Widnes Examiner. — 1884-09-27 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

PEERS.—By the admission of life peers the House tution in the world can survive the neglect of this duty, of Lords might have gained a respite. Threatened The difficulty of getting the truth believed is that the privilege, whether in England or in France, never knows fatal consequences seem to have so little connection with its hour; it always prefers suicide to reform. But there their cause. They follow late in time, but with the most are objections to the proposal of a different kind from inevitable certainty. Melancholia, loss of sleep, lethargy, those which led the peers to shilt their doors against ill temper, and a generally jaundiced view of life are 'Lord Wensleydale. Nomination is hardly' a stronger among them, but are not the most serious. If anyone basis than inheritance. The nominated Senate of Canada doubts the value of the prescription leV him try it. I is a, cypher, nor did that of France ever prove itself an could name a lad of nineteen whose whole life was ex-t anther which would hold. Exempted from responsibility, hilarated by this and nothing else. I' could name a dysthe legislator is divorced from public confidence. Election peptic who travelled in search of a cure, all in vain, till alone can now confer real authority. Two elements, a stranger told him to masticate his meat, and he obboth weak, though one perhaps weaker than the other, wouldihardly make up between them a strong Conser- tamed instant relief. But there is a better instance at hand than either of these. Mr. Gladstone is a man about vative institution; and unless they are strong, be it always remembered, Conservative institutions are worse k whose physical vigour there can be no question. Men thane nothing ; they are deadeners of responsibility and are known in troublous times to cavil at his statesman_ provocative o . n elective element, on the f revolution A ship, but no one has anything to gay against his digesother hand, introduced into an hereditary .house would tmioun tedNotwo as early as the. year 184 e, Mr. Gladstone forboa new patch on an old garment. An invidious con- la' himself rules for chewing food. Previously, trast would always be drawn; and, as soon as the elec- dattention t this to that he had always pal great o s reIlf), on the other tive element was outvoted, the agitation against the rirurleemeonrthof nature; but at that date he laid down aa f is children that 32 bites should be given th renewed, If, each mouthful of meat, and a somewhat less number to hereditary element would be re hand, the new element were assimil •' between the old, as bread, fish, &c. It is also known that to get into a habitl some prognosticate, the antagonismos which is the sourceoue of following this example is as easy as can-be. A little otLords and the House of Comm n , d fresh troubles attention paid to it for two days will ensure of the duty erthese troubles, would continue, an _ being unconsciously performed through life with the would ensue. The reduction of the power of the Lords most beneficial results. Truly, h' ' 11 . suggested, seems y, istoryturns upon small to a suspensive veto,which some have be rather an expression of impatience than a serious causes! The philosopher of future ages may busy himto n must show, self with pondering what the course of the world would proposal, and, as a moment'S reflection mu . / have been tout that number been 22 instead of 32. would produce a legislative machine of the most ow ridiculous kind: As to election of members of the House of Lords by their own order we know from the results in: the case of the representative peers of Scotland and Ireland, that it would simply produce the quintessence of that which it is the reformer's object to avoid.—Contem_ . .. _ .