The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-03-06 00:00:00

THE ItEFoRM BILL

Lord J. Ri•surt.t.
further to Annie' the laws relating to the repri,euta-
tion of tie insiole in IhirlV.illeut. Before lie rub red
into the subject be iliseb-ainsi entirely a svi -la to intro-
duce a new Constitution. and, if he now proposed to
ono nil the veuresinitstinii of the people. it wee not. he
sub hi lie as a Ctettee:lota tat the Reform
Art of 1:432 fu..i f ii:ed ; on lie cdutr..ry, he believed
diet no iiienstire Ili, Isole o; bolts. Whet the Govern.

llAlit to 110 Was, ill a simple nu 1111 l cr, to aupply
the oioisseitis and Millie ly the defeeta of that Ac:-. They
roposedto a.-al to a c ty Clii assist frailtliiw a
seen iti that would tusk, it a frola /4 (rat llliatm.; that
where the lob Was att mclied to a home, not being a
dwelling-house, the lowldiug should not lie of a leas
animal value than £5. The next Ineati.el Was as to
lowering the borough franchise. The Act of 1.2 was
trained not to exclude the working classes, hilt to open
the franchise wider to the middle clasies; hut it would
be A great evil to continue muck longer the practical
exclusion of a great number of the working classes,
who, by their umaliticatiums awl character, were Collltme-
tent to exercise the fratichiae fru ely and independently.
NMI, in his opation. it would add strength to the consti-
tut' if a certain number ml t1111;41.1 classes upialltiusl for
it should he admitted to the franchise.. II a thought
that the Logialature ought list to wait for an agitation
that would force demand: upon Parliament ; that if the
desire for their franchise by these clasits was founded
upon a fair any...dation of their uwn udialities, and it
could be coecculeul with safety to the eidistituti 1111 l
the concession aitoulil mot be delayed because there
had nut been ally agitation. la another respect the
Cove niment haul thought it on the whole lk :ter td
snake the measure AA simple as posaihle ; thi...y had
nut introduced franchises not know II to the Coll,t it atoll,
ew what haii been tine.l " fancy franchises."W hat they
proposed was to ext.-rat liw borough franchise now
enjoyed. tine militia: haul been freuluently diacussed
with reference tm that frunchise.—naisiely, whether it
should be a rated franclitse. Ile stated reasons why
the I:overturn:tit had thought it would not he advisable,
but, un the contrary, practically inconvenient, to have
a rated franchise. The next quest was, what should
be the gross annual rental, and laird John, taking the
number of electots fur cities and boroughs bow on the
register at 440,10.1 sleiwe 1 the numbers that would he
added if the occupation franchise was reulticeil to 1.11,
1.7, and .C 6 ; the latter attall would give an aggregate
number of electors in the cities and boroughs in
England sod Wales of 634,000, which he thought not
an extravagant or exliorbitant addition. With regard
to the character of the perm-ins who would i.e admitted,
the accounts f the different cities and boroughs
varied extremely ; in Collie reels were low, in Miura
high ; hut he believed that a Ili; franchise would include
a great number of the working classes; that the
number would not be extravagant, and that their admis-
sion wouhl be a grist benefit to the constitution, lie
now come to another queation, totally diffi•rent. Ile
believest it was pit..
.steceescry that, besi•lesi great
Comilltila atilt large cities Saila manufacturing torus,
snialler places should return members to Parliament,
and if the limmlierammealt Was to be carried on in that
I louse it we. d•••irable to have more than two classes of
representatives for counties alai great eiti,s, :Ind no plan
of rend's' haul primmisted itpuuti a different principle.
Havilig laid down this general ride, and treating the
amalmjsCi precticaily, thole Was a liteation which vineertieul
the present state the House. IVlnds the Reform Bill
of WA was iutnehe eel there was no diffiCalty iii iulaitj.,lm'
ing the title to return members enjoyed by certain
boroughs with few or no electors. Witirout going now
into the upre•tiair as to lii,w many small lionitiglis there
ought to he, the tieverninent prepused to go only a cer-
tain length. heyonil the thil of last year, which took
away one nieniher 111,111 15 tmlners returning two
on inhere. The principle id total disfranchisement wail
male of very ttiVat illmtmOrtmamme, Plat somOlt limmA to be
adoptustnm luomut some great and palpahle public benefit.
The thiverictient proposed a much timaldri courae—that
the foliowing honarghs should return OOP member in-
stead Of (No. Sc at Imre/meta : 111 l
Harwich. Es cabals:. Wells, Itielonotel, 1111 l Rh,
Le 1111 l Mater, Lymingtoit, Ludlow. Andover, Kindest--
holough, Tea kestuury. Ilatuton, Ripon, Cirelierater,
Huntingdon, Chip' entrain. Mailman, ItOrCllcaterm Ms"'
how, Ikviaes, Hertford, end tiuildiforul. There would,
therefore, be 25 seats to be disposed of, and it Was pro-
lamat d that the following counties id LI return
additional niesiden., e is. :—Tlie West Riding of York-
shire tau; Rll.l one to each of the fellow hig:—The
southern division of Lancashire, the nertheits disision
I,:areashire, the county of Middlesex. the western
division of Kent, the southern division of Deetinshire,
the southern division of Staffordshire. the North Ruling
of Yorkshire. the parts ot Lindacy (Lire elirallire), the
northern iii v isiun of Essex, the wo.tvi n is"."
sit
Somerset, the seats-di ilieision of Norfolk. the wastern
of (ilium call, and the northern mitliatoll Of Essex. Thins,
15 additional members will be given to the counties. snit,
with regard to honing!is it was (deposed that Kensington
soul Chelsea (as one borough) should seturn two mein.
tars ; that Birkenhead, Staleybridge, idol Burnley
should return
Liverpool. Birmingham, and LeemlS. three limellthelN
each, instead Of two ; Una the London University one
member. This, he repeated. war. • ailiihe Phs". c""-
taining as little • Its as possible. In conclusion. lie
remarked that, although lie haul not been successful in
the two measures lie haul proposed upon this subject, lie
was not diacourageil, and felt sure that the IlleAsUrc lie
now offered to the house would strengthen the [onside.
t. of tl.e constitution.
lit answer to Mr. Bright, Lord J. RiastLi. stated that
the vacant seats of St. Albans and Sudbury would be
given to Scotland and Ireland.
Lord J. RiTrisist.t., in reply to the various questions
which hail becu put to him, .id the Bill did not propose
ally alteration with reg..nl to the pounrate, but the
tenant would he obliged to pay the rate as at present.
He did
not think lie would be justified in stating NI:At
the increaae in the number of county voters wundul be in
case the Bill passed ; but it appeared frum a return that
the number of persons in Etieland and Walea rated
between £lO su,mh cm was I:115,000. He did not think,
however, that this; retuin offered a really satisfactory
testa. With regard to a dissolution. in the event of the
bill becoming law, lie wight state that the new claims
would be made at the November registretion, and, of
course, when that registration was complete, it would be
col:wetted for her Ilajeaty to tliasolve Parliament.
I.caVm) was given to bring in the Bill.
NEW REFolill LIU. FOR IRELAND.

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Mr. CARDWELL then for leave to brie/ in
Bill further to amend the laws relating to the represen-
tation al the people in Ireland. It was Pro Polled to

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