The New York herald., 1866-05-08

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without laying the entire scheme before A.
The London Head says:-It is obvious the bill is lost,
| but whether government will abide by its pledge and
fall with its bill, are to learn on Monday.
The London Post says:There can be no doubt although
the Ministry have gained nominal victory they have
in truth, sustained fatal defeat Nothing remains for
them but 10 resign.
The London Sar thinks the small majority bodies III
for carly AMI tranquil settlement OF the reform ques
ton and looks for delays and fresh difficulties aud
| confusion.
The scene in the House of Commons during the divi
son is described as one unparalleled excitement Tho
cheering taken up In the galleries in spite OF all
| rules and orders
! Mr.. BRIGHT ON ENGLISH REFORM RiaHrs AND
| NEGRO EQUALITY.
During Ieng nv and able speech in the House OF CON-
mons in advocacy OF the bill Mr. Bright ssid"What is
man, the member for Oxfordshre' told You what must
happen those who draw hard line and put tho work.
ing man behind Il and say That separates Ga Us from
have close eight millions Of grown men in the United
Kingdom. Can the one million say to the SIX or seven
Is tho thing possibles The gallant and right
honorable gentleman, the member FOR Huntington, is
looking this way-does he think that II 10 p0ssbley No,
he does not he knows it to be impossible He has the
experience OF an llustrOus member Of his family,
who though. possible 70 maintain the prn;p: @ Of Of
could, after violating his convictions after fighting
the battle Of honorable gentlemen opposite for years. he
humbest man in the country-to the poorest weaver
that he the great Minister Of State had not compre
hendod this great question the working had
pretended It, Hear, hear) Iwant 10 ask you whether
you are resoIved-for this question is put to US in dis
y on a. Ss OF M sle em as and s
the people shall be ksp for the other side
Of W The honorable and learned member for Belfast
told the House Of Commons not 10 be representa-
ton Of persons but representation Of classes Why,
If tho honorable and learned gentleman gave in court
OF law such opinions on law as he gives here the con-
stiution depend upon he would have occupied
the eminent position which he does occupy in bis pro-
there never was in the constitution Of this Country such
thing as representation OF classes in the Commons
House OF Parliament. We should have been called the
House OF Classes, something equally absurd IL any
thing absurd such representation had taken place.
He knows that In times previous to the usrpaon Of the
Tudors and the Stuarts every FREQ man who had house
in borough represented here in This House, and he
knows that the Parliament OF Charles l. declared the
franchise to be tho right overy householder every
borough (Hear, hearI And though the honorable aud
learned gentleman attempted to show that the quotao
made from Lord Somers did not bear the nterpreta
ton had put on it, If we come down to much later
period, and to the who lived sixty, seventy and
eighty years ago, you will find that every leading man
OF the liberal party at that time in favor Of extend
ing the franchise far beyond that which Is proposed by
this bill Ilear, hearl II honorable gentlemen oppo
States they will that there question there which
causing great difficulty just as this question Of reform
here proposed that four million oil negroes shall
be given these rights that they shall longer be bought
and sold; that they may change their employment and
their masters: that they may work for wages and
save money; that they may be sued or sue in court
OF law and that they may give evidence in .
court Of Justice Beyond that, at present their
rights are not to 60 They who were their masters
not two years ago and who bought and sold hem are
not willing for reasons VIII ch they think sufficient to
grant those negroes the suffrage which hitherto was al
most universal in that country The franchise
was universal In this country, and is not necessary
tina, ever should Se C9ssrs NJ But we have "a reprs
y and the House Of Lords in the enjoyment of its pry
icges, tho House of Commons sits hero, ought
matter OF right 10 sit here by tho free election OF the
commonalty Of the kingdom. lChcersl / ask gentle
opposite whether thoy mean 10 sp .is working
gna Ssny s sssy ae ses,s :e '' oS %e
sa fair question In England all those rights which the
the negro are rights which are conferred forever to the
great body Of our people, but the negroes ask for further
rghsfor what has been called the creation Of con.
them the right Of voting, don't think in the United
States that postm can Be long saotnd lam quite sure
in t,ts country conrc be sustoind Y yos are resisting
millions Of people behind ho.e ctankp'cn soaich you
have ou up, h,,o long pin it be before tAe sTong sea
nets whch you have raised tfIoar, hearl The right
honorable gentleman the member for Bucsnghamsbre.
asked the question with which commenced my speech
Can this question be kept in absyances" That was the
question he asked in 1850 ask be kept in aboy-
anco in 1886 You may defeat the bill not learned
In parliamentary computations There are gentlemen
tho other side who dare say, profess 70 tell what
majority there may be for the bill what majority
against IT. but Of these things know nothing will
admit, II you like that you can reject the bill you
defeat the government you drive Earl Russell from
Bucknehamshre no doubt has parliamentary Brad.
shaw, and all his lines converge to Downing street "A
laugh, myself unwit,ingly contributed 70 bring him
from his high position official life If tho right honorable
gentleman goes to Downing street again. he prepared 10
say that shall have Reform bill, Is he prepared
TO say tina. we shall have one and 10 propose such
measure as he proposed in lsse-one which his own col
leagues two OF the most experienced OF has colleagues
declared to be fatal to the constitution Gentlemen OPP
posite may find that the question VIII break up their
ion Of reform they viii Ind dcuity: and Il they s1 DO
not deal with II their difficulty will not bs less There
still remains the nation outside this House; and there
will still remain the great question Of Parliamentary
| form. Cheersl believe there never bill sub
mtcd to this House BY government connected with
interest Of what Is called tho conservative party sup
port. "a laugh, and "Hcar hes'J
THE LArEsT-TuK CABINET NOT Likely TO RESIGN.
is stated ,ha, the British Ministry viii NOT resign IN
consequence Of tho small majority on tho roorm ques
ton.
The German auestiOa.
Vienna dispatches assert that Austria In her latest
note Prussia declares her readiness tako the na-
tive In demobixing hN troops. But the armaments In
Italy compel her 10 take or tho protection Of
her frontier, especially the coast line.
Prussia Is said 20 have declared she could not consider
the proposals Of Austria for disarmament "a serious
while she In against Italy, and thai Austria
establish status quo Vienna f she expects rus
STA 10 demobze her troors
The Vienna Ab.nd fo declares that Austria has dcnn
lively determined upon adopting energetic military
| ures Ia venctiA
The Paris C5nsi,sonnel arms that Italy has neither
made armaments nor effected concentrations OF troops
and says the Emperor Napoleon earnestly desires the
maintenance Of peace in every quarter
Tho latest advccs from London, April % say soln
ton Of tho German difficulty Is apparent Mutual re-
cuminaton continues Prussia and Italy throwing the
| onls Austria and rice II s reported that
Austria Informed the British and French Ambassadors
u thor governments will guarantee the neutrality OF
| Italy then Austria will disarm
II IL reported that decree has been issued placing the
Italian army q war footing
Great military preparations were making in venetis
Vienna Telegram says;-Ihe Austrian response 10
the Prussan Of the 2st OF April acknowledges with
satisfaction lis conciatory character pointing out how
over that virtually Austria did not but only effected
certain movements OF troops evidence OF the peaceful
aspect which the relations between the two great Ger
man Powers had assumed Austria had made arrange
mcns for retrograde movement Of her forcos
traed in Bohemia aud officially communicated such or.
rangements TO Prussia
Berlin despatch A considerable time before
any rumors the military authorities made prepara-
tons for drill OF the Land chr Consequently about
forty thousand men OF the Landvehr will be assembled
for military exercise In n few weeks
The federal Diet at Frankfort have selected q CON-
m,tco Of eleven representatives Of the leading German
Sacs 10 consider the question Of reform the federal
constitution
THE afIr ATfnS IN ITALY