The Sun.
London, England, 1831-06-28 00:00:00

REFORM BILL-QUARTERLY RENTS.

(From the Morning Herald.)
There never was a more gross and glaring instance of
4, keeping the word of promise to the ear, and breaking it
to the hope," than that which his Majesty's Ministers have
furnished in the two alterations in the Reform Bill, which
we alluded to in our article of Saturday. Indeed, we did
not believe that it was possible Alini,ters could have con-
templated one of the changes—namely, that which relates
to the disfranchising of all persons who pay their rents
quarterly. This change, however, we now find is in the
new Bil', notwithstanding the solemn declaration of Lord
John Russell that no material alteration would be intro-
duced. It is possible that it has been inserted without due
reflection, and that the Ministers have no ides that it is a
deadly blow at the principle of the Bill. If this he the
case, they will, of cour.e, have no ohjection to the obnoxi-
ous clause being struck out, and thus prove to the world
that, in spite of present appearances, they are perfectly
sincere. It is indeed monstrous to suppose that a man
who takes a short credit is less trustworthy than he who
takes a long one. Upon this principle a ready-money cus•
tomer is absolutely bad, while he who never pays at all
must be absolutely good. But we never can believe that
Ministers were aware that in nine hundred and ninety-pine
cases out of every thousand? both as respects yearly and
leasehold tenants, the rent is stipulated, in the metropolis,
to be paid quarterly. The most remarkable circumstance
in this affair is the silence of the Press. The newspaper.,
during the election, generally took as their motto, " The
Bill, the whole Bill, and nothing but the Bill." We find,
however, two changes introduced into the said Bill, one of
which will have the effect of throwing the representation
of counties into the hands of the Aristocracy ; and the
other will leave the large towns, particularly London, com-
paratively speaking, without electors; and yet the Press,—
thepatriotie Editors of the newspapers—the men who set
up
the cry " The Bill, the whole Bill, and nothing but the
Bill"—are silent--absolutely as dumb as church mice.
Call you this backing of your friends?" 0 ! yes, Messrs.
Editors, it is backing of your friends, but it is your friends
the Ministers—your friends the people are no longer
thought of. The people,tehro,werTehr?isw: suspect, will think
of themselves in this matte;,
tlctahoesaopfeinl%snayo,f thattie
so far as we have been able to
public, the changes are uniformly 1.04,1 upon an destruc-
tive of the principle of the Bill.

(From the Times.)
The abstract of " The Bill," which we this day publish,
clears away the difficulty, in one respect, on thesllbj
the 10/. voters for boroughs. It appears that subject
of
her
their houses be rated;or rented, or liable to a rent of W.
a_year, the rent being to be paid for not less than half a
year, the occupant shall have the right to vote, but only if
his rent or rates shall have been duly paid up at the time
of voting. It does not appear, then, by this clause,—
rent-
and
we see no other on the same subject,—that persons
ing much more than 101. a-year will have the power of
voting, unless their rent be payable half-yearly. This,
we presume, is nut what is Wended. It is only meant

to exclude weekly or monthly tenants from the right of
voting, whose rent, computed by the year, would amount
to lot. or upwards. A tenant paying 1001. or 50t.
hear, but liable quarterly, of which there are many,
should enjoy the franchise, should he not? Yet it would
sound awkwardly to obligeja tenant of 101. a-year to pay
half-yearly for the purpose of possessing his franchise,
and to indulge the richer tenant of 501. with a quarterly
payment. Suppose, then, all payments of rent were made
quarterly ? •

WINDSOR, JUNE 28.

In addition to the company staying at the Castle, their Ma-
jesties entertained at dinner, yesterday evening, Admiral Sir
John, Lady, and Miss Gore, Sir William Gomm, Colonel of the
Foot Guards, and other officers of the regiments stationed here.
The-King and Queen, accompanied by the Duchess of Saxe
Weimar and the Dowager Duchess of Leeds, took an airing in a
.7.105 e carriage, in the Great Park, for upwards of two hours.
This day the 2d Regiment of Life Guards was reviewed in the
Great Park by his Highness the Duke of Brunswick, attended by
his Aide-de-Camp, Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, Sir Andrew
Barnard, and other gentlemen from the Castle. The troops
were commanded by Colonel Lygon, and went through the dif-
ferent evolutions with the greatest precision. The new silver
ke!tle-drums, the donation of his Majesty, were used on the oc-
casion.

Baron Ompteda arrived at the Castle this forenoon, and had
an audience of the King. His Excellency will have the honour
of dining and passing the evening with their Majesties.
The Queen's chamber musicians will attend this evening in the
Grand Music-room, to play during the evening.
The Ex-Emperor of the Brazils, Don Pedro, accompanied by
the Duke of Braganza and the Marquis d'Arenza, are expected
to arrive at the Castle this evening at six o'clock, where they
will dine with their Majesties.

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