The Express.
London, England, 1849-04-17 00:00:00

'RESS TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 17, 1849.

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ties which 4d beat *aught egaisset the colewial-othee, ie
the esaagemaat of eolesies ander the immediate ken sad
antral of that elks; sad easier these eircenetaacee he felt
bound, to the discharge of hie public duty, to press Us viatica
to a division.

The motion did not meet with a moomier, and it moted-
laity fell to the ground.
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The houoir then went into a conunittes of 'apply pro
forma, and obtained leave to sit again.
Mr. HAWES said that the notion of the hon. gentleman
opposite had come to a most unexpected coodealos, and one
which he certainly had not anticipated. He weld snare
the howls that he was prepared with a moat complete answer
to the ablations of the boa. gentlernea ; end if it wontt not
be infringing the roles of the hoses, he should really like to
give a short explanation. (A leash, sad arks of " No,
no.") Of coves he must bow to the deekios of the house
but be mast repeat that be was prepared with a fall 'ladies;
dos of the Colonial office.

Mr. DUNCAN 'Ad, if the hon. gentleman were nally
anxious to give ell explanation, it wu gaits open to Mtn to
second the roolation. (A iamb.) Why did not dm hos.
prentlemen adopt that mune ? As the matter stood, it fa-
tal* appeared to him a most extraordinary eirenostanos.
The house then adjourned at 12 o'clock.

sembly as legal, andaigy to be altered in the model
ds !ermined therein. ovAlr he urgency of this motion
having been supports by the neeessary number of
members (120) a committee of 21 was appointed in the
sections to report on it.
ihe National Assembly of Frankfort, as was to be
hump, have stuck firmly by their constitution, and
thereby rendered impossible all transactions between
'the government and them as to modifications, atleast
fa essential points. An understanding between the
Prussian government and the smaller slates seems
equally problematical, Saxony, Hanover, and Wurtem-
berg being ready to accept the law from Frankfort,
so that there would be ea little chance of agreement
among the German princes themselves as between
them and the National Assemb. The difficulties
Web Austria interposes in the face of a policy so
evidently impracticable under all points of vises u
that of the Prn Sian government are really hardly
worth considering : for were Austria, instead of being
cleft to the heart, in the proudest hour of her might,
her yea or nosy under such circumstances would be
ineffectual. The first grand indispensable step to the
oneness of Germany Is evidently the fall of the
Brandenburg ministry, and the breaking up of the
military tyranny which suppresses the vote, which
gap the voice of this nation on the question of all
others oust intimately connected with its power and
prosperity. But it looks as it the ministry were re-
solved to die hard : and it seems highly probable that
they will dissolve the chambers.
FRANKFORT.—In the sitting of the National
Assembly on the 13th inat a motion Rae brought
forward to the effect that it should not be dissolved
until the new imperial diet had met, and that no
government should have the power of rrcilling any
of the members of the National Assembly. This
motion was indirectly negatived by being set down as
one not of urgency. The Assembly passed to the
order of the day en the petition of several owners of
pablse gaming establishments, respecting unkind es
forth* suppression by the National Assembly of all
ench'plues in Germany on and after the Ist of May
next. It appears that Wiesbaden demands not less
than four and a half miUions of florins, and Hamburg
nearly three millions. One of the members suggested
that these demands would be best met by declaring
that, all persons keeping open public gaming esta-
blishments after the led of May next should be sen-
tenced to five years' imprisonment in the house of
correction.

FRANKFORT, Aran. 12.
Yon know the French proverb about "working for
the King of Prussia," i. e., giving your Labour for
nothing. This old saw expresses pretty accurately the
actual position of the German parliament. For a long
time the majority in that Numbly have been making
unprecedented exertions to prevail upon the German
people to take the King of Prinelia for their emperor,
and just at the moment when their wish appears to
be on the eve of realieetion, the King of Proseia in
his own person refuses the crown. Frederick
William V. will not have another opportunity afforded
him to make good his inconceivable blunder. One could
have understood his reasons for hesitating to accept
the crown : one could have pardoned him for de-
claring that he would not accrpt it without the con-
sent of the other princes of Germany ; but he has
gone a step farther. Even in his official answer he
lets it peep through that he is unwilling to receive
the crown at the hands of a parliament sprung from
the revolution. He has been more explicit in his
private conversations with the delegates from the
Frankfort parliament. He sneered at some of them,
and attempted to be witty at the expense of others.
He spoke of the revolution with truly royal contempt,
and of the Danish war with sympathy for the King
of Denmark, whom he considers "his personal friend
and one of the most distinguished of living
monarchs." In flue, he has done all he could to
alienate his beet friends; for the deputation was com-
posed of all that is most Prussian in sentiment in the
parliament.
The affairs of Germany are more complicated than
ever by the result of the King of Prussies election.
The public mind begins to ferment anew. The pre-
vailing expression is one of despair of accomplishing
anything for Germany so long as we have to deal
with thirty and odd princes. Every man who speaks
his mind freely, who says openly what he thinks,
declares "we must get rid oft he whole batch." It
is the party of the extreme Left who are gaining by
this state of affairs, and if Hteker had not wasted all
their ammunition before there wu any chance of
moons, their blows would now be really dangerous and
itemidable. But Hecker and his friends have tho-
roughly frightened the bourgeoisie : the German din
eiples of French socialism have terrified ell who have
anything to lose. This has not, however, prevented
the party from regaining a footing in German politics.
At Frankfort, as at Berlin, they have taken up
• position apart from and independent of the
majority of the Left, who, since the con-
stitution was voted, recognise it as law, and as
the sole ground upon which they can combat the ene-
mies of German unity and independence. Yesterday
a fraction of the extreme left voted again with the
Austrians and the absolutists, with a view to wound
the constitution through the central government.
They proposed to declare the whole of the constitu-
tion a fait accompli, and finally settled by the vote of
parliament, with the exception of the chapter which
relates to the chief magistrate. There was a show of
logic in their argument: "You wanted the King of
Prussia for an emperor ; the Kir g of Prussia declines;
Eemost, therefore, alter this chapter." But the ma-
ly of the parliament replied : " Wait till we see."
truth is that the last hope of the majority rests
upon the faict possibility of the Kirg of Prussia's
changing his mind or abdicating. This is the
reason why they wish to temporise. I believe
they are in the right. At present the par-
liament has, with 'cutely any exception, publie
opinion in its favour; the princes of Germany will
be obliged to make the next move; this move will be
a dangerous one for them if it is openly directed
against the constitution and the parliament. The
parliament will in that case have the whole of Ger-
many for it. If the move of the princes against the
parliament is an act of violence, this will ensure irre-
vocably the establishment of the liberty and unity of
Germany, even if the princes were able to persist in
their attemat coercion for years. The parliament,
therefore, "bides its time." It has this day appointed
a committee to examine into the actual state of affairs,
sad devise measures for the enforcententsy the consti-
tution. This will not be a " Comite du eclat public "
in the reuse of the French revolution, but it will
be a committee combining courage with patience
and wisdom. Here is a list of the committee :
Waite, Wydenbruck, Vogt, Terenbacb, Engel,
Eckert, Plainer, Warm, Eisenetuck, Boulder,
Spatz, Droyeen, Welker, Umbescheideo, Hagen,
Promoting, Froebel, Stahl, Langerfeld, Tafel (Blatt,
gardt), Wernher, Ravenna, Dunker, Tafel (Deux-
ponta), Dettanold, Reichenspeiger, Fischer (Jene),
Vesedey, Keral4 Simon (Trews); thirty in all.
Wydenbruck is president ; Raman:, vice-president
and Spats and Langerfeld, secretaries.
eve I

THE WESTMINSTER REFORM SOCIETY.
A special general meeting of the members of th;s
society took place last evening, at the York Hotel, Upper
Wellingtou.street, Strand, to consider the fallowing reso-
lution passed at the last monthly meeting of the society
That it is the opinion of this oseetbsr that the Westminster
&kraus will be consulting their beat interests, and the
welfare of the society in general, in becoming members of the
Financial and Parliamentary Mikan Amedation, under the
presiCsary of Sir Joshua %Insley ;• sad that a general
meeUag be celled to take the subject into auseideration.'
On the motion of Mr. RBI% seconded by Mr. Danxts, Mr.
Ozpoxwas called to the chair. _ _

Mr. HUOORTT, the secretary, having read the above
moieties,
The CHAIRMAN said ha wee not present at thinned's",
at which that resolution had been coos to, and was not aware
that such a raionticia was notemary. Believing that every
esterase was aware of the existence of the Metropolitan
Financial and Parliamentary Reform Association, he con-
cluded they would all join It, as he had done himself,: sad
had nought to obtain subscriptions for it. Still he was glad
this meeting had been celled. He thought the Association
had done well to embrace parliamentary reform as us of
their objects, for he considered that the principal matter.
From a recent publication he found there were 60 towns re-
turning 86 members, whose eggregats population fell 237
below that of the Tower Hamlet., which only returned two
members. (Bear, hear.) He believed that until parlia-
mentary reform was obtained them would be little chance
for financial reform, remembering how few members there
were in the House of Commons who really represented the
people. He hoped every real reformsr would join the Aoso-
elation, so that London might no longer be behind L'verpool
and other places in the country in this respect. (Hear,
hear.) As the Association would require large funds in
order to diffuse information, he trusted liberal contributions
would be made to it, although a subscription of a shilling
was sofficiect for membership.
Mr. PROUT considered this matter the most important
which had occupied the society's atteteion for tome years.
As an old reformer, he had hien much dissatisfied at finding
that the Reform Bill did not answer the expectations of the
people, and that many of the new constituencies were so
limited as to be little better then the old boroughs. This
had arias* from ths paucity of the coustitnente and the want
of the ballot. About a peer ago the people had suncerfully
resisted the increase of the Jaen's, tax; and the necessity
was then made abundantly endentof a reform both financial
and parliamentary. The latter could only be enforced on the
public attention, by exposing the gross financial
tttieman-
&gement which had taken plow ; mikes this were dine
par-
liemenary reform might long be demanded in vain. But
once convince the people that many millions were annually
taken out of their pockets without occasion, and there would
soon be a strenuous don for improvement of the represents.
don. (Rear.) Asa mains of carping out the object of this
meeting, he would move:
mat this 'octet le much gratified by the establishment of the
trepolitan said Parliamentary Reform itseacietlen, throve'
the exertion el whisk sad that of eau' associable which have al.
endplate finned lag a similar. puree, the opinions/ the people ma
betelsedeslyards knewateinerreensestatins In pediernent 'fist
although*, eamary has mimed the liessings of pane man this el
yew, las mule el lias plias sramy_lre been ei great that the as.
Masi Whine have herramed tat •ale, stoning within the lest la
yam. Maths malatlivisary state albums during the lent twelve
whirls is nil ta Wrest provinere, is the ear*
antreitthtf palled purer IrMag lima Om keg dedad loran pimple, red
the enamdee Immtlea eamsquan therms. That, to east* le the
Indaatrinur thallealm et their elm lehmr, and that Kb mad
dr ail meals mak he am trwa ematry. it is latiliperabie 111
tire gnat *Me of Ihmulal pernmanoter heat sheeig he
walnut lisp. etsth ta mdse to aM is -
the
ea them It le earently ressemadel that ertes=l
Wsinmaiseir should mein his emus es • atember of the ligropelltas
Plamesial sad Paeliamentary Reform Meadatica ; ad tart the mar
bore in the Neural perishes of this city do form assoriadens la their
Impective districts ler attaining the Ur object. That a OW fli this
ematution be forwarded to each member of this society.
(Hear, hear.) He expressed his confident hope that four or
lee such district associations might be got up by the members
of this society, whore machinery was peculiarly suitable for
the purpose
A GENTLEMAN said he hoped they would bring " the
General" to account. (Hear.)
Mr. PROUT said he had no doubt this would be done in
fine time. (Hear, hear.) He had already taken crepe for
the formation of such an emaciation in his parish, that of St.
Clement Danes. It was not proposed that this society
derald, as a body, merge itself in the Metroi.olitsn Amu's-
den, but that Ito members should individually become mesa-
' bins of that body. By adopting such a course he doubted
net that in a twelvemonth much progress would be made
towards the attainment of the object of the invention,
which numbered amongst its members some of the most
talented and infletentialememben of parliament. (Hear.)
Mr. LABRAM seconded the motion. He was convinced
that parliamentary reform was the only stepping-stone to
bancial reform. One object of their own aniery was " the
ezteuirm of the suffrage to all persons paying a rental for a
beau or any part of a house, and having been resident
therein for a period of not lees than six months previous to
vegistration," Hitherto they had lacked leaders, and it was
the duty of every member of this society to embrace the op-
portunity now offered of enrolling themselves under the
banner unfurled by Sir Joshua Walnurley. (Hear, hear.)
By so doing they would immensely strengthen the efforts
made in parliament by the friends of reform.
Mr. BERRY asked If the principles of the Metropolitan
Association were before the meeting.
Kr. LABRAM said they were contained in the letter of
Sir J. Walensley, which had been read at the last meeting.
Mr. BERRY said he was what was denominated a chartist,
but was glad to join any association which recornised the
principle of progress with regard to the suffrage. He hoped
to see the time when Westminster would be as forward in
the work of liberalism as it had been formerly in the days of
Burdett. (Hear.)
Mr. MILEY was glad to learn that this society was not
to be wholly absorbed by the new association, but would
continue to exist. lie thought there was something aristo-
erotic in the constitution of the council of the Metropolitan
Association, none being qualified but subscribers of 101.
annually.
Mr. PROUT.—That is not exactly so, because the council
is constituted have power to elect any other moats( re.
Mr. MILEY still thought it was a property qualification.
The prevailing evil at present was a disposition to widen the
chum between the higher and lower cleans of society.
(Hear.) Nevertheless the objects of the association were
kmdable, and if properly carried out, would no doubt be
beneficial. Ile rejoiced that public attention was now di
reefed to financial reform; the exposure, especially in respect '
le the navy, had been most remarkable. (Hear.)
Mr. PROUT again referred to the constitution of the
council of the association, and said it was necessary to have
gentlemen on the council who subscribed liberally, in order
that they might canvass with greater effect, being able to
point to their own example. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. MACINTERE said the qualification for the council
of the Anti-corn-law League—the most successful modern
example of agitation—bad been much higher, a subscription
et 601. being required. Some such qualification was neces-
sary to ensure the efficiency of the council. He hailed the
association as one of the best evidences of the time—as a
means of amalgamating classes that had been too long dis-
united. (Hear, lieu.)
Mr. HUGGIETT said he had communicated with many of
the absent members, and found them generally disposed to
support the Metropolitan Association, having the fullest con-
fidence in the gentleman et its head, Sir Joshua Walmsley.
(Hear, beer.) He believed members generally would jots
the association, but be doubted whether they could make
much progress in forming district associations until the views
of the Metropolitan Association were more clearly defined
with regard to the suffrage.
Mr. PROUT said that Mr. Hume's proposition of last
simian wu so liberal that it would increase the electoral
body by 'enrol millions. If any definite object was
to be attained, autuel concessions must be made by the
advocates of different degrees of extension of the Buffrege.
I Unless some partial extension were first made, it would be
long before the great object of universal suffrage was
attained.
The CHAIRMAN said the Westminster Reform Society
weasemmarily eefinite in its views as to extension of the
of he understood that the principle of the new
went to the extent of lodger suffrage.
The resolution was then put and unanimously agreed to.
Mr. BUNOAY wished to submit a resolution for forming
a land association to purchase small freehold,.
Mr. PROUT maid that was one of the objects contemplated
by the Monopolies& Association, by whom it would be much
better carried out. They had already formed a committee
for that nurse.
Mr. BUNGAY, on receiving that assurance, would not
press his resolution.
Several gentlemen present then enrolled themselves mem-
bers of the Metropolitan Association ; and the proceedings
terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman.

MARYLEBONE REFORM ASSOCIATION.
Yesterday evening a numerously attended meeting
of the Maryiebone Financial and Parliamentary Reform
Association took place at the Portland Booms, Foley-street,
Portland-place, for the puree's of enrolling members and
obtaining signatures to the petition to parliament already
adopted by the association. J. Mums, Esq. having been
called to the chair,
Mr. A. MICRIE, the honorary secretary. read the sew-
Intim adopted at the meeting of the paruhioncrs, held in
the workhouse yard on the 27th of February list, which
were unanimously re-adopted.
Messrs. Scums, W. WILLIAMS, HINIIRTT, and BARNARD
addressed the meeting, in explanation of the objects of the
association, as set forth is the Workhouse-yard resolutions,
and impressed upon those present the necessity of making a
combined constitutional effort to procure a diminution of the
expenditure of the government, and a more direct oontroul
over it by the people, by a further reform of the Reuse of
Commons. The speakers enumerated a long catalogue of acts
of extravagance chargeable on the prevent government in re-
spect of their management of the colonies and the crown
lands, the unnecessary augmentation of the army and navy
whisk they had sanctioned, and the large amount of pensions
granted to the aristocracy. It was shown that the taxation
required to sustain this extravagance was the chief came of
the widely spread and increasing poverty of the working
classes of the community ; that the present mode of levying
taxes was extremely unjust, and pressed unfArly on these
least able to bear its weight, and that while the people re-
mained supine, any reform or amendment was utterly hope-
less.
Several members having been enrolled, and a large mins
ber of names appended to the petition, which lay for signa-
ture in ins room, the proceedings terminated.

METROPOLITAN TRALNLRO INSTITUTION.
Yesterday a public meeting was held at Free-
masons' Hall Fir the purpose of forming a Church of
Ragland Metropolitan Training Institution. The chair wee
cresupted by Lord AenLIT, and the proceedings keying been
°rasa with prayer by the Rea. D. Wilson.

The CHAIRMAN, in an elegant Wilms, laid before the
so en public.‘ eof eutkpepot:tu ; .
misting the claims which the proposed saw inttitution kid
uponi
tryandaatzild losflitheedmikatabilehit welad chOnueraa
these
establishments which was pirticularly wanted in the present
The Rev. J. Harding read the report of the previsional
committee, which set forth the proposed rules and regula-
tions of the institution. Contributions in aid had been pro-
mised to the amount of 9,8471., of which 7,1791. bad bun
received ; and annual subscriptions to the extent of 6861. had
S7lO been promised. The committee had purchued High-
bury College, Islington, as a training establishment for 80
young men, for the sum of 125004, towards which the COM-
mince of Council of Education had promised to contribute
4,0001. ; but some thousands of pounds would still be required
to carry out the plane, particularly if that portion of the pro-
ject which had reference to the usng of females were hen-
after to be promoted.
The Rev. E. BICKERSTETH moved the adoption of the
report, in along and eloquent speech.
The Berl of EFFINGHAM Wetly seconded the adoption
of the report.
The Rev. F. CLOSE, of Cheltenham, proposed the second
resolution, to the effect that, in conformity with the recom-
mendations of the provisional committee, an institution be
established, to be called the Church of England Metropolitan
Training Institution; and that the rules and regulations re-
commentted in the report be the constitution thereof. Ho
enlarged upon the necesaity of additional training schools;
on the importance of having the Went institution con-
ducted on right principles ; and on the value of having
the education imparted of an intelligent as well as of a re-
ligious character. He stated that the 160 male and female
teachers which it was proposed to train would be able to
educate 160,000 children, and that no human being could
foretell the advantages to the church and the world which
the new institution would be instrumental in conferring.
JOHN LABOUCHERE, Esq., seconded the resolution,
and, in doing so, referred to the defective principle upon
which training and teaching was at present conducted in
London and the country. He advocated the propriety of
founding the proposed instigation, because it would intro-
duce new and improved plass in this respect. Ho
stag d that the Roman. catholic. had been in treaty
for the purchase of Higlibury College, but that, to the
honour of the trustees of that building, they preferred the
acceptance of a smaller nun from an instingon like the pro-
, sent, with which they reggioludy coincided, than a larger
sum from those with whom they conscientiously dis-
sented. (Applause )2-
The Rev. Dr. McNEILE, of Liverpool, moved the ap-
?ointment of the committee. He was very decided in ob-
;wing to the committee of council of education giving
money to the support of popery, but he wee also equally de-
cided in taking money from that committee for the propaga-
tion of scriptural truth. He hated popery. He was born
and bred to hate it. He bad hated it through life, and
he should continue so to do until death. But, while he
thus detested end protested against it, he never pasted
• day of his life without praying (or the emancipation
of the slaves of that system from the spiritual bondage by
which they were enthralled. He anticipated the day when
the archbishops and bishops of the church would give in their
adhesion to the infant institution, in the same manner ea
they patronised the Church Missionary Society after it had
been several years in existence. He and others were now
the pioneers of this institution. They were reconnoitring
the country, and bearing the brunt of the action, end here-
after the generals and commanders-in•chief would head the
army and share in the victory. He then enlarged upon the
plans and objects of the institatioci, and sat down amid ap-
please.
The Rev. C. BARING seconded the formation of the
committee.
The several resolutions were unanimously adopted.
Upon the motion of the Von. Archdeacon DIALTILT, Se-
conded by the Earl of WALDIORAVE, VOUS of thanks were
owed to the noble chairman and the Rev. Dr. McNeile, and
the meeting separated.