New-York tribune., 1867-06-10
GREAT BRITAIN.
TIE REFOEAl BILL.

On Monday May 27 the Chancellor Of the Excheq-
uer defended himself from the charge OF breach OF @
which had been brought against him by certain parties
who had altered that the clauses which lee had brOu ghtup
to carry out Nj HOdgksons amendment tor putihe au
The question to whether the conpounder should
have the franchise by practically putting an end To com
pounding intended 10 deceive and III fact continued
the conpounding system. Referring TO tie county
franchise, he said the Government wished TO cttah-h
on a broad and popular basis. but that II should hc
county franchise. and should not lose lt- ul'I,u'c
character ON this principle the Government could not
accept Mr. Kinglakes amendment (repcalng the enact
mcnts that person snail vote for county ~ rtpcc oi
house which would give vote for borough but thty
were disposed to accept the amendment OF hr Edward
Derne reducing the county franchise from 25 To 4lA
Mr.. j. S. MIL said II charge Of dcceying the house
had been made against Chancellor Of Tie ENchcquer
had acquitted himself The shot with whlch nc hSd
Mr. Gladstone SAID he did not think the Chancellor Of
the Exchequer could be charged with breach OK faih
He hoped the right honorable gentleman Would consent
to a complete severance between the question Of com
pounding and the question Of the Franchise go .,...
The Committee then proceeded with the MI, fesuinlhg
discussion clause 4, which relates To the otcu-
ton franchise for votes IL counties At rnS & pfyCuS hC
sitting the words "of premises ul any tenure h"u pct
out and Mr. g. Hardy moved to MI up ihe blank
with the words lands or tenements' TO which Mf;
Ayrton moved an amendment to leave out llnds
Another discussion now took place on TINS et ana on
a division Mr. Hardy's motion was carried by 25b to
254 The same question was. however, immcdi-
aely raised in another form by SIR T.. ColeproCkr,
tLis was negatvcd by 264 to 2 The question Of tie
amount at which the franchise should be liked thon
which he was supported by Mr.. Bright and Mr. Peasc,
but Sir r. Lloyd proposed 4l2 AID the Chanceor OF te
Exchequer supported the latter figure. Mr.. Gladstone
said he in favor Of $40, but recommended Mr King
TO accept the Chancellor Of the Exchequers offer MI.
l. King agreed, and u" accordingly inserted The
remaining clauses up 10 "a were then postponed and the
Committee proceeded with clause 81 which enables me
occuper claim 10 be rated III order TO acquire inc
franchise.
The Chancellor Of the Exchequer brought mp the
clauses OF which he had given notice, TO be added 10
this clause In lieu of Mr. Hodgkinson's amendment;
These enac-lst That no owner OF house shall De rated
matter mentioned I'd, That the fun rateabe value OF
every dwellng-hOuso other separate tenement and
the Occupier shall be entered IN the ratebOok 3D. That
with the Joint consent OF the owner and occupler the
overseers NAV rate the owner Of the Occuper
and compound with the owner for the rates; and 4th
That any arrangement for rating the owner or com
pounding with him shall be determined on the 10Th day
Of July in each year, but may be renewed.
Mr. HodgkinsOn said the Chancellor 0t the EXchequer
would withdraw clauses and g. he would withdraw his
amendment The Chancellor OF the Exchequer said he
wished 10 have discussion upon them discussion
thereupon ensued In which Mr. Denman MI HILBERT Sir
T. PalG, and Sir X. Collier took part by al OF whom
clauses and were condemned, ana eventually the
chancellor of the Exchequer withdrew them The first
two we're then added the bll were also three pro
relating to existing compositions ana he coectg
of tine rates Hereunder, with an amendment Dy MI
Ayrton that where the dwelling house or tenement sna
be wholly let out In separate apartment ana .he louBnBS
not separately rated, the owner shal De rated. .,
IN cionse a. after the words dwelling house, to insert
other tenement for which the owner at the tlme OF
the passing OF this act is rated is liable to be rated
would be entitled 10 be registered as anOccuper IN pu
OF this act at the hrs registration OF paranGn
tary be made after the passing OF this act II he
had been rated TO the poor rare Ior ny Wnoe Vi ,e
qured period such occupier shall he may
a. ordinary oecupc be entitled 70 he registered subject
10 the conditions: That ne has been only rated
as an ordinary occupc all poor rates in respect OF the
premises after liability Of the owner to be rated To the
poor rate has ceased under the provisions Of Tins act
Tha he has before the 2Oth of July 1863 paid all poor
rates which have become payable from ln as an Odina
~ oecuper In respect Of the premises up to the preceding
sin day OF January, together with all arrears o poor
rates II any due from the owner before his liability TO
be rated ceased heTeinbefOre mentioned"
The first condition was agreed TO without uscussOn
Upon the second.
MIR bright said that. in 1885, he had addressed large
meetings ON tae subject Of the franchise and II was an
interesting fact that the bill Of the Chancellor 0f the
Exchequer precisely that which he then recon-
neuded He proposed 10 strike out the figure RIO IN
the Reform Act and that what this bill dd, ana he
nrouosed further that all persons excused from
~ rates should be excluded from the franchise The
Chancellor OF the Exchequer had proposed the most
ytreme measure Acknowledgement that he thr BrlgD
hsd ever recommended either in public or private lie
acknovled Red that the present bill would admit some
persons who would not improve the character OF tne
aonstfucut body and some who were not nt 10 De sd
nitted bu the same might be sad Of every constituency
thew could frame In the present borough constituencies
heSe we're few men WHO were troublesome 10 DOt par
es who were very uncertain, and whom most IL elhB
Committees desired 20 In any other boron tLh
thers but he was opinion that an eXtes.nH "a Tue
Franchise az wde as this bill enacted would nave az au
yautageous effect IA n rule the whole class " -