New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-09-04
Great Britain In 1St7.

,x0a of events and Influences deemed un~'"'
f.nv notice BY the great majority OF Amencann
iii as British journals, the extent OF the ooo'"
and Political Revolution now in progress 10 go
Britain The Revolution Of the Three Dsss VI '-'
in France which gave the final impulse 70 tne pas
sage Of the Parliamentary Reform Dill mas s"-'
far proved offar greater ads antsge to 'nAn
20 France or rather in the extent OF PoPu'" pro.
gress in intelligence industry and kno"eose o'
u.,. ,;sht. and duties, which was the primary
o.o.s Of the Three Dsys struggle and the Reform
~ Parliament. the British People have shown
themselves in advance Of the French The bnt'n
Constitution of ls47, a. compared with that OF a.
mas undergone a change quite az radical as that
effected in this country by our own hevolunon'-
The Parliament Just elected is an immense ADVANCE
on any that has preceded 1t. The prePonderance
ofney Members is unprecedented. and many OF
them are men too frankly devoted 10 Popular
Rights 10 have been chosen at any former
period. No classification which we have seen
give. anv accurate idea Of the composition
and tendencies OF the new House. The journals
talk Of the Liberals having some dozen or Two
majority over the Conserrotsres, when 10 TACT many
of those accounted Conservatives are better ne
formers and more devoted TO Popular hlgh" tnan
many of the socalled Liberals The present so
.,y led Liberal Ministry is said TO have gained sew
ersl Members and TO have secured majority
when. upon careful perusal OF our English Mes
we pronounce i, weaker in popular confidence than
any preceding Ministry since the Reform OF Parma
ment and palpably unable 70 get on unless oy 'he
temporary forbearsnce Of ending in an ultimate
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coalition with one section OF It's powerful ADVERSE
rie. On one side it confronts the powerful host
who from interest rank prejudice or Incidence are
hostile to all Reform and Progress-who 'igh ior
the good old days Of Rotten Borougns' easing
Sinecures, Catholic prescription ana Mancne''er
Massacres; on the other are ranged the great mass
Of the People-those whose labor supports and or
naments the 'Corinthian capital Of Aristocracy
above them and who are beginning earnestly 10
inquire whether that support does not cost more
than il comes TO. Ofthis immense mass, very ie"
enjoy the Right Of Suffraee-abo1i one IN seven Of
the adult males Of England. with a vastly smaner
minority Of those Of Ireand-bnt there large
portion even Of the voting class few OF them aoorers
whoa the experience, the struggles the suherpgs
Of the last twenty years have convinced OF the
necessity Of changes far more radical and vital than
Parliamentary Reform. Catholic Emancipation, or
even Free Importation Of Food Universal Sui
frage, Vote by Ballot, separation Of Church and
State and absolute non int ference OF the Civli
Power with Religious Convictions are among the
common and urgent demands not Of the Disiran
chsed only, while the strenuous and perseverins
efforts for Domestic Legislation IN Ireland ana oi
Criminal Law, Poor Law and Land Reform IN Eng
land, are quietly ripening fruits which shan DE en-
loved by the British Millions Of no distant day
Patient energy in the Masses and incoruptiole
deity in their leaders will assuredly secure grea
melivrstions.
The boosted majority of the present Ministry
will vanish on the first severe trial The absurdity
including in the list Of their supporters sucn men a.
Fesrgus O'Connor, the incorporating Chart's'
and land Reformer. who beat one of their number
at the polls after giving them and their measures
most unmercilul castgaton in his speech TO the
electors of Nottingham, need hardly be commented
on. Lord John Russell will find Connor more II
the way OF his favorte than any three Conser
natives in the House So of George Thompson
the Aooitionst and Radical returned by the Tow
er HamIets constituency. London by larger ma
Eneland So of many of the Repeal members re
t,nned from Irel and and readily sboveled into thu
Ministerial list, but who with several returned a
Conservatives. will do nothing to sustain Minis
try which refuses TO let Ireland do for herself
This is the first Parliamentary election In whic
Conservatives of high social standing and iars
property have pledged themselves TO their constr
uents in support Of the Repeal cause IN hich 'n
homes of Ireland are now embarked. Land lie
form must be the basis of all real improvement
the social condition of the Toiing Millions OF Gres
Britain and ireland but and Reform Tor Ireland
with the soil mainly owned by few hundreds
| absentees who have great power IN the imPer'
| Parliament is a moral impossibilIy while ireiah
| elects less than one sixth Of the House OF Con
mons, and that by twentieth OF her people WIN
she has substantially no voice in the House
Lords. There must be Limitation OF the extei
Of Landholding If repetition OF the horrors oi ia
Winter is to be avoided and this an Irish Pari
ment, fairly constituted, will yet enaot-a Psri'
ment which the People of England, fairly repr
sented and having shaken off the incubus whi'
now crushes them. will not be slow to concede'
Reform. both for Great Britain and Ireland is Dc
tined to receive giant impetus from the dehoef
tons of the new Parliament, 1t is as certain as IN
darkness is succeeded by day.