The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-01 00:00:00

TRANSPORTATION TO AUSTRALIA.

A meeting of colonists and others connected with
the Australian Association was Mild at Witlia's Rooms yew
terday, to consider the recommeodations embodied in the
report e/ the Royal Oommissiooers, recently issued, rela-
tive to taseeportation to Australia. Sir Ciao. Nicnotcon
wee voted to the chair ; and among others present were Sir
Stuart timialdson, Mr. H. C. S. Chdders, M.P., Dr. Hadley,
Major Soodrovd, Mr. Ilaokinoon, Mr. Wilms, &c . _

Mr. NACICINNOI (seorstarA leering road lotion of apology
fee non-attends:we frau Ehr 1). Cooper, Mr. Marsh, IL P.,
Sir Jamas 11•Arilur, Mr. Young, awl r. Aspinwall,

The CHAIRMAN rose. sod said be believed all present
were either colonists, or intimately connected with the colo-
nies, and therefore aognotieted with the question now
before them. Every on. umat have viewed with alarm the
annonucements *Detained in the report of the Royal Com-
missioners who have lately bean sitoug for the purpose of
inquiring and reporting upon the penal astabliabments of
England. Use of the rcoommeodaticies it metalloid was to
the effect that all male eoanota who were not disqualified for
removal to • colony should he seat to Western Australia
during the lattes part of their period of punishment. The
colonists had, with the angle exception of those in
Western Australis, protested in the most energetic
manner, by en address planted to the Duke of New-
apunat the renuniptiou of trausponatioe. It had
been urged by Koss members of the imperial govern,
meet that, in oeuegance of the remoteness of Western
Australia from the other British dependencies, the colonists
of the latter were only conjuring up imaginary damn
when they anticipated ao inundation of convicts, and that
it was very unlikely they would suffer the evils they
apprehended by the settlement of liberated felons a
them. Three, however, who knew scything abort°lll4
colonies could not admit such a pl. a. They must all re-
cognise the fact that if Western Australia were made the
receptacle of the criminal population of Eaglaud, not only
that colony, but others would be disgraced by their intro-
ductiou amoeg the people. Assuming that two or three
thousand cr minals were annually sent to Western Australia,
they would he melded to their f reedom,or a conditional perdu,
after the, la of • certain period, and the moment they
had their liberty their first aim would be to get to
the free alai's. Waitron Australia would thus serve as
a sort of filter, through which the English convict would
find his way to the more advaocerd settlements, and this in
itself would be a great evil. Be need not advert to the in-
security of life sod property now felt io Australia gene-
rally, owing to the large residue of criminals formerly sent
to the colony. At no period of their history bad the col*.
mats suffered so much from depredations and crime of every
descriptioo. Unfortunately, the mutt of thus suggestions,
if aimed out, would be out only to invade the almo st. with
the refuse of Euglaud, but at once to arouse a feeling of the
strongest reseutuun teeniest the imperial government and the
mother country. He was sure they must all deplore the
feeling which would inevitably be displayed the moment
the proposition was made karma in Australia. A system of
retaliation would it ones be established, and the legis-
latures of the colonies would feel themselves impelled to pass
most stringent laws to regulate the ietroductiou of anus
from Western Australia. it they did not actually enter epos
a system of legialetioo in derogation of the toys! preroga-
tive. It was, therefore, as loyal British subjects,. well a
in the capacity of colonists devoted to the Intercots of the
country with which they had so long been connected, that
they should unite to take the most decided and energetic
measures with the view of averting the calamity with which
they were sow threstesed. (Nar.)
Sir B. DONALDSON said that on such en occasion theysbould
neither give way to a spirit el objurgation, nor assume an j
attitude of hostility to the government wader which they
had the happiness to live. As an old colonist himself, he
must soy that there was nothing which bad fallen from the
chairman which he did not endorse. He begged to submit
the following resolution to the meeting :—" That this
meeting views with the greateet alarm, and desires to pro-
test in the strongest terms &pion the recommendation con-
Mimed in the Report of the Royal Commiasionen on &non-
ditry Punishment., via :-•-• That with the anemia of
those who are physically, or otherwise, unfit for it, the male
coovicla sentenced to penel servitude for any term
of years, should be ultimately sent to Western
Australia.' That in the event of each • threat-
seed recommendation being curled into effect, • great
and irreparable injury will be inflicted on the neighbouring
colonies of Australia and New Zealand, inasmuch as they
would inevitably become the boat receptacles of the en- '
metal populating. thus eat forth from the United K ingdom."
Mr. C. E. EMDEN, wooded the resolution, which wee
unanimously agreed to.
Mr. WILSON, in a few appropriate remarks, pupated the
appointment of • subcommittee, and the resolution was
@wooded by tar. Yoot.
Major ISANDPUILD, as • colonist of Western Australia,
begged to differ from some of the remarks of the previous
speaken. They yirobobiy spoke from experience in
former days, and the mailer in which the system
was then carried out ; but he spoke from a
personal knowledge of the amber in which it wan canted
out now in Western Australia. As the colony had taken in
these men, what was it now ludo with them? They'worked
well for the colocists, and it seemed to him that they could
not do better, in default of °litanies other labourers, than
continue to receive thew. With tegard to the question d
women migrants, they had entered into an engagement
with the government that &certain number of women should
be sent out—principally the wives and daughters of con-
victs, and mean had already arrived there. As to the amount
of employment to be found in the colony, be thatoatllaz
would have oo difficulty in giving work to one
convicts • year, which wee the number the government bad
• aimed to furnish. He had known many oases of these
men aettliog dews in comfortable homes, and becoming
deosnt member' of society. Labour had bees the great
want in the oniony. and it was this want which they were
wow attempting to supply, with as little of attendant evil
Y miscible.
The resolution was then carried, and the meeting termi-
sated with a vote of thanks to the chairman.

A monster meeting is inenouutied to be bald at
Bisethenth 10-morrow (Sunday) attentive to "ex pram sym-
pathy with Poland in her endeavours to obtain freedom and
palitioal isetitutiona"
UNION FEILL/10 IX MI Sour& —The corre-
spondent of the New York Times with Roseanne' army
wastes : " General Romans has this =neat reed me a
despatch (the subetanee of which I bare sent you by tele-
graph) from General Gordon Greiner, announcing the cap-
tors by that commander of the town of tinaltemils, which
was till yesterday the Imedquarters of Gemmel Bragg.
General Graoger's despatch states that the stars soil stripes
were displayed from the windows sod roofs of many of the
houses. It has, in feat, 'keg been knowo that the wain
portion of the population of Sbeib)ville was thoroughly
Union at heart. This, in fact, bee ban a matter of constant
reproach to them ou the part of the rebel mesa On the
score, • letter.writar in a late number of the Atlanta Con-
federacy my.: 'Ow the train coning down I was told that
a short time ego the newly.elected town and comity ofßoers
of Shelbyville were called wpm betake the math of al/egiasos
to tbeOriefederacy before assunnim their public funnels,
and that they unanimously refused the test' Is our marsh
thus far, frequent desertions from tberebel army have ekes
place, especially from the Teameme regicueste, Chia of
these told me that eighty men from he owe regiment had
reads a combination to desert at the first opportundy. If
. - come to

[TWOPENCE

TBl itEPRESANTArzarr OP PONTEFP4O7.'
On Thursday night a !fleeting of the elect*** at ,
teatime wee held at the Flea, Loftintr,, to how ea
madras from Um liberal candidate, elr lama Hood. Tlio
ourclidaiii wee ietrodued by Hr. &ha MAW, of lies
Orem Knottingley, who said they would ell sires with him
that Mr. Masse, who had so properly be. mined to the
peerage. had served them well and truly for a porhoi of
ilweoeydive years, and he hoped he :night enjoy for meg
yam the high honour conferred upon him by bar .1404
the QOM. H. bad much pleasure in introducing to Ulla I
Sir Sdmoad Head, who for meet years bad bon sororor ►
the proviso/ of New Brooswick, in North Amulet, hod.:
likewise of the united prosiness of Upper and Lee!;'
courts. He believed that, from nir Edmund's knowledge.
of practical quantum, be would remount them meekidalf
in parliament, should they be fortunate 'wooer to mad his
there u their member. (Haar, War.)

Sir EDMUND H. HEAD, who wee ...111217 received, said
'he had come beta* them ea• imager, aad he felt that ia
order to secure their support he met =pith to them the
grounds on which be sought to represent them in parka-
meet. Tbe state of the oath was this:—Mr. Manes bed
bees 'longed to the Upper Hosea He
_nrkeined in that
elevation, because be felt that Mr. Mass tally &nerved it,
and he molted them to stud in his plass • member who
snub support that government by whom advice Mr.
Ming had received the dignity that bad bra conferred
upon him. (Hear, hear.) The questioa site en what pi-
mples be came before them, and he would say that he come
before them on the great principles of civil end religious
liberty, •hith had been maintained, as he understood,
by their representatives for a long time, end which
be believed they were all deeply and heartily attached
to. (Hear, beta.) The principles of civil and religious
liberty wsredesr to the people of England. (Hear, hear.)
Whenever au miaow hed area made is that direction, by
what party had it been made ? lissaked them whenever
civil and religiose liberty had been promoted, whenever
toleration bed been extended, whenever the rights of thorn
who did not belong to the established church had been
advanced, or whenever the rights of those who claimed •
lower franchise, and wished fur tubbiest' power in conse-
quence el superior qualification to wield it, had been ex.
feuded, who fought for them? The answer wee the great
liberal ty. (Hear, hear.) And who optioned the grist-
iag of those rights as a general rule? He did cot wish to
attack say party, bet be would say that those rights bad bees
fought tor by the liberal party, and opposed by the other.
(Hear bear.) That wee the great distinction in the two
partisk They might fled every day questions arising is
which the two sorties differed very little one from the
other. There were not umoy questions now which formed
a test, but that was because the liberal party had fought
out the questies, and the others had been obliged to give
them up. (Hear, beer.) That was the reason them wee
se little difference, because the other side had been forced to
adopt the remelts fought for by the Menlo (Hear, bear.)
There was, however, a laid ,!istinetioe Wiese the parties.
When they wanted to know what a mu would do here-
after, they ought to look at w hat Le bad dame before. (liter,
and applause.) Heaaked for the support of the electors
one belonging to the liberal party, as one who would sup-
port that government which had conferred ea honour oa
their late repressotative, sod he looked to those who had re-
envied the merit of their present represeoteive (Mr.
Child/ire) to return one who *sterilised the seine
principles, and who was ready to abide by them. (Ap-
plause.) With regard to domestic quietism he should •
always lean to that side which he believed to he in favour
of free government sad of increasing the Henri of
time who were fit to use them • of extending religious
liberty, sod of allowing every one ate right of exercising his
own opinion. (" Hear, beer," sod apOsues.) In that con.
sited the true principle of the party with which he would,
if returned. identify himself in paella:nest (Hear, hear.)
He thought, u • whole. the present government deserved
the coetdence of the people. (Hear.) He did not say all
the measure that but been adopted by them met with his
approbation, but he thought the postal current and tenor
of their measures was towards those principles of liberality
which he had been attempting to deserbe. (Hear.) H.
thought is another matter of paramount importance to
the people of Eogland, of paramount importance to the
industrial classes, the present government had done their
duty, end that was io keeping the country in a state of
perfect peace. (Hear.) The gove, Lumen had so admiaistered
the foreign affairs of this country as to keep out
of war se meth as possible. He looked upon war a, the
greatest cures that could klippen to the human race, the
:test evil that could occur to this or any other nation.
Hear, hear.) He was not prepared to submit to honk
say sairm—(heer, bear)— sew wail he prepared to sup.
port soy government that submitted or truckled to city
nation ; but there wee a wide distinction between that and
going nobly to work and involving the country in endless
expense, ad perhaps on moonlit of a people with whom
we have sothing whatever to do. (Hear, bear.) While
he had every sympathy with foreign natioce who made
effort, as behalf of their own indepeodeees—whlie he re-
}mid that Lord Pahnerstoe had thrown the moral weight of
England in the scale io favour of Italy —thear, hear)—while
he saw the noble efforts put forth by the Poles to free them.
selves from Russian oppressiou—yet he trusted nothing
would be done by the English government that would stir
up a war with those countries. Illsar, bear.) He did act
wish to see the taxes, which were already heavy enough, in-
creased in oceeequenee of a war on behalf of a foreign
people. His policy, therefore, was ter nominterfereoce,
except so far es expreesion of opinion was concerned, for
those who were tyrasuisal over, because the work of libera-
tion from that tvranuy must be performed by the people
themselves. Wear. hear.) It mu not for foreign
nations to 'peed their money and waste their blood
in trying to put right what, after all, they might, learn
in* worth state than when they began. (Hear, hear.) He
believed the present government deserved the support of
the people, and for that reason he was prepared to give it
his 'tippet. (Applause.) H. would not say that he would
support that gpornalpent through thick and thin. He
should exercise his own judgment. (Hear, heat.) He
knew that ia this country so government could be carried
on except by the machinery of party, ad therefore it was
necessary sometimes to support the government, even
when there might he • question upon the policy of the
measure neat, amply on the grimed that if that govern-
ment wets turned out they wooed get one that was
worse, and have imposed upon them matters that
wee, worse than thorn they felt it to be their policy to
support. (Hear, hear.) AU that was perfectly cons atent
with the exercise of proper and discreet judgment on
qualities which arose front day to day, and that judgment, if
elected, be should always sudeavour to exercise in a menthe
most consistent with right, cod most in accordance with
the feelings of his coustituents. (Hear, hear.) There wen
certain questioos which affected all parts of the country,
and some of those questiens did sot admit of being solved
satisfactorily to 'Mr S body. He knew very well that some
in that thighboorhond had had reams to be discontented
with the overshoes sod cheeps in the navigation laws. He
was quite awake to the importance of the Brinell interests
in the wasting trade—(bear, hear)—alivetoall thatdepended
optic their ocenneree, and upon the trade that took place
from one port to another within our own meas. He could
not at that moment pretend to tell them how far it was
possible to right the grievin g. which exited under the
present order of things, but he alimnd be happy to receive
from any of them such information on those grievences a
they might be dummied to give—(hear)—and if returned be
would do his beat to set thorn grievances right, cc to being
them under the notice of those in authority. (Hear, bear.)
He entered upon that contest trusting, be hoped not in vie,
to the sympathies of the liberal laity. The question before
them wee a perfectly simple use. It wee this—Would they
seed to the House of Commons a member who repro-
mated the principles of that party which was supported
Mrtheir present member, and which was supported by
. Mileas ; or would they seed • member to the House
of Commons whose vote would neutralise the vote
of the other member. and reader the voice of Pontefract as,
in effect, good for nothing? (Hear, hear.) If they seat
one man commuted with one party, and another connected
with the other party, it came to pretty much the same
thing as if they did not send anybody. (Hear, bear.) U
they did not want to do that they most take • liberal can-
didate, and if they 144 not think him 6t he hoped they
would get another, and it would give him very great
pleasure to me him elected. (Cheers.)
Sir EDMUND mid he was ready to earner say vodkas
which might be put to Lim, but nose being uked,
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Mr. MOORHOVISE expressed bts coafideoce that Mr Ed-
remod'a prioeiples were au amain with throe of the wasjoesty
of the elector., stated that at would
them to weakeo, sorb by a single member, that govern-
meet which had (maimed so dastioguisbed an booour on
their late respected member. Mr. lionektos Mibrea. (Chews.)

RIDASTRATION or Veriala..--Heneeforward the
oedinary postage sa well as the fee of 2.1. payable on notice,
of objectiot, ha, sent by post under the provisions of the
Acta 6 Vie., a. 18, sod 13 and 14 Vic , c. 69, must be paid
by mesas of protege stamps. It is very desirable that
timely arrangemente should be made with the pcetosesters
of the post-olficee at which the notiors an posted, as to the
most convenient time for receiving them. The posting of
these noticed is confined to those post.offices to England sod
Ireland at whirl money orders are imued or p.id. - By
eommand of the Pbatmaster•fhsenl. ItowtAkln Thu,
lkomtary.

PatsoN Muumuus. --INmeterday, the act on the
=ltmest of prison ministers was printed. lo criminal
ia Ingisad *ad Wass when the uateher i so gnat
as to require it, the Puttee may appoint a minister other
Ikea of the Church of Eaglets! or Sootleed, to visit the
eed make hits recorspeose for his services.
rt...- .. to be wade 17 the eisinag juniors against the
Mansion of improper persons, sal all keepers are to keep
• repair of the nligioa of the prism's&