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LONDON. MONDAY. JANUAZY 18.

Ova contemporaries who some weeks ago sought
to persuade the public that no measure of Reform
would be seriously pressed this year, because no ge-
aeral feeling prevailed that it ought to be, are now
quite of another mind, and urge their plans in abets-
moot upon the ground that the subject engages so
much attention, and admits from its very ;ratans of
so many different ways of handling, that earnest
Reformers are not agreed as to details. They
meet everywhere and discuss publicly what the
shape of a. good Bill should be. They argue
stoutly each in favour of bin own particular
view; and, therefore, the noses and other official
organs assure us, it must be inferred that the
nation at large dose not really feel the
want of any important change. In 1831 things
were very different. Then, we are told, there was a
palpable need of substantial improvement. The
country was highly excited ; Nottingham Cued* was
burned, and Bristol sacked. That was something
like the true style of thing. A real measure, and
no sham or shuffle, or trick at cards, would do. So
the .£lO franchise was granted in towns, and the
Tory rotten boroughs were disfranchised. But now,
when we want the Elf/ franchise for coenties, and
the disfranchisement of the Whig rotten bar/webs,
our contemporary says, No—there is no seasemity
there are no threats of violence ; ducal palaces are
not fired, and ancient cities are not plundered r—
talk of reform, indeed—where are your melee P

But we beg to remind Lord PALnaairlon and his
Austrian allies in the Cabinet, the Court, sad the
Press, that the reason why there are no mobs, no
threats, and no commotion now, is simply because
the many eannot and will not believe that they are,
after all, about to be swindled. England was quiet
enough in the summer of 1830. People reed and
talked of scandalous jobs and corrupt votes, and the
necessity of making the representation more *de-
viate to the growing wants and intelligence
of the empire; but they did so tranquilly,
feet as they are doing now, believing, as
they believe now, that the palely elected Paz--
inmost understood what the country desired, and
that tie shrewd and experienced Minister of the
day would yield on Reform as he had done es so
many other questions. Nor was it until these delu-
sions were dissipated that anything like peptise
anger broke forth. Had the Duke of WlLLirovoir
not tried to trashiest Parliamentary Reform he might
have retained noise, and the country would assuredly
have remained tranquil. Bat with all his sagacity,
pluck, and contempt for consistency, the Duke made
• mistake. He listened to what his flunkeys told
him, that there was nobody else who could attempt
to govern. He believed that in a Parliament called
by himself a few months previously, he could not be
beaten. He knew that the Court was at heart
against him, but the enmity wee not allowed
to appear ; he told the aristocracy that he was their
true friend, and that they had far better forget old
squabbles and stick to him ; sad if they did be would
pat down the murmurs heard at their greedy aid
sordid monopoly of patronage, sad the mutterings
which began to be audible in favour of a more real
representation. The Court promised (ender its breath)
to stick to him. The oligarchy were, of course, only
too happy to do so. Even after it became plain that
he meant to concede so improvement or extension
week having, the House of Commons wavered ;
hat the House, like the women, that hesitates,
le lost; and the indispensable Prime Minister
was given to understand by the Court that his @sr-
vices would be dispensed with. The nation, roused
from its credulous dream of concession without pews.
we, sprung to its feet and thrust its clenched band
into the face of power. A fierce cry of " Off, off!"
rang through the land. The spoilt child of tortillas
became the object of popular hate ; and he who at
the recent general election had been spoken of at
every hustings with deference by his opponents andl
enthusiastic admiration by his friends, wee pelted
when he rode into the City, hooted as he entered the
House of Lords, and obliged to have iron shutters I
put up to save the windows of the house the nation
had built him. Will our contemporary be satisfied
with nothing short of popular exasperation like that
which led to the deplorable excesses of 1830 and
1831!

There is, however, another view of the matter. If,
as the Times avers, large and unanimous public
meetings are the best if not the only test of an
serum desire on the part of the country that any
• what is to be thought
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actually completed, and are
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and the Horse Guards
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