The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-26 00:00:00

REPRESENTATION OF THE MONMOUTH-
SHIRE BORouolis.

On Monday evening last a very large meetin
Leek place At Newport, Monmouthshire, convened by the
'sayer, by requisition of 130 electors, to consider the elec-
tron of a proper candidate en the es enter. vacancy occurring
in those beroulths, and to meet W.G. Lindsay, Esq., who was
expected t. address the electors. Sir H. Hall, Hart.,
the it tome r attend representative,was invited to atte nel. The
mayor Is absent for some days, the ex-mayor, Mr. Webb,
trs.k the e!.air. Mr. Lindsay arrived at seven o'clock, ac-
gompano...l I.y a large party of gentlemen; among whom
were Hall, Bart., M.P., J. A. Herbert, of
Llanorth. , and es body of electors known as the " Mon-
ts-call le eincilska," who had arrived by invitation of their
brother , lectors at Newport, to buses:sent on this interesting
oCcasion.
After th. usual preliminaries, JOSEPH CORABIE, Esq.
mond the first revolution, which was seconded by Mr.,
Lint- thWAILDP, " That no candidate should be sup-
ported who would not vote fur a thorough reform in the
repo dion of the people, based on extension of the
suffrige, *me by ballot, free trade, and returns iu the adrui-
nistr-ti...1.4 the law, especially ehanceryand the Ecclesi-
astical t and would also vote for civil and religious
liberty...ad re form in the management of church property
lid tier abolition of church rates."
A small minority of the meeting was opposed to the legi-
tiol-ita`Ohj. et in view vir., to afford Mr. Lind, .y an opp.r-
tunityof Addreming ;he electors, and much noise was made
who attempted to speak; but the indignation
of Ca niae.rity was so great at the attempt to prevent their
hearing the gentleman whom they had assembled to meet,
that they overcame all opposition, and Mr. LINDSAY was
heard while he detailed, is the clearest and most emphatic
manner, has political principles, of which we need not say
more than that they exactly agreed with the points named
in the resolution. Mr. Lindsay wound up his address with
a sketc,i of New sort as it is, and Newport me it
ought to be, and might be, showing a perfect ac-
quaintance with the natural advantages of the port,
and a clear perception of the manner in which those
alvantag. s have hitherto been disregarded. He declared
that in ai, his experience in the four quarters of the world
he MClaahlialltllil a locality more periectil adapted by
nature for -a port of the (list class of-Uusee; and
be grieved to observe that at this moment it was not
equal to Cardiff, and was also eclipsed by the naturally
inconve;.i..it and inland port of Gloucester, merely front
the want of energy and good management to make avail-
able the magnificent resources bestowed by nature. Mr.
Lindsay concluded by elpreasing his desire to disabuse the
electors of any false idea that might hare been promulgated
with ail to himself either to his advantage or the re-
verse. II: was not the scion of a noble house (which his
tame might lead them to imagine). Mr. Lindsay stated that
Ii was a Presbyterian, but that his religious feelings were of
the; nature that he never could say or feel with reference to
a Ullow Christian, whether of the established church, Ro-
nne catholic, or dissenter, "I am holier than thou."

(Chc ers.)
One ur two questions were then put to him dative to the
Itetium Itonum, &c., and he at once declared himself an
ten my to all governin. ut grants for religious purposes,
which he considered subversive of the religious freedom of
the subj.rt.
One of the tory party then appealed to the electors to ad-
journ Ow meeting, and t, take time before they expressed
any opiaiin in favour of Mr. Lindsay. This proposal was
'insistently offensive to the majority. that a violent clamour
arose, and cries fur " Sir Benjamin Hull to speak."
The CHAIRMAN immediately declared that in consequence
of the 'wk. he was compelled to dissolve the meeting, upon
which J. Batchelor. Esq., was instantly voted into the
chair, aril the cries for " Sir B. Hall " recommenced. Sir
It insulin then rose, when a scene ensued which
bugles iLs—iption. A member of the minority, ap-
trarntly to desperation on seeing the meeting
tumid proceed as originally intended, leaped up,
and di claret that " Sir Benjamin Hall should not
be heard. " and instantly the opposition portion of the meet-
ing put in r.quisition cat-call, and similar instruments for
making nisconlant sounds. Sir BeejAMill stood perfectly
unmoved we about a quarter of an hour, is the midst of a
din it is impossible to describe, merely übeerving, when a
wsracni's pause enabled him to be head, that he " would
be heard ; and that if those persona whose conduct was so
dis,:raci fat, did not clioo:e to be quiet, the meeting would
be adjoarind to the Westgate Hotel, from whence he would
address the electors iu the street."
Sir B. HALL, when silence was at length obtiined, re-
minded the electors of the time when he enfsanchi.eil those
bureisith. and of the Wren, contests he had linight and won
with M.'s' on liberal principles. Ile pointed out the state in
which they had been previous to that period, and hinted that
if the proacedings of some who were then present were to be
taken as a specimen of the degree of freedom they now enjoyed
it Rae eLar they had been going down bill very fast since
he had e• ased to be their repretentative. They were told
by a pai.l agent of the tory parties in that room that the
matt wman they had invited as their old and faithful
meads/ sod Mend should not be heard ; and, moreover,
they had been told that the man who came there expressly
ler the of declaring and making known to them his
Stith opinions should not be heard, because it was be-
that these opinions were liberal, and this was said to
diem '• by that man," the paid legal agent of the tory party
(peMting emphatically to a legal gentleman present.
gard to Mr. Lindsay, he could only say that he
Laser seen that gentleman before the previous day,
bat he had asked whether Mr. Lindsay was likely tieupport
tio liln nil principles from which he (Sir B. Lail) la:d
A seer swerves!. Ile was Armored in the adirmative, and
• in.lsay had spoken for !time If; and from what he had
wad, he (Sir B. 11.11), would be happy if they elected him,
• h thought he was c ilculated, mostespc:ialle, not only to
.eppart the principles of eiv.l and religions lib'erty, but also
to pressicae and increase mist materially the local and mari-
time interest of their town, from his immense experience
sad great emansercial connections. With respect to him-
self he (Sir B. Hail) avowed honestly that he oust naturally
•ials sneersa to any one who was likely to assist him in the
'louse of Commons in support of those great principles to
shish he had &weirdo° large a portion of his life.
Mr. ToWN•LAu then moved a vote of thanks to the hon.
twee • for his attendance; whica was carried unanimously,
the locating separated.

A W,,MAN FORBIDDING HER OWN MARRIAGE
ANN 4.-1 he parish churl of Stoke-upon-Trent was, On
:md iy morning, the Keno of a strange incident. While
warr.age banns for the first time of making sere being
as 4 over by the clergyman, on the MMUS of a particular
1%1;1: being announced, a female rose up in the be lyof the
tharrh sad said," I forbid thone,banna,both her= and ever!'
*km else." When she began to speak, the bcad:e, not being
'ware of her object,shook his wand at her to enpin silence,
out shs persisted in " saying her say." The singular part
4.2.6 affair, however, is, that on her being interro,ri:ed as
towowse in the ristry, by the Rev. T. Reddall, the
s•wiatiag atiaiatar. after tne service was over, it turned out
tote.* h, rself was one of the very couple whose banns she
had frrbiilden. The intended husband is a Roman catholic,
and 14 a protestant, and rumour says that after their names
had Ines entcr‘d on the lie of candidates for " holy matri-
awl." some talk took pl.ice between them es to future
I^, aasemtuts, during which the bridegroom elect told her he
''fd require her to attend the Roman cetho:ic chapel,
sad that their dildren mw' be educated in the saute fsith.
(!elmg disposed to come under such an unequal yokedk ,
wtslicil to hreak off the us itch, which she had been led
lota:acre could only be accomplished at the atop, to which
„PrirlturY Proceedings bad arrived, by a public forbidding
c brions on their a&nounecutent in chureh.—.'ifoffor
&tor Adroiioor.