New-York tribune., 1867-03-15

TIE CARLTON CLUB MEETING.
The Morning Post gives the following statement
Of what at the meeting at the Carlton Club ON
Feb. Is;
a meeting Of nonofficial Conservative members Of
the House OF Commons was held on Thursday at the
Carlton Club for the purpose Of considering the question
0f REFORM and the propuety OF communicating 10 the
Premier he feeling OF the party as TO the course which,
in the opinion Of the meeting might be- desirable f0rIhe
Government to adopt N ne present SonGpcInf re- de
Der for North Sorhumbcrlandshre, aud 100 gentlemen
present General sympathy was expressed IN favor
of the Government and the discussion eicted dspos
ton rather 10 urge Premier include within the
forthcoming bill the maximum OF concession than 10 ac
might proposc The alternative Of household suffrage
incidentally raised IN the course OF the debate aud
indications not wanting OF desire On the part
of some honorable members TO go even TO that length
rather than submit TO what might bear the in',I.
the gentlemen who took part In the proceedings were not
without much difficulty 10 arrive at
clusiOn that ministers would do well 10 announce their
may on due confederation lay before OF Com
mons Eventually although no formal lcsolnlloas "sss
lone which the weeing The D,y n isisgs'N sn
Zone section declared IN favor Of substituting AS Tor 40
rating; and another was for household snnEase ia @
fragc, with the principle of pluall,y or AT 's duay
of votes Inc general opnou "an aoI,ior ~ ~ the
county franchise. But Mr.. Bankcs stanhope. snp
ported by few dscOuntcnanccd any concessions. The
prevailing sentiment Of the meeting, however, was that
n Lord CralbOruc aud Gen Peel continued 10 oppose
conciliatcry course their resignation ought ia be ac
cepted No dsfnite conclusion was reached on any one
of the points brought under discussion; excepting an
agreement that the event Of Ministerial defeat Lord
Derby should De- recommended 90 resign and not dissolve
Parliament. IL was at the same time unanimously de
cided 10 urge upon his orlship the NECESSITY Oh ing
bin by which the Government should stand or iaili
with the that, II any concession s To bc
made 1t must he made AT once before the bringing III of
the bl not In the acceptance Oi an anebdheht from e
opposite side"
TIE REFORM BnL-CoSTISUNG AGITATION.
The Reform question was still in allegiance when the
mail left The having reference to the eompiea
tons were numerous and conflicting. The Morning loa
insists that there for the Ministry but resig
nation The Daily Neus thought that the three obstruc
would retire, and be replaced by more pnaht ana
more liberal clements
The Times SAYS: We must have complete bill-a bill
which will put the franchise stable foundation, and
distribute the OF members in way 20 give promise
OF permanent settlement There is ability enough III the
Cabinet TO such and the House OF Com
mons desires nothing sincerely than that this AFFINITY
should assert it's claims supremacy and undertake tue
task II IL will not, II II shrinks ron the duy before
there but alternative, that to House should ihte
ferc and yndcae its own honor whatever may Dc the
cOnse quence brought upon the Administration"
and in rome places assuming mIortanoe but except in
manufacturing districts there was no great G"Ley Oh
the subject The Trades Union League had called upon
the working meet every Saturday afternoon lh
Trafalgar square until their nights wsre syey on @
day in Hyde Park This policy however was eonsldeieo
certainly not half dozen members Of the House Of Com
mons sanction the proceedings
JOHN STUART MILL on THE FRANCHISE FOR WOMEN.
III. j.
demonstration at York, has received communications
from Earl Russell and Mr. j. T. MILL NJ T.. acknoNledg-
ing Of thanks 10 them at the meeting MI mlll IN
s ts e1e e 5SSpe that M is Unjust that the great bulk Of
the should be held aInenaie to laws III tue max
ing Of which they had no voice, cannot stop at rcsld
ta manhood suffrage but requires that the suffrage be
extended to women also earnestly hope that the work
ing OF England will show the sincerity on ther pfi
cles by being willing 10 carry them out when urged III
favor Of others beside themselves
EXTENSION OF THE FACTORY ACTS.
Mr. Wall N rn1 urD1
two measures for extension OF the Factory Aels ana
which affected the interests Of nearly 100000 work
neope The object of the first bill was to make al iacto
es emnloyne more than hands, subject To the proyi
siops OF the Factory Acts relating 70 w
ip and edncation time being allowed for their adata'
tion to the requirements; Inc Dn nau Iu' % isoi
peIed 10 work at night and allowing young people to be
employed AT night under rcstflctlOns A., ,.,o,o,
Of Children under eight years OF age, and regretted the
empoyInent Of children above lal age SGIci9 % eA
,rassod v several members that the blls du iot go
fnrther and render their education c9mnSo? pu, neS
are good nsalment Of reform aha h nny l snrmer Who
offered any objection TO the first reading "ch VI ec
oS the same evening Lord Elcho supported by other
members urged the Home Secretary to INTRODUCE pl
amending the law OF master ana visited under
the present law but Mr. Walp0le sald wa 1ot IT,"
the attention OF the Attorney General ana mmsoi'
THE CONFEDERATE COTTON LOAN
Subioined is a ouestion of considerable importance
in Its bearing on the Confederate Cotton Loan, with the
opinion thereon OF Sir 7. Collier the late socOrDeh
eral "QuestOn: Whether or not merchants ana oteis
on being sued In England by the Government OF the
United states for property or money held % Ine az e
may not successfully plead the confederate Sc'e1 % I I
amount that each defendant may hold OF them OPl
ion In the Of the United states no'eiinen' %
suing in the courts Of this country FOR des ue OF po
crty belonging TO the late Confederate GONcfhhehi
am of opinion that defendants who may be hoTS W
Confederate Cotton Bonds entitled 10 set up counter
claim against the United States Government III spsoI
~ these bonds This counter claim VIII be fOuiucd
ON the principle that If the United states assert III our
courts claims accrning 10 them r0ngh uslr scceSsIoh
eunnet they are bound by the Liabilities oil tlat 1oN.n %
mrnt Should the United states Government ,,s nIns
actions of debt think that the holders oi Cotton bonus
- GILLIlI