The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-28 00:00:00

TO I',

HE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD
- • REFORM ASSOCIATION.
(EoNTINDED •oN MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS.)
~Sir,---On Monday the 26th, the debate on the Militia
l'iill was brought to a close, without any event of mark
~zeept the • fine division. On 'Friday the talk of the
iahhas Wall that the Ministers Were to be in a minority;
,13tiL. - Monday that they were to have a' ma-
-0;4 of 25 ; and they finally carried the second
rekillng by 315 agst 165. The study of the Division List
presents no very 'remarkable inferences, except the
geheral One, of the difficulty of dislodging the lion when
le` been let in.
anOc4ne Efennia 'Secretary objected to the Volunteer rifle-
en the ground
toiturth.duruio , that ts.'heyerweerweaanti'eor,ce which would
. g when the w d but would not
ba forthcoming wh
, ma Lney were not wanted. Au amus-
ing instance of the' upoication of legal acumen to mili-
tary questions.
When this was finished, u „,
uO---ritellte occurred highly cha-_
racteristic of the Tory ist,
' • the morning, to
at oat one in
I°lLinLiseativilel,Wtslo legalizeasked
'thegiving, at the expense of three; Candidate two g lions
voter
piaatbea.
o'la° to each
94°u"tY Elec'tio 'il bis
trutY laugh ; but
ariival at the voting-
the is not a
ro word of this that
what was stated b ' was not
borne out iv legalize „
re s Y the Promoters.
The Bill purported to _e a
bonable refreshment;,,
and it was stated by Count7„M in ors, that their idea
of 'wreasonable refreshment was a ticket on a houpublic,-
-
se for the amount
of half-a-crown, w they d
found a great ec - o'
Oared had been tried and coo.notay
upon
their •us ractice. previous p .
• The missing step, is ouly that
of two gallons of ale; which
"111.4. crown is the price
f Parliament, are able
10; is well 'as any 'Member o
fro, •
—.... pone own knowledge to supply.
• end the strange result was, that the monstrous pro.
poiltion to introduce such a Bill, was carried by 58
1. Of course the
61144 19which is. more than 3 to 1,
... ,
who ought to have been.
~,,(4.let! were there, and those w
with which this
:eke hot. I think I see the interest,
vexed questions
~le.:eimelo of English progress on the
1 be received in
"Qu
with
r_Heeledthe mode of voting, will
moment
'or.
is at this 117.1g11 countries where the subject
strong beer t-
ip Fer agitation, Two gallege of t
ile, ,
start.;.. !e,gislatively provided to .
the voter a
intellect for the
el' PY way of clearing his in
Of course
• 'therge of his solemn duties 1
it lii,
ntion must
b . , not be long before the same delicate atte
it is
now
oar e f'xtened to the borough voter. And even
with
nssibe to expect an Election. Committee to loom i
by
a „eiitY on wprrictice which the House of Commons.w, ,
44•,,bte 'of 58 against-19 has virtually declared to be la 111
e„;tright. If a Bill had heen proposed, to authorize.
ti::_rY voter to take his neighbour's wife, it is presum _
befe the Rouse would have stopped it on the ground of
441 Unlawful and wrong. I; has not stopped the two
lu "84 ale, and therefore the inference is that it was
"'NIL and righ '
- -
tb(ll°l9 consider what this may come to. You.have two
tb:B°tid voters at Bradford, many of whom come to
poll
~.., from distances which in summer weather may
thuillt a man's being dry. The end is to be,
(43;1'4', drunkenness which is in four thoniand gallons
pail- %to to be made into a disposable fund by Act of
vktifelkteent, for the benefit of such as chase to take ad-
Yo,(lg,se of it, and the candidate is to be made to pay.
40,,, here heard in Bradford of
." heed-money ;" and
likeL"e ere four thousand half-crowns, which are 500/.,
beer made t1olie made into an. Act of tirliacuent fund for
ham The fact may be that there are only a limited
wooler
he -who would take it. You know best how that
Or th . ' Bat however it might be, where is the policy
eoltr‘a Creating a fund by Act of Parliament for the en-
tioiy7etnebt of swilling? In the Navy, though. the
li •••tltY of intoxic sting drinksof any, kind is strictly
halted ‘,.
flied
41'
Ilki
. - d there are or
t ng another's allowance; an d • ° he, 4 set of
• ss in life was to
tank .11
i, men, whose business .
left dis-
po,4lsl_P all the small beer their companions.,,
)r,,,, who went by ,he name of " swipers.
i " 'NW ti . 41044 - aye a set of " parli,rnentary" awipera estab-
ling44.ll°4 3%1 la Bratlf9t3 fc 4b, begot 0 Jeer-
the
•
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There are thinga which may be treated with joat at
one en& and very. Er.iviowily at the other. It there is
any nHO who does not see vrhcre the Tory Itomtoration
is carrying us, Labonll be quite ready to cxcopt him
from the right of.snitrage on the ground of mental in-
capacity. The flain2 im done; we have got the tail of
the et!-)rm. which has passed over Europe. We are
ptiwe,tid before the power our fathers hho)k off forty
year.; ado. Tne,'"ory is in the saddle a4ain, looking
pi2a ant .5 he knows how, and yet unable to restrain
cortain an imply ptithreaka of ancient toclicationa. - We
have it all to do over again; and tee eziorter,-wo begin
... -0
the better. .

. .
Oa Tuesday Mr, Locke King-made his motion for
es.iinilating County Keetions to those in boroughs.
Good motions have always their use; though after the
vote of the preceding night on County refreshments, the
chance of any present success was like planting a pine-
apple at Melville Hanel. The r,ason urged for contrnu-
iorr the elecions for two days, might give rise to minims
inquiry. It was, that the county is of larger extent
,han the borough. Iu what way does till+ create ape
c-ssity, in these days of railways, for keeping the poll
open two days? It might in the da3s of our fore-
ta'hers, when the ehunces were two to ono for the voter
sticking fast in ls &slough. The motion was finally negt-.
tired by 202 ap.i.iet 149. We got the Tory Reform
Bill on Slonday night. We coull not expect sinOtEel.
o Tuesciay.

I am, Sir, yours very sincerely,
AN OLD REFORMER.
Blackheath, 28th April, 1852

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.

(From the Votes-and Proceedings of the House of
Commons.)
STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE.
The following Bills were reported as not having standing
orders dispensed with
Ennis and Fergus Improvement.
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
The undernamed Bills were reported as having standing
orders dispensed with : --
West Middlesex Waterworks.
Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Branch Railways, &c.)