, 1866-05-21


lengthy debate In the House of Commons On
the Representation Of the People Bill - for
your fles Of English papers Will have given
you full report Of discussion which was
not unworthy tho palmlest days Of Parlia-
mentary history. design, however, to re-
view the debate which terminated last satur-
day morning, SO that your readersmay obtain
4 sort Of hlrd's-eyc view Of the ecene In our
House Of Commons, and form q just impress
sion Of the elect produced by the remarks of
the principal orators.
Since the first reading Of the new Reform
Bill, ninety-one members have taken part In
the discussfon-forty six In favor of the mcas-
ure and forty five against 1t. The majority
Of the speeches were, luckily, short; but
some gentlemen, as for instance Mr.. Bright,
occupied two hours, while Mcssrs. Gladstone,
Love aud Disraelt very nearly reached three
hours each. The best speeches were those Of
Mr. John Stuart MIL, Lord Stanley, Mr..
Lowe, md tue Chancellor Of the Exchequcr
in winding up the debate. Many people
would add to this List the analytical and ar
gumcntative harangue Of MIR. Bright, but
Judging that gentleman by himself. do not
regard his speech On the second reading as
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men. "aelner IL the House Of Commons, on
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bnt never has he displayed such extreme tact
and caution rs during thfs embittered Reform
discussion. His control over himself was
really wonderful when we consider-as will
hare been seen By those of YOUR
readers who have rome throupb tbe de.
bate-that not a einp1e onnonent of
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fore, possessed Of information which, without
extreme caution, might be drawn from hir,to
the detrtmept of the ministry. His reply tn
sIessrs, Lowe and Horsman. On The first read.
ine, annihilated the effect OF their carefully
prepared speeches bv a brilliant seoueuce OF
witty and sarcastic nllus,ons which nrc still
resouudine through the three Kingdoms. and
which the Saturday Rerie,o WIGS compelled to
admit, astouIshed even Ills oldest admirers :
but he never dealt with the merits of the btii
itself. simply rushing It's assailants and lcay.
inc the Government to explain their own
measure. Everybody expected a laundering
onslaught from him on the second reading:
and the House of Commons Was packed from
floor to ceiling with princes, peers, a1nbassa
doEs a.,a, .A..-.-.e .-'ssse.. --.--ssss@ when he
opened the dcbate on Inc afternoon Of the25d
nltimo' MAJOR General sehoneld almost fail-
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ment IL ne,tlcr a rond sncatar m, n mar a,
ahility. and were t not Tor l,is parentagc and
nrosncetiye wealth there won1d he liferallv
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h,mse,f po,,,amsntarv 1mnortance and Nv
.rov - ,,ar;n1 ~ ea.v TIM NJ II ha co,n,
,,a.,co ~ e+..ntino yohn R-;eh+ For,
csas~o,,r;s rrste~t fo7 actIno an.ynst ,is own
nar4,. was ma. ner 1Ioies,9,a ,,resont odv
ssr. baro t1onr1t A. n +e1ra oo,nae1. VIII ,hc
rodfco1 eection If the Tfhera1s IN the o,iest,on
ot reform instead ri aDnlving ior a;1v;ce n
The conservat,ye and aristoeratIc scetlon-
the old Wb,ygcry idea. in sooth. and d com
mon rronna for a1],anee between Tories nnl
Nh;er alike. who bc1ieye in priyileprd-clas:
GOVERNMENT. md fear and hate The: pcoplc
Tbe Tptthr md manner of his l1ordsbin,,
snccch In introducing The amendment Ter,
admirable su,te5 to each other. neither t,oln,
the Other discrcdit, "A Derby "crack" ani
a brewcr,s dray.horse would not 20 well to
gcthcr in harness, and We naturally looked 10,