The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-15 00:00:00

MEETING AT TRURO.

One of the largebt political meetings ever held
in this borough took place in the town hall here on
Thursday last, to advocate the reforms propcscil by Mr.
Hume. The chair was taken by Humphrey Wit'yam.,
Esq., an influential banker, end carious addresses having
been delivered, a petition was adopted in favour of an ex-
tension of the suffrage to the industrious musts, cote by
hal ot, equal electoral districts, and triennial parliaments.
In compliance with a requisition signed by upwards of 100
electors of the borough, the tine of the town hall was
granted. The proceedings were of the most orderly and
unanimous character. A society was formed, to be coiled
the •" Truro Reform Association."

IBRIGnToN.—A correspondent of the Briyhtoni
Guardian says .—" On Thursday a preliminary meeting was
held at the Town-hall to consider the propriety of calling a '
town meeting in support of Mr. Hume's motion for a reform
in the representation. Some charti-ts were present, and they
stated i to be their intention, if a meeting were held, to pro-
pose an amendment in favour of the " six point-t," and take
the sense of the meeting upon it ; and if they were beaten,
they would then co-operate in carrying out the resolution.
It was determined to get up a requisition to the High Con
stable to tail a meeting ; and, accordingly, a requisition was
put in course of signature, and on Saturday, there being
about 200 signatures attached to it, it was presented to the
High Constable. The High Constable, we are informed,
agreed to call the meeting, provided it was not held earlier
than Monday, the 19th, in order to give time fur notice to be
given in all the local papers. The deputation, however, who
waited upon him said, that would be of no use, as the motion
was to he brought on on the 20th ; and the petition, if there
was to be one. must be presented to the house by that day
at the latest. The High Constable replied that lie had stated
' his determination, and the deputation withdrew. We learn
that it was then determined to have a meeting called by the
requisitionists themselves' and that they applied for the use
of the Town.hall; but the Town-hall committee, who were
called together to consider the matter 'yesterday, decided on
not permitting the use of any room in the Town-hall for such
a meeting unless tolled by the High Constable. There, fur
, the present, the matter rests."
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CAMBHIDGE.—A meeting of the liberal elector
of Cambridge took place at the Hoop Inn, on Monday even-
ing last, to consider the propriety of presenting a requisition
to the Mayor to call a public meeting of the inhabitants to
express their opinions with reference to the propriety of
supporting the miesares of reform proposed by Mr. Hume
P. Beeler, Eni., took the chair.—Mr. H. 8. Foster moved,
and Mr. Branton seconded, a proposition to that effict ;
which was supported by Mr. F. Eaden and Mr. Wells.—E.
Foster, sen., Esq., while he declared his adhesion to the
principles of civil and religions liberty, and all wholesome
and needed reforms, was inclined to think that agitation upon
these questions under existing circumstances was ill timed.
He conclude.l by begging of the meeting, whatever they
did, by all means to proceed with caution.—Mr. F. Eaden
replinl to the expressions of alarm felt by the previous
speaker.—lle thought that the state of the country was a
substantial reason why they should bestir themselves. He
said that the middle classes, between the upper and the lower
classes, were eaten up by the taxes which were paid towards
this support of the one, and the poor rates that were paid for
the maintenance of the other. If they were silent on these
matters, Lord J. Russell would have good ground for saying,
" Oh, the people are quite satisfied ; they don't want reform.
You see they are perlectly quiet, and this confirms my
opinion that the people want neither one reform nor
the other." Lord John Russell would boast of being quits
right when he gave expression to that memorable opinion
and the result would be that nothing would be done for the
people. He hoped a public meeting would he called, and
that it would be determined at that meeting to give Mr.
Hume every possible support.—Mr. H. 8. Foster replied,
and declared that he could not pin his faith to finality ; and
he anxiously looked to the consummation of the ends con •
templated by the reform bill, which they should take every
legitimate, legal, and constitutional means to ueure.—The
following motion, framed with the view of meeting the una-
nimous approbation of the meeting was then put ..—" That
a requisition be sent to the mayor to convene a public meet-
ing of the inhabitants at an early day, to consider the pro-
priety of supporting Mr, Hunse's measures of reform."—
The resolution was then ,put and carried, with only three
diseentienta.
CeNrwstrar.—The correspondent of a local paper
says, "The men of Kant are • up and doing' —by the
consti'utional means of quiet and orderly petitioning they
are resolved to convince the parliament and the premier that
they are heartily and earnestly sincere in their desire to see
'the prosperity and integrity of the empire secured by a real
and essential representation; a representation which shall
be co-existent with taxation, and ' based on the general
good will of the people.' Such is the scope and drift of a
petition which, in little more than 48 hours, received the
signaturev of the mayor, the Ahetiff, the city coroner, Keen'

of the aldermen and common...._ and upwarda of
400 of the inhabitant* of Canterbury. Before being tran►-
mtted to London it is confidently expected that the list of
subscribers will be swelled to 1,200. The energetic example
pet by Canterbury is being zealously emularel by Dover,
Margate, Ramsgate, D,sl, and the towns and ports]
bum vijages generally of this division of the county;
and with the view of promoting and securing the genera
object of provreasive regeneration it has been resolved
that a Kentish Reform Assocation shall he immediately
organised."
SaNDWICIL—The radical reformers of Sandwich,
Dial, and Wilmer, held• conlerence at Sandwich on Tues-
day evening, when George Hughes, E q., was called to the
chair. Mr. Tapley provsed that api trion should be pre-
sented to parliament recognising the Latural right of man-
lewd cuff-age, but adopting the prayer fir the resolutions of
Mr. Hurl, as they atone would yield a measure of justice
to a large portion of cur unearacchised brethren.—Mr.
Alderman Keene moved as an ame.dment that it would be
more politic to leave cut all reference to the principle of
complete suffrage, and confine their attention simply to Mr.
Humes tee )lutionp.; the original proposition of Mr. Tapley
was adopted, and a petition from the borough of Sandwich,
D al, and Weimer, it in course of signature.
LEEDS.—The mayor of Leeds has complied with
the requisition of a large number of the paliamentary
eleeters of the borough, end appointed the meeting to be
held this day in the Mixed Cloth Hall Yard, to take the
sense of :he inhabitants upon Mr. Hume's proposition for ex-
tended reform.