The Express.
London, England, 1855-12-14 00:00:00

(Stamped ld. Additional.) [TWOPEN 'et.

THE HUME MEMORIAL

A public Meeting was held yesterday afternoon at
the calm-house, Mightn't., for the purpose of raisin a
fund for the aotWeinpleted memorial to the late Mr. Hume.
The chair was ta.ken by Sir B. HALL, M.P. Among Mon
present wen Mr. goebsek, M.P., Mr. W. Williams, M.P.,
B. Daloam, Sir J. Duke, M.P., Mr. A. Follett,
M P., WIWI gybes; At.
The CZAII3Wit /II; that the movement had oil.
gisatad is as aatmeeinary maser. It had not
origiaamd with the asneemsey id the land, bat
wholly aid solely with no wedeln Imam. (Cheers.)
As the Yea. sad lensed member fee Sheffield (Mr.
Roslisek) b assay essembed, this movement did
great hewn/ to the wetlands's*" bemuse Mr. Hume was
a man who sever gave way to them, het very frequently
cessured them when he thought they were wrong—(biar,
hear)—ead sew they proposed to pay this tribute to his
memory bele the fan eceniseioa that whitlow bead we
Mao by him from a sense of right and juniseesererde them.
(Minn.) A few days ago Lord Fort ms. idled epos him,
and stated his views with respect to the present atovesmat.
The noble lord said that it was his 'teens, os the
assembling of parliament, to memo a meeting of she peers
who had bees in the House of Commons, and who bad meted
with Mr. Hew, and whammed the unser in which be had
perfected his duty, for the purples of premiering their
support towards the object is view—net, however with the
wish to sake away or in any way interfere with Unintentional
of the promoters of the scheme, bet merely from a desire to
reader them every sesistaeoeM their power.

Mr. F. T. Blamer= moved the fltgt reeektion, which was
es follows That • testimonial be dedicated to the
memory of the late Mr. Hume, in order to evince the
nation's gratitude for the important benefits conferred by
him oa the country during • long life spent is her service.
(Chum) Of all men deserving the gratitude of the public
no man ever deserved • public memorial mon than Mr..
Hume, who had conferred the greatest possible benefits on
the publin. From Mr. Hume had emanated some of the
most beneficial reforms the influence of which would be
felt lout after his death. (Cheers.)
Mr. B. Oesomen, M.P., in seconding the resolution, said
he attended the meeting with the greatest pleasure, for the
purpose of marking the lease which he entertained, not only
of the ices which the liberal party had privately sustained,
but the lose which bad bees sustained by the nation at large.
(Cheers.) He conscientiously believed that a had there
been returned to parliament • man so honest, eo weever-
:surd who bad commenced and undertaken so many
improvemeats as Mr. Hume. (Cheers.) Although
many individuals had obtained great credit for coming out
important measures of reform, Mr. Hume bad in every M-
oieties, without exception, been the originator of those
reforms. (Cheers.) Whether he looked to teesnamisal
subjects, to questions of free trade, to eihreaMme, w Wen-
tins Mr. Hums was the first man whoever moved in Oise
grist causes, and there could be no bettor way of sluerfleg a
sense of his worth than by holding • series of public ere*
legs fog the promotion of the object in view. He h
no elan would be deterred from subscribing their few
shillings because °then had put dews their names for
10/. (Cheers.) He trusted the subseription would be
restricted to that amount, and that the working clauses
would seines their respect by small subscriptions, for be was
quite sure that the friends of Mr. Mame would be much
move gratified by a testimonial thus raised than by ems
which was entirely the result of large subscriptions.
Mr. ROEBUCK, M.P., in supporting the resolution, ob-
served that, although he owed Mr. Hume many personal
obligations, it was not from personal bat public motives
that he supported the project foe &memorial te his respected
friend. Tin character of Mr. Hume was • remarkable ciau
Those who lived in times when it was fashionable to be a
reformer knew sot what Mr. Hume anisountend at the cont.
supplest of his career. Mr. Hume preached economy in
a Hors of Commons not reformed. He was assailed by
every spoons of contempt and contumely, but he had coa-
lgage in his heart, and he bad that perseverance which in-
dned to go steadily forward notwithstanding all the
drawbacks which beset him. (Cheers.) He was a men
unsupported by anstooratio coanexions. He was a self-
Mai man. In early yonth be acquired a sompetecia,
Ind then retuesed to his country and dedicated himself
ft her males. He obtained a seat In the House
of Commons, and proposed reforms at a time when our
Inasure was ensnared over the face of the earth
with a prof gaoy almost unparalleled in the annals of
Mankind, and ate time when that profligate expenditure
was maintained and sustained by that very House of Com
mons which he proposed to reform. (Chun.) He did
this without the aid of great oratorical powers, and the
absence of that power was in bier one of the greatest proofs
of the restates of the man himself. (Hear, hear.) He
obtained power In the House of Commons, not by anything
he did to captivate or attract members, but by his influence
with the country, and he acquired that power eta time when
reform was wholly unpopular in parliament. (Cheers.)
Mr. Hume acquired all that power in the House of Com-
mons without any of The arts of a member of the House of
Commons. He (Mr. Roebuck) knew something of that
boon (Laughter.) It we. impossible to browbeat them
or make them quail, for they were coungeou to • man.
But it was possible to mow them, to occupy their linen.
Non, to do something te mike them believe they were
doing business, and that was the most satisfactory thing
to thus that could be done. (Laughter.) Mr. Hume had
not any arts of that eon. He went into the House
of Commons basked by the people of England.
His perseverance, his determination, his courage, and
honesty, had acquired a power out of door' which the
House of Commons could not oppose. (Cheers) A witty
friend of his once said that Mr. Hems was like • cat—that
if he was thrown out of the fourth floor window, he would
fell upon his feet. (Laughter.) It was • remarkable thing
that a man who had educated himself should have come to
the conclusions at which Mr. Hume arrived. In almost
everything he was right, and he was right before his coun-
trymen wen right. (Cheers.) It was the fashion now to
pay adulation to the working classes; bat Mr. Hums was
their friend when they had no representative in the House
of Commons. He worked out for them a bill of the purest
importation—the bill in reference to combinations; and that
was done at • time when the common belief was that it was
requisite to coerce the working classes. (Hear.) He stood
forward as their advocate. As be was the advocate for free
trade in commerce, so he was the advocate fer free trade in
labour. He opposed not only the masters but the bands.
He went straight to his end. He said he wanted labour to
be free and altogether unshackled, except where it did mis-
chief. (Chain.) Mr. Hunn's conduct with respect to the
working men was the bright spot in his character. He
succumbed to them when they were wrong, and always
supported them when they were right. (Loud cheers.)
The memory of each a man was deserving of a public testi.
monist, and he gave his hearty and cordial support to the
movement. (Chant.)
Mr. W. W tf.LtAin, M.P., supported the motion, declaring
that he did not know any man who deserved more honour-
able mention than Mr. Home, and he regretted that the
government of the country had not borne some testimony
to his valuable public services.
The resolution was then agreed to.
Mr. WIPP...NOIR, jun., moved that in fortheratee of
the objects of the meeting, a public subscription be set on
foot throughout the United Kingdom.
The motion was sermaded by Mr. BOND and supported by
Mr. A. PaLLarr,
Letters were then read from Lord Ebrington, Lord R.
Grosvenor, Mr. Ewart, Major Moore, and
other gentlemen, regretting their inability to attend, bet
enclosing subscriptions.
air James Duns. M.P., requested that his name might
be put down for 101. (Cheers.) Mr. Hume was a towel-
man of hie, and be owed much of his prosperity to Mr.
Hume's kindness and consideration. (Cheers.) For the
last forty years he had had the happiness of enjoying Mr.
Home's personal friendship, and he bad the pleasure of
stating that, notwithstanding his devotion to public business,
be always was happy pries sly to render satsuma to those
who needed it. (Cheers.) The Lord Major had kindly
assured him (Sir James Duke) that he should be happy to
give his support and countenance to the meeting shortly to
be held in the City, and he was o nfident that the citizens
would readily testify their esteem and respect for the
memory of Mr. Hume. (Cheers )
The resolution was then agreed to.
Mr. James moved that the manner in which the money
be expended and the preche character of the testimonial be
determined when the annual of contribution be atter-
tained.
Mr. DAVENPORT seconded the resolution, which wen

Via.
Mr. NIOHOLAT =avid, and Mr. Cams seeoaded, the
appoiatnioat of a ocintardttoe for the rupees of drawing the
a
petition to the HOINII of Commons. rallies epos the
umbers to outbid., a italic of Mr. Roam to be placed is
the metilvalo.
The motion woo wood to, and
eir Baru/Aux BALL said be should be mat happy to
pretest the petition.
_ The promedinp terminated with a vote of thanks to the

abairtais.
Tb. submit:Ales aassuarod it tbs mooting amounted to
upwards of 1401.

TIM EMPRESS OP THE FRENCII.—It is said that
Lord Brougham will shortly have • star neighbour of
the highest demised= ; fee it seems that the same indoor
meats of salubrity sad menery which determined his lord-
ship originally to fix upon Cannes, in the department of
Vu, se his continental reeateoe, bete also ietleeseed the
Emperor of the French to *elect the saws delightful 'lei-
sage of t►e Mediterranean moat for the approaching ao.
soashamat K Um lapse Zapata.