The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1854,

SHARE- MARKETS.
(THIS DAY.)

BRITISH RAILWAYS.

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Shr. Paid. RAILWAY/. Leming Closing Prices Business
Conpans., Yesterday, this day.
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Bletchley. . N. Vest.
St. 100 Bnckghamsh. L.V.W. 99 101
50 all ClydesdaloJc. Cale6on... 50 —52
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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.)

Their lordships met at the usual hour, five o'clock.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition
from a place called Dunning (in Suffolk) against the in-
timidation of Roman Catholic priests in Ireland.
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA,

The Marquis of CLANRICARDE gave notice that
to-morrow he would move that an humble address be
presented to her Majesty, praying that further informa-
tion respecting the cessation of diplomatic relations
between this country and Russia be laid before the
house.

ASSESSED TAXES ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
On the motion of the Duke of NEWCASTLE the second
reading of the above bill was agreed to, and the third
reading fixed for to-morrow.

of conveying a very serious imputation against a gallant
admiral now serving on a foreign station. I thought it
necessary, therefore, to reply to that question at once, but
in doing s Ico ceive tl'at I did not attach any blame to
our ambvssadur at C• nstantinople. I said, the ambas-
sador had to ..Itt it right to ask an explanation, sad in
the position in which he is placed I can conceive nothing
more natural or proper. (Hear, hear.) But with respect
to the orders given to Admiral Pandas, they are properly
the orders, not of the ambassador, but of the Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs. By the orders of the Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs, the admiral is told by the
ambassador that there are certain services which he is re-
quired to perform ; but the hon. gentleman will see that,
in performing such services, Admiral Pandas, as a naval
servant of the country, would refer to the means which he
had of carrying them into effect, and also to the dangers
which he might have to encounter in performing those
services. (Hear, hear.) Admiral Dundas found, when
he went into the Black Sea, that the anchorage at Sinope
was not such as had been represented. He found that the
very long nights and the darkness and fogs during the day
were likely to cause accidents to the ships, and he came to the that if he were to remain two oaths cruisiug in
the Black Sea the fleet would be so impaired in its effi-
ciency that he would not be able to perform the service he
was so anxious and desirous to discharge. That being the
case, he returned to Constantinople from Sinope, when as
I have stated, explanations were asked and given. There
seems with regard to this question to have been some dif-
ference of opinion, but that difference of opinion was not of
a political but a professional character. (Hear, hear.) Her
Majesty's Government and theGovernmentof the Emperor
of the French have had to to consider the representations
which have been made to them, and both Governments
have given similar instructions with regard to the services
to be performed. The admirals are to take the directions
of the ambassadors, but with regard to the means of per-
forming the requisite operations much must be left to the
discretionof the admirals themselves. With regard to the
second question of my hon. friend, as to the mission of
Count Orloff, that mission only ceased on the Bth instant,
and, I believe, Count Orloff left Vienna on the 9th ; but
there had already been communications with respect to
that mission between the Austrian and English Govern-
ments. I believe, however, it is not usual in unfinished
transactions between two Governments—thoughit is some-
times done—to communicate copies of the papers to
Parliament. Ido not believe that my noble friend has
any reason to complain of concealment on the part of the
Austrian Government ; and with respect to the object of
the mission of Count Orloff, so far as it may be presumedto
have been intended to obtain the assistance of Austria, by
that country binding herself to a course of conduct pre-
scribedby Russia, that mission has entirely failed. (Hear,
hear.) As to anything further, our despatches only arrived
to-day, and I beg to assure the house generally, as well as
my hon. friend, that, as the Government have produced
very fully papers on the subject already, they will be pre-
pared to produce further papers as soon as they are ready.
(Hear, hear.) Some little delay will, no doubt, take place,
but as soon as the communications are completed they will
be laid without delay on the table of the house. (Hear.)
Mr. LAYARD made an observation that was quite in-
audible.

Lord J. RUSSELL said, he meant to cast no reflection
whatever on our ambassador at Constantinople. (Hear.)

THE NEW REFORM BILL.
Lord J. RUSSELL then rose for the purpose of asking
leave of the house to introduce a bill further to amend the
laws relating to the representation of the people. He said,
—lt is usual for speakers, in bringing forward any measure
in this house, to magnify the importance of the subject they
are about to submit to the notice of the house, and of the
measure which they propose to introduce ; but it is not my
intention to take any such course on the present occasion,
On the contrary, I think that the importance of the measure
I am about to introduce has been already unduly magnified
in public apprehension. The name of a Reform Bill recalls
to recollection a period of great excitement—a period when
we deliberated amid the flames of Nottingham and of Bris-
tol, when there was a collision between the two houses of
Parliament, and when ultimately the measure only passed
with the obviously reluctant assent of the House of Lords.
(Hear, hear.) Ido not contemplate that the present mea-
sure will lead to any such excitement, and I trust that it
will not be passed amid similar difficulties. (Hear, hear.)
It appears to me that we may fairly and duly consider the
provisions of the Reform Act with a view to supply what
is deficient,—to amend that which is in need of correction,
and to improve that which stands in need of improvement.
It appears to me, likewise, that at the present time we
can do this with calmness, and, at all events, with delibe-
ration, and that we may modify or vary the provisions of
ani measure which is before the house, with a view to
make it as perfect-an act of legislation as possible. (Hear,
hear.) lam told, however—and the objection is a very
common one—that we are now on the brink of war, and
that Mr. Pitt not only declined to proceed with measures
of reform he had formerly introduced, but actually op-
posed reform when in a position of a similar character.
Now, if I professed myself tp be bourid by any master on
these political questions, Mr. Pitt wSlild not be that mas-
ter ; but Mr. Pitt himself first introduced the subject of
Parliamentary reform in 1782, in a period of war, and a
period when he himself represented the country to be in the
greatest peril from the forces of the combined enemies op-
posed to it. But, looking rather to those in whose prin-
ciples 1 most cordially agree, I find that in 1793, imme-
diately after the commencement of war, Mr. Grey pro-
posed to this house to consider the question of the reform
of Parliament: In doing so, he made a remark which I
have often had to make in this house, that there is no time
Los the consideration of the question of reform that appears
fit to those who are the oppoucnts of reform. (Hear, hear.)
If everything is quiet they say—" Can free men be more
than free—can men who are happy be more than happy ?"
If, on the other hand, it be a time of war and alarm, they
then appeal to that state of war and alarm as a conclusive
reason against the consideration of the question. (Hear,
hear.) Mr. Fox supported Mr. Grey on that occasion. In
1797, when the war had proceeded for some time, an.i
when its character, as one of the most hazardous and
costly is which this country could be engaged, could not
be mistaken, Mr. Grey renewed the measure for reform,
and was again supported in a most powerful speech by
Mr. Fox. Nay, more than this, when Mr. Grey became a
member of the House of Lords, where it is not, certainly,
incumbent on any one to introduce the question of the re-
presentation of the people, he, in 1810, as Lord Grey—in
bringing before the House of Lords the state of the nation
pointed out the defects of the representative system of this
country, declared that his principles on th tit subject were
not changed, and though he was, perhaps, less warm and
sanguine than he had been, yet he thought a temperate
and gradual correction of the abuses of the representative
system was necessary in order to restore the country to a
state of content. At that time the country was in the
greatest danger. The sun of Wellington had not yet risen
to its meridian, and Lord Grey depicted in most gloomy
colours the situation .of the* Country, stating that during
the warthe burdens of thepeople had risen from 16,030,00:)1.
to 80,000,0001. Many men may differ from the opinions
then expressed by that noble lord, but no one could doubt
the courage, constancy, and consistency of Charles Earl
Grey. (Hear, hear, hear.) That which in the midst
of war he attempted in vain, he lived to accom-
plish in a time of peace. (Hear, hear.) But lam told
that the peculiar position of present affairs makes it emi-
nently inexpedient to introduce into Parliament the ques-
tion of the state of the representation. I own I cannot see
that. (Hear.) I can very well imagine that if we were
in the same state of circumstances as existed in 1803—if
there were an apprehension of immediate invasion, and
people were engaged in collecting together militia and
volunteers, and calling upon their neighbours to prepare
and resist a foreign enemy, I can conceive that then neither
this subject, nor the state of the University of Oxford, nor
of the ecclesiastical courts, nor of the laws relating to the
settlement of the poor, would properly engage the atten-
tion of this house ; and our thoughts would be directed to
nothing but the means necessary for the defence of the
country. But, much as I abhor war, much as I deprecate
the evils of war, I confess I do net view war with that ap-
prehension with which some hon. gentlemen seem to regard
it. I can conceive that we should be able to provide all
the means necessary to carry on war with vigour—and, if
carried on at all, it ought to be carried on with vigour—
(cheers)—and, at the same time, have full time for delibe-
ration on those of our domestic concerns which appear most
to require consideration. (Hear, hear.) This apprehen-
sion of our being unable to attend to those topics from the
time war should be declared—if unfortunately war should
be declared—this idea that there is such danger in Russian
armaments and forces, appears to me, I confess, one of
those thoughts which may be described as having in it
only one part of wisdom and three parts of cowardice, and
I must say it does not affect me.. (Hear, hear.) I, there-
fore, now proceed to consider what it is we should do
with, respect to the present state of our representationl;
but I will first refer to a document which I think
eiwnlcel
at least show the house the progress sce,hla7v9e3
made
in attain
period I have lately advertedtu representationno—
of the
ing the object of a fair and fu
people. In a petition presented to this house in the name
of the Association of the Friends of the People, I find
several statements which I will repeat, in order that this
House may see how different was conditiontheu
of the re-
presentation in those daysfrom
dit a its condition
ta time d7Olinat present.
The petitioners state a mbers were
returned by burgage tenure— electors e
none. In 1854 no
member was so returned. They stated that electors
were returned by places where the number of did
not exceed 50. There are now no members so returned.
They stated that, besides 160 so returned, 37 were returned
by places where the number of voters did not exceed 100.
There are at present no members so returned. Besides
these 197, they also stated that 52 were returned by places
where the number of voters did not exceed 200. I believe
that there is not more than one member, at all events, so
returned at present. They stated, again, that 20 members
for counties in Scotland were returned by less than 100
electors each, 10 by less than 230 each. There is no mem-
ber for a Scotch county so returned at present. They also
stated that there were 13 districts of burghs not contain-
ing 100 voters each, and two not containing 125 each, re-
turning 15 members. This state of things no longer ex-
ists. They stated that in this manner 2a4 members v, e,e
chosen, being a majority of the House. Well, instead of
these small places returning members to Parliament, there
are now members returned for Manchester, Leeds, Shef-
field, Birmingham, and other places, which are the seats
of wealth and industry. (Hear, hear.) They went on to
state that there were distinctions which perplexed and
confounded the rights of voting. Those distinctions have
mostly been abolished ; and the rights of voting which are
established are comparatively easy and simple. They
stated that there were freemen resident and non-resident
—freedom by redemption, by election, and by purchase.
Tn respect to the right of voting, these distinctions have
been abolished. They stated that religious opinions created
an incapacity to vote ; that all Papists ware excluded gene-
rally, and, by the oparation of the test lam, Protestant
Dinenters were depired of voice of row!