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At a meeting of the Council of the Birmingham Political Union, on Tuesday week, very numerously attended, the following iesolutions were passed, after a spirited debate, in which the Mieisters were roughly handled-
" This Council 113re observed with alarm hue declaration of Lord John ossell, in the Douse of Commons. of his hostility' to the Ballot, to an extension ol the Suffrage, and to shortening the duration of Parliament ; and believine, as this Council does, that this declaration is its accordance malt the sentimeuts held in common les his Lord- ship's colleagues. it is resolved. That the net e-sery steps be immediatels liken lo pro. cure the co;lperation of the Radical It emrwere of Englatal, Sentlatel. etel It eland, fee the porpore of remoring from the row h the Queen, an Admin;,troti,m oho hare vowed their hostility to the orgy improvements in the Ref,rm Bill, which e old give soils- fartitm to the cmuntry, aud which it has au umpiestionable right to demand."
The declaration of Lord John Russell seems to have stirred up the advocates of the Ballot, in all parts of the kingdom, to renewed activity. In various places public meetings have been held, and arrange- ments for similar demonstrations of poptilar opinion are making in nu- merous other quarters; and among the rest we find that the Radicals of Gloucester are stirring as briskly as their neighbours, and have called it public meeting for Alonday evening next.—Gleacester Journal.
At a meeting of the Reform Association of Tewkesbury, on Satur- day, a petition to Parliament for the Ballot was unanimously agreed to.
The following letter from Mr. Grote to a gentleman at Liverpool, who had requested to have a model of the:Ballot-box sent to him, is published in the Liverpool Telegraph-
" London, 30111 November 1937.
" Sir—I had much pleasure in receiving your applicatiou or the 27th of November ; and, in pursuance of your request, send off a model of my ballotimetrarne to your ahlrese by coach this evening. I shall always attend with plea:lure iii rommunica- lions like yews, in reference to objects of pithlie interest. I still put inside the paekage some tracts. 8:e. relative to the Ballot, of a hid. I request e out :Acceptance; mei I trust all the active friends of further reform will do their utmost to procure petitions in favour of Ballot in various quarters; we cannot have too many. Now is the time for a consentaneetts effort, by which we may obtain the Ballot, the first step which is needed to effect a change in the constitution of the !louse of Commons.
'Please send the petitions, if you precure any, open at each end, and urite on the cover ' Parliamentary Papers,' directed to me, London. Sir William Woheeenrth, and others of the Radical Members, svill also present! any petitions nhich may be sent to them. Sir William's address is 79, Eaton square,Loudon. e Sir William Molesebrth has addressed a letter to the Electors of Leeds, which will appear in the nest shapers this week; and I hope the Reformers of Liverpool will read, anti ponder upon its contents, as a valuable and instructive composition.
-t I remain, Sir, your obedient humble servant. GEORGE GIIOTE."
Mr. Morrison, late M. P. for Ipswich, offers himself for the borough of Sudbury. At present no Tory is in the field.
The Leeds Mercury says that the state and prospects of trade render it probable that there will be considerable suffering among the labouring classes during the winter.
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