Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-19
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LATE AND IMPORTANT News FROM EUROPE
New YoRK. April l4.-By he old line packet shir
Hib rn'a, Captain Maxwell, which arrived this no n.
ing ia the very short passage of -four DAYS from
Liverpool having sailed from that port on the 2isl
March, we have received our flies Of London, Liver.
pool aud PROVING al papers, the first to the evening
Saturday he 10 Ia March inclusive. We make copious
extracts from these papers The Eoglh reform bill,
the military MIS- in land, aud the change of minis
GY IN France, The three features OF greatestimpos-
tapte ~ the Intelligence with which are furnish
ty his arrival.
TIE m,ni5lerial plan ot reform was introduced into
Perism ut, by Lord John Russell on The LIST March.
~ en- make room tor only bIi4l statement of the
Ee@i Of he reform bill to-day, and shall insert the de
iis % iur;heF paper. In framing the me asure Lord
Russell stated, ministers bad ende avoured to safety the
pulc Hind on the one hand, aud the slabii-
~ o. he setled institutions Of The country on the other
~ eiled institutions, he did mean The close az
rotten h'Toughs. We OF opni1D said he that Tho &c
IpsiuIions, II they 10 BE- preserved must be res
ored 30 The OrgiCa fouIda IONS and in order 10 effect
ibis, We wish 10 submit such TO the House
TIA, every feasoua lie man, both in he Hou and i'm
the country, must b. satisfied WITH and sire 10 see
passed in Law. We wi TO take the middle course
between he two hostile parties his important sub
ieet-neiher agreeing with the measures of the tns
nor Wib the iSnatcal not ons OF ihs other bot taking
cars TO apply remedy 10 the abuse which is known 10
exist The chief grievances Of which The people COM
plain, he said were ihree-Ist, the nomination OF
membersb by individuals 2ndly, elections by corpora
oos; and, 3rdly, the expenses OF elections 1t pro-
posed, That every borough with population under
900 habi ants according 10 the census in 1921 shall
lose the right Of sending Members to Parliament.
This measure will utterly disfrsnchise so boougbs
o ~ bcroughs, the population Of which was 1000
EACH 10 1921 proposed that they should have on
ly the right Of sending Member each The boz
rough Of Weymouth which now sends four Members
a. IN iulure, to serd only two will now, said Lore
Ruisell, enCmeTats the result The first so boroughs
beisg totally disiranchised, take away II9 Members
Then tho AZ bOroughs, from which one Member each
10 taken. will make the total number with the two Ia
away from Weymouth, 16s. This is the whole
eSent 20 which we proIole 10 disrencbise-viz l6s
Members.
In he other borougbs last al Of their beiog suffered
80 remain 10 the hands of select corporations giving
woes to limited number Of individuals 10 the exelu-
zion ot the great body of persons holding pr peTy The
elective franchise 10 proposed TO be extended every
householder who is rated 10 the value Of EI0 wear
whether the houie which he nbabiis be his own pro.
peity, or whether il be oLly rented Non-rt siden
voters are moi to continue 10 possess their privilege
voting.
The result Of the reform bill may be thus briefly
eaed. The present number Of members OF the
House Of Commons Is 65S of these I6S are TO be die
hanthlsed, leaving 400. The total number OF add.
tionsi members from London, the large towns and
j. estimated ~ 65-mskipg the whole humber OF me m
BEES Of tie House OF Commons Sos, decrease Of 63.
Ihe rgh ct suffrage will be extended TO at eas 500
600 perstns who do not now possess
MI. OCounsU made speech in the r. use Of Com.
mons on he 9Th Of Mach on the Reform Bill which
OCCUPIES upwsrds Of nine columns In the London Cou.
fier That paper, speaking OF MT O'ConnsPs spec CHI
hoidy The following language:
"St James GTdham insds an able Ard Mr. O'Con.
nell most powerful sIeech in favor of the form
ueasure. ia TIE later We fnd argument, per.ua.iou
shd soidy. u H. pfrhdps the bee specimen of sound
fs5fohnR nat The Ftssiln hos produ e.. How decplj
do we fegfe alter having read such speech, that
mar posssosed, % we have elsewhere said, OF man,
smiabie qualities IN private life, should on one gres
qusson be opposed the true Interests of his fellow
couutfymen But the Reform measure being passed