1818 April 8

Parl. Reform Bill

+ '.2

Reasons

'.2 Electors Who

Vote conferring Qualification

1. Probity

2. Intellectuality

3. Active talent

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 This to come after the reason for the reading qualification

Question With relation to the trust or office in question On what grounds stands the expectation of appropriate aptitude with relation to the trust in question on the part of those to whom the right of suffrage is proposed to be imparted

Answer. On all grounds taken together, relation being had to the three unquestionably requisite and when together as unquestionably sufficient, branches of appropriate official aptitude.

These are 1. appropriate probity; 2. appropriate intellectual aptitude; 3. appropriate active talent.

As to appropriate active talent, it may at the first step be laid /it is in the present case set[?]/ out of the question the demand for it applies not to the particular office here in question: it applies to those offices and those alone to the exercise of which some special talent is necessary. In the exercise of this par{ticular office} the intellectual faculties are the only faculties employed.

Remain the two first mentioned branches of appropriate aptitude, viz appropriate probity and appropriate intellectual aptitude.