The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-24 00:00:00

On Wednesday erasing kr. Rdward Ellice, jun.,
M.P. for the St. Andrews MOM of Burghs, was enter- •
Wined Lyles Mierblteente at a public dinner in tie New
Town WOW Aledicerb,," is rempition of his able and .
faithful sameass as Representative of these burghs for the
period of tilmey4re years."
• Zr. BiLl, is responding to the toast of his health,
Macho/ urea the late difficulty with America. He
apprimed it the stops taken by the gore:anneal in that
maw*, seed Vasa proceeded to say that the interrupt:on
11, war Pefelisi of cotton from the Southern States hid
led as t• Whir ler that materiel elsewhere, and argued.
Nei al tie Southern States were ambled to sell ,
asthon at a oste in ooeseopenee of being producer/
by dace lakes. laid that we had to pay a higher price fee
it when poised 'hp how labour yet this country Mould •
' OlSSect et equip. ear span is with any country
whore the .
soemeasrat was based on the system of
&miry (Load‘ssas.) Wavily was a thing fist ha
'Sidi tot to Odorant to all notions of henumity. ftpeap• I
thing OW at great wet *homages bad repudiated mt:
awl it well be a ettaegt ' vitilation of the pri. ' -re • *
1 rigia1=14,71.1.4.144 709.17,11; the systemir°r of 1111,81 T '
in Saida _ America. (Cheers.) His impression was MPS
the eystea Of &ray Was doomed—(hear. bass)-iuld
that the North • waled loot make hews with tiro death -
t=frisete the velem of slavery, which they soknow-
to le a crime. (Cheers.) The idea that we want •
Z‘sar-epos the South far oar •ppliss of
timloy discountenancing theta our supplies = ,
be mat at, bit regarded as a mere •rwhint infants. The peril
that the Emperor had taken in regard to the Trent affair he
thought had proved him to be stilk as he had always shows
himself to be, the faithful ally of Ragland. He advocated
the policy of malotaioinf neutrality in regard to the pm-
, Iput struggle in Amoeba, sad said that the people of tlds
country ought not to fealicalous of my power to whom
the dispute between tha North and South might be Mb-
witted for arbitrating. After some further remarks, be
ocaoktdel Mind loud deers.

FINANCIAL REFORM OONIMIVOL
- ! Yeatertitty evening a numerously-attended code.
mace of the metropolitan friends of financial reform was
bed at the Loudon Ooffeesbosurs, Ludgatethill ; Mr. 1. Z.
/Will in the air.: '
The Cunt:Man said that the conference bad been ors-
mood la onesequesceef • desire among the financial re-
formers el,Loadon is histbute • ensimeolitan society ma -
the model et the Liverpool Biases's! Reform Asseciatims, ,
12 ' object end Zit"is.l7irat' :'. mesa '
did eat manderthot system of leamtise poi under width
0,000,0001. was mind principally on articles 00OlninOd by
the masa of the people. Hs else held that there oonM hens
satire headers- of bad* while the Onstewierese thine& ~,
The elPholt_tintl interest still enjoyed petheettoo to a Wee ,
amount. The average importation of Dorn was about
10,000,000 quarter, per annum, upon which 600,0001 meir
levied. and if bate grown cereals were taxed at the same •
rate, 40,000,0001. per annum. would flow into the Wittig .
treasury. With respect to the immediate object of the
conferee's,- ft woofer them otereot to deals whether ow,
would !omen issispeedestsociety, or whether they would
confine themselves to the establishment of an auxiliary oiler
mitts», to 00-oPerste with the parent society at Liverpool. •
Be should propose than they should autism themselves it •
present to aa agitation for the remission of the duties co
tea, sugar, and coffee, he many persons would goo with them
cis that point who wire ant ismared to go for the revealed
ditties cm other articles, as 'ebbe mad tobacco, he
example. Their means of action should be the instructios
of the people through the press.
Mr. 8. Monist thought these exild IM se thoreesk
lthanebl *pens without a:reform. ia parlieneest.
Mr. W. Wttis considered that parliamentary and fame-
siel reform should go hand in band. •
Mr. TAYLOR did not think the abolition of the Custom.
benne essential to free trade. If indirect taxation weee
abolished the working classes would contribute nothing to
the revenue. Be differed materially from the views of Iles
chairman.
4ifr. Bum. then moved, and Dr. Sarre seconded. the
owing resolution :—•' That an auxiliary committee al '
Liverpool Finanabl Rehm Ameriatias be fottaded it
14odoo."
After considerable discussion the resolution was carried '
nnanimonsly, and • vole iff Basks to the ohalrnian area J
the poemediage;
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coatudionen Gov antimitirrahutendEntnyestartisltaviony.ThTe hosowerge.,Emigratet
423rieth
..;
toes, belonging to Messrs. Horton sad Beech, of Loudon,
-fog the obeveysithe of emigniata to Melbourne at 131. '
lth 1011. per statute adult, to sail from Smithsonite:a fir. 1
tenth the 4th and 11th of March .it. At the same misto t
of the board a sew ship (not yet named), of MD tons,
to Yr. Hairy John 11•11, was chartered for the /
nuance of enigreata from London to Natal 66 131. g
llnging
id. per statute adult, to tail about the 18th of Mardi. .
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