18 MARCH 1865, Page 3

A meeting was held at Radley's Hotel, Blackfriars, on Saturday,

to arrange some basis on which middle-class and working re- formers could agree. The meeting, which was attended by Mr. Bright, Mr. S. Morley, and several working-men, agreed to co- operation between the two classes upon the basis of manhood suf- frage, Mr. Bright and Mr. Ayrton agreeing to offer no opposition. The third class of reformers, those who think, were not represented at all, and are likely to throw a heavy vote against the consequent agitation. The present position seems to be that the middle classes are for Mr. Baines's Bill, the working-men for manhood suffrage, and most impartial people for household suffrage confined strictly to so many great towns as will seat some fifty working-men.