The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-29 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 1864.

BIFORM DBMORSTRATIONAT BRADFORD

BRADFORD, 1111718DLY NIGH?.
A large meeting has been held to-night in the
Mechanics' Institute, rolled by the committee of the Liberal
Registration Society, to oonaidu the preseot position of
the liberal party with respect to the reform question and
the appraise's* general election. Several leading liberals
of the awn ware oa the platform. The TOOm was wee Elsd.

Mr. J. PKIRTMAN mooed the Mt resolution—" That this
meeting, considering that the nuatideetory character of
the Reform Bill proposed by Lord Derby was the immediate
cause which led to the diesolution of the last parliament,
that the present governmeet came into power, and that the
liberal members of the present parliament were returned on
the exprememsdition that they would curry a eabetentil and
honest MOM no of parliamentary reform hereby supremos lb
disappointment and indignation at thiviadilismocie and bad
faith while have betrayed the just hopes of the people and
frustrated the expectations which inspired the liberal party
at the last election."

Mr. Ronne Kzu., is seconding the motion, strongly
denied what he said had been stated, that the meeting had
been called to candor the °ones of Mr. Forster from the
segmentatioe of the town. Re prooseded to review the
anion of peillement is minion to reform from the zeppe-
lin et Lard Derby's Itetena 111. Lon Palmeretes, by
pining Went to a large eassismo of reform, bald the
country into a sere of easarity and 000fidence that such
reform would be granted, bet in his belief Lord Palmerston
bad not one drop of liberal blood in him. (Applause.) U
they determined to stand it no longer, the present rates
system was doomed. He urged both electors and noir
electors to agitate in the matter.
Mr. Jams W ILKINBON, a working mac, supported the
intim, namely endemnin the working men for their
agony, sad deonneng the preeent Haan of Common.
Al ter some remarks from Mr. Greenwood, another work-
ing man, Mr. R. Hose, and Mr. Sharp, defending the work-
ing damn
Die CHAIRMAN put the resolution, which was tamoimouly
carried.

Mr. Cons...iliac Moss moved the second reeolutioe.
which was as follows :—" That this meeting. believing that
the continuance of such anomalies and iniquities es church-
rates, the Irish church, and the eacromme expenditure and
unequal taxation of the country, is directly due to the in-
adequte extent to which the people are represented in the
Hove of Commons. recognises a large extension of the
franchise as a step absolutely necessary to any further
program, and essential to the realizetioe of the
acknowledged aims and objects of the liberal party." He
argued, from the treatment in the House of Commons of the
questions mentioned in the rteolutioa, that the liberal
party, so sailed, we. now absolutely powerless for any good
in the House of Commons. All these goodie= ',hies had
formtmly been firmly supported I. the House of Commons
by the libesals were new centemptscumly treated, and yet
the liberals were still in power. The ally remedy for such
a stated things was an extension of the 'affray.
Mr. B. HARRISON seconded the motion, vigorously de.
noeseieg the conduct of the liberals. They were told the
working men were not sufficiently educated to receive the
franchise, but in his belief the more educated and more
polite they grew the lees chance would they have of obtain-
ing what they wanted. Their oily chance was in demand-
ing it firmly.

Mr. Alderman GOMM maintained that it would have
been better to pray for reform on the broad basis of the just
right!' of the working classes, and not to have specified any
particular questions.
Mr. A. Iturowourn defended the resolution. Simply
to claim reform on abstract patio& would lead to so result.
Mr. B.WArirerniour Adended the resolution, which, altar
DOOM wards from the mower sad weeder, was put to the
meeting 'ad earned, with the introduction of the words,
" sad the delay in dealing with other important subjects."
After the enumeratiori of questions deserving attention,
Mr. Aldermen Fri= moved the next resolution, which
was es follows :—" That this meatier, regardieg the pro-
posed bill of Mr. Baines for • 61. franchise is towns, sal
that of Mr. Locke King for s 10/. franchise in counties, as
affording • favourable opportunity for testing the sincerity of
the liberal members prior to the next general election, calls
upon the liberal party throughout the country for a re-
newed and energetic effort in support of those measures,
and urges strongly owe the mieefraachised to show by
• firm and unanimous demonstration of opinion that they
will no longer submit to he deprived of their just share of
national representation." The demands made in the reso-
lution were, he considered, mild and moderate. Some of
those before him might wish to go further than this, but if
they got these measures they might soon go further. He
disoonoced the present system of taxation as unfair to the
working classes, clumsy, and expensive, and be believed an
extension of the franchise would have the effect of remedy-
ing this state of things.

Mr. Alderman K CKNION seconded the motion. He re-
garded the behaviour of the government end the House of
Commons as highly blameable, bat the people deserved
blame for not agitating for what they wanted. However they
might remedy their fault of the pest in the future. The pre.
sent time was the beet suited for a measure of reform.

The resolution wu then put to the meeting, and unani-
mously carried.
Mr. Alderman L►w moved that a petition embodying the
foregoing resolutions be prepared and signed by the chair.
man and sent to Mr. Wickham, M.P., for presentation,
and that Mr. Forster be requested to support it.
Mr. Alderman Siam, io seconding the motion,
regretted that the resolutions did not go far enough, and
alluded to co-operation as a proof of the fitness of working
men to receive the franchise. The motion was unanimously
carried.
A vote of thanks to Mr. Brown, for hi§ services in the
chair, brought the proceedings to a dose.

DINNER TO MR. JIMTICI 81113.—Last evening
tie members of the Horse Circuit assembled at the Albion
Tavern, in Alderscate-street, to do honour to their late
leader, on his promo:ion to the office of one of her Ma-
jesty 's judges of the Court of Queen's Bench. The meeting
was presided over by Mr. Montage Chambers, and
was attended by about 190 members of the circuit, in ad-
dition to the following former members of the circuit, viz.,
Lord Cbelindord. Mr. &mice Wdles, Mr. Baron Channel',
Sir Fitzroy Kelly, V.C„ Mr. Russell Gurney, Q.C.,
Recorder of Loudon ; and Mr. Thomas' Chambers, Commies
Serjeant. The dinuer was waved by Mr. Staples in the
moat sumptuous mariner, sod the meeting wes kept up
with the utmost hilarity until near midnight. The recep-
tion of Mr. Justice Shea, we are informal, wan of the mast
hnUiaut desoriptioo.
Ma. THACILERAT AND THE CORNEILL MAGAZINE.
—The new number of the Coro/riff Afoomiet cantina,
beside the article oe Theckerty by Dickens, from which we
gave as extract ois Wednesday, so swaying of his library,
and a brief notice of the "Hiram of the great author by
Mr. Anthony Trollops. From the latter we take the fol-
lowing extract .--" It seed be told to no one :Fur four years
sgo—four years sad one mouth at the day on which these
words will conic before the reader—thin magazine ma com-
menced under the guidance, and in the hands, of Mr.
Thackeray. It is not for any of us who were connected
with him io the enterprise to nay whether this ins dor's
sucosedully or not ; but it in for us—for us of all men—to
declare that he was the kindest of guides, the gentlest
of rulers, and, as a fellow-workman, liberal, unselfish,
coasiderate, beyond compare. It has been maid of
him that he was jealous so a writer. We of the Cm-tiAill
knew nothing of such jealousy. At the end of two years
Mr. Toackeray gave up the management of the magazine.
fisding that there wan much in the very nature of the tank
which embarrassed and annoyed him, lie could not bear to
tell as ambitious aspirant that hisaapiratices were in vain ;
and, worse again, he could not sedum to do so whoa a lady
was big eopplaat. Their letters to him were thorns that
festered in his side, as be has told us himself. In truth it
was so. There are many who delight is wielding the
editorial ferule, good men and true no doubt, who open
their Marta genially to genius when tbey find it ; but they
can repress and crush the iraamble tyro, or the would-be
poetess who has nothing to support bar but her owl ambi-
tion, if not with delight, at lead with satisfaction. Of
such moo are good editors made. Whether it be a point
against a men. or for him, to be without such power, they
who think of the subject may judge for themselves. Thoth-
bray had it not. He lacked hardness for the place, sod
therefore, at the end of two years, he relinquished it."
MADENOLSELLE TMRIM.—This accomplished
singer has lately bees charming the citizens of Hamburg,
who claim her ea a Wive of the city ; mid on Saturday
en eving liat she took farewell of her townsmen io the
ohmmeter of Norma, preview to starting for Faris and
Marseilles Although Marine. Ulises'. voice warn some-
what affected by the recent severely eold weather at Ham-
burg, the performance ma is every respect most mittetac-
toe7, and en overflowing asdlemee loudly expreseed the
delight they expeneweld.

TEIAGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

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ENGLISH ASSISTANCE TO DENMARK.
OOPENHAGEN. JAIL 2

Rumours of the despatch of English auxiliary
troops Wee assistance of Denmark were circulated
upon the Bourse to-day, and were received with
much enthusiasm.

THE DUNE OF AUGUSTENBURO AND THE
FEDERAL DIET.
PARIS. JAN. 28.

It in asmnied that It the next sitting of the
German Federal Diet the proposal will again be
made to admit there presentative of Duke Frederick
of Augustenburg to take part in the deliberations
of that body. It is not considered impossible that
the Diet will accept this proposition, notwithstand-
ing the energetic opposition of Austria and Prussia.

FRANMPOECT-ON-THE-11AINE, Jur. U.

At the sitting of the Federal Diet today a mo-
tion was brought in by the representative of Elea
toga Heim, advocating the acceleration of the de-
bate upon the succession.
Herr von der Pfordten stated that the report
of the committee upon the succesaion question was
ready.

The Federal Civil Commissioners in Holstein,
having asked for instructions whether they are to
convoke the Holstein Estates, as demanded by a
deputation from the rural portions of the Duchy,
the matter was referred to the committee upon
Holstein affairs.

THE GERMAN INTERVENTION IN
HOLSTEIN.
'LIMBURG, JA. 28.

Van ous incidents denote a more speedy advance
on the part of Prussia than was originally contem-
plated. The Commander-in-Chief of the Prussian
forces has sent in a requisition for about 3,000
carts.

Austrian columns continue to march through the
town.

KIEL JAL 98,
A Prussian militarypost has been installed here in
the Hotel de Ville.
The escutcheon/I and f”lours of the Duke of An.
gustenbnrg have been removed.

THE HOLSTEIN ESTATES.
KIEL, JAS. 28.

It is stated that the immediate purpose foe which
the Holstein Estates will be convoked is to sanction
the new government of Holstein recently appointed
by the Federal Commissioners.

PRUSSIA AND SIX.SWIG.
BERLIN, Jai. 28.
_ _ _

The .Neue Preuatische (Kreuz) Zeitung of this
evening denies the statement that Pleld-Marshal
Wrangel would summon Denmark to-day to
evacuate Sleewig.

THE POLISH INSURRECTION.
LSMBERG, Jas. 28.

The news of the engagem ant at Bilrniee, sear the
fortress of Zamora, in which the insurgent leaders
Poniuski and Wroblewski were victorious, has been
fully confirmed.
The insurrection is on the increase in the govern-
ment of Lublin. Fresh detachments, principally
of cavalry, have again made their appearance.
The hospitals for the wounded, erected near the
frontier by private subscription, have been closed
by order of the Austrian government. The wounded
Poles have to be sent to a longer distance in a tem-
perature of 18 degree 3 of cold.

DEBATE UPON POLAND IN THE CORPS
LEGISLATIF.

PARIS, JAN. 28.
The debate npoa the address was continued in
the Corps Legisktif to-day.

The discussion referred to Poland.

M. David enlarged upon the amendment, advo-
cating the recognition of the Poles as belligerent'.
After speeches from MM. Kolb-Bernard and
Corneille, the amendment was rejected.
M. Pelletan explained the amendment of the
Left, proposing a rupture of diplomatic relations
with Russia.

The Due de Morny defended Russia against the
accusations of M. Pelletan, and declared that
Russia was more democratic than the whole of
Europe. The speaker explained why the commit-
tee desired to reconcile its sympathies for Poland
with its respect for Russia, and said,—"Besides, no
other solution is possible. It is necessary, even in
the interest of the Poles, not to encourage the
insurrection."
M. Gueroult demanded that Poland should not
be exterminated under Napoleon 111., after having
been partitioned under Louis XV.
Upon the motion of M. Jules Fevre, the debate
was adjourned until to-morrow.

THE PARIS BOURSE.
PAWS, JAN. 28, 3.30 r.w.
The Bourse continues flat. Rents, closed at
66.40, or 150. lower than yesterday.
'I he subscriptions to the new French loan are
stated to have now reached 4,800 millions of franca