Star.
London, England, 1831-10-04 00:00:00

RZTOI3II BILL.

Earl GREY then rose upon the order of the day foe the
second reading of the Reform Bill. The Noble Rai was
apparanly overcome by his feelings and unable to proceed.
Tears cane to his relief, acd having recovered his strength,
by taking bis seat fora few whim% the Well. Bari main
stood at the table.—lie easiessaced by obsoning, that du4.
fag his political life of nearly half a century, he had pro-
pounded to that and the other Roues of Parliament many
questions of the the smotest importince to the political bitte-
rests of his country. Under those tircUMWSPCSII he had &It
trepidation and great conscientiousness of his inferimity In
the presets of some of the greatest men this country had
Produced. If such a mention had been felt on former oeca,
clone, it was as nothing compared with lama be that test. It
had been said that himself & cclleagues had brought forward
a measure which must plunge the country in ruin, and de-
stroy its best institutions. He felt the weight of the charges,
which It was necasary be ohmic' =Fel.. This question had
been tepees aced as destructive of the institudons of the
country ; he, however, on the contrary, balleved it to be a
measure of p -ace ayes toulliatioc—(eheers)—it was a mee•
cure which wou:d give to this eoustry general concord—to
the constitution stability, and general prosperity to the em-
pire. (Great cheering.) Ilk opinion ►ad long been well
'Warm Li la favourable to Parliamentary Reform. bo
long aso as the year MN, he voted with Mr. Pitt, for
the propast,oit brought forward by that tied ho-
nourable gentleman, foe effecting a eareem in the
Von.ntons' tit ea of Parliament. and subsequently with
Mr. Flood. (deer.) It was well hooves he bad himself
brought forward proposhioos with ■ ykreto a full, fair; and
free representation of the people in Parliament. It was,
therefore, with hips
snot novel or hostile night up
but one upon which he had unifoimly acted during the vi hole
course of his previous political lift. He was fully aware at
the tfrna that it was not enough fur ti 31inater to show his
consistency, Out that it was also necessary to prove that the
measure, whatever it was which h: proposal, was not forced
upon the !subtle improperly, unadvisedly, or taahly,—that it
was not a dangerous measure, or one likely so have es iMst.
Mums tandeocyi but that it was 'really eseential to the well.
being and prosperity of tbe country, or that it was impel*.
tirely called for by He circumstances. Their lostiships
would recolicc,... they could nut have forgotten—the state
of the country as the eommeammeot of this last Session
,re parliament ; onrshs in the manufacturing dkirlae,
the most alarming di:women% in the agricultural dishier.,
inaortections in the northern eoonties, and general in,e.
gorily throughout the country. Such, b4ord, was the
*taw of the public mind, that his Ma)esty's Winkler.
thought it right to advise but ikjesty not to pay that
flail hi the eft, which had horn always customary at
the iluarolowiness if a new align, and was asasideted

slows. • mutat .61 cJarve at each a period—a compliment
s::paid to the opulence and high ehaeactee d„
....onJon. These things mac Fe ttests the ra-
n of Melt lordships, anJ at the same time it taus