The Sun.
London, England, 1870-04-08 00:00:00

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who yet receive no remuneration. Mr. Gladstone
praised the House of Commons for its high character,
and the subject of his encomium deserved it. But
it does not follow that this assembly is perfect, •or
cannot be improved. We incline to the belief that
the House contains far too-many directors and lawyers
who enter Parliament expecting to be paid, but instead
of receiving an open and settled remuneration from
the State—honest pay for honest work—they get paid
indirectly, secretly, and not always honestly. These
men are not statesmen, are not even politicians.
They get into Parliament because a seat there is
worth so much to them in the way of directors' fees,
or in the way of social position. Their eon-
sqtuents have thus no hold over them, and as
was once said by an M.P. to his constituents whom
he had bribed and who did not approve of his votes,
"I have bought you, and by God I will sell you."

Strand.

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Mr. Ilibbert was one of the Liberal M.P.'s who
criticised Mr. Taylor's arguments, and he urged that
the member for Leicester had begun at the wrong
end, that he ought to have proposed a measure to
diminish electiCm expenses. But though this would be
an admirable step, it would not meet Mr. Taylor's-
case. There are able men who cannot afford any
expense, who cannot enter Parliament, much less
remain there, unless they have some means of sub-
sistence provided for them. Mr. Gladstone suggested
that the constituencies should themselves pay such
persons if they chose to select them. This arrange-
ment would be very undesirable. It would give rise
to the idea that the repres3ntative was not
so much a member of . Parliament, one
of a great national assembly charged with
the performance of material duties, as the servant
of the constituency which elected him, and, that he
was bound to look after its interests only. The
M.P. ought to be paid, not as the member for this
or that place, but as a member of Parliament. This
point raises the very difficult question as to whether
members should be paid merely out-of-
pocket expenses, or a substantial remuneration.
Clearly it is one thing to tell a clever poor man he
shall have enough to keep him from starving while
he is in Parliament, and another thing to say par-
liamentary life shall be a paid profession. As a mere
question of logic we should b 3 bound to go as far
even as the latter supposition involves, but
this is not wholly a question of logic. Mr.
Gladstone's argument, that there is a large
leisure class willing to serve the country for naught,
and whose services the country ought to be at liberty
to accept, we consider to be without force. No ono
can serve the country for naught; everyone is paid in
some way, and at present in the way that is
most dgTeeable to him, whether it be in
the way of city directorships or duchesses'
halls. But it is another matter when we
come to ask ourselves if we are prepared
to add to these temptations that of a direct money
payment. To make the post of M.P. coveted for the
sake of the salary attached to it would be to degrade
still farther a high office which we fear is too often
degraded already. The matter is not one to be de-
cided off-hand. Mr. Peter Taylor has clone good
service in calling attention to it, and we should not
ba surprised if in the course of years this " point "
of the " Charter " should grow as much in favour as
those other " points "—the abolition of a property
qualification for membership, which was granted
years ago by a Conservative Government ; and the
Ballot, which both Liberals and Conservatives are
now about to zrant.

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE ATHLETIC
SPORTS.

These annual snorts tools place yesterday, on the
Amateur Athletic Club's gromni at West Brompton. The
gathering is generally one of the most brilliant of -its hied
In the neighbourhood of the metropolis, and this year v. ;13
n) emc.-ption to the general rule. some five thousand
s2ectators being assembled within the enclosure. A large
proportion of those present were lad:es, who displaYed
the colours of the two univerLiities in some way or other
in their dress ; and the weather being fine the scene was
a very brilliant one. The results of the varioAs eVents
were as follows :—Putting the Weight—Won by S: F.
Lacas,• Exeter College, Oxford, by. putting 3tlft. 21in.
Kindred Yards Flattacc—J. G. Wilssn, Worcester Col-
lege, Oxford, 1 ; W. A. DaWSOlllst- Trinity, Cambridge.),
2. Three Miles Race—J. H. Morgan,'Trinity College, Ox-
ford.), 1; E. Hawtrey, St. John's College, Cambridge, 2.
Hammer Throwing—F. U. Waite, °Balliol College, -
Oxford 1 ; H. Nicholl, Merton College, Oxford, 2. Quar-
ter-mile Race—R.. V. Somers-Smith, Merton College,
Oxford, 1 ; A. R. Upc..her, Ist Trinity, Cambridge, 2.
.Broad Jump—J. A. Ornsby, Lincoln College, Oxord,
won at 20 feet 32. inches ; H. A. M. Wilcox, Jesus Col-
lege, Cambridge, was second at 20 feet 3} inches.
Hurdle Race, 120 yards—J. L. Stirling, Ist Trinity,
Cambridge, 1 ; W. C. Davies, 3rd Trinity, Cambridge., 2.
High Jump—E. Beryman, St. Edmund Hall, Oxford,
and J. H. Gurney, Ist Trinity, Cambridge, tied at 5 feet
11 inches. Mile •Race—R. .Benson, Balliol College,
Oxford, 1 ; T. Christie, Lincoln College, Oxford, 2. It
will thus be seen that of the nine:eyents Oxford won seven
and tied for another.

TEE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING-I, APPIL 8, 1870.

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lIER MAJESTY.

WINDSOP. CASTLE, April 7.

The (law, accompanied by her koyai High-
ness Princess Louise, waked and drove in the
grounds this morning.

The other members of the Royal Family also welit
out.

The Princess of Wales drove out yestcrd.:y.