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The Reform Bill has passed the House
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Drugs Liverpool papers to the goth and London
TO the 25th September.
ENGLAND-TIIE REFORM BILL.
The Reform Bill passed the House
OF Commons on the 2lst, and was car
red to the House Of Lords by Lord
John Russell, and upwards of "A hun.
drcd members Of the lower house on
the 22d. We copy the following from
the Times Of the Esd September
LONDON, SEPT. 25.
! The Reform Bill has at length made
good its landing in the House Of Lords,
and the circumstances which attended
ITS reception there were powerfully in
dicative OF the awe inspired by the
presence OF q Preternaturai visiter.-
C0smonies, which from immemorial
usaSes have long ceased to excite any
serious interest. or to be otherwise
performed or regarded than rs mere
mechanical aPpendages Of the Peers,
like the bag and sword of Deputy
Black Rod, the Masters in Chanccry,
Or the gilt badges Of the messengers, all
assumed last night an importance be.
httiD. the great end for which thew
were originally instituted-the main
tenance Of stern and solemn inter
course between the two Legislative
Chambers Of the kingdom.
Bills, on common occasions, arc
brought up TO the House Of Lords by
the member who has taken the chief
part IN their passage through the Com
mons, accompanied by from two to
three or half dozen Of his brethren
OF the Lower House. The Lord Chan
ccllor walks down from the wool,ack
to the bar-a careless bow, a few NUT
tered words Of form, and, under the
rose and in whispers, some small COS
SIP or little joke begin and terminate
the commune ations Of this short con-
gress, which is as little noticed by the
body OF the Peers as is the process of
lighting the chandeliers, or stirring Up
the fire.
! Was it so last night? We refer To
our report of the Parliamentary pro-
ceedinss.
On the announcement of the long
expected-by some the much dreaded
message, the grouped and scattered
feers took post upon their proper
benches, as it TO be in readiness for
the ambassadors Of q mighty power
To colloquial ease and idleness, a 81.
lenco succeeded profound and uniyer-
sal. The doors opened, and instead Of
hall dozen or a dozen Commons,
with Lord John Russell at their head,
that noble Lord entered, attended By
Lord Althorp, as representative Of the
Kings Government in the House Of
Commons, and above an hundred, we
are informed many more, Of the most
resolpte supporters OF the bill. Instead
OF an unmeaning mutter Of common
place words, followed by an inter.
change Of social nder-voice hilarity,
Lord John Russell pronounc ed, in clear
and emphatic accents, the object Of the
memorable task intrusted to him; and
IN a significant tone, on the part Of the
Commons, "desired the concurrence
OF their Lordships,' in the bill for Sc.
curing fresh charter to the British
nation, the provisions of her ancient
charter having--not fallen. but--becn
crushed, by fraud or violence, into long
disuse.
Lord Brougham. from the woolsaok,
communicated To the Peers the subject
oil the message which had been deliver.
cd to him, and presented the bill for
their consideration. Lord Grey, the
Prime Minister, acting at once for
King aud people, proposed 20 their
Lordships the first reading Of the bill,
and fixed, with their consent, the pc
Rod for it, second reading. viz: next
Monday se'night. Then, and not ill
then, did the members Of the House oI
Commons, having secured the purpose
OF their mission, consider themselves
to be ftmcf oDyeiO, and Immediately &c.
tired from the bar.
Ia this striking manner,was conduct.
ed by far the most important and yalu
able transaction IN the nature Of a dc
maud by the Commons of England up.
on the Peers, that ever took place be
tween $50 branches of the legislature,
since perhaps the House Of Commons
first existed.
Ills exeellency MARrIS Vas BuRES
Rad ats audience to deliver his creden-
tails on lhe 2lsi, and transacted bu-i
ness on the 22J at the Office ol the Sc
efctary Of State for Forsign Affairs.
I A great meeting Of the Merchants,
Bankers and Traders Of the city 81
London, was held on the ii, TO adopt
petition TO tl,e Lords for the passage
Of the Reform Bdl. The Lord MayOr
presided, add resolutions in favor Of
the Bill were unanimously adopted.
10 moving tic second reading e the
Reform Bill fcr Scotland, IN TIE IIou.e