The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-18 00:00:00

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IN PERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOU-T'l OF LORDS.—MosDay, Fin. 17.
IN the Ilona, of Loans yestorday, the Marquis
of Own: .ranna, in the absenoo of the Earl of
Derby, pf.tpoised until Monday next his notice
to call a•t-ntion to the question of tho tenure of
• land in frt. land.
1 The EIRE London Museum (Site) Bill passed

through committee.
Oa the motion of the Bishop of Orronn, a bill
Vas brou;,ht in and read a first time for amending
the law (.iv the consecration of churchyards.
The h01..,e adjourned at 10 minutes to 6 o'clock.
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HOUSE OF COMMONS. —MONDAY, FED. 17.
In the HOURS of Conuoics, Colonel FRENCH
gave notice that unless a statement was made of
the day it which the Irish Reform Bill was to be ;
brought in, he should divide the house against the 4
introduci;..n of the Scotch Reform Bill.
After lapse of two or three minutes,
The E.al of MAYO, amid much laughter, gave
notice of 1 is intention to move for leave to bring
in the IC.. h Reform Bill un the 9th of March.
Mr. Lie NT stated, in reply to a question from
SirCharle, Bright, that it was the intention of the
government to bring in this session a bill for the
acquiretecnt and working of the electric telegraphs
in the L'etied Kingdom, and that ho would state in
a few dr days when the bill would be introduced.
On the second reading of the bill to continue
the susieLsion of the Habeas Corpus Act in Ire-
land,
Colon, Femme remarked that if this bill
were wa glad for Ireland it Ira: equally wanted for
England.
Mr. C Foareacus complainted that they should
be put I. the painful necessity of passing this
measure oithout its being accumeanied by any
remedial measure, or the announcement of any
reinedia'. measure. They hail been told to-night
that thur. was to be an Irish reform bill, but on
the thi• cardinal points of the Irish problem—
namely, ;and, education, and the Irish church—
they wet, in total ignorance of the intentions of
the govermiont.
Sir H. , :sees remarked that they had had three
rebellions in Ireland, and he did not know how
many co, mien seta, but all had failed to reconcile
the peoil. of the country to the rale of this house.
The real ni was thatthe vast majority of the Irish
people inid not any portion of the government of
the com:try in their Lands. They were a catholic
people, '.ut they were not represented in the ,
cabinet r in the offices or state. They had au
alien s: church which was the church of only
one-eigAii part of the population. He denied that
that um equality, and said they would never get
Ireland ' submit to it. Nor would Ireland be
matistic.' without an equalisation of the laws of the
two cui..qics regarding land.
• The 1 Al was then read a second time.
The 1 ADVOcarz moved for leave to bring in
& bill to amend the representation of the people in
Scotlaie lie said the franchise given by the bill
was th, amo as that given by the English act.
Accord . .ly in boroughs every householder rated
and pa. • g rates would sic entitled to a vote. The
bill did . contain any provision with regard to
lodgers. In Scotland they l.ad always recognised
the rie, • of lodgers to Le registered as tenants.
Then 4. regarded the county franchise they pro-
' posed t. reduce the property qualification from
101. ay, sta. to Of., and that the occupation franchise
should to a holding of a 12:. rateable value. As
reprdi tho distribution of seats it was nut pro-
posed take away the right of representation
from a: existing constituency, but it wasproposed
to give von additimuil at,,ineers to Scotland, in-
creasite the number of the weathers of the house
by so t. Any. Of Ouse, two would be given to the
univer. cos of t..lcotland : one to each of the three
large etuties of Lanaf.i, Ayr, and Aberdeen:
one to • :laigow, upon th 3 sat lo footing as the
third n ether was given t. Lir( rpool, Manchester,
and ; and one tu a $ pulp of burghs com-
prising Ardrossan, WiMavr Barhead,
John t• mrgh, Kirkintillocl, and Pol-
lock Aha .., in Lanark-Attie, ttenfrewthire, and Duni-
. barten,cntaining in 18.il an aggregate population
of Then they prop tied that the burghs of
Hawir'. and Gulashiets sniedd be added to the
Medd ...ton district, of burghs, and Alloa to the
Eitirlite• district.
Mr. • \ XTEIt Baia if the occupation franchise in
Sc..t.hwd might consist of land only, it would be in
the put,. r of one or two landowners in some coun-
ties vit....n:oly to command the repicaentation of the
county. But he still more strongly disapproved
of the proposed scheme of redistribution. Be pro-
tested against adding to the number of members
of that house. No ono wt.. 11.1 dispute the claims
of Scotland to additional representation, but rather
than obtain it by that 1111:7/1111 he would prefer
waititi4 till they weld 11:1-.-e the question of re-
distril ti ion as applied to the whole kingdom dealt
with et a reformed parliament. Scotland de-
inaniloi to be treated as an integral portion of the
United Kingdom. They did not ask fur additional
representation for Scotland qua Scotland, but they
asked for a redistribution of the representation of
the whole of the kingdom.
Mr. Smotterr thought the demand for fifteen
additional members for Scotland a reasonable
demand, but
Sir .1. Meteor urged the claims of Dundee for a
second member.
Mr. Lsteo thought it hopeless to reopen the
question of redistribution in this parliament. The
question, therefore, practically was, was Scotland
to accept the instalm.:nt of justice which was now
offered f For himself Ito would rather accept it
than wait for the indefinite time when there was to
be a complete redistribution of seats. He saw no
force in the argument that the house should con-
sist of no more tlual (kid members.
Mr. Atom:tare regarded the whole proposed
scheme of redistribution as unjust, and contended
that they must look upon it not in a national, but
in an imperial point of view. The legitimate mode
of increasing the representation of Scotland was by
disfranchising small boroughs in England. As to
the borough franchise, they must follow, of course,
the example of the English bill, but he suggested
that it would be better to omit altogether the
rating principle as regarded Scotland, because in
Scotland the Whole principle of rating was diffe-
rent altogether from that which prevailed in
ngland.
Colonel BERM) said the proposition of the go-
vernment would be looked upon in Scotland as a
mockery. Ho had nu hesitation in saying that
they ought to wait till the question of distribution
was settled for the entire kingdom.
Mr. M`Lanzw considered the bill most objection-
able. The abstracting of the burghs to which it
was proposed to give one member from the coun-
ties would eliminate the liberal element from the
counties and make them nomination counties. He
also
h. objected to making Glasgow a triangular bo-
rou
Sir E. COLEBROOKR thought they ought to apply
to the Scotch counties the same conditions of resi-
dence that were required in boroughs.
Sir J. Fseoussow deprecated the discussion of
these details at this stage of the measure.
Mr. GRAHAM said there was the strongest repug-
nance in Glasgow to have three members on the
same terms as three members had been given to
some large towns in England.
The CHANCILLOR of the Examinee expressed
his surprise that opposition should be offered to a
bill which was the largest measure of reform that
had ever been offered. to Scotland. The mode of
distribution was a matter to be disclaimed in com-
mittee._

The discussion was continued by Mr. Qumran
and Mr. REABDES, the latter of whom claimed a
largo increase of members for Ireland, after which
leave was given to bring in the bill, and the house
adjourned at a quarter past nine o'clock.

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