The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-13 00:00:00

MR. BRIGHT AT BIRMINGHAM.

Last night Kr. Bright attended a ward meeting
for the first time during this election. Ha L. 8. Wooer
occupied the chair.
Mr. Baum was enthusiastically cheered. He asked
them if they could point to a single thing that
their opponents, the candidates of the other
party, had done with a view of extending
the franiabiae ? Did they ever hold a public meet-
ing—(no, no)—did they ever get up a petition
(No, no.) But they got up a petition that every elector of
the borough of Birmingham should only vote for two
men instead of three—(hear, hear) —and Mr. Newdegate
himself, when he askedthe MAIM of Commons, in opposing
that clause, who it was that asked for it, got
up and said, if be recollected rightly, that he
had presented a petition from Birmingham signed by
4,1100 persona, sating the House of Commons to give one
member to the minority. (Cheers.) What must be
the effrontery, then, of men—what must. to use a word
that they knew a little more familiarly, what must be the
courage and impudence of men who had all the years of
their lifetime not only denied them the suffrage, but had
vituperated and abused him in every form of the English
language—and mainly because he asked that they should
have the suffrage—(re)—and if they had opposed the
franchise for 40 years, what assurance had they that they
would in the future complete that parliammtary reform
they now had ? How could it be expected that they would
disfranchise the small boroughs, and give the
people
the ballot ; for there were hundreds of thou-
sandsof men who now had no more freedom
than if they were handcuffed or in the cells of a prison
(Cheers.) -By some unfortunate fatality or accident the
tones were nearlyles
the
in the wrong upon all great
questions. They o the repeal of the corn laws, the
taxes upon know and the French treaty. The
object of that treaty was that the two nations
should be linked together in a community of
interests, and that a perpetual peace should be
created between them. -(Cheers.) And what were
their opinions in regard to pesos within the limits of the
United Kingdom? Why should Ireland be governed in
such a way that an immense army was required to keep
the Imo* in subjection ? The government ought to be
such, and might be such, that not a single soldier should
be required in the kingdom to keep the people in sub-
to the mown or in loyalty to the law, and
L • believed that if Ireland were properly go-
verned there would not be a single soldier required
there say more than in Scotland. (Cheers.) If Ireland
were woe treated Ireland would be content ; but Ireland
had been governed with great injustice, and he was
ewe that no policy far Ire—and of all policies no
=swag about the worst of all—would not receive the
of the great constituency when it came to pro-
nounce its great verdict on Tuesday next. (Cheers.) Mr.
= tsaten reamed to the slanders poured upon Mr.
and himeslf by the tory party. No sooner
was one dirty, malicious lying scandal trodden
under foot in the mire to which it belonged—
(eissers)—than those Meanie= gentlemen, some of them
proforma to be highly protestant and vastly pious, got up
another Amy of the same sort. (Cheers.) The instru-
ment, of their opponents indeed were quite willing to
grope in dirty kennels and sewers to find same bit of dirt
which they could throw at them. (Cheers.)
A vote of confidence in the three liberal candidates was
proposed and carried.

Lord and Lady Vivian have left England, and
will par the winter in Italy, for the benefit of her lady-
ship's health.

Lord Huntineeld and the Hon. Mrs. Hughes
of Mama have arrived at the fit George'a Hotel.

The marriage of the Hon. Lionel Ashley with
Mir Frames Ilanbary is Axed to take place on the 12th
of December. —Post

Sir Bruce and Lady Chichester have left England
fora wiatar's crake in the Mediterranean, in their yacht
Erniaia.

THE CONTI NINTA L TOM OP Till PRLNCE AND
Pacer cnes or Warxe.—Their Royal Highnesses the Prince
and Princess of Walea with some of that: children, will
leave Narlborougl-lionse next Tuesday, the 17th inst.,
for Copenhagen, on a visit to their ]Vestige the King
and Quoin a Dessnark. Their royal • and suite
will, on quitting Karlborough-house, drive to the Char-
ing-apse terminus, and leave London by the 8.30 p m.
train on the South Eastern Railway for Dover, whence
the Prince and Princess will cross to Glair, and proceed
direct to Paris, where the royal party will arrive
early on Wednesday morning, and drive to then hoteL
The Prince and Princes, will remain for a few days in the
numb gaping, and am expected to visit their Najesties
the limperair and AWN. of the French. At the exp
tion of their eta in Paris, their royal highnesses will pro-
ceed direct for and it is anticipated that the
craw to Copenhagen wig occupy &boat three dap. As
rials""antstifs Wing and Quest of Den-
mark. the Prism Ptineess of Wales will reside at
Copenhsen for about a month, and upon the conclusion
of their visit will est out for the south of
_Europe, travel-
ling through Germany, either to Venus" or Trieste,
when a British frigate will be in readiness to
receive the Duet:ions travellers, and convey them
to Alexandria, where they will land, and proceed
by train. to Cairo. Atter a short stay at this
city, during which it is anticipated that their royal high-
nesses will visit the Viceroy of Egypt, the Prince and
Princess will make a trip up _the waters of the Nile as far
as the second cataract. Having accomplished this pil-
grmiage, their royal highnesses will return to Cairo, and,
not unlikely, visit the King of Greece (brother of the
Princess of Wales) at Athens. Their royal highnesses are
• pseted to make a short stay at Athena, after which it is
understood that Naples, Rome, and Florence will be
visited on the return journey .„o England. The Prince
and Princess will be absent es their tour about throe or
four niestlie.

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TSB EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY OF ELINAM
Rename on= Lye:ay.—The inquiry into the m=s
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whose remain week =the Oh alt., found in a esoludeil
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trace the inommeete of the dammed during the time
hitherto uaassosated for. It that previous to the
17th =gust, the &roses= had lss. fora few days in the
genies of • doctor et Manobselsr, bat being ill and rumble
to do her work she was dinharged, and after vainly
trying to obtain Mbar sitaMions she returned to the
home of Mrs. Holmes, a parson living at Shiewebary,
both
who had previoualy given her shelter. Mrs. Holmes stated
that apemmte
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formed
and and the
the opinion that "tie peer girl lid pee wrong," and
was amid to go home to her mother who was very harsh
with her. When Mrs. Halms ar{sd her to go home, she
=claimed, " Oh, lam done ! I never get another
situdion. Bet it is all my own seeking—so one's to
bloom" On the lath of August, she slept is the
sem room as Ifni. Holmes, but wen id not =them her-
self, and several times duzing the night Ma. Holmes
aviaries found her lameking by • chair. She left
the hems Wore brealthat, and from the whines of other
idioms. was shown to bays spent the =kilt
the railway station, and the eight is aa
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Ludlow, and after being seen at =risen pink as her
way home to Wismar% weskit mighted, sad asking air=
was heard of her till nearly two sno
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saimaratien, Ives =ails to speak as to the girl's wadi-
Ike, ..r to say from what mum she died, the pip having
left.nething of her body but a few bare hoses. The kw
weinned an open vmdiot, and strongly cerwured the
pus= of the doom.= "for their sonatina and inhumes
conduct'
Arogram..rr, Nor. 11.—Arroarrinicrs.—Osp-
id. Aim Ce l,
simesel V.C., too the Ouraberlaad, addi-
tional, for =vise in the Now.