The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-22 00:00:00

LORD AMDERLEY WITH HIS coirsnrumrs.

NOTTINGHAM, FIUDAT EVEIIII4O.

Lord Amberley addressed a crowded meeting
of his constituent" at the Exchange-hall this evening. In
the course of a long address his lordship said be thought
the compound householder ought to be possessed of a vote.
Nearly all that was good in the Reform Bill was
the work of the House of Common', and nearly
all that was bad was the work of the government.
He was in favour of the ballot and the abolition of church
rates. He was an advocate of compulsory and unsectarian
education. With regard to the Irish church, they had
made up their minds it could not exist much longer injits
present state. He would endow the Roman catholic reli-
gion. (No, no.) The scheme" of Mr. Bright and Mr.
Mill with egard to the tenure of land would not interfere
with the rights of property. He would legislate for the
legal protection of the funds of trades unions. With re-
gard to the Alabama claims, be thought Lord Stanley was
right and the American government wrong. He should
oppose Mr. Smith's Sunday Closing Bill.

According to some rumours the legal expenses
of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway during the
past six months have amounted to 40,0001. or 60,0001.
While these are going on the bond and share holders must
be without the slightest powers, observes the Tines, to
form a conjecture of their ultimate fete.
THE WEST MIDDLESEX COHONERSH/P.—At the
close of the poll yesterday the numbers were as follows :
Diplock, 1,604 ; Hardwicke, 1,470 ; Walter, 61.
MR. GLADSTONE AND THE TRADES UNIONS.—The
adjourned meeting of the London trades delegates was
held List evening at the Bell Inn, Old Bailey, for the pur-
pose of receiving the report from the deputation who
waited upon Mr. Gladstone on Tuesday last. Mr. George
Potter woopied the chair. The chairman reported, on
behalf of the deputation. They considered the interview
with Mr. Gladstone had been attended with the most
satisfacioryresults. Thehon.gentleman hadmetthem in the
moat frank manner, and had acknowledged that many im-
pressions existing in his mind about the actions of
trades unions had been greatly modified. He
had strongly urged the principle of 00-operation
on the deputation, and his suggestions were well
worthy of consideration. The deputation also con-
fessed, for once at least, that the London daily press had
done justice to the trades, by the full report they had given
of the proceedings. (Cheers.) The delegates bad no doubt
seen in the papers of that day a letter from Mr. Moult,
the secretary of the master builders. He would suggest
that the delegates should send a challenge to the em-
ployers to appoint 12 of their number to meet an equal
number of trades delegates to discuss the whole question
of capital and labour, with the object of arriving at some
agreement by which the existing antagonism might be
diminished, if not altogether removed. (Cheers.) He
thought this was a question well worthy of consideration
at a future meeting. An interesting discussion then en-
sued, and a resolution was adopted, receiving the report,
and thanking the deputation for their services.
Mr. Cohn then moved, " That the thanks of the delegates
are given to Mr. Gladstone for the frank and courteous
way in which he treated the deputation. That thethanks
of the delegates are also due to the London daily journals
for the full report they gave of the proceedings."
Mr. Bolton seconded the resolution, which was
carried by acclamation. Mr. Dyer (delegate from
the Mamma' Society), then moved " That this
Ong of London trades delegates desire to 's-
prees their disapprobation of the conduct of the body
calling Itself the Conference of Amalgamated Trades, in
a letter to Mr. Gladstone, signed ' W. Allen and
ItApp ,' with the evident object of mating die.
credit upon the representative character of the deputation
who represented this delegate meeting before that honour.
able gastleraw." Mr. Clifford (delegate from the
General Association of Painters) seconded the resolution,
which was supported by several delegates, and carried
unanimously.
THE LIGHTING OF PRIMROSE-HILL—On Thurs-
day night the permanent gas lamps erected on Primrose.
MB, to the number of 86, were lighted, and the effect was
satisfactory. The lamps, of which 32 are in the ;wish of
St. Paeoras, 33 in Marylebone, and 21 in Hampstead, are
distributed at short intervals along each of the paths from
eve approach to the bp of the hill. The appearance of
this collection of Wits In snob close proximity is
very , from either the foot or the crown of the
hill. Prior to the illumination, Mr. Taylor, of the Board
of Works, Whitehall ; Mr. Scott, of the St. Pancraa
Board of Works; and Mr. Hollingahead, of the Imperial
Gas Company, made an official tour of inspection.
LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOE THE
EMITTING Wm.—Monday Asbaries, 7, "Values of
Annuities Certain," Mr. wham ; Royal Academy,
"Anatomy," Mr. Partridge;
r=raPhieeil 84, "
pbical Results of Abyssinian Mon to Jan. 22,
•'1888,"
Mr. Markham. Tuesday : Royal Institution, 3, ' Fara-
day's Discoveries," Professor Tyndall • Edema., 8
" Supporting Power of Piles; ' . Manufacture, 1t.., of
Bails; Mr. Sandberg ; Ethnological, 8 " Varied of
Tubas," Dr. Hyde Clarke ; " Migration of Plante, t0.,"1
Mr. Crawford. Wednesday : Society of Arts, 8 ; Gee.
logical, 8, " Parallel Roads, Glen Roy," Mr.
" Origin of Scribes of Limestone and Grab:le:lft
erboltssent of Sea in Bristol Channel," Apparent
Oblique Lamination in Granite," Mr. Ifseltosh ;
' Plains of Herta and their Graves," Mr. H
Thursday: Royal Institution, 3, " Faratiy's "
Professor Tyndall ; Math/magma, 8, ••Equilibrium of
Forces in alnico " Mr. Spotlit:weeds • "Circles and
Spheres," Mr. 'Clifford ; Antiquaries, fit, " Ancient
British Tumuli," Dr. Thorns= ; ig • Zoological,
81, " Venezuelan and Peruvian Birds, 06111.
sad Silvia ; " New Fishes, Madras," Burgess F. Day ;
" Manilla Rat," " Nootursal Ground Parrakeet," Dr. I
Marie. Friday : Royal lastitution, 8, "Cbentiesi Actions,"
Mr. Harcourt. Suburb" Inetittitice, 3, " Non.
Metallic Elements," Professor Rmeou—elidestaussi