The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-17 00:00:00

Last night, a mooting of the Metropolitan sad
Yenisei"' Mutual Defence Association was held at the
Geddes Idea, Cannes-street-road, for the purpose of ex-
ItZig end promoting Om objects contemplated by the
Mr. Dim u, who was tolled to the chair, said that the
circular calling the meeting explained the object for which
it was emormed. He would therefore say uo same than
that it would require all their effort and energy at the pre-
sent Punters to effect the object they had in view; for ea-
ters there was a pressure from without, nothing would be
done from within. (Hear.) If they did sot bestir them-
selves now, sad show that they felt the injury which had
already been indicted by the government, the result would
I be that they would be obliged to shut up altogether as the
may. (Hear, hear.) He celled OD Mr. Paster to propose
ihs lest resolution, sod to explain in full the object for
I Ville
wen met.
the »solution he had to propose re-
lquiesilisst any mbe read, but to be understood,- boors the
tisell to its support. It was seeesaary that
li abusM tspiells is the meeting the object they had is
view, what they hid done, and what they Intended to do is
Mare. The resistion itself was as follows :—.*That tide
, meting has moo melanins is meguisiss the Abele
' ling made by no Defense Amenties le repel thin
Ilea SW, sad ly as wind the Mann
legad time •
.1. web sessint
tin lien boat engem not may by esbwßfag, but else by
W nano of he Joanne in Yardage* the objecu min
lobe 'noised." The Beer Bill, le begged to observe, WY
she inflicted upon them by the eat, as the chair- '1
ma seemed se think, because t was not a government
measure. It ease from a clique of persons who, it they
soak', would am only undermine their
obliged to
bat
those of every trade that wee to do
basins* as the Sunday. They were y attacked,
first, below they were the mast vulnerable. The
llabbetarien 'Whence booked up as it was by the TO).
DOW and Temperance gotieties, was so strong, that it it woe'
sot shacked is time it would insidiously undermine °them
as it had them. He did not mesa to say that they had use
• great deal to show, or that they could let appeal to a
great number of petltioos—though he would not allude to
the mode is which those petitions had been pot up, or to
the fact that they were signed by women and ebildrea, awl
were the work of diasenoog congregations—praying tin
the public-houses might be closed on the arsaaw. in
was it at all suroriung that the legislature should brie
paid some attention to these petition.; the MOM peens.
larly whoa the society and the newspaper that should ham
watched sad defended the interests of the trade neglestad I
to do their duty. lied they been sufficiently on the alert, and
warned the trade, they would never have been subject to the
annoyance of the protein act. (Hear.) Within the last
three weeks he had seen nine or tea members of porlianseat
ea the subject of this bill, and they seemed astonished that
say somplaints should exist about it as it was sodomised,
they said, that the bill was a compromise between the tests
and the promoters of the measure. And it was quite tame
WOW trade was represented, or rather misrepresented, as
SO reticular occasios by persona who had no au
hem the trade to represent them, and who now co=
mat they could Dave prevented the paseng of the act if they
lied thought proper. (Hear.) Seeing that this was the cue,
aMiesaing that • set of gentlemen had usnrpeda power which
4111 set belong to them, it became the duty of the trade to
asseider what steps should be taken. He would not dispute
that time gentlemen were actuated by the best motives in
doing what they had does, and that being frightened at
the strength of the report of the select oom-
antes of the House of Commons, they anticipated
serials future changes, and that by throwing in this nue-
awe as • kind of sop in the pan, they nought they pre-
teented something wore in pro.peet. There was neither
principle nor manliness in adopting each a owes ; because
fry consenting to a compromise, they betrayed the merits of
their cause. It was as insult to the members of the Home
el Commons to my that the measure was the result of a
sem promise between the trade and certain members of
parliament, or that they did not decide upon it on its
broad merits. Nor was it lessen insult to the nods at large
to represent them as entering into any compromise of the
kind. (Hear, hear) Seeing, therefore, that the Protec-
tion Society did step out of its way in putting themselves
forward as the representatives of the trade, and that they
did not pay that vigilant attention to the interests of the
trade which they ought, the time was come when the trade
should bestir itself sad look after its own interests. That
was evidently the feeling and opinion of the trade, for no
tosser were a few meetings held in the metropolis titter the
posing of the measure than they began to be largely
attended, and persons were now *molted as members of
the Defence Association to the number of 1,300 or 1,400.
(Hear, hear.) This was an important fact, and showed the
importance of the opposition they had organised. He was
willing to admit for some time subsequent to the stertiog
of the Defence Association, they were regarded as an
ephemeral society, and it was supposed they would speedily
amalgamate with the society that was longer in existence.
That was a natural view to take, and in point of fact they
did hold out the olive branch, but the Protection Society
studiously avoided any approach, they said they
were juvenile members of, the trade, and pools.
peohed and snubbed them as much as possible.
Now, however, they could not help recognising their PM-
ben and their status in the trade as being just as reopen
able and dignified as their own. He was sorry that two se
more societies should be in existence having the same object
is view. It was a melancholy fact that such should be the
cats; bat then the Incorporated Society, seeing that it
compromised th
eyad should have the manhood to camel
forward and that they would now do the best they
could to repair the mischief. (Hear, bear.) Would that
society now, after having dons the mischief, come forward
to assist in obtaining the repeal of the act ? They would
attempt nothing of the kind. The Defence Association,
however, sent petitions to be signed by the metropolitan
publicans for the repeal of the act. All they fished was to
be plated in the position they were before its passing.
He would ask any reasonable man, whether he did not think
the regulations in force, previous to the vaunt of the act,
were sufficiently stringent to keep public-houses within the
bounds of respectability and propriety ? (Cheers.) If there
were disorderly houses previous to in• passing of the late
act, it wee the fault of the executive and the police. Sib-
batarien people told them that in consequence of this act,
the cause of sobriety bad been much promoted. And Mr.
Gilbert A'Beekett wrote a letter to the TIVISS, stating that
for 17 Mondays subsequent to the passing of the act, then
had been fewer eases of intoxication than previously.
But it was unfair to take the Monday morning only.
He believed that if the cues of drunkenness on
the Tuesday and the other days of the week were
reekmed, it would be found that drunkenasse had
not diminished on the whole. (Hear.) He was
not an advocate for drunkenness. Oa the contrary
he believed that the drunkard was the great pest of society.
(Hese, hear) But what he contended for was, that a man
could not be made sober or religious by legislation, but by
Macedon and other moral appliances. (Hear, hear.) if
these gentlemen wished to see drunkenness diminished they
must stop the cause st the mune ; it would not do merely to
turn arida the running stream. (Hear.) The chairman
,told them that they could only succeed by bringing pressure
from without to bear, with a view to the repeal of this act.
He agreed with him in that, and in point of fact they were
extreme outsiders, for they were outside the Protection
Society, and as was the cue sometimes with other out-
sohe trusted they would come in sad win. (Cheere.)
thetegto they bad sinew and bone and blood
Ma. OD win the ram. (Cheers.) It struck him as moat
!Fibs* after having paid their licenses for certainpil-
fer twelve months the legislature should step in
pm this act. (Hear, hear.) He wasters that if those
who amid have watched their interests properly ropes-'
essaid nis fact to the members of the legislators they 1
wish sat bast allowed the act to come into operation at'
ismillill Air Otter. r, when the time for the renewal of
the lisense mu round. (Hear, hear.) He now called I
as the meeting to support the resolution on the sateslth
of what they had already done. They at nu issk
an apes and straightforward course. They oreapisiesl
of the conduct of the Protection Society and of the I
journal which reply/mated the trade. "Ile bad no
doubt there were sissy lamest men amongst the
committeemen who directed its &Heirs ; but he felt at the
same time that there were three or four old members on the
committee who, presuming oa their length of standing in
the society, led the majority in a manner that was disgrace-
ful to themselves and to those whom they led ; and it these
pumas were removed from their Genial position he bad no
doubt that a better understanding and greater unanimity
would prevail on their removal. The Defence Association
were holding meetings over the metropolis, signatures to
Wiliest fee the repeal of the act were asked for from the
publiene sad the public, and mouldering that they did
them Oise with the small mans at their disposal, without
having essimme So diagnose.' theatriselleoefits, or without
pethissing tho pest hose maker, he *man they had done
n nub lee the messy as could be ansinsa. The evidence
whin lea bees tikes before the tommireso of the Home
of Omaness was of the moat hew -1 s• Sir J.
Shelley told him that Site "videos, en et es mnierious a
deeeription that no legislation maid take nisi it. It
would have been math batter if the Pennies asioq bad
sifted this evidence ions& of picking oat no Wine pasts
of It, and frighteniag the trade with what inglitbs sapsseed
lif they had not Wend into this coM.Madh. They
got the publican' nee a gentle state at pempiesnis,
and then thought they were It to be ISSIMMINIINIL
They would have ille• much better service, lowellelt,
by gifting the evident seratolood in the blue book. Them
was Mr. John Welland, described es a home miasionery he
Marylebess,_ stating HMIs one publie-hoose there were
61 mon seal 16 wools es the 23rd of May last. (" Oh,
oh," meat
i ingianmerlespliesselso said that there wen mote
Peens la the dating the thee of divine en-
vier them is the aimmthes sad chapels. (Oh, oh.) lie
would hswe it Is thait ma experience to decide on the
vane el ask inking, se OM. Kr. T. Hefter, et lallag-
iss, son, and thst le eat et 24 moose whom he send

signed a petition la homes d &slag the publielsouse on
Sunday. New he limed west rued the parish, mad
could only Sad de or nue penes* who Niguel the
petition, mad of These three or four deed wider
a miseseeereetieM (Hem% hear.) He mold nee-
date ties milt enema el this Wad. Ivory
society *sea be tested by the works they did, and they
wished Se have that tett applied be thmeedvie. It was
hues that it was M MeelitegMelee M being forward a
measure in pulls:out he elseeees the system of lissome.
Whoa be saw some neembee id Watteau on this subject,
he wee asked whit eldestioa re liseesed visualised, Who
merizer•Uy free Under% genii Mu to a fns trails is
His mower wu, that whilst it was right the:
&Mil be • free traits I. aidels lithe first Russell , it was
mammary that there desk' he ems guarantee for
and respostability whoa Meseisating liquors were sold.
(Hear, hear.) Re wee me that as that point at least the
teetotallers and erespormsee web would be on their side.
He was sure all philanthrepisee would be with them on this
point, that there should be ems proper supervision is the
',adios of seek an article es spirits. (Hear, hear.) He
would now sit down, recommending the adoption of the
neolutien to the meeting. (Cheers.)
Mr. Owen seconded the resoles en. He said that Mr.
Foster had handled the utilises so ably as to leave him
nothiog sea y. On one point, however, he had act unshed
—the definition of the traveller. If the magistrates adopted
the waning given to • " traveller " by Dr. Alusader Reid,
of lidiaborgh—nernely, that of " • man who positively "'•
moves," it would cut abort the whole difilealty. (Hear.) st.
• tesighbour of his, who wee 91 yeses sid, bad to =me hat al
a Mort distance be his house, end thou he felt es &dieted
that he wanted something to refresh him. (Hear, bear.) in
It seemed straage that at the very time they were defending Li,
liberty abroad la the Crimea, they should be curtailing the ;it
liberty of the subject at home. at.
Mr. Pitstrensaid that a great deal of the evidence given St.
before the committee was enough to disgust any reasonable 50
man. It was therefore, meet important that it should be 9)
properly sifted and endued. (Hear, hear.) The publicans s
in the City might wish to see the petale houses elated on the Bt.
Sunday, beaus they did little betimes on that day, bat is
the case wu very diff in the suburbs. (Hear, hear.) to
Mr. Horton thought it was the badness of the trade et
paper to analyse the evidence. (Hear, hurl
The resolution was then put, and carried unanimously. r,
Mr. LYNN moved the following resolution That the ei
thanks of this meeting are eminently due and hereby given to
to that liberal portion of the daily and weekly press which has et.
stood by our movement, and especially to the Daily NON, at.
which has so liberally lent us its columns." Re believed tit.
that if their ,owe paper had been as vigilant as it should 8,
have been, and sounded the alarm when this mason was et.
first proposed, they would not now be ssbjected to this et.
modern curfew bill. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. J. Founts seconded the resolution, which, after 50
come observances from Mr. Forma, was unanimously 14
adopted. mt.
The meeting then adjourned. lei

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. I 84.

MARK LANE.-THIS DAY. ..
Ife
The supplies of foreign wheat and flour continue mode- SI.
rate, sad the weather having turned to frail, with north- 5.„„
east .ind, the trade is beginning to recover from the abeutd L-
panic of Mat week. The English wheat was readily sold lA.
this morning at le. to 2a. per qr. more money than could its
bane been obtained last market day. Foreign wheat was Se
likewise the turn d . St.
so
Barley met with more atteutica, and its value was well 0
sew rted. 10
Oat*, beams, and peas could not be purchised so well as ei
on Monday. Is
50
ARRIVAL! INTO LONDON PROM JAN. IS TO JAN. 17. 30
tire. English. hoorah. Irish. Yon*. 8,
Wheat........ 1 len I
Barley 4310 SO
We.
Male. 7SO 16
near. 910 wane. tad 8

MINCING-LANE.—THIS DAY. at.
as
SUGAR.—Tbe large public galas of foreign have gene off 845
heavily, and the Bahia chiefly bought in. Good and fine t'34
Porto Rico sold at previous rates. The refined market w
steady at yesterday's prices. lo
Comas.—The public tale of plantation Ceylon is pro- 20
ragtag heavily, and prices scarcely supported. 20
Tzn.—The sale is going off witnout spirit. No material 15
ft
alteration in prices. se.
Rtes.-1,600 bags Bengal were, offered in public sale, se
and chicly bought in at full prime. 10
SPlClS.—Pepper: 600 bags of black sol 4 at 41 t) 4i, tit.
which were previous rates. Cloveseold at 61 to 63. so
Row —No business of importance reported. Bt.
so
Corrox remains out of demand. 90
Markets have been generally dull to-day, and but a small 25
business done. m
as

TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY.
SO
The market is steady, without much doiog. Town Si
tallow is quoted 681. ; Petenburg Y. C., on the spot, So
68s. ed. to 695.; January to March, 68s.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Meters, Pattendes and Smith report the demand steady et.

COAL MARKET.—THIS DAY. 1611
Walls End Hamm, 216. • Walls End Braddyll's Hetton, :
226. 6d.; Walls End Reimsll's Hettos, 225. 9d.; Walls to
End Tees, 235.-40 freak ships at market. 8t
St.

to
AfiSTRIAN FlNANCE.—Despatches from Vienna So
state that Baron Baumgartner, the Minister of Mamma 1;
and Commerce, tendered his resignation on the Iltb. It in.
has been accepted. Baran Brock, whose name is certain to tot
turn up whenever an Austrian Finance Minister is dis-
placed, is spoken of to succeed:him. Bum Prokesoh, who t•-„,
was formerly ambassador at Constantinople, is popularly 'it
named as Baron Bruck's successor as ambassador to the 5
SobHine Porte.
ft
TEE ROYAL WEST INDIA MAIL STEAMER AVON
arrived at Southampton yesterday, from Portsmouth, where le
she has landed invalids from the Crimea. Captain Ellison
the commander, has brought home the highest testimonial;
from the Admiralty authorities in the Black Sea and Medi- ti
terranean as to the services which the Avon has rendered to ;II
the government, by the speed and punctuality with which
St.
she has done whatever she was engaged to perform. So
The Rev. Jeffery Watson Millard, 8.A., has been IN
instituted to the Rectory of Shimpling, in Norfolk, on the
presentation of William Salter Millard, of Cattoa. 6
The Rectory of Liddiard Millicent, near Wootton- 114
Bassett, has become vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. ,„,•
Samuel Wilma Warneford. The beadles, which is wor h
6001. a year, is in the gift of the Masters and Fellows of 10
Pembroke College, Oxford. By Dr. Wanieford's death the St.
rectory of Bourton-on-the-Hill, oloseesteeshin, has became 5.
vacant. It is worth 7001. a year, and is in the gift of the
representativesof the late incumbent. The rev. gentleman 17
was as honorary canon of Okucester cathedral. 30
BRISK TRADE IN COUNTERTEITS.—A man named „111
Thomas Thornton has been apprehended in Peodlebury, ;
near Manchester, on a charge of uttering base crown pieces. Bt.
In the course of three quarters of an hour he had visited sin si
small shops, and at fins had succeeded in turning his dross Si
into good silver, at the sacrifice of only a penny or twopence 110.1
in each case for tobacco or other articles. At the sloth,
yc
Mary Syddal's, he was detained and giver in charge to a 30
police constable. Yet not • good or bad coin was found 20
upon him except the crown be had presented at this last- is
named)ikop. It is supposed he had had accomplices to whom
he bad handed the proceeds of his successful operations
before going to Mary Syddal's. He was taken to the
New Bailey Court-house yesterday morning, and identified
by all the six shopkeepers, and was committed by T. L. on
Trafford, Esq., for trial at the next Liverpool using.
RAILWAY 'facrric.—The London and North- Ift•
Western Company, betides their notices of application to 83,
parliament to sanction traffic arrangements with various
Irish railways and steam-boat companies, for through book- 11.
tog in Ireland and England, have also effected arrangements
with the Irish companies centering in Dublin, end the !S
Chester and Holyhead Company, through Mr. Br iithwaits
Poole (wilco' talent and suavity are unrivalled), for the u
conveyance of goods and cattle at one certain sum, whereby IS
the competition of the Irish lines will terminate, andAhe
Its
facilities of Vault be secured to the public.—Berepord's
se
JonraeL eI
L'HoLzaa IN Commirtm—This awful scourge and
nanott-itreaded pestilence broke out, the week before last, in in
Hillowes-street; and, up to this date, January 8. it has 10
carried off twelve or thirties individuals. Its ravages have .1
I aaderatand, bora chiefly confined to the abodes of misery "'
and destitution, though • few of its victims are from it
'escape those who were is comfortable circumstances.—
Correspondent of Derry Sonata. 101
Paris, under Julius Coeur, covered a space of 15 14
hectares 23 ares (the hesitate is nearly 21 Begash acres)
under Julian, of 33 hectares 79 arm; under Charles V., of Si
230 hectares 87 ares ; under Lents IV., of 1,103 heetares
91 arse • and at present it is, within the fortifiestioos,
"
21,766 linters. sad 80 area, whisk Is mese than half the
department of the Seine.
A BALLOONING HINDOO.—The Bombay /Vines I
says Ba Imam Cbandersieg, Secretary to the British •
„
Indira Amothition, made a hellion woes on Nov. 22nd,
at Juane Candy, where his palest is shouted. The hal- 3
Ise. we, errastrasted ander hie owl' dlreedoes, tad he ma-
mpg dissent entirely by kimalL