The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-03-10
parliamentary Rsfsrm In England.

parliamentary NeOrM tN England.
Fro N the peuon Free fre.s.
We canno, afford the space for the details
OF Mr.. Brigh,s rearrangcmcnt q the Dor.
oughs. lie makes slsshng work Of il. We
give the substance ol his arrangement. By
the reform bill Of 1852, every borough con.
tanning under 1000 population was utterly
extinguished, and every borough with less
than 1900 population lost one member.
Mr. Bright would disiranchise all boroughs
with population under 5000. Then he
steps on TO the population Of 6 900, and says
that oil the boroughs under 10000 should
henceiorth return only one member. There
are number Of boroughs between 10000
and $4,000, some Of which have one mem.
Der, and dezen have two members not
desiring 10 make more changes than appear
to be necessary, he would leave them just NJ
they are. lie begins, then, at $4,000. and
would give to every borough above $4,000.
now having only one. an additional member
until he had come to the population Of s..
600. To all boroughs having above 81 900
and under 10000, he would give three
members; which lnumber twenty. From
$4,000 10 double that number. 270,000. he
would give four members TO each borough !;
and these number nine Then he comes TO
list Of five cities or boroughs containing
about 100000 population, to each Of which
he would give six memkers; these are Map.
chester, Finsbury, Marleybons, Liverpool
and Glasgow. Then comes the question Of
new boroughs, 10 which be would give one
member each; these are Gravr~nd, Leaning
ton, Staleybrdge, Burnby and Birkenhead.
To the parishes Of Chclesa and Kensing.
ton, In the west Of London, 10 which Lord
John Russell proposed 10 1884 TO give one
member each, Mr.. Bright would give two
members each, on account Of their rapidly
increasing populations. Several changes
are made in Scotland and Yorkshire, when
Ireland isnached. There are nine boroughs
in ireland whose average number Of electors
is only l73, one Of thSc having only ~
electors. Mr.. Bright proposes that nine Of
these borcughs shall be disfranchised. and
that six Of their members shall be distributed
thus--two to the city Of Dublin, and one
each TO the towns Of Belfast aud X ilkenny
and the cities Of Limerick aud Cork. Then
looking at the vast population Of tie Irish
counties, be proposes 10 give from the Dor.
oughs Of England five new members, which.
added 10 the three saved from these Dis.
iranchishcd boroughs, will give one member
each to six Of tho principal Irish counties,
and two members to the county OF Cork,
which may be termed the Yorkshire OF Ire.
land.
A distinguishing characteristic Of Mr..
Bright's plan 10, that Scotland and Ireland
are treated the same M England. The fol-
lowing is Mr.. Brights pcroraton Ut Brad.
lord
There are some great men. and many good
men, in tbs ranks Of the English arstosrscy;
there are among them those who would DO
MOBILES though eOr0neu and privilege were
things unknown. Bat even their virtues cannot
long sustain their order against the psriloan
defence to which II 10 nov exposed. And
warn them TO call back the champions who, Ia
every display Of their pro wep exhibit befedit.
AIRY nobility allied with intellectual poverty,
and member, Of the peerags wanting the man
ners aud pollteness Of gentlemen. I cannot. 7
consent to suspend, even for = moment,
III. prosress Of this great debate, 10 take part
IN personal conflicts. brush aside the nissrar
bic detractors whose nature II In TO bark ysis
opposition TO every great and good cause.
From these platforms ] address . great nation
on great question. ] am In earnest. | be.
lieys, and therefore Is,esk. ! have no elo.
quence bat that which oonsista In q hearty love
Of truth and the facts and the Arguments !
make use u enter the understandings and
reach the hearts Of my countrymsn. { sm, ~
an individual, powerIeps. They, ny country.