The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-13

vote into the parliamentary scale. / regard this as
and practice, and cannot suppose that you viii
support any candidate who approves Of it as applied
10 your borough or VINO Is anxious to extend II to
constituencies have carried the wise changes which
hare been forced upon Parliament Of late years, and
their power and to reduce them to the level of small
borOughs which return only one member to Parla-
have the opportunity Of meeting you in your town
hall, and OF discussing this and other important
addTes send s 70 ina %
shall endeavor to act as becomes representative OF
one OF the foremost constituencies OF the empire.
yours, JOHN BRIGHT. .
ROCHDALE, August %.
An Elective House Of LOrds-Bidding for Votes
From the London News, Sept. IL
The consistency some men display towards their
first love Mr.. Horsman exhibits towards the object
OF his early aversion. He began his political
AS an ecclesiastical retormer. The sarcasms by
which he first rvetted the attention Of the House Of
Commons were directed against the bishops He
succeeded IN reducing the enormous incomes which
several of them then enjoyed Indeed, he had
tca as in matters ecclesiastical his fame would be
now spread over the land. his popularity would be
second to that OF few among our statesmen. We re-
Gently thought that we should never again witness
him coming to the front as champion of progress
His determined resistance to reform at time when
his services in aid Of the good cause would have
been Invaluable, almost cancelled the obligations
the zeal and ability he expended in its u service.
But threatened with a formidable opposition
in the borough he represents Mr. Horsman
has certainly made a high bid for the support and
cOuntenance of those with whom he once worked
heartily. Considerations lead Mr. Horsman
To propose reform OF the House Of Lords, and
first step in that direction to expe the bishops from
Parliament. He thinks 1t as expedient to remove
clergymen OF the Church of England from the House
OF Commons Apparently IL has not occurred TO him
that there Is both berality and unalrness in plac-
those who would choose them representatives to
return them to Parliament. In truth thegrievance
OF the excluded clergyman IL greater than that OF
deprived bishop would be. The former is elected for
his personal merits: the latter takes his seat as the
nominee Of the Prime Minister OF the day II a cer
gyrnan made a bad member he would not be re-
elected But an incompetent bishop-supposing
such parsonage to be pOssible-is an incubus that
cannot be thrown of.
Mr.. Ho sman's second proposal refers to the crea-
ton OF life peers, and his third To mode OF eecing
Senate out OF the total number OF peers. He adj
mits that the last IL the which 10 his mind pre-
sents the greatest number OF practical difficulties
lie even confesses that he has las yet satisfactory
mode OF election to propose" We may then pass
this proposal by without comment The preceding
one, however, IL well worthy Of serious attention
Unless we determine upon making u sweeping
change in the forms Of the Upper House and In the
functions discharged by its members. we shall find
nothing more practical less revolutionary and more
promising than the substitution of peers elected for
life on account Of their services OF their tried
abilities or OF the confidence which Is placed In them
by the public, for peers who boast that their an
cest0rs were great men men whom their SOW
eregn thought great I'm times when the family was
everything and the individual nothing rather when
each member Of a noble house strove TO uphold its
reputation by his conduct. the eldest OF peer
was naturally accounted deserving OF respect.
But the modern principles OF competitive examna-
tons and OF payment by results have altered the po-
siton OF hereditary peers They are iOshed upon as
,rhO hdpinp stood no test are deserving or no
confidence. When any one whose reputation Ia wide
With differences TO his opinions: whereas Inc opnons
OF the successor To duke who was first among the
leading men in Europe fifty or hundred years ago
are either unheedcd or else treated with contempt
Unfortunately the least worthy peers have a. much
voting power as the most distinguished and esti-
mable. II Mr.. Horsman would effect his purpose he
must ann ut getting rid of the stopgaps as well
as endeavor to elect for life those who would add
dignity to their order. The whole question how
ever il better tted for discussion than for egisIa-
ton. There i none which should be dealt with more
cautiously. Mr.. Horsman predicts that soon as
the IRISH Church ~ satisfactorily disposed OF the
/ Iof1n QfW House or Lords riH p ne ,eodinp topic
among statesmen. me prediction is soJf one.
| British Trade Returns.
| From the London Times icitv article, August 81
Tue Board OF Trade returns for tue past month
STOW a steady tendency towards revival in nearly
all branches OF industry. with the exception OF the
iron trade. Compared with the corresponding month
OF last year there has been an increase OF Gls5s3
or about per cent In the declared value of our ex
portations. while upon the total OF July 1866 the in
| crease Is per cent. Our consgnments OF cotton
goods have been on a satisfactory scale: since al
though those of yarn figure for decrease OF n per
cent IN value and Ia per cent In quantity those OF
manufactured articles show an increase OF IN per
cent I'D value and IL per cent In quantity In woolien
goods likewise there have been increased transac-
lions, owing chiefly 70 an Improved demand
per cent in declared value and IS per cent in GUAM
tty. There has likewise been an increase OF 4 per
cent In our shipments OF coal per cent i'm earthen-
10 per cent In haberdashery per cent in hard
wares, ana IA per cent in silk manufactured Iron
on the other hand, shows the large dimnuton OF n;
per cent, and In linen manufactures there has been
| diminuton OF 4 per cent As regards importation
II appears that the arrivals of cotton during the
month were y19, 1893 cwts, against las sos I'm Univ
| 1867, q falling of OF about per cent and that OF
wheat they were 80l0,2ss cwts against 8 2es s22 q
| falling of Of . per cent.
/ our total shipments OF goods for the FIRST seven
months OF the year have been floo, 349 42s showing
l reduction of az per cent from those OF the cor
responding period Of last year aud OF about per
| cent from those OF 1895.
| Operatives Cs.Cperation and Profits OF Conn
blnatlOm.
From the London News Sept H.
L Thc remarkable and oncourA0ing example os self