The Three Reforms Of Parliament

Author : William Heaton
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781527996717
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (967 download)

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Download or read book The Three Reforms of Parliament written by William Heaton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-11 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Three Reforms of Parliament: A History, 1830-1885 This volume has grown out of a. Lecture which I delivered last winter in several towns of the North of England. I soon found, as my reading on the' subject advanced, that I had very much more to say than could be comprised within the limits of a single lecture; and, besides, the subject itself so increased in interest to me, that I could not be satisfied till I had set down, in writing, not only what I had gathered from books, but also some of my own recollections and reflec tions. Thus, this history rather grew than was made. Under the circumstances, I dare not claim for it that it is exhaustive. It is, in fact, an extended lecture. But my aim in pre paring it has been to trace the successive steps, and the struggles, by which the existing repre sentation of the people in Parliament has been reached; and likewise to show how each step in Parliamentary Reform has been followed byeconomic and social reforms of scarcely less value. Of course, this latter part of my inten tion could be only partially accomplished by me or by any one at this time. I have recorded some of the results of the first two, ureforms the results of the third and the (so far) greatest Reform must be recorded hereafter by another hand. I envy him who will have to tell the tale. For, grand as is that chapter in' our history which is looked at from a single point of view only in this volume, I believe that the next chapter will be infinitely grander and I am confident that it will both illustrate and confirm those Liberal principles of legislation - I would rather say, those Radical principles - to which I have been attached from my youth up, and which I cherish in ever increasing affection with advancing years. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.