House of Commons, May 23.

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House of Commons, May 23.

REFORM OF THE REFORM BILL. Mr. Hume rose at eleven o'clock and postponed his motion on further reform till the 20th June, the first open day.

Mr. F. O'Connor moved' the adjournment of the house, in order to obtain an opportunity of saying a few words. (Hear, hear.) He at once attacked the honourable member. The working classes had been before deluded by the middle class—(loud cheers from the Opposition)—and he would now ask them whether they believed tbat people would any longer confide in them ?—(Renewed cheers from the Opposition.)—He had told the hon. member for Montrose* and be had told the party with whom the hon. member acted, that if they hoped to obtain the confidence of the people (hey must make & determined staud upon those principles which they bad recently professed; but what was the fact.'—('• Hear, hear," from the Opposition.)— Why, they had completely joggled the people. (Loud laughter and cheers from the Opposition.) Mr. Cobden came to the rescue of Mr* Hume, and of Mr. F. O'Connor: he eald, I have had long experience of that hon. member, and perhaps he will not accuse me of being actuated by any feelings of hostility towards him,—for certainly no hon. member hat ever lavished so tnanv compliments upon me as hehasdoue; —but I say, that my experience of the conduct of the honourable member out of this house, and of the spirit and manner in which he has tried to array the working clas*e» against evety man who could effectually assist them in carrying* forward the objects in nhich the hon. member himself professed to wish them success, convinces me tbat he has doue more to retard the practical progress of the working clause* of England than any other public mau that ever lived in this country. (Cheers). Lord John Russell said—making no comment upon the personal observations that hate passed—the hon. I member far Nottingham saying that no confidence i ougKt to he placed in the hon. member for Montrose, and the hon. member for the West Riding saying that [ no confidence ought to b-> placed in the hon. member I for Nottingham (laughter)—ivoiding remarks upon ! these questions of personal confidence—l must say my | belief is that the middle and working classes of this country, speaVmg generally, wish for neither the one great refoim nor tlie other (cheers)—that they are aexious for neither the people's charter, as proposed by the hon. member for Nottingham, nor for the great plan of reform, which comes somewhat near the people's charter (hear,) as proposed by the hon. member for Montrose. I do not think that they at present desire either the one or the other. My belief is that the middle and working classes disire tbat there should be a gradual progress in reform (hear, hear); that this Ifouse should give its attention to the questions that are befoie it; and that in securing the peace and the quiet of the country rest their true interest ar.d prosperity, (Cheei?.)