to warn the members of the House of Com-
mons that the country is no longer disposed to ac-
cept a similar measure from any party, and espe-
cially beg to impress upon the minds of the Liberal
members of that house that if they desire to retain
the confidence of the people they must be prepared
to insist upon such a measure of Reform as shall
embody the principles of the Reform League, or
otherwise secure to the unenfranchised millions their
full share, free from all undue influences, in the
choice of persons to represent them in their own
branch of the Legislature."

Mr. J. Bula, President of the Scottish National
Reform League, proposed, and Mr. W. R. CROFT,
of Huddersfield, seconded the following resolution.

which was also carried unanimously :2

,‘ We, the undersigned country delegates, having
full confidence in the wisdom and prudence of the
President and Council of the National Reform
League, resolve, on behalf of our various constitu-
encies, to continue to be guided by and to co-ope-
rate with them in the further prosecution of the
great question of Parliamentary Reform, the.settle-
ment of which is essential to the peace, prosperity,
and happiness of the nation, and we now call upon
the whole people to assert their unqualified deter-
mination never to rest contented until full justice
be done to them as regards their electoral rights."
It was next resolved--" That the question of a
Conference or .National Convention be left with the
Council of the League."
The President was then cordially thanked for his
untiring assiduity and devotion to the people's cause,
and the meeting separated.
The following delegates then signed the resolu-
tions :---Scottish National Reform League—Mr. J.
Burt, president, Mr. James Moir, and Mr. George
Jackson, secretary ; Paisley—Mr. R. Cochran ;
Kilmarnock---Mr. C. Johnson ; Manchester—Mr.
Ernest Jones, Mr. F. Clayton, and the Rev. John
Morgan ; Irish Reform League—Messrs. Jas. Reilly
and Thomas Cuttle ; Bradford—Messrs. James
Wallwork and W. H. Arnold; ',Huddersfield—
Messrs. W. R. Croft, C. Denham, and F. Curzon ;
Halifax—Messrs. 11. Horsfall, F. Wright, and 11.
Birley ; Derby—Mr. R. Brown ; Uxbridge—Mr.
M. Leno ; Whitstable—Messrs. John Porter and
E. Watkins ; Nottingham—Mr. Councillor E. T.
Cox ; Oxford Reform League—Mr. M. A. A.
Mathews ; Rochdale—Mr. M. Stock ; Oldham—
Mr. R. Allen; Lynn—Mr. J. Brown ; Leeds—Mr.
DrallSaeid ; Birmingham—Mr. W. Wright ; Rea,d.