The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-26 00:00:00

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irate, se It ante on unexpectedly early; but he should watch
the:motion more carefully the next time. But the ballot was
not all that was neecesary. Mr. Lucke King's motion was the
very minimum afro:whew reform, and it was with deep re-
gret that he had on that ricesaion wen Lord Palmerston go
WA the wrong lobby.4liear, hear.) Lord Palmerston war
the moat ;popular of E ish miniaters, but he could tell Lord
Palmerston that unless e proposed large and comprehensive
measares of reform he should not have hie (Sir C. Napids)
gu (Loud cheers.)
re idirmentruor wiehod to know how far the gallant
admiral wan prepared to go in the extension of the suffrage ?
Sir C. N•PIER said the gentleman must Indent or his earl
most be stuffed with cotton. lie had over and over again
declared for household suffrage. (Cheers.)
Mr. Sumitomo!. Breland that the gallant admiral had
made no such statement. (The speaker wee at once over-
whelmed with shouts and hisses.)
The CASHMAN said he had not caught a declaration of
the gallant admiral's to that effect, but he was informed that
the gallant admiral hod declared for household nifftage. lie
now did en, and ha hoped Mr. Bethbridge len satisfied.
Mr. BETIIIMIDOE—Quite satisfied; but his sere were not
tii4r stuffed with cotton. (Hear, hear. The gallant admiral had
said nothing about household a . (" Yes, yes," "No,
no," " Quite right," and confusion.
Mr. RPM:VIE moved, and Dr. Evans wended, a resolu-
tion ex • the satisfaction of the tassinag at the state-
ment Sir C. MOW, and pled=ttsiosisctors present to
W erport, whir wee carried
Mr.- Harr the rsealniien,io;tl suggested that
wholes:tor should resolve lima& Into a committee,
Wlf par erne to the polling kWh materealed b
niagelsoure. The fkienda of ir Choir Metier ehateld, se
teem r prat* poll within the but AM mond been.
Tbe realrien was carried rewirueo. rasa
L Mr Charles
itri=wa "me haft ef the drinwer" a Wrier
lean rerwrat, hat the tar wee prier
wilh me writ twwwery ae raid be expected without the
rwel eters mesereriee.
...

Aka the sseettrer, Sir Chula Napier and his Maeda pre-
esand le the Temperanee-hall, liorselydowis, to address the
shafts of lid meow district.

TOWER HAMLETS.

Last evening several meetings were held of the
friends and supporters of the different candidates fur the re-
presentation of the borough.

SIR W. CLAY.
A meeting of the gentlemen who had formed the general
committee of Sir W. Clay on preview, occasions yea held at
the Earl Grey Tavern, Mile End-road, to ode measure', to
secure the return of the hon. baronet. Mr. Juni', Tinrine,
of Kidney, took the chair.
Sir W. CLAY, in hi. address, apologised for not having
mom convened the mooting, but at was mdy within the last
few days be sees seen, that a contest was likely to take
place. Aldwugh the tussling wee rather for bueinese por-
poise, be would wish to se? • few words in reference to the
reeolution of the Moore of COL "MO" which had led to the die-
solution. After the most runs iota., consideration and careful
examination of the papers, het, 'ad been unable to conic to the
conclusion that the British auto. lefties in China had acted ill
end engaged in hostilities for wh ;eh there seam no justifies-
don. The question had been debt ted for four nights, until
the common souse view of the case war lost in • cloud of
legal argument ; but there could be oi doubt that an outrage
had been committed on a British VOW 1, and an insult off 'seed
to the British Bug. If Sir John llowr.Mg hard confined his
demands to reparation for that insult, 1 t might have been
granted after a (Melon • but he thought that hostilities hav-
ing to some extent cornmenced, he migh.' take advantage of
the opportunity to iDeild on the full acknerwledgment of the
rights marred ley the former treaties. la his (Sir W. Clay's)
opinion, that, in point of discretion, wean e nor djudgment,
and it would have been better if their demands hid net then
been premed, bat if it was an error it was only en error of
Pederasts:4 end it must be recollected that Sir Juba Beeping
weseupposted bytbe entire body of the British and Rumps=
redden* sad had the full sanction of Sr Michael Seymour.
Under sues cireumstancee the resolution of the Ifinse of
Commons seemed to him inexpedient and dangerous,. end
all the objects which the suppurters of it
to themeless would be much better accomilir=
gle.aving the government unfettered to negotiate with the
entisorilles, and take measures for the proteetke of
British lives and property. He could not, moreover,
forget that be represented the Tower Handers, which
the Port of London, which was so deeply
interested In the Emtern trade ; and he could not
sanction the doctrine that a member of the House
of Commons ought to vote for an abstract resolution,
totally regardless of the consequences. The country was
deeply indebted to Lord Painienoon; he had assumed the
responsibility of the government when bird Derby and Lord
John Russell had shrunk from the tusk, he had reinvigorated
the army and restored the heart of the country, and at
=vedooncluded a glorious peace ; since the penes he bad
a still more glorious triumph, be had resented the
confidence of our allies, which bad begun to waver, and, by his
determination and reliance on the indomitable courage and
of the British poopk, secured the full bene-
Lears"or peace. Although he wished to do so much
justice to Lord Palmerston, he must repudiate the notion
that he was en undeviating supporter of him or any other
minister. In point of fact, he had personally rather reason
to complain of Lord Palmerston for his conduct in reference
to the measure for the abolition of church rates. In the
come of had Wed= the government had consented to adopt
the WI if the promoters would adopt certain suggestion.
They consisted to do so, and the government were then of
°ours' bound to treat the bill aa their own ; but Lord Pal-
merston evaded every opportunity of pressing it on, until
the whole session heel pawed away. Notwithstanding that,
he, however, bad more hopes from Lord Palmerston than
from Lord John Russell, whohed declared only two years ego
that the abolition of chord, rates would be the that step to
the abolition of the monarchy. If he were again returned to
pediment he would Rapport every rummy of reform, with-
out reference to the queen's of who might or might not be
in the government. He had looked at the address put for-
ward by Mr. Ayrton, the gentleman who was about to con-
test the borough, and, as far m he could see, their principles
were Winded ; the only difference wait, that what Mr. Ayrton
promised he had performed. Placards had been circulated
calling attention to the email number of division at which he
had been present, but he could MAIM them there was no
more fallacious list of the attention of • member to his
duties. Many divisions took place on the nest unimportant
questions, and some men made it a pmstice to rush in and
vote, to make oat a character for attention.
Mr. MANNINO maid that Mr. Ayrton's opposition was
directed not against Sir W. Clay, but against Mr. Butler.
' Sr W. CLOT felt bound to say that Mr. Butler was a meet
faithful repeesentative, and bad fully redeemed ell the pledges
he hadeiven.
Mr. Cmantas RRED proposed the following resolution
"That this meeting cordially approvee of Sir W. Clay's
parliamentary conduct, and will ore its utmost exertion to
promote his re-election." The resolution was carried una-
nimously, es was also another, to the effect that local com-
mittees should be immediately formed to carry out its object.

MR. C. 8. BUTLER.
A reacting of lirenacd vietuallent, convened by a requiai-
tem, signed by 52 members of the trade, wee held at the
Eagle Tavern, Mile-end-rood, to take nmeauree to secure
the return of Mr. Butler. Mr. IloBrit took the chair.

Mr. BUTLER having expressed his acknowledgments to
Ittm.nisitMnists for the part they had taken, refereed to the
which had been posted about the borough, accusing
of having neglected his duty in parliament. lie had
examined the register, and found that he bad attended more
divisions than 363 of the members. (If ear, hear.) But
after all the attendance of a member in the house was not the
beet teat of the proper discharge of his dune*. For example,
the sittings of committees occupied a very considerable por-
tion of their time ; he bad taken an active part in the com-
mittee on the Turnpike Trusts Bill, and several divisions
took place while he was there. On the whole, he contended
that he had faithfully discharged his duty as a representa-
tive. (Hear, hear.) Since his election he had contributed
largely to the local charities, and he had always been sent.-
bit to his constituents. lie had been born in the borough,
and he and his father bad served them faithfully, and he put
it to the electors of the Tower Hamlets, whether it would- be
just to throw him over for a stranger. Ile appalled to them
whether he had not redeemed all his pledges ; he had voted
in favour of the ballot, and for the extension of the suffrage,
and had opposed the grant to Maynooth.
Mr. Ducey proposed, and Mr. VOVOLEY seconded, the
following resolution : " That Mr. Butler, the late represen-
tative of the Tower Hamlets, hu faithfully discharged the
trust reposed in him by his constituent., and has deserved
the confidence of the electors, not inertly as a resident candi-
date, hut as a ronsietent and upright man, to be elected as a
representative for this populous borough."
The resolution was carried almost unanimously. only three
hands being held up against it.
Measures were then taken for the appointment of Jewel
committee., and the meeting broke up, after a vote of thanks
to the chairman.