The Express.
London, England, 1849-09-05 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1849.

eery, but it mast be progress towards satiesal
peaty, sad sot towards se:tonal dastrutios. (Chuss.rsi
am sot • red regrablican. (A cry, " Who kin I advocate
those primaries whisk have raised Raglaad to her peasant
. I say that we alight to legislate he the tutus
rylPezityefereses to dm panda., a the peat and the sinus-
stances oldie presest.(Laughter and cheering.) My motto
Is, " Live sad let live;" and I give you this wirelike, that if
you will have cheap bread, the tins may some wku you
will want mosey to bay it. (Renewed laughter.) I should
sapper; tasteless, a sliding-sesle in regard to the iIIIPM4I
tax, bosun I do sot *Lk that the peer suss ought to pay
as musk is properties as the visit mace. I shall warren the
interests of the working dames is putiesnent, sad shall
sodsuourte seam foe the 'abeam • far day', warn for a
fair day's week. Oestlemen, these an my penelpise
(loud la
de la tistr.)-41U principles ea which I alliig=
are the primaries es which the
tare of Briton hes flourished, its 0011/11.111011 hes pampered,
sad which have caused tab " meteor flag a Ragland' to
fly triumphant over every sea. These principles an ideatt.
lied with our British cliffs—the y have created, and, as long
as they sedan, they will defend the Wand home of Raelirk-
men. (The hos. gentleman retired amid load sheers from
his party, and mush laughter from the other aide.)
Mr. T. 019 BORNE then apprared, and was remitted
with great applause. He said—Gentlemea I staid before
you no novice, but probably for the last ars is life on a
popular lawny, to advocate those principles ot
whisk I believe to be is accordance with the views of
majority of the inhabitant or Kidderminster. I swot
help tanking that I have done some good sines I came
into your town. (Cries of " Yes have.") I even Wok I
have caused $1:4116 progress in the opinions of my hoe.=
neat. I am not aware that Mr. Best ever came out
is such liberal colours as he has done to day. (Laughter.)
I rejoin in the progress he is making. (Resurect laughter.)
The principles I advocate are sot thus* of revolution—they
are sot even those of lawny or iseossiderate change. What
I demand is, that the political system of our country should
be improved and enlarged as the intelligence of the people is
extended. (Loud and prolonged cheering.) This is so now I
Eliprinciple with me. I have not now to seek for principles. I
:1211'4d these principles consistently throughout my life
in parliament and out. That quiet and peaceable arouses I
shall continue to advocate. Mr. Beet said something about
personal insults. lam not aware to what he referred; and
I am sure I should be sorry if he had any good an to fee
that personal insult had been throw, upon him. But I too
have been frequently insulted. Ose of my owe supporters has
✓aid that bob agriculturist and sae begins with an a. Well,
lam an agriculturist. I do sot separate myself from that
clam. Bo have jut as man right as say one
else to complain co personal kasha. Bat, gentle-
men, icstrad of teasing about persoaal insults because
such things ere said, I say what we ought
to do is to apply ourselves to get over the rialinalty is which
a change of system necessarily involves many of us. Mr.
But says free trade is gone by. I shall deceive none of you
by any such statement. Free trade is not gone by. It has
established itself ; it is the law of our land, and, for good or
evil, we must abide by it.
At nit juncture there arose • distarbance amongst some
of the Blue party furthest from the hinting. These ap.
peered to' be no sufficient reason for it, except that they
weld not hear. It was thought, however, that two young
guitlemen, ono of whom was Mr. Best's brother,
and both of whom had acted as fuglermen during
the meeting, bad earned or excited this di‘turhance. These
young gentlemen were standing on the relliap in front of
their eandidste. They wen called upon to some down. At
first they refused, whereupon a great uproar aeon' and the
mayor was obliged to direct them to desessd. For some
time they resisted his worship entirely, bet at length eon.
plied with his desire. The row, however, had sow readied
a pitch that rendered it impossible that any speaker could be
heard :by any but those la his ismedive neighbourhood.
The mayor, Mr. Oisbonse. Mr. Bin, and others, tried to
quiet the disturbing,. bat the Burs would not cease shout
Mg. At length Mr. Gisborne, seeing that it was steams to
proceed. bowed te the mayor and withdrew.
The Maycr and Towa-Clerk then came forward to take a
show of hands. The latter exclaimed—" Electors of Rid-
dernsinater,who will you have for your member?" Whereupon
there was a tremendous shout of tinhorns, and a forest of
hands was displayed. The Tows-Clerk seemed to think the
question, " who will you have for your member?" very
essential, for he put it three times, and each time with the
mess result. At length be varied it: " Will you have Mr.
Gisborne ?"—Wherenpon the same hands were displayed,
and loud cheering. The next question was, " WJI you
have Mr. Best?"—in reply to which about ono-fourth of
the meeting displayed their digits.
The MAYOR declared the show of hands to be in favour
of Mr. Gabon*, amid loud cheering from that gentleman's
party. Oa. of Mr. Best's friends then demanded • poll,
which was fixed to take place to-morrow (this) morning. A
vote of thanks was then passed to the mayor, and the meet
lag began to disperse. Just as the first persons left the
ground a heavy storm of rain came on, but this did net pre-
vent the proonsions re-forming and marching in order back
to their respective quarters of the town.

to sioanaanisste with the antheritlea is &vent- Mx- Adda-
ms was lodged is the sere et *a pollee at aaiaa,sad the
eallOineant tot the arrest eroded in the diewiet readered
the nalielsaata geatkaunee petition eassiderably wee as
end. to add to his misfortune; • ornmertial tra-
veller nenied Dim, who NM that he had been is the habit
of web Ifassies whoa be hap the Waite Hart at Taun-
ton, no desk the piny Ysoundy yes the etas waatad.
Mr. leopeatee Field, of the Lowden &Motive, however, was
esameninned with, sad a brief inquity in Landes new set
all anyleisa at rest respeanne Mt. Addition's wieuterion
with the oapleaaant affair ; sair.Ara beteg la sharp of the
seem tbres days, he wan Amid be panne hie Iselin trip
to Learner.

Tho roily claim this desialttee lad to make on Mr. Hudson
was for the imam* duties the time he kept possession
of it. This be had already repaid to the extent of
1,1118/., sad amanita: Wm fiend a farther sum of UR due
by Mr. Madam, whit* ho has paid. The bond for
80,0001. was hued as the 31st of May, 1845, and the amount,
with the emaptioa of 11,0001., was retained by Mr. Hudson
is his owa poimmilin until the 4th of September, when
it tom paid over—a period of three months and
they have applied to Mr. Hudson for this interest also.
Tee system whisk spoilers to have been generally
adopted with respect to rail contracts in those companies of
which Mr. Halm was eltairmaa, was for him to
make purchases se an
_advantageous opportunity offered,
sad Wombs them aftawerat among the dike:eat
companies, according sa they m•ght happen to re-
quire clam. The committees find that es far back as
August, 1844, a contrast was made by Mr. Hudson with
Kenn. Thompson and Forman for 2,600 tons of rolls at
(alive: too, Including the freight ; of this 785 toes were
to this company, and the remainder to the New-
and Darliagtou Company, of which Mr. Hallam was
also chairman. The committee are satisfied of the &bums
of this contrast, but arising out of the division between the
two companial' is en error which has remained undiscovered
till now, a period of four years ; the proportion due from the
Newcastle and Darlington Company was 11 mot , and from
the York and North Midland Company, 4,7961. ; total,
15.8361. ; but the sum charged to the former coupon, was
8,8382. and to the latter company 7,0001. • theeelore Mr.
Hiedscit received at the time 2,2031. too mak, and charged
the caw sum too little to the other company. Mr. Hudson
will have to refund to this company the surplus over
payment with interact. There are two other rail transac-
tions mentioned—one a contract for 3.000 tons of rails, with
Messrs. Thompson! and Forman, by Mr. Hudson, in his own
name, at 91. per toe, sod sold to the company at 121. pm ton.
The delivery of these rails was completed in May, 1848, and
they were entirely esttled for at the increased price. Of nei-
ther of tire Late; either that of the increase of price or the
supply by Mr. Hudson of his owa rails to the company till
the beginning of this year, do the general body of directors
appear to have been cogaisant. After a careful examination
of the two transactions, the committee came to the conclu-
sion that Mr. Hudson should return the 9,0001. wrongfully
received oa the Lint transaction before they proceeded
to investigate the second. On being informed of this,
Mr. Radom gave his check for the amount. The com-
mittee state that they cannot take leave of this matter
without expressing in the strongest manner their repro-
baulks, of Mr. Hudson's conduct. Toe second traxasction
was that in October, 1844. Mr. Hudson made a contract
for 10,000 tons of rails, at 62. 10s. per too, which he said
was a private speculation of his own, of which 7,000
tons were supplied to the York, Newcastle, and Berwick,
600 tons to the Newcastle and Darlington, and to this
company 2,500 tons. Mr. Hu loon asserts that it was
approprated to the company on the 6th of March,
1845, at ID. per ton ; the committee cannot find the
smallest trace of such a purchase being made by the
company on that day, no entry having been made
on the board minutes, nor any went having been given by
any director or officer of the company thereto. The corn.
mittsn cannot admit that the company can be hound to •
pinchers made in the mind of the chairman (who was also
the seller), without its being communicated to some ono on
behalf of the purchaser, and minted to at the time. They
an advised that, even if such a sale could be sufficiently
established, still the sale itself is an illegal transaction. The
last matter referred to in the report is the sum of 3,1201.
charged to the company on account of the Leaded bridge.
The committee are of opinion, under the circumstances,
that Mr. nucleon, though legally liable for this amount, may
he fairly met by the shareholders in this matter, provided
Mr. Hudson is disposed to meet the shareholders in the same
spirit in the other matters referred to in this report, and
that the Lendalbridge account shall in such ease be placed in
his favour in the settlement. In conclusion the committee
recommend that the remaining members of the old direction
shoild be requested to retire from the board. That if this
recommendation be adopted, the future course with respect
to the several claims referred to in the report will be compa-
ratively easy, as all that will be necessary will be to request
the directors (by resolution) to take such rips as circum-
stance, may render necessary to obtain their immediate settle-
ment, upon whatever terms they may consider most advisable.
The report is awned by Messrs. Swann, Brooke, Dull, Kin-
near, Lloyd, and Stocks.