The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-17 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL
ASSOCIATION.

Yesterday evening a meeting wee held at the
London Tavern, for the purpose of inaugurating a society
under the above denomination. Dr. James Taylor was
celled to reside over the lutetium.
Lea= were read containing excuses for non-attend-
ance, ties Mr. Layard, M.P., Sir Ds Lacy Evens, M.P.,
81r ISOM Duke, :M.P„ Sir John Shelley, M.P., Mr.
Thome Wakley, and Mr. Donald Nicoll. An address' wee
aloe used, which set forth at some length the ebieme of the
Winded sissoiation. _ _ _

TM ChIAIIMAN expreued a hope that the course taken by
the NNWWIG would meet with the approval of the muses
of this rest 'sentry, for it wu desirable that they should
Imes ea lion that would give them the opportunity
et we with another on the dangers that sur-
reueded thews.

.I.lhinnz moved, and Mr. J. A. NICHOLAY, of Mary-
Wien*, seconded the first resolution, petting forth that
" The perilous state of public, affairs, and tee manifest
hopelerasee of improvement under the present oligarchical
system, makes it incumbent on the people to unite, for the
safety of the nation and for the honour of the British
crews. That en suoeistion be therefore now finned, and
be piled ' The National and Constitutional Awociation.' "

Mr. APSLIT PELLATI", M.P., come forward to speak
to the resolution, but Mr. Dicky ales demanded a hearing,
and considerable confusion ensued. At length the bon.
member obtained precedence, but he was evidently not
known to the audience, who demanded his name, and on
learning it they saluted him with the cry, " How about the
Wages Bill?" He however succeei.ed in addrening the
meeting for a few minutes, and then lett " to attend his
senatorial duties."
Mr. J. P. Mcnitocou, Y.P., was next announced, but
Mr. Dicky again forced himself forward, and u the meet-
ing was not in the humour to hear either of them, an
uproar ensued, which :put a atop for some time to all
business.
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Mr..l•llal HARRISON, who announced himself as having
been " thirty years a democrat, end the great Chartist
of Nottingham," obtained a hearing, but not without
considerable interruption. He moved a long amend-
ment to the effect that the government was composed
of two oligarchies,—one of land, and the other of money,—
and it would be ISOM then useless to destroy one to double
the power of the other, and that no salutary reform cyuld
be effected without the adoption of the people's charter.
Mr. Earner JONES wooded the amendment, but mot
without a strenuous attempt to speak on the part of Mr.
Dicky, who protested against being unfairly treated. Mr.
Jones asserted that the object of the association was to en-
able the middle class to usurp the place of the aristocracy ;
and be bad no doubt that there were a aeon of hungry
Prime Ministen on that platform. (Laughter.) The had
made flu speeches, because they sew the working classes
were present, but their resolutions were all humbug.
The CIAIIUtaN then the amendment, sad a forest of
hands were held up in favour of it, accompanied by cheering
and waving of hats and cape, which lasted for some minutes.
Mr. Dicky, however, came forward end insisted on being
heard, sad with the mistimes of Mr. Ernest Jones, the
uproar was partially stilled, and Mr. Dicky succeeded In
speaking for a few minutes, but could be heard only by
those just around him. Mr. Collett also demanded to be
heard, sad he spoke in favour of the amendmeat. A scene
of ecinfaelon and uproar followed such as is rarely witnessed ;
end it was not without the help of Mr. Ernest Jones that
the chairman was Athlete put the amendment ; when he did
pat it, it was carried by a large majority, scarcely a
twentienth part of those present voting against it.
The CHAIRICAN then declared the amendment carried,
and admitted that as far as that meeting was concerned
they had felled, but that they intended to go on and make
another appeal to the public. He declared the meeting dis-
solved.
This result was received with cheering and shouts of
atwitter, and so the affair terminated.

The Herald nye that the Baltic Soot ie not yet Ift•
fully manned. "From what we en judge of the ships et.
themselves, sad from what we are informed as to the short et
complement of 0110111, the number of men reported ' eh-
seat without leave,' the number of ma ' run,' ate., and the /5
nunss number of enemies is Amon every ship, we 1:411- se
not believe unless the fleet goes to en in a most inefficient U
wean fee war purposes, that more them a dozen pendants 14
will Wave Spitkeed before the first week in April."
A contemporary attaches much importance to a :
telegraphic despatch from Vienna, statist that in the nurse
of this day (Saturday) a protocol will be signed, which will to"
state the agreement of the Plenipotentiaries to the Four
Conditions, the necessary preliminries of negotiations, 65
end the interpretation which is to be attached to them. to
The Russian Ambassadors have already given a verbrl ao- too
I reptant* to those conditions and to the interpretation. 5o
The strength of the embodied regiments of English K,
militia exceeds 60,000 men. 35
The Lord Mayor intends giving a succession of 124
banquets during the email* mouth, eesemeasiag with the et.
Raster diner, which will this year be known with the
present of the Duke of Cembridp.
It is expected that the member* of the London
Corporation will walk in procession to St. Pal's Cathedral ..
ea the afteenon of Wednesday (Fenday). The Bishop of 7,.
Leaden will ellsiase.