The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-23 00:00:00

MEETING AT SOUTHAMPTON.

Southampton has, like mall of the other towee of
the kingdom, spoken out on behalf of the patriotic Hun-
/minas. The inhabitants assembled In public meeting on
Tuesday evening, in the Town-hall, which was filled to over-
flowing with an earnest and enthusiastic auditory. The
meths; was convened by the mayor (George Ltishley,Beq.)
is accordance with a requisition signed by nearly 100 of toe
most respectable inhabitants, including the sheriff of the bo-
rough sad 12 other =mhos of the town council. Amongst
the endemism preeent were (in addition to the mayor) the
skaiff, the We mayor, Mr. Alderman Brooks, Mr. Alder-
man Palk, Mr. ;Councillor Clark, Mr. Councillor Bllyett,
Mr. Councillor Mono, the Bay. T. Morns, the Rey. A.
!Mires, the Rev. J. C. Richmond (of the episcopal church
' is America), Lient..General Taw-hefty, and others.
Many excellent speeches were made, aid were received
with great apylames by the audience, who entered with peat
warmth mad seabeds= into the spirit of the mating. The
following resolutions were unanimously adopted :
" Tact this meeting, fay rwrodslawir the right of ovorY
independent nstiln to regulate its own tetanal affairs, views
with feelings of abhorrence and indignation the unjust and
unprovoked iavosion of Hungary by the armed hordes of
RUN* and desira to record its moat shame and earnest sym-
pathy with the brave and patriotic Hungarians in the heroic
efforts they are making to pa serve their national independ-
ence sad free institutions from the destruction with which
they Sr. tbreatvned by the two leviathan despotisms of
Larsonsat a memorial, expressive of the Dense of this meeting,
and signed by the Mayor on its behalf, be presented to her
Majesty, through her Majesty's principal Secretary of State
Ix Foreign Affairs, earnestly praying for the immediate re.
cognitlea of the de facto government of Hungary, m a
measure called for nut less by justice and sound policy than
with a view to pat • stop to the sacrifice of human life, and
the horrible atrocities which have worked the progress of the
invading armies through se many of the towns and cities of
Hungary."
That the best thanks of this meeting be given to the
conductors of the Daily Yews, the Sun and the other me-
, tropolitan and provincial journals, he which the cause of this
gallant people has been honestly and fearlessly advocated."

REPRESENTATION OF WEST SURREY.

The Sussex .Adeortiser of yergra:r an
While the tortes bath been in scouring the
county for • candidate, Mr. Briscoe bes Peen quietly proem
entice his canvass—almost too quietly, perhaps—not having
the fear of an opponent before his eyes. The same cause
has induced an inertness, not to say apathy, among the
liberal party, which has doubtless induced the twice to re-
double their exertions to obtain a candidate, and has at the
same time greatly misled them as to the origin of that inert-
ness. The appearat ee of a bona Jade opponent, however, will
soon—indeed, it has a'ready—rectified this error on the part
of the liberals of West Surrey, who, if a battle is to be
fought, will be found as earnest as heretofore in the as-
sertion and defence of those primaries so long and so
consistently advocated by their late d repro.
tentative, Mr. Damien. A second address from Mr. Britain
his been issued, as it would seem, with a view to explain
more tally than ne has done in his first, the principles on
which he solicits the suffrages of the electors. Tne hon.
gentleman's *pinions are stated in a plain, honest, and
sthaightfirward manner, which admite neither of misinter-
pretation on the one side nor of quibble on the other. On
the question of the then laws Mr. Briscoe make an avowal
el his views on what in suck a case may be termed a most
ee inconvenient" subject, with • manliness miry equalled by
its strong cud sterhor good sense. On this point he says
boldly, and without a syllable of preface, or prevarica•
ties
I cannot flatter the farmer with the hope that protection
will be restored to him. Whoever contends for that will, I
conceive, waste his energies and battle for a 'bedew. Now
that the corn law. have been repealed, the true interest of
the farmer will be best consulted by having the principle of
Om trade fully carried out. Ido not comprehend the thir-
teens of taxing highly the barley of the British agriculturist,
even for the purposes of revenue, whilst the corn of the fo-
reigner is subjected to no tax whatever."
Mr. Briscoe i. right. The " true interest" of the farmers
will most unquestionably be " best consulted" by the means
he points out. As is remarked in the letter of •
correspondent, " there is about as much chance of a
return to the seri of protection implied in • fin or
eight shilling fixed duty as there is that the sun should
turn back in his course." One part of the system to which
the Eaglish farmer must therefore look to aid him to meet
the altered state of things is that referred to in Mr. Briscoe's
address—vis., " Reform in every department of the state
where abuse and corruption exist," " large reduction' in the
public expenditure," and " a modification or repeal of those
taxes whichpress heavily on the productive classes." Amongst
that portion of the electors for West Surrey who have
been assiduously taught to look to protective laws
alike as the alpha and omega of their political creed end
of their agricultural existence, the sensible and truthful
avowal of Mr. Seisms will perhaps be hardly acceptable.
But it is not the less true nor the lace sealable nor indeed the
less valuable • piece of advice Meths* unpaliteable ; and if
the farmers of Surrey " do consult their best interests" they
will more readily lend an ear to the pledges of one who,
like Mr. Briscoe, is not afraid to avow the truth, albeit dis-
agreeable to those to whom he addresses himself and in so far
not calculated to create an impression in his favour, than to
mere partisans who, to gain their ends, do not hesitate to
pander to the passions and flatter the prejudices of those
whom they would win over. In electing Mr. Briscoo as
represeatative, the men of West Surrey have the satisfaction
of that he is not a new nor an untried man. The
hoe. ee did•has already sat as one of the representatives
of Surrey in two pads:mats, while the voiees of another
oonstithency, at a subsequent period, confirmed the choicest
the Surrey electors with the slat onkel/ pretenses. In his
parliamentary career, Mr. Briscoe'', course has always been
that of a consistent, conscientious politician. A firm ath-
eists of liberal peinciples, he has lent a steady and direr a
disinterested supert to the whig government. With thee
throng recommit" dons, aid with the prestige of his termer
connexion with the county is his favour, Mr. Briscoe comes
forward to contest the repressutation of the western divi-
sion of Surrey. With such claims to rapport, we cannot
doubt, even should the tory party really contemplate a bona
lies contest, that victory will declare itself on the side of
those enlightened principles which the liberal party in Sur-
rey have so Iraq triumphantly upheld.

RUMOURED HESIGNATION.—Daring the past week
a rumour has been most extensively and industriously cir-
culated, to the effect that our much respected representative,
J. Sanders, Esq., Si P., was about to vacate his seat fir the
borough, in consequence of family connetions with a certain
ex potentate. We are informed this report is entirely with-
oat the slightest foandation.—Bory Herald.
POSTPONEMENT OF THE HOP DCTT.—We are fa-
seared with a communication from N. P. Kell, E'q., the
heasgery monetary of the committee of the Sussex planters,
elleting that an answer has been received from
br
the Lords of the Treasury to the memorial presented
the Earl of Waldegrave, emanating from the
meat meeting of hop growers at Hastings. The
prayer of the memorial was to the effect that the collec-
tion of the hop duty of 1848, falling due in October and
November, might not be enforced. To this prayer their
lordships. we regret to add, state that they cannot &earls.—
Susses Advet neer.
COWES RINATTA.—The schooner match for Prince
Albert's Cup wee sa'led on Monday, by the following yachts,
of the Royal Yacht Squadron Ospricors, 315 tons:
Wyvern, 205 tons ; Brilliant, 393 tows (three masted
schooner); Ghana, 168 tons. There was so little wind dia-
log the early part of the morning that it was doubted
whether the match would take places. The course was en-
tirely round the Isle of Wight, the yachts starting from
West Cowes, and sailing to the eastward. Shortly after
starting the Capricorn took the lead, and by dint of good
sailing and seamanship won the match, coming in 18
minutes before the Wyse= ; nest followed the Brilliant,
the Ghana last. There was a moderate breeze round the
south of the island, so as to redeem the match from the cha-
racter of the mere " float," which was expected.
FIRE 114 WAPPING.—Ktaitow ESCAPE OF AN
ELDaRLY Imam —Lest night, shortly before slime
' o'clock, es police constable Robert Payne, 198 H, was passing
along his beat, he observed a strong glees of light in the top
room of the house in the occupation of Si. John Watt.,
2, Sansome's gardens, Hermitage-street, Wapping. Having
obtained admittance into the house, the constable ran up
stairs, preceded by the landlord. When they reached the
room they discovered an aged female, who occupied the
upper floor, undressed, in a fearful state of fright, and nearly
speechless, the clothes she hat taken off being In flumes uPOn
the drawers, which were shoat on fire. The coverlid of the
bed was also burning. Happily, by their united exertions,
they were enabled to put out the fire, which is supposed to
have been caused by a apuk falling front tho candle at the
time the female was about to get into bed.