The Express.
London, England, 1852-03-04 00:00:00

THE REFORM PUBLIC MEETING.

An aggregate meeting of the reformers of the
metropolis was convened yesterday evening by the council
of the National Reform Association, at St. Martin's hall,
Long Acre, to meet the delegates to the reform conference.
The attendance was extremely numerous. The following
gentlemen were on the platform :—Joseph Hume, Esq.,
M.P., Sir Joshua Walinsley, M.P. Tureens M'Callagh,
Esq., M.P., Sir C. Napier, Mr. Geacit, M.P. &e. &e.
On the motion of Sir J. W A LIM. IT, seeoaded: by Mr.
ll'Lxon the chair was taken at half-pest seven by
Mr. Ilume, M.P.
The CHAIRMAN said he felt himself placed in that
position simply that he might carry oat the resolves of the
meeting, and he hoped to be supported in his dints to
maintain order. The object for which they were assembled
was to consider how they could improve the system of
government under which they lived. He had long pro-
tested against the &metes which prevailed, end he believed
the cause of those abuses was the defective state of the
House of Commons As regarded the question of annual
parliaments, he believed that under such a regulation the
country would have a man fit for parliamentary duty.
(assent.) He was prepared to support that view. Ile con-
cluded by entreating that there might be such on operation
as was exhibited during the struggle for the Reform bill.
(Cheers.)
The SECRETARY then read a statemeat of the proceed-
ings of the conference, and a resolution proposed by the
council fur submission to the meeting:
The CHAIRMAN bevies laid down the rale that every
sneaker should be limited m Mass Lamm,
Mr. AYRTON moved the thiseleg resolute : That
this wisseiss believes reeisalipselfameatary ?sham its be the
great preseisef want Kee der ; led while dasideg the
maintemmas K era men* its 'sovietise dot free-
dom of tomb we'll haw 'amoeba If the mew
had been pissed sees a rely wheel basis ; set that, in
comsat with miser swift isspresat sprodum. foes lodecan eely hs 'ashy desidstelise as hems if OMEN= is
made a reel repreventatiss se Ms posisio."
Mr. M.CULLAOH, M.P., sassaded the ressiolisa. He
conceived that they were set elms there so musk es dis-
cuss as to resolve and sett sod be loped they wield not
play the game of their anew fliessal allowing drniselves
to be distracted by chair binniags their prejedists, but
stand together as one mss.
Sir C. NAPIEIt said arts es to the Refixes Bill of Lord
John Russell, it was, fa Yutaka a greet blessing that
it was interred. lied he Illse MEM,O the author, he could
almost have imagined that it erlgketed with tory govern-
meat. He hard tees ts as a pad shisieithedeo. mar
mid et nisi =Mal nitienese. wft maga Faint a soh=
bill se patinae waft of tla esseptaase et the essatiy.
(Cheers.)
Mr. °EACH, M.P., hoped that they would cast aside
all differences of opinion in order to get some reform.
(Cheers.) He, for one, would not withdraw his aid from
the Anti-corn Law League, believing its object to be
right.
r. BESER, whom the chairman announced as the
representative of a large body of chartists, then nee to
propose the following words as an addition to the resole-
lion:—.' That the only principles of parliamentary reform
held in this meeting as just a the enactment of sosabood
suffrage, guaranteed by the rallot, of short parliaments,
equal electoral districts, no qualification for members, aad
payment of representatives.' (Cheers.)
Mr. SHAW, a delegate from the Tower Hamlets, se-
conded the amendment.

After somi. discussion,
Mr. E. JONES rose amidst great cheering, tailed with
himee. He said he could not for the sake of union sub-
scribe to any meretricious measures which would be in-
jurious to the bulk of the community. He had on the
previous day challenged the president of the association
(Sir J. Wellesley). He now repeated the challenge
melt him in public to discuss the question fully sod
fairly either in that hell or in any place which he
might name. They were told that they must take an in-
stalment. He advised them not to be made the estspaw of
the monied interest, and to struggle for no interest but their
own.

Sir J. WALMSLEY said that having been challenged,
he would now accept the challenge. He Entreated the
meeting to go for something practical. He had been
from one end of the country to the other to eerie his
fellow men, and what he propounded was practicable.
Mr. Jones had put before them as facts what he could prove
to be fallacies. He would not reply to him on the question
of labour sad capital, but content himself with asking the
working men of this country what they could do without
capital. (Hear, hear.) They had been told that the scheme
of the association would increase the number of electors
only to 3,000,000, and that the association had said so. That
was not true. (Cheers.) It appeared tram • parliamentary
document that the number of basses in England, Wales,
and Sectland, was 3,280,000; In Ireland, 1,100,000; making
a total of 4,280,000. (Hear, hear.) They knew what the
population was. Mr. Jones had told then that there
were 7,000,000 adult males. He would be SW to hear
bow that was established. Mr. Jones knew it
was a fallacy, sad be ems before hie him am
to decieve them. (Ohm= soritaprear.) Ha (Sir J. Wallow
ley) had told them them were only 27,4.50,000 geese. he
the United Himont of Cheat Britain and Ireland. had
dividing that number by rte for adults, the total Ember
of wale adults wee under 4,008,000. There win 4011 SAN
bane; mad Me email meld be so Ow to ham US W,
Mdesaelskod. That I,i* 18 unheeded three who were is
the arm sal am, Woad" sal dessetie servants en-
tirely leader the coated of Ask swam and be believed,
is tact, ear all dedesehas. that the svaibir whisk would
be left diseamiliell would ken be oat NW. (Hear,
beer.) Whim then, was the great dillbense teams the
ehardet•pospedeles sod that et the esessissisa t— or
what Mks*? MAI there be linear is the eater-
chimed waft the am Is the sasstemehisit (Cheers.)
The sweeisisa bad spin ad ends .Need the Amniats
the right bead of fellowship; sad bad embed them wet to be
led sway by lees who, *we they ablestel the princi-
ples of the darter for IS yen% bad ma k leo what-
soever. (Saw, beer.) Feels were MOM= sad
meld sot be euelseed. Be bad wished Mr than
sad would seatiwas so to de If they leek semeashbe Wipe le
obtain what they Bemired.
erpolissieW
Mr. 0. THOMPSON observing
that the great body of the weak, datmellauldwwesMM obtain the
charter whenever they divested lisuassives of pram. buried
the hatchet of discord, awl mealibeted the essalpetente
et moral power. (Cheers. It scald as* NORIO the matins.
Several persona this ade=it ailing the mean,
bet it being II o'clock, tie doelbeedlle lam them.
Mr. 0. Thompson them, on MeV ef the daisies, road
the resolution and the siessdneat, sad ea a *am of lands
being takes, the Maim= inbred the eassidasat to be
last.
The original reeniedea win them adopted ; sad • vote of
thanks to the chairman terminated proceedings.

CALIM ODAVII-TAILD RAGGED BCloool.—Yee-
torday, the mead modes el the friends sad posseters of
this ssaidishetest Wuk Ow at the Mardian's, Laseszy
and thisthille loslNelieas Bolward-street , P
the lad of tholtabory k the @hair. liMmatts.a;
nod width stated Ant the school was In
sod diet does this:al:000 children had postai-
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stereever, • Sabina day schse4 sod the easoleaes
there wee about 1141 • day. The eaddilmegt •dee in.
*laded • coal end elothing slab soda igeolies library, and
weekly were Mil at width the loriparra were
teed and si The anneal apoodienso upon the
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besmear nionns is lin The lostitalsa wezi=tesi
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Beri ef Witv• sod Aided Hamad 11661.1114 the
saltine In eseose of the apeb width brain begs
adopted, miens neeintlens wise passed in support of the
inegaset, god the halos es teratiaated with • Tote of
drabs to the theinnan.

Torroacortm. To Da. CONNOLLY.—There ii at
W hums, at Yee. Hest sad Haskell's, is New
s silver piles, Muscled is commemorate the
strenuous, persevering, end moossetal labours of Dr. Con-
nolly, the distinguished phrieisa of the Haswell Lunatic)
Asylum, in improving the treatment sad emelheretioi the
oesititioa of the Loewe. Its tette lo sleet OIL