The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-20 00:00:00

MEETING IN MANCHESTER.

A meeting of the burgesses of Ardwick Ward took
place on Thursday night, for the purpose of forming a Re-
form Association in that district of the borough, in aid of the
new movement commenced by !deters. Cobden, Hume, and
othem.—Mr. Ald. W ulnas was called upon to preside, and

Mr. R aea is roost d the tied readution
boat, in coder t • bring the klutre of Com moan into harmony with
the opinion. and inter, -ta of the nation, It in dedrble that the elec.
ttae ft...na1...11,dd be extended to all houarbolder.; that the elector.
should hxa: the pr•oration of the ballot ; that the der. eon of parli•.
mem. ..hould limite to a period not exceeding three yen, ; and
th the eleeto•al tomer should be rentk red more ego dby mem% of
electoral d

Mr seconded the resolution, which was carried una-
nimously.

Mr. douneillor HEYWOOD mr.ved

That the Roo m.y estray.igant and partial lrgolation of the pre.ent
government, *a enhibited in the recent attempt at an inervue of the
in vine t without modifyinst its admitted partiality, in the applica-
tion ul the money of an overburthened and suffering people to sac-
like and other purposes, merits the censure of alt classes of re-
formers.

Mr. RIDING% seconded the motion, which was carried
unarm:mm.ly, and a committee named to co-operate with and
support the members of the reform movement.

SHIPPING.

MAILS MIMES:D.—Dublin, 3; Wntcrford, 2; Donee a-
dee, 1 ; French 1 ; Flan,ters. 1.
LONDIEV, May 20.—Wind this day at noon, W.S.W.,
moderate bre( AP, and cloudy, with rain at intervals.
DEAL, May 19.—A vessel, apparently a brig, sunk, E. by
N. three miles from the Long Sand-head buoy, with her
fire topmast-head above water, having no wreck-buoy
on it, and, floating near, a portion of wreck, summed
to be the gangway of the above, were seen by the Sarah, in
the Downs.—The wreck of the barque Coon for Cove), of
Q tebee, on her beam-ends, was passed in lat. -IS N., 'au. 19
W., by the Emerald, in the Downs.
Drat., May 19.—S.W. to S.S. W., fresh.—Arrived : Orator,
Mauritius; Niro, Jamaica; Emerald, Baltimore; Sir It.
Peel, New York. Arrived front the river : Britannia,
Demerara; Caroline, Barbadoes ; Brunswick, Quebec;
Light ,if the Harem, westward. Sailed: Earl Grey, Sydney.
N.S.W. ; Britannia, and John Farnsworth, Rio Janeiro;
Columbine, New York ; Sea Bird, Quebec.
Foarremot-ru. Maw 19.—S. to 8.5. W., hard and squally.
—Arrived; Mount Washington (for Cronstadt), and ',kiwi°,
New (Mears; Devonshire, New York. for Antwerp.
CLYDE, May 18.—Arrived : Blonde, Mobile. Sailtd,l6th:
Adam Carr, New York. 17th, Christian, Jamaica.
COWEs, May 17.—Arrived: Wolga, Pernambuco, for
Stettin; Desiree, and Tully, St. Domingo. (or Hamburg;
Augusta, Mehrte, Hamburg, for Bremen; Queen
Dowager, Havana.

ALLEGED MUTINY IN SIR C. NAPIER'S SQUADRON
•T Coax.—Oar Portsmouth correspondent, wri.ing lost I
night (May 19), sass: "To the great surprise of everybody
the St. Vincent, with the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir C. Napier,
accompanied by the Prince Regent, arrived at Spithead this
morning from Cori. Sir Charles Napier landed, and wefts('
upon the commander-in-chief. A number of reports of a
serious narure are abroad regarding the arrival of these ships
at Spithead, but n 9 oftleial explanation of the circumstance
has transprr.d." The re por:s alluded to are that there has
been a mutiny cm b lard the Prince Regent, that it was
necessary tn piece several individuals in irons, and that Sir
C. Napier brought the ships to England in order that the
affair may be investigated by enurt•martial. The only in
formation obtainable at the Admiral's other. was that the
sliqrr were not expect.. d.
SIR DE LACY EVANS AND THE REPRESENTATION I
or VI ESTMISSTISR.—Last evening, a meeting of the
electors of the city of Westminster, convened by the Reform
Association, was held at the York Hotel, %Vellingtan.etrect,
for the purpose of taking into consideration the conduct of
Si. De Lacy Evans, M.P., their representative and also to
I discuss a letter which that gentlemen had addressed to the
Reform Association, and which it was awed had created
general dissatisfaction. The letter appeared in the Erprest
of Monday last. Mr. Austen having been called to
the chair, the letter was read to the meeting by Mr. Hug-
gett, the secretary to the Reform Seer ty, after which some
discussion arose upon the question, whether Sir De Lacy
Evans was informed of the discussion that was to take place
upon the charges against the hon. member ; and it was ad-
mitted that no communizations on the subject hail been made
by the secretary, altnough it was contend,d by Mr. T. P.
Healey, the barrister, and other gentlemen, that Sir De
Lacy Evans had been privately advised on the matter,
and that he had treated it with indifference. It
was then moved, that Sir De Lacy Evans's letter
should he entered upon the minutes of the essocistren.—
Mr. Coppock contended that the re guest to Sir De Lacy
Evans on the part of the Westminster Reform Societe was
an insult • it was an affront to ark the gallant member to
servo under Mr. Hume and Cobden—a man who was in the
House of Commons fighting the battle of reform when Mr.
Cobden was unknown. The request was calculated to pre-
judice and damage Sir De Lacy Evans with the people of
Westminster, and was not made for the sincere pures . of
promoting the reforms alluded to. There was a Freest deal
to excuse in Sir De Lacy Evans's letter. Considering, how-
ever, that they were all fighting for reform, he would re-
commend the members not to throw unnecessary obstacles
in the way of its progress—Dr. Brett denounced the letter
of Sir De Lacy Evans, and maintained that It should be
entered upon the minute.—Mr. l'rout defended Sir De
Lacy Evans, and, after considerable discussion, it was agreed
that the letter should be placed upon the minutes —Mr. T.
P. Healey, barrister-et-law, moved the following resolution :
That this society Is willing to overlook the insulting tone siv•med
by Sir De Lacy Evan. in Lae letter to this society, and the indecorum
of publishing It In a morning paper, the Doily Anrs, before its trans•
mirsion to this society, but feels round to declare, that wb le contain-
ing mistakes in several matters of fact, it *Sanaas a treition in refer-
ence to this society and the liberal constituency deserving the highest
disapprobation.
Mr. Cribb seconded the resolution.—Mr. Pouncey entered
1 into a lengthened defence of Sir D. L. Evans.—Mr. Coppock
moved as an amendment :
That the indiscreet letter of Sir De Lacy Evans, caused by, and in
answer to, the resolutions of this society, can only be exvired by the
considerations of the grist public cervices of Sir Dc Lacy Eva.. which
entitle him to the continued confidence of this society, and which plead
his otology foe the warmth and indiscretion of this one cvnlorlunicl-
tion—the only one displeasing to this society which bas taken place
between them.
Mr. Tyrrell seconded the amendment, which was supported
by Mr. Prout, Dr. Bainbridge, and othi r gentlemen. The
chairman then put the amendment and the resolution to the
meeting. The amendment was lost, as was also another
which was immediately afterwards proposed by Mr. Front.
The original resolution was then passed by a large majority.
A vote of thanks to tho chairman closed the proceedings.