New-York tribune., 1867-03-11
NEw-YORK, MONDAY, MARCH H. 1867.

n town III the BLACK County," Wnlcn he c0ulu nOU
now name, and the division Of the Tower Hamlets
into two districts, with two members each ;
IS to counties by the division OF North Lam
Middlesex, South Staffordshire South Devon, and
South Lancashire (which, having now three. will
only haye, one additional membeTl. The thirtieth
seat would be given to London University: Over
the last reso utiOns Mr. Disrae passed very briefly
promising that the bill would comprise carefully
drawn and practical clauses for improving county
registration, assmilating it TO the borough system,
and for diminishing the expenses of county elections
by subdivisions of districts and multiplication OF
polling places and on the last resolution he pointed
tary Commission, 1T might commence its labors at
once and no delay need occur.
Sir. Lowe twh0 for the first time spoke from, the
front Opposition bench below the gangway) took
advantage of what he termed his position as polit-
cal "Outcast' seriously to warn the House OF the
dangerous position in which it would he placed by
the course recommen n,led by the Government. He
prOfessed himself unable To what the resolutions
had to do, with Mr.. Disraeli's speech or what use
precise and definite, like the Indian resolu-
tions. Referring to the rumors which have
been fMn as TO .hS frequent dnrn tb fhgfsf a for IN
night he asserted amid general laughter that how
ever wide the changes may have been, the Resolu-
tions would embrace them all; they were not q q
anything. The primary object of this mode of pro-
cedure possibly to bind over the House to keep
the peace toward the Government to secure them
against overthrow by au abstract Resolution, by an
ticpating all the abstract propositions which could
be framed on the sulector as he happily described
II, to set the mark OF CAIN upon them that no one
might kill them; but the security was n very
poor one, for 13 resolutions would not exhaust
the armory which might be turned against
them 1t was not the business of the House, he
argued by relaxing the usual punishment OF faliure
to tempt government to rush upon task IN winch
so many had failed; il was their duty 10 hold the
Government strictly TO their responsibility. and not
TO go into Committee until there was full under
standing as to what the Government was responsible
for. He besought the House not TO permit the Con
stituton TO be- thrown into the alembc OF Com
mittce, where every member would bc al liberty TO
propose what amendments he pleased and he pressed
the Government to withdraw the Resolutions and to
introduce n bill at once.
Mr.. Bright joined in pressing the Government to
abandon their proposed course, which was repro
bated by every ono off the Treasury bench. After
Mr. Disraelis speech, he maintained, the Resolu-
tions were out of place they would not only waste
time, but would throw the subject into chaos, would
lower the character of the Executive Government,
and would "Americanizep the House Of Com
mons. -. lie discussed the chief features of Mr..
DisraelTs sketch Bill, asserting that SO rating
would not DC equal To Is rental that the cal
culations as To the fancy franchises were of
no value; and, i'll audng To Mr.. DisraelTs argument
that the House had last year decided on rating
franchise, he asked him why he had not accepted the
decision of the Government on the county franchise.
He rallied the Mnsteriallss, III tone Of bitter EAR
casIn OH their change of opinion, aud In his perora-
ton urged with great force aud eloquence tha as IL
pressure from outside which had lndnced thls
and the late Government to touch the question, Mr,
Disrael should be permitted by his party to make
concessions which would put stop To further dis
cussion and agitation
Now ask the House this simple question whether they
believe the project OF the right honorable gentleman
Of view that distribution ~ which he has exounded
will settle or do ANYTHING to settle, the question on re-
think the right honorable gentcnan below me lr Lowe
made the same assumption, that the House IL almost
unanimous for something, and Is willing to pass he.
form bill There may DC great aha essential
difference, aud q pcfilous difference between a
and | tell honorable gentlemen in all honesty,
never srsak 90 them under suhterfugea they know
4 If.Ilfh fhau mill INIT Npu will
Minister to as far NJ this, merely unsettng what now
exist, and seSs n & hTlns Psr hum 10 40 ow WHAT matt
not lot hun go further-f be were 80 disposed-yon
cripple him and prevent him doing act which, ven
tune say twenty years hence every man then living
would r,Joce that there were Ministers TINS day 10 do
Have you not read what has been written IN the public
papers universally during the last six months Have you
heard read what has been said at public meetings
OF every kndand that the unanimous Vote Of all those
eengs has been IN favor OF something much larger and
more complete than the proposition OF the right
honorable gcntlenani There has not been, so
far a. 1 know, during the whole Of that
time, singe real public meeting whrch has asked for
night honorable gentleman has now submitted 10 the
house ain appealing to honorable gentlemen opposite
IN their new position You are not auirefoneIH now.
believe the of transformation is almost over
at nS S s1s Ss oS.s Ss Of no s hre
language too violent for you TO use against the
you will have TO get up and unsay all that yon have
said, and 10 try and say the eAdet opposite IN sup
toleagues But win not quarrel with you about that
You have much right TO change your opioh as Tue
TO change his His speech TO onght-perhaps he Will quar-
rel with me telling him so-is wiser speech than any
rrav 't ~ the pace At which he Is evidently travelling
have flat before this question is settled we sal
a substantial parliamentary reform. But hon
orablo gentlemen opposite have become become re- re-.
Huntingdon Gen PeeD-I see him there laughter and
ministerial cheefsl the right honorable gentleman mods
asseut-lreEewed laughterl-he is a rcformer now.
would charge him with wearing mask Eight or
nine wears ago. when the present Chancellor Of tho Ex
a
lament ho had two colleagues by him, one OF whom
three weeks when the Reform bin introduced those
colleagues retreated 10 back bench ana one OF the
me, oa he had worn mask and il he did not say it am
sure he wished the House 10 believe that 1t was very
able gentleinan the member for Huntingdon, has not
worn mask The noble lord, the member for STAN
man the President Of Board OF Trade has not worn
mask they hHye all shaken * on the Sa Ga%e nne
before US as ana 20 @ a e % a
snosra Isn sroe 70 say Word Of ridcue upon that do
not for moment believe that regret H. am very glad
of il hereafter land your children when they
look upon records of this Parliament VIII Judge you
ard s 'eorS eompctey you do the work witch you now al
paTs are ySqr @s
opposite that though they got nd Of the bill and u the
sns ns sy soa have 81 10 Sd set
tie it with the people OF the United r,,gGsI; Kingdom;
and arc attempting to settle 1t. DO not try TO
settle ~ upon a hocus pOcus which men
IN this House may agree 10 without reference To persons
outside People outside know that this House ~ NOT IN
favor Of farreachlng any complete measure OF reform
Ienr and II IL had been for the pressure from out
side neither the Government now iD nor the government
ths was turned out nor any Government for the last
IS years would have undertaken to deal WIN sneh
great and dangerous question But there be this pres
sure WHY in the all that Is sensible and wise why
sbod we not attempt step AT least AS far forward as
we can TO the views, and the honest sympathy ana
desires Of the most intelligent and most resolved portion
OF that great body OF the people which now excluded
Mr. Gladstone asked Mr.. Disraell on what basis ne
rested his calculations of the numbers to he admitted
by his scheme for TO of them he had listened
With n little incredulity. The lateral franchises