The Ulster Association, supported by the Constitutional Re- formers in
the North of Ireland in opposition to the Repealers, has -had its second special meeting, under the presidency of Lord CHARLENIONT. This society owes its origin to Lord STANLEY'S' Registration Bill : it united the Reformers who objected to join the Repeal agitation in a separate body, for the purpose of making a stand against a measure which would have the effect of prac- tically abridging the franchise. The report of a Committee previously appointed to consider the state of the registration in Ireland, and adopted at the recent meeting, points out defects, and demands an immediate remedy. It is truly observed by the Northern 117d es, that the success of Lord STANLEY'S Bill was en- tirely owing to the Ministers' neglect of measures to amend the generally admitted defects in the Irish registrations. Their afterthought scheme was manifestly not proposed for any real amendment, but as a mauccurre to deftstt '• the obnoxious plsiposi- tion which threatened to unseat them." The Ulster Association, despising such petty trickery, and considerin:.; the evil with a view solely to its removal, have devised a scheme of their own. The
report ot the Committee recommend:1 an eetension franchise, and the shortening of Parliaments. Onti I
e greet principle of ".extension " of the franchise all the leading members of the Asso- ciation were a !;recd. Mr. Sits 31 AN Cu A W 1'011 nitroduccd a spe- eille proposition for Household Suit's:lee; but here, it seems, the members tit' the .A..,soeiation are divided. Mr. Cusweelto takes hie stand on the ;genie' of the Irish Volunteers—that freedom is the birthright tit' iri,h1.1 mid nriton,, 111.1 tit:it t!,;,s,‘ only are fr,' who are eosins:a by laws to whish they asemt (*eller by them- selves or their representatives, Ossly (.110-sm. I te meieteins tiho • thst i..-Ohout representation there should be no taxation. This in- volves the principle of Universal Suffrage ; and Mr. CRAWFORD is disposed to go that length, but says lie will be content to ob- tain Household Suffrage as a beginning. The household Suffrage resolution met with Lord Gosrono's warm support ; but, finding that it was strongly opposed, his Lordship recommended, and the Association agreed, that the matter should be postponed for further consideration.
