New-York tribune., 1867-06-14
GREAT BRITAIN.
THE REFORM BILL.


The Reform bill still continues TO make progress IN
the House OF Commons All that portion regulating the
franchise had got through WITH and the committee
was engaged upon the question Of the redistribution OF
seats The Borough of Lancaster Yarmouth Totnes and
Reicae were totally difranehised on account OF the
bribery and corruption that took place in them at the
last election. At meeting Of the Council OF inc REFORM
League, Mr.. Beaes the President complained tnat ne
TSsnds On the Liberal side Of the House dong moth
Ing but conpnenting the ChanceuOr OF the EaSnequet
eat boon that could be conferred upon the country The
League however has yet great deal TO 40 anu ne Was
The TeaSue could also be useful in other matters
resolution adopted in favor OF the League eaTnes
ressipg for the ballot and that the Executive Council
should Carefully consider the redistribution OF seats
DIsFRAScnIsEMENT OF CORRUPT B0k0UGhs. GSnt,too IN
the Representation of the People bill clause came up
The object Of the clause was 70 anS smonb
The Chancellor Of the Exehequer proposed 10 postpone
the but an e d1ae 5G BowRer opposed the
cIanse on the grounds that II would make the BIN bill Of
Sise innocent peope in the present and genera
tons because others have been guilty Of corrupt prsc
of corrupt boroughs believing it to be the only cure
for bribery Mr BRIGHT @ ne sD IN be House to
whom corruption was more Odous than 10 hlmseH Dt
men should be perpetuay disfranchsed and the great
population Of Lancaster and Yarmouth perpetuay eA
onded because small number OF electors III one genera
ton had been guilty Of the offense.
The House decided in favor of disfranchisemeih
VICTOR HUGO AND THE RENIAhs.
In compliance with request made to him from
Dublin NJ Victor Hugo has addressed the following let
ter to England on the subject OF the execution OF Burke
and other Fenians:
There is anguish Dublin. Sentences Of death follow
@ upon s9Shfr letter y, PeOTs er Us BuF
next will come Capt. MAferty and Capt MClure then
three Others m he o@e oGe aTo WouHg g ore you Viii
my letter reach in time We read this and 90 not
that is not possbieCacaft has nothing TO do with poll
Ut gapS WSeb yTS England hailed Kossuth il was not
That She night initiate the gbbet OF Hungary; II was
that England glorIed Garbad Else what would signify
the hurrahs Of London and southsmptonf PIT an end
mittees NO. England in 1851 VIII not execute lfeisno ma
That Elizabeth win not behead a1as MsIy o
copy Tallaferro killing John Brown Chacon slhg L2pez
Srd what hng SFSS ne Tns after the
French Revolution in the great ana luminous epocn IN
written nothing thought. nothing proclaimed, nothing
done within the last 40 years what snch Things sna
tors Who are itnesses what the old penalties
shall still subst to this hour such sentences as tese
. dsy YOU shall be drawn hurdle TO the
place Of your punishment then yonr DSqy sa De @ Ses
Majesty Who will command TO be done with them accord
Ing TO her good pleasure" What! on May or 1uhe
morning today tomorrow, man. because he mas
political or national faith because he has struggled iof
that faith because he has been yanantshed s ssr & pe
-
face aud be hanged and stranged until death ensne
No y0u are not England for that. You have at pfese
this advantage ever France that you are free nation
France as great England is not mistress o herself ana
is a sad dminutiOn You pride yourself upon ~ Sc
But beware II possible to go back century IN
day To recede the political Railows lou,
England! Then erect n statue 10 Jehcrys heanwme,
we viii erect a statue TO Ncl'airc, 10 you
give IL a thoughtl You have sheridan ana
Fox who found Parliamentary eloquence; yol nave
Howard who ventilated the prison and made punishment
luercui You have WilDerforce. who abOshed slavery
you have Rowland Ill., who yiyihed postal Crcmaon:
you have Coieu who created free trade you have sys
70 the world the cooDizng impulse you have
The first transatlantic cable are III mn po.sessoh i
political manhood you exercise the giand Ilgh OF elt
scnship magnhceuty iu all It's forms; on nave bec
press free speech freedom Of conscience freedom "i
association free trade household freedom personal iree-
dQm you aIe about. through REFORM 70 arrive al uyr
sal suffrage; you the land OF The vote, the po he
meeng you tho mighty people or the hapeas toiPus
Well, then 10 all this epend0r add tnis Burke hagcn'
aud precisely becaute you the greatest OF free peopes
you become the least 10 Is unknown what fiNhge ohr
drop Of shame inakesin glory Fron being nist yo sS
~ be last What means this inverted amDuOnf Nh"l
means this thirst for dogfadatong III presence %
iiese gibbets, worthy the insanity Of Georse II,
The Continent WOnld 30 longer Jecognjze ihe
August Great Bntal1 Of loStesf. Ihe Ha,!Vns