The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-21 00:00:00

re. Anna 21, 1884

NATIORAL BRPORIE CONFIRM= .4r

maNczzarzie.

The conference re-assembled at 11 o'clock yester-
day morning, as the Free Trade Hall, Manebrater ; Mr.
Osoaos Wneox is the chair.
A business committee, appointed at the close of Tnaffiday's
promedinds to drew lap • programme, presseted the follow-
mg as the resell of their deliberatioes :—" Name of Armis-
tice : That the name ef this easosistiou be • The National
Reform Union.' Objects: 1. To obtain an extension of
the franchise not leer than that which shall confer
the partianieetary suffrage in counties and boroughs
on every male person, householder or lodger, rated,
or liable to be rated, to the relief of the poor.
2. To secure • fret exercise of the franchise by affording to
the voter the protection of the ballot. 3. To secure • more
equal distribution of member of parliament in proportion
to population and property. 4. To establish more fre-
quent opportunities for the expression of national opinion
b shortening the duration of parliaments to three years.—
ent : 1. That the business of the National Reform
Union shall be conducted by a mildest, vice-president,
central executive committee, trisector, auditors, sad secre-
taries, such *Seers to be elected at the annual meeting of
this =toe. 2. That all reformers °attributing not less
than one shilling utimally shall be saitiotors of this union."
The report having bre read, • discussion took piacs upon
each clause separately. Mr. Henry Vincent being invited to
offer an opinioe, said he thought the more business and the
lees speaking they bad the better.
A motion by Mr. Asirrectox to substitute the ward
" league " for •• union" wee rejected.
Mr. R. Coons explained, in answer to • question,
that • lodger now occupying a separate part of • house to
the value of 101. could claim to be rated to the relief of
the poor, sod on being rated could claim to have a vote.
What they meant by the term lodger was to continue the
right without limitation se to amount of rate.
-The debar on these Muss was without much public in-
terest, and they were all agreed to.
Oa the motion of Mr. Common, of Barnsley, • clause
was added recommending the local reform associations
throughout the country that they should isomporre or
connect themselves with this union, with the least possible
delay.
Mr. NICHOLLS moved that for a subscription of 11. per
annum any local association amid be admitted to the =Mu;
bat after some discussion it was agreed to leave the
amount of sorb subscriptions to be determined by the
exeoutiveommittee.
The next and most interesting question of the morning's
debate was as to whether the executive should sit at Leeds
or Manchester, and the chairman suggested Leeds, because
he said he thought the Yorkshirearien had shown themselves
more in earnest on this question, and because the move-
ment had been begun in Leeds.
Mr. PRICE, of Manchester, objected to that city being
the headquarters of the movement, becalm it had " stoned
the prophets."
Nearly fifty members of the conference spoke on this
question, and the discussion lasted till nearly two o'clock.
Among other gentlemen • delegate from Loud= said the
people in the South of England would have more confidence
111 the movement if the executive was at Manchester, with
Mr. Wilson at its bead, thee if it were at Leeds ; rued ulti-
mately the vote for Manchester was agreed to by • large
majority.
The conference then adjourned till three o'clock.
On re-assembling Mr. it Coons said the next business
woaki be the election of • president for the Union, and be
had greet pleasure in proposing Mr. Om Wilson. (Cheers.)
Mr. ViILSON said he must take • day or two to oonsider
end he could not accept the offer unless Mr. Ellis, of Leeds,
would continue to be chairman 'of the executive. If he
(Mr. Wilson) consented it would be solely irons • desire to
see union established between reformers throughout the
country. At any rate be would be no obstacle to the elec-
tion of any one else. He had gone too far in this move-
ment to recede, and he had no intention to do so. He
should like to see • creditable orpoisation, sod one that
would command the support of the middle and lower
classes.
The motion for the election of Mr. Wilson was then car-
ried unanimously.
The meeting then proceeded to the election of vice-presi-
dent. and the executive committee (the latter including all
chairmen of local committees that should join the union).
The list of vice-presidents included the ours of most of
the leading reformers in the country.
The CHAIRMAN said he was reminded that • motion made
in the morning bad not been formally submitted to the
vote. It was, "That the objects of the National Reform
Union shall be sought to to accomplished by means of lec-
tures, the diffusion of information, annual general coofe-
repass, and by such other means as from time to time the
council shall determine?'
The resolution was aimed to unanimously.
The conference proceeded to appoint a secretary and other
Olken, and this concluded the burner.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

EQUITY COURTS.—Arau. 20.
(More the pester al the Relhe.)
AITOII/1314/11NIIIAL V. JACIPOII.

The Attceney-Geeeral (Mr. Wickens with him) moved oe
behalf of the crown for an experts injuaction to restrain
the defendant, Leidy Jackson, the widew of Sir George Jack-
en, from sating, publishing, or parting with certain letters,
documents, &c., of which she was In on under the
following circumstances. It appeared that the late Sir
George Jackson sad his brother, Mr. Fenn Jackson, were
employed in and previous to 1806 In ocalidential diplomatic
endow at Berlin, in the ooune of which it was alleged
some of the documents in question came into the hands a
the Jackson, and were now in the ponessicn of the defen-
dant. It further appeared that the archives of the English
cooneulate, Berlin, nankin no daimons rani'g
to matters of an earlier date than 1813. In
June, 1862, the defendant wrote to Lord Palmer-
ston, and afterwarda to Earl Rana, offering the
documents in question for gale to the govenmeat. The
reply of Lord Ronal declined Lady Jackson's offer and
intimated that the documents bong, of • confidential cha-
racter and relating to public affairs, nee what she had no
right to make public withoat the permission of the govern-
meat, which certainly would not be granted. lady Jack-
son,
in reply, complained of this, but added that she had no
intention to make them public. Nothing further took
place till February last, when La Jean= wrote to Sir
F. Madden (British Museum) offering for sale to the
Museum certain letters end papers for 3,0001. A lit of
these, described as private politioa lotion from British
Ministers at various specified town ranging from 1791 to
1804, and addressed to Sir George Jackson, or his brother,
wee enclosed. In addition, Lady Jackson offered in the
even of the proposed purchase being made to throw in
certain other dominion in her ponesdon, which there was
ninon to apprehend were the documents which she had
offered to sell to the gnarl:meet.
The Museum authorities applied for an inx;rtui:oi of the
documents, to which Indy Jackson objected, that in
the event of their declining them such • step t affect
their value, and further nonliving • wish that the Museum
should have them, and that she should be sincerely grieved
to be obliged to dispose of them out of England.
The application was made on the grounds, as to the ant
net from foreign courts, that, though described as private,
yet they probably related to the subject manses of the
missions, and that as to the other papers offered to be
thrown in, they were believed to be, if not the property of
the crown, yet such as ought not to be published without its
sanction.

The Master of the Rolls said he was willing. under the
circumstances, to grant an injunction as to all the documents,
but as there was considerable doubt as to their precise cha-
ncier, his Honour thought some security should be given by
the mown in order to make good any damage which might
accrue to the defendant by reason of the thleartion being
improperly 'nulled, and asked whether the solicitor of the
Treasury would give an undertaking to that effect, which,
as we understood, was agreed to.

COURT OF 003GION PLEAS..—APRIL 19.
Sittinp in Benoo.—(Before Lard Chief Justine Ede, sad
Justices Willa, BO" and Keating.)

ROUBUI V.LAT--ARION AGAUOM BANCELL

This wee an action amide's the Hanoi Union Banking
Company, to recover damn,* upon the ground that they
had not met certain aoceptances of the plaintiff, and at the
trial before Mr. Justice Williams, at Chester, the verdict
was for the plaintiff-damage, 3,0001.
Mr. Whityre now moved for a rule for a DOD trial, be-
muse the verdict wee against evidence, and the damages
excessive. The plaintiff had entered into an agreement that
in coosideration of hie passing 40,000 f. a year through the
he should be allowed to overdrew to the extent of
4,0001. In May, 1863, he bad overdrawn to the amount
of 4.4631. and in that mouth several of his bills would
become dna. On the 4th of May be paid into the bank
3991., and two days afterwards be paid in some bill;
the whole amount 8161. The plaintiff's rime was thatmea
paid in this money and the bills to meet hie bills becoming
due ; whilst on the other hand there was strong evidence
that the payments were made to his acoonat generally. It
was asid that is co notice at the plaintiff's bills not
being taken up he had bee. compelled to part with Rome
mill property at a loos, and had to come to an arrangement
with his creditors; but it wee submitted that upon a re-
view of the whole facts it was plain that DO serious amount
of damages had been sustained by the plaintiff in come.
qaeoce of the acceptances not having been met.
The court granted a rule upon both point,.