The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-24 00:00:00

:1E REFORM MOVEMENT

MEETING AT NEWCASTLE.
A-p übl i c meeting, to take into consideration the
WOW' of the representation, and the adoption of ruminants
for its ri firm, convened by the mayor, on the fition
hls
of.
311 oilhibi:mits, was held n Nlonilsy, ,at noon, the tini
ball. Nrw a-tie The Mayor S. Loarrey; in the chair. rsq.)
The lti v. (1. lisuitis said, in the course et a lengthen. d
whirrs.. thot, nod, r the present system, there are
sin towns, with 25,000 which return as
many members u sis othni towns with 1,844,000 inhabi-
tants— (hi-AO—that fewer than 28,000 eh cuffs in the country
return twenty limas as many members as 20,000 votirs in
London, and thirty-one more members than the whole
kingdom of Scotland; that there are tifty-iight lewoughs
which have not morn than 500 votes in each ; while in
many towns the inhabitants have no votes ; that 1511,000
voters, being less than one-sixth of the t mire consti-
tuency, and one-fortieth of the entire adult population,
return the majority of the members of the Rouse of
qUintn.S. Those Liots, which might be greatly multi-
vlied, are sufficient to prove incontestably that the present
House of Commons is an unfaithful representation of the
people of these realms. (Loud cheer.) This is a mere
mockery of she principle of reprruntation,—a scandal and
a shame to the Lind ; therefore, I rejoice at this mon ment,
as a movement in the rigl.t direction. Mr. Harris con-
cluded by moving the first resolution :
'lhat this meeting is of opinion that the HMV of Commons, as at
present constituted, is an unfaithful)
pr oe the people of
this realm. That, in consespienee, class privileges have been mote lit,
immense unatsvniary espeniitture has been incurred, and much in-
justice has been entailed.
This rows ution was carried unanimously, and another,
apprivi,e the reform movemt at, was squally successful. A
namorial t, the House of COMIIIOIII embamlying the views
of the meeting was likewise nosed to.

IRELAND.
DUBLIN. MAY '22,

At five o'clock this evening: Mr. Devitt Reilly was
placed under arrest, and brought to the head police-
office. 'Fho magistrates being absent, he was re-
manded over for the night, and will be brought up to-
morrow to answer a charge similar to that fur which
Messrs. Clogarty and Anglieh are now on trial before
the commission.
un Sunday, headed one of the clubs, and,
as his tro.•p eleri!ed into the place of meeting, be
turned r•mnd, and, in pure braggartiqn, in presence
of the mob. ordered his followers to " NVheel about—
march." The police heard and marked their time.
Another charge, I understand, is raised on his letter
in the United Iriblunan of Saturday, for which he
had beet, expecting arree4 throughout yesterday. lie
is now gratified.

THE STATE TRIALS.
The court wu occupied up to one tidal vesterday, in
trying the usual causes, when the city gran 1 jury entered,
after having been engaged three hours in reading the indict
went and publications. The foreman being asked whether
plashad found the indictment, the following dialogue took
:—The Foreman (Mr. Delatouche): We find or pedi-
tion.—Several of the Jury: No, no, no.—The Foreman:
Treason.—Several of the Jury Nn. no, no.—The Foreman:
Well. then, felony. I'm sure I don't know, but whatever
is in the bill.—Ont j..ror dissented from finding any hale, or
pacing the traverser at all upon his trial. Shortly after
Air. Mitchel was placed in the dock. I had not seen him
time his appearance on the day he pleaded Not Guilty, and
he teemed to me not to have at all suffered in either hearth
or spirits. In truth he looked rather improved in ap-

rarasce.
Sir Colman O'Logblen, as counsel for Mr. Mitchel,
stated, before his client should be called upon to plead, that
he should make two motions : one fur a copy of the indict-
ment, and the oti er for liberty to insisect the jury panels of
the last two or three sheriffs, which were public records,
since they were in the office of the Clerk of the Crown.
Both motions were opposed by the Attoiney•Generel, with
whom was Mr. Baldwin, and the court decided ageing the
applications.
Sir Colman has various weapons in his hands. To-morrow
he will apply to quash the informations on the grounds of
duplCity • and it that be decided against his client, he will
then challenge the array and the poll, and do everything,
as in duty bound, to obstruct the progress of the crown. The
challenge to the array, if suprorted by good affidavits, must
be placed upon the record, and in the event of a conviction
will stand for adjudication by another tribunal. Mr.
Mitchtl cannot be transported pending the question, se that
his deportation is not so near as his trembling friends anti•
cipate. In any case, the impression begins to gain ground
that, being a first offence, the full penalty would not be
awarded.
The day of trial is not yet fixed; but I have no reason to
doubt the day named in a former letter—Thursday, the:!..sth.
Mr. Baldwin will move the trial for Wednesday, after Mr.
Mitchtl pleads tomorrow ; but the crown will grant a post-
ponemt nt, more especially to enable Mr. llolmes to prepare
his defence
THE TENANT RIGHT Or ULSTER—MEETING AT SHARI
HILL.—On Saturday a meeting of tenant farmers, labourer.,
and others interested in the protection of " tenant-right "
assembled on Shane Hill, in the County Down, to declare
their determination of maintaining that just and equitable
principle against any attempt that might be made to infrirge
upon it directly or indirectly. The following resolutions
were awed:
That the trot claim to the produce of the earth belongs to those who
cultivate it, such being the ordinance set God, and being justified by
natural reiwon.
That the rights of the southern tenants are identical with our own,
and that we pledge ourvelves fo abide by them with our fortune. and
our lire. in the common struggle fur juetice.

SCOTLAND.
COXHIsSIONS HT THE LOHD LIEUTENANT OP LANARK-
titIIttE.—J. Rosier, 8.q., to be deputy lieutenant. Lieut.
A. Gerard and Lieut. T. Brown, to be captains in the
Upper Ward and Airdrie Corps of Lanarkshire Yeomanry
Cavalry.
EXECUTION OF THE CONVICT ROIsEATSON.—James
Robertson, who was convicted at Perth fur the murder of
his illegitimate child, underwent the sentence of death at
Forfar, on Friday morning, in the presence of about 5,000

spectators.
LIABILITY FOR A GOLD %V 1TO! TO A NIINISTFR
The pie-ei.:ation mania which has htcly raged Nu strongly
bee received a curious check. The Rev. W. Marshall, of the
Calvinis ic Secession Church, Leith, received a gold watch
and appindsges from hi, M. ck. The cost exceeded the sub-
scriptions, and the watchmaker (who wee a member of the
subscrip ion committee himself) commenced an action before
the sheriff against the committer. for payment of the balance.
The sheriff held that the committee were liable, but that
they in their turn could have recourse against the flock
which had appointed them, a privilege which is immediately
to be made available.