Star.
London, England, 1831-09-27 00:00:00

No. 13,898.

Wilms of Any cement bad been 6a,
of Elam would bees us consider it Hi
=elute Constitution ; but it
. .. .
of the noble earl's
,memains of mole-bills, and it was
M fir this very sort of drudgery
la ions efforts in the Court of Chancery
curt y ually were to the public —for '
t
die Vent utility, after all, in decidir
bewfever justly, when all 1113 intlividr
in the decision were deall ?
Pour.—We do not now advert to
of Scotland in connexion with the
(vets in theory of her representation
view to the general question of Reform,
present circumstances, would be a work
rogation. But as a mark of the orig'
vigour which the Lord Advocate thought
for the discharge of a mere formal t-
just mention his reliance upon the
that Scotland had flourished, not in
but in spite of the unpopular character
presentation. It was the fie* and popnl
-ter of the English representative system
fused its genial influence over Scotland,
bled that country to make such gi.ree'
wealth, civilisation, and prosperity
Union. If we bad any doubt of
should wish, after this declaration,
Advocate to be added to the peerage in
second reading of the English Bill
by this unfortunate oversight of the
tleman, will he be so obliging as t
next time he addresses the House,
fancies, from his reading or experience,
knowledge of what Governments are '
the present time, or hare b-en in
past, that it is a very easy thing
Government better than one which,
admission, has not prevented the
its sway from making gigantic att
parity, civilisation, and wealth ?
Lord Advocate would also ponder a i.
the facts that Scotland has had little
of popular representation, England
land (since the Union) by far f
the three, and that the progress of
parity, civilisation, and happiness '
inverse ratio to the popularity of her
system; and having done so, to reconci,
his desire to give Scotland a democratic
tation,, with the prtidence, acuteness. •
ism which are supposed to belong '
degree to persons of his nation.
however, for the honour of Scottish
the Lord Advocate will never again i
argument drawn from the comparative
Scotland by the reductio adabturduns.
not of strict logical necessity deny .
good when he contends for the possibilil
log too much of it. Oaten cakes, and '
whiskey are good things : who denies
.bops it is just possible to have too t
;haggis, or °sten cake. If Scotland,..
pines. and prosperity, bars now, which
the effect of popular representation.
and connexion with England and
actly that degree which is most conducive
b give her, in addition, the effect e
representation of her own, would not
a curse.
Cunoxto.l.—The crisis approach
body echoes the momentous question,
the Lords dor- The commons of-
kingdom—the millions represented
tented—are naturally inquiring,
Lords ? What their number, rank,
The home of lords is comp sed of ,
den of Engligh nobility—dukes,
earls, viscounts, and barons, who '
the age of 21 year., and labour under
fication ; of 16 regresentative peers !
28 representative peers ftom Ireland
archbishops and 24 bishops, and 4
Irish bishops. The grors number aopea
Dukes (Four Royal Dukes)
• Idarquisses ..
Ruh
Viscounts ..
&presentative Peers of Scotland
Ditto of Ireland
English Archbishops and Bishops
Irish Representative Bishops .....

k
• qr.
ALI rtp:n a
fixed. ThEB-1
little short of a
t Iris ever Ow
mind to nuke
ras proba..-.ly his
r that made his I
tracery so useLasa 1,
-for whe,e was
Ming. questioni,
iduals coacerised . .1
i! 1
to the condition
be palpable de;
ation with any
!form. This, in
work of siopere-
originality and
nought suilicient
al task, we may
very novel plea i;
in consequence,
I!
racter of her re-
popular charac-
istem which dif-
Itland, and ens-
:antic strides in
rity since the
if the Lords we •
inn, the Lord
e in time for the.
sill : but passim(
lie learnrad Gen-
s to ten us, the
Ise, whether he
rience,. from his
are gene: ally at
n ages that me
lg to frame a, .
•
:h, by his own
e poople antler 1:4
strides in pros-
We wish the
little more upon , ,
kite or nothing
and much, !re-
ar the most of
of each in pros-
has been in an ! 1 1
ter representative '4 I
!concile if he cam
ocratic reresen-
I
ess . and patriot-
ag in a peculiar
a. We hope,
ttish logic, that
un reply to the j I
live prosperity of
him. A man does
•
y that a thing is
ossibility of has- ea.l
and haggis, and
Miltla it ? Yet put- •
i
much whiskey,
nd,. for her hap- • '
which is possibie, ,
in, by sympathy i
Ireland, in ex-
anducire to both,
.ct of a popular
not be a boon bat
• .1
roach .s. Every i
ion, What w
a of- the un'te.l
ed and novere..,
, Who are the
LIC, and degree?
f all the five or-
kes, marquesses,
ho have attainad
inder ta.)
a from Scotland;
and ; 2 English
4 re, reseut•iti we
?pea s as Palo
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w minors, a few
, some Peels in-
ties ; some few • 1
rt be able to give
1 proxies we may
British and Irish
form bills. Our ..‘
remarkable awn:-
the Pews being I
number upwards
bops form a fear-
;la peers a' e 'pro- •
l•
Lord Grey and
•
heir armour, and
the occasi or
ill occupy their
.;
as and enuncit-
and we need nut 1 ;
lo this awful roll
try mind is ri-
ron the decision
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r fur the accommo- t
:b the other to;tnor-
with crimson cloth,
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k his seat on the
tarsals ofCLEYE-
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