The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-10 00:00:00

THE NEW REFORM BILL.

Lord J. RUSSELL rose at 6 minutes past 6 o'clock, and
peweeded te 'peek as Mews. Yr. *esker, I rim te move
the lbw blebs in • til le sated the right of beteg W
sematineet gmliewb. mei Is emend the laws relating es
the rebonded* elide WO* Um elate of ahem ht
whisk I kW hewed tide milks i is be esdatoemy
*this bum, and to the pleple liseariL During MS
yens we have seen the effielballiff like tons by use.
whine, while dude the milthe ihat gibed this county,
Ime tees tranquil sad 110. nod any Unweaned
drips b our inthatiew bee been averted *
the seneral spirit end unabbese hoeing of the peg*
IS appears to me that this, then, is a pew elbe 4 eee►
fibrin whether any farther eztensia• an he Oft in
the right of voting, consistently with those yehlithla
the mastitution by which the prerogatives et
the authority of both houses of parliament, nal rte IWO
and liberties of the people are equally secured. (Climmeis)
I know that there are some perms who will say that no
ought rather to wait for agitation, mid that it is bettor In
legislate ea a subject of this Mad when the praiser title
people ma rased, and when there is greet dlaealmt
upon the one side and great fear upon the awn
but I wholly differ from that opinion. (Lea ism)
I think that if it is desirable to make any Isithow solodel
of the right of voting, to make soy ummineng h An eta
of the representation of the people, it Y well M essellee
melt ohmage calmly and in limn 41(
enact the sew franchises withest sesipshlss, se s *who
fee peat madiset, sad p security for the Mama beillialleme
of the country. (Cheers.) I believe, them bee, Oil len
doing right is now bringing forward a question edit lido
and emosisbutly with the many proofs of security width bees
been gives to this house. I repeat this become lam swan
it has been everted—but rented without • shadow of
foundatiaa—that it was merely en the spar of the moment,
and being pressed by • motion which was made last year,
that I gave notice that I should bring this subject under
consideration during the present session. It has been stated
by sae, it was stated in the year 1848, that although I could
we agree to the seem that were made in the twee, imps-
Wally the monism ebb by my honourable friend
the esseabse tor Neerweee. my asides was that
it might be rivisabie M eansider of farther extensions
of the tranehise in times lutes tbsteeniiratiea might be
eslidy and deliberately mooted es. In the year 1849, I
seemmitty brought wider the wesidereties of parliament
the guation of whether we should intruding welt a mea-
sure is the following year, but it was them* that, as arch
a meows must lead hams • veep keg period te a
dierietitch it was sivhabie net is bring it for-
ward In the ensuing
there se But MN
deliberge ee, during the
lastpoarliaMpaaepat on
the suTor;, and the wreal a
reasons for
peared
to be outwit' hed by the general desire to beteg ss a nes
sure immediately. Now, although my renews for post-
ponement were valid, yet they of course exposed me, or
any ain taking the course of tho government, is this 'di-
Mat either I must have given a mem veins
the and by opposing it altogether issweeM that
whisk was and
the intention of government, and this
appose in the following year to be forced into a measure g
or IS the other hand, I was obliged in stating
thp gamut intention to give en announcement whit wee
ears is Mrs e: Lion, and to create much disimmlam. I
=s the latter of? those alternatives, shims" so
li
ther sense has not been without ireMeimaisune, I
mom my, *waver, that there wu teething that I had ever
sold, so expiated's whisk I had ever held est, whisk druid
bums extravagant hopes se oae side, or exaggerated fears
es the other, es te the nature se the insamins I was about
is pewee. navies elated thee musk kg way of preface,
Ma it will be esseselost le the Musk if they will with me
review dre ansersi whisk base teen miepted, and
the immerses whisk be,. bees proposed es this sub•
lost is various periods. I de sot mean to enter into
diessedoo of the general priselples of representation, be •
ewe I think it is sow
IS
bol
ginerally amoeba that to
alio the ite as thise • be wry imikel if not•
obis shalt ma be sup by (Bear hear.)
Irk deed 62 be obtained it govemmaat r
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