The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-06 00:00:00

REFORM DEMONSTRATION AT CHELMSFORD

when they had got anything very good and did not like to
share it said, " Those that ask shan't have, and those that
don't ask don't west," (Loud laughter.) His Intelligent
unrepresented countrymen werenot likely to be put off much
longer by so slow a room (Hear, hear.) The non-
electors now present were giving a proof that they were
aware they must ask plainly if they would obtain their
rights; and what was quite sa much to the purpose,
they knew whom to ask. They would not go to Lord Derby
for a reform bill. True, his lordship bad vacantly given a
apselmin of his skill in that line; true, ?dr. Disraeli, that
extraordiatury conjuror, had sleeted wonderful transforms-
Hoes In the ranks of his followers, from the day on which be
zostamerphoerdtheaa Into freetreders: nevertheless, English-
men were not quite ready to give the tory leaders credit for
being reformed into reformers after such a delusive
measure as these pretended converts to reform pro-
duced when they undertook to deal with the subject.
A real convert was apt, if anything, to overflow
with real for his new opinions, and generally fright-
ened his friends by going too fez; but when we saw
rue, notwithstand,ng their so-called conversion, manifesting
so seal at all, but noticed that they were lukewarm and cold,
unwilling to budge one inch further than they could help in
the cense which they pretended to have espoused, it was
oart•sin that they were mere time-servers. Was any cal
seal manifested for popular rights in the precious dishes-
&bring clauses of Lord Derby's bill or in the speeches by
which they were backed ia parliament ? The present go-
vernment, on the contrary, was pledged not oily by the ne-
°tellies of their position, but by all their last priacipke,
character, and beton, to the cause of reform. The names
of Lord John Russell and Mr. bilker Gibson were In them-
selves a guarantee that the coming reform bill would be pro-
portioned to the Increasing intelligence and growing capa-
city of the people. The English aunties, and Essex In par-
tkolar, most rally round the only government which could
be safely entrusted with the affairs of this great commercial
country. He did not wonder that the agricultural mutt-
tuenoire were formerly the strongholds of traryism ; but •
wondrous change had now oome over the spirit of their
dream. Even the most obstinate of the self-styled fanners'
Meads had abandoned that claim to peculiar favour; the
bubble of mote2tion had burst, and It was diffl :elt to see how
the agricultural csnetituencies could go on much longer in
blind reliance on the politicians who, intentionally or not,
had so grossly cajoled them with busies hopes. He be-
lieved that with tree trade recognised by all parties as the law
of the land, the farmer began to perceive that no lees
than the townsman he bad an interest in public economy
sad retrenchment, and in those pruneive reforms which
were the watchword of the liberal party. The old cry of
ets constitntien in danger" would not serve now is the
cooties sly more than in the (01F111 ; the farmers were
led* out that the tory alarmists who were contiinally
crying out against democracy, however useful they might be
as drags when the state coach was going too fest &lea hill,
, were not needed with Peloserstou on the los, and Gladstone,
Sidney Herbert, the Duke of Newcastle and others, inside.
lieural other toasts and sentiments protracted the pro-
' ceediegs to • lite hour.

CHELMSFORD, Nowise Brinerno.
This town has bean the scans of a good deal of
poltled ettehment this afternoon, in conesquence of the
ovation offered by the liberal electors end non-electors of
South Essex, to their late rep•evatative, Mr. K. B. Wing-
field Baker. The host. gentleman was met by his friends
In the grounds of Kr. T. D. Ridley, and a procession was
formed and traversed the town. The reception experienced
by Mr. Baker vaa mod medial, and the committee formed
for conducting the proosediage prenatted him with a vote of
thanks for his post genies', gni • request that he would
allow himself to be put in nomination on • future °omen.
To this ?Neat It la needless to osy that Mr. Baker acceded.
At three p.m. a large pasty, numbming at least 750 per-
sona, dined together In the spacious and elegant Corn Ex-
change recently erected in the town. The romp 'Vail pre-
mated on the occasion was extremely styling, the •utoselve
area of the lofty building befog crowded to execes, while
pendant from the roof was grouped flags d every deearip-
don. The chair was occupied by Mr. TurDALArxtersore,and
immediately bthin4 the hos. aid hereof mamma were
displayed the femone tine :
" Freedom's battle once begun,
Bequeath'' from bleeding sire to son,
Though baffled oft is ever won."
Mr. Baker occupied of course the post of honour, en the
right hand of the c►airman, who was supported on him Wt
by Mr. Sutton Western, M.P. for Malden, and Mr. J. A.
H•rdcsstlo, M.P. for Bury St. Edmunds. Mr. J. OILZI
Fannie occupied the vice-chair; and the company included
the leading liberals of the town and district.
Orem was said before and after dinner by the Rev.
Mr. Lewis.

The Camargue, having in eloquent terms prop teed the
nasal loyal sad complionotery toasts, gave " The House of
COMMMOMS." ageortiatlag with the lout the acme of Mr.
Hardeastle, M.P. (Chews.)
Mr. HARDCASTIA, M.P., In reply, said the media,' was
mainly a ton-electors' gathering, and the manner in which
those present had received the tout showed that they had at
all events mule confident* in that Hones of Commons townie
the election of which they had ludesotly contributed. He be-
lieved they Ultras confidence bemuse they anticipated that in
that new reform bill which had been often promised
and not 'seldom attempted, but which had not yet been
parsed, their claims to exercise the great public duty of
voting for representatives of the people would be recognised
and insintainn. If his prophecies upon the "object of a
new reform bill were not more snootoda than the predic-
tion of those who had pee before him he should not have
much to boast of In the way of esooeu ; but he thought it
Might at all events be anticipated that one important part
of that reform bill would omelet—as be trusted It mfght
▪ &large extenalon of the franchise. (Heir, hem.) It
bad always appeared to him that the question of the Weirton
of comer end boroughs was, to & great extent, • matter of
detail, and that the principle involved In any reform OM,
whatever It might be, was the franchise. And who
wets them whom the country could trust with
the nacho of that molt important function ? He
had heard tr add-and ft wee rather a common PUBLIC DRINKING FOUNTAINB.—Last evening, a
phrase—that the comieg reform bill was to extend the public lateotrisf was lett! at Alhkes-hall, LotontzeelLftzr.thoet
eagle. to the "kin °U."; but he entered he did not e. Purpose
orrinking fougotaienalki=rarer or Coleman-street, The
sithEether like the expression. lie did not like to see any chair wee taken by Mr. Aldermen sad Sheriff lisle. Mr.
edam pat against mother in Eigland, where all dames de. Ranford stated that tt war proposed to erect three fountains
prided ao entirely for their prosperity on the wafer's of each in this ward,
3.13 one "
" Theyeep tddal6reCliedyansudblrri ottihnerstaottt.:
other. (Hem, hear.) lie did not like to ban it implied wont of 14L, and promises of 10s. or 161. more. The
that at present those who elected members were not the Nev. Mr. Bloomfield, Mr. Smoders, common coeuscilman,
orating dosses. The chairman, for intros, had worked as and Mr. Haynes, addressed the meeting, and • committee
hard with his pen and ha heals as any man ever worked in was appointed to carry out the object. The proceedings
fellowbeg the plough; and wee he (Hr. Manmade) to be closed with galseae irtaf ithhaecte bLithe...ebtrera,.wyho. subs
verycribed
lad that such a gentlemen did not belong to the working /OM free drinking fountain was opened for public ors in the
amass? He should man to acknowledge such an assertion. H,,,,wany.road, elyestuouster, at the point of junction of
He believe' that many of the working classes already pommel Stratteerpound, Great Peter-street, end Oncost-plat e.
the franchise, and that many more would poisons it when the It is let Into the wall of the Greyerat Hospital. The fou-
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new reform bill was pawed. It must be remembered that tats formedof whit. 'ankle enclosed ls an oval bronco
sesoll SNOW of foliage and figures. In the metro • shell
the Mgt". of the attar ineentieet and knowledge had a'ai is elegantly carved in white marble, from which the water
and no doubt away@ would ham, a tendency to hem the flows ue a continuous jet. On either side of the fountain a
amount of physical toil impomd upon each member of the handsome barometer and thermometer register the state of
population, and the employment of the steam engine to do the weather. Above the fountain is placed a marble slab
with the following inscription :—This fountain of pure water
the hardest work would enable those who were called work-
was Offe!lNl by Robert Stafford for the benefit of We friends
fag men to exercise not ooly their arms but their beam. and fellow.parishiougeo in Westminster, with as earnest
Men who exercised their brains—working men of this de- desire for their temporal and eternal welfare." The fountain
serlption—had, he believed, .the best right to the franchise, was opened without any ceremony whatever; it placed is
oithe,.._centdrse ofarao6r,oooand craned
~.,.Iccalittlythat, and to the catoureetts
and would assert that right wader the new aspect of the con-
stitution. Whatever the new reform bill might be, he, sea *we. 7 nearly Pen"' 'nee'
humble member of the House of Commons, would undertake oaram
LONDON SCOTTISH VOLUNTEER RIFLES.—On Sa-
not to be deluded by any each traps as were lad before the Vird,y offemon n numerous =ding of ocrweh gentlemen
house last year by the goveroment of Lord Derby, residing in London, convened by the moonless of the Lon-
for be would vote for no reform bill which did sot don Scottish Volunteer Rifler, was held in the board-room
wore to all atone clam who deserved it a share In the of the Raffish Corporation, Crane-court, reet-attest, for the
of explaining the nature of the obligations the mem,
franch;se. (Hear, hear.) The hon. gentleman then pro- Mu"
took upon themselves upon joining, and to enrol men-
ceeded to direct attention to the result of the late election, hers Lord Echo occupied the chair, and said he had
remarking that the liberals might learn a leaeon from the asked them to meet because he had been informed that
greater union of their political opi.onsuts, and also expressing therew"eto many' b Souog
ut, wiinth tigencdl°4 7theroijcerecanyteicil
his regret that so mash influence had been exerted against
of nationsl3cotezi; they did' not like to lend themselves to my-
his friend Mr. Baker by the clergy, who nearly all—whether thing until thethorhly understood it. two hon.
under GOREV6/0 cloak or Rotnish surplice—went to the poll- moteoterirs, str. Bate and pradowaia, were prawns, sad
log booth and voted splint civil and religious liberty and would give every information that could be domed. The
late premien cocain
iag meet thettler
onlwrdoe of this.nrotreseke
liberal progress. This element would always be arrayed
against the liberate ; bat he trusted that it was deoreasing, weOt present ygovernmr"nt followed It up by giving "711 grea'er
became that notation which extended to all alums most encouragement, and giving 2.Sztrittrint. of their fire-arms.
alter to a very considerable extent the influence sad plaice They had &treaty received 25 rifles from the govern.
oldie clergy. He trusted that victory might be the lot of the ment, sod permission to use the courtyard of Burlington
tutflsomeith.fort. drill. Mdr., Lancaster
ba bed
that offered offizeLithemKeugthe um of
liberals at the next election, and if he needed to be convinced
of its gems
probability he had but to look round on the present and Wormwoodin Scrubs, and there was no way of reeding
magnificent miserably. (Cheers.) it but by omnibus. If they could not get a MHO convenient
The CHAIRMAN peopored the next toast, " Mr. Baker spot they would ateceyt it, but they were in negotiation with
direct
atog of the Criostal Palace for the use
desirably
a rdortieteol
and the slorions minority of 2.215 independent electors who
voted in favour of civil and religious liberty." (Chew.)
groundatheir Ya* . 'ards
of lag,
were sent fa. before
Mr. HARSH, on rising to ream thanks, WS/ warmly ep- the mat P
aps
pleaded. Referring to the oircometance that the meeting LIVERPOOL CHAMBER OF CommitacE.-- The
was a non-elector: festival, he sal he hoped the word "am- monthly meeting of this council was held yesterday, Charles
elector" would soon be less prominently before the country. Robertson, Req , president, in the char. Crueltiee W Sca-
The British constitution had been dercribed as distingaithed
tmtitenwo.—tt:lthttetemotiveotan of tthelrtdeninttbittwtl resole: to
by the greaten perfection, but still he thought there was no seamen on boanigaohips coming to this ooralt'ry. Social Science
task of which a statesman might be more mead than Asexistion :—Oa the invitation of the Bradford Coamber of
that of extending the franchise. He was address- Commerce, the prouldest, Mr. Dowses, en I Mr. Raskin were
ing a portion of the lebourieg popolnios, and it appointed • &pedalos to attend the meeting of this sesoci-
was meatiness sell that they were represented because aotiat to inßleadforet next month. Postal Adobe —ltt was re-
solved monothe the Pestling wr Omer.] for an earlier
labour wee attached to property. Bet I° these wan and more Troia. delivery of the mails from l‘.indon and the
need this argument he would soy, " Would you like Continent doe here at 3.50 p.m., but which cannot be dell-
' lama and property to change plaoes?" (Laughter and rend until 4.45 and 5 p.m. Indian A. letter from
ulnae.) Would they let the toss stand then—" Labour, Calcutta, with a petition to Parliament on this subject, wee
referred to the Customs Committee. St. Catherine (South
nit& represents the value of property, is represented ; there- Americo) :—A letter from the Bout of Trade communi-
ties yea sea of property who are claiming to be represented ratting isformation relative to this place was road, end cope
mei nee be ? " The worst of the matter wee that in any ordered to be furnished to the Underwriters and Shipownere
ineembly where one particular in-erest predominated the bias Association. Wsete on Spirits in B —A letter from the
Inland Revenue Office, enclosing • copy of the general order
wen always In favour of these so represented. The question
for allowance under this head.
W ROW arrived at such • stage that even the opporeents of
PROPOSED TESTIMONIAL TO MR. HARVEY LEWIS.
the liberals admitted the sonninens and urgency of their
_We understand that it is noposcol to preeent to Mr.
rowan on behalf of the labouring Poritailon end lath Harvey Lewis • testimonial as a tooth of spayed
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months since, although it was doubtless la some degree is the manful way in which he has fought the bards of reform
hope that they might rotas power, they introdersed • be Hal. Meetings are, we believe, to be celled in every
bill on 'reform which stood recorded against them. The ward ls the town be elig•sre ran be
oPlakils
on
tyrh.little What
working clue" MU" ls future b• • meal paver la Leeds has won the esteem and admiration oven of his
the este; if they were to men an effectual iraleinos on public political memento ; Ms fri-ndr, therefore, will not be slow
affair, they must make their ietelligens hit • reform In contributing towards en object which will in some measure
bill was promised fan next measino, and he hoped the promise show him how high he stands in their estimetion.—Sall
would be realisel. If it were to be ma in! it must give the Ad..".."11".•
ALLACE MONUMENT DEMI:IEB.—AR adjourned
country that which was essantla for its realleation—vh., •
meeting of the Wallace Monument Counaitee was held in
101. franclbe in counties; without this it was Impossible for maga.. pagnp.na watt the drat pn,,nina win ...agog
the working alarms to have that shire in the representation to Mi. J. T. IL reheat, Rig architect, Glasgow. The cow
to which they were entitled. Referring to !teal matters, lir, mitten had eiglvy designs to select frets. Too design te
Baker urged that the liberal part of the county must be pre- which the first prize was awarded repo mote a mediated.
pared sad ranted for • contest (Chien.) Brattish tower, the propow d height of which will be 220
feet. with • staircase leading to the summit.
Several other tosen followed, one of them being " Tits UNQUALIFIED MEDICAL PRACTITIONRRS.—Grett
Boroughs of South Hon returning liberal members." excitemeat has memited in the xcighhourttood of Paton
Mr. SUTTON WI/TRIIN, M.P., remanded, sad observed from two deaths having occurred childbirth—one
s beings
that he believed the Munn would hog be remembers! as • 7=wcettannesar rat u.
seritb, ante „Pe regret to say was other .
great demmetration on the pert of the liberal party in Essex. attended by a gawk, who bad, fortuneely foe himself, called
One teeters in the present demonstration was of or-Jailer la a regular prmtitheer from Chet:in-le-Street. Several
signifimme; he alludes to the Wigs share taken is it by the benefit societies have refeeed legaeiee in this neighbourhood
whore the deweeettntutdietbataiviiiheen Wendel by unqualified prac-
tttioe non-elmoors of the musty. The cunning pretext by which
eea,
the °pomace,' of liberalism bed resisted ascend and thorough CHEAP TaAvuuno.—During a six months' tour
ref, roe bill was, that the people et lap were iadifferant to is 1,17. my whole pawnr .. Ina". ba,taw_ and shook
reform—that they did ant wish nor oars anything about it. rarind &saw, „f„,aad , than &rap-Lira.. heads.
The nos-electors, who bed sow come forward to recognise game eCoerete , averaged only ISo. r week ; and yet
his able said excellent friend, Mr. Baker, as the future liberal I saw sad did everything that a c•inec.eutious tourist who
member for Booth FAYI/I—(Obese)—had dam their part to tr°76 tomperiery.le h°:l°,l to roe antotilado. t0ti..1;4 "u
ep n",,nn
prove thee the intelligent and educated cleanse now excluded and uths tha,„7ll:iiatrtnr . step
at eptan.
from the &maths were not radiffereat to the hansom of clpal towns on the way, " doing" the keels de withe ,
the
that exclaslos—(rhea)—thee they were keenly alive ohatame with their curved pulpit,, Se., seed the picture-
to the Noah. of their posidon—that they knew =en then uP the 000lineY Poilion of the
who woes their true friend, and champion', and
aneendfog the proper quantity of " fels"
as !dowel valley on from Mayenoe to
that they would exert ell the Indus°, they weld egZort and Nureintang b rail ; and after dote, the
wield to give them champions speedy opportunity of re- &Math oddities of that old town, proceeded by rail to Munich,
dressing ahawgawassaa. go mud, tar ararradjaw of la- where I spent fortr days; then by coach to the Tegeria.see,
difference. The ohms woo all the more frivolous and absurd and on foot thtough the Tyrol to Ceneglii.no ; by rail to
Lions. ame who pogo it
napptnet.p,
not
asutpeg
Lititutenifte44.
yetsotyiettelltutfogur.ytda &astute. ,tit :to:dt thl
caottt on
tLfzethothrLootogh
to pelmet their they dreaded • revolutionary
spirit. They di Garde, Lego dowses, the Lakepof ti;:'Splmes, and
tried to hit Iles people in two way,. If the people agitated he Via Meta George el Pirates, Like Wellanitadt sad Zurich,
the insalther the Mg-beer cry was set up that the sentry sad Boas to the soarer of the Modelle; down the tali of
ow hi thaw of being deluged by democracy; If the ri river to Nosey; then by nil to Ports and Leedom Tide
papiedid met egitete, " Oh," end these telfieaues erbseares, an: °Cat sailowweitidnl start
; vet I viditi:dmT
pocket
'taws rm. that the PeePle like le be left IN they 00 • comes* &c, and parcbael maps teed guide-books besides.
Oak Mialatit reggethisdd that ef may boys at school ekes —nrooyA Aoresy ritaclompasck.