1818 Nov r 25

Parl Reform Bill

Reasons

'.1. Seats and Districts

'.2. Electors Who

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Question 4. Those which are here excluded, for what reason are they excluded?

Answer. Because while by admission respectively given to them considerable inconvenience would it is supposed be produced, by the exclusions thus put upon them, no inconvenience, would, it is supposed, in any shape be produced: no sacrifice made /detriment /injury/ done/ in any degree of /to/ any interests - not even of the interests of any of the individuals /persons/ so excluded.

Question 5. How can it be, that by his /a person/ being excluded from the possession of this security, no injury /sacrifice/ shall be done to his interest in any shape?

Answer. This may be the case, if between the interests of the persons whose votes are excluded /admitted/ and the interests of the persons whose votes are excluded, there be a connection so intimate and universally extensive, as that no injury can be done to the one set by the other, without injury to their own.

Question 6. Were admission given to the votes of females would inconvenience in any shape be produced?

Answer. Yes: The whole mass of that inconvenience which the nature of the case renders it impossible wholly to exclude from the Election process, to wit expense, vexation and delay, would be doubled: expense, including expenditure of valuable time as well as money.