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

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that the state had no brimeas to interfere with the estate a
conscience. (Hear.) On that principle be should oppose
the grant to Maynooth. (" Hems', hear,' and a try of
"Shame.") He begged it to be dietinctly undeistoud tl.at
he mimed the Maynooth grant on no sectarian grounds, but
on the broad principle that no religious body had a right to
be supported from funds contributed by others who con•
ocientionaly differed from them. (Cheers.) There MIA one thoi
question oo which he know that there existed considembla
difference of opinion, namely, the Sunday question ; and upon
that his opinion was that the religiouti sanction of the Kibs
bath was the only effectual way of preaerving that day on
day of met for the labouring man. (" Hear, hear," and come
diasent.) That was not merely a matter of speculation, be-
calms he frequently saw in France lab torten people working
on the Sunday. (Hear.) Having 'Wed that he sought the
suffrages of the electors on broad principles of reform alone,
La concluded by calling on them to support him on the day of
the poll. (Hear, boor.)
The meeting espi,aood itself in tenon of satisfaction at the
views promulgated by Mr. Parry.

Mr. Deacons)! addressed • crowded meeting at the Sir
Hugh Hyddkion Tavern; Mr. Graham in the chair. The
hon. gentleman explained the ground of hie vote on the
China question, which he gave from no peculiar attachment
to Lord Palmerston's government, but from a conviction
that it was his duty to uphold the national honour. (Hoar.)
He then emend Rally into an t xpltutation of his political
sentiments, which he said had undergone no change Aimee
the period when be was tint elected by the people of Fins-
bury,, and on the same ground, that they Ond returned him,
be asked thorn foe a renewal of their ouuSdence on the pre-
sent occasion. (Cheers.)
The meeting tame to La unanimous resolution pledging
had/ to support

Agreeably to public advertisement, Mr. Cox met a cot. si •
thimble body of his supporters last evening at the British
Schools, Dennisrk-sireet. He commenced hie obtervatione
by se Lug that one of the great questions for the eketore to
• was, whether they were fairly represented in the
present House of Commons. (Criss of "No, no.") In
seeking the honour of repoarentiog them, he had oo obyeet to
gain but the laudable one of an honourable ambition. If he
merely wanted to enter parliament, he could have no trouble
in doing so a dozen times over, and et much Ism
*game than contesting the borough of Finsbury,
going down to some one of the atity or seventy borough.
the country, and expending in his eketiam a
sum of between eight and fifteen 'ranched pounds. But he
hoped yet to sue electoral parliamentary districts, which
monad do away with the damages between counties and
. (Cheers.) With respect to the Lausehivo he
ill=t; muck further than Lees Kins motion, far be
would give every man the right to vote, whether he lived in
a home or In lodgings, for every man contributed in some
shape towards the taxation of the country ; but he was not
disposed to think annual perlitunente, seeing the great
trouble which attended elections, would be an advantage
aver triennial parliaments. (Hear, hear.) If returned
he would support Lord Palmerston on the Chick. to
=, because be thought those on the spot, POMO
mend miles away, were better acquainted with the
subject than they could possibly be; but he would not follow
Lord Palmerton through thick and thin. With respect to
hie religious principles, he had no hesitation in saying that
be would extend equal privileges to all alike—to Jew, pro-
testant, and Homan catholic, and his motto would be "mea-
sures not men." As to the Sabbath question, be was for ob-
serving it as it ought to be observed ; but he would eay, if the
QUMn and the aristocracy had their amusements,
he did not see why the people should net
have theirs. (Loud checra.) If it were right for ties
ariaroascy to have their amosemeets on the Sabbath, it
could not be wrong for the poor man to have his. (Una
cheers.) If he were asked his opinion in a theological sages,
he might come to a different concluaion about the observance
of the Sabbath ; but be would maintain the principle that
there should net be one law for the rich and another low for
the poor. He concluded by saying if there were any persons
disposed to ask him any questions, he should feel meet happy
in replying.
A gentlemen here asked him if he was a Roman catholic
to which question he replied with an emphatic " No," after
which, a resolution pledging the meeting to support him in
conjunction with Mr. Duncombe at the ensiling election
having been propeed and e,ecouded. was unanimously
adopted, and the proceeding. terminated.
Mayor Ruin addressed a
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body of his fricaida at

TOWER HAMLETS.

A tolerably well attended meeting of the electeos
of this district was held last evening, at the Beaumont Insti-
tution, Mils-end, to hear from Mr. A. Ayrtun the expression
of his political sentiments, and to temler him their Num:A
as a candidate far their representation at the ensuing election.
Mr. Watitha amused the chair.
Mr. Mayor addreesed the meeting at some length, pro-
!setup against the idea that the Chinese war was to be made
the test upon which the new parliament was to be elected.
That, he mid, wee • question founded upon eircurnstsmom
originally so inaignificant, and capable, by the exercise of
due vigour upon the part of the government, of being
brought to a speedy and satisfactory conclusion, that
it could be regarded as being merely of ephemeral interest
to the country, and by no means involved the necessity that
parliament should have been dimolved in order that the
opinion of the country should be ascertained in connexion
with it. There wan, however, • sufficient reason for that
dissolution to be found in the etTClllloll*Det that the govern-
ment considered their defeat upon the Chinese question as
affordiog a good opportunity for leading public opinion away
from the true intereote of the people, and from those great
political question to which their attention ought to be mainly
directed. Find among these questions wee that of par-
liamentary oefortn—a question which had of late years
been trifled with, and which must be taken up
in an earnest practical spirit, in order that the people
might have that due influence in the repreeentation to
which they were eo affix entitled. A carrion intimately
connected with the coroner in • full manse of that influ-
ence woe that of vete by ballot ; and with reference to that,
too, he most condemn the lukewmouseee and insincerity with
which those who prefeseed to be its eupporters advocated its
adoption by the House of Commons. how, there was ano-
ther subject with respect to which the electors of the Tower
Ilantlete might desire to hear his sentiments—he meant that
of the abolition of church-rats ; end upon that point
he might state that he looked upon that abolition
as a most trifling instalment of a still greater question which
lay behind it- he referred to the total abolition of all those
laws by which the temporal ascendancy of one church eels-
blithment over another was maintained. (Cheers.) Ile for
one wanted no church establishments whatever. (Hear,
bear.) The learned gentleman having dwelt at come length
upon thin point, and having warmly advocated the extensien
of the franehiee end abort parliaments, concluded amid
loud cheers by declaiming against the policy which would
lightly embark the country in war, inasmuch as nothing
tended more than such a policy to lower the character of the
nation end to produce great national dirteas.
A resolution pledging the meeting to support Mr. Ayrton
win then put, and unanimously adopted.
Mr. FAItMKR asked whether, in the event of Mr. Ayrton'e
return, he would vote against • grant of 70,0001. • year to the
Prinoem Royal ?
Mr. ATItTON replied that in his opinion one-tenth of that
snot would be more than sufficient.

In reply to a number of other questions.
Mr. AYKTOS Mated that be was in favour of such an ex-
tension of the franchise AP would bring the privilege of voting
within the reach of every man who earned a livelihood by
honest industry. In reference to the Sunday question,
while he was opposed to everything like compulsory legisla-
tion, be would, viewing the state of religious opinion in this
country, uphold to the utruom of his ability those laws which
enabled a iamb, enjoy the Sabbath day free from any com-
pulsory action Yto the mode in which be would observe it.
lie wen opposed to tho game laws as iniquitous, unfair, and
oppressive.
The meeting then separated with loud cheers for Mr.

o:opted hmeesse not exceeding lAL apse, wasafflerwarde
extended to incomes of 100/. Feeling the injustice of that
preposition, he had considered it his duty to oppose it, but
head only semi eupportem. (Shame.) In many instsumes
working men felt the tax to be a meet oppressive one, and he
had made out such a strong ease against it that the Chancel-
lee of the Exclieleier bad promieed to reconsider the matter
next year ; and if again returned to parliament be hoped to
be able to succeed in his efforts to remove that mist objec-
tionable feature of the income tax. He had long felt the
injuatine of imposing • legacy duty on all property excerpt
land, and after eimeiderable exertions had sucoutdul in im-
posing a legney duty to the extent of at least one-half the
amount implied upon other property, and it wee estimated
that that tax would produce eineething ble 2,000,0001.
(Cheers.) There was another unportsuit improvement which
ho had effected. For Keen yearshe had annually called the
attention of the House of Commons to the extraordinary feet
that between 0,000,0001. and 7,000,0001. of taxes were inter-
cepted between the people. pockets, and the exchequer. Two
yam ago he eurcoeded in altering that system, sad now
every shilling of the public money paid in the chaps of taxes
found its way into the exchequer, and nothing was expended
without the authority of the Home of 01113111100. (Cheers.)
If nein returned to parliament it wee his intention to pro-
pose the imposition of the probate duty on the greet land-
owners sotto were et present exempted from that
.Ikirelen, which was imposed on the industrious
(Cheers.) After entering into several details re-
verting the appropriation of the public money,
Mr. Willi/211, proceeded to defend his vote on the China
question, du luring that is giving that vote be had not the
lewd intention of laming Lord Palmerston In difficulties, and
that bin onto vt wee to promote the true Interacts at the
country. (Chem. The monk of that vote had how% thal
the govetasnont had dolaseltiod to and out lard w
It win staltootoodrapowld MEIN as
He trusted that his constituents 'Wald b
one vote, when they agreed with the wane which he bad
pursued on almost every other oression. (Cheers)
The Rev. Mr. Tame inquired if Mr. Williams would
oppose any measure tending to throw open places of amuse-
ment on the Sableith day ?
Mr. WILLIAW replied, that if any aloha., or preposition
of any kind, was introduced into the House of Commons, the
object of which was the desecration of the Sabbath-day, he
would /eve it LW meet uncompromising opposition. (Chiefs)
The Rev. Mr. TIDDY also wished to know whether Mr.
Williams would support the separation of the secular frail
ttityl/fous training of children if such a bill should be in-
into parliament
Mr. WILLIAUS bad no heetetion in 'eying that he wee
favourable to the union of the religious with reveler educa-
tion (Cheers.)
Mr. JAMEM ?deems, moved the following resolution
. . .....

"That this mooting having beard Mr. Williams's seceunt of
his parliamentary conduct, d t callidaneo in bunt sad
resolves to use its utnmst enertiona to mecums his re-a:lactase,"

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The motionwas Moonded by Mr. W. EDWARI)°,, and MP-
ried unanimously, after which the meeting aaparatvt.

SOUTHWARK.

Yesterday evening Mr. Apsky Pcllatt met the
aeons' of the borough, at the Literary Institution, &rime:-
reed, when the pepoeedinice wue of the moat satisfactory
diameter. The lecture-m.4n wee den,cl) erowdcd, and the
meeting was unanimous and enthusiastic. in its support of the
candidate.

The chair way taken by Mr. G. Nalcitaivorito in open-
ing the_proceedinge mapitulated the parliiunentarj, aervices
of Mr. Yellatt, and warmly reeonimended him to the approval
of the electors. The observations of the chairman were

.ndly cheered.
Mr. Peeever, who on entering the room was loudly
leered, proceeded to give an account of his past parlia-
mentary conduct. It WWI not, he taid,.neeessary to give •
programme of his political principle., which were well known,
and had been fully mandeeted during the free
yeses he bad hal the honour of reperenting the
borough of Southwark in parliament. (Hear, hear.) la
that parliament he bad represented them as • man of brini-
ness, a man litho knew and took an interest in the local stases
of his eenetitocary. (Lend cheers.) He rejoiced that the
Hour of Cenamons had been broken up, because it would
give the people an opportunity of ehooebg a more liberal
repreeentatien. (Cheer..) With newt to the China
heal:
question, by had examined its most carefully, he
had voted most conenentiously, no vote bad ever green
having been wcioled with *deeper genie its responsibility;
but be had voted as an honest man, and left the result in
the hands of Ida constituents. (Loud c .) We bad had
two warn recently. the Russian wee and the China war. The
' fine began with the war of the strong agentst the weak. We
add to the Miriam bear, "paws off," and we made him
take his paws off from Turkey. (Cher*, and laughter.)
Itot it was quite a difterest matter in the ease of China,
(Weer, hear.) There we were the Oren? domineering °earths
Irak, end our reptrentative plunged into that woe
I a daemon of the *unctions of ' five macomein
iheelgs aseretariee. (Loud ckeere.) Hut even had
be few right, be plunged into a war with an if
empire without snalcient meanie, and thus had cared
anlmemmail of bloodshed which might have been spared.
(Baer, beer. However, the Chinese question was fairly dying
away. At tit he (Mr. Pellet° wan told that in oppoiong
Lad Palmerston he had offended his constituents, and ha
thwart had determined to retire into vivre life tether
than bold a poitiun in which his independence might be un-
connitutionally interfered with ; but on going amongst the
elector, especially the working men. he found that they had
no wish to control either his independence or his conscience. ,
On the contrary, they approved ethic having reed in a
straightforward manly way, according to his unbiassed opts
nion of the merits of the came. (Cheers.) A report had been
circulated that a coalition existed between him and Sir C.
Napier. Now, he had every respect for the gallant old
admiral, but be begged moat dietinetly to deny that any
coalition or undentanding existed between the gallant
admiral and himself. Any foundation for the report had ori-
ginated he en accident over which he (Mr. Pellatt) had ne
control. It happened that the Mlle printer had been em-
ployed be the ton committee., but with strict orders that all
cards, circulars, ike., should be eepentery mortiotad. Bee
the printer, anxious to ere his envelopes and his packthread,
tied the circulars up together, end put the two cords Into
sae envelope ; and then had originated this Wily, or raw •
he should ray this malicious, report. (Hear, hear.) n.
positively to rent that his canvas. was distinct,
Ziretd hat he had no coalition with any person what-
ever. (Loud cheers.) As Sir Charles Napier appeared
to feel rather warmly on this matter, bad
written him an explanatory letter. which the gall he
ant admiral
night publish if he pleased. (Cheers.) Mr. Paha mat
proceeded to recapitulate him parliamentary labours and their
result.. He tad. he said, eueded in posting a bill reopen-
ing crewed cheques, which had been of greet use to 00113IINIF
dal men, and Mee a marriage act, which had removed a great
many vexatioua dangles in the way of dissenters' mare
tY~ee. He lid brought in a bill enlarging the area of rating
ender the poor law, but had withdrawn it on the introduction
of the gevernment measure. Ile had brought in • charities
bl 1, sad heel MAO served meet laboriously on the coalmines
Mew as: " lelockinnoa's Committee," appointed to deems
sew means of obviating the oceurrenn of disputes between
marten and worker( n, and of ruinous Mines amongst the
latter. (Haat, hoer.) The honourable candidate neat
alluded to hie exertions in favour of the non-
commissioned officers of the army with reopect to their
good service money, with reference to the melte nuisance,
&c., de.' and concluded by confidently appealing to the judg-
ment of the constituency. Mr. Pellet! resumed hie rut amid
loud and general cheering.
In answer to Dr. NEWLAND,
Mr. Petkerr mid that one of his Bret seta, if again re-
turned to whinier, would be to renew his bill further to
amend the law of imprisonment fur debt. (Cheers.)
Mr. BIRHET, alluding to the number of men at prier:at
out of employment in this country, asked whether Mr. Pee-
latt, if returned, would nowt a well dinged measure et
emigration. He understood foam the public paper, that la
our colonies there was week and plenty for all ; but at present
the working na-n had no means of proceeding thither. (Lend
and general cries of "Hear. beer.' )
Mr. PELLATT said the question did honour to the head and
heart of the inquirer. (Loud cheers.) If the question should
come before the bore in anything like a practicable form, it
Amid have his hearty and earnest support. (Loud cheers.)
The candidate hewing now answered all questions to the
entire satisfaction of one of the most crowded and respectable
meetings that have been held during the present election, the
follow' resenbon was proposed by Mr. Lmouotr and se-
conded by Mr. nevem, and carried by acclamation :
" That this meeting having heard the otatements of Apaley
Pellet, EN., beg reepectfully to tender him their beet
thanks for his past parliamentary services, and beret/piled/re
e themselves to do their utmeet to raven hie return et the
• forthcoming eleetion."
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awnproceedinge terminated with a corbel vote of thanks

A crowded meeting was held but evening, at the Bridge-
' house Motel, Soutbeark.
Dr. DMA LLICI., who was in the chair, urged that the flied
fitting man to represent this borough, " both mentally sad
physically," was Mr. Locke.
Mr. Locus then spoke, sad was well received. lie
thought, although as to reform Lord Palmerston did net
go far enough, yet as to hie foreign policy he was dawning
of the fullest credit. He (Mr Locke) had been asked at •
previous meeting what was his opinion of emigration, and
his simple answer was, that in this, as in other social
gooremeats, the greatest liberty was the safe prin-
ciple. He was a hearty supporter of emigration.
It had been objected to him that he was a lawyer but he
never worldashamed of being a good lawyer, and lawyers
were perhaps as honest no others in parhameet. He was is
favour of equrlieing poor rates and re-arranging taxation,
was sonnet all monopoly, and would also admit the Jews to
parliament. lo conclusion, if Lord Palmenton wanted pres-
ide, he would he the first to press him.
lie. Locke answered several questions, and • resolution
hie favour was carried with one dissentient.