The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-18 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

LANCASHIRE.
TIIE " TOWN.IIALL GUAItD" is the title given to
• portion of the constabulary force recently organised in
Manchester. This body is regularly drilled, and is said to
be already very expert in various military evolutions. It is
intended to form these constables into " a permanent volun-
teer force," to comist of two companies, each of 48 rank and
file, 4 captains, and S lieutenants. Two senior captains will
command the force, which will thus muster in all a total of
122. Another similar body is about to be en.'olled under
the title of " The Corporation Guard."
YORKSHIRE.
ADDRESS OF ELECTORS TO NON-ELECTORS.—AII
address on the part of the liberal electors of the borough of
Bradford to the non-electors, expressing mpathy with their
claim to the suffrage, and recommending "legal, orderly,
and con•titutional efforts to enforce the Moine," has received
the signatures of a large proportion of the liberal voters. The
document, after some preliminary remarks, runs tout:
' Being convinced that your claim to participate with us in the
right of voting for the men who diepoee of the revenue, to raise,
which you, ae welt an ourselves, arc taxed, I. just seal rewontble,
and in accordance with the true principles of a representative
government, we are both willing and anxious to assist you in
all legal, orderly, and constitutional efforts to enforce the claim.
But while thus expressing our opinion and intentions on the yeas.
Con of the suffraye, we deem It due to you and to ourselves to add,
that we have learned, with deep regret, that in some parts of the
kingdom, men who profess to be the ram& and leadem of the people,
have advised them to as-ert their own rights., by a disturbance of the
public peace, by steps which may etilanger the property of others.
We will not insult our fellew-townemen, by supposing it possible
that the men of Bradford amid be guilty o. such bonne atumpte;
on the contrary, we believe that we shall all of tia, both elector and
nomelectors, agree to thinking it the bounden duty of
every sincere friend of freedom to resist to the utmo't of his
power ail attempts to disturb social order or violate the law ; not
only on account of the injury sued attempts would inflict on the
community in general, their unconstitutional and illegal character,
and the certain misery they would entail on the unefeuidd
actors, but became by tits mg reasonable ground of apprehen-
sion to all lovers of peace and order, they would, more than
by any other possible measure, retard the route of oniversol suffrage.
While, therefore, we deprecate the policy which dimeiciatee the
middle classes from the operative., we ask you to believe in our
warmest sympathies with you under your preeent distress and your
many heavy burdene. And we do not heeitate to say, that, at a period
of each lamentable distress, we deplore the determination to keep up
so large an expenditure of public money, and desire a change in the
entire system of taxation. We wish for better and cheaper govern-
ment, and trust no ministry will be allowed to plunge this country
into war on any pretext whatever, inert of the defence of the live, or
property of our fellow-subjects. We lament to see our friends treated
with derision and contempt in the HOLM of C 0111010.14, and therefore,
both on the grounds of our mutual interest and of justice to all, we
desire to see that house coropood of members who are really the re.
presentative; of pablic titignon.
TILE CASE OE HOMAS I)REWERY.—A letter has
been recently received by the wife of Thomas Brewery,
formerly a druggist of Hull, who it will be remembered
was unjustly transported for horse-stealing at Wakefi..ld,
dated Melbourne, Port Phillip, Oct. 26, 1847. The writer,
after describing the circumstances attendant on his passage
out, states that on arriving at Hobart Town an officer went
on shore, and on looking over a book kept at the govern-
ment :station for prisoners to make any remarks, found
therein something to this effect: " John Webiu r states that
a person of the name of Brewery, formerly a druggist in
Hull, his been transported for seven years, charged with an
offence of which he himself is guilty—and that the said
Drewery has not the slightest knowledge of the crime."
The writer proceeds :
The only compensation I ask is, that government will send you and
my dear children out to me respectably, not as the wife of a convict,
but as one whose husband has been shamefully used. I bare no wish
to return as yet—lean do better here. You are aware how I should
be looked upon at home, whereas here lam respected. If govern-
meat will do nothing in the matter, my dear, I wish you to make any
forfeit so u to raise the money to come out to me—but I beg you will
not accept • peerage as the wife of an exile. I should be truly mise-
rable, as I can form an idea bow you would be looked upon here, as
well aa the uncomfortable position on board; rattier remain until
I can remit you a sufficiency, or if you would rather remain
et home, I will return immediately I eon, and remit for
your support. But I would much rather that you came. I
shall not be able to remit you anything foe the that six
months, as you are aware I am in want of all kinds of clothing,
Re., to make me appear as my situation requires. There is no scarcity
in this country, the only thing wrntal is persons to populate it, for I
I can assure you hands cannot be had at the following rate of wages :-
1 Joiners, painters, masons, bricklayers, la., are getting from 7e. to 104.
per day. Living is very cheap. Good mutton and beef Id. per pound.
Legs of mutton, 61. each. House rents are very high ; clothing about
the some an at home. A female servant cannot be had under 301. per
year. Melbourne is about the eke of Cottingham. But there are
thousands up the Bush; those aile the parties fur rash. Some come
to town and knack down 1001. in a few hours, and go egairreor six
months up the Bush.
It is understood that on the receipt of the above, au applica-
tion was made to the government to give Mrs. I)rewery and
her children a free passage out to join her husband, which,
if granted, she is prepared to do. A subecription is being
raised for the family, which at present amounts to about 601.
WARWICKSHIRE.
BIRMINGHAM REFORMERS.—Sir,—The
ham reformers ore now stirring in right earnest to form a
political association ; their object, they hope, will receive the
universal rapport and co-operation of every county and town.
I enclose you the heading of a paper which has already
I been signed by a large portion of the thinking men of the
middle and working Massa including the leading reformers
of the town. A provisional committee has been formed,
and the permanent organisation will forthwith be adopted.
The intention •f the league is to allow no one to travel out
•f the points agreed to, which will prevent any ultra or mis-
chievous person from deranging the force of unity.
"The Birmingham Political League.—We, the undersigned, ear-
nestly desire the following political changes, and hereby exprees our
solemn determination, by all peaceful and constitutional mearte,lto ob-
tain the same:—Household suffrage, vote by ballet, electoral distriete,
and triennial parliaments."
ItiC IS, UNDERHILL, solicitor, IS, Upper Temple-street,
April 16, 1848.
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REPRESENTATION OF BEWDLEY AND STOURPORT.—
The nomination of candidates for the representation of the
united boroughs of Bewdley and Stourport took place
yesterday at the Town-hall. It has already been stated in
this piper that the candidates for the vacant seat are the
Hon. Spencer Lyttelton, brother to Lord Lyttelton, lord-
lieutenant of the county of Worcester, in the liberal interest,
and Lord Mandeville, eldest son of the Luke of Manchester,
and a rejected candidate for Westminster at the last general
election, in the conservative interest. Lord Mandeville is
supported by the friends of the late member (Mr. Ireland);
and the lion. S. Lyttelton is backed by his noble brother's
influence, together with that of the Winrington family, by
some member of which this borough had, previous to the
election of Mr. Ireland, been for many years represented.—
Both parties having arrived at the hustings, E. it. Nichelu,
Eeq., of Wribbenhall, put in nomination Lord Mandeville
as a fit and proper person to represent the borough in par-
liament. After expressing his regret that the electors had
lost the valuable services of Mr. Ireland, he observed with
pleasure the absence of the " bludgeon men," who were
so conspicuous at the last election. la proposing Lord Man-
deville, he assured his brother electors that they might rely
upon him as a steady supporter of the established institutions
of the country ; and if ever there was a time when it was
important that constituencies should elect members so dis-
posed, this was the time. While they saw ancient institu-
tions in surrounding nations crumbling to dust, he trusted
they would find that England was able to ride
out the storm of republicanism and revolution raging
around her, and that they would be able to transmit
their dearly-valued free constitution to their children.—Mr.
R. Heath, of Stourport, seconded the nomination, and
charged the parliamentary committee on the late Bewdley
petition with direct partiality against Mr. Ireland.—A. Sky,
Esq., of Spring Grove, then put in nomination the Hos.
Spencer Lyttelton, a gentleman who, he &agreed, Was
closely connected with a noble family, who game boldly for-
ward and fought the battle of the Reform MU in that coun-
try—that Reform Bill which, he contended, had saved this'
country from revolution. He then replied to the charge of
partiality brought against the parliamentary committee by
Mr. Heath, which he denied ; end, after a few further re-
marks, called upon all the supporters of liberal principles to
bo early at thepolz, aced Tote far Mr. Littattait.—Dlr.raatte

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