The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-19 00:00:00

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porno whose attention has never tot turned In the least to
political questions, who have never apparently been aide
to manifest an interest in ench questions, to share the repo
sestation. The time will corm in all probability when the
franchise will be spared, and when that is osidered ad-
viable on the part of the public I should not be one of those
who would Is disposed to stand in the way of say equalisa-
tion which may be thought desirable, but I want now to pro-
pea that which as hr as lan judge meets the existing re-
p:framers of public opinion, taking Mk ocenitheation the
timidity that nista on the one hand, and the earnestness and
the ardour which prevail on the other. (Hew. ham) Un-
ion you do that your bill will sot be practiothis. The most
ardent cannot carry all they wish. (Hear, how.) The most
saint will not &Bow the timid to rest secure la tisk thrifty.
Ws mud have something which mien as muck of yobbo
opinion as will enable it to be carried, and when carried
will mats the more work mathdactorliy to the whole
kingdom. (Cheers.) I believe I have now WOW
apes all the morn which have bets raised
to the muse of disunion. As to what should be dam, my
nodes is this: In the West Riding of Yorkshire then
should be firer a gement efrodation, and if that is done,
than I think that la soy lows and populous neighbourhood
in the West Riding there might to be famed a local associa-
tion. The medal object of these senektions should be to do
two things—perhops three la the first place, to hold meet-
legs for the differs of tenernation amongst the people.
Yaks them thoroughly undeestend, it you or, the nano of
the Moen echoer which may be before the public—for
don't supper for a moment that I am zoning about the
country to art the pimple to take my child off my hands.
Nothing of the soot. What I want is a real representation of
the people, and I want it to be that sort of represents-
tket that the people will het to be a representation. ("Has,
boo," sad cheers.) Yak, them thoroughly undontend the
gassier. Than have • gout organisation of politico.
Militarily whet petitions come dribbling Into the Hesse of
Como at 6 rink, they en of little use. They ere pat
gently away, and smog the votes et the mad of the oak
there is sent rood to the members a list of the various
11 salter on whirl petitions have been pereated. Bat
if it is found that night after night on sit sides
of the boo members get up with great rolls of panne
they ma scarcely merry, specifying that the petitions request
the ruse to pre a bill to establish household or say other
suffrage, the ballot, and each a distribution of member as
will give to ell the peat loos a fan inflows ; spetifyhtg,
if they approve these, when the bills we introduced, the pro-
positions whir I have are, or the girrenonent, or anybody
rereads; 14 the tabard the Hors alConsans be loaded
night MO night, sad week after weak, to this way, as I have
mean It ea some gaseliers Is past times, and than the men in
the hems, without say elekente logic, without costant per-
sona and dimmers, somehow or othar—thsp don't know
reedy how it gets into their heads—begin to say that, after
ell, it was • Oinks to Nippon that the people did not care
dot the sabre, end the I went shoat is order to get up
on sender (Chews.) What am I if the question is
set so tin recommends itself to the hearts of the people?
That is the eon of romestag which will take place
is the Meese of Couto ; sad, se we know it is
mid by the naturalist that various animals take
the& colours from the dithrest grants as Levu on
whisk they repose, so the member et the Hoses at Carman,
by a proem they cannot mylogivally destritie, from the old
eassenative or liberal *rift that they repo on ohne
madinent out of doors, end thst without public sentiment
Hey are nothing, will gredually moderate their hues, and is
the ono of twelve moats—tf this movement goes on with
my amount el recess—will fled that household enlivens Is
net to wry degree dangenres—that the ballot is a convedent
mode of nerring the franchise—that to give Ave members
to some great cities, mix to others, three to others, and two to
some of our large towns, is both • reasonable and °Diann-
done proposition. By making a grand, persistent, united
and resolute expression of opinion on the part of the great
middle and working dusts of this country—now so
nippily united—you will find that the House of
Commons, and ultimately the House of Lorde,Will become
in your hands, and I believe you will fled that within a year
or two you will have done ose of tree great things for
liberty which will stand forward for ever as a bright spot in
the annals of your country. (Loud cheers)

Mr. Loan, Bradford, wished to know whether Dlr. Bright
would hays say objection to supplement hie bill with a pro-
Mion for the eatunchlsoment of lodgers.
Mr. BLIGHT—If I sea not mistaken 1 have had the honour
of receiving a letter from the gentlemen who has 'oat spoken
the point which b• has jest mooted. It •
thing that there does exist in Scotland at this
moment • lodger franchise. The prattles in Scotland has
been that if • parson occupies • lodging of the value
of 101. he -can be pima on the registry for
• Beach borough, sad when I was in Edinburgh
I wee informed that 28 persons in that city bad availed &m-
-aim of the privates. (Laughter.) I an only say that
the subject ban reosised the most careful ooneideration of
those wham I have comulted, and I hope to be able to pre-
pus • dense which will emabie a great portion of those who
se* lodges, sad have the ambition to exercise the right of
voting, to place themes's' on the register. But 1 cannot at
present stHs the precise mode in which that object could be
241dar1. lam however, perfectly convinced of its
When I tram In 01/stow table were imbmitted
to me showing the number of young unmarried man living in
lodgings or with their parents, but I had no destinthat three-
fourths of than had " somebody in their sys"—(laugliter)—
and I hops that that he also tic cm at Bradford. (Laughter
and sheers.) Perhaps in the came of as months or twelve
months, or of a couple of yurs, they may Win the happy bonds
of wedlock, and moth, the natural position of electors, mai
under the homshad franchise. (Cheers.) Therefore Ido
not think that matter so impotent as many other peaces
suppose it to be. At the some time I have no oblation to
ma persons being placed on the register; and I hops, as I
have already intimated, to be able to introduce a clause
which will be satisfactory to those who consider the matter
more Important than I do. (Cheers.)
Mr. FOl3lllO held in his hand two resolutions, which he
mad red to the meeting. The first war in Wes following
arms :—"That this meeting having assembled to mast Mr.
Bright, and musing with him in the general principled of
the alma tessiurs which he last night explained, hereby forms
itself into • reknit mociatim* for the purpose of oupportiog
by every amilitational means the passing of the mane
dusk= coming melon of parliament, which shall include
for boroughs, with a 101. franchise for
sootier, vote by ballot, and such a distribution of memento-
tiVell CO the popalattton as shall secure that no minority of the
ekoion of the kingdom shall be allowed to elect the majority
of representative*" He was aware that many reformers
objected to !tombola suffrage, and It was a matter of great
Important:snot to be separated from them in the coming
:tzar. (Cheers.) Baca drawing up his own reresolutionoluti
bad been Owed In his hands by the chairman of the
Liberal Association which was in the following terms "That
this meeting having been called together to confer with Mr.
Bright on the great question of reform which an asphalted
lad evening, trusts that the reformers of the West Riding
will without delay !form an association, with branch ••••••
citations in the different towns and alleges of the
United Kingdom, for the purpose of carrying through par-
liament a reel reform Unless some such association
could be formed the visit of Mr. Bright would be almost nob-
le's, and It would be said that the people did not really cue
about any measure of reform.
Mr. RAWAON, Bradford, considered the proposition of
Mr. Bright preferable to household suffrage. He wished
every man to titre • vote, but was most anxious to prevent
say dlasioo in the liberal party.
Mr. FOSTER then moved the mond of the resolution,
which he bad read to the meeting. It was acceded by Mr.
Aldermen HOOLL WWI canted unanimously, and on the
motion of Mr. Iturrowomra • committee was named pro
for the purpose of varying oat the objects of the con-
temn*.

MILANCBOLY ACCIDENT.—On Monday a very
Inedesoholy occurrence took piece off the onset tear Paves-
:7o:..szoall town on the Brighton and South-Coast Railway,
miles from Hastings), In consequence of the up-
satdeegg of boat, which resulted in the deal hof four met by
drowsing. From the wheelers gleaned it appease that the
comtguard boat, containing five men—Dennis Persia, chief
boatman; William Hutchiwa commission boatmen; and
William Cook. William Briokell, and Michael Russell. boat.
men—had been off to the coastguard tend: r Active, and on
their return the boat was swamped. The chief officer in
coonnand *Me station, Liwateasat UsaaeU, having wit-
; seseed the harfal accident, observed that one man (Russell)
was Boating, supposed by an oar, and although the weather
was extremely cold, and the sea vary rough from a south-
west gale, which has been blowing on this coast for some
days, re esarageously stripped sad entered the water. By
his gallant martian hs succeeded in reecuisg this men wkh
very great dillkalty, both being couiplowly xhausted, es
may well be imagicird, on coming on shore. The other Star
men, as before stated, met a watery grave. Oben( the bodies
hae aims been washed ashore. Perris, the chief boatman,
hes left a large family; Cook has also five children seder
14 yews ef see. the youngest Wig only eight weeks
Bricked had 'sly entered the smoke at the end of October.
The Ind scent has created a very melancholy interest. In-
formation was bamediatsly forwarded to the coreow, sadan Wm. will be Airily