The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-29 00:00:00

BARON ROTHSCHILD AND THE CITY

ELECTION.

Last evening, a numerous and influential meeting
of the emirs' an/ district ciatatitteaa of the liberal electors

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of the city of London, was bald at the Hall of Commerce,
Threadneedle-street, for the purpose of receiving a commu-
nication from Baton Rothschild with reticence to the Par-
liamentary Oaths Bill. Soon after ail o'clock the

their was token by J. A. Smith, E.q., M.P., who,
on opening the proceeding', assayed the ranting that
be felt it to be a very great honour to be called on
to occupy the chair on tk.t occasion, not es mush on
account of the importance of the particular object of their
meeting, lamely, to deeiss censures for replacing their
valued friend the Baron Lionel Ro-hechild as the repnsen-
tative in the House of Commons of that great exty, bat
because he felt that it was an object worthy of the ambition
of everyman to have his name prominently connected with
an election, the result of which he did net think he was too
sanguine in believing would be the means of overthrowing
the last vestiges of religious iatolerance. Having, at
new length, entered into the history of the two bills which
had been brought before parliament, he went on to say think*
had no doubt that the result of his election was secure • and
when be went back • second time to parliament with the inlet
their confidence indeliblyetamped upon his character, bigots
as they might be in the House of Lords, he believed there
were few in that assembly who would hesitate to admit that
the wisest prudence will dictate the necessity of an imme-
diate eoucesidoa to the wishes of the electors of the City of
Landon in the next session of parliament. (Load and pro-
longed cheering.l He would not trines* any longer ea
their time, but would at once cell on Baron Rothschild to
state his views and wishes in calling them together.
Baron ROTHSCHIsD then nee, and was received with
loud appl.uve. When it had subsided he said,—Oentlemea,
I thank you for your kind reception of me most sincerely,
sad for the ready response which you have given to the in-
vite-ion which I gave you to meet me here to-day. My
friend, Mr. Smith, your chairman, has delivered so full a
statement of all the proceedings which have taken place in
ronnexiun with my elt ction for the City of London, that it
becomes unnecessary for me to enter upon these details at
any length. Besides, I have been favoured on this
suasion and during the day with so many make
of kindness and so many premises of support,
that you must make allowance for feeling. of
excitement which almost incapacitates me from giving
linemen to my thoughts. (Cheers.) Your chairman has
stated that on the 31st of January last I had the pleasure of
addressing a few words to many of the gentlemen whom I
now see around me, arid it was then decided that a com-
mittee should be appointed to guide my steps, and lead me
in the way I should go, in aspiring to the representation of
this great city. In that committee we have diecuwed the
question in all its bearings—we have carefully weighed the
consequences of every step which has been taken, or which
it was proposed should be taken—we have given our delibe-
rate en:nitration to the Oentlit which existed as to
the propriety of my presenting sue If at the table
of the House of Commons —we have endeavoured
to seas closely the consequences 'lithe step now about to be
token, and without pretending to go at any length into
details, I have only to state that my hinds and the friends of
civil and religiousliherty were unanimously of the same opi-
nes with myself. It was their advice—it was my own opi-
ainn—that I should without lees of time re-ign into ycur
hands the trust which you have reposed in me. (Cheers.) If I
w.s not fully aware of your kind feelangstowards nee I should
set have done so without first consulting you, and I
was aware also that not only was a grave guts
tin affecting civil and religious liberty at stake,
hut that in consequence of the °Decoction which your
niches have met mini by the maintenance of the obstacles
which prevent my entrance into the house, you feel your-
selves now Galled to declare that you will not be dictated to
in the choice of your representatives. (Great cheering.)
When I resigned my seat fn parliament I was fully aware
that all the political privileges of Jews were at stake • but I
depended on the continuance of your assistance, net have
cut been disappointed. (Cheer..) It is truly gratifying to
fled that the decision to which you came at the last election
ha. been twice confirmed by • large nolority of the Home
of Commons, and ale, that many men who did not
vote on the first occasion, gave us their aid on
the last debate. On looking over the list, I Sod that we
hove gained considerably in talents and numbers; and if I
was favoured a little by a fortunate occurrence of eireum.
AMON, I should have had a larger division in my favour on
the last occasion than actually took plasm (Hear, hear.)
Bat it is enough for us that the bill has been successful to
two eoastentive sessions in the House of Connote. (Hear,
hear.) At the sane time I fully agree with my hon. friend
in the chair, shot the House of Lords are justified in ex-
pressing their opinions, and throwing out the bill. They
have acted in perfect accordance with the constitution, and
as they have dans with other important questions before
aow, and when they become acquainteu with the na-
ture of the public opinion on the subject, which
they have not the same onpotunities of ascertain-
ing which: the House of Commons penmen, I have no
doubt an my mind but that they will give way. (Cheers.)
I should be sorry to say anything disrespectful of the MAW
of Lords; and if any observations of that nature were to
fall hastily from me, the instinctive love which every Eng-
ii,o,ft.o pommies lir the c Has itution of his country would
iaduce me to retract it, aid prevent me from continuing in
the same strain. As your time is valuable, I will detain
you only to tell you that I come forward to claim your suf-
frages. (Loud cheers.) I come forward to fight the battle
one more in your oompany—to do every- tine in my power
Sc mann" the cause which we advocate in com-
pete and I am sore, that, with your smistaace, I
shall be victorious. (Cheers) Indeed, from the many
Mad letters I have received from various quarters, and from
the good feeling towards me which pervades the present
meeting, at which I reeOlgalee many of the tried Meade who
Lave worked with me at the last election, I have no doubt
that we shall enjoy the fruits of victory together this time
also. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. BRNNOCH proposed the Ant resolution, which was
ea follows:
" That white we cordially approve of the manly and eonstitu
Nepal course adopted by Baron Lionel Rothschild is afford.
lag his eoestituents the opportunity of resuming. the trust
they had needed to him, we maned exeunt to ignore our
deliberate choice or to rends from the assertion of oar sin.
teen conviction—and we ale firmly determined strenuously
to sqpport Baron Rothsehiid's re-election as member for the
City of London, and hereby pledge ourselves and the com-
mittees whom we nen sent to act our best exertions to secure
his triumphant return."
Fie congratulated the meeting on the hot, that noterith-
_standing the double rejection by the House of Lords of the
unsure' for the relief of Jewish disabilities, they bad a
gent preponderance of intellect with them on the mosaics.
He warned the House of Lords that they were in poesemiou
of privileges which the indigent people of other countries
had swept away, and he thought that, considering the state
of again on the Oostinent, they had sated imprudently in
unduly exciting the population of Leedom. They should have
calmly, and with a go.d gram, conceded what they will be
obliged ultimately to concede, and give to the Jew his just
privileges.
Mr. W. F. A. DELANE, in seconding the resolution,
said they all remembered the way in which the het election
was gained—namely, by a oonsaamu exhibition of spirit,
seal, sad good Inchon the part of the eitiseas of Loodoe, and
seeing many of the most energetic of the former supporters
of the muse present, he would merely ray that, if they
send with 'iodise energy on this occasion, their efforts
would be crowned with moues.
The resolution was the* carried.
Mr. F. GOLDSMID expressed his perfect appreciation of
the honour which had been conferred on him by selecting
him to propose a resolution, but regretted that any mann
should have arisen for such a meeting, which, two years
ago, he little thought could have taken place at the pre-
sent time. But so it was • yet the supporters of the measure
icstead of being dismayed only saw their way
to victory more clearly. He concluded by proposing
the following resolution :
That this meeting, while it recognises the power of the
House of Lords to reject suck measures as are presented to
its a neideratios, takes this opportunity of earnestly assert-
ing the equal right of the people, through their representa-
tives, to enforce the passing of such measures as they desire
to bec -me law, and more especially with reference to their
own electoral privileges, by the effectual means recognised
by the constitution. That in the present cosiest is leveled
the title of the c ontituencies to choose At and proper persons
to represent them, a d the duty of vindicating the liberty of
opinion and the rights of e.oiscienee; and that so long as the
nelsons of London are supported by public opinion, and the
generous sympathy of their fellow countrymen, in their pre-
sent struggle in behalf of the great cause of civil and religious
liberty, es already twice emphatically expressed by laige
end increasing enmities of the House of Commas, they
will resolutely sustain the contest until the last remnant of
spiritual exclusiveness and intolerance ceases to be the die-
grate of our It gislation.
Mr. H. A. Atitaosiv, M.P. seconded, and Mr. Hum, of
Fleet-street. supporter the residation.
Mr. CARPER [ER said that it 'null be satisfactory If
s ime explotiti ot were given of the r. 3 one which bad in-
duced Baron Rothschild to act diametrical'. opposite to the
suozestiorts of the public =entre which had be-n referred
to, by ane OVOlTtinfr to the table of the house.
The ('H IRMAN snared the riot, man who bad last
a ;dressed tyre, teat th^ committee bad daily difficulty in
oreven.iog the barer from gain oto the house to talcs his
seat, but qt., reasons option hit follo•iiig that caner,
sitteugh he did net wish to state them, were so conclusive
tO it co one w o erishai %wen Reitheehild the 'Tw-
eet •ice of London could fail to assent to their cogency.
To s ste th-tu pubikiy, bowevee, might impede his suture
p,,tv, M. for which, At sow oust, s" who ;shed the
gondol: wee as 'widows many el than. (Hear.)

The resolution was then carried etnanimassle.

Mr. PRITCHARD proposed, and Mr. HALL seconded,
the third norsulution, which was as follows into :7 .7241101
That, to carry the foregoing resolutions effect, this
meeting hereby re-appoints and re-constitutes the whole o!
the 011101111•11. deputy chairmen, treasurers central, general,
busbies', and diarist liberal electors committees, which acted
on the former election for the liberal candidates for the city f
London as committees for securing the r.-election of Berm.
Lionel Rothschild, with power to the several committees to
add to their numb*, and to vary their eanstituden as they
may see fit ; and this meeting Iterelry calls upon their fellow
citizens to use every proper effort fur securing the indepen-
dance of their electoral rights and vindicating the freedom of
their choke of representatives.
It was able ~Hod unanimously.
Mr. AMOBY Moved the neat resolution, in which the
Restattg declared their approval of the address published by
Baron Rothchild, and requested the committee reappointed
by the foregoing resolution to send a copy of it, together
with one of ea addrese hum the committee, to be agreed to
by the meeting to every elector of London.
The address of the committee to the electors of the city
having been read and approved of by the meeting,
Sir DI LACY lIVANS seconded the resolution, stating
his hearty goneouraneu in all the proceedings which had
taken plass, and assuring the committee that they might
reckon on his sealeos assistance: . . .

•It —briefly gook= to by Mr. WAttmotDA and adopted.
Mr. 11. T. ATKINSON moved the following resolution
in an able addrsea— . . . .

"That while the vindication of • greet principle is
cheaply purchased at the cost of the temporary abeyance of
• portion of the representation of even the chief city of the
empire, we feel deeply the responsibility which is involved
in suffering even • brief suspension of cur representative
rights, end we insist upon the immediate reintroduction and
vigorous pressing forward without delay of such a measure
as will effectually remove from the statute book all
representative &squill/1041one on account of religious
optaioe."
Mr. WILSON seconded the motion, which was carried
unanimously.
Baron IROTH•CHILD moved, and MT. H. T. Avnixsoie
woonded a vote of thanks t 3 the chairman, who briefly at-
knowhdod the compliment, end the meeting separated,
after gins; three cheers for the Queen.

FINANCIAL AND
lAMENTARY REFORM.

PARISH OF ST. ANNE,
Yesterday evening a numerous and influential
moetiug of the whimpers of St. Anne, Westminster, was
held in the vestry-room of the parish church, in compliance
with a requisition to the churchwardens, "for the purpose
of considering the propriety of petitioning the legislature in
favour of those measures of financial and parliamentary
reform by which the unnecessary burdens that press upon the
industry of the country, and the mischievous effects of the
present unequal system of taxation, may be removed, and
such an extension of the suffrage and effectual reform of our
representative system be adopted, as will make the How of
Commons a more faithful reflex of the opinions, wants, and
interests of the people." Mr. BRAT, one of the overseers,
in the chair. flfil=
Mr. Ozoaoa moved the following resolution :—" That
is the opinion of this meeting, the expenditure of the state
charaoterised by extravagance most reprehensible; that to
sustain this unnecessary waste, an enormous amount of tax-
ation is required, a large proportion of which is placed upon
the necessaries of lite ; that the effect of such a system is ar-
bitrary and unjust toward the middle and industrious
classes ; that these and other grievances are evil. arising
from class legislation, for the House of Commons as at pre-
sent constituted represents neither the population, property,
nor the industry of the country ; that the Reform hill hay
ing failed to realise the expectations of the people, or is har-
monise with the spirit of the age, it is requisite, in order to
mainta:n the peace and security of the empire,
that the House of Commons should become •
more faithful reflex of the public mind; and that
therefore it is desirable there should be • large
externs:on of the franchise, an independence in its ex-
ercise by means of the ballot, a more equal apportionment of
representation to population, and shorter duratiin of parlia-
ments; these objects being required not only as measures of
justice, but also of prudence and safety."
Mr. Ronnie sechided the resolution, which was agreed to
unanimously.
Mr. BARRY proposed, and Mr. Cox secionded, the adoption
of a petition to the House of Comoros* founded upon the re-
solution,agreed
which was also to, after some remarks in its
support from Mr. Ashby, junior churchwarden, &t. It was
also resolved that Charles Lushingtoo, EA., the member for
Westminster, be reeler sled to present the petition.
Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the vestry