The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-04 00:00:00

REFORM MEETING AT MANCHESTER.

TO TRII EDITOR OF THR EXPRESS.

Sts,—Your telegraphic report in the Ex-
press of to-day of the reform meeting in the Free Trade-
hall yesterday does not indicate, owing no doubt to its
necessary brevity, the very strong feeling shown by the
meeting that the government ought to dissolve parliament
if any attempt to tamper with the main conditions of the
bill in committee should succeed. The meeting, which
was a most influential one, was composed of many of the
leading liberals of Lancashire, and delegates from various
places in Lancashire and Yorkshire, from the north as far
as Carlisle, and from the south, including and beyond Bir-
mingham. The feeling in favour of a dissolution of parlia.
meat in case the 71. and 14/. qualifications, or the abolition
of the ratepaying clauses, are damaged in committee, was
the most decided and remarkable feature of the meeting,
and every allusion in that sense made by Mr. Hugh Mason
and other speakers was received with a rapturous and
almost stern applause that proved, what here we all know
to be the case, that the men of the north at any rate are
not only ready for a dissolution, but anxious and eager for
the struggle that an appeal to the people of England upon
this supreme question implies. The feeling here is, that
after the expression of opinion which the country has
given, the government has no right to resign and hand
us over to the reactionary party, with the certain result of
postponing reform altogether for a year; but rather than
that, that we should have the struggle at once, and let the
liberals of England once and for all measure swords in a
right down pitched battle with their opponents, and let
the strongest win.
It is not for us to fear the result; if it gives a majority of
100 for progress, a good bill far larger than the present one
will be carried, and even if it give us more " Adullamites"
and " Terriers " than we now have, which is not likel7,
still, as Mr. Gladstone said, " Time is on our side," and in
the certainty that we shall win at last, we shall try to find
patience to wait.—l sm, &c., R. RUEDEN,
Treasurer National Reform Union.
Manchester, May 2.

RRPRESZNTATION OF NOTTINGHAM. —A sixth
candidate has offered himself. The new candidate is Mr.
D. Faulkner, and in his address he says :—" I am a work-
ing man. I have always earned my own living. For
fourteen years I have been conducting a branch of litera-
ture which represents banks, railways, insurance com-
panies, and provident institutions generally. I am a
stanch friend of the church of England. My views are
similar to those of ' Tom Hughes,' of Lambeth." Mr.
Faulkner is the publisher of a banking and insurance
journal in London. Sir George Samuel Jenkinson
was introduced to a crowded meeting of the con-
servative party at the Assembly Rooms on Wednesday
night. The hon. baronet's reception was most enthusiastic.
Mr. Bernal Osborne addressed a mass meeting in the Great
Market-place on Wednesday evening. The hon. gentleman
was exceedingly well received, and stated his intention to
stand. Sir R. Clifton occupied the chair. Lord Amberley
and Mr. H. Contain also addressed the electors and non-
electors on the same night. His lordship said be was not
anxious to come forward, and be did so only because it
was urged upon him that the liberal party in the borough
were desirous he should appear before them, as it was
thought it would be the means of uniting that party in
the town. There is a good deal of excitement in the
town. The six candidates are:—Lord Amberley, Mr. H.
Coesham, Mr. B. Osborne, Mr. Sergeant Simon, Mr.
Faulkner (liberals), and Sir G. S. Jenkinson (conservative).
Mr. Bernal Osborne last night issued the following address:
—"
I venture to hope that in announcing my intention of
asking your suffrages at the ensuing election it will not be
necessary to enter into a detailed history of my political
sentiment.. My parliamentary career during many sessions
is open to scrutiny ; by it I am willing to be judged. Those
who are in favour of well considered measures of reform
and judicious retrenchment will acknowledge that I have
ever bean a consistent and independent liberal. As such I
confidently 'elicit your support."
TEES SUSPNCTID POISONING 07 THEIR BEOTHIRS.
—The inquiry relative to the death of John Bushby, aged
52, farmer, of Donkins Houses, who, with his two brothers,
George and William, are supposed to have been poisoned
was resumed on Wednesday. The evidence of the several
witnessed seemed to point to the presence of poison in the
coffee or tea which the persons who were seared with ill-
ness had drunk. John Buabby was certified to have died
from fever and paralysis. The symptoms in the ease of
William and George were the same, and they succumbed.
In addition, the servant girl, the housekeeper, John
Stoke*, Mrs. Brown, a visitor, and her son, were 111110
violently attacked, but were restored. John Stokes even
yet experiences a numbitees in hie right arm and right leg
The inquiry was further adjourned.