The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-14 00:00:00

SUGGESTIONS TO IHE GOVERNMENT

TO THE EDITOU Ur THE DAILY HEWS.
SIR,—As it seems that public hanging exhibitions so
beaming decidedly more popular as a source of intermit;
amusement, and as it app. are that price is not an object la
witnessing the romantic agony of a dying malefactor, wale
it not be desirable to provide some more conehetable nil
copvenient arc mmodation fur the scallold-ioving pair
Allow ma to so priest that upua the ner. occasion Drumlue,
Cos r.-gsrien Theatre, or any large pl.m, 'hold bs n.
cured for the purpose. Seats would undoubtedly let et
high prices, and the proceeds might br appropristel a tti
foundation of a fund for lioilding a mere roomiest wind
nil court—ssy an amphitheatre—where the ledies sod their
friends might find, upon some future interesting motile
[Mall, the accommodation they so evidently Wm Is seed
of at the late one.
DAliton. F. B.

HORRIBLE SHIPWEECK.—The ship Helen Thorp
son, of Ayr, trona St. Jahn (N. 13 ), arrived at Trooe, Nat
12, in twenty two dais, all well : reports that E. the
sth of Novemher, let. 54 N., long, 20 28 W., cam
no with the brig South Stockton, of Neweutle, Ise
Wicker's, waterlogged. The circumstances ire uit
lows:—The brig left Quebec Bth Si ptember for fitwesels
On Oct. 11th, the brie was running in a heavy gilt d
wind from the westward ; at 8 p.m the master mirk
so teary to heave the ship to, which he did ender do
close. reefed maintopsail ; at midnight they tried th
pumps, and found her to make her usual quantity d
water; at 4 cm. they again tried the pumps., bet ea
nut get her to suck; all bauds were immediately esllsd,
but still she gained upon them. They then sushi
her, anal found eight feet water in her hold. In the
dilemma they considered it vain to pump Icor, has
rather began to prepare for the worst. They putt we
siderable quantity of provisions, water, and other smut
•n a largo house, which the vessel had on dick, which, jai
having succeeded in duirg, the vessel suddenly cussed
over on her beam-ends, and washed the master and stg
overboard. She then hove the deck cargo cif, suryig
away t e topmasts and rudder, and sweeping the deb d
everytbirg, house and all, and afterwards she phalli
began to right. The men now took to the tors, sad ask
• cover of canvass around them, to save them es mach is
possible from the eeverity of the weather, In Ono em
they remained 11 days without any subsistence, exeepiN
a very emu 1 quantity of water, when one of them lid;
they were under the neceuity of eating a small pottind
th ir companions. They cottioucal dropping one by we
till they were all dead, but Hobert Hogg, chief mste,isi
Henry Leslie, second mate, who swamd them:tied by
eating smell portions of their companions, and dtialtiq
their blood. They were be this deplrrable titration 20
days, when on the sth of Nov. the Helen Thompson, it
company with the barque Ganges, came up with her,
then blowing huh pales at N.N. W. with a her y sum/
eine. The Helen Thompson succeeded in putting oat
host, and bringing the sufferers on board in a very ie
hausted state. Everything was dons to them that ymdeast
eould suggest, and which would tend towaids their reas
very. The chief mate reciaered very fast, but the stead
mate still remains in a very poor state of health, hail
very sore hands and feet, front which he will take seas
derable time to recover.—Shieping Gazette.
Suspicious CABE.—A circumstance occurred lid
week, at Hamilton, which has occasioned a very mithl
feeling there. It appears that a private in the 26th regiment
now stationed at Perth, recently obtained a pass, or far
lough, to see his friends at Hamilton. After spending ale
days with them he departed from the town on the evang
of Tuesday last, with the intention of paying a visit to ha
Oster, who resides at Wishawtown, which Is distant Out
live miles from Hamilton. Since that evening, bowie
nothing whatever has been heard of the soldier, whose use
is Barr; end this mystnriou• disappearance Is rendered 02
more painful to his friends, from the circumstance, that
a man attired in the uniform of the 26th regiment, ea
seen in Hamilton the following day. This unifies
is strongly suspected to have been that worn by Bun
but the disappearance of the latter not being known at the
time of the stranger's appearance in town, little latent*
comparatively, was called to the individual. Some panic'
however, conceived such strong suspicion of the man, ths4
he was followed by them for a short distance out of tem.
with the intention of stopping and quest-lonia, him ' • but the
fellow, on mining that he was pursued, took to his huh
and succeeded in making his escape in the direction of Gke
gow, where, it is thought, he has taken refuge. The dor;
lar and somewhat mysterious disappearance of Barr coops'
with the dress and aspect of the man who was pureed. 101
the whole circumstances a very peculiar and ouspiesog2
character. We have no doubt the authorities here will
their best to apprehend the suspected individual, as thee
seems every reason to believe that he can throw some 80
on the matter.—North British Maid.

ALLEGED DEATH OP AN INFANT PROM INEGIIE
VACcrN3 LTllPH.—Yesterday an inquest was remaked
for the third time, and concluded, before Mr. T. Willey, a
the Vineyard-house, Vineyard-walk, Clerkenwell, touenal
the death of an infant named Regina Elizabeth Filcher,
aged four months, who was alleged to have died from till
effects of impure lymph. Evidence was given to prove that
the deceased was vaccinated on the 12th October, and that
she died on the 21st of the Mlle month from eryldfollgo
ceased by the application of lymph in an impure state. Tke
Coroner said he was of opinion that some decomposed Ifgek
had been left upon the end of the stopper at the time assr,
lymph was applied. The jury were of the same opinion, !ad
returned a verdict, " That the deceased died from ertwf+
latous inflammation, which bad been produced by a Panc".4"
on tke left arm, for vaccination, and they were of oPol. cc
that there was a want of sufficient care on the part of the
operator."
SUICIDE AT ASHBURTON. —A determined act. 01
self-destruction took place in this town on Sunder annw.g
last. An individual, described as Mr. W. Wingfield, of .52.
Trafalgar-street, Sheffield, arrived on Friday hiftht tram
Torquay by Edgecomb's omnibus, professing an ammo!
of proceeding on Monday for Oakhampton. After breakfast-
ing where he was stopping, however, he proceeded ?
hu
bedroom for the purpose of Brewing, when he cut his %Am"

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GREAT A? EIRMUTORAM.
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BI AM INCill AM, TniaDAT. I
The confsretce of the friends of this movement
emeane.4l here tbis morning, Wd. Scisohdriahn,
MP., in the chair. Amass the 11114711 distinguished persons
ononat one Mr. Cobden, M.P.; Mr. Bright, M.P. • Mr.
b.. heeleson, M P.; M
M. C our. Joeepti Starve • Mr. Aldirman
Gogh, Bermlegbam ; ncillor ll:admit',
us; sad impart the delegates were Maws. Charles
Waxer (Itoehellae) ; Joseph Reckia and A. Practice ((Yea.
&ester); 8. heartland, (Braintree, Rues); N. Hoedridp
Ice)
Timm (Lsadoa)i Robert Remelt
ed°. ; John Coma (imaciony ; e. Widttern 1i.1.21"-
) ..seta Bray (Covaatry); Joha Riches (Wolves-
hhassse); Robert Adams (Leeds) ; Wellmm Manatt
Dye=Sm r); R. Rawlins end W.
mel H. Daly (Wrexham);
ith (Leedom) ; Him Bromley flitantsfry)
gain P.a-e (Dreriia~ts); F. Crowley (taldas); C. H.
Whin (lienfordakW); &glued Horded (Halifax); F.
if. MeCoaaell (Olessester): D. Holm*, Derby ; Abrshass
Adm. (Vistvermapta) ; D. Bodine" (Comets') ; H.
Wore sad W. Germs. (Bradford); R. Owen sad W.
Boma (Staarbridp); Thomu Madeley (Derby ), &a.
Mr. Taylor, the ncretuy of the Birmirehme Society,
Ina the &glow's% report :
The Conealuse of the Birmingham Freehold Lend
&deo, have the hamar of oubasitting mamas in rapiers.
etsa el their calling the promo eou:erence, and which they
ehlak will afford subjects for your coneideratices. That the
evareleelaing enemas of correspondasce row being carried
ashy year seetnyteith searly every largetown ne nitests that
• great interest is betas Yams fa the her hot.; land move-
ment, and at the same time eakibis a west sr correct la-
Strastiou awe the subject. That by Whole the conforteem.
It is hop d that the seceded nee may be im:.ortel, a
farther interest created, an addideral etiau'as applied,
sad ON menet yearn:am and tine-obsurbian cor-
respondence fa part readend tame-wiry. That it
Ina apprehended eeeistiss may be formed upon
wrong principles for weal of knowledge, sad
la • euseequento materially damage the progress of the cause.
nit some orgaaleadem, U peseday, be immediately effected,
to frigillate I. every toss and county sutler instits loss
end by their intrumestality make the suffrage seffitiertly
exteneive to enable the peep 4 to hate their !gamete sea
feel mutt, twenty representation; sad that under the
ametioa of such a united hely, correct biterstation might
be diffused as to the spread of these principles aid the este•
blishmeat of such bonnie., sad, if the Inn de apo tun.
stead, ~,thwiasele, to suppert a j rum; 1 (wanly or other-
wise), to be called the Freeholder, a. el devoted ti this
movement. The *enmity a aduptenq some legitimism
plea for the gm difying and registering the members and
mem for oras counties, and the elestood of raising a limns..
pad for .h• prenatiag at appeals to the Court ot Common
Pala Teat the same plea whch is adopted by the Bin
gdoshani Ihreelisil Lend S ci ry WWI IMO premmiusot
lIMNIN may set be exactly suitable for every lotalky, or
oppliesbl- ti every district; es that by bringing gendarme
from ell pule into penal ermessrissuca wise tack ether,
suss plAn might be devised to meatthe nosh. nioll., et
ash district.
Sees rHrienea described tko condition and nnopecta of
As Frarkel4 Lend &minim lodine e mums locelitms. Thew
Mane were at a very cneeleagine character.

float shoess.) But what the theory of our constitution ?
them ire that tee people an represented in
relismenag beers it ie assumed that the people send
then the mein who are calculated to represent their
interests. (Hear, hear.) But if you acknowledge that
the members for agricultural constituencies are not seat by
the people, but nominate themselves, or are nominated by
✓est aristneratio bosses, by the same rule you must awl
elide that it is tee interests of theme houses which will be
moulted, and not the people's. (Hear, beer.) They do se
in every creation that comes before the noun
of Common", for it is not merely questions of
taxation to which I have rebind. Take any
other great question in which the generous sympathies of
Englishmen unconcerned, take the nuii bee of yam Mahe
a member of parliament is allowed to run without eels, am
mune to those who seat him, sad you will And that jot
in the eroportion u merriher are rosi-ooseroiw of veal mew-
stitaenciee, will they jot. in support of a curtailment of that
period. I like the freehold land enovensent,and I will till=
why. It is a movement by which you tan ear
yearselus. (Hear, hear.) And, mark me—if you do not
edranehme yourselves, if you do not raise reveilles by
(How* right arm, I am afraid nobody else will raise yea.
ear, hear.) You may petitien parliament for the reform
st parliament. Why _you are asking parliament to eat et
IN right arm, to eat off its own nose. (Laughter.) I feel en
moth obligation as any one to those who dentonotrate fa rob-
Ills mufter, the great defects of our present representation.
I thank my friend Sir Jealous Walmethy for what he is doing
to expose thole defects. He has gut some facts and
Mures which I hope he will !ripest here to-night.
I hope he will repeat them everywhere till they
an altered. (Cheery.) .n't let bin, be daunted by being
Sold that he constantly repeats the same story. You must
go on rimming that two and two make four, so long as
people tell you that two and two make five. (Laughter.)
But wh.le 1 thank him, and these who with him are nelson.
Mate( the defective state of our representation, I tall him,
sad I tell you, that the surest step towards remedliag the
evil is by toll wing in the path of Mr. Taylor in this town,
and extending the freehold qualification. (" Hear," and
shests.) Jon in proportion as you can multiply the number
of routiturnte, will you have a chance of envying Out
them MOTE'S whisk my !amoral:tie friend desires
se me estahli.eed. (Hear, bear.) I do not stead
here to advtosee the titolllloll of the 40e. suffrage as a per-
feet eittem-. I hove recorded my opinion in favour of the
gaol old principle of giving every Saxon householder a vote.
(Cheers.) That is the oldest franchise in this country. It
12 a thousand years old. The franchise which we come here
to advoeste—the 40s. freehold—is tour or five hundred years
old; but the household franchise is one thousand yeses
old. Way, then do I advocate Mr. Taylor's plan ? Because
ft is a plan of doing tor yourselves what I despot of par.
lisenent doing for you. (Hear, beer.) I have often won.
411sed that our governing powers left this 40s. freehold
in the Itelurm But. (Lsughter.) I think it was a great
blunder if they wished things to continue as they were.
(Renewed laughter.) They old not a'low Ireland to have
ft, and S seethed GCTOT bad ; and it illustrates what abet,
&ties are still left fa our se stem, notwithstanding all that the
Breuinghain reformers did ia 1832, that a flootelontsa who
pays a rent of 0/. 19s. lied. per annum is not considered as
geed es ea Engtishsuia with a "40s. freehold." (Hear,
bear) This 40s. Iranian was establ.shed when money was
worth ten times se much as it is sow, and when it was nal-
emit to provide • subsistence for • family. At that
time, • man who Inn a forty shilling freehold was
en indepe edent man, and the franchise was limited to 401.
because he wee an independent man. We all know 'hat
40s. a year is now, e onparioively, a small income, and yet
the 40s. franchise is retained. Let it be well underetoud,
that you are not surely going to pay 40s. a year fora vote,
but that booed of investing your mousy exclusively in the
settings' bask, you are going to invest a part of it is a
garde's, a field, a plot of ground, or a site for building. It
is the easiest fraartise in the world, therm it does sot re-
quite you to live is a 101. house or in any particular
thealith, where you must sabmit to all the calls
of tee tax gatherer, or within seven miles
• JOUT busiarso You may live in a cellar or a
guest ; you may live within ono hundred miles from the
place oh re your vote is, and yr.o need not pay any poor
rat. s—nulemy will make any inquiries about you. (Laugh-
ter.) It Oster ably about the easiest frauchbe yea could
have wiloo you had the franchise for nothing ; and when
pm are tired of your vote you may sell your property for
ell the money that you gave for it, end in setae eases for
even more. Now, I would advise every man, not only in
Birmingham, but everywhere else, and every woman who
has a sun, to Co their utmost to qualify the
male members of their family. (Hear, hear, and e mu.) I
advise it, as • matter .1 economy. It is not merely that there
is an investment of mousy bunging • certain amount of
Interest. (Hear.) If ell the men in this country would
qualify for 'he aunties, as I believe they might do within
the neat flee years, they might so change the legislation of
the country—they might so reform the wasteful extrava-
gance of our government—that I declare my belief of this
on toy honour, after long raked in on the subject ; every
heal of a family, beside the 40s. a year which he received from
tie investment, might save soother 40e. a year through the
reduction in the price of articles required for daily subsist-
ence (Loud cheers.) But I do not shut my eyes to
other and collat ral advantages which will arise
(rum this franchise. A man who to-comes a freeholder
becomes invested with other privileges of a freeholder
bead's that of voting. (Hear.) I will not dwell on this
part of the subject; for I shall be followed by a gentleman
who has considerable law, and who delights to expatiate on
the old privileges of freeholders. He will show you how
you may acquire all the prielleges of freeholders, and not
merely that of voting for county members of parliament, by
becoming poeasesid of this constitutional franchise. (Cheers.)
But "hire are other advantages arising from this movement,
which will, I think, commend themselves to every humane
mind-1 refer to the habits of industry, thrift, and fore-
thought which it will neeesearily produce amongst the people.
(Hear, beer.) I wish to an the great mum of the working
classes of this country sleuth themselves by increased tem-
perance, by increased modera'ion, and by increased fore.
thought. (Hach cheering.) I tell you candidly, that no
people were ever yet elevated except through their own
advancing wealth, morality, and intelligence—(hear, hear)—
end any one who tells the working men of this country that
they may be elevated by any other proem than reformation
is themselves is interested either in flattering or in deceiv•
lug them. (Hear, bear, and cheers.) It you watch the
nag and progress of the middle classes in this country, you
well see that in proportion as they became intelligent, on
properties as they accumulated wealth, in proportion as
they improved ia morality, did they rise in political
and facial importune. (Hear, hear.) And I must confess
I love this movement for another reason. I am moat anxi-
ous that there should be a larger proportion of the people of
this country p»sessed of realised property. (Chen.) I am
not one of those who think that the safety of a state can be
consulted by the continuance of great disparities in fortunes,
by having enormous muses of property in few hands, while
the masses paw. none. (Hear, hear.) On the contrary, I
think that if you want to make the axial edifice secure
you must widen the advantage, of th..se who
are at the base of it; and, therefore, whatever en.
wears the people of this country to accumulate wealth,
-1 of wasting it, whilst tt !Olds to their own
elevation, tends also in my optowo w we safety and preser-
vation of everything that is valuable in the state. (Great
sheering.) It is from these considerations that the working
class of this country will have the 00-operation of all that is!
estimable, all that is humane, all that is benevolent in the
middle classes in carrying forward this movements
I seek, from this platform, being one who takes en interest in
Nose questions in which hon. members who sit near me, and
myself have taken an interest and a leading part in the House
of Commons. I ask them to tome forward and help us to help
them by joining this Freehold Land A'sociation. (Cheers.) I
tell them that we can do nothing for the people unless the
people suede us to do it. (Cheers.) It is as idle as the
Ctiwind for you .to address us who are bottling in the
of Costume, never stronger than 80 men on • vote
—these 80 beige always members representing the largest
unstituencies—it is useless to ask us to carry this or that
memos in parliament. No great or useful measure was
oyes carried except by the peop:e themselves; and woom
they join this moment, I verily believe that they will not
eany either a parliamentary or any other essential reform
which they are now essinag. (Hear, hear.) I wish
erg friend Mr. Joseph Hume was hers to night. (Much
deserieg.) You do well se to receive him name. (Renewed'
Maas.) A more indefatigable, a more devoted, a more
disinterested patriot never lived in this or in any other maw
try. (Chien.) I wish he were here to night that he mkt
give you the result of nearly 40 years' experience in thellmass
er Commons But he his absence I will give you It
very words which I have based hi. me again and a
the las t six years. " You cannot," he thus mid, " malt,
material redaction in the burdens of the country, =this
the people themselves bestir themselves out of doers; and if
we were to easseed la the Hew of Commons, it would snip
be ropeetiog what was dose In 1835: we should redress the
expenditure by a great effort only to see the country atter-
w .rds return to its former emus of wasteful extravegasore"
(Caen.) Why, goadusen, Mr. Hume has boon
kg forty years fighting against majorities is the
House of Comatose. But it is given to few lrfw
to poems his ithysthisl strength, his massive ends-
rams, his powintal energise, his impassive thespian-
meat. But few men have the power to do what he
has done. I confess that I have not physically the power of
doing one-ballot what he has accomplished, and therefore I
lay that if you leave your representativee in parliament to
contend motet majontise, you may see them sacrifice their
health in the straggle, bat it is physically impossible that
they can seamed. I ask you then, and not only you who
reside in Birmingth you ass indeed doing your
duty nobly—bat I ask every one who is Inte-
rested In the measures which I advocate. every belief-
dual who is anxious kir geonomy in the public expenditure,
anxious for peace, anxious fee the all phrase*
political, social, aad finandsl, I ask all such to so-operate la
the extension of this 40e. freehold quallithaticm. (Prolonged
cheers.)
Mr. Alderman WESTON spoke in favour of the move-
ment and In support of the reeeintion.
Mr. TOULMIN SMITH, is eupporting the resolution, de-
died that there was any mbetaatial objelotoon to then SOadielP.
STURGE herd that when their Mends obtained
the franchise, they would um ft In snot • w. 7 as to obtain
their
it for less fortunate brethren. (Chun When the
raelftold him that of the 19,0001. recede , he believed
40001. had been moil from the public-beau, it was
to him an MUM We argument la favour of the movement.
(Cheers.) It possessed, is fiat, so sessiderable ea adult-
' tap, in a moral and social peat of view, that he gave to it
his cordial support. (Cheers.)
The resolution was then pat to the meeting and tarried,
amidst lesuess enthusiasm.
Mr. BRIGHT rase, but was unable to retried for some
minutes in coosequeue of the loud wed emithmed cheering
with which he was received. When order was restated he

THE PUBLIC MEETING.
BIRMINGBA3I, Tarawa Moat.
The pabde mediae is connexion with the owitereses
lash plate ia the Tewasbell hue to sight. At 7 o'clock lb.
fear was !Jun by W. SCHOLL/MD, Seq., M.P.
111 r. COLSDRN thou came to the Iron. of the platform,
eml was *wowed with wear 111.1011.1 eh.erirg. H. said—The
emehatina +huh I held in my bend is as 1111i0,11,
That tie Cenieresc• is of ("mime that the fr. ehold lad
movement is deserving the boom support of ad who igloo
In • 2.1111.1 the PialkalllbUlly repainn umbra of the oginneey,
sad to Jeer. the naval and political eunditioo of Use Weir
Vises and now anenfrenchised claws.
(Chan) birrniagliam on • toms r occasion, 1113 the avails
of a gnat reform movement. I sin not owe who
will se. that the reform in parliament which
was elf uteri mainly from this great c arise was en-
tirely valueless. (Bear, hesr.) I believe it was awry great
step, SDI • 'necessary first seep to other arid still greater
1110TIO* IL title °misery. (lie.r, hew.) And I ak Aid be
very swank, myself to toe men of Birmingham, sad I
disk that every member of parliament as this plat
-
*am would be ungrateful if they undervalited
the importance of that reform, for I believe
that not one of them would now be • member of parliament
Uaw. re not for that reform. (Loud chain) Bat, sir,
although I admit that the reform of 1531 2 was must im-
perfect. I am rot here to my that it was a final reform.
(Loud cheers.) Why, we lint...WlG another generatiun.
men who are men sow were babies in ern .a attliat time, and
shall we be told that the measure of 1831 is so be etereutj ped
and reserved for all posterity. No. them see times, peon.
liarly times in which you writ anrieue to reform, for the
moment you cease to reform, you begin to eotruat (Low:
cheers) I feel indebted to the men of Birmingham for
originating the Freehold Land Society, 'nmate I come from
the 11nuat of Commons, where I tonne six months
of the present year, and I feel the neeeseity
of support out of driers. (loud Cries of "Hear,
hear.) I have thanked you for the Reform Bill you
passed before. Ido not thank the House of C..mnioss of
that time for posing it ; it was ptred .rut of doors, as the
corn law. were repealed oat of doors. (Tremendous cheer
fag.) Asti yon may depend upon it that any further or
*Mashie felons which is to be sehit 'eel for this eountry fur
the future must be achieved by the men out of doors, and not
by the lintoot of Commons. (Cheers) I erne here to ad-
man an eremite of the suffrage, as • means to en end. I
de sot think Vial this or that orgsaie change is in itself suffi-
cient to satisfy you or me ; whet I went 1., the Woos 01
reform in practical good and substantial measure.. (lieu,
heir.) I roof. is that one of the leading objects I have se a
politician to a Induction of the extravagant expenditure
of our government. (Loud and prolonged cheering.) I
consider r hat the affairs of this country—l mean its govern-
mental stfors—are not wiled au with that regard to a pro.
dent economy which we are obliged to exercise is our own
private mill ye. (Hear.) When Imy we, I speak of you,
myself, and men of our class in society. (Cheers) 1
egoism that I feel more and wore the importance
of
this question of the reduction of our governmental
expeadinre, when I see whit is sot. gen everywhere around
us. I want to avert from this country the daneen and dis-
asters which haw fallen ow other countries, owing to mis-
government, for I consider that extravagant and wasteful
expenditure has been in all times lien the erase of the row
and (Wiwi of states, and I farther believe that in modern
times it has been the great partnt of revolutions.
(Loud cheers' sad "hear. ') I come here, therefore,,
to take part in • seemessent which lea practical rebels, toe
extending the franchise and giving to the people of this
country a greater control over the aatiunal expenditure, as
I believe that in proportion es thee ha.. zu.bre over iLe
representation in this proportiri will they be enabled
to procure a reduction of wasteful expenditure.
(Hear, hear.) I have come to that concludes
and I will tell you on what I fried conviction. I
kind that when I or any other independent 'amber of
parliament bring forward • motion in the House of Com-
mons. having for its object • really practical and tangible
reduction of the expenditure of this country, I find that
jet in proportion es the members of the House of
Commons are responsible to numerous and independent
eonstituencies, in the same proportion do I find them voting
for messurcs of substantial economy. (II ar, hist.)
brought forward a motion at the commencement of last see.
sioa—l shall repeat to you the terms of that mottos,
which I recapitulated to the house. I sail is
effect that we were spending ten millions more than
we bad spent in 1836; sad I made • motion that
we should take steps to return with all practicable
sped—l pat it in them moderate terms—to the amount of
expenditure whisk was found sufficient in 1835. I showed
that the isoreami expenditure had arisen from increased ar.
maments 'shin out of disputes abroad, which disinters bad
all been settled ad. practically eloped for ever, and yet that
them amasses.whisk had hem raised fora rpecifie purpose
bad never dam been sabstantially reduced. (Bear,
bear.) Nobody la the bones attempted an answer to
ay smer:lea. It may not be necessary to refute it. The
mem were ready, and a majority of four to one in the
Home et Caissons dogsled thee we should not, and could
net, return to the expenditure of 1835. (Loud cries of
"Shame.") Bet when I come to look at the division list,
what do I and ? All the representatives of the
large constituencies hod voted for me, the metropoli-
tan boroughs, Manchester, Birmingham, Lancashire—infect,
all the large please were with me, but I was outvoted by the
members for nominee boroughs and nominee counties.
("Shame.") Tske say large free censtituescy at say point
of the mamas. Take Sosthampton in the southwest, and
Absalom is the aorth-ged, or this borough in the centre of
insisadd,
sad wham, you find a large and
Bee examislag their privileges w
in& sal beyam' the power of corruption,
INNI will Ind that the memben voted with me on every
Noise fur a redestim of the expenditure of the etuntry.
(Leal elms.) Whet then It I conclude from that mind-
Meei Why I is.. II this enninicai, which nothing
la MT shake me hem, that if yea can extend the
inindilk awl glom the esewituessies generally on the same
bobs as them hese senstlYieseiss I have mentioned, you
• Gad their asembees voting for retrenchment, and owy
will at last have subraatial sad *moony preblis
expenditsre. (Lend diem). I Mb:lumbers voted with
miss dm that media. sad 277 against it. There was only
easety imembiee mat with me, and of these si • x ropes.
eindelt saandidarZisskeseatltueseies, sad not three were
!em egricultural (Hear.) Why was it so ? lip.
Wide of ISO Minty mashers voted sided
hew was It t I wilt tell yon. I shall be frank ; I may be
bleed for it, hut it is right that we Amid @peek eat and
*soh the truth as this subject. (" Hear, hear," and *gips
of "Never alai the reeses.") The members who eat for
*see egrieeltmal esestinseasise were all nominated by'
pea Walks or great yropriemrs In their respective emu-
des, sad than pest houses bad an interest ia
expenditime by whisk they sad their families it21:1!
They would set vote fee redoedea of taxation, became they
ttYon by patronage y save a Mae-
s taxation. (" Skase.than the") II am would
t .Id by
that my
statement is illiberal, sad not trae, I give mike that I ma
show fare foe what I state ad that lam ready to prove
the truth of every word I say. (Cheers.) I de not
think it Palmlike as a general rule to mix up
with this disc mien astrait Qualm of
p ffaleTt
Mkaflol of Pausal rellisisatio• ;b;t if a eontrove=
that theras be reme don me, I nadertake to rem
I my by ter
referee,* to the greet hanks la seen meaty.

• • •
THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 14, 1849.

addressed the 'stet* at cot siderable length, sad oonalsded
by moving the wood reardutiont :
" That, in order to promote the =tansies of freehold land
moieties, it is desirable that a plural moist of the Meads of
tM freehold movement be formed, on which should devolve
the daly of uking such steps as may appear neemesty to
spread isforaavon on the subject,. sad to easestage the for-
of motion societies on sound prataples."
Mr. LUSHINOTON, M.P., dalared himself a warm
friend of the movement., and that in his salad its SUMS/ wee
certain.

LATTIMER, of Hertfordshire, &aid that it
was only by the forty-a:Ailing franchise that the
forty-pound or tenants-at-will could be eafran-
chimed. One great object of the meeting to-day
was to onnentran and promote a happy union
of all classes of their fellow countrymen : It was well be
the aU ateh..wenee the ...; :I.": eke
freedom of the people had ever beta won. (Cheers.) It
was a delusion too aboard to suppose that commercial men
had interests hostile to the farmer, sad he hoped that mi.
delusion was happily at an end. (Cheers.) Talk of the
want of representaiiou in towns they were mush better
off than those in the counties. There was said
to be two hundred and fifty millions of capital
employied by the farmers, and he put it to Mr.
Disrsoh whether any other chess in the country were
without a voice in the representation of the people.
(Rear.) Hitherto they had no kgal existence whatever.
Tn. y now sought to join the tom:Nereid mes in securing
order, good government, peace, and economy. (Cheers )
Sir JOSHUA WALMSLRY, M.P., who was received
with much enthusiasm, acid that the gratifying
reception which he experienced enured him that
they sympathised with the principles of the into-
nation with which he was closely identified. (Cheep.)
And it also led him to hope that the members of the nutlet:
of this association would early have the opportunity of sub.
mining their opinions, views, and principles, and testing
them before the enlightened men of Birmingham. (Cheep.)
In the observations he intended to mete he had been
fcrestalled ty hie eloquent friend the member for
Manchester, and therefore the figures to which
Mr. Cobden hail referred would not on the pre-
sent occasion be repeated. (line, hear.) Sir Joshua
Walenaley concluded by moving the following resolution :
tt Thu this conference requests that the committee of the
Birmingham Freehold Land Society will consent to be the
executive counsel of the Birmingham Freehold (Lend Union
with power to add to their number, and it recommends to the
council to issue a publication, to be devoted expressly to the
subject cl Freehold Lsnd Societies and the OILPIASUII 01 he
forty shilling freehold franchise, and to an exposition of the
advantages which such sentrities are calculated to con er
upon the now unenfranchised classes, and upon the country
at large,"
Mr. GEORGE THOMPSON, M.P., seconded the reso-
lution, wnich was then put, and carried amidst much ac-
clamation.
The proceedings did not terminate until nearly midnight.
The hall was densely crowded throughout, and it is moo,
yeah since so enthu.iastic a political pith. ring took place in
Birmingham. It was uudersto id that tor certain Kennel
purposes the proceedings of the Conference will be continued
this day (Wednesday).

SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF AN UNPRO-
TECTED FEMALE.

(From Punch.)
Soese 3.—Custom house-wharf, with Boulogne boat along-
ad.. The Us proteetad Female is gradually recovering
from the discomposure of the voyage. Her luggage is, u
mod, voluminous, and her money all French.
Captain

- (on paddleAsz).—Rese her! Turn Warn !
a—at—ar—n. (Captain signals.) Tu a—h—ads.
(Captain signals.) Btp—e—rr. [die
to
Pbmast
blows MI .
Unprotected Female (alarmed at the noise,olite
sender).—Oh, is anything going to blow up ?
Polite Passenger.-oh, no, ma'am ; that's the cylinder
ma'am, always nukes that noise—or the piston—that's the
lately valve, you know. P.trfO.:l4 safe, meas.
1s flight of Porten descend upon the boat, and appro-
priate the luggage.
Unproteeted Female (attempting in vain to sit upon all of
hen at once).—Oh, •de stop him (to Polite Passenger)
That's my bonnet-box. Thoss are all my trunks.
[Pelite Passenger rushes after his own luggage.
Pater.—Cnit'm-'oase.
Unprotected Female (resigning berself).—Oh, do be par-
deader. [liar luggage is taken from her.
Mate.—Now—Gangway.
[The gangway begins to perform evolu'ions in the air.
Unprotected Female plates herself conveniently to re-
Wee it on tier head.
Mate.—Look out, ma'am.
Unprotected Female—Oh! [Screams and all but rushes
into the river.
Mate.—Now then—shore!

--liroiittpii7ga;;Vai curio the Unprotected Female
along with it.
Mate.—Ticket [To Unprotected Female.
Unprotected Footsie (searching herself). Here—ne,
that's my hotel bill. Here—no, that's my ex:lesion ticket.
Oh, where an I have pat it
Impatient Passenger.—Move on In front there!
Unprotected Female (under saver° pressure from behind,
succeeds at last in finding her ticket in some remote recess
of her rtnaints). Here! [She gains the wharf
[Sone changes to waiting-room and marcher's room in
Custom-house. with • door communicating between
the apartments.
Clerk (at dour of Searcher's room).—Now thcr, pus ogee
with—one article I

(Unprotee•ed Female makes a rash for the door.
Clerk.—One article, mean ?
Unprotected Female (rapidly).—Yea, one bonnet-box—one
earpeabsg--ene leather trunk—
Clerk (repaid-1g her oontemptuously),—This way with one
article--

Three Paveneery (at ogee) —Hire !
Clerk.—All right.
[The three pie in. The doer is shut to violently on the
noses of haltallozen who press on after them.
°Melon. frislDE.
Impatient nurgenger. Now, First Searcher (to Second do.)—
then, look sharp! I'll thank you for the Times
[Hicks violently at the door. when you've done with it.
Fourth Searcher (examining Se-
DespondingParsenger (tocrowd coed Passenger's trunk).—lloll,,!
generally).—]] was once kept here —you've FA IMO tunny caries.
from 10 in the morning till 13 at tures here!
night. [A general examination of the
Impatient Passenger.—By Jove caricatures by all t searea-
ra writs to the news). lacks era with elaborate humorous
violently at door.) Iloilo! comments.
Third Searcher (to First Pawn.
ger, holding up Daguerreotype ap-
paratus).—Hullo! what's thud
[First Posenger nulled 'moo
to explain principles and
practice at Daguerreotype,
and does so at some length.
See. Searcher (to Firettlearcher).
—line's the news (To Pu-
rengem).—Now, Gents, anything
o declare?

IleasonablelPaseengrr.—Doe'tbe
la a tinny, Se. Tie men inside
must have time to do their work.

Cheerful Passenger (to' ram-
tected Female).—Autuslog teens,
this, them. i

Unprotected Frinate.—lt's very
distressing for Ito Unprotected
Female, ELL
Impatient Pentenner (looking at
his watch). al.
ready, and I have to be at the
liouse of Commons in an hour
from this!

Paseengera —Nothing.
Second Seneher.—That'll do—
Half-a-crown, plume.
[Exeunt the three Passeagers
with their three articles,
the united mimberd which
am.unts to t n.
First Searcher.—Call in Ike two
articles.
[Eater two Passengera.
Second Searcher (Searching
First Passenger's trank).—llleas
met now what may these he
[Handling e p trees carelessly.
First Passenger (eagerly).—Take
care, pray. They're curious beta.
Meal specimens.
dem nd Searcher.—Look here!
Jones. Here's queer things PM
man to carry about.
[The Herbarium is passed from
Searcher to *archer.

Clerk (at door)—Two articles!
[An latmethate rush is made
by everytady—oaly two arc
let In.
Unprotected Feelsle.—l wonder
bow low It will be before they
come to Ahem articles—l think
Pre fifteen, If they count the
little ores. Do they count the
011 S, flirt (To Impatient
l'assenget.)

Impatient Paantuirer.—Cuared if
don't think they c tint the brim,.
headed nail*. (Kicking violently.)
Mho ! Do you thank we are s-
itting to wait here all day I I'll
write to the times.

Ckrk (at door.—Tkree and four
articles.

Pint Pawesger (in agony).—
Ob, pray, mind. They're very
deleate. Dear, dear youers
breaking the pistils.
First dear, her ((authoritatively
looking op from f 4 .emnd Naves-
gcr's trunk).—Tots ought to know
better than to carry firearms ;Omit
Ins ocuoViuggsge, Sir.
Searcher (together).—
Ha! ha! ha! Why they're dowers.
I say, here's Tomkina has male
web a ram usista.ia.
LAllthetlearcherigather round
to hear the story, and pose
ens at Tomltlns.

[Dm uto .1 raw% takes place.
Clerk (V. Impatient Praeger.)
Ilow many ankles?
Impatient Parrearrer.—Urran.
You aid three and four articles.
Three and four'a actin.

n bel a Clerk as
collect himself tl refutehlms.
st.mal Garr, (pillow him.

Enter Impatient ?weenier.
Unproteeted Female (soliloquis- Impatient Porringer (thumping
ing). How dreadfully chill and oaths counter).—Now,then. some
damp thiltisee is. Its enough to body, or I'll write to the Timee,
give one one's death of cold. I by Jove. There are my keys,
wonder when I shall ge• home 1 I've seven packages. Fare nuibiog
They'll be expecting me. I'm afraid to declare—you had better not
shall be late for chance. I wonder break anything—or I'll write to
wheLber there'll be a deal of duty the These,. Now, some of you—
to pay. Oh! MMUS goodness! look sharp—or write—
there's that lwe inside my dress. [A rush of Searchers takes
They'll never find that surely. Oh! Amor, and the Impallest
here's that man aguin ! Paseinger is &snood of
with singular rapidity.
Clerk at dear. Other parties.
A rash takes place, wish the Unprotected Female at the