The Express.
London, England, 1849-04-04 00:00:00

the prayer of the munerisl would be an extremely bad pre.
midget, ehd oth which he could not candies.
Mr. O'FLABERTY frankly admitted that had he bes
of the same opinion with Bit Luria O'Brien as to the guilt
of Mr. Daffy, his threw tare certainly should sot have been
attached to the meraorisl, nor would he have been there to
present it to his Euelleney. Although he believed Mr.
Daffy to tau bees guilty el great imprudence is hie acts
and writinee, be eessidertd ithecent of the aims laid
to his charge. Mr. Duffy, too, it should be buss in mind,
had already suffered much both in health and prop rty, and,
in his (Mr. OTltherty's) opinion, the time had arrived when
the &seem of tbe. government might be extended with
aivantage lathe pa tscvl prisoner.
Lard CLARENDON said the deputation appeared alto-
pther to overlook the material fact that Mr. Duffy had bean
towed guilty.
Mr. O'FLAIERTY expressed his peat satirise at this
statosnent. It was the Stet time he had heard that Mr.
Doffy's guilt was estelished.
Lord CLARENDON observed that Mr. Duffy's guilt wu
proved by the fact that eleven out of the twelve jurors em-
panelled to try bias were in favour of bringing in a verdict
of guilty. Only Ole juror held out, or Mr. Daffy would base
been convicted.

Mr. O'FLAHERTY repeated that he had not been aware
there was any evidence of Mr. Duffy having been found
guilty ; bat his Excellency having stated otherwise, be woe
bound to believe his assertion. He now, beereeer, wished to
rc mark that the opinion of the eleven men to whom Lord
Clarets ton referred csuld not be considered m a constitu-
tional verdict of malty.
Lord CLARENDON again emsmented en the mews,
time of the memorial, declaring it to be an unpreeedentiel
, and calculated to prevent the ends of justice
Vocr bet: madded,
Mr. O'FLARERTY, while he regretted that his Erred-
Loney should have censured tn deputation, would not enter
further into the matter than to claim his right, m a member
of parliament, to p"ace the grievants and the opinions of his
constituents before the chief governor of the country. Thom
opinions were in favour of the creme suggested en the me-
morial.
Mr. SCULLY adverted to the important and startling
feet that the memorial for Mr. Duffy's pardon had originated
with the jary who tried him ; and he informed Lord Ciaren-
doe that • petition on the same subject, numerously and
respectably signed by the iehabitants al Dublin, and other
parts of Ireland, wee on Its way to London. and es,uld be
presented to his Excellency in a few days. With urgent to
the mode in which Mr. Body's prosecution was conducted,
be believed it to hase been unprasedented.
Lord CLARENDON: "ifs win the offesee."
Mr. SCULLY continued to observe that the long imprison-
ment Mr. Daffy had already endured, and his Is* of pro-
geny, was • severe punishment. Tallies into consideration
the favourable Mate of the country, he thought clemency
might now be extended without danger to the administration
of lade*.
r. FAGAN followed in • similar strain, and forcibly
urged that the prayer of the memorial should be granted.
Mr. DEVERRUX approved of ell Mr. O'Flabery had
said, and added that had he believed Mr. Duffy guilty, he
would not have been found on the deputation.
Lord CLARENDON said he would let the deputation
have his answer la writing.—The deputation then retired.

THE FREEHOLD LAND MOVEMENT.
On Monday evening there took place the first
pnblte meeting of the friends of • erety established at
Coventry on the principle of the Land Society at Birming-
ham, tho occasion being the celebration of the taking poem-
mon of the first piece of land purebred by the society. At
two o'clock in the afternoon the members and their friends
proneded to a glees galled Jeffery Weed's Ores, abeam a
mile from the city, when the tweety-niao members to whom
the shares had been allotted formally took pomosisi of their
property, which assisted of a plot of eligib's goad for
building purposes, about 640 square yetis in extent- having
done which, the prooes preceded by bands of musk and
banners, returned to the city, where the tw .4 being
celebratid by the people in holiday fashion There err
already about 330 usemb •n belonging to the society, with
ab am 460 shares subscribed for.
The following extract from a circular hinted by the arm-
don will folly explain the objects in view:
mom the may nage lestleatiens at the pretest day Webb ler
to pros= the swig sal podded wellareet the working arm le
le to he reseeded dot Osman use wham diem is the pram el
freehold lad the themseirs end helm he err, ar r theimme-
diets affair of User raider= To amply this deleasiey, hie
Ira" ined to mentibb • Pr
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tosehristerworldagmethWesseueddyserethelions, apeman a
roe of bad, on PPM • mllese. eery= •
se.—either ovisty Ithrelfee let It to dissesro tsar be
;wee.* a stake IS IbliftlEssemer • eabe in the =ern el mom.
bens of parliament." The beenreetenek a sedate is that
by the paederast Ina M gentides It is are to waggly seek
member with • nerlidletament eta very fee arm* bee then
he would hate M per the reed land Erb* t thus Sy the pay-
ment of is. &L • weskit Is misietal that be live raze, end le some
on es, much 141/ tbss 1111/ period. every =mho will he in the MI
possession deplete' freehold la= worth at bed re. per uses.
In the main a soiree took plea in St. Marl's Hell, at
whisk the mesalas of the society and their friends were
present. Mr. Alderman Weston and a deputation from the
Parent Society attended, but some disappointment was
erased by the abuser of Sir Joshua Walatsley, M.P., Mr.
Bright, 11.1'., and Mr. B.holefield, M.P., who were ex-
posted to attend. Letters of apology from each of these
Cagen were read expressive of regret at their inability to
nent, but declaratory of their cordial coaeurrenco in
the objects of the movement. Mr. Bright, in his letter, said,
The object of your meeting is so excellent, and the guts-
Lion you will discuss so interesting, that the evening cannot
bat pass over agreeably, and instructively, and I must ask to
be allowed at some future erasion to make what compel .51-
' ties I can for the disappointment I am =fortunately the
cause of now."
The CHAIRMAN (Crantse BRAT, E IV, of the Corer dry
Herald), after adverting to the general obje
cts of the meet-
ing, remarked that, considering their association had been
lees than twelve months in existence, their success had been
unexampled. At the present tins. the anoint of their sub-
scriptions was from 1,6001. to 2,0001. a year, all emanating
from the working era's, who were thereby postman them-
selves of a power that must lead to good pergola. Oae of
the first objects in establishing these societies wee to salary
the working class that a substantial bent fit would accrue to
them. He believed they had succeeded in this--
in establishing the fret that freehold land socie-
ties might be productive of • political, econo-
mies', and social advantage to the working man.
Few of those present would consider an intension of
the suffrage objectionable ; and if they could only succeed in
inducing the working man to be sufficiently pains-takir;
sad pendent to satisfy himself se the subjoin of the pram-
, pies es which them societies were based, and then to avail
himself of them, he was clearly fitted to exercise the power
which they would put into his hands. He bad (he said) for
a long course of years advocated the system of connecting the
town operative again with the soil as a mesas to afford him
healthful recreation, and of inducing morel and intellectual
=Bare. It was intended that man should be altogether di-
vorced from the soil, and this could not be without evil con-
sequences beim produced. Of the economical advantages
resulting from thesesecieties there could net be a doubt, tor-
us& as the value of land was greatly increased by buildings
being put upon it: in some instances it had been known
to rise from 9d. to 21. 63., and even as high se de. per yard.
That social good would be produced was equally certain;
sad he rejoiced to see the seal with which the working men
had come forward and availed themselves of the mesas
within their reach of extending their political rights.
Mr. NEWCOMB (of the British school) next aidressed
the meeting . He believa (be said) that the forty-shilling
clause was destined to be the pivot ea whisk the two classes
in the ceestry were destined to Menge plasm: it was quite
cleat that unless the upper dem united kr the general
good with the working alas, the latter wield seam gam the
seeendancy. This bids fair to be the grated movement of the
day, taking precedence of everthieg else: it isermeneed at
Birmingham, then extended itself to Coventry, end was now
stretching itself out all over the country. The prindples of
the society was simple enough : the members subscribed
their money, and then by purchasing land in la.-ge quantities
they got it at something like one-third of the ordinary
east. The expense of conducting the association were
moderate-something like two shillings a year for each
member, who had always an opportunity of looking into the
management. One of the allotments of which they .Itad
lakeu preemies that day bad fallen to his share, and he was
quite satisfied with it, although if anybody bad told him too
years sines that he would be one of the landed gentry of the
serntry he should have thought it impeedble. (Laughter.)
As it was, he had a piece of land at =eat or-third its value,
end a vote into the bargain. He concluded by urging all
whits g men to join them associations.
Mr. JAMES TAYLOR, of the Birmingham laud Society,
Ire Sanest speaker. In this eanntry (he said) nothing but
pegerty was properly recognised. A man, however hoaeur-
alias might be, was only known en tax day and rent day
brat arty let him become a leaded proprietor, and he would
ausesegaised every day, and especially on voting day.
=lda.) They had seen eciabisetioes amongst the
beim, even in oar own day, bat this promised to be
the rook important one that had ever taken place.
MI, /Yaw upthia stars Wife? the Reform Bill, and
=rig it to be when they got it. (Cheers.)
were ed to wipe the Wm' of beteg not-
sailors by poggesdig themselves of the franchise by means
of their own industry and their own forethought. They had
seen enough to convince them that it was useless appealing
lathe British senate for the privilege of voting—there was no
bop of an extension of the franchise except by
ggaWmp themselves of that power which the Re-
ims lat gave to them by means of the 40a
stiosee. The comity constituencies must be changed
before they could get efficient county umbers. Did not 101 of
Woes gentry vote errata ?Or. Cobden's motion; and was it
net a fact, that half of the 658 member of the House of
Commons were either soldiers or sailors, or pensioners ; and
a great many of the teller expectants of being one or the
other ? The only way to put an end to this state of things,
was by property.iuing the people; and the whole country
was up gni doing ; even Buckinghamshire, tory-ridden as it
is, had sent forth the notice that Disraeli should not re-
present it. The movement had gone on to an extent
far beyond calculation, and would be found to
produce extraordinary results. It was amazing for
how small a sum by =Wail of these associations a
vote might be obtained. They in Coventry (such was the
difference in the value of land in different localities) actually
got votes for about half the eat which the men of Birming-
ham had done. A county vote for 1911 Where was the
working man who wld not posers it ? Already the Biz,
mieghans Society had ou
made 196 allotments in South Staf-
fordshire, sad between seven and eight hundred ie
Nerth Warwickshire. Who would have believed
that, in the short space of eighteen months, one
society would have been able to raise, by mesas of pay-
ments of le. &I. a week, 20,0001. for the purchase el Leis ?
So satisfied use he of what the result would be, that be
wrote a friendly letter to Mr. Newdegate, advising him that
he wished fog a seat is per he had better look oat