The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-30

ornamentaton and the arrangement bv winch "A e.
from the ceiling, give IL most picturesque spne.r
Around three sides Of the hall are galleries cro
tonight with interested observera At the fourth
sits the Speaker In his robes. The members ali wea
their hats are in front Of him. the Ministry on the
hand, the Opposition ON the lett. There not room
ell the members TO be seated comfortably, and
staud behind the Speakers chair others get down
the st6os leading 10 the benches The House fills
very gradually. Mono Of tho royal family and no
tinguished nobiemen are present among the spectat
The passage Of the bin being considered foregons
cluson, these personages, who took care TO witncs
Introduction, are abssat now, dancing attendance
the Sultan ana letting the funeral OF their privileges
preroeatives pass unwitnssssd- Among the memt
there is general feeling Of uneaansss and cons(
murmur OF conversation Is kept up. The simis
funeral recurs again; for just that uncomforabIsn
that low hum Of commonplace and that awkward q
ing about which prevail at funerals noticeable
during the preliminary formalities Of the occasion
At last the third reading of the Reform bill is reach
and, amid dead silence, Lord Cranborne rises 70
dress the House. You will remember that he is one
the Derby Ministry who withdrew from the Cabinet
cause he considered the Reform bill too radical.
looks what he s-a good, sturdy English nobleman
an uncompromis,ng tory. Through him speaks
small pure tory clique which Derby has not boon able
lead Dsraeli TO caioe into support Of the pres
measure, and no is universally respected for the cd
sistency with which he adhcres to his opinions on
though they are wrong Lord Cranborne began by
precating a division upon the bill Ho said tina. he
opposed to the measure In every possible way; but
House had evidently determined to pass it. aud moth
to be gained by factous delays a. soc, with en-
nous establishment" he continued "ihat the passi
nP
He charged that, ON the contrary, 1t was a rad&
triumph, and that tue bill had been dictated by |
Gladstone in a speech, 'the stringency of whose Il
guage could only have been justified BY the character
those to whom it was addressed" Loud laughter gre
ed this cut at the Cabinet aud Lord Cranborne warm
to his work. speaking with the most intense blttern
and scorn. He attempted to show that the governms
had yielded to every demand made by the opposite
and no concluded this portion Of his speech by say
''If it be conservative triumph to have adopted
principles of your most determined adversary; IL It
conservative triumph to have introduced bill qua
ed with precautions and securities. and to have abs
doned every ono of those precautions and securities
the bidding your opponents then in the whole
OF your annals venture to say that the at
party has won no triumph SO signal" At this the I
position cheered tremendously. tho minsteriaists
ting suen and silent.
Lord Cranborne then pointed out the manner in VIII
the bill had boon managed "The DEBATES have be
carried on, not here but in the obbes the persuas
by which members have been induced to agree will
measure which often contradicts all their previous 70
lutions have not been made in the open light OF d
The conservatives somewhat resemble the men who ;
bold when no danger is present, but who at the q
threat OF battle throw their standard into the mud
seek safety in fight. No one seems to be agreed .
to the results OF the tremendous revolution We
making. We making 1t absolutely in the dark. Y
take no trouble to ascertain who these classes are
whom you giving this power II you like the "
In which they do their work In trades unions you %
look with sanguine feelings upon the future Of
country. There is nothing more remarkable
history than the instinct with which
lower classes have always selected for
purposes which they desire to carry out memb>
of the classes against whom they are acting Depe1
upon it, IL any storm arises If there Is any question
labor against capital any question of occupation again
1t will DO protection to you that you M
have who belong 10 the class OF proprietors or
capitalists In this House What believe Is, that q
members OF Parliament who will be returned under TIL
bill will be wealthy mon with conservative Instinct
and steepod to the lips radical pledges. We kind
from the example Of this session how much conssrv
tive instincts will avail with mon who acting und
the fear that they will lose their seats" These worl
are bitter enough In themselves; but they gained
double sting from the manner OF the orator. and th
received In uneasy silence since they struck ct
parties alike.
dred thousand voters would DO created by this b
aud that, in round numbers, the constituency OF En
land would be one million of the working classes agalu
nm nd al md "A ria
questions Of foreign policy and Of general policy"
81 to believe that the work
classes will come to any other conclusions but what
other sober and reasonable Engiishmen come to- b
II ever you como 10 question between class and cas
where the interests OF class are to be- pd
ted against those Of another. you will ind all tho
securities Of rank, wealth and influence in which I'd
trust feathers the balance against the soil
interests and genuine passions Of mankind You mus
rs have said, trust for the future In the workiI
classes II they fulfil your expectations I will joiI
and more than join, in oil the euiosies you hav
passed upon them because they will do VIII
no class has hitherto done in the histot
OF the world. They will stand alone am %
tho classes which history records having hs
the power Of lettering their interests by esslatou
and who yet RETAINED from doing So" Having the
thanked the House for listening to the champion Of
forion Cause Lord Cranborne resumed his attack upos
the Cabinet, quoting from the former speeches OF Du
rae Lord Stanley, Sir stafford Northcote and Secretary
Hardy 70 show tho Inconsistency OF their present posI
tion and arranging Lord Derby Who in 1852, ID
cared himself 'the bulwark against the advance
democracy" Ho rdiculed the statements OF the mis-
listers that they had not changed their opinions a
quilted them Of any but the purest and patriot,
motives but begged them to desist from the worship
mere success He claimed that, compared with Ii
changes Of the present minister's the apostacy Of 81
Robert Peel was like light to darkness and declare
that such conduct would practically Danish all honorable
men from the political arena and transform Englsl
statesmen into mere political adventures.
Lord Cranborne concluded amid loud oppositios
cheerng, by vehementIy denouncng 'tho poitica
morality on which the maneuvres Of this year hav,
been based, resrettng that 'Tho position Of the Ex
ecu,ivs should have boon degraded" and that ~
House "shoud applaud policy Of Ieserdsmsn." an
above oil that hs great gift the people should have
been purchased by a political betrayal that has N
parallel In Parliamentary annals"
Following Lord Cranborne. the champion OF the title
a ristocrary came Mr. Robert Lowe tho representa-