The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-03 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.

A seoond public demonstration in favour of the
principles advocated by the Reform League was held last
night in St. Martin's-hall ; Mr. EDMOND Beaten, the pre-
sident of that body, occupying the chair. The atteodatce,
as before, was exceedingly numerous, and both the galleries
and floor of the hall were well filled, the auditory consisting
&idly of working men.
Mr. GRIZNING. of Manchester, moved :—" That this
meeting highly approves of the resolutions passed by the
Reform League Conference held in St. Martin's-ball the 28th
Febroesy and Ist of March, and cordially affirms the
principles advocated by the Reform League of residential
and registered manhood suffrage, protested by the ballot,
as the only sound and proper foundation of all real
representation and of self-government, as being in
entire accordance with the theory and spirit of the
constitution of these realms, and as imperatively
necessary to render the Rouse of Commons, not in name
only but in reality, the house of the commons of the
United Kingdom."
Mr. Glum, of Birmingham, seconded the resolution.
Mr. &MOIL Pore supported it in en argumentative
spew*, though he thought it ought to demand as a right
what it asked as a favour. He agreed with the Edinburg's
Review, that the question was not an amendment of the
act of 1832, but an extension of the electoral power of the
people. Experieece bad convinced him that working
men would make better, more loyal, and more lade-
p•ndent voters than any other class in the kingdom, and h.
advised that when next the league sent a deputation to
Downing-street it should be accompanied by each a mem of
working men as should for the time stop the traffic in Par-
liament-street. (Hear, hear.)
The resolution was then put to the vote, and carried by
acclamation.
Two other resolutions were also passed, one inviting all
classes of real reformers throughout the country to unite
is oostributing to the funds of the league, and in agitating,
and labouring in their several localities, by metns of local
associations or otherwise, in support of the principles of
reform set forth in the first resolution, and the other
directing that copies of these resolutions should be trans-
mitted to Earl Russell and Mr. Gladstone.
A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceed-
inza, and the meeting separated at a late hour.

THE ATTEMPTED MURDER. IN FINSBIIII.Y.—At
the Guildhall Police-court, yesterday, Adam Ezell was
again charged with " felonionely cutting George Cox, of
No. 14, Galles-strut. Camden-town, by stabbing him on
the left side of the neck with a knife, in Eldon-street,
with intent to do him rriev,us bodily harm." It will be
reeollected that os the 6th of February the prosecutor was
standing in Eldon-street, Finsbury, when the prisoner was
observed to stab him over the left shoulder. The pmeeeu-
tor had not been able to appear until yesterday, and that
had occasioned the remands from time to time. George
John Cox, who was much affected while giving his
seldom" said he lived at No. 14, Gillies-street, Cam-
den-tow". He was salesman to Messrs. Sadgrove, uphol-
sterers, of No. 4, South-place, Finsbury. The prisoner
I bad been in their employment, but left about two
years and a half ago. On Tuesday, the 6th of February,
be was standing in front of a hoarding, in WOO-
: strut, when he let a tremendous blow on the lef t shoulder,
but did not know what caused it. Immediately he felt
faint, and then felt three stabs. He knew they were stabs
—two in the shoulder, and one in the beak. He turned
mood acid sew the prisoner. He then ran to Messrs. Sad-
grove's, in South-plus, and was takes from there to the
boepita, where he we. attended to. He bled a good deal,
and was still under the care of Mr. Bloxam, the house sur-
geon. The prisoner said nothing to him previous to stab-
bing him, nor had he said anything to the prisoner. In
answer to the charge, the prisoner said "I have this much
to say, that I never intended to take life ;" and be was
then committed for trial on the charge of attempted
murder.
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