The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-20 00:00:00

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LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20.

TILERS was a speech delivered the other day in the
county of Nur''ulk, wh.ch demands the consideration
of every reformer. A de, utstion went down from
Norwich to Thetford, and endeavoured, at a public
meeting, to impress the constitnercy of the latter
town with a s. nee of their own degradation, infe-
riority, and insiaoificacce. It is not much the custom
in this world fur p op:e to appreciate such lessons as
the good folks o• 'lll, treed were taught by the Nor-
wich deputation. 8.. t in this irstatce, the lecture
being popularly delivered, Nome to Rave produced
rood ego% I. whir rigshave you, said Mr.
itILLETT to the men of Tuettord, " what right have
you to return two members to the House of Com-
mas.? 1 find that 16,1 of you can make two mem-
bers of parliament, woa-t it takes 13,000 voters to
make two in the tower Hamlets. How can it be
riAkt and just and ho' eat for a house in Thetford to
wafer such an undue power sccurding to parlia-
mentary valuation, and for a voter in Thetford to
enjoy such an undue amount of influence?"
The good Lake of 'I hettord, s-enate as it may ap-
pear to the Censer/retires, fully appreciated this
reasoning. In MA th re is reason to believe that a
proportion, by no means inconsiderable, of the Thet-
ford constituency are of opinion that it w. uld be
better their town should be without the privilege cf
returning repreo ntitives than that it should re-
turn them on the system now existiog. " The
election for Thetford," says Mr. TILLM, " is a de-
lesion and a suar,c. You are brought to the hustings
nominally to return those whom other men decide
shall be your m tubers." Is thisa plea-ant state of
things to the voter who would be independent?
We apprehend But it is the state of things
which the governmell are perpetuating, and which
it is even motel that .t is possible they may ex-

tend.
For we rrg.rd any attention of the franchise in
such places as The ford as anythiug but a pleasant
anticipation for the unprotected voter. Ac company it by
other measures hf reform--i ither by the Ballot or by a
re-arrangement Gf El. coral Districts—end an e xte n-
sloe of the franchise won d be m ist acceptable. We
know and appreciate the value of such an ex-
teuaion to the es inetituencie s of large towns.
In such places as Leeds, and and Birming-
ham, it would confer the ritht of voting on a class
hitherto uhem rept' d and f.r too numerous fur my-
thing like ittluehte to make an undue impression.
To 'vend the franchise in those so ats of commerce
and manufeeter rag industry woad be to do an
act of justice, aid to admit a ciao of people fully
competent -..d qu.tllB, d—a hoe.- of think-
ing, reasoning, and f-eepehtly of well-lead ire:..
llu: how dile ra. the elect in tile smai:er bori.onens.
Of what seedily bent fir dots any one suppose it would
bit* extend the franchise, unaccompanying it by
Ate measures. in Woodst- ck, or ton, or Eye, or
Wareham? Would Lans.crea on be less subject to the
Duke of NountomoxaLtsiolf ihfluecce ? etioold
Ashburton base a shadoe of a chance additional of
kmaag itself from the rule of Mr. MaTSESON ? In
them mall bor. ughsevery master ter employer is forced
to vote accord n.c to the will of V. ruling influence.
In Woodstock he meat promise, as he is commanded
by the Duke ef Nlaatnoteruhil ; in Wilton according
to the wish hf the Keel of Perensoxe or his represen-
tatives; :n Eye as Sir EDWARD Knott-4os may think
proper to desire him. Excuel the franchise in these
boroughs —give it to the employed as well as to the
employeri—and *hat do you do? You mtrely, as
things are, create an additional number of slaves,
occasion lecterns, d coercion, give rise to mote
beart-burninge, and, if an opposition should be
vetoed, afford "mutual,. icr oppn.saion in the shape
of what are cutlet " examples."
To extend the frenchise in these very small bo-
roughs without reuljusting the electoral constituen-
cies would be an abeo:uto injury to the poorer and
more dependent Leave the inhabitants of such
places to return their members upon the existing sys-
tem, and you inevitably entail a sense of degradation,
and, primp, to mow extent, practical misery upon
every man whom you invest et ith the privilege of
voting. To make an extended franchise effective, all
boroughs with pipet etior:s below 8,000 ought to
be re-arranged, We give a list of them :
Meek. P.P. see. lereeree Z.
Abiturdan 6502 .. 1 .. C•frrapt.
Andover
Arundel
Ashburton
Banbury
Bodmin 5901 .. 2 .. Corrupt.
Brecon
Bridport
Buckled's=
Bury Sr. Rinsed. Of and
Marq of Bristol.
Caine
Chippenham
Christchurch ..... 6631 .. 1.. Rid of Malmetbury.
Cirencester
Cockersoath
Dartmouth
Devizes
Dorchester ME
of Wlliams and ths
Shaf.
Droitwich
Eremite=
Bye 7347 .. I .. Sir B. Kerrison.
Guildford 6924 .. 2 .. Corrupt.
Harwich
Corrupt.
lionized
_ _and Earl Cowper.

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Hoeiton
Horsham
Huntingdon 5500 •. 2 .. 11 ul of Sandwich.
Haaresboromik
Leominster
Lichfield
Earl of Lichneldl.
Liskeud
Ludlow 5171 .. 2 .. Bul Powir.
Lyme
corrupt.
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1,

Lyniagtou
Madras 4968 2.. Corrupt.
Malmaribury 6674 .. 1 .. Earl of Suffolk.
Mahon 6875 .. 2 .. Eal Fit:walla/a.
Marlborough
Marlow
Midkurat 6674 .. 1 .. Eat of Egmont.
Morpeth
14=nice
X 6330 .. 2 ..
4861 .. 1 .. Miss Pane.
ffabwaffuld
Rs
... 4415 .. 1 .. Earl Bowen
4300 .. 2 . Earl of Zetlaad.
Ilya
Bps
St. Abash .. .....
Sumba 7384 .. 2 .. Marquis of Exeter.
Timm* 7661 .. 2 .. Sir B Pol.
Teeksibesy 6721 .. 2 .. Corrupt.
Think 6132 .. 1 .. Ludy Fraaklarad.
Totem. 4240 .. 2 .. Corrupt.
WeassOrdl
Weeding'. 6616 .. 1 .. Mr. Dm.
walla 4607 2 ..
rff=alt 7464 1.. Sir R. Lopez
7404 . 1 .. Doke °Marlborough
ABM 6480 .. 2 .. Lad Cariagtow.
Wilk the exception of Liskeud and flee other
respecting
.which we have less perfect in-
la= these sixty town. are every one of
than either thoteughly c3.mipt orelee subject to &nomi-
nee influence. Here are nearly a hundred members
returned as the nominees of a system which ii obnoxi-
ous to the legislation of the R- f 'no Bill and to the
principle of the British conetitutioo. And yet we
are to be told that we want no measure of reform
thatwill cure these constitnencit a of the defects whit*
are inherent to the present ',rem.
The remedy for the abuses which exist in these
town is by as means difficult to carry into effect. It
is diefranchisenseat only in rare Instances: in the
majority of eases-it is only re-adjustment Take the
last town upon the lid, Chipping Wycombe. It is a
town of 6,600` inhabitants, returning two representa-
tives. At present it groans under a nomination in-
flame/. Pose miles off is Cheat Marlow, & tows
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similarly epicene& Their boundaries ailjoia. la