The Express.
London, England, 1849-04-21 00:00:00

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PROVINCIAL

ARDITE.ATION INSTEAD OEWAIt.—At a Meek*
lag of the inhabitants of Liverpool, held In the Sessions-
time, on Tits/day
_last, the mar.? in tho chair, it wila
moved by the Rev. R. HooPtoo, attended by T. Blackburn,
Req., and resolved unanimously, "That, in the opiniunf
this meeting, the settlement of disputes between nations
between individual a can be more rationally effected by ar -
Motion than by Optical force, and that the agreement befs-
hand to refer all international misuoderstandings to the aM
Dation of disinterested parties would, when such mantels:-
standings occurred, obviate to a great extent the arciuMpoSf
Popular passions, and, by preventing genera excite t
among the inhabitants of the disputing countriee greatly -
litate a calm and equitable adjustment of contending claims!'
It was moved by the Rev. Dr. Hume, see tried by J. Smith,
Req., and resolved unanimously :—" That we fully cement.
in the spirit of a tattoo, of which notice has been given fn
the House of Cannons, that= humble address be preseV
to the Queen, praying that her Majesty would be graciou
pleased to make the necessary arrangements for the age -
Lion of arbitration treaties with other states ; that we behest*
the object of the motion to be not only in accordance wiQt
the dictates of humanity and the growing movie -ion amo
civilised nations of the impolicy and cruelty of war, t
that it would be showing the expediency and Leery of a vet;
extensive reduction of armed forced, prove a most effectnld
means of checking the national expenditure, and greatly Ifire
dueling or entirely repealing those taxes which press 40
heavilvon the industry of the pi nple." It was tweed 4
W. Rathbone, Esq., seconded by the Rey. P. Bishop,
and unanimously resolved—" That the following petition
be adopted, and that the major be requested to sign
the same, as adopted by the meeting on their behalf,
and to forward it to the members for the borough for
presentation, Yeasting them to support its prayer :--" To
the Honourable the Commons of the lJnited Kingdom in
Parliament assembled: The humble petition of the inhabi-
tants of the town r f Liverpool, in public meeting assembled,
sheweth, that, in the opinion of your petitioners, the settle-
ment of disputes between na'ions, as between individuals,
can be more rationally effected by arbitration than by phy-
sical force, and that the agreement beforehand to refer all
international mininderstandirge to the aroitration of disin-
terested paties, would, when such misurderstsndings oc-
curred, obviate, to a great extent, the crowing of popular
passions, and, by preventing general exeitement among the
inhabitants of the disputing countries, greatly fandlitate •
Balm and equitable adjustment of contending claims. That
your petitioner fully concur in the spirit of a mai, n, of which
notice has been given in ccur honourable house, that an
humble address be presented to the Queen, praying that her
Majesty would be graciously pl Awed to make the neetwary
arra. gement" for the negotisti .n cf arbitratior treaties with
other states ; that they believe the object of the mtion to be
in accordance with the dictate s of humanity, and the grow-
ing convicoion among eivilised nations of the impolicy end
crael:y of wet ; and that it would, by showing the expedi-
ency and safety of a very extensive reduction of armed
forces, prove a most effectual frowns of checking the national
expenditure, and greatly reducing, or entirely repealing,
those taxes which press so heavily on the industry and ems.
kris of the people. Your petitioners therefore pray your
honourable house to take prompt measures to promote, as
for as praciceb'e, the negotiation of treaties of arbitration
with the gov, cements of other countries. And your peti-
tionen will ever prey, is.