The Express.
London, England, 1850-11-22 00:00:00

MEETINGS IN THE PROVINCES.

MancHErraa.—A great protestant demonstration
took plus yesterday in the Free Trade-hall. The vast edt-
fiee, with its galleries, was crowded to overflowing, and two
or three thousand persins were unable to gain an entrance.
Toe admission was by ticket, and the mutton was restricted
to the friends of protectandsm. The proceedings were of •
lees enthusiastic character than those of the Liverpool de-
monstration on the pushes day, where the spirit of partizan-
ship woe strongly evoksd by the presence of so messy Romeo
Catholics; but the vest assemblage listened to the various
speakers with the grave and earnest attention of men
thoroughly in earnest, and a solemn protest against the
recent unwarrantable assumption of papal power is this
country woe unanimously agreed to. The appeals of the
speakers to rally round the QUO/11 on this invasion of her
civil rights, were responded to with enthusiastic loyalty by
the entire audience slimes, to their feet and cheering them
is the moat deafeeing manner. Addresees to her Majesty
and Lord John Russell were unanimously agreed to, and the
meeting dispersed at 11 o'clock.
EDINBURGH Towle COUNCIL.—On Tuesday last,
on the motion of the Lord Provost, the following memorial
woe wood to by the members of the Eninbureh Town
Council:—" We being firmly attached to the Protestant
faith, end opposed to the principles. and practice of the
Church of B.ome, approach your Majesty with feelings of
devoted loyalty and attachment, and beg to express our
alarm and inuignation at the recant flagrant and uncalled
for aggreasion on the Protestantism of this realm on the
pert of the Bishop of Rome, and are humbly convinced
that that aggression will be met by the members of her
Majesty's govermment, and by all elven of her Msjesty'e
eui'jests, in a spirit worthy of this free country."
ScsanonouGH.—Tbe address to the Queen on the
subjeu of the Pope's proceedings, voted by the corporation,
has been signed by the mayor, and the borough seal affixed
thereto, and transmitted by the town clerk to the premier,
for presentation to her Majesty; and on Tuesday last a
public meeting of the clergy and inhabitants was held in
the borough. both bum cously and respectably attended, at
which a petition was agreed to, and left for signature by the
inhabitants, expressing in strong and energetic terms their
disapproval of the Pepe's proceedings, end praying that
her Majesty will take such steps as she may be advised to
ul hold the state religion, and prevent the audacious at-
tempt of the catholics to establish their Roman catholic
hierarchy in this country. .

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WEYMOUTII.—A meettog was held at the Gaild-
hell on Monday morning last, for the purpose of presenting
an address to her most gracious Majesty, expressive of the
feeling of strong indignation with which the recent act of
the Pope is regarded—as a practical assumption of the royal
prerogative in creating dignitaries within the realms of
England, • virtual excommunication of her Maje‘ty and her
subjects, a subtle evasion of the laws, and an implied insult
to the British parliament, and praying her Majesty to take
such measures as her wisdom shall deem good for restraining
this Popish impotence arid checking this unwarrantable in•
vesion. The hell was crowded to excess, and the resolutions
were moved and seconded by the Rev. Messrs. Bridges, Tref-
fort, B.rnard, J. Smith, Stephenson, and W Smith ; and W.
Eliot, Esti , G. Arden, Eq., G. Weleford, E.g., and Mr. J.
E. R ,bens. Os separating, three hearty cheers were given
for the Qlllllll. . . . .

Eves'aeM. In pursuance of a requisition to the
Mayor, a public meeting was convened by his worship on
Monday last, at the Town-ball, at two o'clock in the after-
noon. The Mayor, John Clarke, Esq., took the chair.
Edward Radice, Esq., proposed the first resolution, which
was seconded by Robert Blayney, Esq., and adopted. The
Mayor read the address, which expressed alarm and indig-
nation at the resent and unconstitutional intrusion of the
papal authority in nominating an archbishop and bishops in
our protestant land. The adoption of the address was moved
by Dr. C.oper, sitcoaded by Mr. J. Thomas, and carried
almost unanimously. Is vote of thanks was then proposed
to the Mayor; dues cheers ware given, and the meeting
separated.
In addition to the above, meetings were also held at Col-
chester, Carlisle, Christchurch (Surrey), the parishes of St.
Mildred (Poultry), and St. Mary Colechuroh (City), in
vestry, the united perishes of St. Antholus (Watling-street),
and Si John upon Walbrook, Barnsley, Evesham, the Col-
lege of Physicians, Exeter, Ake. It.