The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-14 00:00:00

MR. HUME AND FINANCIAL REFORM.

There is to be a l'atliamentary Reform meeting at
Hull on We4ner4ay. Mr. HUSK, who cannot tie resent,
has arnica rue following lett. r:
Bornley Hall, Orbit Yarmouth, Jai. 8.
"Ms dear Sir,-1 ►m tavoured with sour letter of the
4th inviting me to &naiad at Hull. It would be ple.sing to
me to attend the public g on the 16th, to protoute
parliamentary an 4 financial reform, but I have engage-
ments that will detain me hers until the meeting of par.
lianteat.

" It is of the first instortance to the ermmunity that the
middle and working cl•ssee ,hould ...ireet their serious atter.
dun to the reform of the Commons Rome of Parlisaten,, if

they desire to effect economy in the government and the
corr. ction of the abases that have crept into the 11.11101.11 do-
parrne eta of government in church and state
"As a radical reformer, 1 want no more for the people
than that right which the constitution, by both letter and
theory, gives to them, arc , that lull influence in their own
HOLM 01 Parliament which will empower them to attend to
the wishes and w.n:s of the millions.
" Blecketone, Whitelock, and all the really able constitn-
tioSei amen of former days, declare that no man shall be
math accept by his own voice, or the voice of his repreeeuta-
tive fa the Commons House of Parliament! '
"Is the the ewe now 1 The aristocracy have, as pearl,
not only full power in heir own House of Lords, but in,,
have virtually the power (which they take care to liOrCite)
of naming a large portion of the representatives (as they are
called) to the Commons House of Parliament, and thus ore
able to nullity, as tar as voting goes, the votes of the few who
are rosily the representatives of the people.
" By that system of abuse the acts of the legislature hays
thrown into the hands of the few a large proportion of the
taxation wrung from the millions; and it is tome that that
system should be put an end to.
" We bay. done muck to put an end to monopolies in
commerce ; let us put an end to the monopoly of that viatica
power which has enabled Parliament thus constituted to
raj.e the taxation of the country from sixteen eni.lione in
1792 to kitty-right millions sterling in 1850.
"It is only by extension of the suffrage to all parties per
ins taxes, and registered residents for a certain time in some
house—by protection to them in voting—by short parlia
men a, and by a more equal apportionment of representatives
to electors, that the monopoly of political power and the
proper apphth ion of the public taxes can be eft. coed.
" The association to which I belong, and on behalf of
which Sir Joshua Walmsley will appear amongst you on
the 15th instant, has these objects in view ; and I hope the
people of Hall will respond to the call, and adopt such
means as are in their power (a spite of pzers and their sup.
harters) to ob airs that reform which I lave pointed out. I
ve proposed that extent of reform for the last two us-
alone with little sumac I shall repeat my motion tbe
ensuin, session; and I trust your meeting will give us the
support of Hull.
" My course in promoting these reforms is the same as I
had adopted ana endeavoured to carry out many years ago,
when you were one of my aids in the c.uw. Yon will find
no change in the principles 1 have almost story advocated
and those that the association ere promoting.
" Please to make my excuse, whilst 1 remain, yours gin-
cerely, "J 06111,11 HUM
" B. F. Collins, Est, 11•11."

KELSO BRANCH OP THE NORTH BRITISH RAIL- 1
WAT.-011 Wed 0011•111 • locomotive and tender paired
am( the line hoax Wallace Nick to the terminal at Max- !
wrlllieugh. The result is stated to have been highly saris-
factory. The g 00000 sant inspector is to examine the lire
forthwith, and it fa expected the line viUl be opened for
general tragic next walk.
THE BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND CHESHIRE •
JrnCtloN RAftwaS.—On Saturday the adjourned special
isthmus' of this company was held at the Town Hill in
B,kenkead, to determine upon the propriety of pirchasing
tie bonding warehouses at Manchester, cc making other
arrangemmt foe the establithment of an independent station
there. V ry few sharehold.es in addition to the directors
had mumbled. James Bancroft, Esq.. the (hairline, an-
nomad that the unse.gentents with the London ann NOT&
Western Company were not is such • rate to enable the
board to report definitively to the company, and • further
adjournment had been realved upon. It was sated at the
sleeting that the isformatiew had been received that morn.
irg that the Shrewsbury and Chester and the Saarabury
end Birmingham Campania had made an agreement with
the Oreet Western ; and it wet thought this would be
advantageous rather than otherwise to the present company.
The meeting was adjorrael till Saturday, the 25th inst.