The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-10 00:00:00

HEREFORD COUNTY MEETLNG.

The High Sheriff (William Barneby, Esq.) con-
vened a meeting, which was held yesterday, at the Shire
Hall, Hereford, to consider the distress of the agricultural
and trading interests, and to adopt measures for relief. There
were between two and three thousand persons present.
Letters were read from Earl Somers and bir Edwin Stan-
hope, Bert, approving of the object, but regretting their in-
ability to be present.
Mr. HIGGINS (a tenant farmer) moved the first resolu-
tion, which declared that free trade bad inflicted deep
injum and that • reaction in favour of protemi in was grow-
i,hout the country.
ldajor EVANS seconded the motion, in the absence of
Lord Bateman.
The Rev. ARCHER CLIVE (a large landowner) rose to
speak, but was met with load cries and counter cries of op
proved and disapproval. He urged that three months was
not a fair period to afford a fair trial of the principles of free
trade. He was of opinion that free trade was the true prin-
ciple. But the manufactures ought not any longer to be
shielded with protection by legislative enactments. Protec-
tion for all, or equalisetion for everybody.
Mr. BATSON (a model tenant farmer, on the Tiptrwhall
system) proposed the second resolution, which deplored the
condition of the tenants and labourers, and feared that all
would be angulphed in one common rain.
Mr. FRANCE (a solicitor) seconded the resolution.
Kr. CHELLINOWORTH (farmer) moved the third
resolution, calling for a reduttion of the public expenditure
and a revision of the taxation, and a fixed duty on corn,
with a view to • more equitable adjustment of the public
burdens.
Mr. STALLARD (a tenant farmer) moved a petition
founded on the spirit of the foregoing resolutions.
The resolutions and petition to the houses of lords and
00111160 OS were carried almost unanimously.
Mr. TOILKINS deprecated the petition as a barrel of
beer without malt and hope. He moved an amendment,
couched in stronger language, which was seconded by
Mr. Jennings ; this gave rise to a tierce storm of uproar,
but the amendment found few friends.
Mr. BAILEY, Jun. M.P., reviewed the prayer of the
petition, clause by clam, and dimwitted from some of the
sentiments contained therein. It was hopeless to go back to
but he thought the county of Hereford would
Cti:ectrieh help in their distress by a railway communica-
tion with South Wales and the metropolis. He was making
arrangement with others to call a meeting ix their city to
give aid to the railway companies who had obtained their
acts of parliament for this district.
Kr. HAM/ITT, M.P., said a longer time was necessary to
test free trade. He thought no coffee* opinion could well
be formed of its good or bad effects under three or four years'
trial. They must not giw way to Dank. (Loud expression'
of dimwit and counter-chews.) He had no sympathy with
any of those who wished to show disloyalty by reducing the
establishment of the quasi beneath the proper dignity of the
sovereign, but a wise economy, bred on proper grounds,
should have his rapport. (Hear.)
Sir R. PRICE, Bart , M.P., with much point alluded
to hie long hie seat as their county representative in 1841,
bemuse hie wee Ike an Ba. fixed duty. Then they (the W-
awa) would net receive the ministerial proposition he sap-
rtient now they bad changed their minds when it was
e. The opportunity for protective laws was lost
to them lie ever. He warned them not to try it, for
although they had that day made a " demonstration" in that:.
Hall, they would, if they persisted in asking for a revival of
aim a " counter-demonstratioa" in the mann-
which would eclipse them. Here, where
they mon by Imilrads, the manufacturers would rally
and muster *womb mil too of thousands.
A vein et *sobs ins moved to the high sheriff and
Mr. F. H. THOMAS (a county magistrate) hoped that
the high sheriff would be escorted by MI own javelin-men at
any fawn meeting of his shrievalty, as he disliked the ap-
pearaaa of the city polioemea introduced into their county-
The meeting lasted four hours.

BRAZIL.—There are dates in Liverpool from
Big Isseiro to the 9th, Behia 18th, and Pernambuco 26th
Wm& heat the capital there is no news, either political
er esosterelet. At Bahia there bad been some very re.
fr~siao, walla wants well for the coming mope. At
i'sse the NUM= was at an end, aad owes was
revittig.