The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-04

His Grafton the Progress Of Rcisrm and
Duties OF the People.
From the london Times, Nor. EN-. /


From the London Times, Nov. 81
grand banquet was given yesterday evening in the
Free Trade ball. Manchester under the auspices OF the
National Reform Union, 70 Mr. Bright, NJ; T., and
number Of liberal members Of Parliament Mr.. G. viii
son presided Covers we're lard in tho large room OF the
Free Trade Hail. which tasiefuily decorated for up
wards oil nine hundred guests
Mr.. BRIGHT, vino on rising was received with several
rounds 81 cheering said This IS perhaps Of the
most striking and important meetings which have
been held IN this country during tho last few years
You VIII perhaps Dc surprised 20 learn that !
s Importance, but with absence OF that
feeling OF responsibility which has pressed much upon
application Of his arguments the inequalities and in
justice OF the present franchise system Mr. Bright said
The number OF freeholders in the main dim nshes and
really there remains scarcely anything Of independent
power and freedom Of election within the majority OF this
counties Of tbs United Kingdom 20 then como TO the
conclusion tn al the working classes are exedod and
sted and that the middle classes defrsuded and
presume that those who really do wied the power de-
spise them for their silence under this Hystem.
lChssrs) When look tho great middle class Of rLis
country and SEQ all that II has done. and
see the political position In which has been TO
some extent allowed to rest, cannot hcip Swing
that u reminds very much Of the language
which the ancient Hebrew patriarch addressed TO OF
h In He said, fs0chdr svong lgrcaf laugh
teri aOuoaing dorss bo,wsn roo bsrdr." Laughter,
30 the one side there " burden y r.. CO., 900 pe,
more hsw /, 200 600 paspeys wtan a.. tmstd Kin9dom
and tie other hand. ord higher Ge scdi>, there
Is n.isnorossae De aost gros lers s1trarogs"ce ~.
dt0sacJsi whscA has been ~ nc 0ore,1sent NJ
any eoxnirv tchscvs); and the grand result OF this
system which systematically shuts nut the
miilions and which caJoles the middle classes by me
hocss pcss of Parliamentary government Laughter
and cheers) I am delighted beyond measure, after
many years Of discussion Of paon and Of labor
connection with this great question, 70 believe that
the great body of the peopeca them middle class
call them working classare resolved that this state OF
things shall exist longer loud chcers.l during the
last session Of Parliament there has been made by
honest government honest attempt 70 tinker the
the existing system; for after ALL the bill of last
session, well Intended, and valuable IL
was sill but tinkering Of very bad system
daughter and cbeers.) They remind much Of
wealthy, bat q most penur'ous OLD gsntlemsn Who
lived some years ago IN my ncghborhood, and who
objected among other expenses very much taor's
bill. He said he had found out that q hole would last
longer than patch. Great laugher) 1 atm sure
for OF their great arguments that The bill Of
the government passed, would inevitably follow that
something would also almost Immediately be de-
manded; they anxious that things shonld re-
they thai they refused TO admr two hundred
thousand OF tho middle class BY the lowering OF the
county franchise and they refused with equal perhaps
greater pertinacty, 10 admit two hundred thou
sand es. =. es',ess !, mol masn more moro Than shaa
would not suppress nor allow the suppression VI
single roton borough IN TACT, there was no abuse
however fntolcrabe. however putrid, 20 which they
would allow the legislative reforming knife 10 he applied
Thus determined " keep things Just they were,
were Obliged great misfortune last session,
contend much with them. ard now they are IN office
they call themselves her Majesty servants but they ha
MT ", dared % vsa'm ne~eres ne arcd 80 rant o.
N, cegpi, lChcers) Some Of their papers. and some
papers which not theirs, give n 10 undsrstand-
Tor the newspapers Always understanding
gres. many things of which they know nothing
they give us 70 understand that Cabinet
ingS which have been held during th. last fortnight
have landed 10 In this strange position that hs men
against all reform months are now warmly en-.
gagged 10 connecting which shall be saiisfac
tory to the great body Of reformers Of the country
lCheers.I Now. my opinion - thi--urst, that the
papers know nothing shout n. secondly. that the
ernmentsc, obi,ged b call hera ns 0yr5rmeHt-hr
not made up is mind whether bring IN Reform
ar not m min nj act
what the weather viii be, aud suppose thsy viii
postpone the decision perhaps for some weeks 70 come
Who knowsf They may wait tlll this day fortnight or
yesterday fortnight On Monday, the "a Of De.
ccmber, 10 In said that, foilo,r,as Ne sna~pi, n
ter. and Dsbiap az MN caanscbd ,s-n a, hsds ~
foadoa wiU mate ,rta, th>y call "ds~oHryai,H"-
.m,s. ma ssa. ,ns ~ ,srgn sams ~ ,bs man
streets of the Wcrend % London for the purpo@e OF
showing that th-y take nteresi In this great question
tChesrsD know nothing ~ tho arrangements ~.
cept what se@ In the Newspapers. boa u Is aid
nat than 900 hars arranged % v.rit
~ haf proc>ssos. ! hear, from no mean authority,
that certain persons the westcnd. atiendsrs at thu
clubs, and getting up lus alarm 81 what
NAV happen ON the "a Of D-cenher whal will happen
all know n the police do not interrupt 70 break
The reacc--tcheers,-the pesce viii not be broken
and probably shat happened on ~. AT oons-
Home Secretary hIs duty on this occasion.
cbe~rs There are person.. doubtless - credu-
0us aud willing wrh vel of Everybody 90 70 i'm
agne tina, Lord Derbys government VII brns 10 satir
factory reform bill They say that sr Robert Peel and
the Duke 81 Wellington paced Cstholr EMANCIPATION,
that sr Robert Peel repealed the Corn laws and why
should not Lord Derby pass reform bill l0fd Derby
is neither the Duke Of Wellington SIR Robert Peel
checrs and iaushter He left both those statesmen In
ls<s rsiher Than unite with them 70 repeal the Corn
laws and e has shown nom thai hour W this ons
atom Of Ftatesmanshp spark Of patriotism that
leads us 70 expect THAI this occasion he VIII turn
round and nesectsng his party do some,hins fos ns
country tthscrxb IL b ell very well 70 ssy THAI " the
government brings In very good bill, Why, We who
wan, very rod ball viii support u. but " Of no nss
dealing IN phraseologes and piatitude~ of This KIND
Look a. the CAbipst ~ Lord Derby Look u what the
membsu 81 md and do during last sc~sou. Lord
DERBY told 10 that his msxscn d~mocrscy.
HIS frieads IN The Heass of Commons declared lsss
session that The passng 81 The ball Of The sss gov
ernmsns would b 70 han1 over the country 70 the
democracy Of the vowking e~nssa Mr. Dlsrseii 10 be
speschss 80 ingsnssss bsgss1 hh fosewsrs- ade-d
~ IN fspsrS. fss 4 - - sss bssa h vivid ags