The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-16 00:00:00

MEETING AT LIMEHOUSE.

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Yesterday evening a mires rJusly alended meeting
of the inhabitants of the parish or St. Ann's, Limehou,e,
was held in the Town-hall, Church lane, tor the purpose of
adopting resolutions of co-opersti.in w'rh the Metropolitan
Parliamentary and Financial Reform Ats ci,tio a.
It was announced that Mr. G. 'I hJuipson, M.P., would
preside on the occasion, but as he was unable to be pre-
sent at the hour named for U e commencement of tisu pro-
ceedinge,
TINDAL ATKINSON, EKI., was called io eke chair,
and bii fly whitened as meetitg in explanation of the
objects of tne &wad aroeiation.
Mr. MULLETT m and :
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'• That the expenditure of the state is most reckless and
extrAvairant ; tile, to sustain this waste, au enormous amount
of mission is required, which is roi:s d sag rah as of tne re-
duced sircutosteuces of the middle, an-1 the mime suffering
of the weekivg elsasss, the gnat products's. Thers.ore, in
order to place the politic-Istate of society in a wore healthy
condition, it is abs.slutt ly meanty th-t there should be au
smicittliate a, d thorough revssim tf taxation, with the view
to a .urge teduc ion of she public burdens."
He believed there was no one press nt who wonll dispute
tits assertissns eontainrd in that resolution.

Mr. G. THOMPSON, M.P., her.
entered the meeting,
aro was rece.ved with loud applatue. Havins takm the
chair,
Mr. lIA WARD (the secretary of the S Asthwatk Associa-
tion) pruceeded to second the r:solutotn, and stated that he
e-,trelycoinchied in the propriety of •Ise views embw Ltd In it
lie severely emenred the lavish hand oi:h which government
had mastinued to dapense pees! ; and showed that frees
the reign of George tee First the nick:mid expenditure had
muss on µrads:ally but continually ieereming until it had
readied its maziatuin in the present reign.
Mr. JACKSON proposed
" That no hop, can be enter caned of any effectual finan-
cial nlwrin (rain the House of C. mm.,ne as at present man.
toted ; that it repressing is, ither the p • pulati.m nor the in-
dustry of the countey—sh at the ite ~reu Act has t• tally
tailed to realise the expectations of Cie people or to hat-
mnnise with the se.irit of the age ; ..nd that, therefore, a
urge extension el the franchise, a c sai:elete in,.epratler re in
its exercise by meson of the ballot, a more t Taal appertien-
aunt of representatives to mei aloft, and the limimtion ut
parliament to three years, becomo not only measures of com-
mon justice, but also of prudence and safety."
Mr. KKT fLE seconded the tesolutior, and ably r. fated
the argunn nts of thus.: who contended that such an ext.r sion
of the sullen.) as was proposed would be attewded
deign to the national institutions in consequence of the re-
volutionery undmties of the pemle.
Mr. BROOKES having address...l the meeting in favour
of nu:venal and, age, and Mr. ATKINSON is support of
•h• resolution. it was adopted.
Mr. lIOWK ECT moved the following resolution, which
was also caul.. unanimously:
"That we resolve, by Joining the aaseciation of this parish,
for the purpose of cooperating with the Manspolitan
hatnantary and Financial Lionel Association, to strengthen
their hands, and secure by every constittniJaal means the
at obj, eta they have in view."
Thu usual vote of thanks having been given to the chair-
man, the meeting stparatel.

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.
ADJOURNED MEETING.
Yesterday no adjourned meting of the aharsha len, was
hid at the London Tavern, for the purpose of ilecting cLiht
n-w directors for the future ruonegemont et the railway.
Every part of the large r mm, i c'u'ing the galletio, was
crowded at tho hour appointed fir comoanc og the proceed-
ings, but the arrange meets were 'itch as to pier, Lt much of
the comusion for which the previous ustelors have be-
come to notorious. About one o'clock the m^mbeas of the
coalmine? of laveatig►tion made thoir appearance on the
plat►,rm.
Mr. lorncetsox, one of the of 1 dirocion, to ,k the their.
This set was the eignal for load ales of " Meek," " faro
him me," &I.
Mr. HELL'S mid he wi,hed to know by what authority
Mr. Anderson had assumed the office of chairman. (Hear,
fuer.)
Mr. MEEK replied that Mr. Anderson had ceementid to
take the chair at the request of the committee of invatigt-
tion.

A SHAREHOLDER obeerved that Mr. Andenon mast
taka din chair if only for the purpose of town ng into the
hands of the proprietors the trust which had been coma led
to him. U• tees that gentleman or some other dinetor
:wed as chairmen the meeting could nut be leba.ly coma-
tided. (Hear, hear.
The SECRETARY (Mr. Honey) read the advcrtisemeat
convening the meeting.
Mr. ATKINSON then moved, "That this meeting do
approve of th• following eight propriec-n being eketcd by
the board as new directors, and do requist the board to el ct
them accordingly, and to take all Ironer steps for that
purpose : Edward L. Betts, Eq . Tavttt ktq tan, ; Joseph
Glynn, Esq., Weetbourn-park Villas, Ba)ews,tr; J3.1(11
Parke, Eel.. Mildenhall, Staab ; S mud Ellie, Eq.,
Euoton.rquare ; J. A. T. Smyth, E.g.: Cumberland-terrace,
H. :rent's-park; Th-mes Brua.ibent, Esq., Maneh star; T.
J. !darner., E q , City Saw Mills; Gorge Aced, Esq..
IT aokticatb-pork."
Mr. kIANKEY seconded the motion.

Mr. MEEK then rose to address the meeting amidst he
terruptinn, which would not admit of hie proceeding.
The C tile( It MAN entreated sileecr. Ho desired that
every gentler:me should have a fair hearing. He had Dal
come there es a partisan, but with a wish tube impartial.
Mr. MEEK said he should 'veil himself of that oppor-
tunity of replying to the charges which Mr. liaison and
Mr. Waddington had brought against the committee of in-
vestigation. (Expressions of imp et ies, ee.) The at Mt r
which he was about to give was nut foreign t ) the object of
that meeting. It had been said pueltely teat there true.' quo'.
tioa of veracity and character between Mr. II adeon ant
the committee 111 would set that Ties ion at rest. The
committee bad been emus. d of delayiug their vindica'i nt
too lotig. That was the first fitting opp rtunity which
had beau aff rded to them of making it. T..ey tad b.en
eonatetsoioned to is:weirs awl report ; thty hat inquired and
repthey nad nothiea to retract. (Cheers.) Mr.
Hudson had complained that he had al knowledge ef least
was peeing in the committee—that he had no informaLon
beychal what was car eand ii, three or t ur writter. ques'ions.
(Hear, hear.) Mr. Rudman had mistaken the nature of
the committi es duty ; they .. ere not appoiate I to try hiss,
hut to icquire Eta the state of the company'. affairs. (Hear,
hear.) He woad no a refer to Mr. Hulsou's unhappy con-
tradiction of the charge of altering the hall yearly 'noun's.,
given in the Howe of Commons on ,he lath or May. Ile
was reported to Lave said, " When I c Bled up n the CHU-
znitteo of investigation yesterday morning—l only wish to
show the unfortunate position in which I have been plaetd
—what I called, along with a friend, to tee a document
purpnrt'ng to b: in my hand•writiaas with my figures,
stated by them, I hid great difficuli at, first in ootaining a
sight of that document; and when I did get to pee it they
refused to let it be teen in the pre senee of any other person, and
Aterwa Is they said that two of their holy eheuld come into
the room and show it to me, on clad ition that I should sek them
no question', and get no information. I do not know what
the house thinks of the fairness of such cor.duct. (Loud cri-a,
of " Hear, hear.") Now he would state what really tcok
place. 0.1 the 15th of May Mr. Hudson wrote from York,
to soy that he would be at the 'nation the next morning, to
leo the accounts. The letter was received en the 16. h of
May, and tee committee immediately seta to the office of
Mr. Quitter, the aemuttant, for all the papers, that they
might be r. ady against Mr. Hudson'. arrival. (" Hear,'
and loud cheers) The moment Mr. Iludeon arrived he
was informed by the secretary that the committee were ready
to receive him and to show him the arc tents. He refused
to see the committee, and proposed that a deputation should
wait upon him in the reaetary's room. (Laughter.)
Under ordinary circumstances su:h a request would
have been refused; but, as It was, the chair-
man and himself were deputed to see Mr. Hud-
son in the secretary's room, and they produced the
accounts before him. It was true that this condition
wan imp°, ed that no question should be coked ; but Mr.
Hudson had suppressed what accounted for that,
namely, that his friend was an attorney, whereas the depu-
tation were net attecded by any legal adviser. (Hear,
hear.) Mr. Hudson said that the gentleman who accom•
panied Lim went with Dim in the character of a friend, and
not in that of an attorney. That was a distinction without '
a difference ; or at the utmost the only difference wee that
perhaps no tee was paid. (Laughter.) Mr. Hudson said the
cnnmittee had reported under on animus which diseatitled
them to credit. It was not the committee, but Mr. ,
Waddington, who first actuard Mr. Hudson of al-
tering the account,. (Hear, bear.) Mr. Hudson
had denied in the House of Commons that the alterations in
the accowra were in his h-nd sriting. There were two
altered statements of account to which attention had been
directed by Mr. Waddington. On' was for the half year
ending it July, 1816. Mr. Waddington in his veld, nee dis-
tinctly eat: d that the figures intr ',dated there were in Mr.
Hudson's handwriting ; and Mr. D svis. the Accountant, gave
evidence to the same effect. Since the denial of /11r. Hu"scn
was published the committer had eg tin Examined M. Davis,
and, placing the denial beere him they asked him if
it had shaktn hit belief. His answer was " not in
she taut. I firmly believe them to be in Mr.
Hudson's handwriting.' (Hear, hear.) During the
time that Mr. Hudson was chiirman the accounts w, r.: ie-
variably alttred 84 as to arpea to jus'i'y the payment of a
larger dividend than had been re•nally earned. On or about
the 12th of All2llO, 1849, Mr. Hu lson requested Mr. Wad.
dington to send Mr. Mwteley to bin. with the half yearly
accounts. Oa the 161 Mr. Hudson tank the accounts from
Mr. Moseley, and placid in pen il u der the total automat of
the expenditure, which was 159 0901. 13s. 101 , the figures
149 0001. Ile then directed Mr. Mes:l-y to alter the figwes
in certain items, to which he pointed, so as t • reduce the
apparent expenditure of the heltyear by about 10,0001. Mr.
Moseley did so. In the pre. en-e of Mr. Hudson he cut off
9,.5441. At the same time, by Mr. Hudson's direction, and
in his presence, he increased the apparent amount of the re-
eeipm by the sum of 10,9341. 165.; making the total
' falsification in that half-year's see rants upwards of 20,0001.
(Hear, hear.) He cared not whether the fi Tures were
or were not is Mr. Hudson's handwriting. Was a man,
after calling in his subordinate, and ordering him to write
' certain figures, and seeing them written, to ti -:'.. -ed to

stand up is the House ofCommons and say that be never wrote
them? (" Hear, hear,' and cheers.) Ha would tall Mr.
Hudson that in law, in reason, and in morals the figures were
his—the band that wrote them RAI gui,!ed by his word of
mouth as ab.olutely as it could have been by his own hand.
(Cheers.) He then quoted at sem^ length, to support of his
view, the evidence of Mr. Moseley with regard to the alter►-
tion of the accounts. Mr. Iluds.in had declared that he
neve• aign•d a cheque fur the company in
his ilk How, then, was it that he joined with
Mr. Waddington in signing the ter orders for
payment in the Wisbeach and St. Ives affairs? (near,
hear ) Neither Mr. Iludsz.n nit Mr. Waddington bad at-
tempted to ju•tily that fi.grant act of 92QT:time He would
now, with the p :rmislion of the chdirnian, call upon the
secretary to read a letter which Mr. Waddington had ad-
dressed to the earamittee of eels etion.

The SECRETARY then read the f 11leriqg letter:
TO TIM COMMITTER OP SELECCIOX Or 1111 ZAIITEIIX