The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-28 00:00:00

commenced

them who could say that he hod any hopes of a ch
the so-called reformed parliament. (Cries of "No o) f;c411,..
army and navy in this year was 35,000 more then 1833
under the Duke of Wellingtsn's administration; addle(
which the embo tied pensioners, trained deckyardrcensh.-
coast-guard, and the increase el the Irish poree, in eh X*
there appeared on increase over the Duke f
establishment of 74,000 men, and an inereued copeck.;
et 2i millions ; and more than Sir R. Peel's estimagak—h,
11335, of 83,300, men—including the above auxiliariai"
and au increased expenditure of 4,750,000/, ; behui
the Irish police, which cost half a million per mein.
What was this waited for ? It could not be for keepias-Q
a foreign foe. No, it was to keep up this extraystaili R.
panditure which impoverished the peo;•le—it waa, hi free
paying for being governed by the Russells, the o:eys,
Eliot'. (A voice, "And the parsons." A laugh.) 1,1
addition to this, they had a body of 8,500 police Su dilteregt
parts of the country—more than half of whom beings) th
the metropolis; and these men were armed in any Way
the
government thought fit. A few months ago the pellet of
Marylebane were to be teen with horrible machines by
side, the front edge capable of cuttin,-; like a sword. the)**
being rugged like a sew. (A voice—" Not fit t r the psi.
Indians.") (Laughter.) The committee Who Fat
hit
esesion on the subject of the finances reeemms r (led s ,thetiot
of 370,0001. (Laughter.) Tho Timer, speaking of oar media
said that our ships were buil six times over, and
to the expense of the dockyards he should certebily siva
spoke the truth. The expenditure in the dockyards slag
1816, under the beads of officers' salaries, aritierrs, ni
lahourers' wages, and for timber and other stows, wise)
millions, for wt ich there ought to he something ta skce
and during the same period 8,900,0001, was extended is isa
proving and enlarging the dockyards. lie much ticubtedu
the vast mercantile marine of this country csst 52,500,0001.
in the construction of her ships sicee 1816. And ytt
this estimate did not include fortification. gas,&c., which was all done l y the O'Meara&
Surely reform was necessary there. ae) Then paw
did we atand respecting the promise of geed gave_mant
after the Reform BM ? Why, one of the lint acts co 14
present gov, mount was to suspend the Hab:as Cor?cs Act.
and one of their first acts this session was to csnueue it
By that step the people of 'rem d were plead in the psi.
tion of men who were ruled by the most asst.:less
—for any one of them might be taken up and ince/cutter
without trial and without any means aiteewerde ofjuitifri.
himself, however innocent. (A Voice : "Hr. Hump;
ported it."—Another Voice: Why did our Varna
former, Dar. Hume, support it?") How, then, c Add they
hope for any great financial or other charge in he %dud*.
te salon of affairs without a further reform in tite Remus
Commons? Look even at the constitution of that honsa.oo,
161,500 electors returr el the m ijority of its mcmh.n,T2g,try,
consequence was the* they sow crime, and rauperina, aaj
suffericg increase, and could not hope for cmenament, oat
they saw that ..nomalous state of things air.eo.d.d. lane.
elusion he would onlr observe, hors ever eithi r exprencrr
of hie might he noted by spies and informers, that thed who
would join peaceably and legally to effect that cbjoet Wffa
the truest friends of the monarchy and the atm%
(Cheers.) He begged to move the following teio;ut.,,:
That, in the opinion of this meeting, the national ttpenftwe bi,
been tr.creased by successive gavernmcuts to an t stento! swum
by the exigencien of the public terrier; that the taxatio=hgto
uphold thbf wasteful extravagance IS impovenohing the dthi
country ; and that in order to obtain effectual reduetow it twads.
and economy in the public expenditure, und ravue a oressum.„
theme, It lo indiapeneable that the Commons ileum et ram*
should be further reformed.

Air. NICIIOLAY having congratulated the reforms d
tdarylebone on the extent of the meeting, expressed a laic
that such meetings would not few or fee hetwegog
frequently repeated, until their effect wu Alt by the hgids.
lu•e. As for :he present ministers, they were nut tip :ski.
tern of the country, but merely holding office en tuffermee.
(Hear, hear.)
The resolution wos put and carried by acclamation.
Mr. HODGES moved the second resolution :
That the prevent mode of levying taxes in unjust in Mimi*,
primes most unMirly on that portion of the community lean am
bear its weight ; and, therefore, such a revision has 'mums tali"
sable an will lance the elfoct of inlacing the burdun of Lomita me.
property of the country, Instead of the present unqual, cumpiage,
and expennlvely collected system.
At this perioi of the proceedings the preesure in the rag
which was overcrowded became an great an to induce esie
for an adjournment to the yard. Alter some lactic:maim
monstrance, against the suggestion, the aejournm-st Not
place; a table was carried to the yonl, end chair p soda
it for the chairman, but no arrangement having tel
made for the press, we were obliged to her what we totl,
which amounieihnercly to the purport of the spetchtt,foo
one of the windows of the schoolroom.

Mr. SODEN having mended the resolution,
Lrrd D. STUART supported it in a brief cxech,inwhid
he ex tressed, first, his fullest concurrence the oljert
themeeting ; secondly, his regret that they were ho" nuke
Touring to seek that object by what appeared to him the
more effectual way, tamely, by a reform o' the Hems d
Comm, ns. If they had a House of Comm ns elected
through the medium of the ballot, with a more esteded
sutfr we, and if more particularly they bad tt:enn,al ins eu
of septennial parliaments, they might then look formai
wits certainty to the speedy accomplishment of homed
reform. (Cheers.)
The resolution was unanimously agreed to.
Mr. J. WILLIAMS, M P., in moving the next malt.
tion, deemed himself the advocate of direct taution, to the
extent of one-twelfth of each man's income lentait fai
Altogether free from impos's of every description.. Us ins
also in favour of all those measures alluded to by the Mit
Ir rd, and would gladly support his motion for Meath:alp.
D Dements. Tho following is the resolution :
That for the attainment of the objects set forth In the preesom
resolutions, It Is expedient that an association be formed, to be old
the St. Marylebone Financial and itetorm Association, sod thuds
following be the objects and rules of such aesociation :—l. To eta
ley al sac, oir.stitutioual means of inducing the must raid ccoaar a
the expenditure of the government, consistent oda due el
ctency in the several departments of the public service, in
endeavour to obtain for the people a more direct control ere
the same, by a further reform of the House of Cotansaa—t
To obtain a eonsplete revision of taxation, and the substitution tin
Impost fairly levied on property and income, in lieu ut the prom
unequal, complicated, and expensively collected duties spun came
dities. Political partisanship is distinctly disavowed, the sweciatin
being composed of men of all political parties.
Mr. CASSELL having seconded the resolution, it wrap
and esrried amidst loud cheep. _ _ .

A formal vote of thanks wes then pwsed to Mr. linos
his past public services in the cause of reform, and fortis
'resistance on the present occasion, upon which the set*
broke up.

MEETING AT SOUTHWARK.
Yesterday a public meeting of the inhabitants d
the borough of Southwark was held at the hall of the Litany
Institution, Borough-road, in support of the =emanate
favour of financial reform. Mr. Apeley Pe llatt in the chair.
Mr. J. L. STEVENS proposed the first resolution, that ft
was the duty of the government so to obtain a national lams
as to leave both the necessaries of lie and the efforts of is
dustry untaxed, and to expend it with the utmostorejsidto
economy ; and that, therefore, realised property eh d but
at least the largest proportion of the bodge
of the sate. Sinecures should be aboluhed,
alone should be reduced, and the annuli ensue
should be brought within the limits of absolute activity.
Mr. W. HOWARD seconded the resolution.
Mr. HEARNE suggested that the meeting ought to
support the object for which the Liverpool Aseocatia
was formed, and assist Mr. Cobden in getting hit Witt
He wanted to have a resolution to that effect.

The resolution was carriedas proposed.
Mr. TIIWAITES moved that the plan of finarcialmfa n.
proposed by Mr. Cobden, M.P., was deserving of the wend
support, and that Mr. Ald. Humphery and Sir W. Mcdsv
worth, the members for this berougli, he requested to sii
his efforts in the HOllllll of Commons for its
lathe adoption, and otherwise to prom:te a exes
equitable adjustment and general reduction of tuition
The present was a question that came home to the
gist
body of the community. Those who ahstained
essaa
joining Mr. Cobden would soon find that their not
interests wero with the interests of the maws. Sons
might be surprised that they were prepared to Pi
resolutions for a reduction of expenditure, and wid
nothing of the franchise ; but he thought that
nothing could be done until they all aoknowiedged ths
right of every man to vote. All abusa would be rams
if the people bestirred themselves end united.
Mr. HLIEINGTON seconded the resolution, which wol
also carried unanimously.
Thanks were voted to the chairman, and the meeting 14'
punted.

MEETING AT DERBY.
Yesterday at a meeting of professional SA
manufacturers, end tradesmen, convened by ritellg'
held in the Town-hall, to take into considerstioe d:4
propriety of establishing a Financial Reform Asvgistioe
Derby, Mr. Alderman Peet in the chair, the lollowisf nit
Anions were pored :
That an amociation be established, to be called the
vial Reform Association, and that its obj.,cts be t—l. To vat ID D;
fill and cunstimtional means of inducing the moat rigid tsar.%
the expenditure of the government, consleent with do; eine!:
the several departments of the public service ; and to s-ntrea..7l,
equitable and economical system of taxation. 2. To cosoOtili„:7
the Lie-moot Financial Reform Association and other DD..-
their efforts to accomplish the above objects.
A aeries of rules was also adopted. Mr. Vdenui
Peet was appointed president of the associatisnj _,lll
Councillor Mcs'ey (of the firm of 13,1 ea and Moll;
lace manufacturers), and Mr. Councillor Barr
(iron merchant, Britannia foundry), wcre appointee' seer
presidents ; Mr. Councillor Madeley, secretary; r,
Mr. Alderman S. Fox, treasurer. A council of ;Rea
members, comprising professional men, mci.ufacturerk
leading tradesmen o; the town, was also nicaluawd ; sx!ir
association was launched under most Lyouratac ansintO
A public meeting will shortly be held.

IRELAND.
DUBLIN, Iran. 21.
The prospect of delay in legislating on the potitil
subject has caused much regret here, as it sru"'
hardly possible to effect any rates of proPeo
considerable amount until the question of nitig
settled in a decisive manner. A maximum rate of 104
is thought too high by 25 per cent. in many Vn:
I have heard a most competent authority ash Oita
the unequal proposal of the ministry were adopted,,_4w
at the erd of two years every union in Ireland, lon
exception, would be able to support its own par,.
maximum rate of 10s. will keep lands front
taken in those parts of the country where it
Eeii
pressing importance without delay to introduce.
proprietors. Such are the sentiments I bear deb
here by those whose opinions are entitled to ro,„
At tlto important meeting of the county of MP.

nsgb, held on Friday, there was manifested strong op-
position to the rate in aid proposed, which of course
rests oo very different grounds from the question of
what a marmum shon'cl be.
. . _ _ _

An emigrant ship—the Lord Swami—was burnt
at Moses. ha value was 2,0001. No lives were
lot. The vessel was uninsured.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.
Ouou, Fu. 27.—A meeting of UN Graduates In the
rooky of Theology was bld this vaossulwi, in the Conewstion-
Imp% when the lee. 11. B. Wihon. . renew of IR. John,* Coll.
tsee nnenintoody elected to the (Ansel Lasasiose, ander Me pool-
*wed the new I ate, De Dsaciptiaa Theologies.
IS • COMVOCATIOX, to be held so Tittiesday nest, it will
he premed to miler the hofterszy degree or Douce fe Divialty ea
the Iter. 0. ugUI, of Magde'estabell, Bishop Deeigaate of
Hew Yon.