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THE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY EXTRACTS FROM THE MORNING PAPERS,
JUNE 20, 1826.

[THE 1•1N1E:4.3

England can boast of two species of representation,
each somewhat CUrifillS its its way--one, where a place not pri-
vileged to send Members to Parliament is neverthelesa said to be
represented in substance. by gentlemen chosen for a , city or bo-
rough at the opposite extremity of the kingdom ;---another, where
a Member sits for a given place, but is chosen by constituents
who have no connexion with it. The first has got the nickname
of "virtual representation ;" the second is " nominal" representa-
tion ; and, indeed, has just uti much of the reality about it al its
rival, for it seems not-Worth inquiring whether the rights of a
body of englishmen are at the mercy of strangers acting in the
character both of Member of Parliament and constituent, or she-
trier they are in the hands of men who Resume the name of this
or that particular city, but who owe their seats to ants-reaident
electors, whose interest in ih welfare is confined to the septennial
power of forcing representatives upon it. 'ibis we conceive to he
one among the very grossest perversions, of the 13ritiah Constitu-
tion. It is, in fact, an extinction of that elective franchise which
was designed to be the basis of our representative system; for it is
an overpowering of native by fiweign votes---a transfer of the right
of choosing a man's delegate from himself to others who have se-
parate or adverse interests—a superseding of property by no pro-
perty—of free-will in favour of compulsion. The corporations of
the United Kingdom, created for guards and securities to the
people, have twig diainguishett themselves in this warfare against
piipular right 'fhe emporation of LeiCeater is accused of having
invited no less titan opo strangers to accept the freedom of their
iorough between the last election and the present, that they
Insight establish a fiireign interest paramount over the residing
freemen, and capable thus of perpetuating the moimpoly of the
representation against those inhabitants for whose sake the char-
ter had been bestowed.' The history gees on to state, that 800
of these Swiss, a. large proportion of whom were clergy, took up
the freedom so flung dawn to them, anti have undertaken to serve
the purposes for which such Occasional auxiliaries are enlisted.
There is, if this iniquity he allowed, nothing to prevent every
borough and city in the kingdom from being effectually disfran-
chised by its own servants—there is nu reason, if the voice of the
people of Leiceater continue to he stilled by three foreigners, why
the same measure 4110111 d not he administered elsewhere; and
then, why, our a more extensive scale, the Scotch system of se-
vering the power to vote from the property for which the vote is
sunninally proffered, should not prevail throughout nine-tenths
of the English constituent body. If, however, them guilty parties
would shelter themselves ender the law against occasional voters,
by showing that if they have thus lavished the elective franchise,
they have nevertheless complied with the letter of the ict, by re-
gistering their freemen twelve month.; before the election, we
agree with those who think that the whole spirit of the law against
occasional voters is violated by this find practice. If one mode
of proving the guilty intent of such a creation defectors he in this
manner cut away by the lapse of time—another exists, and a
proof of great value in the want of all reasonable and constitu-
tional fitnegs on the part of the persons so favoured by the elec-
tioneering corporation. But if not yet unlawful, we further
agree that an act of the legislature ought to provide the natural
and obvious remedy.

Mr. Southey's introduction to Parliament seems
the last expedient of a restless and worn-out spirit. As n poet,
lac could have no power of respiring in an atmosphere so gross
audio material; but M. Southey has a second. set of functions
to discharge, and tow by which alone he begins. to be thought of
jn 114clety. He has given up an art,- and sunk into n trade—a
lazy Lattreat, but dill with energy enough to be a courtier. His
early fame Ines for some tine " fallen into the semi. and yellow
1,4" Poets and historians, who did nut spring up until after it
had reached its full maturity, have already eclipsed, and will long
survive whatever was worth preServing in the name of Southey.
We trust, and it is a benevolent hope, that his political reputa.
tiou may be equally fugitive with the other.—ibid.

[THt MORNING CHRONICLE.]
We believe it seldom -happens that the good cause
loses by an open and. manly protesoion of it. We can understand
Why men whe do not find it.convenient to give a reason for the
faith that is in theM should shriok front diseubsion ; but it is
eb-
vions that the cause of the-people can only be gained through the
people. We have never, therefore, been able to comprehend upon
what principle the advucatee► of Catholic Emancipation should he-
sitate to come forward in the moat manly manner on all occasions
to avow their sentinieutte If the question ie ever to be carried,
it must be carried througfethe prevalence of 'the belief that the
ulmiMion of 'the Catholic, to the Privilege of citizens, is not only
not injurious to the interests of the Empire, but is especially neces-
sary to its prosperity, end revel- security. If this is the revell-
ing opinion in any neighbourhood, Why hesitate to concur in
avowing it? If it is not the prevailing opinion, what is to be
atoned by 'shrinking from the. numilestation of it ?' - The Can-
slidete who imagines that part of his Conetittients differ. with
him in opinion, ought, if he is 'sincere in his opinion, and
`has reasons to urge in its behalf, to provoke disetweiony
steed of shrinking from it, that the public may be gained
over to correct views, Wherever this bold and manly course
has. been 'pursued,: we have seen the good effects of it.
Mr. Denison did not shrink from avowing hie opinions, and be
was immediately.placed•far above the No Popery Candidate. In
the Borough, Mr. Calvert and Sir Robert Wilson adopted en
equally straight-forward course, and the., No Popery Candidate
was left far behind. We have nut been altogether satisfied with the
City Election in this respect. %V 4 do not believe the most un-
compromising avowal of EMancipation would have loot the libe-
ral Candidates a single vote. But there was an evident fear of
touching on the topic of Emancipation. There was a sort of
apologizing tin• the avowal of it, as something wrong. Such a
our opinion, is only calculated to give -confidence to
the opponents of liberal opinions. Th 6 mon, cowardly cur
will fly at a men when he sees him hesitating- whether he
shall advance or retreat, The City of London' was either friendly
or not friendly to Emancipation ; if friendly, that cause ought
to have been • boldly or distinctly avowed and gloried in ; if
unfriendly, diteuesion should have. been provoked to gain
over opponents. A popular Member is nothing when nut backed
by the people. We repeat, that if the people of England are un-
favourable to Emancipation, the hope of carrying that inearmte
must he renounced, eir effort.: must be made to produce a change
in the public mind. There is nothing to he gained by remaining
passive. Bet we firmly believe, that the force of the "No
Po-
pery" party has been exteggereted by thofetas of the Liberals.
Wherever the " No Popery" party have been fairly mety they have
been shamefully defeated. We believe we may as without
fear of contradiction, that if iron bad not- been a more pinlitable
commodity in the City for some time past, than " No Popery,"
Mr. Alderman Thompson would not have been at the head of
the poll. •

The Surrey contest has ended, in a way which will
give more satisfaction to this part of the country than any event
which hag been Witnessed for some time. Many circamstances
have Contributed to ;ender Mr. Holum Smola.r unpopular in
Surrey, but two, in particular, have had, we believe, a marked
influence in the late &must. In conacquence of his having united
with his friend the Bev. A, C. Onslow, the gentleman who fought
so stoutly the No Popery Battle, by his side at • Guildford, •in
forcing the parishioners of Newineton to build two new churches,
they have been involved in such diatresn. that one thousand distress
warranta have been already issued for the non-payment of the New
Church Rates. According to a popular Poet,
4, Courts for Cowards were erected,
Churches built to please the Priest."

In this tlise, however, Mr. Surnner has** good canoe to he pleased
as the Priest, fOr a son of hit Was presented by the Ilev. Mr.
Onelow to one of the new Churches. The other circumstance to
which we allude, is the attempt mile by Mr. Onslow and hie
party, a few years ago, to shut the petialtieners of Newington out
of their vestry, and thus -to exclude than from all acquitintsnre
with or controul over their owivatfoirs, in which ettetppt he was
powerfully aided by Mr. Hahne Sumner. The parishioners of
Newington, and the adjacent porta, crowded to Guililibrd to
oppose Mr. Smoner.—lbid,

[THE ?,tORNING
The Cambridge Election has ended, as we sup.
posed it would, in the Election of Sir John Copley and Lord Pal-
merston. Though we are not inclined to quarrel with this result,
which, in numy points of view, is creditable to the University, yet
it presents the singular anomaly, in a place where talent should be
the chief recommendation, of seeing the two persons of unquestion-
ably the greatest talents, placed et the top and bottom of the poll.
It is lamourehle, however, to the majority of electors, that, they
have: resisted the high state of excitement in which they have been
involved, sod 51141 pony zeal has, on this °wavier, as indeed it
generally does, over-reached itself, end defeated its own end. At-