The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-14 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, 1858.

PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.

NUfING IN LONDON.
Last algid neeling nee held tie large roan
oft e ftwisassir Tan% fler the of peameting the
reins et warliewasat. The testing wee swecarously at-
11etended, sof Mr. H. In 3d.P., was called to the align
Cnenasair eller tntrodzefory reenarks, .Id
the last Mew par mut Mae emiriseed ill men that the
warklng delete twald demur whim* the 00-operstdon Id
the middle elan, end 4 wen equally apperwat that the
middle dams ware without the co-operation of the
ireeklag claim. lasers.) A reform manifesto had lately
been issued, and they all knew what it contained. The 101.
minty freebie was abandseed, bat a hi. franchise was pe-
psin& in it. pima& That would make matters only mese,
be sheep might as well preen the franchise ea the
tenantry in the country un ler the present system.
(Hear, in
He had himself seen ths =trory
driven kite sheep to the hnetings. (Hear, Yaw.)
kind of reform h..d bpen propo•ed, namely, ea etlendenal
frearlies. (Laughter) Well, he thought tont were quite
ineeps, sad perhaps too away lawyers is the Hewes of
Gewansaa. (Laughter) And the derpy WON sway amply
repennarl in the House of Lnula. (Hear, hear.) Tt vas
also p.ped that the country shookbe divided lath electoral
He hoped the people would not listen to aaj such
prepasek the t gout of which would he to give a migen&r-
awe to the metropolis and other large tom. (Hitar,lttor.)
He did est Cheek the other parts of the mann., ssisW be
satisfied to is. Leaden with 70 representatives in slie Meer
of Comets&

Mr. Pasamozm liow•ans odd that what all nal
should combine japes 1111. a morilmod suffrage,
with the condiams reiMeor rod toed 4 trimui

figt.niet thlmbereingingbentrnielleltllifftta=naM"
to the Mean= of others, ought to peals( a vote.
If Palmenton gave them a real Reform Bill they would
=it, but if he presented them with a sham they
reject it. (Cheers.) He could not forget the ante-
cedents of Lord Palessestoe, or that he was always opposed
to afar= (flear,_ hear.l It was on record that Pal-
nmeaten aid to hiss J.Wallaby, who was en honest re-
ferseer—(ebsers)—dbet If the weekleg classes got the (ran-
din 1 vwY dlegiada the hemelse. (Grow) Thriven,
am ewes that ladle Bahama DS wad to be proposed the
peweenat. Me maid them that if the India B' was
piped bsime a reform of pediment it would be much more
Minh to get that reform afterwards. (Cheers.) He moved
Se first resolution :—" That this meeting, finding that newel
ralesa premesele have been iron time to One bated, em-
=- vete by beelet, pester equalisation of constituencies,
paellemeate, sat abolition of the property qualifier
=w hereby rands lie edema conviction, while fully en-
d nier ow s, that me Stem Bill will he complete et
eaddeotery wok doss met Salads as its boding bane the
principle of masher= siege."
Mr. Eawarr 'owes estemded the Imo! talon. He said that
heretofore the middle clams had been pulling one way and
the working classes pulling another way. He hoped the
hour bad arrived when both classes were to pull together.
If there via to be a union it must be on the ground of man-
hood swamp mid on nothing for. The programme of the
geattemme eke mat at the Gdldhall Coffeehouse did not
wpm& maw emeamk to that principle. lie meant the suf-
frage te atalteedthed biotin-es and accompanied with
maenad and he saw no reason why a pauper
Swig not haws vats. (Hear.)
Mr. Coxiworem, M.P., mid that, whilst he agreed in the
=principle of the maintop, he would not preclude
from accepting a asp and liberal =satire of reform
ferthe sake of some Semi geed. (Hear, hear.) lie could
petit to many meamaree of home and colonial policy to show
that the goverment did met represent the principle, of the
peepie ; end a wet renuakeble circumstance Ind recently
aeon= which showed le what *Wu Lord Palming= was
reduced in recruiting for Moven. Towards the fog end=
last session a liberal member of parliament declared that
what had occurred in the previous session of parliament
would not be permitted again—namely, that a cabinet al-
nister should be allowed to leave the House of Leeds whim
the vote on the question of the Jewish disabilities was shoat
to be taken. Ties treasury bench appeared as usual to be
asleep with its legs on the table when that declaration was
made. (Laughter) But it was afterwards =nomad that
the Lord Privy Seal was about to retire, and that a =heti-
tuts wee to be found for hire. He thought it en Insult to
the country to appoint to that office one against whom a
grave end serious accusation lead toss brought, who
never oondeseraded to give a public explanation of his con-
dom, and who was told in the columns of the limes news-
paper that till he gave such an explanation ha had bettor not
resume his seat in the House of Peers. That appointment .
was an act of dazing presumption on the part of the Prime
Mirror of the country. (Hear, hear.) But it wee re-
suming upon the apaUty of the people that made him ven-
ture to perpetrate seek ea act without the risk of being
celled to an =count. He (Yr. Coningham), as a member
of the House of Commons, looked upon that appointment as
a downright insult ; end In saying se, he firmly believed he
repreanted end expressed the opinions of all that was honest
end truthful in the United Kingdom. (Cheers.)
Mr. llicalv then moved, and Mr. RADFORD seconded.
the following amendment :—" That no measure short of
equal political and social rights will content us, to obtain
which we gagger manhood suffrage, to include the annual
'bebop or members of parliament, magistrates, and pohlic ser-
vants, who ere to be paid for their servicee—C unjerity to be
the only requirement for election, and the number of electors
he sack dance to be equalised nearly as poreible, and qua-
Idled after one month's residence fur registration. That
, without 'manhood suffrage, we reject the ballot as a danger-
, one (because secret) instrument In the hands of the prosier-
, ore governing closes; and we demand that any person try•
at =elector be punished by heavy fine and im-
t with hard labour. While in order to test the
trading and middle classes, with whom we wish to crops-
, rate, we demand that in the City of London and its boroughs
the unrepresented people shall be permitted to elect, by show
of ?pada, one half of the menthe= at the lint election."

Mr. TOWNSAND, M.P., said though be had the highest
conddenos in the noble lord at the heed of the government—
(oh, ob)—he had no oonddenoe that the noble lord would
give them a real reform without • pressure tram without.
(Hem, hear.) Us had signed the manifesto referred to, bat
be himself went somewhat further. lie thought the people
were entitled to have—if not a manhood suffrage--at least
something very near it, with the protection of the ballot,
meal electoral districts, sad biennial parliaments.
he Cuatax.tx having read the amendment for the pur-
pose of putting it to the meeting,
Mr. Braaten* O'Brien presented himself to the meeting
amidst loud cheers from one pert of the meeting, end loud
aka of Down, down," " lie's a traitor," from others. After
much uproar and confusion,
The Cu A !MAN pat it to the meeting whether they would
hear Mr. O'Brien f
The meeting decided by a show of hands that they were
not dispoeed to baton to him.
This decision gave rime to renewed uproar, In the
midst of which,
The Cuut uuAN put the amendment, which he declared to
be lost. lie then put the original resolution, which he de-
clared to be carried, bat the confusion was so great in all
parts of the meeting, and ptrticolarly on the platform, that•
second reeolution, which formed part of tho evening's pro-
gramme, was not put, and the locating came
,to rather en
abrupt termination.