The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-02 00:00:00

REFORM DBMONSTRATION AT BURY.

An assemblage, which may be described as a
monster tea party. took place at Bury (Lllnauhirfie on
Wednesday evening, to celebrate the return of Mr. N.
Philip. as repreeentitive of the borough at the lad diction.
There were more than 4,000 persona present, a wooden
covering 2,940 square yards, having been erected
for the occasion, decorated with coloured calico, and
brilliantly illuminated. Mr. T. Watums, the chairman of
Mr. Philip's election eemmitteo, presided; and there were
slso on the platform Admiral Sir Charier Napier, M.P., Mr.
J. A. Turner, M.P., Mr. J. Cheatham, M.P. Mr. G. Hat-
field. M.P., Mr J. Pilkington, M.P., Mr. M. Philips, Dr.
M'Kerrow, and Sir J. Watts, of Manchester.
The Cu I ItMAX said they were ameedeled to do honour to
the constituency in the person of their valued repreeeetative—
((lewd—and to celebrate the triumph of a principle of which
Mr. Philips woo the type. (('been.) In hlr. Philips this
borough had a n•preaentetive of no ordinary abilities, and
aim one on whom his conatituants could pre-eminently rely
that ho would never deceive them. (Cheery.) The chair-
man then proposed, in succession, the toasts of "The
Queen," " The Prince Consort and the meat of the Roma
Family," and " The Army and Navy," which were enthu-
siastically received.
Sir CitaitLea Nartsin core to respond to the last toast,
amidst hearty cheering. Tho pliant admiral commenced
by referring to the chancier of the naval proteseion, and to
his Baltic campugn; bat moon proceeded to speak of the all-
*Wahine toPc of the day. After alluding to the neelected
seaming. of Sir Cherie. James Napier, he remarked that
bygones must be bygones, and we moat all put our ehouldera
to the wheel end endeavour to Fend reinforcement,. In the
first Instance we were not eufficiently active in eendiag
troop to India. Our first treope sailed only on the let of
July, whilst the iews of the mutiny arrived on the 28th of
May. There woe great blame ; but the blame, be thought,
was not to the guvernment, but to the country, which tried
out end landed upon the governuent doing away with the
income tor, and the government wee obliged in eoneequenre
to make great reductions in the army and our navy. What
had they gained ? They got rid of the 9d., end he behaved
they would have le. to pity in Noire. (Laughter.) It wll.l
all very well to say " The Ent India Company must pay,"
but he told them, that if the East India Company could not
pay the bill, John Bull moot. (Hear, hear.) It was the
people of England who insisted on reductions. He went
himself to Lord Pelmerston, and said, My lord, If yea
will nand op in this home, and ray you will not be mess-
made for this country, unities a proper army and navy are
kept up, you may depend upon it you will receive the cheers
of the country from one end to the other." I am sore
that woad have been the time; but Lord Pelnieraton, like
other minister& watt afraid of losing hie piece. (Laughter.)
Now, said Sir Charles, if you had not insisted upon the army
and navy being reduced, I have no hesitation in saying that
In forty eight hoer. you would have been able to send 10,000
or 15,000 men out to Indio. Just reflect on what horrors
that would have paved. You would have prevented the hor-
rible reamacre at Cliwnpore, and the threatening !if Do know
at the present moment, where there ere 1,000 English, Mee,
NOIII4II, and children, locked up, 'theft of provisioneorith few
to di feed them, and en army of barbarous rebel, besieging
them. I e teli to God I meld take all this assembly here to
Lucknow, with even only bludgeons on their ehoulders, and
we word save all them unfortunate creatures from being
murdered. (Cheere.) Massacred they will be, unless, in-
deed, the officer in command there ham decision and deter-
mination euActent. Ile Is in an awful position. Those
women end children have only the choice of being violated
and murdered, end treated in the meet barbarous manner,
in the event of the rebels succeeding In taking the place, and
the governor bee aboolutely !nothing to do to save them from
this ignominy and cruelty but to destroy the whole of Luck-
now. That, ladies, may appear to you a horrible thing, but
what can be done We have nen what ham been done at
Compere, and when we reflect on what meet be done at
Luckuow if no relief has token place, there is nothing on
earth left but for the man in ei oinked with his own hands to
destroy hie fellow-countrymen, women, sad children. It IS
a harnble thought, an awful thing to think of, that with one
own handa we must apply the match to destroy oar women
and children from the horrid barbarities that were periled
at Camminee, and will be practised agate at Luelutow
if the rebels succeed. Bet I will say if the government
were rather slow in beginning, and 1 myself and other
membem of the House of Commons did all we could to
urge them to rend troops out with more vigour them
they were using, yet, after they had once begun they
have gone on with the greatest energy petal&
Haring expreered his odder. on this subject at further
length, and declared the mucosity of calling out the whole
militia, 81r Cherie. Napier raid—Now, gentlemen, I me
not comity of opinion that amidst all this we ought to give
up reform. (Hear, bear.) I think that reform can go on at
the same time that we are tending troop, to India. It re-
quirea only a stroke of the pen trots the minister to order so
many thousand men to go there, and whilst they are per-
forming the voyage I do hope and lewd the country will
keep Lord Palmerston to his premise to give la reform. I
don t know to what extent of reform you go in Bury—
(leughter)-1 go tolerably far myself; but I will tall you
three is one species of reform we we ell .eking for. I went
to Pee the comet flume** reform themselves, by eendieLpttidr
members to pirliament free of expense; and you may
upon it, if you wish to got good niembere of parliament you
meat send them there without half•ruining them. Soma
that you send there the fine thing they think of le
to get piere, to make up ha their Imam. (Laughter.) Yon
laugh at that, but it i, very true ; and other gentlemen are
obliged to follow a course !Aeronomy—end I ern one of these
who do it—to recover the cayenne my election has end me.
I don't know how your member 1111.4 got 1,0 here. (A Voice,
" Free," and cheery.) Well, then, I rind not talk to you ;
you are reformed ; you have reformed yourselves ; but let
all other constituencies of England do the mole, and depend
upon it they will rend a very different clam of members to
parliament from what they do at present. Remember bow
many men there are in this constituency, how many in Man.
cheater, and in various other team.. and counties, far fitter to
represent you then them you Fend to parliament now • but
they ere kept tack because they cannot afford it. By edema-
. inlyoureelve., you may rely upon it you will get the me-
rles* of members more Ohne& and who will not hunt for
places at your representatives are doing at the present mo-
ment. (Cheers.)
Ihe ell A TYNAN, ill 1 Keg address, proposed the health of
dr. R. N. Philips. The toast was received with great

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Mr. l. N. PHILIPP, M.P., having *speared hla Gamow-
ledgnients, referred to Rome of the ineidenteof his election. He
then remarked that with respect to the labours of the past
session of parliament. he believed that there never was a
Rouse of Commons which had more freely granted to the
government of the day all needful eupplira. Ile had voted
in favour of the large grants that had been given to the ore-
'renewal for the puppert of tbo army and navy and the civil !
service ; and it was now the Murineas of the executive gnvern-
metal properly to administer those grant,. There had been !
many meanures brought forward by the government which 1
locoed considerable importance to the well-being of a core- !
menial community for bills relating to law re-
forms—one with respect to the better regulation of
wills and the administration of the property of deceased per-
sone. The vote which be believed was most interesting to
his constituents was upon the ballot. As he had promised, I
he gave the measure his support, and he regretted that it
had not met with better MIONSP. He wished that them who
opposed it would ;low some other plan by which the objet
in view might be attained. (Hear, hear.) Every men who
had the fenuchire should have the privilege of using ,
it in the way be thought teat. (Hear, hear.) He
considered It degrading to • loon to have togs round •
borough canvassing the elector,. The elector, should be al-
lowed to see the candidates, to make their selection, and if
they did not like any of them to abstain from voting alto-
gether. In the nest erosion the house would have to eon-
eider most seriously our colonial and internal affairs. Ile
bad made up Ilia mind how he should act with regard to
India ; he should give his most cordial support to the goer res-
ilient, in order to enable them to obtain everything norms
vary to put down the rebellion (- Hose, hear," and op-
pleas.) It woe nominee to begin vet to bilk of what ought
to be done in the government of India until the countre was
mein our own. The rebellion being pat down, it would be
the duty of every member of the legislature to give
to the Indian question his serious conaideration.
Mach would hove to be done in the cultivatine of cotton in
India. (Hear, hem.) With regent to the question of the
reform of the House of Commons, he hoped that the
noble viscount at the head of the government would see
that the time had arrived when a reform hill was *pin
necemary. There had been many social changes in the
country since the but was parsed, and put en end to the
rotten borough system; a new was wanted to extend
the franchise among the industrious working classes.
lf, however, Lord Pelmenden should not think poorer
to being forward any reform bill, there was anotber noble
hod—he referred to Lord John Russell—who might think
it was time for something to be dope. (Hear,
hear.) Under any circumstances, whoever brought for-
ward a good substantial measure of reform should have
his sincere and hearty support (" Hear, hear," and ap-
plause.) Our great advantage of bringing forward • reform
bill just now would be, that its introduction would not be
the remit of clamour. It was not desirable that legislation
should be postpened until It must take place under pressure,
He had now only to thank his constituents again. There
were few members of the House of Commons who could my.
as be could, that be had been returned free of capenae, and
that when • petition was lodged against him, his return
was defended by their own substeriptinne. He owed them
A deep debt of gratitude for the manly way in which they
bed aluoss supported him, and he hoped that they would
ohm), equally value their own independence end liberty.
The hon. gentleman then proposed "the health of Mr.
J. A. Turner, M.P., and esteems to the commercial interests
ed Luscushire." (Cheers.)
The meeting was oulmomently afitereeol by Mr. J. A.
Turner. M.P., sad other gentlemen, and the proceedings
' concluded about midnight.

TUE Ciltncii f.V SCOTL tND AND TITE SCFFEBEIte
r. Itent.t —lt gives a. "nut plownre to teem that a rem-
mittee of the General Awembly of the church of Footland
are Waiting a minute recommending that three should be a
collietion in label( of the fund for the euffereng in Italia
made in all the church. of the estatiliehturnt un the day ap-
pointed by her blajesty an a day of humiliation. This la, in
our opinion, a very proper suggest am. It is certainly moat
tinting that, along with their prayerr, the several conerega-
tione should have an oppetunity of giving expreseion
their sympathy by their pecuniary aid. We trust the col-
lection will be an liberal an the ewe requirve.-14inbarph
Citrate.