Trintitrint.
“1EFO1tN.1" IN RUTLAND.
The two members for Rutland.shire, the IIonourable G. T. Noel and the Honourable G..R.,,Heatheote, dined with their constituents on Wed- nesday, the opnortnnity'being:afforded by 'a cattle-show festivity. Their after-dinner speeches passed .soineWhat beyond the non-political bounders% Thus, they both amdt with the reforni question. Mr. -Noel said- " We are all in England, it appears, now turned Reformers. Every one appears to have become suddenly enamoured of "Rro,gress," is it is called'. Of course, I cannot say what Government will do in this matter—whether they may bring in A measure m hich will be considered tee mean; or one which will be regarded as going too far. All this "looms in the distance," and therefore I caunot form any opinion upon it; hut those who were pre- sent at my election, and others who did me the honour to read in the papers the remarks which I then made, will remember I said I thought that at cer- tain times the question of Reform might fairly be entertained. Our insti- tutions require it occasionally. Civilization is advancing, and education is making such rapid strides that I, for one, should be prepared to give any moderate, well-digested measure of Reform my best eonsiderationone having for its object the extension of the franchise to certain classes in this country; but I will never support is onesided party, measure, brought for- ward by a few, for the purpose of aggrandizing one dais at the expense of another. (Cheers.) Those sort of reforms give no satisfaction, end only serve to keep up irritation throughout different classes of the 'community. Nor, again, Will I support such a measure as was shadowed forth by Mr. Bright, in his speech at Birmingham, and which; if carried out, would de- stroy all that we in this country hold dear—the Queen, the Lords, and the Church. (Chow.) Such a measure would, I think, be most distasteful to this county in particular, because if England were to be divided into elec-
toral districts an i d tho$e districts received representatives in proportion to population Only; Hear that either your honourable chairman or the humble Individual who is now addressing you would hereto bow and retire from the reene-a result which I assure you would be Most disagreeable to mself.
(Larrghter dorf The honourable Member for Birtniiigharn (Mr. Bright) is always holding up Arneriea as a Model, and would assimilate our institutions to those existing intbat country, Now, I say that there is no country where so pinch" real liberty is enjoyed in thought and action as in England. In An:lei-ice, men are slaves to public opinion, and dare not ex- press their sentiments freely and openly as We do here. I say, then, that I, for one, am not in favour of uprooting our institutions in the manner pro- Posed by Mr. Bright, and I am only surprised that he should direct his great abilities to such an 'unfortunate end as the stirring up of one class against another. The present Government have promised us a measure of Reform. I hope it will be no class measure, but one framed to secure abetter electoral body, as well as a better representative body—a Bill which, not destroying the bulwarks upon Which the constitution rests; will improve so much of the Act of 1832 as the increase of population, of wealth, and of intelligence may require." (Mem) Mr. Heatheote thought that reform should he regarded from its pro- bable effect on the agricultural interest of England. Mr. Bright would probably go too far for his own party, and he certainly goes too far for several good reformeni of Mr. Heitheote's acquaintance. "Now, I have no doubt that from time to time reform is right and pro- per, and that at this moment there are classes who might most safely be in- trusted with the elective franchise, and I think those who have the power should be ready and willing to share it with others when they are proved to be capable of exercising it to the public and general advantage. That is ly.3)511t9'4411.firce4e 'lel e84.c9a941eu414111?ettrOt;eCtrcrettirl431141104ffiteg ,fast iitatt,luil, the number of members iuight not 'very pr- ..,, y (t111:111.41:1coiOider.,,liuwevi,it-,, that it ■vas not.,t.oup.,94 iLicrensing one, if the Bill leek away all the mein, ars
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cm ti1i '4j$riet of these simill boroughs w.0 situated, in- , to of .s,gme , , , a 't11141.unitie:, ;mil their own prQSiperity ,49Repilin* 941.0,5417,9:7116.5}fr 0 -1( itslirreitUdiug district, th, ■, eeien411,,,y 1.., Ale a.,v0ta41t1y7l.y0-44,11;tgit,ytp, , (rT...rp, iIt, e.ltnesitt, i, :hoeua rt. At pl C,e.:11t. l i.lrAyee,p14.,31
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Like from ti: smal.tora4$ 1, u,,,I,or ynacirejyt,nit:ttlycr4 to tiss4„: !A:1\11114, 3 on could either Le,luereasing tyke 4 -.49,11t C gct9VeAlif. - .fliat a Liaint■ W111101_1' do s not oulx, R. - imr,R .„., yior )1.asso, sea ..tyi whilv 0 borough nit est.r..tiltilsi..1161,c,,ibt3rutoit;),,golobisoAr...,.:,1,,it:,..iiitit,o.,\ ,I.i,ltdiitelvwtiilleiti4;liv.b19, unyn„,-0 retenisacteq. .1,13 England :I 1\ ales 'there tire yet.e, for counties ;, and If t ese, 100,000 claim ler propqty 014141 , A1414,rlis. Tliti they Mil min e the ..unty eleetions to t1w extent, efione- 4 , Iarp4:puit,iliiuk. is hardly fair. (if eourse this fifth is not' spread even1y,9y;er 1:M_V)??Ike.941i!-Yl .,AP .1,'s4i;x, fur inStaliee, the toxt IL or diriglitotteati 4, ukapt iii reitary the ednuty =endless'. I thiuk tle refere, that if )eu take lue ere *in the sm.dler b:,:.043 4f:a give tfielli L. the larger Luxes", thiTql . e . ,st,ne4r. I once he:lithe 1,101191.11' of repre.=enting tho borough of dri ton. . was R‘iturned af thc liLad Qf the poll: end 1 Iwlieve one of the great tea- : ScOstlf, that SOLO, that having .held the same language there °Nit I do lire now, that I wa_s idwas ausloilis .0 'support the agricultural infpreat---iliat hail the etlixt of milistina the Syniliethies of the tenant-I.:mixes of the dis- trictomi the) mulled themselves on niy behalf. So I say that in: poi Cof • 4ctsiviras almost like a county umulber. If, therefia-o, you tab.e rnqiibç. 4'r9x9,1leletie,.iiiiiall bonulr_li:, 1 think sonic plan should be deviled whffc • g19:§u-t4CuAljqfs 511,111.1 net l.:., given to ti.iiix a populations. And' what re.lapnyurg,ed Wliy. town populations should have the most members? It is mt,,tliat their, as mnre intelligmyee in the toxins thou in the eiiindieis. , qw,,fnatter7,y .4114, ei .te,yele li ny this. 11.1101 I look . t 1 mind :mil it wIlui4I r.eqsillic- Iliiiiix it is most milisfrous to tell ;LW that they 1...sse5s IA, as.,,,in . lie tewlls, and that w11 know nothing milt. ,ounties. .. Os 161,1 r VII 9/1 rArIllill', ha.i YV4t11 V bel'011le a c' [ill'-' fin-leers .in ...16 g4rdoklpilrichtgiVii;ia'ItgiveLy! lieu' 10111,14:21.41:111,.::•MittadlreQleaW'illt._:'''k'll:'erMi'sbtir'';,'ficii.41ya tut lit ) On i.9140p,,oh,:e.:: a ffiir1,iu0. just sliare ill returiting the represente- ,WOA.440. Pttptsiy. „ 4 (7, : , rs,); ,),wh ay, I believe, are the farmers better educated than in tins neighliotirliood'; and. 1 0:01 give a reason for 'that opinian,„ 'vsry ,year there is a large show at Smithfield, where the Whele ie4ioli, y fyleVinily of England enters into emilpetition ;and the nuinherei prizes earried.off'by residenia in this neighbourhood shows that Vie ibtrdbrs Of 'Rutland' are, at ant rate, not behind, if they are not in ad- vance of, those in many other districts. l'his being the ease, and farming having really become a science, I say again that we ought to have a fair share in the representation of the country." ((lam) Neither of these lioneaWable; gentlemen are afraid of Cherbourg, and they have too high an opinion: of French generalship to believe for one momentthat a stop 20 suicidal as invasion will be hazarded.
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