New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-19

produced counter returns; how Sir George
Lewis argued that the counter returns had not
figure right ia them; how Earl Grey. In the House OF
Lords insisted that both were equally out, and got
committee 10 check the figures as If the whole debate
were disputed question OF account AS to the Two
branches Of reform previously intimated thongh one
will be incomplete and partial without the other yet 10
the long they identical II once the purchase IS
materially lowered the rectihcetion OF the wrongs ana
anomalies Of the present electoral system follows as
matter of course To suppose that with million OF
voters added 10 the constituencies, such VIGOROUSLY
rotten boroughs that which allows Bob Lowe TO AR
his insoence in the House OF Commons viii be allowed
to retain their misrepresentation is palpaoly absurd
This inference seems 40 obyions that one doubts
whether the Government bill will meet with one jot less
Of opposition because it may not propose TO dsfranehse
any borough The instinct OF self preservation must
make all representatives OF the oredoomed consttueb
ees hostile TO the idea Of any reform OF whatever char
acter
Allow me few statistics which, however superflu.
Gus TO progressive EngisbmeD may help Americans TO
a clear conception Of the impending struggle OF the
results of which predicate nothing In The present
House of Commons the Government interest Is repre-.
sented by "A members Of the Administration. with
holders Of Office under Government. giving total OF
a. The arstocratic interest Is represented by the ED
eat sons of peerr 3s younger nephews cousins
and the like e2: connected with peers by marriage W
Irish and Scotch members. 5; giving total OF 20.
The fighting interest Is represented by lOJ military
officers q naval officers 40 yoomanry officers 81 vol
unteers and Is militia officers. The legal interest 10
represented by attorneys and solicitors, ana ~ par
risters and adsocates The mercantile and manufac-
turing interest numbers s. The miscellaneous in
GLIDING surveyors architects. brewers newspaper pro-
pretors etc, a. The railway directors are only re-
turned though there must be three times the mum
Der Now the war-yoting power in the House cannot
be less than 400 than half OF the entire body ana
the logical result inordnate war taxation IN time
of peace amounting to the modest estimate OF toOVO
per hour throughout the year The military and naval
gentlemen, Of course, think there's nothing Ike
leather During the last 65 years this country has er
pended for fighting purposes including the war debt.
no less than So $40 millions all drawn from the pockets
Of the people Its income for the last 30 years mas oeeh
Ell 770l millions; its expenditure during that ,lue
47 millions averaging $50 65l 900 per year. truly
sum, and one which would hardly be squah
ored by true representatives Of the people These are IN
oulte hopeless minority At least i've out Oh every
~ arr OF the arsocratic class retain their
seats by peerage iDfusnce-indeed, prsctcay' inc
House OF Commons Is only junior House OF Lords IL
il the house Of the arisoc.acy, the army the navy
ANYTHING but the house Of the people The present cleo
tofa system denies the semblance OF political power 70
all but narrow section OF the community, and lien
allows the minority of that section to out''ote the ma
iory in constituencies subject TO srlsocratc ceri.
cal control The House ofCommons neither represents
property the average OF the MARION.
IL tres all governs ALL IL the creature OF the
few the deepest interest In the maintenance
OF offices and organized system Injurious 70 the
rights Of the many To everybody the TACT rs palen,
that The snecures the pensions tie good offices and
fat things" Of the state divided among afew Ac
cordng 20 the last census OF ls5l the male population
OF this country was upwards OF o. eoutse -
higher now At moderate computation tOOuOOO OF
this number are adults Now the present electorate
scarcely exceeds loo 900 voters taking the numbers
nOmlually examination, hndg thnt ~ tue InOtt
Loty contested election not more than WO0oO can be
brought 10 the poll owing intimidation ana other In
fucnces. Indeed IL Is fewer than 10000 Only one
out OF SIX and his chance subject 10 rascay contingent
ocs In fact in the counties OF England there is but
one FOR every nineteen PERSONS IN aes one Tor
every eigheen In Scotland one for every thirty
boroughs of England there is TO every seventeen
persons entitled 20 votes In the boroughs OF WAes
for every tveniyone; In Scotland one Tor every
thirty four In Ireland one for every nifty eight Here
I he facts n
look at the so.caed representation. The Financial
J Reform Association has issued a table containing
an admirable analy sis Of the constituencies OF this
United Kingdom This sheet shows that eleven
boroughs with an aggregate population Of 49, 7o5 per
sons only have ASST electors They pay gross rental
Of 673 and 3lJ tc2 to the income tax Now these
II boroughs with this limited population and very lin
tied number Of electors return IL members 70 PAria
ment; aud boroughs with 10 times the population OF
the preceding 50 times the number Of electors and pay
ing IN times the amount Of income tax only sends IL
NJ embers-just one more Honiton, with population
OF 1901 and 200 electors. rental OF xloOv ana pay
ment Of EGO income tax. has double the voting power
OF Stafford with population Of lO2 40, jOl electors
1873 800 rental and 2272O payment OF the Income tax
allies like these plentiful as blackberries IN
their season One may go through tho entire country
and find 1t all the same. There large and import
ant pisces totally unrepresented birmingham with
population OF 900 persons has but 1857 electors
who return only two members Banbury. with lO,2l6
Inhabitants has 6l7 electors who return member
Thus every In the latter rather sleepy country
town Is the political equal OF IL residents IN one OF the
busiest in oil England, with John Bright os us repre-
such 10 really represented in the peoples House OF
Commons
So much statisticaly for the necessity for Reform
Whether IL will be obtained is quite another question
From the privileged classes the Government must e.
pect bitter opposition; from the selfish middle class
lukew armness; from the workingmen hardly as muoh
support sincere libera lism has had rgnt TO expect
The papers on the side Of the latter write strongly but
one 10 detect Ia them want OF conhdence they
may be only whistug TO keep their courage up Many
OF the Liberalselected as such-are scarcely 70
he depended on the atmosphere Of ST. Stephens bong
morally no better than that OF Washington Inc
Tories win fight hard. and the sham Liberals will help
two things sTwsyss S.s mus. SsSp ~:
popular character Of the Government or 1t 10 thrown
out and then ve shall be able 10 distinguish the nominal
the LIBERIA party win gain very solid advantage. TAs
Op BY the way edited by Evelyn Ashley ate Prvato
secretary TO Lord Pslmeton ASSERTS that Earl Russell
carried the bill with which bis name 10 Historically
identified He Is seventy you know. and fearfuiiy
bsdgered with contentious and difficulties.
biz Of gossip about Mr. Gladstone vho %. hitnsi
ton Of Leader" TO the House Of Commons. They ssy
in the gallery. that he begins - show temper some
Anser q one OF his hands and heard that he has suf
fered extremely from neuralgia ever since. ono o'en
sees him putting one hand over the other. while M
betrays the pain he suffers and u he rises
10 speak under such circumstances, what wonder an
opponent gets the benefit. The attitude may become
the danger signal Of the Treasury bench 40 yn Lord
Palmerston's equity sling In the oden time. He made
rather severe attack upon Mr. Crawford, enc OF the
members for the City Of London when that gentleman
vss making mild speech the subject OF the electric
| telegraph, during the present week.
There seems to be lul in the interest about the Kin
derpest; which u not increasing at present-thanks,
perbspe 10 the unusually severe weather. Everybody
z complaining bitterly Of the cold We are approach
Iue Spriag according to the almanac. yet ID moro
ike mid. Winter than anything We have experienced
IRIS year In the squares and earden the shrubs and
treei were beginning to look green and bright but now
the ground 10 covered with snow and the nights are