The Express. — London, England, 1849-10-05 00:00:00

tile erpregos. OUTGOING MAILS. The mails for British North Anueiea end the United &SW will be made up this evening, Oct. 6. The sails kr Ti go, Oporto, Lisbon, Madeira, Cadiz, and Bargee, frill be made Op on the morning ot The stilt, old Marseilles, to tie Mediterranean, Egypt, Doles, India, Bong-I{ons, flte. will be sad• op on Om syraDa of °sober 8. TM West India Mait., excluding Bermuda, Havana, iggsse, Sandarac, New Orleans, and Mexico, and including these ter Madan, St. Juan-de-Nicaragua, New Granada, Chili, sad Peril, will he made up on Oct. 17. The mails for Gibraltar, Malts, Greece, the lonian blinds, lignit, Ceylon, India, and Chins, tits Southampton, will be made up on the morning of Oat. 20. The made for Mad.irs, the Brazils, end Beams Apes, will be aids up cn the evening of Nov. 4. WON WATER AT LONDON 1111LIDOIL • D. T —Merl& 3IA ..... 41.1 NA • sivasaw—nesslig. 4IA 1$ sa. Allasson. I LONDON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5. Tut Emperor of Ressin has evidently been mis led into hie menigeons sad impolitic challenge to the Porte by the vile flatterers who, in his own met, and its our press, beheaded his magnanimity, extolled his military prowess and skill, and gave their fullest support and approbation to the cause of Imperial tyranny against Hungariae freedom and independence. During that memo rable straggle the press of London and of Paris deserted its duty, and instead of represerting the sentiments and sympathies of the people, led, on the n ntrary, to a beli'f that the English and F.ench condemned all kinds of popular resietance even on behalf of the most prescriptive freed on. And the Cur wee induced to suppose that in the crushing of Hungary and the immolation of its chatovinias he wee doing that which the rerpectable and i• fluen ial classes of England and Feint* ap proved. One presumption lad ta another. If But end Dunituat were but ambulating revolutionists, if Eossrrit was a mere rioter and pluedsrer, as the Time. to this shy does not blush to cell him, Ru ses oertainly was warranted in claiming the extradi tion of men s i branded. The 'fleece of the French public, the malignity of our pests, c turn (listens one of our own govern sent, sed the beset of foreign diplomatists in London (that they could got up an beside at any time either la the ISMS cr in par li ament against PALMERSTON), added the Char to believe, that he might belly the Porte with the meet complete impunity and success. Mar vellous will be his rage when he discovers Sig misteke; and most seduml his fury against those vile partisans that booked him through every set of invasion, op petal es, cruelty, and military tyranny, in order to desert kiss et the last liniment. and expose his to a rebuff from the Sultan and his mutate- Memel Mass. Tee wet galling circumstance to Russian, how ever. unt so mach the escape of Kosset it, and the pretence in Western Europe of a statesman well ampierted with the weakness and insecurity of Eo• .rn deepntirn its ne rtificaion is to find Fir c• and England once more drawn up in one line of d , fince bolero Constantinople against Russian age .eon. What blunders the Czar must have made so have predated this sentiment and de moceration of resistance on the part of two pow. r , grown so indifferent to foreign policy and to eft& utter. W to r. sped to England, we doubt if Russia could have querrelled with the Porte fur any other cause that wield have enlisted English sympathies so strongly for it. Had Russia annexed the principali ties, c!. s-d t'.o Danube, renewed the treaty of Cat tr Skel. kb ,it to be doubted if it could have stirred either our trplomitcy or our public opinion to inter fere. *lst the outrageous demands of the Russian Envoy, inspired apparently bye mere carnivorous and vy appetite, together with the spontaneous resist ee cif the Sultan, on the principles of humanity sod just p: We, have so rallied Engl and and France. both goy, imufnt and public opinion, to the side of Turkey, that the Czar mutt recoil. He may in deed hi,,!c about the principalities, et nd his agente to eisturbinccs in Bulgaria and in Bemis, and sow in Turkey that same insurrectionary spirit, which I e declares to be heresy north of the Danube. But war the emir will not make. With oppromed notions writhing beneath the fangs of despotism from the 13 title to the Danube, these military tenants dent not venture on war with Retie= Europe, which would be fs it not only by the resu-citation of Poles and Hungarians, but by the dest.uetion of that export trade which alone brings the liinses'en landed proprietors their revenues. Were the hemp, the tallow, and the corn, shut up to rot in the ports of St. Petersburg, Riga sad O'eess, RS they would s ;on be in case of war, Itnseia would find that imaginative wealth, which smiles are so fond of exaggerating. fail her altogether. Holland would scarcely venture her anntt.l loan,. Resaisn proprietors, es well as Rusai'en serf-, would begin to esk why they were to be ractecd or sacrificed, in order to set up again the shadow :if at Austrian empire, or to avenge upon brave Huge. ians the imbecility and treaoheeyoe the Hoes- of Hapsburg. We sea it reported that General LAMORICIERE is returning to France. We should not be surprised. The conduct and the language of the Czar to that envoy was known to be a capricious alternation of cajolery and menace, one dayealliug LOIIISNAPOLEON kis friend, the next hinting that he might and it convenient to set up the Duke of Bohm: Mix, or some more pliant pretender. Notwithstanding the leaning of more than one French statesman to a Russian al liance, we do not see the possibility of either the French government condescending to the required measures, or the French public resigning themselves to the required indifference. In both countries, in deed—of England arid France—whether egovernmer ts go too fast or too stow, the people will be found to go right at the critical and emus moment. And the present is one of these. Tuner are certain tasks which governments obliged always to get fresh men to do, so sicker and hopeless are they to those, who have fur any time applied their hand to it. It w orld bu vain, every one will allow, to send Sir CHARLES HOTHIJI once more to take the command of the squadron off the coast of Africa. Despairing cf the object in view, he could not screw I , is energies to strive after It. The La Plats war is something similar. France and Boxland have both sent oat a series of admirah, as welt as negotiators to uphold the independence and antagoni,m (they are unfortunately synonymous) of Monte Video against Buena Ayres. All have suc cessively sickened of Om task. and of the Monte Weans, and have either concluded themselves, or consented to others concluding, a treaty, by which Buenos Apes and Monte Video would be left to their natural relations, whethr they be of equality or Inferiority one to the other. This universal conduct and experience of every admiral sent out by either country cannot but hansoms reason and justice, as well as necenity in if. And although home authorities and politicians will mums that they ere in the right, and their agents on the spot in the wrong, still each year's experience adds to the conviction that we can not reverse the order of things, and rec:nos Buenos Ayn s to a secondary position in the Plata. The pleadi:g of original treaties is null. If we guaranteed Monte `'ideas independence, it was against its being absoibtd by Brazil, not against its forming a part of the cm federation of the mates of La Pieta, although that confederation may be for the present an atdo nary and a tyran .y. Such a form of govarnment is, how..Ner, not immortal, and it probably would not have looted no long, had we no: ted and rendered it bath nem es try and even glorious by our antagonism and our wars. We, therefore, hailed with satisfaction Admiral LB PREDuUR'S and Mr. SOUTHERN'S treaties. Ard Ire scd, u far back as August 23, that France would not violithtly go b.ck of Ls Par.- Doca's engagements, nor engage in any fresh war of coercion. Rumour', nay assertions, during the het six weeks have maintained the contrary ; and we weekly heard of vessel fitting out at Brest, and about to sail for the Plata. We never credited these reports, and now learn positively that the French goverr.m , nt his abandoned any ides of renewing the plan of naval ocercion against Romo. It was estunate that M. LE Toccurzyruz took so wise • resolution, which the oomptioations in Con stantinople and Washington would ham now neces sitated, ern bad • contrary line of conduct been d. It is sicgular that France has never =term:net warlike ideas against Buenos Ayres, but some untoward and more serious difference his oome to divert the boa - it. 11:1111211,ort Tires, lv fiat Louis PHILIPPI Lite • 61111111111tilthe, when the Syrian quarrel empsiled the resell of the fleet and the loss of all int prepara tive& It shows how idle it is for European countries M interfere by arms in the settlement of Amadeu, end above all South American, quarrels, which are of all others the most interminable and insoluble. We must repeat our regret that Mr. Bourn did not succeed in procuring some security or opening for trade into the two great rivers, aloeg which our gallant stemma ranged in despite of every ob ruction. It is evident, however, that such tusk cannot be opened and mad* prosperous by excit ing insteed of conciliating tre jealousies and opposition of the populace and the autbrities slug the libeler course of navigation. Foreigners can never deal with the Spatratt race by coercion. Warttever amount of tyranny they will hear from each other, they certainly will not tolerate it from a stranger. And this the French, if we mistake not, have disco vend at Madrid u well as in the Pats. MORE delinquencies in public departments ! Where will they end? We have abundance at home. The colonies have had their trifling revelations, and now from India we have a budget of exposed abuses in brier to none previously related. These abates con earn the magistracy and the police, and reveal a system disgraceful indeed. It appears that some months ago an anonymous pamphlet was published at &cares, under the title of 6, Revelations of an Ordinary," which professed to be en attempt to expose the abuses of administration in the Mainsail or magistrates' courts of that district. Per some time the pamphlet attracted little atten tion in the locality, but in June last the Calcutta Review took up the matter, and endorsed many of the writer's statements. This drew attention to the subject of police courts, and people began to whisper that there were abuses at Calcutta as well es at Baesees, and that the whole system required looking into. It happened, whilst the subject was fresh in peo ple's minds, and whilst the preen of Bengal was ad verting to it almost daily, that the senior magistrate of the Calcutta police-court (Major Bind t) applied for the benefit of the Insol vent Debtors Act. The gentleman's embarrassments bad long been matter of notoriety, but it was scarcely snpptsed that he would have been driven to this ex treme resource. His schedule, however, exhibited an enormous debt ; and it was remarked iet the names of creditors ent ered for some four or five lack!)s of ru pees were the names of persona who ware understood to receive certain beneficial protections under the police and the authorities. The magistrate having obtained an ad interim protection from the Insolvent Court, at once resumed his duties in his own ! But the government thought it necessary to forward to him a series of estegoneal questioes. Hie replies wers . unsatisfactory, and Ms* Blum was dismissed. Having thus judicially dertieed in one case that the peewit% embarrassments of a magistrate unfitted bin for a Nat upon the bench, the Bengal government felt itself bound to extend the inquiry. A consigns was esserdingly appointed to examine into the state of the police department of Calcutta. This commis- Bien entered upon its duties with an evident determi nation to make stringent investigations. They sat in en open court. They rrquested that all who bad 'bargee to make would appear before them. The coast queue was a series of revelations which, as tae of the Indian papers declare., proves romance to fin short of truth. The allegations established against the magitratee amount in the main to this—that, although in the receipt of magnificent incomes, they are, oue and all,' deeply involved is debt, and, in several instances, involved with persons to whom their position as debtors is incompatible with official impartiality. For years vast constant complaints have been made of undue influence, and of a denial of justice. The secret springs which have been at work a ppear now to be laid bare, and every man is able to account for the sinister influence which operated against himself. How all this came about—what was the cause of this universal embarrassment—does not appear. It is not alleged that family misfortunes or commercial mishap had anything to do with it,— and the impression conveyed is, that every man in dulged his extravagance and gratified his fancies as he thought fit, without the remotest thought of who was to settle the account. But bad as is the case agaisst the magistracy, - . • sinks into entire insignificance in contrast with the ow egaiost the police. The superintendent of that force—one Captain Hama—admits that he never attended to his duties or ooneerned himself at all about the force under his command. His deputy, Mr. *Qum, also had a general idea that his principal duty wee to receive his salary. The subordinates, to whom these officials entrusted everything, were their relatives, and it seems that they were connected with them not only by the ties of blood and affinity, but by bond of common liability to the bank; they had not only drawn milk from the same bosom, but bor rowed from the same usurer, and united together as drawers and acceptors on the same bill. The frauds com mitted by these persons are only paralleled by the delis. quads' of the officials in the Woods and Forests at homm They were o , rrupt to the core, every one of them. They openly and unCushingly rece ved hush-money end permitted every sort of offence to be compounded hr. They seem to hays received a sort of seas cid hoe for crime, from wilful murder down to petty larceny. Gambling-houses and other places open is opposition to the law, set the law at defiance. for they paid the police. Magistrates' warrant., when they were issued, were only served if they were not com pounded for. The public property which came into the hands of these police-officers was all sold is a lump to their chief creditor ; and whatever be paid them was, they say, put into a box, of which no one kept the key, and which on being opened was found to contain very little that was of value. It has also been the custom to get up cases against innocent natives, and make them, by torthre and permenti.n, confess crimes of which they We not guilty. An instance of this system is ti en n the Revelations of an (Hi m', which will serve as an exam* el ha whole. It rewash the way in which a cues was trumped up by two police officers, who were re skairtd by the magistrate to discover some property sappostd to have been stolen from a traveller who was poisoned. We give the case (with some alobre viationa) as we find it extracted into the Cakults lo• Brother," said Bambeluk (a policeman), "you how that Warm is • notorious receiver debase property, and that of lee he has not given us any bat the smallest fees. Go at sees to his home, search it, sad produce the silver ankles. neesnaleg to the magistrates orders." lat ones twigged his sewing ; but wields; to gammon him, I insinuated that the Bahr, must ham scores of beagles sad @yeasts: bag am am I to know which are the cuss that the premed tee yeller eireed t To this Bombe' uk replied: " Yon had' should mdesetsmi one mother by this time. Ask so silly questing, bat go astl prises the articles , sad there will he ne di& =identifying them." I want as directed; sad warramst,proweded to burner. The Sabi asked me if I wore md to he seereidig the home at as ell Mead ? Be desist big emy of is stets poise, s mad talked very slush ilea lit hisoor. Pied Salsa, I la how will you swig Mr boas sit a variety of silver and gold oemsmente am maim sheet oestalse Mere I rioted towels se eklpeantlitoldo Whisk was carefully oussealed.) He owimotowi me, id awed me • hundred rupees, which lat ease seises& I wee afraid, however, to tam without say Over erammess, so I took from the Sabo, oredry bits of silver that had bees beagles sad aomiekt. sad in the of witassess asked him whim be bad peusa..g ism f He replied, that • imes. salled Maoism. by same a B'•kalal, had odd ism to Ids two days posias. I took the bits of di jir to Illambolsk, who, after @lmitating for a few moments, Memel a &meat" Sees, ' and lo.king at me triumphantly, said mead ghat the whole plot was unravelled, sad in two age IMF bees Mould bo made white before the magistrate. TM Sabi paid maim 40 rape's, and was released on bail. We them epprehosisi leatelualom, sad asked her to psa lms. But is pmelsted is denying all knowledp of the bits elf slim or of the gene of pulsator. " Give her a remembrance," said Ruabeink. I took • large loose isms containing decayed and dried Milne, and pat it ever her head, with a few shakes. Is • few moments she was sourly Bested, and, when she re covered her seerm the mid .he would confer to whatever we bid her. Her osimia was taken before three wit her's ; to Pi shilessent, e tliessid Ss rise Dsbi NM sal - Bus. Both worthies denied the charge; but they were old oireuders. They were kept out exposed to the fierce rays of • vertical ran for a aryls of home, and, when fainting from hest and thirst, they were treated to the chilly bag. Thy then recibly confessed before witnesses. The ear, thus evairated and talked by the polio. wee taken before the magistrate who was delighted at their seems. " The Hum was de lighted at our sums; promised great thugs to Rambaluk, sad made me • Jussedar of police at once. The defendants claimed before the magistrate. They kid bees isprisoced previously for 'malpractice ; sod they FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 5, 1849. vein coaunitted for tried by the - Sessions Judge. - The Bahtto got of, oa the pretext that he was tisane, of the silver bay ieg been melon property that Its bad niantardy given it op to sae ; and sassed atonable* as the party train whoa he lad purchased it." &soli is the state of the police in India. It affords another chapter in the history of the abuts of patron age. "Governors," asp the Bombay Mess, "have gratified their relatives at the public expense, by put ting them into these offices—that is, they plundered the treasury of so much money nominally assigned as the reward of a certain kind and maims, of parries, for which no service of any wet was returned. Pa tronage employed in this way, or in any way at all kindred to this, is simple spoliation." NEWS OF SIR J. FRANKLIN'S EXPEDITION. (Prom the BAipisig Gasetta.) We have great pleasure in publishing the following most important intelligence, which has reached es this morning from our agents. It leads us to that the expedition of Sir John Franklin was all safe, beset in the ice, in Merck last : LOXCIEOPI, Barr. 29, 1849. Pat in, the Truelove. Parker from 'Davie Straits, for Hall, and furnishes the inclosed' Bet! He penetrated the ice u far u Prince Regent's Inlet, in march of Sir John Franklin's expedition; but amid get no farther than the entrance on amount of slid ice. Bat from manna remeived tram the natives, Sir John Pranklinis still in Priam Regent's Inlet, beset, and Sir James Raison the south aide of Primo Regent's Inlet, with ell four Tenets life ; being left by na tives in the month of March last. He his also a drawing of the four veinala mad* by a native. He ha no account M the North Star. The above information wu furnished to our Long hope correspondent by Capt. Parker. The Truelove arrived at Hell last night, and we have this day re ceived from Hull the following confirmation of the statement : Ent, Ocr. 4 1849, 11 a.m. News his jest ruched hate, by the Truelove, Parker. ' from Davis' Sundt., of Sir John Franklin% espoditioa. They am said to have been in Prince Regent's Inlet, all well, in Hatch last. This amount was obt.hied from the . natives. We have been favoured with the following copy of a letter from the commander of ahl.'s ship North Star, which, from her position, will account for this vessel not being men by the Tiutlove : TO OP Till ADMIX/MST. H. M. 8 North Star, July 19, 1819, lat. 74 3 N., long. 69 40 W. Sir,—l &dimmed a letter to their lordships on the 18th alt., when in tat. 73 30 N., and long. 6663 W., detaihn' g the particulars of my proceedings up to that date, which letter was sent by shoat from the Lady Jane whaler, which vessel was wrecked, and whose boats wen proceeding to the Danish settlements. Since then, I regret to rate, our pro gress has been almost entirely stopped, owing to the ice being to placed across Melville Bay as to render it perfectly impassable. On the 6th !natant, finding it impossible to make any progress, I deemed it advtsable to run as tar 839th as 72 deg , examining the pack as we went along. At 72 deg. 22 min., the pack appeared slacker and we emend It, end after proceeding about 12 milts found our• selves completely steppei by large floes of toe. We accord. ingly put hack, sou steered again fur the northward . Havingthis day reached the latitude of 74 3 N., and long. 69 40 W., the ice appeared en .re open, and we stood in to wards the land, when we observed two boats approaching, sad which afterwards, on coming alongside, we tonid to he long to the Prince of Wake whaler, which vessel was nipped by the ice on the 12th inst. in Melville Bay. By the captain of the Prince of Wales I Lrward this letter to their lor dsh ips, he intending to procetd in his boats to the Danish settle ments. I have the honour to be, &c., J. Saututhas, Master aced Commander. P.S. Crew all wall on board. • List of whaling vessels at Davis' Straits, which has a2peaced in the Sainting acid Men:antiis Casette. Zbe Court, Osmium, Ocr. 4.—Hie Royal Hi hale the Duke Alexander or Wirtemburg and the Piicom - Philip of Wirtem burg arrived at Osborne yesterday afternoon ou a visit te her Marosty and his Royal kliewww. The Hieen and Prince, accompanied by the Duke of Wirtemburg and the younger members of the royal family, walked and rode in Osbone park at a" early hunt this morniog. Col. the Hon. C. B and Hrs. Paipl.s were Mantled la the royal dinner party yesterday. Mr. Yates had as interview with Earl Grey sestet.- day at the Colonial-dam Mr. Paul had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday a.. the lionte-office. The Marquis of Lansdowne (lard President of the Caused) arrived in town yesterday front the north. ROYAL VISIT TO HEATON HALL.—The Earl and Countess of Wilton have been honoured by the c anapany of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Docheas of Cambridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelits, at Heaton Hall, near Manchester, since Saturday last, on which day they arrived from the Mar quis of At glesey's stet in Wales. The royal visitors are ex pected, according to primate arrangements, to close their visit to the E.rt sad Countess on Fridity (this day.). The Duke of Cambridga paid Liverpool at.other visit yesterday. The DUCHESS of GORDON arrived in town at the close of the poet week, from Huntley Lodge, near Pi:ashen, N. 8., end has since gene to Brighton fora law weeks. Toe BISHOP or LLANDAPP.—The health cf this esteemed prelate has undergone no favourable change since our Mat report.—Stranses Herald. PARLIAMENTARY AND FINANCIAL REFORM. THE GREAT MEETING AT NORWICH. Rao* oast owe RIZOZT/LIJ The anus asneement that an aggregate Mad* It the Mermen of Norwich would be held et se.ffisileew's Hall on Wednesday sluing to meths a depute*. dim the Natioad Reform Asa:Wien with the view of se4gerefieg with them in their object of improving the eiteniegagebee representation, exalted more than en memo et is tweet mono; all dame* in that city. The flee tiaras far ezeeeded the nembcr the bell amid esstais—esd it is estimated to hold at least 6,ooo—tad hundreds of persons who were anxious to be newt and take pet in the proosedings were deemed to d pies atniest. The orgea gallery wen set apart u emend was, fee ladies and others who ahem apey ten minded's, and this, as well se the body ef the heft acid Ike pleifteme was fail to evallowisi soon after the opening of the deem. At Mill Veld* Eft Jeans Walmeley, m.r., Mr. Hume, M.P., Mr. G. Thimpess, M.P., Mr. O'Mmer, M.P., J. H. Parry, Esq., (Us perdu though the tuneessefid tea sdidate at the last election for the city of Norwich), W. A. Wilkin son, Req., W. J. Hall, Req., and Tindal Atkinson, mitered the Hall, and were loudly cheered. J. H. TILLET Req., of Nourish, was voted to the chair, and in prooseding to open the badness of the iseedsg, he congratulated the friends of the movement en the seennied appearance of the hall. He ?membered being celled en, some gean ago, to preside over the first public meeting was held an that city by the Anti-Corn-law League, when Mr. Cobden and his coadjutees came amongst them. (Hear, beer.) lie having acted on behalf of that movement, u will es the present, was compelled to say what effect the =Wanted by each had upon the public mind f7r il f= and he had no hesitation in testifying that there was • veal deal more of sympathy and lateen and spontaneous baling menthsted in behalf of destine eelerm them then led ever been exhibited in favour of free Jade. (Saar.) There had been so occasion to go about the city to aejs the people to attend the present meeting. (Hear.) had sough , edindesime more than could be eceommeletred ; and it was a seems el regret to the eseendatee that time was no plasm Urge IMO to mental* all these .11111 IMO desirous of at tending. (Cheer() A weeds, or eontarenes had been held that afternoon for the purpose of drawing up resolutions, whisk *mild prevent the neenesity dieing into any length sued details at the present muds,. These neolutiou would be read, and the meeting would approve of them or see, as they thought proper ; but them resolutions which had been agreed to at the conference would be the only ones proposed. - The first resolution was a declaration in favour of a reduction. and at the same time • more equitable diatribe den of the burden of taxation, and It limas* expressed • conviction that no means of attaining that Wiest would be effectual until they gave to the people, through the represen tation, a direct control over the tame they wmee Galled epos to pay. (Hear, hear.) The mmininnee bed. Show tore, recommended that, as adman. of pedienuftere end ' financial reform, they should join with OM National Heft= Aasociation, and aid them in the attainment of the WM. of Mena which they had put before the public, believing It to be the only practicable plan which would unite all deem in a strong phalata, and present such • front as should be irresistible to the legislature. (Cheers.) Hs would now call on the mover of the resolution. J. W. DO WSON, E.q., observed that as the chairman of the conference at which the resolutions had been agreed to, it became his duty to submit them to the meeting, which he would do without comment. Mr. G.W. BIRCH having seconded the motion, the reser letiAis were read by the Chairman. They appeared in the Express of yesterday. Mr. 11.17 ME said he bad accepted the invitation to attend this meeting, on the assurance which had been given him that then was that disposition and that spirit in Norwich hich the appearance of the meeting proved. (Cheers.) The crowded state of the hall and the unanimity and enthusiasm of all present reminded him in some degree of old times, when they were strugeing for the Reform Bill in 1830 and 031. It was such unanimity and such enthueeann that car ried the Morn Bill of 1832, against an unwilling parliament. (Lend cheers.) It was now nearly forty years since he had entered public life, and during the whole of that period his whole time and energies had been devoted to the endeavour to improve the political and social condition of the mass of the pcorle. (Caters.) And to prove that he had not altogether failed, he might, if need were, point to many measures which others had since taken i•dit fee cane mg, but which had originated with him many years before. lie sail tail, not as claiming any credit fur himself, hut for the encouragement of younger reformers, sad to show that, the aced once sawn, no man need despair of sue ens. Ho had no fear, therefore, for the issue of the present movement, and he hoped he should yet live long enough to see it carried. (Hear, hear.) AU classes of is forrieu had Wog admitted that some change must be made; even the whip admitted that ; but hitherto no one had told them what that change should In. The nil was that the people had not that power is the House of Commons necessary to render the popular voice paramount there. They had no control over the puree-strings, and the public money was squandered, not for the benefit of the people, but to keep up use patron. age of the government, and to provite places for thew aristo cratic supporters. (Hear, hear.) Previous to the pawing of the Reform Bill, the expenditure of the country was not more than 60 millions—last year it reached within a fraction of 69 millions. (Shame.) Was it surprising that there should be distress in the land when the large proportion of the burden of the country was plead, not upon its pro perty, but on its Industry ? (Hear, beer.) but the only way to remedy this was to go at once to the root of the evil, and to send men to the legislature who should legislate for the general benefit instead of fur clam interests. The Reform Bill, though it had failed la many respects, had taken the power from the hands of the boroughmongers and pieced it in those of the middle.chiss electors; but the middleclase electors had not remained faithful to their trust. (Cheers.) A wean of bribery had grown up—he was sorry to say even in some of the most populous places— which was disgrasenl and at the same time sub versive of all good government; not that the luaus of the population in the towns were to be blamed for it, for they did not pewee the franchise, and he believed if they had it they would exercise it honestly—but in too many cases the power was in the hands of the few—not mare then 1 in 7 of all the grown-up men, lasted of every one, being entitled to vote. The remedy for the evil was with themselves. It was useless to look to the government, whether it was that of Sir R. Peel or of Lord Jobn Russell —there was no difference between whig and tory, so far as the interests of the people were concerned. Knowing this, and talking with some of his political friends in 1848, as to the best means of effecting a change in the constitution of the House of Commons—and knowing that without such an alteration nothing effectual could be done, while that ones effected, the course would be smooth for carrying out other important reforms—it was decided that a meeting of the liberal members of parliament should be held to consider the subject. At that meeting, which was held at 14. St. square, on the 14th of April, he (Mr. Hume) being in the chair, it was resolved " that a more cordial understanding and eo-operation are urgently required among those mem bers of parliament who are favourable to extension of the suffrage, revision of taxation, reduction of expenditure, and the general advance of retuim principles." The groat difficulty hitherto had been the disunion amongst the various classes of reformer.. Oae class wanted what was thought by another too much, and the one that asked for less would not join the other in demanding what they required, while the one that wanted more would not unite with any that would not go to the lull extent as far es himself; and therefore instead of co-operating together, as far as they agreed with each other, they diem rather to divide, and let the tory or the whig come in and rat by t - .eir disunion. It was with the view of arranging some compromise, adopting same priaciple, on which Wormers of every sh ade could unite and eo-operate heartily together, that these 40 or 60 gentlemen met and came tothisreWution. (Hear.) The question then voce what first measure anions would save the most speedy . effect in bringing about these further reform', some of which liberals of every dem had at heart. They decided that the first thing wastamy wee such a change in the constitution of the House of Coetaeles at should p la ce men there who should legislate for the general benefit instead of for class interesu, and who II when returned to parliament they did not conduct them selves well, might be speedily turned oat. (Cheers end laughter.) Tuey wanted shorter accounts with their repro erittatirte. At present there wen men in the liars of Commons as honest as any in the world, but the seed of the Septennial A ft was to lead seen into temptation. They knew they IMO este for seven years, and they argsed if kw ens wen years, why not bur another ? After doe assaiden" den with those friends with whom the anatigement had eft gloated. it was decided that he (Mr. Hume) should make the amides in the House of Commons, " for leave to bring in • bill te amend the representation, by extending the elective free this so as to include all householders, by enacting that votes shall be taken by ballot, that the duration of puller meets shall not exceed three years, and that the apportion ment of representatives be rendered more equal to the impulse des." This was &compromise ofhispzinedplee; he wasprepared te go to what he believe& to be the easeduadesed rights of the pe pie of this °metre, UM Ye eldest was a ”etisel good, end therefore he was content to .slice seem far the sake of unanimity, being condoms* that if they opal avoid extremes and all work together with moderation, =end perseverance, they coald set, es their eau* wee fat of moos. (Cheers.) At preeent, uhe had only ems is seven of the Unit male population had a VON; sad it had been said that, to extend the suffrage to five times that amount as they proposed, would be unsafe. He (Mr. Fl o r ea rl a hml so fear of that kind. He believed that if they the franchise to all it would be found that very Jew men wen incapable of choosing for their repre sentatives those who were most likely to take care of their interest , , and that where there was any difficulty diem who wanted experience would be guided by those like Ind—the wise head. would be looked up to, end there would be, it not • better, certainly a more free and bade- Cide4lwtassyrsites sy s tem of n tre e r e y nta cif i t tb- ttrz i o n f t War rg tlii Reform League were the advocate", it was founded on the old Saxon law, whisk was still carried on in the parochial system of represented in, except in thaw parishes where Mr. Sturges Downes Act interfered to prevent it. Is all other paeishes every man whose name was on the perish rate-book was entitled to attend and vote for those officers who were t 3 administer the parish funds. This system had operated well in eluting parish officers, and he could sot conceive why it should not do so in the election of members of parliament. If it were left to him he would allow every man a vcte who had resided six months in the borough, but to remove all fear of danger from the minds of timid persona who believed that such a concession would be unsafe (sad there wen many ewe) he adopted the limit de THE REGISTRATIONS. MIDDLESEX. ------- The Releing Barrister eat yesterday at the Bla — clt Dog, Bedfont, and went through the lists for the following parishes : Ashford, Btdfont, Crouton), Fekhans, Hampton, Hampton Wick, lianworth, Harlington, Harmondswertb, La'ohne, Littleton, Suppznon, Staines, Msnwell , S anbury and Teddiegtos. M r . PAT/11 objected to the name of George Milner Scholey, Esq., of Deal and Calais, Dein placed oa the register in the Harmondsworth list. The objection tikes was insufficiency of description, and also to the fact of the notice of tisk& having been served by Mr. Scholey's tenant, Mr. Jsnve The Revising Barrister, having consulted the authorities, doeided that the claim mast be rejected. The remsisder of the day's proceedings consisted merely of the wriking oat of names at the instance of the various °veneers on account of death or change of nsidenee. No objecions were made by the liberal agent. The barrister will sit to-day In Basastersmilh. CORN RETURNS. TO Tlil IDITOI OP TNT =PAW. Sin,—Siooe the of landing grain in bond has been abolished, there is way by which stocks ma be assertaiseit with any accuracy—a went upon which it is needle's to enlarge. I would propose a remedy which would enable this infoinueion to be supplied with *Ten gloater correctness than formerly. Let each graaary-keeper make a monthly return of the stock under his are, stating each description of corn, and the totals be militated either by an otheer appointed for the purnes or by one attae.ked to the meter offing; the latter would, peeler, be preferable, se he would be enabled to see that the meanie were eubstac.tially eirrect. It this is thought a hardship upon the proprietors of grannies, let it be remembered teat factors are still obliged to report all British corn sold by them, notwithstand iag the repeal of the duties ; and that, far the purpose of statistics, the one return is as necessary as the other. I am, sir, dis., ONE WHO HAS TO DO WITH FACTS AND FIGURES. SYMPATHY WITH THE HUICOARIABIL—A meeting was held at the Town-hall, Brighten, on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of considering the be et meant to be adopted for expressing sympathy with tke distressed Hungarians. It was numerously end respectably attended. The chair was taken by W. Cords:;lmin, Hu., and Lord Dudley Stuart end other speakers urged open those present the claims of the Hungarian people to general sympathy from Englishmen. The tollowing resolution was adopted ; " We, the inhabitants of Brighton, deeply sympathisiog with the Hungarians in their late straggle for liberty and osestitational freedom, and desiring to render that sympathy effectual, do hereby agree to memor;slise her 1/Nasty's go vernment to intercede in behalf of the Hungarians, with the view of restorisg to them their constitutional rights and liberties, and also to aid and assist the Turkish government in their noble and determined reinsal to deliver up to Austria and Russia the Hungarian patriots who have sought an asylum in their (Gantry.' THE LIVERPOOL LOCKEL—The account of the trill tees of that noble estate, th Dock Trost, from the 25th June, 1848, to the 23rd June,lB49, have jest been forwarded to as. They state the following amongst other faus:—The lumen, of the Liverpool Dock Estate, for the lut year, was 224,2241. 19e. The income of the previous year was 197,6171. 16s. 10d. That of 1847 was 244,4351. 14s. 7d. A redaction of 40,0001. was made in the dock rates in 1848, one half of which has been recovered, by the increase of the com merce of the ;nu. Tao number of weeds which entered the port of Liverpool in 1849 was 20,733. The tonnage was 3,639,146, which is about 300,000 tons more than has ever entered the port in any previous year. In 1819 the tonnage eau ring the port wee 867,318 ; in 1829 it was 1,387,957; in 1839 it was 2,158.691 ,• is 1849 it was (as we have stated) 3,630,145. 'To go bark a little further, the teenage of the port. in 1800, wee 446,789 tone ; the income of the estate was 44,4031. The dock rates were reduced 381 per cent. on the 25th Sept., 1836 ; 18 per cent. in foreign voyages in 1814 ; and to t h e extent of 40,0001. in 1848.•Li0117001 7111001. THE EXPRESS, year's residence. (Hear, bear.) But they might depend upon i• that the broader they extended the of the represen tation, the more secure would be the government of the country, and the lies &agar of violent change. (Hear,keer.) Samos at some heath compared the numb •r of elector& with t h e ustuaber of rognesuatatives, as also the taxation of diffweat amok, as* boosughs, he went on to say that Ohm said asiblhoodog metrics were at this mosieat na bob( Orson Goma esamirions, onossomeat upon the ab stain of that whims. check white we had under ths fork of war BM* osostitutiou—(hom) —with the QUl** at the Mod as Os dist ms le wary oat tho law, and the Hosted Dads end lono to snake the law. But that dm*, to be goomwarbb ,lholuld, smut be perfect in all its perm (Bum .) He db ram want to deprive the House of Lords of their privilege. hot the/ must not inter fere with the rights of the Onmassoek (awl Whet he wanted was, hr the Comm , es have their r sham of control and their mow bilosoto ; than parts of the onstitation would go right. If they desired peace, order, nod prosperity in the land, it was to be obtained by the cheap new prcosod—(choom)— and he believed by that means may. (Hear, hoar.) his was the first reform meeting he had attended in the county ef Norfolk. Hitherto be Mid masidatel Norfolk so far gone as to be scarcely worth looking after. Bat now he saw that • Mango had taken place he should bas ready as any man to give his wistarias in [unitarian of the new views &the people of that county. But to show what sort of representatives Norfolk had hitherto seat ft parliament, he would ashy to • list which had been mods out of the diviskos In the I modimerat. Of 20 &videos whisk bad taken phew an the goodies of reresehment Ind reform, out ot the 10 sombses rogrossating the amorg mai the bo roughs of Nerwisbaaremads, Thmkrd. lko. boo odes alai oat of the 200 Irbil& those memben poommed Is time weed divisions, mil tined in Item of ewe make 11140 , MINN while them IMO wake Sid 146 het eZtipther, in moneosenis of the almenes of*. amehome. (Bbame.) 36 voles, io fee, only were given out of 200. Therefore, if any most, was Interested is the movement for imp:orlon the mbeessM it was surely Norfolk ; and be was confidant eon of that night that they would find the Norfolk people, and especially the inhabitant of Norwich, ithe most ardent supporta, the move- menk7 Ohne%) Ilk J. WALWILILY, who was also warmly grested,next addemseil the meeting. He melee steady as folkws Whilst I gesestelly thank you for this reception. feel that it is not Ys Amager who stands before tenths cause he is dui nae lo advocate, which your Wheelbase, and amber tits amplimeed destWir Valuable. It the name, meet behalf of the mina of the National Parliamentary eel rimaial Rehm AmeriaMmA,Tbig to thank you forted matted awl very gratifying sweet in which you have been pinged to restive their representatives. The knowledge a your seal and enthusiasm is the mute in which they have 'embarked will be carried on the wings dike press from this meeting to every pert of the kingdom, and cannot fail to have an important influence on every liberal coratidoesay. (Rear, hear.) It will at the same time give viper and MUM to our own eonaelle, sad facilitate that triumph whirl meat ultimately crown mu efforts. (Chest%) Personally I pray yea to overlook the insignificance of the individual is the importance of the objects be seeks, and if those oblates Dogumbr all that the most earnest reformer cm desire, of him t ae, o remember that conosmion is not compromise, sad that in aiding the views which the council have deemed the most practical, he is net advancing his own. (Hsu, hair.) The intensity of feeling which mini amongst the emenfranchind masses in favour of a large extension of civil rights is little understood, certainly is not appreciated by those whew privilege it is to administer to the req uirements of the people. Were it otherwise, or could our rulers be pram* Km& meetings as the pined, to witness your zeal end red seem; your feelings of kindness and gratitude, SISS IS those who can do no more than sympathies with the griseemeas of the manes I am persuaded those grievances in wadi set remain lung :redressed. (Cheers.) The council our elms I have the plume and honour to preside, after met M sunset consideration, and with a full knowledge of Ma responsibility which devolved upon them, have de taresimed to mek such an extension of the suffrage SI shall give to every adult male occupier of a tenement, or part of a tenement for which he shall be gated, or have claimed to be rated to the relief of the poor, the right to be registered as au "lector. (Loud cheers.) The adoption of the vote by bel let—(chogre)—the limitation o tie duration of parlia ments to three yeare—(cheen)— f such a change in the electoral divisions as shall produce a mere equal apportion• went of representatives to cot it ue nts, and the abolition of the property qualification ns for members of the House of Commons—(recewed and continuous cheers) as was observed by my hon. friend, Mr. Hume, these de mands are based upon and are consistent with the old Saxon law, which pee to every man who paid soot sad lot a voile in the common-weal. (Hear, hear.) To concede them would raise the number of electors from one million to five million, and would gather a large majority of the adult males of our population within the pale of the constitution, *cable the elector to exercise his right in accordance with the dictates of his cons.ience—give to the constitneurse a greater control over their representatives, and remove tine monstrous political inequalities through which a territorial oligarchy contrive to subvert the spirit of the constitution, and to trample on the rights and liberties of the people. The county representation, like oouety meeting* or the show of hands on the day of nomination, is little better than a ' mockery, being for tWo moat put under the control of • kw whig or tory landowners, whose combined will, as far ma the I coostituencies are concerned, is law. (A voice— " That's true.") When their interests cannot he made to coeleme, the tensat farmers are complimented by a voting paper, nu , taking the name of tee blue or red candidate, and ad accordingly, being subsequently driven to the hustings like ' sheep to the shambles. (" It is eo.") Bush is our system of representation in relation to population; if we examine it ' with respect to property, we shall find the same preponde rating power in the hands of the governing few. One half the annual value of property in England u represented by nine counties and one hundred and sixty-ono members. The other half by thirty-one counties, and three hundred and ten members. Again, ono half of the members of the House of Commons represent property to the annual value of six millions two hundred thousand pounds; the other half represent seventy eight millions of yearly value. If we compare a large borough with a county, both as respects population and property, the tame inequality exists. Liverpool, for instance, contains th roe to four hundred thousand souls, is essessid to upwards of a million and • half to the poor 's raw, and returns two members to paella ment, whilst Bucklogbamshire, with one hundred and seven ty thousand of population, and mused for half the amount of Liverpool, ends eleven members to represent her interest. ("Shame, shame.") Were we to inquire into the Irish representative system we ehuuld find it still more unjust then that of either Hogland or Scotland. (Hear, hear.) Out of eight millions of populetion there are less than eighty thousand electors, end the qualifications so various as to be almost incomprehensible ; out of the 656 members who com pose the lower house, not one-third can be truly said to be popularly elected. (Cheers.) If these things be so, and they have never been contradicted, although frequently asserted in the House of Commons, we may fairly steams that, as at present constituted, the House of Commons nei ther represents the population, the property, nor the intelli gens of the country—(hen, hear)—and we are therefore justified in seeking to redress the evils. (" Cheers, " and cries of "We will do it.") It has been well remark ed that the House of Lords represents the oligarchy, and that the House of Commons r,presents the House of Lords. ("Hear, and a laugh.) Yet we are assured by high authority that to amend these inequalities would endanger that har mony upon which the existence of tee three estates depends —(.• Oh loh " and laughter)—an assertion which can only be trued upon the supposition that an hereditary peerage and hereditary legislation are necessarily identical and essential to the happiness of the people. (Hear.) We en superciliously asked what good would aria* out of the measures of justice which we seek ? As well might the thief ask him whom he has robbed, what good would he derive from the restoration of his property. (" Hear" and loud laughter.) We are prom*atiog no new tangled notions--(hear, hear)—the doctrines upon which we act have had the appieval and advocacy of the good and great of all times. (Hear, hear.) They had on their side the genius and eloquence of Erskine, of Dundee, of Tierney, of Burdett, of Fox, of Sheridan, of the late Bari Grey, and of many other tiosiehonoured names. (Hear.) In 1797, we find a minority of ninety-two members of the Howe of Commons voting or household suffrage, triennial parlia mints, end a more equal apportionment of members to popu lation, Lord Grey (then Kr. Grey) loudly demanding that which has now beams our re/lying cry—a full, free, and fair representation of the people. (Hear, hear.) In the same debate Kr. Erskine remarked " If our political oppo nents require illustrations of the effects of withholding wise concession to just popular demands, let them take a re troepective view of what took place in our relations with America. Once a dolour, she sought only the reasona ble privilejes of an integral part of the empire. We refused to redress her grievances whilst they were curable—the sense procrastinating spirit prevailed thou se now, the same delusion is to the effects of terror and coer- Woo. Lord Chatham's warning voice was rejected. Give satisfaction to America, said that gifted statesman. Conci liate her affections—do it to-night, do it before you sleep.' But we did it not, and America was separated from us for I over." (Chinn.) Lst our statesmen turn their eyes to con tinental Europe, where, from the proud rejection of maxims of prudent and just policy, governmues are tumbling into ruin by the sudden violence of their people, instead of being wisely changed by timely and peaceful reformation. We would pray our rulers to ponder these things—to open their eyes to the rips of the times—(loud cheers) to the spread of liberal opinions; to the aspirations for liberty and free institutions ; to the sfirit of the ass and the ktereased inte ll igence of the people. Let them ask themselves, is it possible to en still ? Cm England, once the pioneer of freedom, continue a laggard in the nosed civilisation sad progression ? (Cheers.) Will the MONS of this country consent to remain in their present degraded political condition, wiehuut • voice ia those laws by which they are governed, held responsible, taxed at will, and yet deemed too poor and too ignorant to be admitted to the rights io p t la free ce .n fu din l ewn an el d ea(Cu cO h'eei ns °na tli )o uli r onall ustinleThe. e: u Pi l itcyw n : o lit en d Thea mi s t ake rpi enr t he the n f en lo n g o o ry ti b e f al o i on d i say on lack o oorofr4ennuelymEnthor cheering.)d. azi t op h ur ess trijotnnka ri i g v h id ts uaof m o u enr i x t ertir n ul o on tt b u o upo w or e n u e thr r, ton d f e nore p p ti thn d auth e og ith hi tot, tierthttifpootiti: ourte cease. We must rely upon oureelves—(bear, hear)—upon and vt: C b l is h hf. a .ed v co erg e n n i.al l at te s yL o , fhe f th ed o e r ff7 Lo wwh erea hi a l ch y h ti area o e v a b e : r d e a v e i k a ti l l i rm l o g o n rt s inin y o .dvari n sh fi t il u llg nan bps ci arta ki ft fre v re s oe - f i holds, must be sustained and carried out. (Hear, hear.) form, or on the tit:marines of the present system, not be cause I am not deeply impressed with their necessity, but because I deemed it more desirable to occupy the time is the r eat of the evil. (Hear.) Because, too, I believe there are higher and holier aspirations nnueded with the objects we - seek than any of a mere pecuniary character ; and, because, I am persuaded were the people fully, freely, and fairly re presented, they would nut only remedy these evils, but they would accord an equal measure of justice to ell.—(The boa. gentleman resumed his seat amid loud and long protracted the e ries.) J. W. PARRY, Esq., who was loudly welcomed newt spoke. He said, that having had many opportunities of ex plaining what were his opinions on the subject of parliamen tary and fleanotal reform, and having addreseei them on the subject in February last, he should not detain them at any length on the present whams. Ho still adhered to thou opinions on which he had ventured to fight the last election ter Norwich, and whiab, though than annteceadul, would ultimately prevail. (Cheers.) The great object of the mw ting there that night he believed—and it was an object in which he fully concurred—was conciliation. (Cheers.) Conciliation amongst all emus of reformers, to be bend on the entire destruction of the present representative system, on the ground that it was far too narrow to represent fairly in the wishes and feelings of the people. (Hear, hear.) Dodd's Par/io nernfary Companion stated openly that in many of the boroughs, as Lymingtoo, Maims bury, Nortballerton, Marlborough, and many other parliamentary boroughs, the influence which returned the members to parliament was not that of the electors, but that of certain Whig or tory lords or landowners; and in one of those places he found from the same authority that • lady, a Miss Piens, a relative of Mr . Wrightson , had considerable influence. ( Laugher) This proved that, notwithstanding the Reform Bill, and the destruction of the boroughmooger tisstem, the system was almost as bad as ever. In conversa on last night with Mr. Tillett, he put to me a case illus trating the comparative it fluence of a vote in one place and of a vote In another. Thetford returns two members, and has 180 registered voters ; Norwich, which contains between 4,000 and 5,000 registered voters, returns also two members —(a voice, " Only one and • half ;" laughter)--so that an elector of Thetford has 27 times the power of an elector of Norwich, and 180 times that of an elector of Blanchester. The reforms which were necessary for the welfare of this mitietry could be obtained under a proper system of repre sentation without violence, and without that expensive and isoonvenient agitation which all true reformers would be glad to avoid if they could. With a representative system in 1 which the voice of the people was fairly expensed did they [ suppose that • man who had laboured for his country like Joseph Hume would have been always excluded from the government ? (Loud cheers.) Had he no practical expe rience or political wisdom to qualify hint for a teat in the ad ministration ? (Cheers.) The reason he had not been selected was that he wee not a Grey, or an Billet, car a Ransil—Ransil—became— . he had not " hanger able or " right honourable " prefized to his same, bat had sprang from the people and raise I him self to his present position by his own energy, ability, and honesty. (Hear, hear.) It was high time that this system of governing the country by a family compact amorget the I aristocracy should mese, and that England should no longer laMiegraced by denying the common rights of hospitality to time whose only came was the having petaled their lieu he illoir country's freedom ; nor the safety of the empire I wined by the stubborn denial of political rights to the tamer of the people here, and by tyrannising over our enkedes until they were driven into rebellion and revolution. (Ijieses.) He could tell Lord J. Russell what, perhaps, he was sot aware of, that if he were to abandon public life to morrow it would be a calamity the people of this country could endure with • considerable amount of patience. I (Cheers and laughter.) In conclusioe, he advised them all to unite heartily in this movement, as the readiest means of procuring a better system of government ; let them proceed (as Sit R. Peel would say) in the open path of the e. ratite ties, using no violence, no thread—not adopting the advice of Bari Eitswilliant during the reform agitation, to refute to pay taxes, nor of the Times, when it soggesiell that the members of the govnitment should be assailed with brickbats and bludgeons—but let them proceed orderly, peaceably, and constitetdmially—(hear, hear)—but at the same time heartily and determinedly, and success was oereain. (Cheers.) They were told that Europe wee convulsed, and that this wcs not the time to demand reforms ; but it was to save Borland from those couvubions under which the Continent was la bouring that the government were urged to make thou con cessions to which the people were entitled—(cheers) —and he hoped the government would yet see the propriety of doing that which they might now do with grace, but which, if they delayed, they would be compelled her.after to do with dis grace. ( O Cheers.) Me. 'CONNOR congratulated the conference in having seeceeded in joining all claims in the movement fur • full and fair representation of the working-classes. (Hear.) He rejoiced that he now saw foreshadowed a real co-operation and union between the working and the middle claims— (cheen)—and that Norwich would not be behindhand in assisting Lord John with that little 'gum as from without:of 1 which last session he appeared so desirous. (Cheers and laughter.) He was happy to say that, throughout England and adot_cil no(wlereariter— nilea be the last man to nand in the way of such a combing ad he would woie th ld e tkn foe goad. (Hear, hear.) True, he had on pre view easoinis opposed the middle-etas movements—he had midati chasesti a red, in ever y this c" m r o til ve i m h e :Trthem in free trade,and had advised the chartist' not in that eg:tation—but that was not because he was sot a free trader, but because he knew that free trade in legislation was the first thing necestery befere they could sorry sat any other free trade measure tor the benefit of the =He joined this association not because it was a dal rearm association, for he believed if they reduced the expenditure of the counter ten millions, and the House of C smote remained constitut,d as it was now, thy people would derive no benefit, But tuts movement embraced four of the principles of the people's charter, and if they onto obtained thou they would have a quadruped to go upon In their efforts to obtain the remiiairot point% (" Haar" and a laugh.) He had stru2gled loos and a talotely in the cause of the working climes, and they know it, and he would now tell them that, rather than surrender one ' point of the charter, or oppose this t .ovement of fraternisa tion with the middle chases, he would resign life. (Cheers.). Mr. G. THOMPSON, whilst expressing himself favour able to the fullest extension of popular rights—even to all the points of the charter—bailed the present movement with pleasure, as a first step le which all classes could unite for the attainment of the common object. (Cheers.) Mr. Hvna propose d, and Mr. O'CoNtroa seconded, a vote of thanks to the c hairman, which having been carried and duly acknowledged, the business of the meeting concluded. THE PUBLIC BREAKFAST ON THURSDAY MORNING. Yesterday morning the committee gave a public breakfast to Sir J. Walmsley and the other members of the deputation at the Corn Exchange. There were about 200 persons present, including all the members of tho conference and a large number of the more distinguished local authori ties who were present at the previous meeting. The Ex change was decorated for the occasion with a variety of flags and banners bearing suitable inscriptions, se " Steady and progenies reform.' , "Tee prosperity of the people," " Prosperity to commerce, agriculture, and nianufmturee," " Peace to the nation and plenty to the labourer," " The respectability of the crown," and over the chairman was the motto, " The constitutional champion of popular rights." J. H. TILLETT, Esq. wished, previous to the busintes of the day being proceeded with, to reed the following letter, which had been received from Sir Thos. Beevor, Bart., of Haigham Hall : Dear Sir,—l regret that it will not be In my power to be at Norwich on Wednesday, or I should have had much pleasure in attending the meeting in St. Andrew's-holL With best wishes for the success of the movement, which I trust will now continue until universal suffrage becomes the law of the land, Believe me, yours truly, Halghans, Ist Oct. 1349. Taos. B. Baavoa. W. J. HALL, Esq., wished to address them as a mer chant of London. The meeting of last night had given him g roat pleiwure, for he twlieved it would put an end to that mum by which great towns like Norwich were represented. Norwich was one of those towns which suffered in a peculiar degree from the existing system of taxation ; one of the largest imports fn China was formerly the Nor wich Gimlets, lout the high duty levied on tea had almost put a stop to that trade. The Chinese could not pay for these imports in lime silver, but they could pay for them in tea ; and if the duty on the Import of tea was reduoed, the demand would be increased, and the trade in mallets would be restored. Mr. W. A. WILKINSON said that he had allowed him self to be nominated as the treasurer of the sa,ociation, and he regretted to find that the duties were not so onerous as he could wish; the reason was that they were not yet supported by the propertied or monied classes. They had no Mr. Gurneys coming down with their 001. ..piece; they had with thins the advanced section of the middle classes, but not the upper or monied section. They had had large meeusgs in London, but they had not with them those men who were accustomed to take the lead in London ' iadeed, had those gentlemen been consulted there would have been no meeting, but they did not ask their leave ; they called the meeting, and the result was that no theatre in London was large enough to contain the numb-re that came. (Cheers.) He trusted that some arrangement would be made by which the contributions of the working men, from the smallest sums upwards, might be collected, and devoted to a purpose from which they and their families would ob. Min so large a benefit. Let it be proclaimed again and again, that the object of this movement was to preserve order and to protect property at all begirds, the property of the rich as well as of the poor. But while they were determined to preserve property, they were deter mined also to have their rights, and if those rights were not granted in obedience to the expression of the popular will, they would go on until they obtained the franchise in all of the counties in the kingdom, and then success would be no 1 tiger a matter of doubt. (Cheerr.) Mr. HUME hoped that ere long Norwich would have an other member like William Smith, whe had distinguished himself by his efforts for the abolition of the Test and Corporation Acts, and in favour of every liberal measure brought forward while he sat in parliament. Wnat they wanted was refona not revolution, that was not revolution in the ordinary term, they wanted %return to that constitution which they were entitled to, and where , every man had a voice in choosing those who were to tax him or make laws for his government. No class perhaps was more interested in this movemeot than the farmers of Norfolk. Ia conclusion, he recommended unanimity of action, es a sure road to success. Sir J. WALMSLEY congratulated them upon dm orderly manner in which the meeting had been conducted on the previous evening. Sufficient Wes said at that meeting to induce them all to bes'ir themselve s . man man exert himself and say that the ref should sussed, and it nut snowed ; let Opp rely ups - • 1 ' • • . 1 , /I e. L -;• - g 1z 74 • (a