The Development of Parliament During the Nineteenth Century

abolition admitted adopted agitation appear aristocracy bribery candidates Chartist Church Committee complete Conservative constitution Corn Laws corporate Council declared delegates democracy democratic direct disfranchised district doubt economic effect election electors enfranchised England English established Fabian Society fact favour franchise governing class Hansard House of Commons House of Lords Ibid idea influence interests introduced justice labour land legislation Lord John Russell machinery majority means measure ment middle class movement National Liberal Federation never opinion opposed organisation parishes parliament parliamentary reform party passed peace peers petitions point of view political Poor Man's Guardian popular population position present principle programme proposed question Radical Reform Act Reform Bill repre representation representative House revolution says seats secure smaller boroughs social socialistic society speech supposed supremacy taxes theory tion towns trade unions transformation universal suffrage Upper House vote Whigs Whigs and Tories whole