The New York herald., 1867-04-10
THE REFORM QUESTION.
sn.s the People Think Of the Derby Bill.

From lhe London Times, March 2Zl
We congratulate the Ministry on thcir de.
termination longer 70 re with the treatment OF the
question which occupies Parliament and the
nation We may. hope, assume that thoy have deter.
mined concusively on the line OF conduct they will
henccforth follow that they have done with ali further
concealmcnts and have reIinquished aud forever
the notion that they can shape their plans from dav TO
day ond hour 10 hour. to catch the varying
breath Of popular opinion Had they adopted different
it could only have ended in their dc etrucon
and disgrace, accompanied BY the wemerted lndigna-
ton Of the assembly whose patience they had abused
The disorgnnzaton OF parties would not have enabled
them 70 remain in power This dsorssnis5a'ion s @ gave
take advantage Of IL, they must have been de-
stroyed. They have chosen better part. They have
consulted their own reputation, as we'll as the good
cf their country, acced ng the advice rendered
the and have resolved to DO their best accomplish
ton; lei them accomplish their task and they viii no,
find the country ungratefu Their reward will be great,
but the keenest satisfaction they can feel may be found
pyor,e Of greater psrndnence By invigoratin1 With
fres iy, and allowing to strike root still more tena
ciousy In every layer OF English society.
(From The London Star March 27.l
We recognize as fully rs Mr. Disraeli
wish that the bill Ia founded principle, but insist
.na' ina, psncpe one nsy e coun
generally q State convenience The speech OF sir
Francis Crossley, who complained that small holes
being made into large confirms the opinion that the
very existence in operation OF the small tenemenis and
other compound rating acts should have prevented the
introduction OF this bill For II you adopt the
which Sir Crosicy advocates and giving the franchise
to persona ratsd ot c5 forbid composition for
the rates Of houses rated higher you deprive local
communities all over tbe country Of the convenience and
economy they derive from compound rating On tho
othcr hand if me hint Of Mr. Gladstone adopted
and the same limit taken the figure above which
all householders should bc cniranch,sed lbut with full
liberty To compound for ratcs,. while below IL there
should be no votes and no personal Of rates the
principle Of the government bill for there would be
merous voters Of tho class which they insist upon
Guiding The simple truth Is that the ASSOCIATION OF the
subjects Is perfectly arbitrary, and only adopted
subterfuge for limiting the numbers OF the enrsnchsed
From the London Telegraph, March 27l
Suppose that Mr. Disracli, contrary To what
he himself said last night allows his bill to be as clay In
the potters hands. and consents TO have II squeezed
into decent shape Su according to courtesy and
tcm the tory governments will have the conduct Of tho
measure II can fix postpone the nights for the dis
cussion and, finally, has charge of the measure In
the Ior There tho ministers suffer the scheme to
be mutlstcd aud mauled by conservative amend.
mcnts, and when II returns 10 the Commons late
the when the grouse are getting strong
on the wingMr. Disrae propose that the amend
ments should Be accepted by the Lower House. The
House will refuse the bill will 60 back to the Lords
thing will be dropped with audacious decai by
Nr Dsrne that is 10 be renewed next year Such Ia
. % y 4, ovsm ss 81 Ss ans 1.
politician incapable OF bittcr resistance fierce
lation. And Tor this result weak brethren in the
wholesome opposition TO the principle Of this bad bill
from the London Post March 25l
The blots are so numerous, and the hits that
the saunchest supporters Of the Ministry resist
thc temptation OF having fling at what by common
is denounced the very worst measure
submitted 70 legislative assembly But II those
on whose support he had TO calculate, with
out exception. turned against Mr.. Dsraeli what
shall be said Of the attitude assumed by the indi.
vidual whom, than any other In the House, he
sought 10 conciliateY Mr. Bright, the champion OF
the working classes denounced the sham,
and by one of those ingenious simitudcs for which he
is prc-cmincnty remarkable no hkened the Chancellor
OF the Exchequcr 20 who went about circulating
fash notes, which were well executed to deceive
the poorer and least educated classes but whose spur
became detected when they presented NJ
tnc rank The cry Of household suffrage has failed 10
m islead the democratic leader. What that suffrage
means a. expoundcd BY her Majestys government, ID
something which, In regard 10 It's effect upon the cleo
body would be about equivalent 20 an s. rental
and with that the government are now informed the
working classes will be satisfied II the net result o
the Ministerial measure would be las s now demon
strsted add about hundred and twenty thousand
70 the electoral roll u is idle TO talk OF " as
large comprehensive and liberal measure, when those
who introduced II sneered st the bill Of last session fo
It's moderate proportions though It, effect would have
been 20 add upwards Of two hundred thousand 70 the
electoral body.
frcsch Opinion Of = Party Comprensise.
from ealIgnsni's Messenger, March ~
nc Deom remarks on the Reform bill now before the
l house o. Commons and declares that n the Engltsh
nn,s.sy, - seems probable, should abandon some q