The Express.
London, England, 1851-07-09 00:00:00

Lard JOHN RIISSILL, after spades of the atered
eiresaidenees of the coontry, as ceoepered with the thee
whoa essaty ter wintatives were required really to he
ILlthes, (Ow wink implrag, sat the regemestatives the cities
ing =sdale= or huseesse, ruiding in end carry-
ia sash sides art bweestrs ; and expressing
bis *Wes that the qualiiestisa after trawls substituted of
the yessesdes of a sera& meson in value of
had was a wry wedvirshis Ise ; and that, even
as extended by Ik. Werhaertea's bill, there was no
mearity in the gaiety quelilleatien as it now existed—
mid I .set illy omit see why this whole question of
qualification dr ahl sr be taken into the eorideration of
parlierest. (Chases.) )lat I own it does not appear to me
doe this is ftewir is wild& sheets- be bar. To
mi •owebUs MI tar preftifiag a certain new l
Ilea, la addition to that we now have, by saying we will
be,. no qualification at all, does not appear to me
be a proper mode of bringing the question
under the consideration of parliament. (Hear, hear.) I
think it rather should he done by a special bill, brought in
with • view to abolish property qualifications altogether,
or by a general bib for improving the whole system of repre-
sentation, in which this subject might be provided for.
(Cheers.) And whether such a bill be introduced by my
right honourable friend or any other member,
shall be willing, certainly, to give the question a favour.
able consideration. cLoud cheers.) Whether there is any
danger at ell—supposing this qualification done away with—
of members being admitted to this bore who are not in all
respects as perfectly well qualified as the present members
who sit here, I own it appears to re that what forms
in effect a reel qualilleadea may be latter of dis-
pute. But what does hew a qualification is, that
no person witheet wow swans is able to bear
the experts of eraulag to leaden, leaving his own
besinaskesi hew* the mows of attending in parlia-
ment. Take the caw of a indent= in a smell town or a
hnser,—sadl have no objeetioa to see the tenant fanner
in this bean if the freeholders and the electors choose to
send hie here—hat for his own rake I should think his at-
tendenee here daring the spring and a great pert of the sum-
mer would be very injurious to his ploughing and his sowing,
and his other (arming operations. So, likewise, with
regard to the small tradesman, his custom would very
much suffer if he were compelled to attend here
during the whole of the parliamentary session. We
find there are many persons of very considerable in-
come who, after two or three years attendance in this
house, find that they ernot afford to continue the ea-
pease, and to sacrifice their business by remaining mem-
bers; so that in effect you have in the nature of things a
real property qualification, without requiring it by law.'
With regard to the proposition that members of parlia-
ment should be rid, I hope that will never be required.
Certainly if such a proposition ever should be
brought forward, I shall feel it my duty to
vote against it. But with regard to the matter
of the abolition of the property qualification, though I can-
not consent to the present motion, when that subject shall
be brought forward as a whole and a separate question, I
shall give it my support. (Loud cheers.)
[Lett sitting.)