The New York herald., 1869-05-31

cause while poor men got drunk at the formor rich
men did not reduce themselves to similar coadi-
ton the latter: an observation which elected
increduious laugh from certain hardw0rktng n. P.'s
who dine at home at three O'Clock, and have ne
about eleven and insist upon making noisy post
prandia 0ratl0ns. MIR. W. f. Forster, the vice pres
dent OF the Committee OF Council, speaking on his
own behalf, and not for the government warned
the House against going In advance Of public
opinion; and while expressing unboSnded gym
pressed his intention to vote against both.
viscount Sandon, speaking for the great con-
stituency OF Liverpool, pressed the goysrnment YER s
affecting the liquor trafc, aud thanked Mr.. lawson
and his friends for their persistent efforts to remedy
great social evil. Colonel C0rbett and Mr.. Sc0ur
field opposed the bill as unlikely 10 accomplish the
end in view while Mr.. Jacob Bright. the brother Of
the President Of sne Board q Trade aavocstea yes
measure. if this were not hs meaning It certainly
was not because the honorable member was inten
revolutionary bill, and no ventured an opinion that
the more revolutionary measure the better chance
es aUm other a gentlemen having criticised The
measure Mr.. Secretary Bruce rose to explain the tn
tenti0ns OF the government. He was disposed "
merely in legislation, but in the education Of
the public and juster understanding OF their own
to ~ wnous oca
was enabled TO state that there was IN certain
pigeon hole IN the Home ONCE the draft OF bill "
effect vast Improvement In the laws affecting
licenses and the sale OF liquors. but that although
successive governments had found the project cut
and dry for their use aud entirely approved It, none
OF them had ventured to bring 1t forward. because
they felt themselves unable to carry It, The right
honorable gentleman, however promised to take
heart OF grace session and deal with the matter
.ericacious,y." He hoped under these 0ircum-
stances Sir wilfrid Lawson would show his magma
nnIty by Withdrawing his bill. MIR. Graves and
Mr. RathbOne, the other members for Liverpool.
afterwards addressed the House, which by this time
was becoming impatient for q DIVISION Feeling,
however, that a division was precisely what great
number OF gentlemen didn't want, Sir George Grey
rose from the third bench behind Ministers, and ap
pealed to the member for Carlisle not to embarrass
many honorable gentlemen who would rather not
vote by asking them to record their opinions. Str
willrid thus appealed to said he felt OF course ful
confidence In the bona Hdes or the declaration Inado
by the Home Secretary but added that as there WAS
"many slip between the cup and the lip," he
thought that on the whole 1t might be more salts
factory to take division. The Speaker then put
the question: whereupOn there was rather general
stampede In the direction OF the door. Honorable
members afraid Of offending influential constituents
Thought It safer not to vote at ALL while many whose
minds were undecided deemed it advisable to ADOPT
q similar course. The result was that when tho
numbers were announced II was ascertained that
there were but $50 members exclusive OF teers) In
the House. Of whom 81 supported and 1 opposed the
bill. Sir Wlirid Lawson was consequently defeated
by l06 votes.