Boroughs disfranchised by the Reform Act. All these Boroughs (Higham Ferrers excepted, which returned but one member) formerly sent two members each to Parliament. [The number of voters is given in this and the following Tables, as stated in the "Key to Both Houses of Parliament."] Aldborough, Aldeburgh, Amersham, Appleby, Bedwin, Great, Beeralston, Boroughbridge, Pop. No. Voters. 566 60 to 64 Looe, West, Pop. No. Voters. 593 55 to 60 1,074 100 Newport, Cornwall, 1,084 24 535 about 70 2,072 92 to 100 1,494 10 62 68 60 none 38 to 40 76 Okehampton, 2,055 220 to 230 Bossiney, 1,006 30 to 36 Orford, 1,302 about 20 Brackley, 2,107 32 Plympton, 804 210 Bramber, 97 20 to 36 Queenborough, 786 260 to 270 52 Romney, New, 378 about 150 Camelford, 1,359 25 St. Germains, 2,586 Castle Rising, 888 40 to 45 St. Mawes, 459 20 to 24 Corfe Castle, 960 about Downton, 3,961 about Dunwich, 232 18 to 20 Sarum, Old, none 1,098 98 to 100 1,436 about 140 851 106 to 110 1,127 about 280 Hedon, 1,080 about 300 Wendover, 50 Weobly, 2,008 about 140 819 90 to 95 Higham Ferrers, 965 145 to Hindon, 921 240 to Ilchester, Looe, East, 865 about 975 70 to 80 Wooton Bassett, 772 35 to 40 1,896 about 150 586 45 to 50 Boroughs which formerly returned Two Members to Parliament, but are hereafter to send only One. Pop. No. Voters. 2,803 450 to 480 Malmesbury, 250 Winchelsea, Pop. No. Voters. Arundel, Ashburton, 4,165 170 Midhurst, 24 Morpeth, 5,156 about 200 Christchurch, 1,599 about 50 Northallerton, 5,119 about 200 Clithero, 5,213 45 to 50 Petersfield, 1,423 about 140 Dartmouth, 4,597 about 100 Reigate, 3,397 about 200 Droitwich, 2,487 12 to 15 Rye, 3,715 about 100 Eye, 2,313 about 100 St. Ives, 4,776 about 200 Grimsby, Great, Helston, 3,293 4,325 280 to 300 Shaftesbury, 3,061 about 300 2,835 50 to 60 2,287 about 140 Wareham, 2,325 175 to 180 Old Cities and Boroughs which still return Members. With regard to the number of members returned by the following Boroughs, no change has been made by the Reform Bill, except that the united Borough of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, which formaerly returned four members, now returns only two. The city of London sends 4 members, and all the others two each, except Abingdon, Banbury, Bewdley, and Monmouth, which return only one each. Bury St. Edm. 11,436 37 Maldon, Cambridge, T. } 20,917 240 to 250 Malton, New, 5,253 about 500 3,361 65 to 70 13,370 about 300 15,387 850 to 900 3,83 about 1000! 4,173 about 400 4,237 about 250 13,715 800 to 830 Dover, Durham, Evesham, Exeter, Gloucester, Grantham, Guildford, 10,780 860 to 900 Portsmouth, Harwich, 4,297 32 Reading, 8,083 105 to 110 33,112 about 6000 15,595 900 to 1000] Hastings, 10,097 nearly 200 Richmond, 3,900 Hereford, Hertford, 10,280 1200 to 1250 Retford, East, 2,491 5,080 270 1750 146 The boundaries of the cities and boroughs have been settled anew by an act of parliament, since the last enumeration, in 1831; and the population of many of them has been considerably increased by the change of the boundaries. The boroughs of Aylesbury, Cricklade, New Shoreham, and Sandwich, now include adjacent districts. East Retford, includes the hundred of Bassetlaw; and Penryn, the town of Falmouth. New Boroughs which are to return Two Members each. New Boroughs which are to return One Member each. Boroughs in Wales which return One Member each. To most of these boroughs other places are united, which share in the election of the members. The population of the principal boroughs only is given, with the number of voters in the district Two of these boroughs, Merthyr Tydvil and Swansea, have been added by the Reform Bill. England. 26 Counties, 4 each; 7, 3 each; 6, 2 each; York shire 6; Isle of Wight 1, 133 Cities and Boroughs, 2 each, 53 Boroughs, 1 each, City of London, Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, 2 each, 3 Counties, 2 each; and 9 Counties, 1 each, 14 Districts of Boroughs, 1 each, Wales. 39 105 *655 The number of Members in the Reformed House of Commons, it was stated in parliament, was not to be "diminished"; but by subtracting the disfranchisements, and adding the enfranchisements, as stated in Williams's "Full and Accurate Abstract of the Act to amend the Representation of the People of England and Wales," and likewise in "The Reform Bill Rendered Plain, by a Barrister at Law," and also by adding 5 to the Representation of Scotland, and the same number to that of Ireland, the total number, according to the data furnished by these authorities, is found to amount to only 655, being 3 less than the former number. The province of the Archbishop of York includes the 4 bishoprics of Durham, Carlisle, Chester, and Sodor and Man; all the rest are included in the province of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Bishops of London, Durham, and Winchester rank next to the Archbishops; the rest according to the priority of their consecration. The Bishop of Sodor and Man does not sit in Parliament. Very different accounts have been published respecting the income of the Bishops. The statement in the preceding Table is found in a sheet styled "Awkward Facts respecting the Church of England and her Revenue from Parliamentary Documents," printed at Cambridge, Eng.; and with respect to it, Mr. Rose, the Christian Advocate of Cambridge University, says in his "Letters to the Farmers of England," that "it is well known to be correct." It is also adopted by Lord Henley in his "Plan of Church Reform." The total income of the Bishops is stated by the would same authorities at £165,000, which if equally divided among 25, give £6,600 each. |