The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-20

10 what new or old large ms Of great pcpu
aascn shsM thsk noers after vards b dsrIbotedf tie
d1eeh public attention. no gsver, mainly " tho last men
toned poms after cepoacng all epeca or "fancy" egs
Ianob as Instance, that lawyers, DOCTORS,
members IN the Commons, 10 order more full
eootdes aison Of their boy corporation
Breht Te3ecn tbs idea but shor4d be masured ana
carreo be clama the legislative css rights for
tbe wcrsfed and cotton manufacturers Of Bradford and
sdanch s;er me plan Of granting the franchise % nen
who bave the sum Of $3.50 Departed In savings bank he
coosders quite futile, and fooah for the voter
choose 70 get married just previous 10 election he
that acs-oss bis rrsnchss until he again saved $3.50
These plans, be ssssrs proceed from hungry politicians,
aDxous moDopobzs representation of the counuy
| eisber for party pur Ioses or peraonai gain
Mr. Bright propoees 70 enlanchIse the great working
nlIons-,he men wboTec. I've wages from week % vesk
e wages class from the right Of voting such, and
thus inflicted popular injury On the people sta loser
that every should have the privilege Of voting; but
the support OF tho mdgent hephss should possess
that ryht which he says should be exercised A elec
Doubt but s he people q England VIII SS sy BALLOT
Mr. brish. Is decidedly opposed to any plan Of extend
ing the number OF membes IN the countes, and thus
throwing power Into the hands OF the farmers and
landlord aristocras; but be strtnuously claims more
liberal representation by increasing the number Of
bers for the manufacturing districts thus gives form
and consistency 10 that class which was silently inan
ss will he cam ss al boroashs under
population then step on 70 the populations OF Is OoO and
say that all the boroughs under 10000 shall hencetorh
return only member This would give grand result,
sr England and Wales concerned of 125 seats
for the people to dispose Of He proposes that the bo
land Norwich Preston, Brighton. Portsmouth, Stockton
Trent, Hull Newcastle Tyne, Bradford, Green wch
should furnish three members Parliament, and that
four members should be given TO Bristol, Sheffield,
Leeds Southwark, birmingham, Westminster, Lambeth
and the Tower Hanletswih respect 10 which last 1t 10
proposed to divide its population into two complete
boroughs, each returning four men to the Commons
Manchester, Fnsbury Marylebone, Liverpool and Glas
g0weach Of which had population at the last Of
3l60Oe and now doubtless have population OF 400 000
| would have each six members Of Parliament il Mr..
| Brights plans be carried out in the form Of law.
Under the head Of new boroughs Mr. Bright thinks
that Gravesend, leamngton, staeybrdge, Bromley and
Birkenhead should have member each, and that IN
the London district, Chelsea and Kensngon in the west,
ought 10 form two boroughs aud ought 70 have two mem
| beTs each.
With respect to Scotland Mr. Bright proposes 70 take
from the Stirling group the boroughs Of Ddnermlne and
lnverkehing from the Fakirk group the boroughs OF
Hamilton, Ianark and Linitbgow; from the KlmsrnocK
borouahs tho towns of Dumbarton Port Glasgow Renfrew
OF Arbroath and Arbrechn and let them have one mem
ber each-thus breaking the old plan OF grouping bo
rough interests so closely followed in that country
In the English counties be would follow the plan SUB
mtted years since by Lord John RUSSELL viz, 70
divide the West Riding aud East Riding Of Yorkshire and
give two members 10 each division; to divide the
West Riding and South Lancashire into two divisions EACH
giving four additional memberstwet TO West Yorkshire
and two South Iancaehire give additional members
to the North Riding Of Yorkshire and lancashire, South
Lancashire, West Kent, South Stafford West Cornwall,
south Essex Lincolnshire, parts OF Lindsay West Norfolk,
South Somerset and West Somerset These counties have
been selected by Mr. Bright account of Their great
pulation, and because there have grown up in them very
large interests not exclusively connected with the land
Ireland presents difficulty 10 Mr. Bright,
often before done to British legislators The borohs in
Ireland much less than the boroughs in England They
have nine boosghs whose average number Of electors -
only l73 They have whose number Of electors only
eighty Or eighty tive Mr. Bright proposes that nine
Of these, beginning with Portariugton and ending with
Bandon be dsfraDchsed and that six members be dis
rbuted in this way-two to Dublin, and one each 10 Bel
fast Kilkenny Limerick and Cork. Then looking al the
population of many of the Irish counties, he pro-
poses 10 give them from the boroughs OF England fve
new members which, added TO the three saved the
dsfranchised Irish boroughs, would distribute follows
One member each 10 SIX OF the principal of the Irish
| termed the workshop Of Ireland.
In iustrauon OF his argument IN favor Of adding to
the representation Of ta great soats OF British trade NJ
Bright shows that In 1857 Manchester and Liverpool paid
1887 900 in income tax land and house taxes whlss the
boroughs which be proposes TO disanchse which formed
the constituencies OF eighty seven members, paid
f22l goo. The constituency OF eighty members
paid that amount while the constituencies Of four paid
more than four times as much as them.
Mr. Bright also demands that the House OF Lords rep
the great Of United Kingdom, there
should DO internngea with tue royal princes, dukes,
ears baIons and bishops what no terms the prnccs Of
the manufacturing dsricts but be content to leave
the hereditary arsocracy 70 the enjoy ment of their
privileges class associations and moral society, the
people be fully fairly and adequately represented by
tie Commons House Of Parliament
Mr. Bright has submitted his under the follow
! ing schedule heads
Schedule A names 1fty six borougbs In England and
Wales which TO send any member to Parlia-
ment; nine Irish boroughs and twenty nine Scotch bo
roughs which IL is proposed TO disfranchise also.
Schedule names sixty nine, having 900 and less
than 16 600 Inhabitants 10 which is proposed TO give
one member each-thrty nine out Of the number now
Schedule names forty nine boroughs which have a
population exceeding GOO aud under rs 900 inhabitants,
In which Is proposed TO make further change other
than to divide three (Scoch and give each division
member, with one additional member TO the city Of Kill
Schedule d has a list Of forty. three boroughs with
population 25 000 but under "a each OF which
Mr. Bright would give two members-sxteen Of them
| having now only one.
schedule shows twenty three boroughs, whose in
habtsnts number over 1900 but do no. amount TO
127 000 to which three members be given Four
these now return one member and the others two men,
| bers each.
Schedule F-Tweve boroughs Of l27 0OO but under
go 900 pcope-pcudng the borough Of Tower Hamlets
London-when divided, TO have four members each At
present Of tho twelve sends four MEMBERS and the
othersincluding Tower Hamlets urdvided-shree each
schedule Give boroushs of sleoeo in population.
now sending i'll two MEMBERS 10 have each six members
| In future.
Schedule English boroughs, to have,
| according TO population, each nine members.
Schedule enumerates English countess and divisions
Of countless which to have eighteen members each,
| according TO Mr.. Bright's programme.
Schedule K-Seven Irish counties, TO have eight add
| tiona members amongst them.
Schedule 1.-Two small Scotch counties to be united and
| the members transferred TO tho larger ones.
The following general abstract Of schedules, show
! ing the result of the proposed changes
FIRST nvrHoS-HoRoreus RETURN NOT MORE MAS TWO
| MEMBERS
| Schedule y. SEIZED C. SEIZED D. T5tot
Population in 1851 769e16 S2 ,553 1490,l53 S0sl 622
| Direct taxes paya-
BILE 1857. ....... $50 200 4To712 965, ,l91 s22, ,s63
Ten pound electors. 326s9 33034 60,0s7 125,slo
| No Of boroughs.. 90 Al - 152
Members proposed. so S Sc 2l0
sEooNED pyIsIoS--BoRorGHs TO RETURN TWO
Schedule f. Seized. f. .Sched G.. 7bdl
Population in 1851 799 39 4S6 0l 15 944 1851 7ss
| Direct taxes paya-
BILE 1857 16207s 229, ,050 2, ,223 991 6,6511o
Ten pound electors 64,604 123,e69 90,07s 27S,65l
No. Of boroughs... % Il s 40
Members proposed 90 As 80 147
The following abstract shows the borough population Of
England Scotland and Ireland by the arrangements pro-
the foregoing schedules the number Of pound
electors the number Of members and the population for
each member. In the proportion Of members for Eng
land included seven members not yet appropriated
L .xrlic add horn ax.=