The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-16 00:00:00

sure ahem al the "l pleb eh urter." whole and entire, bellevina it
to be the ouly meansof reeunnu to the industrious pothook of the corn.
mutiny a full and faithful representation is tbo Commons House of
Paritamtnt
Mr. SHAW. o chartist from London, supported the emend.
meet, denouncing the woigs, and calling upon the middle
classes to join the chartists. Let them not be humbugged
any looser r.
The CF4AIIIMNN took a show of hands and the amend-
ment wee carried. The meeting then separated.

MEETING AT ILUDDERSFIED.
On Wednesday evening a public meeting was held
in the Philo•ophical 11411, to take into consideration the de-
fective state ot the representation. Mr. Joseph Boothroyd
WAS called to the chair, and brittly stated the object of the

Meeting.
Mr. WRIGHT MELLOR 11107 ea, and Mr. JOSEPH 111110T-
SON (x wor'airg man) erconticd, the following resolution, i
which was elem..' itnatiimously
That thin meeting, havind wen the `mienstatt made byand lord John
Russell in the Miter of Common', that mid de working-
dames of this country want no great measure of reform, does moot
emphatically declare ita conviction that oath statement ix contrary to
fact ; antil,
farther, thin merung also declares that the Moue
of Oammona as at prewnt conatituted neither reprownta the people
nor the industry of the nation, and that the extravagant expenditure
of nubile .noney, toeether with the unjust and unequal modeof raising
the taxes unctioned by that houw imperatively demand its house.
diate reform.
It was then moved by Ide. IIftNRY EDWARDS, and se-
conded by Ale. Jost RHODP.S
That any reformed our representative mien whkh fail. to meg-
ese the right of every man to the fr.mcbise, limited only In
nosh re-
gulations so may be neceeestry to secure its legitimate nee, will be
neither comp:ete nor permanent ; but that, regnant:at Mr. thane's
motion, now atanding for the luth inst., as an imporbint practical ad.
Volllte toward.•• fair and foll representation of the people, this meeting
pledge* Itself to gire that motion cordial support,
Mr. Exocts SYKES, chartaat, then removed tho following
amendment to the original resolution
That long and ealatni.ou. experience has convinced this meeting
that we shill hive to lament the continuance of ths expenditure
of
an etwrmou+ ttttt unt of taxation, an unjust and inadequate eydem of
representation, and the okiksequent moose, .IA4[1(116011. and May cry
of the working clime.. until the Pe wie's l'harler become the Nada-
mental heels of the Bridal' constitution. Therefore thin meeting is
determinist nit to fI,SIAI any .Isttation whore ObjeCl Aunt of this
measure of justice for the peopht; and. moreover. it is resuyed
Lv
exereiw every convtitutionad right for the slxvily enactment of the
document as the law of the Lind.
The resolution was seconded by Mr. Joseph Ives. It was
hero arrange.' that bath the original motion and the amend
meat should have one responder; the latter was supported
by Mr. Wm, Murphy, the late delegate for Huddersfield to
the National Convention. and the former by Mr. Wm. Ilan;
and. on their being put to the meeting, the amendment wits
carried by an overwhelming majority, amulet the mast hearty
applause. The meeting emeluded at half-put 10 o'clock.

MEETING AT MILE-ENI).
Yesterday a meeting, convened by the church-
wardens, in compliance with •requisition numerously signed,
wet held at tie Town-house, Mile-end OH Town. for the
purpose of considering the propriety of petitioning parlia-
meet in favour of Mr Humes motion on tl:e sulncet of par-
liamentary reform. Mr. White presided, and opened the
proceedings by brit fic p iin•ing out the necessity of reform
measures, and the significancy of the movement making in
their favour.
Mr. NEWTON then moved:
That tins meeting having heard with astonishment and inclination
Ihr declaration male by land John Russell to the House of Corn.
moos, Ma., that the people of this country do not desire the great
measure of reform proposed be Mr. flume. is of opinion that It
indicates his real or pretended ignorance of the condition
and wishes of the people ; that he falsely ASSULTDes that
the are aatinlei wit the present mde of representation
in y that naive of Commons, and construo es the expprressed do.
termination to keep once into an indication of confidence
In her Majesty's g .velnwent. But as the Mettle" isl not witi.tbai
with the repreentation, or to srevied of implicit cortidence in her
Mafesty'a froserantni, it feels the necessity of exposing the fallacy of
Lord JOllll Kosseil's statement by petitioning parliament in a nest
unequivocal form in favour of Mr. Ilunic'a measure of reform, being
confident that nothing short of that will entasfy the country, or give
stability to the institutions thereof.
Mr. BRTSVN having seconded the resolution,
Mr. Ha ititisos:, a working man, begged to any a few
words. He ensAdered that Mr. Ilume's moll in did not go
far enough ti meet the requirements of the country
while disagre, ing whit that gentleman on the subject of
triennial parliaments and household suffrage, lie would not
move any amendment. but waswilling to accept the measure
as a step in the right direction.
The revolution having been adopted unanimously,
Mr. Deretein moved teat a petition, founded on the
above resolution, be submitted to parliament. lle con-
gratulated them on the escape of this country from those
scenes of violence which had o:curred on the continent. He
was no friend is anarchy and confusion, and therefore
thought that means should immediately taken to prevent
the chance of suit disasters. During the address of this gen-
tleman it w to suggested that the reom in which the me et:lig
was held bail small an adjournment should take place to
the yard outside, which was agreed to, and the meeting
isdjeurned accordingly.
Mr. T. Drum then seconded the resolution, twine also of
opin.nn that Mr. Hume's measure was only valuable as a pro-
gressive step and not as &final one.
The res olution having het n adopted unanimously.
Mr. J. DEsst moved and Mr. ilogroN seconded a motion
to the effect that the petition should be signed by the chair•
man in the name oh the meeting, and entrusted to Mr. G
Thompson, M.P., for presentatiou to parliament. This re-
solution was a:so agreed to, after some otjtetions from a
working man, who complained of Mr. Humus measure as
insufficient for the wants of the country.
The proceedings then terminated.

MEE LING AT itAMSGATE.
At a meeting held in this town last week to sup-
port Mr. H nine's motion, Mr. Boreal I proposed the first resolu-
tion,—"'! hat this meeting considers the franchise, as at pre-
sent distributed, limited, partial, and unjust," and said that
as to the present distribution of the franchise being limited,
they had not to go from home to prove it to be so. Look at
Itamseate, with a population of 11,00 J, without a voice in
the spending of the money paid into the Exchequer—while
truck places as Thetford, Little Buckingham, Andover, and
many other borougds with but 14.1 electors return their
members. There t. but oue in 28 who has a voice in the
so called re;rventation of the people.—Mr. Farringdon,
of Dumpton Hell, in seconding the resolution, mid
let all have an equal voice in the choice of their representa-
tives, and then we should arrive at something like jtr.rice.
Trust 'Ale to sleet men's promi-es, and much less to brute
force. One principle is worth a hundred pikes, for the Ira--
!icicles of truth are not easily thrown down.—Mr. bleikles
proposed, " That the measures of Mr. Hume, if adopted,
would lay the foundation of • representation more in ac-
cordacee with the rights of the people and the advancing
intelligence of the sac." He explained Mr. Ilume's met
sures. The constitution says that no man shall be
taxed without his consent by his representative in par
iiament ; but, as the franchise is constituted, how can it
be said that the people are represented i Kent claimed to be
i-.: the front ranks to de end her country's rights from the
invader, but certainly she has not of late years been found
there. " The poweis that he "need enlightening an to the
)untry's wants when Lord John (who must be very ignorant
of them) declares that you do not want reform. Take up
his gauntlet, and by numerously signed petitions convince
him that you des.—. r. Gibson seconded the re.olution.—Mr.
Bayley, grocer, proposed that the petition &Bread be adopted,
and forwarded to o.nrge Thompson, EN. for presentation.
The whole of the resolutions were unanimously carried.

BERWICK-ON-TWEED.—A petition to the House of
Commons in favour of Mr. Iltme's motion fur the 20th inst.,
having been prepared in this town, 1,000 signatures and
upwards were attached in the course of two days, although
Us- petition lay in one shop alone.
LEWES.—On Monday evening s meeting was held
at the ll.ilphin Icn for the purpose of petitioning parliament
to support Mr. liume's motion, Mr. Lempriere to the chair.
A petition in favour of the motion is now lying for signature.
HAVERFORDWEST.—On Tuceday, a meeting Wag
held at the Town-hall, the mayor, W. Wallets, E-q., in
the chair, for the purpose of pttitoning parliament in favour
of Mr. Hume's inter.ded motion for an extension of the
suffrage, vote by belot, triennial parliaments, and electoral
districts. It was moved ha W. Rees, Esq., alderman, and
second,tl by Mr. John Phillips, town-councillor, that a
petition to the shave effect be adopted, which was carried
unanimously. The petition has already received the '4/na-
tures of th' mayor, three out of the four aldermen, several
town-councillors, and many of the respectable inhabitants of
the town.

IRELAND._

DUBLIN, JUNE 14.

An announcement in the Limerick Reporter to-day
has created no small astonishment. It is an intima-
tion that the Rev. Mr. Kenyon bad been " uncondi-
tionally reinstated in his parish, by the Right Rev.
Dr. Kennedy." We all remember how the apology
of the Rev. Mr. B-rmingham followed instantly upon
his suspension. We all remember how the Rev. Mr.
Kenyon continued "contumacious," not only not re-
tracting but manifesting the very contrary disposition
by his attendaroe upon Mr. Mitchel's trial and his
open and friendly communications with him from his
arrest to his conviction. The above announcement,
therefore, has taken people by surprise.
There was a meeting of the proprietors of Bank of
Ireland stock this day, when the usual dividend of
4 per cent. for the half year, at the rate of 8 per cent.
per annum, was declared, and the governor announced
that there was a surplus of 5,0001. to be added to the
rest.
The accession of Dr. Cantwell, Roman Catholic
Bishop of Meath, to the proposed league, is looked
upon by some as decisive as regards the completion
of the arrangements for its establishment, especially
as I)r. Cantwell, who had been the foremost of the
dissentients hat week, now expresses his satisfaction
with the terms for the amalgamation, and almost pro-
mises the adhe-ion of Archbishop M'Hale and Dr.
O'Higgins, Bishop of Ardigh.
The Freeman's Journal announces the adhesion of
a fourth prelate, I)r. Magian, the coadjutor Bishop
of Derry.
The Irish Confederation, meantime, have postponed
their meeting until this day week," in order that the
country may have time to express its opinion on the
contemplated union of repealers." Whilst all these
negociations are in progress, the excitement is mani-
festly subsiding,
The Deputy Adjutant General of the Limerick dis-