The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-17 00:00:00

IMPORTANT MEETING AT THE EARL

OF DERBY'S.
A numerous meeting of the Members of the House of
Commons took place yesterday, at the Earl of Derby's re-
sidence in St. James's-square, when the course to be pursued
by the Protectionist party on Lord John Russell's new Re-
form Bill was discussed. Lord Derby made a powerful
speech, in which he stated, that in his opinion a most de-
cided opposition should be made to the second reading of the
Bill, on the ground that the Reform Bill of 1832 had settled the
preponderance of the aristocratic and democratic powers of
the Constitution, and had at the time been accepted as a
settlement of the question of Reform in the House
of Commons; and that, although he admitted that there
were many defects in that Bill, which he was not unwilling
should be amended, yet that the present measure would
entirely upset the balance of these powers, and add greatly
to the democratic party ; that he was, therefore, decidedly
adverse to the measure, and recommended that it
erhshould e
bbe
opposed as strongly as possible. They might, paps,
beaten in the contest, but at all events they would have
done their duty to the Throne and the country. The Noble
Earl's observations were received with the greatest enthu-
siasm, and a resolution to oppose the second reading
of the
Bill was carried with only one dissentient voice.
The following Members were present—The Hon. J.
Maxwell, Mr. J. Renton, Mr. J. Ferrer, Captain ArchdslL
Colonel Chatterton, Mr. Alderman Thompson, Mr. W .
Forbes, Mr. J. Dodd, Mr. J. M. Gaskell, Hon. O. Duncombe,
Sir A. Brooke, Viscount Mandeville, Mr. A. Stafford, Lord
M
Ossulston, Lord Newport, Mr. B. Baldwin, r. T. Collins,
Hon. E. Yorke, Captain Rushout, Lord John Manners,„Mr.
J. W. E. Drax, Mr. C. Moody, Viscount Lewisham,
Mr.
Thomas Baring, Lord G. Manners, Captain LowtherCp-
tain Bateson, Lord C. Manners, Mr. Maunsell,. W.
Miles, Mr. E. Baldock, Mr. W. Beresford, F. B.
Disraeli, Mr. H. Gwyn, Mr. E. Fuller, Colonel orester,
Mr. T. Booker, Mr. Gwyn,_
Seynaer, Mr. F. Mackenzie,
Mr. G. Arkwright, Mr. S. L. Fox, Mr. G.
_Hamilton,
Mr. H. Barrow, Sir E. Kerrison, Sir R. G. Booth,
Captain Banbury, Sir J. Walsh, Mr. R. C. Hildyard,
Mr. Spooner, Mr. Hodgson, Hon. W. Knox,.. r. Halsey,
Mr. N. Newdegate, Mr. G. C. Dupre, Dir. G. Hudson, Sir
H. Halford, Captain Vyce, Lord Brooke, Mr. J. Napier, Mr.
Hallewell, Sir A. Campbel, Sir J. Hope, Sir George Tyler,
Mr. 0.
Hon. Captain Harris, Mr. J. Mullings, Mr. T. Conolly, mr.
W. Deedes, Mr. H. Baillie, Captain Boldero, 111 r. J. Best,
Mr. E. Wodehouse, Colonel Hall, Sir W. Gallwey,
Morgan, Captain W. R. 0. Gore, Mr. C. Adderley, Mr. B.
B. Cobbold, Mr. D. Waddington, Colonel 'Trevor, Mr.
Whiteside, Viscount BurghleYpViscount Guernsey, mr.
Joseph Neeld, Mr. P. Bennet, Mr. Smyth Child, Marqui •
wynn, Mr. H. C. Cempton, Mr. G. Pe t
of Blandford, Sir W. Verner, Sir J. pakin
gton, mr. C.
Bruce, Captain
Mr. D. Davies, Colonel Knox, Lord Naas, Hon. R '&on,
P. Egerton, Mr. L.
Freshfield, and Mr. John Neeld.—
Mr. B. Coles, Sir W. Buck, R. Clive,
Ile r°urildel
Gilpin, Mr. J :
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PuOTECTION FROM DANGEROUS ANIMALS.—Yes-
Bill in the House of Commons was printed to ex-
terday a istrates iof me.g n England and Wales re-
terdi the Power
ng dangerous animals. Justices may order any dog
gnraarvied to be in a rabid state to be shot, and may order all
'dogs within ten miles of the spot to be kept muzzled for ten
das,s. The parties disobeying the orders are liable to penal-
tie's, There is a provision to prevent dogs from being used
for drawing carts, &C., beyond the metropolitan district.
Bulls are not to be allowed in fields near highways,
fastened with a tether. Prosecutors, beyond their expenses,
maybe allowed a part of the
penalties. unless