The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-13 00:00:00

HACKNEY.

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Last night a meeting of the electors of this
borough was held at the Shoreditch Town-hall. Mr. C.
Reed was announced to deliver an address. and long
before the hour appointed for the commencement of the
proceedings there was a great rush to gain admission into
the building.
Mr. C. Ram then proceeded to address the meeting.
sad was received with very great cheering. He said this
meeting had been called because on the last °wagon when
be appeared in that ball many hundreds were unable to
gain admission, and as he was desirous of affording the
whole of the electors an opportunity of bearing his po-
bawd sentiments, he and his committee had thought it
sight to hold a second meeting in Shoreditch. (Hear,
bear.) Certain charges had been brought against him,
and lie was desirous to answer those charges on the present
esearion. (Hear, hear.) In an envelope delivered from
Douse to house in the borough it had been alleged that he
was the enemy of the working men—(cries of oh")—
because it was said meet falsely that he was in favour of
the dosing entirely upon the Sunday of all housesof public
refreshment. He had never said anything of the kind, and
it was a gross and deliberate lie to say that he had.
(Loud cheers.) He had also been charged with being a
party to a legislative enactment to prevent the running of
all Sunday trains. The man who made that statement
must know it to be untrue. (Chars.) Again, he had
been charged with having subscribed a sum of money
to a fund which had reference to the rebellion in
Jamaica. He wished to explain that when he
tat heard the newt. of that rebellion, his heart.
in common with the heart of the whole of the
English public—(cheers)—waa stirred with indignation at
the thought that there had been an amount of reckless
cruelty practised there which ought to meet with some
inquiry. (Cheap.) They knew very well that the tory
party in this country were never the friends of the black
sad coloured population. (Hear, hear.) He did not
desire to persecute Governor Eyre in reference to that
matter, but he did desire that the people of England should
lave information, and he did claire that one of the best
lawyers in the country should be sent out to see fair play.
(Cheers.) Therefore the charges which had been made
againsthim (Mr. Reed) were false. (Loudeheas.) Heknew
the person who had paid for the delivery at his house of the
printed document containing the charges in question. and
the best he could do was to tear it into pieces. Mr. Reed
then, amidst tremendous applause, tore up the bill, re-
marking that there were other daggers than those which
were mime of etea, and be was aw eerillere of the foulest
and most despicable character who eadeavoured to
traduce the name of an honest man. (Loud cheers.) He
(Mr. Reed) would ask the electors of Hackney whether
they were going to allow a tcry to occupy one of their
seats (Loud cries of „\o.") Mr. Loco& Webb pro-
claimed himself in favour of civil and religious libery, bnt
yet be and his party bad opposed the abolition of church
rates—(cheers)—and would not allow dissenters to possess
the privileges which they.weretstly entitled to in con-
nexion with the universities. (Cheers.) He (Mr. Reed)
called upon the electors not to the " Hackney" coach
hare one horse pulling at its front, and another at its
bath. (Cheers, and cries of" We won't.")
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Mr. Whitehead proposed, Mr. Fountain J. Hartley
iieconde,l, and Mr. Turner supported the vote of confidence
in Mr. heed, and Oils was carried amidst tremendous
plume. The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks
to the chairman.

Mr. John Hams addressed a large and enthu-
siastic meeting at the Lancastrian Schoolroom, Stoke
Newington. A. rtPolution in favour of hip candidature
wag carried with three times time,