Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-26
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(By The George Coming Pock.t)
THREE DAYS LATER FhOM EUROP

DAYS l.AIE fhOM
New YoRK, April lS.-The os, imIo tant int, II :
gence by thi. arrival is hat OF the passage Of tbs Re.
form hi TO a third sdiUg An iurGed di cussitn
oil MS Measure took pac. in tbs House OF Common.
ON the 22j End after long animal debate the gal.
leri-s were cleared Tor division, when The hf wa.
passed toIi' 'hifd reading by m ,rty OF ONE, arc
was ordered to be referred ~ committee h. l4tb
Of April The att Ddauce in tie House Of Com ons IN
this occasion is ai 20 have exceeded hat on aUy
vous question. The largest ATTENDING on any torn or
oecas'or, IS known by division, was 55S members
Tiers are 6oS members Of the House, o whom &C.
cording to siateucn given, here actually CPS in
and about the House, aud on 80 me mbers absent
The discussion " hch took plac. this great ulne-
lion very interesting TIE 'usj ct cam up in order
en- MoDtay, TIE 2ls, Of March, when Lord j. Russell
moved the second reading Of The Reform b Sir
Vjvyin poke at Rr'al length aga2d the MEASURE de
houncing as revolutionary, cculd ed TO overthrow
The seilled lns'iuon' OF the country, and lead 10
the most dreadful disorders. He trp'isd to by Mr.
Sh who, IN Made peech H. said have sustain.
I'd his oh ractsr for cal abiity Fl was followed
hy Lori Vaileort, aud Mr.. Charles Gran, who pu,
the ease Of Ministers TO the country in kliul and in
genious manner NJ. William Banks spike agains,
tne BILL az did Lord Noreys, AID the Solicitor G-ne
raj and Sir Edward SnEden each addressrd The House
the hTs' Tor ard he second against the measures Of
Ministers, sfies which The Hou'e adjourned.
Ga Tuesday, the 3d. the di,cus.ion was fesum.d
and did not terminate until L'clopk on w eduesday
morulng The following brt syuopsis OF the debate IL
from Cores L,yeFpool Adverii'rr oi he 81 March
HOUSE OF COMMONS-Tuesday
In consequences OF there being ballot for the om-
nute en- Tie Fo'tar Eector, he gallery was open
Ill bali pest foHr.
Alderman Wood presented ps,i ion In favour OF Re-.
form, from the Ward 0t Alea'e
Admiral SohFrn would tGke that OPT otuGity Of in.
forming the Hors, ha his Hon Colleague had a Pc
tiirn TO present irOU Not ipgbsm, when was sisned
by $500 OF the inhabitants, He had been instructed
to support thai petition hut cond do sc.-(Iesr0
He came down 10 the House Yesterday determined 10
voc Tor The second reading OF The bill -(Heae) b.,
afer hearing the debates Of last night, he could no
eoocientoOsiy do Loud OF 'hesr hear b.sr -
fom all parts Of he Housed Although p.uon
was presented in its favor from the place he he'd the
honor II representing for five successive Parliament,
yet after 'h- 'psech hat closed the debate of las
night, lie could no longer give the OF II form
his supTCr'.
Lord J. Ru'sell Lad no doubt the Gallant Admiral
was honest in his avowdl He bad no dJubt he va
not actuaeh ty tear, or nl uniy. But really ihsre
was something i"cOn'issnt in hs conduct Af:er hear
lng The hrsl debate, and declaring his apposs turn
round and say he could .r the second readiDg
--(Hear) The gallant Admiral mad chang. bis oFin.
ion from hearing only part OF he debate tne Sc
cond reainR: h had no, waited to hear the arguments
against the otjsciOrs raised last night-(Hear) Trey
were cal able OF being instantly dispeled He wcull
repeat be had no doubt the Gallant iuira, had ed
honestly, oui he must cay, that he had pursu a
course no. consistent vi justice honor a Mem.
Der Of ha, house - cloud cries of 'hear, hearty
ST YORK. eonli not aoqritse in TIE O, inion Of
the Noble Lord. Ills Galan Erie I'D h I'd made Ole
(Her)
Lord ~ hror--H Noble Friend had complained
that the Gsl alt Admiral should have made up hi.
mind without hearing the VII ls Of he arguments aud
thought Ia 1as perfectly right 10 king such com
pliint Coming down, as he declared be did yester-
day, 10 support the second reading he ought in cam
mon justice to have waited III, III Gloss OF the stsu-
menis before he avowed chsng- OF oriuoD The Hon.
Member for Weymouth had argued against the
cure ~ the last speech that delivered last nig
But that speech capable OF being answered; there
fore he should surely hive waited until an opporiun.
ty ofsrel 81 so doug, (Hea0
An III ". Member whose name we could not Is.rn
defended The conduct OF the Gallant Admiral
Alderman Wool presented petitions from Ffeeholders
of the Ctuaty OF Kerry; from Sparrow, L'verymAn
OF The city OF LCnton, and from The W,ds OF CHEAP.
side and BlDgszaie IN favor of the Mirts,aI plan of
Pariiant iafy Reform.
Several other petitions in support Of The same msa-
tDre having bfen presented.
Lord John Russell having moved the order Of lha
day for The resumption Of the debate desutofy con-
verssuon ensued respecting the proy'ops Of the Bill
ne aded TO apply Irelsnd after which some severe
fitting took plaG1 between The Hon. Members for Wa
teriord and Boroughhfilge, when.
Lord Viscount MahoD oppo,e the Bill md
sad u It should pass independent country gentle men
would sand no ehancs among low country aiiornes.
One shsct Of tbs msasure, he eonte ndsd would be TO
render Members too dependant on N cir Constituents
IL was the members for the close boroushs that formed
the counterboaDce. The eloe boroushs wero no more
anomalous than many OF the 6ctons Of law IL had beer
paid that The voice Of tie people the voce Of the
House. but who made it 'o' Why bi. MsjsHy's Min.
isers who had incurred great moral guilt n pIsepe
The country IN such situation as iiis now.
Sir John Shelley considered the bill unust falls.
ciors aud revolutionary.
Mr.. CaVeudsh gave his unqualified support 10 ths
bill lie atverted TO the petition that had been present.
ed this evening from tie University CT Csmbridge
against the bill, snd sad he authorized TO ststs
from communications he had bad with some member
OF The Senate, that BaDy persons hal signed 10 who II
not object to the disfraDchsemebt Of the bofoughs bu
they thought The eleeiys franchise was fixed OF To-
lowe sum
Mr.. Ofmsby Gore said, thai the question before ih,
House was question which shfok the country 10 m,
very founlai0n-tcheers) III eouli not II expre q.
his surprise wien Hon. Members cep.ured he 6ppo
rens 10 ihs mea'nre for calling t. uiionaty 90
q show iha. It was he Hon. Member read m /, Z.
tract nom Blackslont's Comuentaries 10 which be
called The attention Of the House which lhat learned
commentator characterized disf,spchslg sven seys-