text_original: But this was the only crumb of comfort vouchsafed to minorities. The *' Redistribution " clauses were also considerably amended. Taken in conjunction with the Reform Bills for Scotland and Ireland (1868) the nett result was that 6 boroughs returning two members each, and 5 boroughs returning one, were totally disfran  chised, and 35 other boroughs lost one member each. Thus 52 seats were set free for redistribution.
text_transcription: BUT THIS WAS THE ONLY CRUMB OF COMFORT VOUCHSAFED TO MINORITIES THE REDISTRIBUTION CLAUSES WERE ALSO CONSIDERABLY AMENDED TAKEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE REFORM BILLS FOR SCOTLAND AND IRELAND EIGHTEEN SIXTY EIGHT THE NET RESULT WAS THAT SIX BOROUGHS RETURNING TWO MEMBERS EACH AND FIVE BOROUGHS RETURNING ONE WERE TOTALLY DISENFRANCHISED AND THIRTY FIVE OTHER BOROUGHS LOST ONE MEMBER EACH THUS FIFTY TWO SEATS WERE SET FREE FOR RE DISTRIBUTION
phonemes: bˌʌt ðɪs wʌzðɪ ˈoʊnli kɹˈʌm ʌv kˈʌmfɚt vˈaʊtʃseɪft tə maɪnˈɔːɹᵻɾiz. ðɪ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ɹˌiːdˌɪstɹɪbjˈuːʃən " klˈɔːzᵻz wɜːɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ kənsˈɪdɚɹəbli ɐmˈɛndᵻd. tˈeɪkən ɪn kəndʒˈʌŋkʃən wɪððə ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm bˈɪlz fɔːɹ skˈɑːtlənd ænd ˈaɪɚlənd (wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt) ðə nˈɛt ɹɪzˈʌlt wʌz ðæt sˈɪks bˈʌɹoʊz ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ tˈuː mˈɛmbɚz ˈiːtʃ, ænd fˈaɪv bˈʌɹoʊz ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ wˌʌn, wɜː tˈoʊɾəli dɪsfɹˈæn tʃˈaɪzd, ænd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv ˈʌðɚ bˈʌɹoʊz lˈɔst wˈʌn mˈɛmbɚɹ ˈiːtʃ. ðˈʌs fˈɪfti tˈuː sˈiːts wɜː sˈɛt fɹˈiː fɔːɹ ɹˌiːdˌɪstɹɪbjˈuːʃən.