The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-27 00:00:00

EDe Court.

OSBORNE, Not. 24
The Queen and Prince walked early this rocet,4
in Osborne-park and 'mounds.
The younger members of the royal family mapud
rode as usual. There was no addition yesterday .3:
royal dinner party.

THE QUEEN DOWAGER
" The Priory, Nev. 28, jaw
"The Queen Dowager passed an uneondesishu
sight, without much sleep, and her Majesty is a,
better this morning. " Davin Davila, it D.?,
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent pill
visit to her Majesty the Queen Dowager, at the Prism,:
terday morning.

A committee of the Lorda of her Majeatrimo
Honourable Privy Council had a meeting yesterday iteks
office of the Boari of Trade. The Lords present ism tki
Right Hon. Henry Lahouchere, President of the
er
Trade; Rail Grey, Secretary of State for the Colosin; get
Granville, Vice-President of the Board of Trade; L.,
Campbell, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaetat ; sad gt
Edema Ryan.
Lord Ashley had an interview with Lora jail
Russell, yesterday, at his official residence in Doiket
street.'
The Hon. John Elliot had an interview with sir
George Grey, yesterday, at the Home-office.
Viscount Palmerston arrived in town, 7sigedi
from hie seat, Broadlande, Hants.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived is to
yesterday evening from his teat, Mickleton Hlll, am Doi.
cuter.
Sir John Hobhousc hu arrived in town.
The Earl of Carlisle arrived in town last no*
from Castle Howard, Yorkshire.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the
nial-cffice from the Governors of Ceylon, Booth km*
the Mauritius, and the Cap. of Good Hope.
Despatches were sent off kat evening from Um%
lonial-office for the Governors of the Falkland lesaei ad
Gibraltar. . _

ir.e Earl and Countess Grey received at Emit
at their residence in Were.e square, on Sitiodss
Right lion. Sir George and Ledy Grey, Mr. Moulds; IT
and Km W. Russell, Mr. Cox, and Mr. Higgins. '

FREEHOLD LAND MOVEMENT.

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, speraton. The body of the room, the platform, lad sei
u to galleries and orean-left, were densely thronged vele
mme, sting rendered it impossible for us to obtsia say lit
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The CLNAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, tee
have bun ledby my bee rvetion, mend' within tie este; e
yeare, looki no to the position of public affairs, and etpe7Qf
to the profeseions of public men, to feel it my duty al mil.
dividual member of this great commonwealth, te avail ay.
self of every opportunity that legitimately offers far giver
expression to my full sympathy with, as ese
as my support to, those earnest men,—ke
number, but great in the might of plieei yie.
who are striving gallantly in parliament and out of lei
the eights of the m ople. (Cheers) It is in this min;
setting aside mere personal considerations, which weaken
led me te shrink from occupying the position in wen I
stand to-night, that I have given a not very henseirg so
ceptance to the invitation I have received to prattle oe tY
present eccasior. (Hear, hear.) And the p came shell
feel in ttleng part in the proceedings of this evening is sI
the greater, inasmuch ao we do not meet to dist= lay die
pasted question. We do not meet to discuss the points ofths
charter, or to inquire what ouirht to be the latent of do
suffrage. No, we wish to commend your attention for
scheme by which, within the pale of the emetiteem,
and strictly within the limits of the law, yea my
give practical effect to your oft repeated denueinen
of misgovernment (Cheese.) le the presence of gentkese
so well qualified to explain to you the pr.nciples et de me
ciation, and to commend you? attention to their unreel
will merely add, that, in my opinion, it embraces du sine
taps of a moral, quite as much as of a peeked setwe
(Hear, hear.) And while I confess the great importuad
inviting working men to accumulate their 11161111 nth
purpose of getting their rights, it appears to me teat nes
inviting them to the exercise of economy, industry, mine
denial, with a view to accomplishing this object, we men
tering in them indirectly, but most assuredly, nuptial.
plea of independence and self-respect which ire ineepsonbe
to their wellbeing, and thereby helping teem to
raise themselves in the scale of society. (Laud chew.
ing.) In making these remarks, in Firing my remote
for attending here this evening, and in giving ay wpm
to this great movement, I beg to say that I beetle to whit
is celled the middle elms, s pretty extensive me, yea all
confess, in this country ; that I am pretty exteneively sat
constantly engaged in businese. and therefore not mach die
posed to mix myself up in any sort of political gustier.
but moved, I contest, ou the contrary, with great swam
Hone connected with the future, against joining male
movements. I, as an individual, bave perhaps ao pies
right to complain. I believe in the existence of gttstnluei
in the government, and the expenditure of that german
I can designate in no other terms than as protligete sal
extravagant. (Loud cheers.) But still I might
content, as a matter of private selegrateme%
to grumble and pay. (Laughter.) Bouvet, not wee
ing to monopolise such satisfaction, but protegee; to fel
sympathy with my fellow men, I confess that I refine
society, as at present coestituted, two elements (nip en
very great danger. I find among one class of my feller-
citimen intense suffering. accompanied ey a deep eme
of
wrong. (Hear, hear.) Oa the other hand I fled s
path
smaller class, imbued with an intense setth cm*
with a disposition to stand to the utmost bywtstmiel sea
ceive to be their rights. (Hear, hear.) Now, it is some
ingly easy to talk of putting the people down—we tow
heard a great deal of such language. My belief is, dates
best way to put the people down is to render them fell sat
impartial justice. (Hear, hear.) I find the theory of at
constitution to be, that representation should be efe
extensive with tuition. (Hear, beer.) Now, to lay mite
the very reverse is the fact in this country. (Bear, bee
I find taxation not calculated in proportion to property, but
the revene ; while the franchise is graduated strictly in pre
portion to property.
Mr. COBDEN advanced to move tee first real
and was received with the most enthusiastic cheering.
said: Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, if I understand dis
nature of this meeting, it is one assembled solely keener%
purposes. Hear, hear.) We ere the memb.ll and trine
of the Metropolitan and National Freehold Land Smut
and we meet Lees to promote the objects deltas society.
is an urinl2ation framed for the purpose of enabling de
viduals, by means of small monthly contributions, to
create a fund by which they may be enabled in the bat
and cheapest way to possess themselves et the zeal
franchise. (Hear, hear.) You will see then that to.
society has a double object is view ; it is a deposit for ::
logs,t
mee and
dre itO.iidaay masesanspouf to,bouiribnrianngcah,Tootet theNrrosileeed
Society, which was formed a few days ego, and allele'
Birmingham Freelielders Union. That is a society tones
of
to it, forgenttemfra the purpose
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parof s ofenabling
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ntrywhoictr:
subscribe
permanently funned in Birmingham, to stimulate stele
out the country, and by means of a publication, meets
Freeholder, to be published on the first of next met e,*
objects of the freehold land movements. We do not,'"
part of an agitating booty like that, but st
and strongly to promote the objects of the Metropolem
National Freehold Lend Society. The object of teat
ciety is to purchase large estates—large, compeller
speaking, and to divide them amongst the members of ef
association at cost price. (Hear, hear.) In that es ime°
consists the main force and main value of this see: elect
The principle, you will see in a moment, is calculated
to d
great advautsges to those who wish to join &sweeter
this kind. I know that some gentlemen who hoop el
their attention to building societies will say.
this is not a building society. Why, the be'
ing societies, as they are called, are none a ttok
strictly speaking, building societies. They mel
dt
properly called mutual benefit security societies; Vise
Freehold Land As ociation is enrolled under ti's Bede!
Society Act, and certified by Mr. Tidal Pratt the WO
barrister, and the object is that members of the seseeistel
shall have all the benefits the act of parliarientmuf:
them, and all the security it confers, and we Freese:le
them some other advantages as well. It hes been
those who look closely into the rules of this aesocietieef
have no power under the Building Act to Pert
estates and divide them." That is pereectly
have no such powers, but we propose to do it throw I:,
directors, who will, at the risk of tee 'parties who We,
estates,undertake to purchase land, and to give themes'',
of this association the refusal of that land. So thefe>eeeo%
ject is to give you all the benefits of the Buildiegereeteee
Act, and also the refusal of portions of the estates OW. 4s-
been bought at the risk of othen. You will hen the "to
of the land at cost price, and it will be retailed steleeee
rate as that at which it was purchased es
(Hear, (Hear, hear.) I need not tell you that a great dese ese •
SUM= of all associationsol thee kind depends first of 0(
correct calculations being made in framing the efeiSlt
next and perhaps most of all it depends on the ch _er;
stability of those who have the responsible eases7eet
(Hear, hear.) Now with regard to the calculationsteer
this society is founded, T. should be very soul ne;g sr
opportunity to OW thout coming to a pertenel. "ewe
dwehnatat nldininog wposeith
all
to undertake te do with regard to the sibssreee
It has been ate tad that we undertake to finds eee;;
quelitheie on foe a count) at a certain sum, 'ALIO
a member of the board of who are concerned in the assosereo
believe that lrs the first prospectus that sum seelereeet es
when I hued of it I stipulated that it should be
eon east whlle I romsin tog twelve moot) en
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