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

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 6, 1866.

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face thelpuistion of reform, involving you in (diplomatic
difficultfes, and perhaps in a war with the great republic
on the American continent. I would not trust that tory
party. (Cheers.) Theca• annals for the last hundred years
have been annals of calamity to this country. (Cheers.) 4
To them we• owe mostly what there is of ignorance and
brutality, and of the abject poverty that is spread amongst
the lowest and moat hopeless clam of society in this king-
dom. And now, when you have a fair measure like this—
fair, but moderate—l say that they are showing themselves
in their old colours when they unite, it may be to a
man, to resist this small concession to the people. (Cheers.)
Well what have we to do ? The five thousand assembled
here are but a small portion of all the people of England ;
but to-night there are many other greet meetings ; last
week, this week, neat week, and longer, we have bad and
shall have, in the newspapers accounts of great meetings
to discuss this question. We have to choose probably
whether there shall be reform or no reform, whether the
book of progress in which is written so many good
measures of late years shall be shut up and closed
for ever ; because if you allow that tory party to
pin the ascendancy again, it is impossible to say
when that book will be spin opened. (Cheers.)
Of the working class, which they spoke of with so little
respect, without which England would he no nation at ell.
without whose industry the greatness and the wealth at
the omutfiry would be as nothing in comparison with even
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en wriniportant county in Europe-7os have to say
whethetAbat elan shell rink under the Blenders which

have been heaped upon it ; whether, for example, the
natimial verdict shall confirm that which wee said the
other night by a gentleman who, having been a member of
her Majeetes Privy Council, is by title a right honourable,
and who sits for a rotten borough, elected by the Marquis
of Lansdowne—(cheers)—ihat right hon. gentleman said if
you want venality, which means corruption—if you want
ignorance—if you want drunkenness—if you want to be
intimidated, if you want an impulsive, unrefLoative, vio•
lent people, go to the unrepresented slam. (Cries of " Oh.
oh !") Now, what we have to decide, what this tows end
the public have to decide, is this—whether the national
verdict shall be given in favour of that slanderous sen-
tence uttered against millions of the people of England.
There is no complaint that you work, and that you toil for
ten or twelve hours a day, and six days in the week ; you
sweat at your work, you pay your taxes, you build your
wealth for others, in combination with capital and intel-
lect ; you make the greatness of this nation, and yet in the
House of Commons—the people's house--cot the House of
Lords—language Uri this I have quoted is uttered and
sheered by the great tory party in the homes. (Hear,
hear.) I say there is a desperate peril in this
—that language like this—the state of mind which
causes it to be uttered—the doctrine out of which it
springs, is the doctrine of revolution of the worst and most
calamitous character. We abhor all this. (Cheers.) We
are for peace—for peace at home and peace with all na-
tions abroad—we are for peace and for jostles, and for the
safe and gradual advanee of freedom. We believe that
the time is come when the middle classes, who are mainly
liberal, shall unite, and can unite with the great body of
the working class who are aspiring for something higher
and better than they have hitherto had, and we say that,
united together, we can gain from our government and
parliament whatsoever is necessary for us. We feel that
our fate is in our own hands, and assembled here, five
thousand strong, we resolve to ask the country everywhere
to resolve, with us, that we will never of oar owe free
will be parties to our own humiliation and to our own
enslavement.
The hon. gentleman, who was labouring under a severs
cold and spoke with great difficulty, resumed his seat amid
great cheering.
A vote of thanks was proposed to the Mayor for
presiding, in supporting which
Mr. BRIGHT said the people would help the question of
reform by signing the petition to be presented. He hoped
no mishap would attend the bill in its passage through
parliament. Government, he thought, would consider any
raising of the Sgaree-14/. in counties and 71. in boroughs
—would be fatal to the measure. His own impression was
that if the bill parsed the House of Commons it would
pass without mutilation through the House of Lords. He
suspected that the wise men of that house would not
wish to get into contest again with the people
of England as to the condition of the franchise which
should return; members to the House of Commons.
The petitions should be short, good, and sensible, and
extensively signed, that the Howe of Commons might
feel that those who spoke of the bill within its walls were
seconded, and backed, and supported by the greet public
opinion in those districts from whence they came.
The resolution was unanimously agreed to, and a vote of
thanks having been passed to the Co-operative Society for
the use of the Mill, the proceedings terminated at nine
o'clock, Mr. Bright being loudly cheered on retiring.

Last evening a public meeting, convened by the
Exeter Liberal Aasociation, was held in the public rooms
of that city. There was npwarps of 1,000 persons present,
and the proceedings were enthusiastic.
The SICRSTAST (Mr. E. T. Sweetland) reed letters of
apology for absence from several gentlemen. Mr. T. D.
Arland, M.P. for North Devon, wrote:—" It has long
been my opinion that, whether we consider the importance
of maintaining a cordial sympathy between the legialature
and the nation, or the need for improved legislation,
a substantial addition to the existing electoral body
should be made. This addn theirs needed in order to
place the institutions of ountry on a wider
and deeper foundation, and to keep pace with the
effort of various classes to qualify themselves, by
study and provident habits, for taking an active part in
political questions. Believing, as I do, that the franchise
bill introduced by Mr. Gladstone is an honeet and mode-
rate measure, I think that the Arra object of reformers
should be to affirm the principle by carrying the second
reading of that bill."
Sir J. BOWRING moved—" That, after the repeated
delays and disappointments to which the country has been
subjected, this meeting desires to express its deep satisfac-
tion that the government is now resolved to deal honestly
with the question of parliamentary reform."
The resolution WWI seconded by Mr. Raz, and supported
by Mr. J. D. Cozattmon, Q.C., and M.P. for Exeter, who
said, the government bad taken a step in the right dire.-
Mon. The bill was a sensible and an honest one he
thought, though not quite perfect.
The resolution was carried unanimously
On the motion of Mr. Councillor Nomintorost, sesonded
by Mr. IL DTMOND, and supported by Mr. K. &WRING,
it was also resolved—" That the reform bill now intro-
dosed by her Majesty's government is worthy of the hearty
support of the people of England, and that the large ex-
tension of electoral rights for which it provides ought to
be most cordially weloomed."—Carried unanimously.
It was moved by Mr. DAKIMIL, seconded by Mr. 1110 -
T11111 R, and supported by Mr. Dorn—" That a petition be
presented to the Rouse of Commons, requesting that hon
assembly to lend its aid in order that the government bill
may become as speedily as possible the law of the land,
l and that the petitition be presented by J. D. Coleridge,
M.P."—Carried.
A petition to parliament in favour of the bill was also
adopted.

LAMB/M.
Last evening a public meeting was held at the
Horns Tavern, Kennington, for the purpose of considering
the provisions of the government Reform Bill ; Mr. SNL-
WAY pre 'sided, and both the borough members (Mr. Hughes
and Mr. Doulton) were present.
The Csanuisis, in opening the prooe•dings, combated
some of the objections urged agains- t the bill, contending
that the moral and intellectual progress of the working
classes entitled them to • share in the franchise. The
Reform Bill now before the house did not embrace points
which the people would like to see dealt with, but he be-
lieved that se far ea it went it was an honest bill, and
worthy of public support. He urged them to support Earl
Russell in the present crisis.
Kr. C. B. SAMAR moved the find resolution, " That
believing the bill introduced by the government for ex-
tending the electoral franchise to be a honest instalment
of a much-needed reform in the representation of the
people, this meeting urges the borough members to give
d their cordial support, and to use an their influence to
obtain as speedily as possible a redistribution of seats,
the reedjustment of borough boundaries, and other mea-
sures for the more equitable apportionment of the repre-
sentation."
The resolution was moonded by Mr. Rionlai
Common Councilman, who urged determinstics
pert of the working alarm in support of the hill.