The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-12 00:00:00

they would only look bask lathe time when Roman cath,lfc
(Adams and Bonito catholic aoldiers &mkt far their

ties and their rights, he thought that limeinkmen w..ald
sanely be disposed to turn round and deny In Raman
ca holics fri *dna of conscience. (Cheer.) D d they
this k that a time when they had a Queen on toe throne
the very impersonation of every virtue, whin Horizon ca-
tholiee would make much the ocoaeinn for Miming rood
mad infriage upon her pommies ? (Hear.)
The Rev. Mr. VAUGHAN. Independent !Meister, sip-
ported the original address. Him speech wu interrupted by
general shouts of " vote ;" sat at 6 o'clock in the afternoon
the vote wag taken.

The MAYOR read both 'datums the meeting for :the
first time almost, during six hours, :berrying strict silinos.
His worship first pot Mr. liturge's amendment, end then
the original address; the numbers were so nearly balanced
that the Mayor said he was unable to decide ; but atter con-
sulting with the Town Clerk, a second show of bands was
called for and then, after several minutes' deliberation. the
Mayer said " I have bad great difficulty in deciding, but I
feel now ;glad upon to my that the amendment is not
carried."

—I'M Mindoro excitement ensued ; Dr. Motion ►nd °then of
the anti•Bomaoiat party waving their handkerchiefs and
shouting vehemently, in a state apparently of shalom (tenni
excitement.

Tit.llitOß again interposed, and took • show of hands
for and against the original addreas • still the same (quality
of numbers appeared. At length his worship said, • I de-
clare the original resolution leas ;" so that neither the original
resolution nor the amendment was carried.

The excitement in the meeting woe now almost slanting.
Some observations of an impertinent character were, it is
said, addressed to the Mayor by some members of the church
party. His worship, whose conduct throughout a very tryiog
day could not be too highly applauded, instantly left the
chair and the hall. The church party refused to concur in
a vote of thanks; but Mr. Alderman Weston havi,g assumed
the chair, a vote of thanks to the Mayor was carried by
acclamation.

Three cheers were given for the Queen; and now, almost
with one accord, the vast ateuribly uneovered, sad the
National Anthem we. sung with great enthusium.
Thereafter the mumbler quietly dispersed ; and as it is
many years sine* such a meeting hu t aken place here, there
has perhaps never been one where there was a more general
feeling of congratulation at the result.

THE REV. HUGH STOWELL, of Manchester,
delivered a lecture last evening, to a crowded 'Atelier, at
the Beaumont Literary Institution, Milnend, on the subject
of " the defence. which have been set up for the recent
Papal aggression " At the close of a long addrers the
thanks of the meeting were voted to the rev. lecturer,

THE BIRKENHEAD MEETING.—The place selected
for thy meeting, on Friday, on the Pepe aggression, is is
the large squire in front of the north-east entrance to the
market. This spot, it is calculated, will afford standing
room for above 12000 people, and for the accommodation of
those who intend to take &prominent part in the proceedings,
a platform is about being erected. The magistrates sit daily
to concert measures for preserving the peace, tut all sorts of
rumours aro afloat as to the asters of the opposition getting
up, which, if there be any truth in the rumours, is to be of
a very formidable description. It is, therefore, most neces-
sary that our pro'estant trial& in Cheshire should all attend
We have beard that Papists are being urged to be present
from all the surrounding tewns,and even u far as Birmingham.
We have reason to believe the magistrate will take such

asps u they deem necessary for the preservation of the peace.
Yesterday they Janet upwards of five hundred summonses to
the respectable portion of the inhabitants to attend before
them to-day for the purpose of being sworn in special con-
stables ; and we understand another batch will be issued
to-morrow. Late last evening the following proclamation
was armed, agreed upon by a lull bench of megistratet
" Public Notice.—Her Majesty's justices of the pesos
acting for the hundred of \Vitra enjoin all persots to con-
, duet themselves in an orderly and peaceable manner at the
public muting advertised to be held in the marketplace,
Birkenhead, on Friday, the 13th day of December, 1850, as
they sre determined to protect the inhabitant, in the exercise
of their constitutional right to address the Queen, and will
visit with the utmost severity of the law all pi rsons inciios
to a riot or committing any breach of the peace. The said
justices further enjoin all licensed victuallers and beerhouse
keepers to close their bosses on the day of ineetieg."