New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-22
GREAT BRITAIN.
THE REFORM BILL.


In the Commons the Reform bill has made
some progress through Committee, but no debate OF I'm
portance has occurred most interesting dscnssiap
was upon proposal Of Lord r. Cecil, who moved as
clause That any person who has OF any time been con-
vcted Of felony larceny, perjury or subornaton OF per
jury shall be held incapable Of voting for the election OF
Msmbers of Parliament He said 1t was calculated
thar there were now living in the metropolitan district
upyng lodgings houses 20 the value OF 40 year.
es Convicted thieves 1865 bad characters AS the
metropolitan members might naturally be anxious 10
know something OF their future ana tne
that the members for Westminster would represent
thieves and us aa sa tbievss st1d s.
bad characters, the Hen. members TOT flhs
%e,y,,e 90 Tor Southwark Is thieves and 40 bad
characters the Hon. members FOR Lambeth stmeyes ana
let's rs thieves and bad chzEacer the Hon members
20 Greenwich 40 thieves and "a bad characters the
81 bad characsers the Hon d4ember for Hackney %
thieves and es al rn1 or shee
lhr r. Hope bel been very uust 10 TIE HhanceuOI oI
Inc Exehequer " CHARGING nun Will e6e9 ne dnitted
and that in considerable numbers. The principle Tor
w waS e vas gS s 10 kesp Ms hands OF
other peoples propey was not II " e trusted with inc
Mr. serst Purdee ssoyed as an addsn to the clause
That its pysos be extended to the elected as "ea9 the
Mr. Glad8tone oppesti the clause the ground 0lat II
was Introducing new principle Of etWlnl law; aney
to be subecte0 cvil dsq1alneaioDs beside undressing
that esure ~ punishment which the declared tnat
The Interests OF society considered eaequ0se Tor me
2ne1ses they had eOmmittsd The principles 81 Englsa
nw have hitherto been that after the sentence was fa
and hope.
The feeling Of thu House bang opposed 10 tie clause
LORD Cee witdrew IT, but In doing So stated that the
thleYes solar Numbers concerned would FORM
an mpOrtaet constituency and these days Of railway
encouragement and commercial trand be bad no douDt
~ey would be able To fnd Mt representative.
Vol Glpin tken moved clause the OBJECT OF which
va W take one OF the representatives from War
nnlck IaInwortt TiyePt2n, and barDstable aud give
ptn TO the thriving mas nfacturiDS towns OF Luton,
&ssfpsleys BeighleF. and st BeleDs. .
ID he proposition would dOrbtless haze improved the
y Jibntlon bin, bnt members on s0th sldes opposed
Ot the Liberal side Mr.. Denmsn opposed II because
was NE Own constituency, aud Decau 81 the immense
eenee Uvert0n had exercised in the GsJOPean World
Holly years ia having returned Lord YEimerstoh as
90 Representative.
sf Robert Peel opposed Il on behalf Of Tann oItn pc
was DE own pocket borough, and Tor me
.s may ~ had given his great father ana ppA Oh ~
h-nSsons OF the nation. a. 70 Linton, atgOnR ~
H.lsiauoh had Increased, 10 largely composed VI
DSeu VINO We're engaged n the straw business hflel
t Eo.a naneredly 70 Col stuart one Of The mempers
s he county IN which Luton II situated, cir koper.
Iaton s dg ot wish 70 cast any suI on the morally o.
isn laubhffFl He was sure the honorable ana kh
|AHf ppsnes hnep Luton well. lLoud iaughterJ Tbat