New-York tribune., 1867-08-08

fIniyers;ty were each 10 gain a member. Immedi-
ately after this came the panic IN the cry od .o ds
and the failure of a crowd of banks ana greaC I u
coupt houses. The working classes lelt uJJoPy
interested in Reform, for it promised TO De1enU
but it did not excite much interest IN tne i NJ
after the great debate on the second reauihR i AZ.
Gladstone agreed to fuse his Franchise anu ho-ulS
tributiOn seats into one. In COMMITTEE, lne iIst
of the measure was obstructed and SLOW. Az dsS1
after being beaten motion by hD1lIty CI u -
and another by Lord Dunkeibn ITO nake 4hi ,inH'
and not rental the test in the Borough - - - ynio,
when i'm house of Gl9 members there was a major
itv of II against the Government. Mr.. Gladstone De-
claTed he would not remain IN onlOei oni ine nc
Queen said he had Dd been that ge"'yI When Europe
was in flame. it was no time 10 cnange }9 tne tne
English Ministry Russell and the rest Woulu nave
remained but Gladstone was essential 70 theH exist
ance as a government SO the Russell Gladstone adj
mnstratOn went ont, and the DERBY iPlly
went in. Mr.. Gladstone was acGesu t % of + i;
linn i'm the Commons, on vital polnt, anu stfohg
chance of being beaten in the Lords, he was III
Ts Nos iommnnicated to Parliament on June 25
1894 and ON July @ before the new Ministry met
Parliament. there was an end of Reform for some
months of course. The session ended on August TO-
and from that time until the first week of February
1867 while the agitated for Reform not even
a hint of Ministerial intentions on that subject was
allowed to tTanspire. The popular behet was that
Ministers would try to shirk Reform, Tor the puDhc
forgot that Lord Derby, when Mr. Stanley had given
powerful aid 10 Reform when made a Cabinet
measure by his colleagues, the Grey DhnlstIy Ill
1S3l-S2; that Mr. DiSrae had started III politics as
Liberal and that his Reform bill of 1889 was 9
better because broader, measure than LORD Russell
had produced between 1882 and 1866.
The Royal speech ut the opening OF the session, on
February 1867, recommended Reform In the follow
ing week Mr. DsIaeli explained his intended course
to take Reform not rs party question: not rs one
which ought to decide the fate OF Ministers pnt as
national question, TO be dealt with III concllatory
and liberal manner Therefore he would not htlouuco
Reform bill but move series OF resolutions statlng
the principles and details on which SATISFACTORY
reform might be based. When these resolutions were
| ,,t,, al fhara axNna
uuently proposed four fancy nanchlseS -cduct-
tional ESQ in savings bank, ESQ IN the FUNDS, OF
! Fl q year direct taxation with 20 rating ifahcse
| in boroughs and 600 rating franchise IN counties
! This he thought, would add 4OOOOO 10 the present
number lie also would give 80 new seats, creating 10
new county members, eniranchlse u tOWDS' ana iahS
| one member from % small borOuchs, which
| now have twomembers each. The plan was coiuly
received, on which Dsraeli Withdrew hiS resolution
and promised TO bring in bill. Before he dld TINS,
three of his ultTa-IOry colleagues, respectively sec
retaries of State for War; India and the Colonies re-
signed Office as they thought Lord Derby, rs weL ms
| Mir Dsrae were too Liberal. IL then came out
! that the tame character of the Ministerial Reform
measure was caused by yielding to their opposition
| The gentlemen IN question are LORD CuhOOuilie
! eldest son of the Marquis of Salisbury Gen: Peel
brother of the late Sir Roberts; ana the
Earl Of CaTnaryon. 1t was stated Dy l., MI H.
! Dsrael that the Ministry couid, and now wouH, go
| forward energeteally for Liberal REFORM
DisIaeli kept hls word. One by one, he SURRENDERED
| his fancy Franchises only retaining that one an
original idea in his Reform bill of 1892 winch gives
the franchise TO lOGgCrs who pay at the ate Oh 81
week or over, as rent. lie adopted various hhlenu
ments for his opponents, aud, IN such way 'hlt u
is still uncertain whether they not among the
reserved points of hs plan. sometimes nc was oi,'-
| vntcd Inv n small majority but generally bad the
decision i'm his favor His tact temper. ana abIty
merit great praise and the bill was hnally Ttad
! third time and passed in the Commons, without
4vSS9n snco on MT%asSd passsd through R'n the Lords
As the bill stands. the county ianclise Is Ieduceu
| from ESQ year rent to fl2; the old scot ana Iot
Iatepaying qualification Is sresoied TO boIousns inc
lOdqtr gets vote. This ought 10 let IN 250OOn Lon
| don alone and will include twO-thrds of newspaper
folks and artists who have no house yet The ionr
/ bribed boroughs were disfranchised All borOughs
with fewer than 10000 inhabitants arc TO lose one
/ member each: that % new boroughs and - new
! county borouphs should be created the counties
having 100000 inhabitants An Aunillona'
/ member is given to several large loNh'
The great element =, OF lhg rints G ye,. bx h,I
lot and short parliaments, are yet to come ana are
! What wIll the Reform bill DO for the British
people That IL has been passed bY ministers " lao
! have generally shown themselves opposed To- ITO
gress does not matter he measure VII ~ d9uo9 @ lig
/ Wales The wOIl ilg classes, VINO possess hNc-
twelfths of the income Of England and Wales have
Lad, up to this time, only o9e,seNenth 81 lhe ,
InentaTy representation OF that country ~ lne
/ million Of new votes nincteuths VIII be Ldbciai.
and ninctenths of the Lodger votes must DO So IoI
that class with more brains than shillings are gen
/ eray educated men. When the question OF Borough
I aud county boundaries is adjusted. early next Sos
sion. the sooner new Parliament meets tt bfittT
We shall b. surprised il different class OF members
! is not produced by this measure. what u VIII
lead 10 il obscure as yet but there - every huetlon
that the House of Lords viii be sujcctc ed 10 search
ing reform long Ont of It's 4ji members at least 400
never enter the House except tO vote I'm party
test and IL may be yet discussed whether M Ire
lands pecrage Is sTopresentcd III the Upper House by
- persons and Scotands by G II would not be- fair
90 select some 80 or C representative leeIs nom the
remaining 40 hereditary English legislators who
help 30 make mp the House of Lords. working
Upper Chamber would be great improvement, and
This with other advantages may be a result Of the
Reform bill of 1871 despite its Tory parentago