24 FEBRUARY 1967, Page 6

Else %pectator

February 23. 1867

The week has been full of rumours about Reform, some of which are more or less trust- worthy. The mass of them point to a course of procedure which may prove to be of this kind. The Cabinet, it is said, has at last made up its mind, and Mr. Disraeli win, on Monday, make his resolutions definite and intelligible, by stating that Her Majesty's Government intend to offer two alternative borough franchises-6i. rating, or household suffrage with plurality of votes. By "plurality" they intend an extra vote to every one who pays house-tax, i.e., every 201. house- holder, a proposal which would work well in the medium boroughs, but would revolutionize the representation in London.