I.
[76] Professor T.F.Tout, _England from 1689_.
[77] Tout, _ibid._ [78] Tout, _ibid._ [79] R.G.Gammage, _History of the Chartist Movement_.
[80] "The condition of the labouring classes was the least satisfactory feature of English life in 1846.

Politically they were dumb, for they had no parliamentary votes.

Socially they were depressed, though their lot had been considerably improved by an increased demand for labour and by the removal of taxes in Peel's great Budget of 1842.

That was the year in which the misery of the English proletariat reached its lowest depth."-- HERBERT PAUL, _History of Modern England_.
[81] Justin McCarthy, _Short History of Our Own Times_.
[82] McCarthy, _Ibid_.
[83] Tout, _England since 1689_.
[84] "For a general extension of the franchise, an extension from the occupation franchise to the adult franchise, there does not appear to be any demand, except in connection with the burning question of the franchise for women."-- ILBERT, _Parliament_.
[85] "On the mere numerical basis Ireland is much over-represented, but Ireland claims to be treated as a separate entity, and her claims cannot be disregarded."-- ILBERT, _Parliament_.
[86] Rt.Hon.

A.J.Balfour, M.P., House of Commons, 1910.
[87] "With great tact, and without very much friction, he brought the monarchy into touch with the state of things brought about by the Reform Bill.