The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-12 00:00:00

12.1701itif MEETING

On Tuesday evening a public meeting on parlia-
mentary reform was held in the Town•ball, Berrien. The
chief bailiff (Mr. Pearson), who had convened the meeting
in pursuance of a requintion signed by upwards of 500 per-
emit presided. There was a large atteadanos, and the pro-
ceedings were perfectly unanimous. Letters were read
from the borough members. Mr. Bamford Hope declined
I to attend, on the ground that he wandered he should "bed
do hie duty to the important borough which he had the
honour of representing and to the peat and difficult qua&
ties of parliamentary reform by abstaining from taking
an part in preliminary discussions, sod waiting
till the question is submitted to parliament by those
who are charged with the responsibility of the
national government." Mr. H. R. Greaten bad fully
intended to be present, bat was prevented by the
death of a near relative. In his letter be said, " I greatly
regret that I see indications on the pert of the new govern-
ment of Earl Russell once more to attempt to amend the
laws relating to the election of members of parliament,
without touching soy of those abuses which exist in the
practical application of them. These abuses can, I believe,
only be rectified by more stringent laws as to the conduct
of elections, by adoption of secret voting, by the assimila-
tion of the county and borough qualifications, by the aboli-
tion of all close and small sonsumencies, and by Etch an
extension of the suffrage as will include all thine who is
other ways perform the duties sad exercise the right'
of citizenship. . . . If to deal with reform
it should turn out that Lord Russell hes taken
Mr. Bright into the cabinet. I would join heart and soul
with the party, for at least if we failed to secure our bill.
we should, as a party, fall with something like Bowstring*
in as to enable as to carry oe the agitation."

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD, JAZ. IL
We regret to announce the death of the Rev.
Hairy Wellesley, D.D., Principal of New lon Hall, who
expired at the hall this afternoon, about 1 o'clock. The
rev. gentleman, who bad been poorly some time, was takes
seriously ill a few days since, and from the time of his vela.
tires being summoned to his bedside very little hops. were
entertained of his recovery. Dr. Welledey was formerly
a student of Christ Church, and Hapax of W
Hiustpsirpoint, and took his B.A. in 1816, M. °A!dfillrB,°=
D.D. 1847. He war placed in the second clam
in clunks in Easter term, 1816. Sir John Wither
Awdrey, them of Christ Church, afterwards Fellow (and
still a member) of Oriel College, and the late Lord
Clifton, of Christelinrch.weritat the mine time pieced in the
first class is the same eohool, and the Lie Hon. O. W.
Agar Ellis, &boot Christchurch, was honourably mentioned.
Dr. Wellesley hold the of of curator of the Bodleian
Library, Ushireity Gellert's. and Taylor Inititntioe. He
was bore is 1794, and was a natural son of the late
Marquis of Wellesley and nephew of the late Duke of
Wellington, who being then Vhsneoller Of the 17willafitr
appointed him to the principalship of New Inn lialL The
IMO Dr. Wellesley was knows as the author of selactines
in the Latin, Italian, and English langumes, under the title
of " Aothelogia Polyglotta, though they did DM bear his
same. He was also well•known in counexioo with the fins
arts and oontineatal lauguages.

PARLIAMENTARY REFORY.—It has been decided
that a requisition shall be presented to the mayor of Leeds
requesting his worship to call a public meeting of the
borough to consider the propriety of memorialising the
government and petitioning the House of Commies io sup-
port of • substantial reform is the representation of the
people. The requisition is now in course of signature, sad
will be ;sweated in • few days.—Lads Mercury.
METROPOLITAN BENEFIT SOCIETIEs' ASYLUM.—
The inmates of this institution, in the Ball's-pond-road,
were entertained 012 Moodily last in celebrating the thirty.
seventh anoiversary, when Mr. J. T. Slater presided.
Good old English fare wee provided abundantly, and •
large company were present, including many donors and
subscribers. From she statements of the ehsirman and
other speakers, it appeared that the asylum had provided
a comfortable home and pension for 175 inmates, of whom
thirty-five remained, and the invested surplus capital wax
7,2501., the building being entirely free from debt. The
secretary urged op all the importance of societies render-
ing greater support, sou to build • new wing and maintain
the full number of inmates, which would be ninety-siz,
sod doubtlessthou other Omdar uylume would be found
necessary. This was the only institotiou of its kind in the
kingdom for the special benefit of Friendly Society mem-
bers. The majority of them were qualified to ember, and
it was to the credit of the metropolis that a few working
men founded it in 18.19, and had since conducted it, with
the assistance of Lord Ebtuy, Alderman Copeland. and
other philanthropists. The proceedings were eoliveoed by
vocal music, Mr. Byres presiding at the pianoforte, whilst
Mies Wallington favoured the assembly with several reel-
taticss, and a dance closed the evening. There are now
nine candidates for admission. from whom two are to be
elected at the general meeting seat month.
THE BISHOP OF RIPON ON THE UNION OF
Cleciscarx.—Tb• Bishop of Ripon, in a speech at Leeds on
Wednesday, remarking on the recent efforts for the reunion
of Christendom, said —" We hear much said in the present
day about the desirableness of union ; se/ there are those
who have openly avowed an earnest wish to bring about •
union between our own church and the church of Rome
on the one heed, and the Greek church on the other.
am Her anion, but it must be • union based upon the
truth of God's wad. The ally unity which I can de-
sire to promote is that unity of the spirit for which
we coesteotly pray, in the bond of peace and in
righteousness of life. In my judgment, to urge
union between our own Church and an apostate and
erroneous church upon any other condition whatever than
the renunciation of heir errors on the part of that church is
as act of treason to God's truth. Let those who wish foe
union with Rome or with the Greek church make what
efforts they can, and may God speed their efforts to iodate
the church of Bane or the Greek church to throw off those
errors against which our reformers, and we, as their suc-
cessors, protest. But till the church of Rome will renounce
those doctrines against which we contend se hostile to
God's truth, as contrary to His revealed word. our only
WWII( language as members of the church of England
meet be, No peso, with Rome.' "
CoteMo•• AND OPEN SPACER—We understand a
meeting will be held on the 24th inst. at the Mansion-house
(the Lord Mayor presiding), to urge on government the
neerrity el legislating to preserve she open spume wand
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