text_original: The rate at which the franchise was fixed for town and country rendered it practically impossible that the artisan in the town or the laborer in the country could have any chance whatever of obtaining a vote. [Sidenote: 1832  Some defects in the Reform Bill] This was the one great defect of the Reform Bill introduced by Lord Grey and Lord John Russell.
text_transcription: THE RATE AT WHICH THE FRANCHISE WAS FIXED FOR TOWN AND COUNTRY RENDERED IT PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE THAT THE ARTISAN IN THE TOWN OR THE LABORER IN THE COUNTRY COULD HAVE ANY CHANCE WHATEVER OF OBTAINING A VOTE THIS WAS THE ONE GREAT DEFECT OF THE REFORM BILL INTRODUCED BY LORD GREY AND LORD JOHN RUSSELL
phonemes: ðə ɹˈeɪt æt wˌɪtʃ ðə fɹˈæntʃaɪz wʌz fˈɪkst fɔːɹ tˈaʊn ænd kˈʌntɹi ɹˈɛndɚd ɪt pɹˈæktɪkli ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl ðætðɪ ˈɑːɹɾɪsən ɪnðə tˈaʊn ɔːɹ ðə lˈeɪbɚɹɚɹ ɪnðə kˈʌntɹi kˌʊdɐv ˌɛni tʃˈæns wʌtˈɛvɚɹ ʌv əbtˈeɪnɪŋ ɐ vˈoʊt. [sˈaɪdnoʊt: wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː sˌʌm dˈiːfɛkts ɪnðə ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm bˈɪl] ðɪs wʌzðə wˈʌn ɡɹˈeɪt dˈiːfɛkt ʌvðə ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm bˈɪl ˌɪntɹədˈuːst baɪ lˈɔːɹd ɡɹˈeɪ ænd lˈɔːɹd dʒˈɑːn ɹˈʌsəl.