The Express.
London, England, 1848-11-10 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

TORKSILIRE..

REPRESENTATION 07TIIR WEST RIDING.--In
accordance with the resolutions of the meeting of liberal
electors held at Wakefield, on Friday last, district meetings
are in progress of being held in the various polling districts
of the Riding, to ascertain the opinions of the party as to the
course to be pursued with reference to the filling up of the
vacant seat for the Riding. The meeting for the Leeds dis-
trict was convened by circular in the Music-hall, Albion-
street, Leeds, on Wednesday evening ; the Mayor of Leeds
presiding. After reading the resolutions passed at the
Wakefield meeting, and adverting to the correspondent.e
which he had addressed to the lion. Mr. Chas. Fitz willam,
, his worship said that he had at length received a reply tram
Mr. Fitzwilliam to his letter of the 31st alt., and which was
as follows

Normantoo, Nov. 4, 11318.—T0 the Mayor of Leeds.--84,—1 beg to
acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated October 31. It way
came to Wentworth this morning, tearing on the cover the post taut
of "Leeds, Oct. 31," of "Barnsley, Oct. 31," and of " itabarbam.
Nov. 4." It will be obvious to you. from these dates that I was not
apprised of your wish that I should be present at the meeting IBM 1 at
Wakefield yesterday or that I should communicate my opinloos pre-
Timely to that meeting to you more fully than I have already done, fa
Bailment time to allow of my complying withyour request. I entirety
concur with you in the opinion that It is the duty of every prison
who seeks for the honour of a scat in parliament to make an tuxes
served expression of his opinions on the prinripal subjects of political
interest of the day. I find that many of the electors of the wed
Riding, as well as the gentlemen who met at Wakefield, are anxious
that I should give such further explanation of my opinions, and!
shall therefore imam a second addrees to them, which will, I tras4
meet their wishes until the further opportunity which my canvass of
the Kiang will in a very short time afford the electors of every dle-
trict ef putting to me such questions rts they may think proper.--I
have the honour to be, kw. (-lifted) CIIAItIZA WILLIAM WI3ITo

woani-FiThwiLLIAX. - .
A series or resolutions were then adopted approving of the
proceedings at Wakefield, but affording no indication as to
whether a new candidate might be expected. The follow-
ing further address from Ur. Fitrwiiliam was placarded
yesterday:
To TIM ELICTOU of• Tim Wart RRIING or YOUJINIIIIM—GettIe•
men,—My friends having now fixed on early day for the commence-
ment of my canvas, I conceive that it may be agreeable to you that I
should express my opinions upon some of the prinelpal questions at
present political interest more at length than seemed memory In my
original address. I was born and bred a friend to the general
Principles of Bee trade, and I do not now see any reason
for abandoning those principles in which I have been brought
up. It sypears to me that in the recent stagnation In
trade, which has arises from CanAes over which legbilailoo
has no control, the unfettered entry both of artkles of consumption
and the raw materials of our =inductors% has bean of essential be.
petit to all classes of the community. Upon the general question of
any further endowment of the church by the state I must decline
pledging myself. It would be presumptuous in me to bind myself to
any particular course of action upon a subject upon which no specitto
treaeure has yet been introduced Into parliament, or hea excited pub-
lic discumioo. I must reserve to nivel the power of giving a fair
consideration to any such question, it it should arise, unfettered by
previous engagements ; but If the question be narrowed to that of
providing fur the Bataan catholic clergy of Ireland, I do not
hesitate to declare my opinion that It would be inexpe-
dient and unjuet to tax the property and industry of Ewen:A
for such a purpose. With respect to economy, I am of opinion that
the public finance. require the meet strict and rigid attesting, and
shall endeavour when in parliament to prove myself a trusty guardian
of the public puree. To great organic changes I must confess Boat I
am not prepared to give my support; the present condition of those
great continental capitals In welch I have mseelt formerly witneeecd,
when residing in them, the cointwt and prosperity of the people,
affords • striking proof of the evil of sudden and precipitate changes,
eves In cases where the undeniable imperfections of emoting consti-
tutions call fur great ameliorations. We hare the happiness of
living under a free constitution, which has been funned
by the introduction of such judidous and sueoweive changes
We time and experience have proved to be necessary; and
In accordance with those political principles In which my fondly
has acted, I can never be event to such a development or our free
illatilytiona a CilcumstAncesmay from time to time point out to be ea.
pedient Actuated by those feeling% I rejoice in the establishment of
mtureipal instatutdoos in the larger towns of England, anr. I trust
that the principle of Pelf-government may he still further extendol, us
I concur with Burke i d the opinion, that " the public election of ma-
gistrates is one of the tent advantage' of a tree state." lam well
aware at the kind indulgence which I may regtitre of yogi, but you
may at least rely spas coo hunestendeavour to dueharge wile fideuty
whatever duties you may impose upon me —I have the honour to be,
Ste.-(Signed.,` ens,. Wa. WOrn•Oarif Yirzand.zen.—Wentworth
Woodhouse, Nov. 0, IBM.
THE OLD TRIM analN.—At Leeds fair on Wed-
nesday, a magistrate of that borough was adroitly
tricked out of forty pounds by two h, me-dealers, one
of whom claimed acquaintance with him, and arked
him to buy for him a hone, which he was desirous
to purchase of the other man, but who bad refused to sell it
to him at any price. When the bargain was concluded, and
the money paid, the pretended buyer, who had given his