New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-05-13
GREAT BRITAIN.
THE Reform QUESTION


The Reform hell is stiIl tolling. The most impOr
ant speech mail is that 0 Mr. Otway who
has 81 late become very prominent in the eIouse ofCon
mons 10 was delivered before his constituents atChat-
ham,. Nr. Otway said
Al she time the present Government auccccdGe TO
power they might have determined "a deal with the all
important subject Of Reform IN Of two ways They
miceither have declined to egiSlae that subject
else t0deal with II by the lhfodhctGnOt purely COB
sentative measure The course the Government 4 ad
adopted the this question, however, was
not Only insnccre. but also dishonest The manner III
which the present Government had treated TINS aln
portaDt question had, he felt hesitation in saying
done TO bring parliamentary representation INTO
contempt than any c0nIse winch bad b pursued SINE
the corrupt DAYS of WalpOe and Pelham only ten months
since saIne Of the most eminent members Of fhe Cons
waive party. many OF whom are now III we "OVsiIt
ment. snade themselves conspicuous night after
stone inr endcaNormg 10 estOw lhe eie'uve
franchise. on the OccupierS OF houses ~ - ron
10y those who were the most violent an their opposition Ia
Mr.. GladS0nei Why. nothing than what The COnscr
vative party lOud in prOcaining was measure OF
househollsiHge; but SO far from That being the case
the measure IN its present form was nothing ess tan one
while il undcnIable fact that if carried 1t would
have Inapprccable effect the borough electors Of
this country ~ fact the measure before Parliament
far from settlng the question Of RefOT N0ld have
the effect ofIsQpenng the whole question: and creating
iilnsiye measure Cheers The hi had two faces Ne oh
iect Of It's prosers being to catch the support ID Conser
NATIVES and Tories and at the time the weakest OF
the Radicals. daughter and applause They would re-
defect in the bill that connected with the payment Of
rates-and defeated by majority O ~ Tbas enaoi-
", they had dcubtless seen was composed 9i mos mem
hateye motives they had for the course they ad pnr-
eled certainly their logic WAS most defective ana was
highly amusing read the reasons given by those VINO
1d deserted the Liberal ranLs the occasion reiei1d TO-
their constituents who hae very properly called aheh
10 account HIS excellent friend MI. Bass Tor instance,
hal stated that his reason for supporting te bh vas
Tst he thought il thoroughly bad thai therefore ne
hs Thought Il better to vote IT, laughter lie had
sC received the urgent requests to support tue en
and vote against the amendment hut his answer was st
nke 70 erect settlement OF S question: !i ma I ~
hhs he should give ais strenuous opposition llouo
cheer Looking at household outrage az The proper
restiplace of the gapcl1 Sc in tbs country he was pre-
pane approach II by degrees and therefore he had
being the right ana Oest course, , hne uSis
Of s5 rating, any other rating gre now thoroughly
10 nie 'Sgs 10 propose hosehog sHgref P's aoa S"e
Loud cheeIingl such course wonle SET the question
vas ther 20 prevent the franchise being bestowed
On the poor lnan well as the rich man Their oppO-
were fghfl7g against an enemy, They say, IN effect
We anxious TO let hin in, bW IN de1g SO we must
poSeIless Why, what would he the mrs thing strong
would % when they found that th.y were thus
assert the power they felt they he'd right TO WELD
fCheerLl The present measure vas one which, IN
tbe eMStry sad If il could not be amended so as TO
bring il into haiIcOny with the demands OF tire Liberal
ccted ne third reading, and the passing of really
Substantial measure deferred 10 another session. Loud
i'm the hands of Government which haa always been
the avowed and uDcGnpromising opponents OF Reform
they kere abOut eec ting great constitutional change,
that should be- effected by friends rather than by those
who had ayay h9~n 6o DC Opposed re 10
doctrine which they how d nGdrd pq tSTW ~ s
he held that IL wond e great calamity 70
pass bad measure o1 TINS measure ot i ne
Individual distinction between t ficb aud lie 10 VI