The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-11 00:00:00

MA AMON ANDS'S cossnrusNrs.

Last night a public meeting of the inhabitant"
of the Tower Hams te Ali held at the Bemaked I.
Seth" Beeemostequere. =ere& he the pewee of
bearing as 'deem hem Mr. Ayrtee, XP., Gee of the
emenhers fee the bersegb. The meeting yummy asinsreeety
•Minded, sad Mr. W. Naimoli presided.
After a few fatredamcey otesrmateas from the Qua-
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Mr. Ames, who was well received, said that be appeared
adore them in coasequence of • pledge which he Mil gives
semis years ago, that he would meet his eoustitturate at the
sad of each session of parliasseat. He was net vale be
maim &bet pledge last year, but the roma was that he
happmed to be is India. He appeared before them new
am so much to peas ocumeata us what bad beau dose
during the session of pediment as to obtain information
from them as to the kites. And lese, with Mud
to the dates of members of parliament, and asps:Wally of
anstropolitsa members, he thought that one d the chief
wee to support keel *Atka, and to give it adequate mope i
and freedom. Bat it was by electing members to the
Metropolitan Based and Waging the Whims of the whole
dthemetropolis to hest ea the government that they could
hest protect their load intends, cad not by oalliw
se eassoltii.a
an individual to advoeste them is the House of
Bat perhaps it might be said that the deemed's Snail
had not done their duty. (Hear, bear.) If thee was thdt
Wilke it was their kali, for tep were the Meese GI the
modem of the baud (Hear, bear.) The
Board, es it seemed to lessand shown greatilig=
to their maraganeat of the dniage question. The sewage
of Lemke was at first pr to be got rid of at • cud
11,000.0001., whisk me ~rat& Mooed to 9,000,0001.,
bat the Matropelltaa Board eascuted the man
for 4,000,0001. He theiseht they were right, If
the land did not absorb the selvage, io carrying
out to sea, where at least it would mass
to be a mimic*. (Hear.) Was he dreaded keel debts
la the House of Commons his greet opposeute were the cor-
poration of London. He thought it • meted disgrace that
&ere should be 1,012,000 chargeable poet is Englaad done.
The cost of their matateasace was 8.1100,0001. The was •1
deplorable stale of things, sad required to be seriously and
deeply oonsidered. (UN, bear.)
_One of the le
cams of this unties?, chargeability wee to bdeggrti
the practice of infant labour. after, hear.) It appeared
from the report of the oomesiMa oc latent Ithoar lost
nude, that mere Pease were kept at work tea and twelve
and eve° fourths" bouts • dey. (Hear, hem.) Children of
five years of age were thus obliged to work whoa what, was
imam the secensities ef baguetsy required it. if he were
sot speaking to ea assembly of Ugh/James he should say
that this was nolitiag Meer the a system of Want slavery.
(Hear, hear.) Aad slavery, whether of adults or d eltildrea,
was a morel pest, whisk brought in its Min iimorme4
poverty, and mime. (Cheers.) The children who were
thus treated. whim grows up, would be sure to
rear a seeeratka like themselves ; but the evil did
Sot stop there, for the example would speed. Children
were asked if they knew who Christ was, and they replied
by 'skim if it wee a nowlpiavesied 17111111 hie, for they had
sever heard of it. (Sham.) They must sot blame the
poor, for they Med perhaps from ignorance. They meet
bin home the blame ad shame of the to the redly pap
panes se of labeer end capitalise who- mil
up infants ia this way for the creation el wealth fee them
selves. (Hew.) Another source of thisavaat eherZtlibt7
was ter be found in the znisapproprietion of the tea
=L.g (Hear, bear.) He tholtt Mr. Lowe bad hese badly
by the gereeement. (Hem, hem) The people of
=airy were indebted to Mr. Lowe for reeiseag the
of enables for the purpose of edocaties whea the
meaty wee see properly distributed, and when the educa-
tion did set reach those for whose beeefit thetas was levied.
He should protest spied mm farthing being taken tees
the pinkie of the people to be sprat is Madreg to the
wine and diasipesl of so den aid sedan. (Hear
leer.) Another cease of what he muss call their
asthma disgrace was the improvidence of the
(Hem, berm.) He very much approved of the bill port
swim for &battier up public-home after a certain hour of
the eight. (Hear, bum) (" Shut them up altogether.")
Dare' the lest swim Mr. Levees brought is what be
eared • ptomain bill. bat It me pea a punkas, bill,
sod be felt that he could act support it. (Hoar, Mar.) The
present law had more of the character of • perahrive rase-
etre, but the people aught to share with the magistrates in
the power to grant liesser. He had supported the mem-
Nile of eaves beaks ead of friendly societies. (Near.
bear.) He bed we doubt Mr. Wedgies, meat
well Mee he introduced his bill on friendly wastes,
but he had as Mk doubt the time walla come when the
peopk of this murky would be laugh to scorn the ides
the. the goverammes were to take Me el them, sad is
manage their affairs helium (Hear, hear.) He believed
that the mod poor-law bill of last seem iatredaeed •
sound pia/maple whisk would ultimately hied to a refesna el
the pool law. (A voine—" What about the army 1") flessm
body seemed sauces to enlist. (Laughter.) It
was said that armies woe required in essesqueues
of the state cd (mega affairs. The state el
America was referred he as a proof that fres institatlees
bad failed. But he did sot think the anythiug bad mend
is America of which the treads of free institution:a need he
amid or ashamed. (Hear, Mar.) No doubt them was
great lose of Ille and property. Bat it was impossible that
a contest on which the methane of the United States re •
nation depended, could be carried on without meat
ancriese of life end property. Diaries the Crimean
war there was as great a sacrifice of life end
property oa the pert of this country, considering the
camber of the ammo fighting on both sides. ("Hear, bear,"
and cried el " No, Bo," and "'Tis • lle.") The wisdom d the '
iatierapsiee aught be judgedot by the propriety of the terms
is whim rt was made. (Chem.) He maintained that when
England engaged is her great ware she had to carry them oa
ate greet sacrifice of We and with an enormous utcreese of
Patron, and in termer times the metitution was anspeaded,
aid the people were deprived of their liberty. (Hear.) He
war sorry the government did sot accept the peopced for
arbitrator which had been made to it respecting the
Alabama, as it would show that the people of this
country were desirous of acting fairly towards the
United States. The Ariserkaa war bad the effect
d all wan, that of taming the attention of the people
from qmaturas it Withal reform (Hear, Mar.) They had
seen Mil in the cam of Prank, the people of erlarepLg
had
been Wined from reform at hoseby the war Ice
Hoke* sod be believed thee were other countries that
acted on the same principle. The Menem of the English
people had hem too much directed to foreign affairs. and
the effect was lammed' on their expediter* sad cm their
taratiou. Their expeditors was 4,000,0004 mere than
it was la 1859, after the Crimes& war, and although
persons muded of the maissiou of taxation. he thought
it was Indy dear that it was nothing but • shifting of
burdens. (Hear, beer.) He therefore deprecated ally inter-
&ream in the affairs of foreign Ratko& (Hear.) Of course
they mom keep up each • force I. the couatry as would
prevent Lomita sad keep the sail intact from foreign foes
as it had Mee kept intact fdr-800 years. (Hear, hear.) He
thought the greatest credit was due to Mr. Cobdes. for his
efforts in teepee about the French treaty. (Heard Bat
generally speaking. the mimeos of the people bad been
saloon away from those laterite' questioos which were of so
mach interest and importance to them. Thoreau thequestion
of the church. Much had hem said of late on the subject
of the church. For himself, he declared that be was as-
tounded and shocked by the isefficiemy of the great church
establishment in this comity. (Cheers.) The church ap-
peared t.: him to be merely a political iseetattea, dedicated
to the ru! Aeries of Simon—sot the seat, but the sorcerer,
who wo d purchase with money the power that should only
be given to faith. (Cheers.) The government had betrayed
the liuer,l party on the Churclvrate Abolition Bill,
Lord Y-ilnienotes mend at the ballot, aid parliamentary
reform had been pieced ia the background by those who
had beau mtually tome • goverasuout because they wen
eupposel to be the beet bleeds of reform. (Hear. hear.)
There wis one sea amoopt the ministry, however, of
vigorous iotellect sad homed iatentions, and he believed
that wlieu Mr. Gledalose—(cheers)—made he celebrated
dec:aravou in the hoe" he bed in hie owe naiad the out.
line of a new reform bill. (Hear.) Such • Inmate
was absolutely scamary if this country was to hold
Its position mneapt the mikes of the world. (Heat.)
He could not look back with witidaction to the aoudad of
the goeeiumest during the last maks of parliament. He
thought that parlimede were of teo long &malice. and
that goveroaseue would be more dimmed to our) out the
wishes of tee people if they bed the opportneity of more
frequently expressing as opinioa ea the policy of sewers-
amts. (Hear, hear.) The people would, however, ma
have an opporteuity el expressing thee opiake, sad they
should n..lie it known that they would support no govern-
ment that was not prepared to stead or fall by reform.
(Hear. hear.) It wee the duty of a goverment to lead,
sod not to lag belileesar, bea
rate r.) Bat whet lud been
the cooduct of t mast! TM ebarch- guard=
was evaded, the named at, retain abaadosed ; mid
was this state of things to be perpdaatd with the cry of
Palmerstoci for ever! (Heat, Mar. He should respood to
no such cry. (Cheers.) He should not give hie support to
any Mummy that was sot prepared to give to the people of
this country those meeseree at reform to which they were
entitled, and which had been promised to UMW. (Cheers.)
A vote of confidence was the pursed on the hoe, member,
and the meeting separated.

FATAL ACCILIIINT THROUGH LHAVINO • TRAIN
wems IN 31011014.—0 n lteaday an inquest was held at
Liverpool ou the body of Joh. Werburtew. • potlemso
years of age, who resided at Danbury, Cheshire. The
deorwswi rums to that town co the 24th ultimo to spend •
w d.vs with his Rog Mr. Allred Warburton, surgeon About six o'clock on the evening of that day he was
brought to his son's hoc:els • alb, and was suffering hom
• crest shock to the nervous system. He vas odd arid
feint, sod complained of his beck, sad was amble to use
kis limbs. His so* .ring that ha bad been Waved, asked
kim how it hal:pew:4 and he re ' When I arrived at
the Edgwhill &Mien, at the the carriages risme to
astand, and I tbou4ht it was time to get out. When I got
es the step the carnage wheels took two or three turas sad
my leg slipped from under me, and I fell, iojaring my back.'
He weal on very well for tie days, and recovered °insider
ably from the prortastban dl his limbs, but be thaw took •
:elapse, end wally sank, and died on Satorday. The
mule of des was stated, was shook to the nervous
=la. The jury returned • cordial that tie deesesed bed
kes isrjaiss assidisialks naive/