The New York herald., 1867-04-02
MAIL DETAILS TO MARCH 20.
TINE BRITISH REVOLUTION.
SPECIAL Correspondence OF TINE HERALD.

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speech In IntrOdacing IG-Dinlcuisies Of the
sif.atien-rhe Two Grenr Parties Deceiv-
LONDON March 90 1891.
For the past week the weather has been cold and
r.ny, and clustering and foggy and thoroughly Eng
ssh and In every way disagreeabe London is full Of
Seope the theatres unusually well attended; there
hundreds Of fashionable balls and dinners every
evening, and all the folks dong their very best 20
make mead agains; the weather, but in vain. The
Americans, who are now arriving large numbers and
who step here route 70 the Pars Exposition, de-
lighted TO end that New York. with all ,s extremes OF
neat and cold is much euperor to London II is
ee h0pedthat few Of them win remain until ndsum-
and change their opinion for nothing excel
lent in women that andoubtng,
undertaking, uuqGestcning and patriotic faith in
NAe superiority OF their country upon
which Englishmen so particularly pride themselves
Many Of the sques and residents OF the pland counties
-~ho have come mp 10 London for the pre-
Haring 60 back again in disgust Politics brought
Aandreds OF persons up town who been
<eefcre In q long while, the hotels crowded the
oTes are crowded. the streets crowded. the houses
af Parliament crowded and Rotten row would be
csewded also n chilly ride or drive in
cssnfork
Reform is stin the great topic OF the day Other
sainss make little stirs and then, but reform
csntuuA excitement We going to have another
JsDian insurecton g. 9atrick's day. and thousands
- sOlden massed al Manchester, Liverpool and
ether suspected places; but sothng happened and that
nppIe died out The Alabama business seems TO be
Ssssottsn The kilograms from New York, limiting at
riots there and describing Fenian interviews with Pres
Asat johnson the talk Of hour but drop
- for the everlasting reform question The fashions
sclipeed by reform. The Paris Exposition waits to
- Abe next furor; but reform stops the way. Para
nsat cannot ~ through single days aession without
dabb,ing with REFORM NO matter whore the debate be-
Stns u ends with Q reform episode. II you sit down
vtsh friend be Aveiges you into conversation about
reform The papen full Of the subject The reviews
Ssas IN long. saepy ascles Meetings held abou,
q Trafalgar Square and elsewhere. And yet, with all
shb discussion, to be ~ far from set
element Of the question Disraei has brought in his
bil but satisfies nobody, and nobody eau suggest
anything better In the Times exhorts and P,ach
aanghs and the Star and the Advertiser scod aud arr
ssiesm still hangs fire. and it is impossible TO see how
John Bull 10 TO get out Of his dilemma without some.
shing like revolution.
The new bin was brought in on Monday evening last
and the House was overcrowded upon the previous
occasions described In these letters II is useless to
psas the picture. The same people were there, from
Ahe Prince of Wales down. and Dsrae rose amid
Abe same anxious expectation. or everybody
knew in advance just what the bill TO be- but the
present ministry fcke that some changes in the
programme expected. Sir John Pakingion had
made speech 70 his constituents at Drotx some
days before and had let the reform Of the bag
Lord Derby had held q meeting OF his supporters a,
Downing street and had told them all about Il These
revelations found their way TO the clubs and the
papers and We were all certain before Nj. Disrae
thAa household suffrage, with double votes and other
checks and balances tho conservative project
form The English are very indignant at the caucus
system Of the American Congress- but what these
meetings a Downing street and at Glaistone's resi-
Sdsnce but caucuses under another name? The plan
agreed upon at Lord Derby's caucus presented
Parliament by Mr. Dsraei in one OF his most shutting,
ooloress and monotonous speeches, like that in which
he announced his intention 70 proceed by resolution
Evidently he had no heart in the work and cared little
what became Of IL Thcn Mr.. Gladstone made fierce
onslaught upon the bill; Mr.. Lowe spoke moder-
assly II Mr. Gladstone had stolen his thunder other
msmbers conservative and liberal. condemned the bill
In ADVANCE the notorious Roebuck asked for suspen-
In he icuse Of Commons as Won have seen. the new
Reform ball was at assaied from all quarters and
found NO defenders Al the meeting Of workiugmen in
Trafalgar square, presided over by Mr.. George
Potter Il was denounced az tricky and nn
acceptable The next morning all the news.
sss H~siI and Saadard the avowed organs Of the con-
ssvvafvss, giving no announcement Then began
might b initiated % advantage in the United States In
svey part Of London and indeed, In every part Of
ENGLAND there are debating societies or social clubs
Which meet regularly have regular ocers and discuss
si ths questions OF the day Some Of these clubs
very eld Tho Codgcr's Society at which Mr. George
YnDcis Train used 70 unburden himself OF his surplus
steam, has been instituted century The speeches
81 these debating societies are often very bad but they
ere generally good and exhibit surprising amount
sf study Nor must IL be supposed that mere takers
the only frequenters OF the clubs You there
embryo barrstsrs practising TO h themselves for mem
bsrs Of Parliament reporters full OF news and telling
with . wastefuness which astonshes their American
ssWfysrn; men Of business. VINO never get a
selves here; sgi.a.ors, who @ comprehend the
power Of this quiet mode OF influencing
public spo,sn literary men who ,ss: their ideas mere
hating societies In American villages mere carica
OF these grave, deliberate clubs which, although
never referred 70 in the newspapers yet recog.
feature Of English society and do almost much
the newspapers themselves 10 disseminate inorma-
s Ss no~ eorm S Sss
aemned too liberal for the conservatives II Is too
conservative for the liberals. Nobody is heartily in
Mr.. Disraeli has attempted to charm everybody with
ne mags words household suffrage" and be has
falcd The people feel nstincfvely that he keeps the
uS p'om,se 70 the ear, but breaks u 10 the nope.
ne nss 70 checked, 50 surrounded and so hcdgcd In
nothing Yet this mus, he aid of M pisraej that he
has gone further than the have dared 80
ssore ana Iufner % .nsn the liberal party, as party
Twist they want more and more Ias wear they would
have been satisfied with MT alads,ones Ct bin; now
they are not content with qualified household su,rage
They complain iha the two years red.nce reon,red 10
register voter 10 too long they Indignantly oh,act 10
the plan OF giving two votes 10 ricb man, ,hev
sneer ss the fancy franchises How illogical this l. NAV
bs easily shown; but unfortunately revolutions care
pcthing for logic. Under the present law IL reouiyes
nearly eighteen months to after you have
the requisite qualifications Under the present law
.as owning properly In various parts Of city cnun,y
n.Ay have any number Of votes A certain landlord
scar where am writing, has fourone for his hotel,
enc for hh wine cellars one for his residence aud
asssbev fes some place he owns in The suburbs or
course he cannot cast all his four votes one
poll; but hs can 70 around 10 the diaeren,
xsstsiets aad vote four times These beautiful
Of the present Law have not been attack Ell
IN Parliament; 10 only when MT Dsraeli tros out the
cid hack Of duality voting that Mr. Gladstone gets into
rage and denounces II az " new tangled" ANY rail
read bank director ccvrect him IN that adjective
n property Is to vote why should not the man with ths
most property have the most voesf III property not
vste tben ve come 10 the only really log ca ground o.
manhood suffrage but from This both Mr. Dsraeli ant
n, Gladstone, both Mr.. Bright aud Mr. Lowe, shrink
nth holy horror -
In thssc days cosspondcp, writes Sth the Atlantic