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22 Feb. 1817

Collectanea

From Woodfalls Debates

Fox’s Speech in favour of Gray’s Parl. Reform Topics Referred to.

Motion A o 1797.

{Fox’s speech Woodfal III 1 P 311 312. People I 1

adverse yet Election produces no change. Pitt {Waste and Corrupt […?].

accordance. Mischievous Wars still repeated.} 6. 17

{2.} p317. Democracy ought to be encreased in the II 2

Constitution. See p.331. N o 18 Democratic ascendancy 18

3. p 318 Present representation a mockery and a 3

shadow. See 322 Conclusion

Representation a Sham

{4.} p 319 Since 1784 4/5 ths of the Election Franchise I 4

of Scotland and Cornwall have (1797) passed into the Waste and Corruption}

hands of Government.

5. p.322. Immorality of the mock representative. 5

318. (N.B. Contrast the pretended purity with the Conclusion

real immorality Representative a course[?]

of immorality

{6. p.323 324. 23,000,000 annually collected making[?] {I 6

the despot of election […?] no more than 25,000,000: Waste and Corrupt.}

now /that guaranteed the/ | |000,000

7. p326. Grays Housholder admitting return the {III 7

first[?] that Fox approves. Pitt’s art[?]. Virtual universality of

suffrage. 10. 11. 12.}

8. p326 Fox against extension of County 8

representation.} County /Whigs/ representation

Fox against extending

it

9. p.327 First principles – abstraction philosophers 9

approved and disapproved. Objection decoy &c

10. p. 327. Universal suffrage approved in respect of {III 10

extent disapproved in respect of want of freedom. Virtual Universality 7. 11

So p.328.

{11. Female suffrage treated as absurd speculation. III. 11

Good reason given for it: bad against it. F.S.[?] Virtual immorality

Proposition supposed to dispose rate of property: Female 7. 10}

forgetting the lives[?] of British India.}

12. p. 328. Grays housholder plan would give III 12

600,000 Electors Grays Housholder plan

13. p. 328 329 Present[?] Exclusion extirpation IV 13

of bribery and corruption deemed impassable[?] Secrecy of suffrage.

14. p. 329. Shortening Parliaments would check V 14

bribery and corruption. Annuality

{15. p. 329 Nominated Members more obsequience {15

to their patrons than elected to their constituents Terrorism.

16. p.330. County Members terrorized by Rule[?] of 16

peers. p. 324. Parl Reg. 1793 p383 Terrorism

17. p. 330 Pitt (A o 1797) had made 115 peers I 17

including advocacy Matter of corruption

Peerage-making 1, 4, 6

18. p 331. “Man has a right to be well governed. No II 18

people can be satisfied with a government from the Democratic according[?]

constituent parts of which they are excluded. See Virtual universality. 2}

p 317}

19 p. 331 Advocates for reform, Savile and Camden. 19

Per Burke now representative of Manchester a[?] Whigs – Reformist

“shameful parts of the constitution”. Camden – Savile – Burke

20 220. p. 332. After 2 seeing the conduct of the VI 20

House &, I think I may devote more time to private Attendance

pursuits etc. I 1 do not feel it consistent with my duty

whether to secede &c.

21 p 333. From accession 1760 to 1797, but three 21

Whig (or […?]) administrations, viz Months 12 Whigs – their chance of

9 power

3

24 = years two.

Such is the power of the Crown.