New-York tribune., 1867-09-13
TIE REFORM LEAGUE.

League was held the evening or the 2vth Ill Louuoh'
Mr. Beaes, NJ A, in the chair.
The Chairman said the first business OF tho meeting
was to put forth statement Of the immediate policy OF
the League. He had-aded by the eXecutve-drawn mp
a statement which he would read to the meeting
for the suggestion Of alteration OF amendment Inc
%FTfIow.Cor orNTRYMENi A Reform act, valuable both
for the principles it admits and for the extension OF tue
franchise il comedies but falling snort oil the REQUIRE
ments OF the Reform League, as sanctioned by you at
numerous and multitudinOus meetings ana aemonstIa-
tions andfDeumbeTed with conditions when are IlhtIy
TO render 1t vexaous and DISAPPOINTING ~ opetaO, Ion
has been passed by the Legislature The bill for the sup
preston OF public meetings IN Hyde Park, unueF tue
deceptive title Of the Parks Regulation Bin has
been withdrawn, and thus the Ioa%Ion % pionno G m % of
the locality being untitled for its exercise mas peen
prevented and the law has been vnaeaeeG % f
Of the Reform League, according 10 the ADMISSIONS Oh lS
most bitter foes have been TO large extent ~
tai in securing ne passing Of d tne one % uS ndT p mres
and opponents hOty urge the dsbandlng OF tne aea6u
ms If rs work were done. The Executive committee anu
Souncu have determined otherwise; and while they
venture to think they are entitled 10 your eonsla
IDENTITY and hopefully solicit consideration oi ther
reasons for their decision as REGARDS the Iutuie,
They consider that the organization OF the League may De
seryceabe and useful in advising and assisting the new
voters particularly in matters connected WIN tne ltgs
tration and also in promoting, without undue inteie
ence the return to Parliament of persons qualified to
represent the feelings, opinions, ana Interests W tnc
working classes They consider that the conditions oT
the naylnent of poor rates attached 10 the household
franchise and the conditions relatls 70 IesSe..c,
clear yearly value and claiming to be registered ltaSea
TO the lodger franchise, likely upon the act cOns
into operation have very disqualyllg eject anu W
disfraDchise very many persons morally ana Justly
entitled 10 be voters and that it may become OF great
importance TO press for the removal OF tnOse couoh
and for the amendment or alteration OF the aet IA tnese
and other points including that of the contnvance for
representing nnortcs IN what are caed
cOnstituepces-a cOnriyauce which they regard as un
constitutional and calculated only TO promote injurious
interests and influences They further consider that
one of the original principal objects for which the
League esabshed-that OF protecting voters III the
honest and independent exercise Of the franchise by means
of the bao-has grown i'm Importance in the course OF
the late discussions IN Parliament ana from tne expert
Of its beneficial operations IN our owl eOlohts a9
in other countries; and that the reform League W0uo
he abandoning one of its most essential d9s w ooe
who have supported IT, If 1t were OF IeaAR
TO redOuble ITS exerOns TO obtain tins protection Tor te
new, and especially tne workngeiass voters uder VIC
Act Finally, they consider themselves lmlerauvely
bound 70 use their best efforts TO assst ther isn ana
Scotch friends and fellow abOreTs IN obtaining sucn lie
form Acts may be satisfactory TO them. For these
and without at present entering INTO the c0nsd
Grafton of now far suffrage short OF manhood suffrage
be permanently satisfactory 10 the great body of the
people or Of how far the League may eenabed Ouseiu
~ assist in promoting other essential reforms cOnsegeh
ia upon Reform in Parliament the officers and members
your continued sympathy ana supporta sympathy and
enabling them still to continue their orgaDization and
abOrs Tor The public welfare and the rights OF the
the Reform League 10 abandon their platform OF man.
hood suffrage and tie ballot but they had nov TO deal
with the present state OF things without abandoning their
original principles Hear, hear They had no" got a
Reform bill, which had scarcely come into operation
before 1t would be found almost disfranchisng act.
and in many respects yexatous and Disappointing
the present state of things without abandoning their
grand principle Of manhood suffrage. protected by tho
ballot Hear hear There was to he Reform Confer
in Dublin next week. at which lie was about 70
attend, and t essential that statement should
be put forth by the League to their future policy
Hear hear.l
Mr. Lucraft did not approve Of the address being
alteration of the platform Of the League, and moved
That 1t is rot advisable alter the platform Of o
that it is the duty Of all ReformeIs specially OF Tie
League. to get all those entitled TO vote the register
The amendment seconded, but after some expana-
ton the Chairman said
He would suggest they shond add "anl for tbose
reasons, still entertaining the conviction that suaSe
short Of manhood suffrage DO permanently satsac-
tory to the great body Of the people and without at
present entering into the consideration" &c lie was
strongly opposed 10 the threeCornered consuen ncies
though he was IN favor OF equal electoral districts Hear
The amendment was then Withdrawn and the address
Mr. Merriman gave notice that at the next meeting he
should move That the Executive Council of this Reform
League be instructed TO confer with the exectiye auto
rites OF the National Reform Union the Ballot Society
and other large provincial societies, with the view Of
uniting these several bodies and the formation OF one
great party and one consolidated power TO detect and
deavor by al legitimate means to secure the true and
election under the new Reform Act"
THE ABYssINIAS LXPEDIIIoS
The expedition is 70 be organized In India under Sir
Robert Napier, COmmander-inChief at Bombay who IS
to be ntrusted with the political well military
authority Sixteen steamers have been ordered for sur
voy in England already. The demand for coal on
account OF those steamers has caused advance in
freghts. The Government viii, However, be supplied
by the p. aud o. Company at Adcn and Bombay; the
transports 10 be in Bombay by the middle OF Novem
ber OcerS have been dispatched 10 various places 10
purchase camels and mules. MassOwah viii probably he
selected as the base OF operations but that not finally
decided upon Three steamers beng fitted up hos
pital-shpsan medcaOtcers viii be appointed to them.
The arrangements under the direction Of the India
office, but the expense will be defiayed by Imperial
Kangaroo City Of Manchester and City OF Dublin, by
the Inman line; the England belonging TO the National
Steamship Company, and the Peruvian, belonging TO
Messrs Ferre for transport service. The Great Eastern
was offered and was declined
THE LORD LIEUTESASr ON THE CONDITION or IRELAND.
The Marquis OF Abercorn made speech the 29th at
the Dublin agricultural dinner Reviewing the state OF Ire
land in its internal finance and economy His Exceency
observed that, while he had a dislike to anything like
unreal Imaginary respecting the prosperity OF the
country he held TO be evidence Of equal weakness
TO take a despondne view OF temporary DISTRACTIONS
The late season had been Of much distress for the
poor In February last there 5000 receiving relief
greater number than at any time since 1855, and tho
4th of August there still 5000 persons In re-
but there was a reverse side. The position
OF the agricultural taboring class moro
than fourteen or niteen years ago. and 1t
petey renstae them in their former OF comfort
The bank stock In the Bank OF Ireland for the hayea
OF the whole years return OF 1860 Likewise in PostOce
savings banks, the amount deposited was 10000
~ JOINT stock banks there total sum OF above
4isOoOOO being s2ooOoO In OF the whole years
return iOr 1866 The return for the halfyear Of 1867
higher than for any year antecedent to 1884 but
along WIN tnese prosperous evidences there was
in ce%srca OF stagnatlon OF trade aud
capital there was indspositlon TO apply N In mercan
tile and speculative projects He (tho lord euteDanp
gentlemen present merely promising that the deses of
Insane aud mischoyous men had been unable TO affect
the monetary wealth OF the country tloug thcy had
tha