At ; meeting of the Aylesbury Liberal Association, held on
Wednesday night, to strengthen the hands of the Government on Reform, Aylesbury—which disappears as a borough, though it will reappear as a county division, under the Redistribution Bill—accepted its fate, at least so far as the Liberal party in Aylesbury can speak for Aylesbury, not only with resignation, but with something like enthusiasm. Mr. G. W. E. Russell, the present Member for Aylesbury, made a vigorous speech in favour of " ending " rather than " mending " the House of Lords. " In his judgment, a Second Legislative Chamber was no longer necessary. He was opposed to any attempt at reform, because reformed bodies were always stronger than unreformed; and if the House of Lords were reformed, it would be more powerful even than it is at present to resist progress and the passage of measures which were framed in the popular interest." "It would be quite sufficient to create a permanent consultative body of the most experienced men for purposes of advice and consultation ; but for purposes of legislation it was absolutely necessary that it should be. made impossible in the future for an irresponsible body of legislators to thwart the will of the people."
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