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guest ion, and he called on the house to negative the further
progress of the bill.
Mr LAWSON said he believed that the Government was
declining in honour and credit, not because they had pro-
mised too much, but because they had done little relative
to reform, and ho supported the second reading.
Ale. BLACK opposed the bill. He contended that this
proposed extension of the franchise would be impolitic, and
alluded to the increase that was annually taking place in
the electoral body to show that there was no necessity for
a measure like the present. The hon. member addressed
the house at some length, but was very imperfectly heard,
owing to the continued cries of "Divide."
Mr. STANSFELD condemned the conduct of the Libe-
ral members in reference to reform, who had departed from
the professions upon which alone they were returned to that
house. (Hear, hear.) They had been told that there were
no indignation meetings to show there Was any
interest felt on this question, and he admitted
that apathy was shown, much apathy, notwithstand
ing the coup d'etat made by that house on
their political morality. (Hear, hear.) He believed however
that apathy was not destined to last, and hon. members might
yet find constituencies would visit with indignation profes-
sions volunteered without faith and abandoned without
shame. (Hear, hear.)
The house then divided, and the numbers were--
For the second reading 193
Against
Majority
The bill was accordingly lost.
GRAND JURIES, &c. (IRELAND), BILL.
The second reading of this bill was postponed till Friday
evening.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, Luna
the house adjourned a few minutes before six o'clock.

2HE VOLU:ArTEER _REVIEW AT

BRIG.HTON,

The following is a copy of an address which
has been sent by Colonel Moorsorn to Lord Rane-
lagh, signed by the officers and men engaged at
the sham fight at Brighton, on Easter Monday,
together with his lordship's reply :
" Headquarters, Brighton, April 4, 1861.
"To Lieutenant-Colonel Viscount Ranelagh, command-
ing the Artillery and Rifle Volunteer Forces assembled at
Brighton on Easter Monday, 1861.

" To you, my lord, as the volunteer from whom ema-
nated the idea of the glorious display of volunteers on Mon-
day last, we feel are due the best and most sincere thanks
of every officer, non• commissioned officer, and private who
was under arms, and under your orders, on that day.
" To Colonel Lindsay and your staff, who aided in per-
fecting and carrying out the arrangements and manomvres,
our best thanks are also due.

" We feel that the confidence you placed in the volun •
teers, and the confidence the volunteers placed in you, was
fully justified by the result of the day's proceedings.
"'We beg individually to offer you our heartfelt acknow-
ledgment of the judgment and perseverance displayed by
you under very trying circumstances, and to thank you for
having afforded us an opportunity of earning for ourselves
the high position in which the address of General Sir James
Scarlett has placed every volunteer who was then under
your command."

(Signed by the officers and men of the various corps.)

" 7, New Burlington street, April 9, 1861.
"Dear Colonel 111 oorsom,—Pray convey to the gentlemen
who have signed the address you have been kind enough to
forward to me my sincere acknowledgments. lam certain
that Colonel Lindsay and my staff will feel equally gratified.
I will not disguise from you that, in consequence of the
course taken in some quarters, and by a particular paper,'
I awaited the result with some anxiety (be assured from no
want of confidence in the volunteers), lest any of the acci-
dents which all experiments are open to might have given
occasion of triumph to our opponents. While, therefore,
you and those you represent are good enoul'h to express
your thanks to myself, Colonel Lindsay, and the staff, I
cannot but feel that it is we who ought to feel grateful for
the admirable manner in which those in whom we felt we
might confide brought us through the ordeal.
" I need hardly say how much this support has confirmed
the attachment I have felt from the commencement for the
volunteer body.—Believe me, dear Colonel Moorsom, truly
yours, (Signed) " BANELAGII.
" To Colonel Moorsom."