New-York tribune., 1867-03-29
F0RETGN CORRESPONDENCE.
LONDON.

F,.n Our Special CouesPondenA ,,oh q ,es-
AtIanQth 10 Is known substantially Whao Is '"o
nature of the Reform bill which the DERBY Uo'ein.
.,;,,, avt The leading feature of it is as lntl-
aotoa n ,ov last letter to be Household Suffrage;
90 ~ but iustice TO the Conservatives to say, that
tho obacks and limitations with which they propose
to surround this are less rigid than could nave Deeh
expected. and certainly not enough TO take away
with one hand what is given with the O'ner' All
nersoDs who have households in when they nave Ie-
sided two years, paying rates personally, are 10 NC
enfranchi5ed In burroughs. In counties those whose
residences are rated at els annually are TO nave
xotes this is equal TO about Els rental In addtoh
20 these there are to be franchises for those VINO nave
c,o laid M In savings banks to persons who have
invested the same amount in public tunds; 10 per
sons paving fl per annum in direct taxes to grauu
ates of universities members of learned professions
ministers of religion certifcated schoolmasters' &c
Bv this bill II is undeniable, that number equaI 10
at least one-half probably more OF the existing con
stitpencv will be added to the electoral power Inc
chief drawback upon this is the introduction OF
the principle Of dual voting, by which persons VINO
aready have votes by reason of their property VIII
have AN additional vote if they fulfill the conditions
of any of the new franchises e. u III .tS SfonS fde
ates Clergymen, OTmembcrs OF leaIned pr0leSsois.
saw drawback" for the majority OF Liberals heIS
will violently oppose this cumulatlVe vote pu' II
This vote could be properly restricted u WouIG ceI
taiuly be an immense draw-fOrWard.| III VIII not
be conducive to progress TO give TWO votes 10 an u
listers of religion, even lt-ls we 90 n91 geI Ifl
Church are included. The rejection OF OadsI4ne AT
Oxford in favor of the mediocilty squire Iruy,
shows what the unmtgated clergy are lncIhSu 70 no
In nolitcs that was undoubtedly fair sample OF the
clerical reactOnism' of England. But II tue eAut
vote could be appointed as premium upon eIihen i M
leSrung il were surely satisfactory to an ideas vi
course there is in q country where so much passes lOI
learning that is intensified monastcsnl great M
probability that this can be donei and so the uui
Vote will probably strike the public eye only as
new aud odous distinction between the rich ana 'ne
poor. ,. H.. a., I,for,, hin &c
far more satisfactory to the radicals thah any
which the RussCll-GladstOne Government W0ulu
have brought forward, had it been IN power. l nap
pen 10 know that this is the OPINION OF SeveaI 9I te
most eminent radicals in the House, and indeed tne
same the undertone OF poor lame Ear To DttS ~
.on of the great reformer of 1892 himself claiming 10
be rcformer should be the man to warn the c0un-
try that the conservatives going too last ana 700
Gar is astonishing enough. The Morning Star KICKS
him out of the liberal ranks this morning, In 1act,
those who really desire Reform are beginning 10
watch their own leaders very susplclOusly; ana
during the week The Daily Telegraph has adlnQnlShed
Lord Russell that it is time for him to remember ms
old advice 10 the country, rest and be tnankIul,
and take it himself. There some signs that CLAD
stone is uneasy at the possibility OF SphtIng ms
party by opposition or else supporting tho h IGeS % III
bringing forward a reform more radical than MS own,
and one which will gain them the foremost PoSVl
in the country for many years Indeed some Oh !ne
eminent aud hard-shcl conservatives are advertising
the nosition of Defender of the Constitution as
vacant and strongly limiting 70 Gladstone mat tney
are ready TO receive from MN proposals loi Ie pay
which Lord Derby has vacated. What has caused !his
strange change of plans! DSTGeli Ateyery Cannet
meeting on the subject which has been held TINS od
fox has with his transparency noticed llOuse-
hold Suffrage" At every such meeting he made one
speech which was substantially this: " You fools!
don't YOU Were got 10 hare t-elthcr through the
liberals or ourselves-and that if it comes through
US wo have an indefinite lease of power; If through
them, that we are henceiolth party OF the paSti
lie voted down, once, twice, thrice; ne patiently
brought forward the propositions OF the rlght
wing and saw them covered with rdicule and the
old fox stuck TO his one speech ana text winch mas
now brought him and his party to the verge of a
magnificent success. The real Reformers OF the
House are now anxious to keep the present Ministry
In powcr: they will lick the cub into shape and
mus say this. however. with reserve. for there
may yet he some trick discovered in the part of the
Du which relates to the redistribution of seats that
may ytiate at the core what seems to be good bill
such trick would be Immediately exposed.
The Reform discussion has never before brought
been issued by Macmillan It's entitled Essays on
Reform" and has been prepared like the famous
hEssays and Reviews" BY number OF eminent
writers-the best method perhaps ever devised K
secure complete statement on subject OF PRESSING
importance. Every phase of the subject is here com
mitted to an able hand who deals with that alone il
his essay and the result is book got up at once TO
an emergency, and yet totally free from the evils
eyitabe to haste Here are twelve exhaustive essay
which moreover are not only of high value, the
affect the question now before England. but M uni
verSal interest for ali philosophical minds Tho en
tire subject of the existence of classes, their mOdfi
cations and tendencies the subject OF arlStOcratiC
power the historical development OF Democracy
The practical results Of English government all thesC
are treated with prOfuSiOn Of illustration pro
found learning, and pregnant simplicity of state
writers are the Hon. G. G. BroideE Oxford. r. Ii
Hutton NJ Az editor Ct Qf,1 Yhe 1PeSe@or Lord Hough'
A. Oxford, Leslie stephen Ia brother of the cele-
bratcd harrlSter and essayist F1tzlames Stephens)
J,B Knuear, Bernard CrlcrOft, {. II. Pearson, NJ. A..
GOldNn Smith, NJ. A., James Byce, Is. &. H., A. o.
RutsOn. NJ. A, and Sir George Young OF the essays,
that which will be the most interesting to Americans
is written by Mr.. stephen, and entitled On the
Choice Oi Representatives by Popular Constituencies
The great cry of those who here oppose the extension
of Suffrage IS that the suffrage be lowered TO the
uneducated, the intellectual character of the House
of Commons is lowered. The enthusiasm Will
which the working classes have sustained such
Mill, Hughes tawcett and others whose
emineuoe IS Intellectual and literary, has been
sufficient dispTOOt OF this charge. Nevertheless
there has been a strong cOuntcT-staemcnt maintain
ing that the great tendency is the other way and
this is supported by citations of te political cOrup
tiOns III NewYOTk and the alleged iDfcrOTty of the
American Congress III culture, ability, and dignity tC
the delibcTatiye bodies of Europe. For 10 the Euro
pean imagination the brandiShed club Of Brooks The
drawn revolver of FoOte, the filthy oaths and drunk
enneSS of McDOugai are still, and not unnaturally
the mos salient features OF the American Congress
Americans have IN these matters sounded their OWL
stralu and must not quarrel with the echo. Again
Congressional temperance societies Senators con
voTted.' and the like, seem TO point TO the vulgar
associations whose head-centeTs in England are the
StIgginSes Chadbands, etc. However to return 10
Mr. Stephens essay, there IS here some criticism
which however partial Its basis, should be read re-
flectnsiy and with good humOr by every American
IL Is bat Just To say that IN the quotations am about
10 make restrict myself TO criticisms and entirely
leave Ou the effective statements made in favor of
the American Government, which indeed furnishes
the writer with his finest arguments i'm favor of rep
reSentative government Mr.. Stephen quotes with
ont Subscribing the charges made against America
that American statesmen have been falling off since