The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-18 00:00:00

TEE BUDGET MEETINGS.

The budget continues to occupy the attention of
the tomatirolel comasnedey, sad wkOst a amble of artedap
have limn held to discuss the governmental project, remoy,
others are aanooooed to Wu tomediately. Yesterday,
Letietbetion of Liverpool had an interview with
John Russell oa the elmoidwas differential
duties" of the third article of the treety. The rerlipl SKR-
tort ecknowiedpd the mennehleasee of the deka of the
deputation, end whiled ea latently with the Preektent of
the Boyd of Teak a ghee of advise white was at owe mt,
ceded to. The Chamber at Ocesmene has adopted a
xesniceld la favour, with none el enesplisse, fin inety sad
budget. The hewed ileteellas of lie pentane
also met yesterday at the Leaks Tavern te
against the " eating hewn " clauses of the hedges, es
injurious to the mends of the community. Is Man-
chester a meeting convened by the Mayor, in answer to •
inseronaly-elgted requisition, will be held on Tom& . The
town myna of Oldham will meet is Mood., to o the
but and treaty of commerce. A meeting at York, held
cm Thursday, voted a peados spinet the Nat'l-house
dames of the budget. A meeting ,
of timbre moralism' in
Leeds approved of the redaction of tha timber duties, but
thought that there was suEdont ground for a rmanurresce
with the Chascollor co the quidos of "drawbacks." At
Wigan, the general mind* of the budget Is approved of,
but the income-tax is objected to; at Bridled, ton, a 11.11114.
tag wee held last night by the " friends of temperer*" esd
the liameed victnallets spinet the " eating-home pope&
thin of the Chancellor.
THE BUDGET AND THE POTITEIES.—The finan-
cial scheme of the Chincellor of the Exchequer and the
commercial treaty with Preece are, on the whole, martial
with favour by the potters of Eta/fordable'. Of mums there
is mane grumbling at the prospect of a continued sad be
creased tax upon property and inoomee, and not • few are of
opinion that the adrentspree conferred by the treaty us not
recdprooal—in other words, that France will grt the beet of
the hairpin. Some of the manufacturers of the finer kinds-
of shine are a little nervous at the papa of Preach china
of the same class being introduced into England free of
duty ; bat, then, their aeighboura ere looking forward to •
considerable impedes of the eirthanware trade, sad .rice
that if the Americas Veda thrives la the lace of duties
equal, on the whole, or nearly so, to those which will be
imposed by France under the treaty, a fortiori, with lighter
freights, the sew trade with that ommtry, other things
being equal, mast also be a prosperous one. Therm are at
present little more then speculations, which the future, we
hope, will convert tato certainties. In the meantitne the
government, no doubt, may rely on the tappet of the
Staffordshire Potteries.—Biefordshire Aden-timer of title day.

MEETING OF LICENSED VICTUALLERS.
Yesterday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, a numeronaly-
attended meting of the lammed victuallers war held in the
large room of the London Tavern, Bishopegete-etreet, for
th• Pwr" of milkier* the proposhke of the Chancellor
of the :chequer to great wine and beer Heenan to ooteeand
eating-house keepers, and to adopt masers. to resist each
roc=. The MIMI for the movement woe
it would he extending the evil which al
admit has grows out of the pursing of the Beer Briir.
Because it would multiply honor of public resort, where
intoxicating liquor. woad be sold, without patting them
under the eastrol of the magistracy. 3. Because it
would be legalising and giving a special privilege to night
houses, over which the megystrate• world have no ousted.
4. Because there ere shindy 63.000 Hemmed victualling
beams to the kingdom, where wines and beer mad be oh-
Weed, all of whisk are tinier particular and
rely hold their Emcees during good behaviour. 6. Beaams
the limitable effect of the mature world be no take sway a
large portion of tie teat busbies al thaw been,
stUl leaving them ell their eemeal red bammi.
6. Hestia the further effect would he to mu, the
Deafness of the hoses in many owe beneath a zersavis-
rube point, and is all oases to Moot the market vales
of the property , end thus deprive the mare al their
hard espiteL 7. Banana the Nadi peepead
to the community at large is parely
sod is Lovely ciounterbeleaced by the paddy' falewp Whet
upon • ammo= tex-pa elate of intiqpiesa. ionr•
room and gallery were tweerded., Oesege Adams,
the chairman of the haasada. &dal%
woe unanimously milled to the elkair., The eleinnen harks
introduced the subject to the sissibr. Mr. Hamer, who um
received with loud cheese, moved the Bret 11111111111111 Si to the
elect that this eleatlag having given .reset etluiden b tko
wine d
proposi In
by tbe Cbaemiller of the Isabetrig :1
antion beer In coltar-henena owl althrbelele• bet
to give thee Asir most keiembeelmallee.
seeded Mr. Peak, corlei nisi
sided le the releades of the duly es arliteet7looly,

CHATHAM, FIB. 17.
Captain P. D. Vigor., 19th Regiment, and,Cap-
tain F. W. Jebb, 137th Regiment, have arrived sethisimrel-
eon from the Staff College, for the purpose of making an in-
spection of the locality and reporting on the ad
possessed by the neighbourhood for the eneampinvellitattaril
large body of troops. The °Mem are also to iniantine the
fortifications and other works of defence of the 'miaow, and
to make themselves acquainted with the best localities fort
throwing up mall earth batteries and breest-worke.

PORTSMOUTH, FIB. 17.
The Dodo, merchant screw steamer, embarked
this morning the boad qvartees el the Limerick mdidsy
end railed in the afternoon for Cork.

The Alecto, 6, steam sloop, anived at Spithowl during the
night from the mettrard.
The Coquette, 4, aessorgus.vestgianiander the Hon.
Fitzgerald Foley, was paid off into this day.
The Mars, 80, screw, Captain James M. &range, is refit.
Vat
3816 t be:d;
22, screw ptain James H. Cook.
burs, is under orders to a
rcedjos to Portland to join the
Channel squadron.
The Mesmer!, 6,-trint screw troop ship, has undergone a
thorough repair ua her hull, and is newly ready to be re.
moved front ths diteet •