The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-09 00:00:00

NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY AND FINAN•

CIAL REFORM ASSOCIATION.

The report for the year 1830 has been issued by
the viatica of the moralities. It states that the high
expectations of pecuniary resources antis pated by tke
conference Lad in April last, at which were represen-
tatives of she reform ►wxiations in meet of the leading towns
in the kineta,m, induced the count I to lea to a very wide
and ex ended held of operatic's', and sseaturts were takes in
cont.rwity %at% such expectations.
Ise Waifs of these expectations her, to man* extent,
checked the orerutions of the association, and nemesarily
compelled the conned to adopt measures of ale.. extended
character, and to Lillew a course of action more in secordants
with their means than with their wish**. _ .

lt is to the **rent support of the nforners of the metro.
polio—sad empecially to the mon humble portions of them--
that the asocietion owes a barge 'onion of its load., and,
coast yueutly, its mum of usefulness ; and it will be sees
that the 'unions of the es, °elation hate neither been light,
nor yet limited to any particular los elity. The comma have
the satisfaction of knowing that the funds placed at their
&apnea! have been bota judiciously sad economically ex-
pended, and that an amount of work has been performed to
which thou funi:s bear a very sal, queue proportion.
The subscriptions received clonal the year IMO exceed the
amount received during 1849 by the sum uf 8121. 19e., whilst
the subscription received foe the year 1860 exceed the
amount received for 1949 by Um snag of 1,5001. 19e. 3.1. The
eapeaditare in 1549 amounted to 1,911/. 4s. bd., whilst the
mbeeriptune received kw that year wen only 1,669. 195.; so
that the e. until had anticipated the lulls' of the saeocietioa
for the following year to the extent of 3M!. de 61. But the
espenditiire to the put year (1860) having amounted to
2,712/. 3e. Id., whilst the receipts ler that period bating
amounted to 3,0601, lbs. 3.1., shows that the actual keen.,
for hes exixedad tho expenditure by 278J.16e. YJ

The accoeate, which have been accurately kept, may be
inspected by any member et the as.ociatma. It easy be hen
proper to state that the eons tape laded by local boards, and
over watch the central body boo no control, are not 112clad.d
is the tiaancial etateseat.

The caused deems it duo to its members, and especially to
those gentlemen who have devoted so muck time and talent
to the advocacy of the principles of the association, from one
cad of the kinedom to the other, to state that, save travelling
expenses, their service, hare been us stray case rendered
without fee or reward.
A invantee fund has reciently been signed by certain
members of the council is can of defiriency en current ex-
penses ; thii, however, is not likely to be nquired, as the
mault have the most perfect confidence in UM justice and
bberidity of their fellow reformers for that support to which
they believe their enntions entitle them, and which the
effective working of the association demands.
Whilst the first sins of the council is the removal of that
Vasco unarm which the unenfraachieed mann specially
nr, they believe that every portion of the body politic
would be equally benefited by their Sistine= to the flights
of the soestitration ; and the council view with satisfaction
the growing confidence of the producing classes in the
pistol« of an usoeiatios wnich they once looked upon
wi•lt distrust, as merely the emanation of a middle clam

The change In the constitution of the council of the
emccistios, sad the monthly meetings of the chairmen and
loading reformers .1 the varnaie reform sect,, as of the
setropolie, hove tattled to kister this 4:maidens* end
star On a that bond of salon which now ire happily taiga.
The caned hare occasionally been touted With apathy or
want of active exertion. Ti. 'amber of public ineetimp
which thee have held darker, the lest twelve 'soothe amounts
to 1:23-li4 of which have been held in London and the
ouiterhe—maluding two aggregate meetings, seven smoothly
Wage' sad three borough soirees—and 99 in the provinces.
1t.,, meetings have boa invariably attended by or.* or
wore of the mambas of our body, and the principles sad
objects of the associative have been faithieUy explained and
harlesey enforced. At some of the eiteetioge we have been
aided by Mr. Uume, Lord Dudley Stuart, MLR. B.Geborne,
Mr. Cobden, Mr. Bright, Colonel Thompson, Mr. Fel, Mr.
G Thompson, Mr. Willcox, Mr. Asturias, Mr. Wyld, Mr.
John Williams, Mr. imam Clay, Mr. J. B. Smith, Cassel
fialwey, Mr. McGregor, Mr. Lmrena Heyirorth, Mr. Ker-
shaw. Mr. C. Luattingteet, Mx. Sharman Crawford, Mr.
;.'banes Pianos, and other namben of the Hume of Cum.
moos. Noe on the coated speak too highly of the salaam
and able efforts of their president, who hen supported the
prinaplee of the association at non.arous manage in all panto
of the wavy.
Many eandations have been formed, and others us is
the alum of forsakes, ia moot of tbe boroagla and plasma
where mailings have be bad, as well as fa every district
in the vicinity of es metropolis, sad as alliebei of am'
hen In many of the provincial towns Is very considerable.
Tee efforts of the council have not, however, been con.
had merely to public manage and the work of agitatioa ;
they hoe aided to the registration ; bean the me MI of pew
Meting and (coteries numbers of freehold land societies;
secouregied the efforts of distriet senciations is various pima
N the ktegdom ; end, by the dissemination of asoosoom
tract. sad other politi:al aforniatiai, have eadeamared
Prepare the public mind for the great work of the 01.111‘&-
boe.
The council haroimiated and shatlaad, during the
skid
upward, of ,000 addressee, trusts, pamphlets. x
other papers, cootaniag a gnat amount of inf.:rotation
coanected with parliameatary sad fleancial reform. The
ramie with whisk many of the.. gegen have ices sought,
arms the estimatioa in which they are held ; and the ems-
• ails the special attention of he members to ware No. 1
to 11 as moat valuable documents.
It their future amuse. besides public Meeting', the diem'
Limas of polideal information, end such other mean of
sinfulness •s the circometanoes of the times may require, the
canoed have arranged for a maim of soirees, to be hold
*"aril), in London, in which seamy of the leading refer.
*gee of diode, have agreed to take a part. At each of theme
in addreas will be delivered oa the principles of
6-"'"atire sad financial ref am, and th•ir effects open
!IRar‘l,' al, and intellectual condition of the people.
he aid of the man who, in the Munition of
ere the most competeot to elucidate the tub-
mutated= on the just rights and best iote•
the council have beta less ir Maenad by
•ban by the practical knowledge of the seen
abourine in the al branches of political
-Al justice.

Seek a oosno of lemons they commies will be followed
by the moot beseSsfal malts; and the publication of the
addressee is a cheep form will be well salealated to imam a
wide dieseminatios of political information.
The Int addrem will be delivered, at the London T
on Monday, the 3rd of February, by the veteran leader of
reform. kiseph ilame. Esq.. M.P.; the second by W. J.
Fos, Eaq , M.? , as the llltb of March. who will he fol-
k/Wed brMr. C. J. Busier, the N operative, Ed•
word Wall, Ise., Charge Thompson, EN., DI P., Sir J
Wehrle', M.P., Yemen. Henry Moors, T. .1. Serb, H. J.
Slack, W. T. Hell, sad etben.

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