The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-25 00:00:00

MEETINGOFTIq SEPFORTEIq OF LORE R.

OROBVENOR AND 8A lIANBCRY.

A largemeetrzilia x took
*RI at the 01,..be Tavern, Mile End-road, on Monday
evening, to beer addrcerea from Lord Hobert Uroavenor and
Mr. Itoltert Hisbury jun, the aandidatee ; Mr. O. Holt.
MACIL wee in the their.

Briar (lutUirvion planned the independent and
merientions vote which he had given, in oppueition to many
of bit political friends, on the subject of China. Perham he
might say that the country had gone a link wild on this
question but he thought the feeling had arisen, in a
greet mews" from a belief that it was an attempt to
torn out a men who lad rendered great service by the
way be card the country through the late war.
The present goressateet on Fria matters had tits warm
It bed bent reed that lit.Cobden's resolution
se:elat ed r aunt le • are Manson, and he bad no doubt
that the grerseser Mel soder a kir of chivalrous feeling
that they algid to defend their own servant, end so goys the
merlon to We Dries rake they had. The resolution
did not amogt b a dirmi enemas ca the policy of the
government, and the MiMes el the seresosent woo not
involved In any we to it. Drat the Mr .of hats which
I had been pesaee4to blabs mead not inesehetioesly ei•Ou
to any other result then he bad. U. bed given
his vote, sal he wee there to rale the penalty.
He thee veered to the Seals, Trans Bill,
which he bail allobac•il Y wee le NOM NI nova holiday
for the working Ammo on fir dey. liihedrip complained
of the way in which he was samba by the rose on
amount of that bilL Es err of the seism that ter place
Hybeepree, and 111•11 width be triterew the masses.
But his half wee that the ern spassitirs rite bed
been reed le the bill wen mese emir 15 the marre
which bed he. previendy pried re bitsbeg the mkt of beer
es Brig elifireer rid she to dos* at night, and
that the kiliernedee of smite bill rely lag to Sunday
emir' we hiked yea as a farther rear to intros re-
dder= es the westies reran He did sot think it wee
Idly 6st the LI weld be reercitated by his. Ha would
vole Sr any meessre which would free &renters from the
pelmet of chard rtes. (Loud chore) He had voted
with lie. Lake Xing for the extension of the franchise.
Xr. MAXIM thin addressed the elector& remarking the
the same _witch be bees Ind been associated with the bend
muse billlfileepts to new 100 yam (Cheers.) if be
were retired se mpresseentir of Middlesex, he most cer-
tainly worts savor Lord Palmerton, who was the man, he
, meet likely to beep the country in peace. It would
thong
t •
oria die to perm • trite liberal policy. He was
• limn esember of the deur of England, but he would
have no dillicelty i working with those who differed from
= meow, bee.) He Made be most glad to vote for any
in the per at weer March rata, for ho had
rat obsered the Was et ragrdrlag the. to pay for
the serissasee of a neestme whit they did not enter.
(Hair.) If the eiders relsised 160 to perliesent it would be
on the coda Sat be tenet be rowed to be • freed hirer,
and he word net prlip himself to aupport blindly or india-
criminatry Nes eishanuo_ (Chars.) If the ballot
hies refiament he would vote for it.
(rCetrieeertre did net air it would have the effect of
removing Intimilelles, be he thought it would be worth •
trial. He did set this that a uniform system of educa-
tion would week well. lie would direct his attention to a
retemeltrat of Ihsriblic expenditure. He should have
Tonal fee Kr. Leer Its motion. (Cheers.)
Dr. Snow than mewed, that in the opinion of this meeting
the late warm, lad ler Grosvenor sad Mr. It. Han.
barys St sed mem parr to represent this county
la&
it= 31r.(= eseteded the resolution, which
was unanimously reptell midst general cheering.
Lord H. Oreswase sad Mr. Harry attended meetings
of the electors yesterday at Stares and Brantford.

CITY OF LONDON.

BRIDGE, CANDLEWICK. AND WALBROOK
. WARDS

A meeting of them wirilinsiTheld yesterday evening, at
21, Cannon-street.
Mr. Joao bosom Tenet's; occupied the choir. and the
Baron Rothschild, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Currie, and Sir James
Duke were resent.
Mr. STINENS, the loceotery secretary, mad a statement of
the vault of two days' calmer in the words, by which it ap- '
pond that the four ccenmerclalimedidatse hail a large ma-
jority in their favour, lard John Russell's friends having
made little impression in that quarter. The chance. of the
candidates, aa against Lord John Russell, were stated to be
in the following proportion to I in favour of Baron
Rothechild, 2f to 1 in hymn of Mr. Crawford, 21 to I in
favour of Mr. Carrie, and 2 to 1 in favour of Sir James
Dole. Mr. Travers hr comaiderable influence in Bridge,
Candlewick, and Walbrook wards, which may in some degree
account for the marked MONO of the anew in those
die-
irkss.

the Climaxes obeeessd that the four liberal candidates
win went waibleg together attended that evening to state
the they were united in all matter. connected with the
election; but that they sae prepared to retry on the contest
in the meet candid sad straightforward MARDI.. They had
nut held any public ma/lag in the City, neither had they
been parties to any atria en Lord John Russell. The cen-
tral mutilate° had andeasuared to ascertain the real strength
of the noble lord, and tlwg Lad that It meted among the
oWcr conetitumes, she lad kin been aceueteened to connect
the noble lord's aim with the massed plitle t reform. He
(the chatelaine) topalted that the ioIIL6 day woe fixed for
Saturday, as sissy of the Jewish community declined to re-
cord Oak votes en that day, from conscientious scruples.
N thelem, he bed no doubt of the success of the four
aural aniW, sod he Wired that the rush would show
that Wa weer sot esdniniisd.
Nem ZOTRWOULD *ea wiltheaeld the meeting, sad ea-
preewd the warms petite& be hit at the earnest manner in
which his Meads were rafting round him. He confessed
Hag, aßese a struggle of 10 years in favour of civil and mil-
glue liberty, he would be mortified if the canes were to
eager in his person by his rejection. He feared he would
Ism the votes of many of the Jews, whoee wimples against
voting on Saturday could not be overcome; but notwith-
standing this objection, he felt persuaded that he and his
triode, Sir James Dales, Mr. Crawford, and Mr. Curtis,
would be returned es members fur the City of London.
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. CRAWFORD said that Lord John Russell had referred
to Lisa u the legitimate encomeor of Mr. Mastennen. Now,
he wished to state that he did not desire to get into parlia-
ment es the subetitute for Mr. !distention. lle wee pre-
• to fight a fair battle on hie own merits alone, in con-
junction with the other liberal candidates; and he hoped the
elector', who might vote for him would do eo on account of
the ?Matilda which he wee prepared to represent and ad-
vocate, and not on personal consideration.
Sir Jettes Dux r also expnliscil hie intention to fight the
battle in common with Rerun Rothschild, Mr. Crawford, and
Mr. Currie. So entirely did he feel the lore eesity of union,
that in the ward of Faretngelon Without, where hie intern'
was perhaps the strongest, he had told hie friends not to vote
foe him alone but to vote for the four candidate, who were
working together.i (Hear, hear.)
Sauce d Mr. Ima CERRIS welt en the neeemity of compere-
tha animas the libend candidates, and stated that having
been dewing his whole life the advocate of social and reli-
gious liberty, and having proposed the Baron Rotheehild
at the lost election, he would bo much pained if he were not
again retuned. With regard to the small pigmy wit of
Lord John Russell, and hie story about the young man that
had been sent up from Northampton. he (Mr. Currie) would
only my that he never pretended to be a young man as he
only wanted one y ear of 60; but he certainly felt himself
young enough and strong enough to turn Lord John Russell
out of the City et Madan. (" Hear," and laughter.)
A resolution argosies of onnfideam in the four candi-
dates was then passed, and the proceedings terminated.