New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-06
FOREIGN MAIL GLEANINGS
REFORM OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

FOREIGN MAIL GLEANlNGS
REFORM OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS
MEETING AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND REso-
LUTON IN FAVOR OF A RE0RG ANIzATIoN OF
THE HOUSE.
On the 22d Of August Liberal demonstration
took place in the Town Hall of birmingham England In
favor Of a reform in the House Of Lords Mr. George
DxOn NJ. P, was present Mr.. ]. s. Wright Chairman
of the Birmingham Liberal Association. presided Tho
meeting Of the largest held in that city for
long time. The Chairman said that Birmingham had
often given the keynote to the country such Ques-
tons. The people Of that city the first on that
occasion to hold public meeting but before next Far
lament he had doubt that the country would have
pronounced emphsticay that subject rCheersI The
uuesOn less than that Of the continuance OF me
@ Of S Gwen the people England led
hen seriously to consider whether that prerogatve
b o ~ TO e state and
other questions could not be left TO the tender
vital change in the House Of Lords ReneWed cheerng
Mr. Geo. Dixon NJ. p, who was received most enthn-
sastcay reviewed the leading points Of the Ballot Dill
In Q speech which warmly cheered he o"et oh
the Importance Of throwing the expenses OF elections on
the rates, this being the only means by when poor
working man could elected The plea OF the L1ros
That they had time to consider the oii wnicn tney
0S%DS or pu Incapable Of performing tie duties for
which they exist. How was the House OF Lords to DE-
oSat e nar that IN reforming the House Of Lords"
nc said do not Ss sroSger than an SeredtSTy
one and one thing must secure, that the Chamber
, nS oSSers
shrink aboshing the House OF Lords prolonged
cheering.
resolution was adopted declaring 1t to be imperative
that the constitution Of the second Chamber should be
40 modified as to bring 1t into harmony with public
opinion.
MEETING AT LEEDs-CENsURE OF THE HOUSE OF
LORDS AND COMBINATION OF THE HOUSE
OF COMMONS.
A crowded meeting was held at Leeds, En-
gland on the evening Of 22d Of August the Mayor
presiding consider conduct Of the House Of bOrds
in reference to the Ballot bill The resolutions, which
all but unanimously passed, recorded protest
against the unceremonous manner IN which tne kofSs
thanks Of the assembly to the Government Tor their de-
ng the session JUST closed. hope expressed that
the BILL amended 30 as to provide for keeping open the
sion The meeting further resolved That the House
Of Lords refused 10 consider the Ballot bill IN the month
has come When il is necessary to consider consttu
SHl harmony with House Of Commons elected on the
basis OF universal suffrage" The speakers included G
ham, Councillor NettletOn, and Mr.. t r. Clarke.
OPINIONS OF THE LONDON PRESS.
A man must be poor indeed who has not
Glead TO which he may resort for balm when
lis Schemes are peTempOrily defeated they are left
20 fall TO pieces with cOntemptuous Indifference; but
comforting assurance that not Ills fault but rather
the envy and malice of his enemies, which made them
fs AS with It y with party The grOyin,
81 the p1rcst liberalism are seeking consolation for the
failures the session London cannot be whipped into
Sonntry At bnSSs@ and Leeds meetings have BEEN
called and it has been resolved not however without
ALL Much oonfOrt found in this resolution Under cover
If 1t everything else cam for the moment at least he
ttpD %
temporary purpose 1t endeayors TO obscure tne
so Snd Ssod no 'S
simply 70 make show OF yisor IL drops out OF sE6t
o were thrown SyerO09Fd Leaving fragment TO 3O DO
service for the Tho AN II y sGHgne " peSa n rs
sxpocted nor desired them pass and thus it Is made
he failures Of the year Mr. Dixon took part in the
meeting Birmingham, and II there were any chance
avail himself Of his expeEiense - wesmTip9steT
IN LOndOn-whigs. Radicals and even Republicans no
ess than COnscrvaves-haye accepted the act OF the
If Mr. Dixon He has his private as well his party
gres aud nothing could be more natural than that he
should join heartily in laying upon the first scape-
goat which came to hand the sins of an ntoward gen
From The Daily Str' Of Aug. a.
We have everybody knows to geaStust our eleefo
and otQer places hot wholly unnhuentia and unreasOn
@ dE not All we hse acoo
sition assured is destined TO unite the Irish
Whole scheme Of Imperial Government Now we may
NOT perhaps accept the last tasks positively i'm
mipent in order to avert them we shall certainly
have to show the reason why We shall have to give
evidence that the House Of Lords Is an essential,
Dr. useful member Of our body polite we shall have
% make up our minds TO whether we intend to
IuestiOn-the Home Rule Question 1t will undoubtedly
lie pressed upon public consideration And the time has
zone by wherdcmands Of that kind could be settled by
short debate and cOntemptuOus division Those VINO
believe with that there is no real necessity 1Or mecca
.adron experiments In political reorganization Will nave
N do something toward finding argumentative basis
FOR their faith. They will have 70 discover reason
which II satisfy may at least give pause TO
hat peculiar and characteristic impulse OF the present
which would push political principles to their utmost
ogcu conclusion aud would rather begin at the Degn
ag aud all again, than to endeavOr to reconcile
existing realities with the aspirations Of the spirit OF Re-
orm.
The friends Of the Government doing 1t but poor
Ieryioe eudcavOriug tO get up against the House
lf Lords. The attempt TO do the Ministry kindly
turn sudabe enough, but the motive lice to appar
.uty the surface Just now II Ii not the House OF
Lords but Mr. Gladstone and his colleagues who are on
heir trial The country summons them 10 account FOR
be wasted session. and the plumbers and failures which
nave marked their Administration, and 1t Is poor
1eyice 10 attempt to divert popular indignation by
attack On the Lords II Is not the Peers who have
,dled the taxpayers with charge Of twelve or fit
mliOns 10 crafty Radical crOcbet. 1t Is not they who
nave set aside authority Of Parliament and abused
the power the They are In no sense respon-
be for the Uarrenncss session and the postpone
aIeut OF all useful legislation.
MEXICO AND GREAT BRITAIN.
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