The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-02 00:00:00

MR. HUDSON.

We have authority tor st g that the letters, pur-
porting to be from Mr. Hudson, which have been in-
serted in the Express, And other papers, iespict-
ing the Millard and the Vsstcrn Counties Railways
this week are forgeries. The hon. member has written
no such letters.

FINANCIAL i;.ND
PARLIAMENTARY iIEFORM.

THE ISLINGTON ASSOCIA'TION.
At a wetting of tto Islington Aetvvilltion for
Parliamentary and Financial Reform, held at the Prince of
Wales Tavern, on Thursday, Samuel Roberts, n, in the
chair, it was resolved—
" That this meeting highly approves of the steps taken by
the Central Association for calling a public ineetinh• of the
inhabitants of the borough of Finsbury, returns its & ilerre
thanks to the council for the same, and pledge itself, ..ndi•
vidunlly and collectively, to use its utmost exertions to ti'r'
ward the objects of the said meeting."
" That the chairman and secretary of this emaciation, so
soon as the time and place of the said public meeting are
fixed upon, be requested to address a letter to each of the
members for this borough, inviting them to attend the
same."
" That the secretary transmit a oopy of the last resolution
to the secretaries of the Jiff, rent local associetie.s in this
borough, recommending its adoption by them."

MEETLNO AT COVENTRY.
A meeting of the friends of Parliamentary and Fi-
nancial Ref wen in Coventry, was held in the large nova of
the Castle Inn, on Monday, for the purpose of considering
the propriety of forming en association to co-operate with tile
many Parliamentary and Financial Reform Associati, us
which are springing up in all the principal cities and towns
in the kingdom. About forty persons were present, and a
list was read of nearly id names, chiefly of persona who were
not present, but who were favourable to the formation of
such an :association, and each of whom had already sub-
scribed a small sum towards its establishment in Coventry.
Several speeches explanatory of the principles of Financial
and Parliamentary Reform, were made by those who had
been active io promoting the meet. men; and the following
resolutions were unanimnualy adopted :
' 1. That the national txpenditure has progressively in-
crewed, until It has greatly exceeded what is necessary for
the security and good government of the country ; and that
this increase has tended to foster abuses and corruption in
every department of the public service, and is em-lityed to
sustain systems of policy which arc ruinous and abeuri.
That to provide for that expenditure, taxes are perpetuated
which are unjust, burdensome, vexatious, and Impolitic;
that various powerful into rests are opposei to each a change
as would give to the country any effectual relief. It is there-
fore necessity that the people ghoul I unite to secure an ho-
nest and wise administration of the public finance..
" 2. That the circumstances of the country appearing to
justify the conclusion that the retrenchment of our national
expenditure can be ape, dily effected, this meeting cordially
unites with their fellow•countrymen for the realisation of
that object ; nevertheless, it is the opinion of this meeting,
that this extravaget.t expenditure has arisen from the want
of more control on the part of the people over the legis-
lature, and therefore the increase of that control by the
tension of the suffrage, e all be a prominent object of this
association.
'3. That a Financial and Parliamentary R•(orm
As-
sociation' be now farmed, to ce-operate with all similar
bndiea throughout the kingdom, and that all p nons sub-
scribing ono shilling and upwards, annually, be members of
this mod ition."—Cerentry Herald.

PLYMOUTII FINANCIAL 2LEFOILII ASSOCIATION.—
At a meeting of the committee of this association, wbich was
held at the exchange 03 TUellaly lit, it was determined to
give a series of discourses on different branches of the nati"nal
expendi•hre, with a view to the enlichtenment of the public
en the extravagance which has prevailed is them. W. W.
Snell, E.g., cumented to t.ke the sublect of the colonial tx•
nenditure, w:.ich wia of Weir aff;rd a vast fit la of labour for
financial reformers —Plymouth iOWI6III.

TUE IiORMONISKS.—The Lincoln Mercury says:
" Toe inhabitants of K h tll, near Samford, seem ::eter-
minet not to allow the Letter-day Saints to make any nitre
converts in that village. Antrher attempt was made last
watt by an hinerant preacher among the seat to disseminate
hie doctrines and gain proselytes ; but as von as it became
generally known that he was about to deliver an address, a
large asscrubly approached him, and one er two persons told
him that bla tenses having already caused dissension in some
humble fam.lir, he would not be allowed to give rise to any
mere feuds. lFr began to renounrate, but was forthwith
seised by the viler and marched oat of the parish. followed
by abut 300 people, who h-,cred him till he reached Little
Casterton lordship, where he secs dirmi.red whhout reraone
injury. The man fortunately kept his temper, or it is
probable he would hare bnndrazgtd through the river."