The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-23 00:00:00

THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS.

MANCHESTER, Farrar Mort.
A crowded and most enthusiastic meet►ng was held
at the Free Trade Hall this evening. The number of persona
attending was indeed so great that a second meeting had
te be held in the Assembly Rooms. Resolutions were
passed in support of the ministry, and condemning the
" Adullamitee," and a memorial praying the Queen to dia.
solve parliament was also agreed to. The Hon. Lyulph
Stanley, Mr. Wilfred Lawson, and Dr. Sandwith were
among the speakers.

LEEDS, FRIDAY NIGHT..

A town's meeting was held here to-night in the
Victoria Hall, which was crowded to excess. The Mayor
presided, and a memorial to the Queen was adopted re-
questing her Majesty to dissolve parliament, and not to
accept the resignation of the ministers. A similar reso-
lution was adopted at a meeting at Huddersfield.

NOTTINGHAM, FRIDAY NIGHT.
An enthusiastic meeting of liberals was held
tonight, in the Workingmen's Exhibition building.
Xr. Crippler presided. Resolutions were adopted con-
demning the vote of the Home of Commons on the Re-
form Bill as factious, and a memorial was also adopted,
praying her Majesty to retain the present ministry in
oboe and to diasolve parliament.

WOLVERHAMPTON, FRIDAY NIGHT.
At a large meeting of the Working-men's Liberal
Aroma' tion here to-night, it was resolved to bold an open
air demonstration tcamorrow evening, to petition the
Queen to at ones dissolve parliament.
DARLINGTON, FRIDAY norm
A meeting of reformers was held here to-night.
3. W. Pease, M.P., was one of the speakers, and rewlu•
Lions were carried enthusiastically in favour of the govern-
ment appealing to the country. A memorial was also
agreed upon to the Queen, praying her not to accept the
resignation of ministers, but to dissolve parliament.
COM/HINTER, FRIDAY NIGHT.
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A great town's meeting was held here this even-
ing, at which resolutions were adopted expressing regret
at the obstruction which had been made to the Reform
Bill. Confidence was expressed in the government, and a
dissolution of parliament was urged. An address to the
Queen to that effect was agreed to. The meeting was a
very crowded one, and the proceedings enthusiastic and
unanimous.

AMINO IN LAABITH.
Last evening a crowded meeting of the electors
and non-electors of the borough of Lambeth was held at
the Horns Tavern, Kennington, to consider the best step*
to be adopted in the present state of the reform question. I
Mr. TAOISM Menage, M.P.. for the borough, presided, and
wee rupported by a large body of genUemen connected
with the liberal party.
Mr. E. D. ROOMS moved, " That the thanks of this
meeting be given to the government for its honest endea-
vour to peas a reform bill, and that endeavour having been
frustrated by the tones, aided by the treachery of a
number of professed liberals, the meeting calls upon the
government to advise her Majesty to dissolve
parliament, and appeal to tht country." (Tremendous
cheering.) He was one of those who held that every man
who paid a tax should have a vote, and he believed the
conduct of the Tories and their allies had done
much to hasten the time when that principle would
be generally acknowledged. (Cheers.) It was
quite evident the present House of Commons did not
represent the people, and if a dissolution took place at
mos he believed that the state of feeling at present exist-
ing in she country would cause the return of a far better
body of reformers than were returned at the last election.
(Hear, hear.)
The Rev. Mr. Doxar seconded the resolution. The pre-
sent government had the confidence of her Majesty and
the confidence of the people ; then why should they resign
because some traitors from their own ranks kad placed
them in a small minority in parliament ? He saw no way
out of the present dead lock but by an immediate dissolu-
tion. (Cheers.)
The resolution was then put and carried by acclamation,
the whole body of the meeting standing up and cheering
for some time, amidst loud cries of " Good-by, Doulton."
Mr. RICHARDION (Common Councilman) moved the
next resolution—" That the best thanks of this meeting be
given to Mr. Thomas Hughes, member for the borough,
for his manly and consistent support of the Reform Bill in
parliament, and pledges its support to him in any future
election." As chairman of Mr. Doulton's committee at
the last election he felt humiliated at the part played
by that gentleman, whom he now considered as politi-
cally defunct, at least so far as Lambeth was concerned.
(Hear.)
Mr. SILWAT seconded the resolution, which was sup-
ported by Mr. T. Connolly, a working man and non-
elector, and Mr. Barker, and carried with loud cheering.
Mr. IDIOHEA having suitably acknowledged the vote,
the meeting, which had been of the most enthusiastic
character throughout, concluded with three cheers for
Messrs. Gladstone and Bright.