The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-18 00:00:00

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LIBERAL atzsruro A2' ROCHESTER.

Yesterday afternoon Mears. Kinglike and
1 Martin, the liberal temobers for the My at Rochester, met
, their constituents to reader an mount el their parlissesa.
tar, stsvardaitip, and axpresetheirropinices relative to various
important public question The hon. niembeis wen mat
at the North Kent Railway shears at two o'clock, by may
hundreds of the freemen, electors, and burgeons al the city,
and a procession was them famed, widish marched through
the principal streets to a meadow situated on the Maid-
stone-road, where arrangements had boss made for a big-
gest in • spacious booth, amble of asoonunodating era least
1,200 gnats. Ilse Liao of route from the miles, station to
the Maidetommed was crowded with spectators— sad fhp,
banara, and various devices were freely =Whiled. At 4
o'clock upwards of SOO of the liberal freemen and Mbar
dodoes and friends sat down to as excelless dinner—the
chair being occupied by Mr. Stephen Steele, one of the
city magistrates—and amegst the guests present, in ad-
dition to the resethsn for Bocheatar, were Mem. la end
Bata, the liberal sembera fee Maiden= ; Mr. C. W.
, Martin, formerly M.P. fee West KM, sad a large number
of the most influential Menem of the district.
mil Ga
,cal loyal sad =Mosel nests having ben duly
bosomed
The Commas, in as impressive Wire= then gave the
toast el the main& " The Members be the city of Ro-
chester, Metes. Martin sed Listeekie.'
Mr. P. W. Maamt, M.P., is rsepo•dag. Maned bowel'
reeneesbored the time Wee yearn lace, +boo ha arse ap-
peared before as Maas of HeaiiAes as • candhlan to ea
meat them in perlinneet. At that Me he was • more
boy, and the tory party ia the city was annmae, but were
were they nowt Talk abet emenstive emetion, whim
was it at Reebraarl He did not see It when he looked
around him, and it wee • well =ewe fan Me the COOON,
I nano had set °sly lest the reprementetios dabs city, but
their power and prestige in the corporation. Me Ind bolo
returned as • pledged supporter of the peat literal party
sad that party had for its object to costar the peseta bro.
pines upon the greaten number. He believed the nese=
goveramout had Manor= to any eat thee priosiple,
and the tendency a remit legislation, had bane to re-
move the fetters which obstructed the free de-
veloanot of industry, and to reduce am far as pcsible
the tenths which premed and dirmely spas the nostmery
aoudad life, aid Maim mat iajorionsly adult/el the
working classes. Whew he first appeared before that an-
stitasocy this country wee ii the midst of a war win Ron
ma, sad a large expense wee Marred by that war. It ens,
however, satisfactory to state) that at least a= ball el that
additional supesee had already been paid off, and that, sel-
withal/Lodi= every drawback, this country, sod espaisily
the indnierial aims, were et prone is a ecoditios of 110111.•
motive ppttaappss ty. He believed that the policy of the
pretest lhuallor of the Exchequer wee a mined aed geed
police. Sem Ms Mee this «miry was saturslly as a
Nets of great alarm as to the detrimental results
from the frightful civil war raging In America. The Zit 1
the eattea required for oar moisfactorieg districts was at
first severely felt, and by the last, returns it appeared that
our trade with Amnia had decreased twelve and • half
million, but to souninebehoos this we had the Freak
teeny marled oat by Mr. =lead which in the care-
sash= period bed our trade with Fait*
by senates. =iliac The honorable member them
inferred to various eels pond dorteg the pest
seesion which ha considsred of a beedetal nature, and steed
that be bad felt it his duty to give
_a needy and coissistest
support to the goverment oflad Paboontoo, believing
that the policy of that goesramot, especially under the
Micah cirmustasore in which it had been, was on the
whole endue vet to the prosperity of the ooustry and the
happiness of the people. It as somely seareaary that he
should recapitulate to them his pitted creed, which they had
heard se often. He was sorry to find that the queens of
church rates was sill is • very an atirfactory position. As
a churchman he did not believe that the neeperity of the
church depended upon the cal., sad he bad tender*
' voted for its abolition. He views upon the namesity of a
measure of reform remind ssishaagod. He was velersed
as • supporter of those principles, and to those priatiples
Ii• still adhered. The time bad sorely arrived when the
hreachite should be extended to the boast, intelligent
working men of the soaeleyaad that mad of Mare
could not mon Mom be delayed. Referring to the
quenioo at Denmark the honemble member said
that he supported the taimietry, Masse be believed
the boom at this ermeatwaomenot at Make, adUM
it would be unwise Auld • for Reglied to rust
into • war, the result of • would be to Increase taxa-
tion. and the sed of which at be Mesas.

Yr. Bryant Kumasi, IiLP., otairved—W beaver migh
be said as to a reaction in the country ia favour of tor-Jinn,
he thought that tonna might be alma is n proof that
such remain (lid set Weed to Hanger. At the name
time it behoved them to be Mesa and watchful, so that if
the enemy mm., like a thief Is the sight, they should cot
be aught asleep. He hoped and Wand that ware the
day of trial came, as it son might mum the reformers of
Rodents: would not be fond wanting. They must net
forget that the essay woo watchful rod vigilant The eon-
earatiell were nun swam 116 nada power. and willing
to speed stony for that purpose. They wets, is fact, very
litatep7 ; they bad been out of place some yeas, sad waited
to get heck Apia. They reminiod him of a plena he bed
meanly seem—•' The Hungry Boast "—they were read, to
paw at the deg dad EaVand, aed grind tae bons of John
Bull. He was pot at ell alarmed with teepee. to say terry
reaches at Rochester. This sinned eineervaave reedit"
what was it ! The teals wished to main power sod they
would humbog the people if they oadd. They 'weLl knew
the prieciples he enueed whet be wens mennel few OP
eity, ite had 1111,SP eemistristly arippertn. Mom prim-
' salsa, and was prepared to stand by them. He wished for
a vest witensios of the same, the vote by ballot awl
otir mammies, which wouldnenn a full, free, sad fair ni-
prematatice of the people a parliament A maid famed
ofhis, rr. Ooleridie, who was manly • candidate for
&eta had seen pelts menglidering that eleetion Nimbi
him • denied advocate of the allot A. en mitependpet
member of the Ream of Commons hi believed that that
hens did nay watch over the interest of the pop*
and that the nabewity of the members ware mast
anxious for the welfare of the working *ism He min-
cited generally with tae policy of Lord ftminton's
remnant, and beibited that Me oommoridel poEey °Viet
gammen bad boss penman of the mast hieribill •
moults to all clams a the people ; and more especial, so
to the industrial damn

hosiths;l Mr. Lee, ILP., and Mr. C. Rastas, ILP.,•
basin be.' Panama adloal°?dad tia
The CHA.MUM then pv• The amak of air Edward
Derieg. M.P., sod tb. lamb of But Bet."
Mr. Puranial, egOaElesisary. as reply, observed that the
hat election far East Kest was a ii.aciag talons. of What
I 'Eight be effeeted by a complete 'nil/ la the ranks et the
I liberal party. es r Du* vas Itimma by • majority of
80, aotwithabanding all tie .deem with
I which they had to oosteed. The tones were gessrally mw
smiled thao the liberah—tbey followed their leader without
asking gosetioas ; bat OM Morale had may crotchets sad
shades of opinion. U they wished to bast the essay, they
must, however, slab all solace dlieresees, sod be firmlr
united.
" Tu. Health of tho Mayor of Rochester" aed several
caber taste followed, and the assembly broke up about
eight o'clock.

Tar BaLtor.-..-The following correspondence has
takes plane between the Hes. V. H. Birikialor y, M.P. for
Bristol, sad Sir Jells Burring, is the subject of the lets
Inter stashes :—" Vkdorinsqvisre, 8.W., August 10.
My dear Sir Jobs, —Magnin you to here gallantly stood
up for the old muse at Exeter, 1 feel very mach %eased tie
auk year opisios as to the seed el prolamines at the polling
!moths dusmg the late Audios Users. If you will throw
your ideas lab • Utter is year usual eimeise, foreible way,
addremed to me, I &odd like le 'shirr► the maw —Years
very faithfully, F. EMT F. Barns[.—Sir John
Beirrleg. Exeter." " Clumsiest, Exeter, August 13 —My
dear ereeervatives hem are very bliedly, but
most effeetissly, doisg ear work—the bast work. N.
missionary, however earsootly he may preach the reams-
abloom of sunk suffrage, will he gifted with bell the
uscitioe, half the elocimmes with ulnas the feels, sea-
mooted with the late Exeter elsetice, apesh—tuungsegii

6747.4=1170.1.7.7m TraieuretTas—rateedia
elited with the lone of eeseen—debteee reeeeeed with the

ic7,l76;iTZ;iiTa d me y lest—libeerlshogle;goTe
compelled to sbetestioo—wive sod widows el poem ab
troth; to owes, or, by lettere sod Deeewel whale, Nil..
log to 'beadle eleseers art d ease seowistimm—
the eenoty eqairearehy bol= their direst Whom=
ciliams, who to • great upon their
neighbours he their wall doisekeradiword, we have sew
Le various Is the hoods d •
dominant feerreariegigreltililliltrar its despotic weight He
indopendemee, the basset °Moires, the lecostoetabie whims
of the subject many. The anevarehre of Mr. Coleridge wan
but • mower of coeree—fee though as airy potato oat sa
dowsed liberal, be is a dimwitted sod refleciang roan ; end
ear reememe will be reakened by hushed, of thousand,,
when num will look gym %be lame awl head 'bash Oho
arise* Mate of this Kato the Add of hum
frailty. The • ht as It bap 10 neeouseei
rapting. dsseelYmg, abbooplei far hem
• privilege and an hamar, in ellen • niteary end a curse.
have. a you perhaps know, had ommica to witness, in low
easeleke, the sorpleis madly wide waist voting gloss to
the bent *Metes ; and me ourpoieed that soy peeve, who
hes had so opportunity of studyheg its maim .hould dee,
it.edcbrocy.-1 as. my deer Sir airy faithfully yours,
Joni Harms—TM Bea. T. lip P. Berkeley, IL]'.,
Leedom,
OIT•TAL Pal uca Ova Pincus. DAY.
Waturutiar. AVG4l•ll7.—Adoirloss es paymint, 5,381;
ass by rem iiikafte.423o ; lerl. MIL