The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-24 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION OP
MARGATE.

A public meeting, convened by the Mayor, in
compliance with a requisition from the inhabitants, wee held
et the Town•hall, Margate, on the 14th, to take into consi-
deration "the best means of obtaining parliamentary repre-
sentation for the Isle of Thanet." There were a conaiderable
umber of the ralepayer•pressak
The MAYOR, in opening the proceedings, upraised his
hearty concurrence with the view of thou who had signed
the requisition, and said be should be happy to co•opente
with them for the accomplishment of the object thoy had
in view..

• hir7Alatrllllll STA ORIN° said they had been invited, by
the near approach of a Reform Bill, to bring under the notice
of her Majesty's ministers the anomalies which existed
in the parliamentary representation of their immediate
neighbourhood. He found that there were no lee, then
eislitv-two constituencies with populations lass than that
of Margate, which returned members; and although it
might be said that they themselves were already reptmented
by their °panty member., mill but a very reatrimad elms had
n mks in the return of those members for with very few ex-
ceptions there wee not a house, which did not face the me,
the rent of which was so high as 50t. a-year. In conclusion
he moved the first resolution.

—Mr.EAVSI;6R,T;;;;Aing the resolution, mid he
me surprised when reading the vlertion at Har-
wich the other day, to find that it had but 301 elec-
tors, and yet it returned two members. Sandwich also
did the same; why, then, should Margate be excluded
from • similar privilege I if they could not get two mem-
bers, be should like to me them get one, and conjointly
with the Me of Thanet if they could not get it alone. He
could only hope that the result of thin movement would be
the attainment of the object they desired.
Mr. WOODWARD agreed with a great deal that had fallen
Sum Mr. Caveler, but thought they ought to make their
movement for the whole country, •• well se for themselves,
and shouldilike the meeting to petition for electoral district..
Some further discussion ensued, in which Mr. D %VIM
moved, and Mr. FLINT seconded, an amendment to the
'Sect that the meeting should petition that " two members
should be given to the Isle of Thane, such members to be
returned on the borough qualification." This amendment,
however, was ultimately withdrawn, and the original motion
carried mutinously. A committee was se:lrv:rated to
some, oat the same, and the =Miss then adj

'OPENCE.

EQUALISATION OP POOl HATILL-MEETING
47 GREENWICH

Last evening a public meeting of the inhabitants
of Greenwich was held at the Lecture-hal in that town to
promote an equalisation of the poor rates end uniformity of
assessment throughout the metropolitan district. The chair
was occupied by Mr. J. TOWNAEND, M.P.; and on the plat-
form were Mr. W. Gilbert, of K (chairman of the
Metropoliten draortation), Messrs. W. Bondi, Bermondsey,
tanner, ilsepteed, med Williams.
The CHAIMAN observed that the district of Greenwich
was peculiarly interested in this gawks, ace In the adjoining
parish of N. iffeholsa, Deptford, the poor rata amounted to
the enormotet amemenem of tea ahtH la OP thud
per annum. The government in the
borough of Greenwich also orempit the most valu-
able sites, which, if occupied by primes frau would contd.
Lute largely to the rater, but woe now entirely ex-
empted. The Pestrake had premised a new Reform Bill,
and the paid. tenet have a Edina Biß which would give
the ha3iie to amp hems* hardworking ma. H. trusted
that they would Aids not only political newsy but melt •
mike tithe local taxation as would relieve the poor man,
ad la a just burden upon the rich.
Mr. SMITI, of Bermondsey, in an limonnominnlTO WNW,
moved the following resolution —" That the posed London
are the poor of the whole community, and should be sar
ported by a tan upon the whole community."
Mr. SMALLWOOD seconded the motion, which WU
moualy
Mr. Wa!oditidert, of Kenningtoe, Dr. of et. 12=4;
tailairliast, soil other gffilmita. diamond the
mod a pea& to both homes of parliament in Lvov of the
moomment wee adopted.