The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-12 00:00:00

GREENWICH.

A public meeting, convened for the purpose of
supporting the Government Reform Bill, was held
last evening in the Lecture-hall, Greenwich—Dr.
Prior Purvis in the chair. About 1,500 persons
were present. Among those present were Mr. Alder-
man Salomons and Sir C. Bright, the members of
the borough.

Mr. E. J. REID rose to propose the first resolu-
tion, which was to the effect that in the opinion of
the meeting the bill now before Parliament is wor-
thy of the hearty support of the country, that the
meeting pledged itself to use all means to secure its
passing into law, but viewed with dissatisfaction
the clause in the bill for the disfranchisement of
dockyardmen, and hoped the Government would,
on reconsideration, withdraw that proposition. The
clause for the disfranchisement of the dockyardmen,
he thought, should never have been introduced in
the bill. He believed that the dockyardmen were
equal if not superior in intelligence and good con-
duct to any other class of men. The speaker was
prevented from saying more by the uproar which in-
terrupted him at this part of his speech. The Chair-
manTOSO-
called for order, but without immediate effect.
Mr. TUFFIELD, of Woolwich, secondetd
by an in-
lution. He combated the allegation that
exten-
sion of the franchise would be followedw..eh
was
crease of bribery and corruption,
which
alto-
gether a fallacy. thtehe
C. YARHAJI having
Mr. C. Mr. J. BENNETT and
Mr. A. B. WILSON, Charlton, here came for-
spoken in support of thefr
an oendment, and said he ap-
ward to propose amendment,
dockyardmen, and the
which he begged to submit to the meet-
amendment
fthat in the opinion of this
is satisfactory that has for its
meet-
ipengarwedas on behalf
the
effeilcolt
Reform
ing no
dockyards and
arsenal artisans, and that
object the. disfranchisement. of the
fails to treat the subject
a s a whole, and that the borough members be there-
fore requested to oppose the bill upon its second
reading.

Mr. Twiss seconded the amendment, and, amid a
scene of considerable disorder, proceeded to address
the meeting in refutation of the argument that the
Government bill was the best that could be proposed
for the country.
Mr. BAXTER LANGLEY next addressed the meet-
ing, and denounced the attempt made to divide the

- The half-yearly—meeting of this company waa
held on Tuesday, at the office, Westminster Cham,
bers, Victoria-street ; Mr. Penson in the chair.
The Secretary read the report, which stated that
the directors had entered into a contract for the
construction of aline from Stafford through Market
Drayton to Whitchurch, which the contractors had
undertaken to complete in two years, and it was
hoped that the landowners in the district throirit.
which
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with the Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay
Company, and a bill had been introduced into
Parliament empowering the directors to make an
extension of their system to Cannock Chase, which,
it was believed would prove both advantageous to
the company and the public.
On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, seconded by
Mr. WILDING, the report was adopted.
Messrs. Penson and Lefe , aux the retiring direc..
tom, were re-elected, and Mr. James was elected
auditor.

The meeting was then made special, and resolu.
tions were adopted approving the agreement 'with
the contractor, empowering the directors to divide
the shares of the company, and authorising them to
borrow any sum not exceeding Lthat authorised by
the Companies' Act.

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