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LONDON, FRIDAY. MARCH 2.

Tun great feature of the Reform Bill intro- I
ductd by Lord J. Rtaistu. last night is its
simplicity ; and in this respect it certainly pre-
sents a striking contrast to the ambitious
and complicated scheme introduced by the late
Government last year. The present Ministry have
evidently resolved to profit by the fate of that
unhappy measure. Their Bill aims at no " legiala-
" lathe novelties," and abandons " fancy franchises
altogether. The old constitutional tests of owner-
ship and occupancy have been adopted, to the exclu-
sion of all the more modern and refined conditions
of cititenehip that have been suggested by various
philosophical speculators on the subject. We seed
hardly say that of this feature of the new Bill we
heartily approve. What the nation wants is sot sew
franchises, but a large and satistec,ory extension of
the old. In this respect the But introduced last
night will not disappoint public expectation. The
G ivernment propose to lower the cccupation fray.
chute in counties from 304 to 101.—a reduction
which will of course bring in a very large clam of new
county voters. It is difficult to say what the precise
number will be, but the lowest estimate makes the ad-
dition to the county constituency upwards of 300,000.
In dealing with the more difficult quation of the
borough franchise the Bill, if not equally liberal,
Duthie at all events a large reduction of the present
standard. The new borough franchise is to be that
which has often bees suggested in thesecolemns stubs
least that could ►e deemed satisfactory—that of a 61.
annual rental. This will increase the present num•
ber of borough voters about fifty per cent•
It will raise the number at present on the register.
from about 400,000 to upwards of 600,000; adding,
in round numbers, 200,000 to the number of borough
elector,. This is certainly not by any means a 11.
valotionary proposition, and we should fancy it
would tax the ingenuity of the most bigoted op-
poshest to show that the safety of the Empire
is at all threatened by such a moderate ex-
tension of the suffregp. No doubt a uniform 61. est
fray will work very difierestly Indifferent towns. Is
some the new voterswill tar outnumber the old,while
in ethers the reduction will make comparatively
little difference. Still, on the whole, a 61. franchise
will enqeestioeably admit a very large body of the
were sides, intelligent, and prosperous amongst the
working classes, who have hitherto been excluded
fres all share Is the representation. We conoot
foe a newest admit that the Bill provides for the
sdatiseisa of all whose proper place is within the
pale of the constitution ; we feel sere that Lord
June Russett. does not think so; bet it is at say
rats a substantial measure of Reform, and it is made
to pass.

The Government show more of timidity and heel-
tatioo in riesling with the second branch of the sub.
ject—that of disfranchisement And re-distribution of
seats. The propiWals of the new Bill on them heeds
are extremely moderate. Still so far as they go they
are M the right direction, and are, we may say,
wholly good. Under the Bill no bermes is abso-
lutely disfrsncbised, but a single seat is taken from
all boroughs having a population under 7,000. The
number of such boroughs is twenty-five, and this' is
the number of seats therefore to be re•dutributsd. Of
these weals fifteen are given to counties and nine to
boroughs, the favoured counties being Yorkshires
Lanesehire, Kent, Middlesex, Staffordshire, Lis-
colnatire, Norfolk, Essex, Devon, Somerset, sad
Cornwall. Of the borough seats fire are g:ven to
new coustituencies and four to old, the new being

Kensington and Chelsea, formed into a single
borough, returning two member.; and Birken-
head, Staley bridge, and Burnley upturning
one each; while Liverpool, Manchester, Bir-
mingham, and Leeds are in future to re-
turn three, instead of two members each. The
remaining seat is I. be given to the University of
London. Three proposals are ell good so far as
they go, and our only regret is that they do not go
further. While the Bill of the Government justly
claims to be considered as pre-eminently simple,
safe, cud practical, we thiuk it might have
dealt more boldly with the question of disfnui-
cliieement without losing these undeniable virtues.
The creation 01 newt:erases of represen Entine is a great
good, and, so far aa the 'measure aims at accomplish-
ing this, we bail it with satisfactioc. The reducing
such a considerable ■umber of small boroughs to
single representative is also an advantage, as it will
destroy the possibility of the local political Wins
being neutralised, as is at present often the caner by
each party returning a single member. These ars ell
advantages w►ieh are net to be underrated Is
general adman, el the measure.
lioamr of the details in the Scottish and Irish Pi&
form Bills intredased last night seem more epee
objection than New el the Kaglieh Bill. Mope.