New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-12

deTs should De asked Tor ny pubnC advertisement. IL
determined that there should be regular system
of subsidy for term but that shp-owners should be
asked to make offers for the conveyance of the mails on
particular days, and that they should receive the sea
postage, leaving it TO the Government OF the United
States to make similar arrangement on their side Inc
answers received TO the Government advertisement au
not come up TO their expectations There was an oier
from the North German Loyds for Tuesday one from In
mans iOf ihursday one from me NatIon i @
company for Friday, and one from tho hamouis
the terms Of the advertisement for that day on
which the larger part Of the correspondence was III the
habit of being sentevcry Saturdaythe mails OF which
leave Queenstown on Sunday MT Hunt further stated
that appended to the Government advertisement was
stating that parties not wishing to tender in the
form specified should be willing to tender in any form OF
their own Accordingly Messrs Cunard sent letter de
claring themselves ready 10 make contract for much
smaller sum than they ad been III the nabt OF eeeg'
provided made for ten certain and then ter
minable with one years notice IL was for liked sum-
and the contractors were to receive postage but
the Office to receive the homeward sea postage from
to America to confer with the United states Government
and the English Government had received such infona
ton rendered impossible for them to enter into such
an arrangement In order TO prevent
mercantile community he had within few hours con
Guided an arrangement with the Cunard Company Tor
continuing the present service for one year at h1ed
THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF ENGLAND.
In answer TO Mr. Headlam, Lord Stanley on the 29th
said that some further correspondence had taken place
with the Spanish Government concerning the destruction
OF the Mermaid, and the Spanish Government had with
great fairness agreed to refer the question to arbitra
In reply to Mr. Cochrane Lord Stanley said that when,
sec EpIus anu lhesay annexed 10 GIecce as an earnest
OF peace and tranquility in the East" he spoke only his
entertained strong objections TO any such cesson OF terri
tory and Lord Russell the then Foreign Minister, called
upon Mr. Elliot for an explanation, and finding that IT
was mere personal opinion, took no further nOuce OF
In reply to Mr. Watkin Lord Stanley sand that before
the adjournment he would lay the table OF the House
what further correspondence had taken place between
that Government and the United States relative 10 the
matter IN disputes u would, however. be very brief rs u
le.
statement respecting them In answer 10 Col BartClot
Lord stanley said that considerable correspondence had
passed between the English and the Portuguese Govern
ments 10 the admission Of the wines OF that country
up 10 that time they had not been abe TO come 10 any
agreement about treaty.
TIE reform UNION.
Tie first Of series Of meetings IN favor of vote by
ballot of the repeal of the raepayng qualification for
the franchise and Of radical redistribution Of seats
held at ST Jamess Han the 29th. Mr. Samuel Morley
occupied the chair and among others the platform
We're Mr.. McCulagh ToTcns, NJ p. Nj. stansfed, n r.
Mr.. Berkeley ~ T. Mt Edmond Beales MI BIZ MI u
j. HOlyOakc, Mr.. Morris Stafford. &c.
The Chairman in opening the business said that the
object of the meeting make good time pTerara-
tons for the coming general election He thought that
the ballot ought 10 stand in the very first Of all questions
regarded the redistribution of seats hc thought they
onght never 70 rest until they got lie eXisng anomalies
abolished And again, with reference to the Iatepaylng
qualification. he thought u SIMPLY absurd that man
should lose his vote because he might be behind in the
payment Of his ratc indeed, he could not but think that
common alone would bring about remedy IN this
and hoped that they would exercise their power IN the
coming election. They bad, he said, already gaiued a
power that would If they used with discretion preclude
the possibility OF bad government. lCheersl
Mr. Mason Jones then made statement or The future
plan of their operations He said they Intended 10 bold
meetings Of which the present was the first az intervals
up May June for they believed that such meetings
would form efficient propaganda Of Liberal hchti
mPnt. The Irish Church and the Irish land question
would form twoo the topics TO be discussed 10y The Re
Mr. Torrens in moving the fret resolution follows,
observed that hc hated tho ballot hut he hated still more
the necessity FOR IT, ami as necessity therefore, ne ad
vocated itcheersl THAT in order 10 secure the free
independent and unbiased exercise OF the franchise, u
essential that IN all parliamentary elections the vote
should be taken 10y ballot"
Mr. Berkeley NJ r. seconding the resolution, said lac
had during 80 years ia Parliament made ~ get ballot
speeches aud he could not, therefore help repeating
himself upon the present occasion Tie question ~ mo
ballot TO his mind vi the most simple ever pro
posed He would ask question. Ought the electOf
10 elect r. For his part he conceived he ought to 9e pro
tected in the discharge Of that duty from intimidation
Hear hear The next question was, Does the eieelor
elect I" fCries Of No. no" That was the correct an
swer, for there thousands upon thOusahds "no
elected under cOmpulsOn and there were THOUSANDS
upon thousands who elected by bribery. lCheefsJ lie
went to narTac instances where bribery ana c"ndt
sion had existed observing that he had aways taken ah
opportunity Of exposing such state OF things
Mr.. Stansfeld, NJ T., moved, "lhdJ inns mceIhg y OF
opinion that The restriction imposed upon the gnalbea
ton of hOusehOders Suffrage by the payment OF rates Is
wrong and ought % be repealed. lie hItakCT Iu
cOurse OF very LONG address. made attack upon
the present Government and declared that Inc people
would yet have household suffrage, free and dnictefed
by the atepaying clauses.
Mr. EscOurt seconded the motion, which was carried
Mr. Noble proposed the last resolution, winch was 70
the effect that the present distribution OF the etcOiai
power is inadequate 10 the fun representation or the eo
ple and could not therefore be accepted as settlement
OF tie question: and the meeting called upon AZ ciOim
demand OK the present Parliament sueh ulrtiou
OF the Intelligence, property, aud population OF The
country.