The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-11 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 11, 186 L

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF 00/dMONS—WIDxasuAT, Amt. 10.

(Continued hem yesterday's Lys.)
BOROUGH FRANCHISE BILL.
The motion wee wended by Mr. W. D. BEYMOUR,
who argued that the bill was simply a return to the first
principle of the constitutioe, and a neccuary supplement to
the act of 102.

31;:CiVEMoved the previous question. He did not
propose, he said, to octane the pnociple of the bill, be-
cause the admission of the working classes to the frarchise
hail not been objected to by his side of the house ; but he
was opposed to the bill fur these among other reasons—
that such • measure should be brought forward with the
authority and on the responsibility of an united cabinet,
and that it was introduced at a most inopportune time.
Whatever might be the abstract merits of this measure,
It was not, in his opinion, presented in a form which might
to command the concurrence of the house.
Ir. AUGUSTUS SMITH seconded this ameodment.
Mr. LEATHAM, after • few strictures upon the mated
of the government in rektioe to the question of reform,
mewed the conservative party of inconsistencies in their
arguments on the subject of the borough franchise, citing
ex.mplie from the speeches of Mr. Disraeli, the organ of
the arty, and of other members. Their objection to the
el the working clashes was, he said, that they would
swamp the constituency ; he contended, however, that the
same diversity of political opinion existed among the work-
ing classes as the others; but granting an identity of
heft, he ridiculed the idea of their overpowering the
Maier desar of the constituency.
Sir J. HAMDEN observed that the motion sad the
amendment raised two distinct questions—fist, as to the
abstract merits of the measure ; and secondly, whether it
was expedient at the present time, sitar the determination
of the government not to attempt the question of reform this
session,a determination which had been generally approved.
The amendment pronounced no condemnation of • GI. (lan-
ai s. and the uestion was whether the government,
loving with the approbation of the house, net
to hatred's* • mealier* of reform this session, any private
member miot undertake the task. He thought the con.
duties at whidt Mr. Cave had arrived recommended itself
by coenkleralioas of consistency and common sense,and that
to adopt the motion for the second reeding of the bill would
be practically to affirm that legislation on this subject was
possiblie and desirable, and that the government were wrong
in mat undertaking it. He should, therefore, vote for the
previous question.
Mr. LAWSON supported the bill, appealing to the liberal
puty to show by their votes that this was really the pee-
plea Isom.
Mr. BLACK spoke in opposition to the bill, but to •
very impatient house.
Mr. STANSFELD would reply to the argument of the
boa. baronet the member for the West Riding, who had
said that the fault' of the government on the reform goer
tins were shared by the party which placed them to
power. He admitted that it was so, but the paw
ties was one of parliamentary opportuneness at that time.
The letvenally admitted sense of the opportuneness of °ar-
gil; • reform bill culminated during the government of
Lard Darby. when the right hon. gentleman the member
for Bra iitredamd • maim* of reform Leto that house.
Whet was the offset of that measure? Why the late Hones
of Orevecas refired to receive it, because they believed it
INS not • pumice bill, and the late Home of Commons, he
was bound to suppose, were in earnest on that question.
They said that the lbsform Bill which they were bent upon
1 meting should be brought in and carried through by •
liberal ministry, in whom they had confideoce. The govern.
scent of Lord Derby appealed to the country, aid the
esustry decided that the passing of a reform bill should be
plated in the hands of the liberal party and • ministry of
the liberal party, and that tie bill should metals the pro-
winless is the bill of his hon. friend the member for Leeds.
The liberal ministry introduced their measure of reform,
and it wee, se truly stated by some hoe. members, a ammo
of no great iwoportiene, but it had the aspect of gamine-
aims, and the country accepted it because it recorded the
exogamic's@ which the Moe had hose elected sad eked
to pen late law, and whisk the country bed derided
be emoted. (Hear, hear.) It seemed almost impossible
thet seek • measure should aot pam through that house,
bat the imminence of the queellen brought to light other
questions that bad not previously been thecuseed. It was
intim heeds of the liberal party to pees • reform bill ; but
lasted of deieg se, they caviled at the ameare
themselves. Both sides of the Imes OM MUG=
mono ii, and it bad to be withdrawn. They now emit to
the concluding act of the drama in the presoak esseks. It
would seem that they had grown familiar with their viers,
and the. every pout of honour consisted in their ignoring
the virtuous professions of earlier days. (Hear, hear.) The
noble lord, the Foreign ffecretary, expressed his repel at
tie lees his measure, and at the commencemeat of this
melon be bad mule a speech upon the question of reform
which be (Mr. Stansfeld) believed contained observations
which were unreal. But epee the noble lord at the bead
of tie government the effect of his noble colleague's speech
was very different to that which it had upon the hbend
party, and he believed nothing could have been more real
and unaffected than the way in which tie noble lord an.
easseed that be was freed from the incubus of reform.
The right hoe. gentlenan the member for Bucks had on
that occasion done wearing for his former iadiscreitioos on
the subject of reform, and he not only sought to bring hack
the slleglasee of his followers, but to cover those who were
still faithful to the grofessioes which had brought them into
the house with obloquy and persoual ridicule. (Hear, hear.)
It was said the country bad had a fair warning with
inkuird to this question, and had remained quiescent ;
that the noble lord the Foreign Secretary bad invited the
evirotry to express its indignation, and that it had not
amailmted any strong feelmg on the question. He would
sot, however, discuss that matter, but leave right boo. gen.l
than to do it at their discretion. That house was
no, responsible for the position in which the question
bad been found that day, and he would now
ask the hon. berciost, the member for the West Riding,
whether be bad to travel far for his justification, when they
recollected how this question had been treated in thet
house by the leaders of the two great parties, and the seines
that had been enacted in that house in regard to it. He
admitted that the boom had tried its political coup Cleat
against the morality of the country, and the country had
not risen in its indignation to protest against the treatment
it had received. Did they :rope to receive in the apparent
quicteenco of the people in regard to this question their
certificate of indemnity for the pest? When the time came
for the country to pronounce their irreversible verdict
upon the conduct of public men on this question of reform,
I. would assuredly visit the offence of evading on the heads
of those who had volunteered professions without faith and
afterwards abandoned them without shame. That was
their justification, and they were ready to take their share
of any odium which attached to may thiap in 0010D4311011
with this question of reform. But there was one thing for
which no man, or set of men, could be required to bear their
be-den, and that was the weight of a shame that was not
their own. (Hear.)
The house then divided :
For this previous question .... •. ... ....- 245
That the question he now put 193-52
The announcement of the numbers was received by the
opposition aide of the house by loud and long-continued
cheers.

--Tin Consolidated Fund (3,000,0001.) Bill was road a third
tire sod pissed.

PIELS AND

PAULL obtained leave to introduce aNU to facili-
tate the formation, management, and maintenance of piers
and harbours in Great Britain and Ireland, sod it was
afterwasds brought is and read a Arst time.
The other luminous' was disposed of, and the brews ad.
*rued at 10 Wanks to 6 o'clock.

IiaLLAMINTAAY AND
_RAILWAY COY-

-iizr7rils.-

Yeaterday the committee appointed to inquire
Into the question of the proposed new railway docks for
Hull. after bearing Mr. Phials, C, on behalf of the Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Limelight?* isileray, and Mr. Ser.
leant Wrungluun, who ememed lip the whole subject in an
We speech, decided that now and extended dock mown-
smodation for tbs pert al Mall was *ear/arr. and approved

oi ti-o—iiirof—tl6-11agtesorrapowlfidl %at y.
which propels to offset that *oft, the sow
works to be seder the maaagerneut of a hoot, and
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giving the option to the eortioratios of Hull of teloi4 Wt
ant opus Wraeettae I, the ocrosnittee on the food.,

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be the adoption of means whereby the poorer clause might
be taken out into the stiburle at evening and return to their
doily labour by cheap train& It would be a great boon and
advantage to them. As the present moment the localities
were closely crammed with dwelling-homes, the removal of
which would give open spaces for the circulation
a/ sir, and do away with the outbreak of fever
and disease. One shilling a week would pay the
fare, and it would pay the railway companies to carry poor
people at the same rate as they carried the same weight of
goods. An there were upward. Cl 1,000,000 persons in the
City daily, it wax desirable to have it fully ventilated, and
the railway would give the poor of the City the name oppor-
tunity of going out of town as the rich. He had not con-
sidered bow the country parishes would like this extradition
of the poor ; but the question was a large and dilloalt Gas,
and one of which no practical solution had yet been found.
The route of the North London line out towards Kbyte-
Land ems set at prumint thickly populated, and mall
houses to aceentmo&te the poorer claws might be cones.
Meetly constructed, and at present the poor In the City
paid Oa an average 2e. lid. per week for a single room, and
as low as Is. 6d. Did not know that the Stockton and
Darlington ran trains for the poorer claws at 6d. per head
pr week, bet thought that at Is. par bead per week tram
would pay emninereially. The poorer claws did not seem
to like 'atria( the model lodging-houses that bad been
established in the metropolis, fancying that as It were there
was • sort Cl sepervisioa over them, but prebend oa that
account lace mausedions and .unable whom, sad their
being near to Choir week wan often an inikkomont to than to
reside in such Maas.