The Express.
London, England, 1850-10-24 00:00:00

Cbe Court.

OSBORNE, Oce. 23.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness, and the
yeanier meniben of the Reyal family, Wire prevented by
he inclemency of the weather from yawl their usual early
walk this =OfDIM.

A Cabinet Council was held at one o'clock yesterday
Amnon% at the Potteivreillea. The ministers present were
Lord John Russell, the lewd Chancellor, the Margate of
Luudowne. Sir George Grey, Viscount Pelmeretoc, Sul
Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring,
Sir Hobbonse, the Right lion. H. Lahoueliere, and
Me Mimes of Olearicardit. The Marquis of Ltnedowse
on.. to town to Knead the Council from his seat, &wood
Peak, Wilts. The Conseil sat three hours.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed the tad of
November for the reception of the Lord Mayi.r Elect, in
order to signify her Majesty's approbation of the choice of
the Livery of London. The ceremony will take place
at his lordship's residence. in Ratonaquare, at eleven
rielosk.
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_ the aims day at 12 o'clock (the first of Michael.
au tern), the Inrd Chancellor will recrive the Judges.
Queen's Counsel, &e. The noble and learned lord will at.
tarwatils proceed to Westminster Hall.
A eseetiog of Metropolitan Local Commissioners,
de., had ea interview, yeelerday, with the It. C oasis-
stoners, wed she Emotive Committee of the BehiMrtoa of
1861, in the New Palace of Westminster. (ts report of the
proceedings will be found in anothei column.)

WESLEYAN REFORM AGGREGATE
MEETING.

Yesterday evening, an aggregate meeting of the
Wesleyan reform parry in the Chelsea circuit, was held at
the Commercial Hall, Liege road. After partaking of tea,
the assembly engraved in devotional service.
Mr. W. MARTIN, et Manchester, was then called to the
chair. He said that meeting, viewed ie some of its cisme,
was a mournful spectacle. Its necessity, however, could not
be dented by them who bad marked the policy of the eon.
fersuce for the last 20 or 30 years; and that being the rase,
be delighted to see en much enthusiasm in the cause of re.
form. They had recently witnessed the termination dant,.
clesiastical year of astounding agitation. It had been fondly
hoped that the late conference would have adored some con-
ciliatory measures ; but, instead of that, it had assumed a
stronger spirit of defiance and a loftier despotism than at
any previous time. Forgetting the mildness of the religion
they professed, its members h..d treated Wesleyan reformers
with • bitterness difficult to imitate, impossihie to e xceed.
The pulpit, too, bad been polluted by the most realms at-
tacks on those who sought reform. Any man, however
respectable, wise doubted the divine right of method at
preachers was denounced as a too to Christ, deserving to be
execrated by every honest Wesleyan. But their principles
boasted an illustrious pedigree. On their loaners were in-
scribed the names of Wickliffe, Luther, Melanethon, Hamp-
den, and many others who bed fought the fame battle and
prophesied ultimata victory. (Cheers) These men strug-
gled for the tight of private conscience, the reformers strag-
gled for the mu. They had to contend against a despotic
priesthood, and so did Wesleyan reformers. An act of
greater atrocity was never perpetrated than that per-
petrated by the Wesleyan Conference against the ar-
able and Re d Mr. Bromley, who, alter having
spent a long lite in the service of Wesleyanism, had been cut
forth is his old age without a trial, end without being per-
mitted to speak • word in his own defence. (Heat, haay.)
The judicial proceedings of the Wesleyan Conference weft
an outrage upon decency and common nue. The &apa-
thies of the judges to pronounce sentence on the accused;
their disgusting affectation of pious sorrow whilst they were
trying to crush the spirit, reminded one of the infausout
trials of the reign of Charles 11., with this difference, that a
man was not at the latter period condemned without first
being allowed to speak in hie own definers. Even in that
age of terror and intolerance a man was not condemned un-
heard ; this unenviable distinction had been lett for the
Wesleyan Conference, in the middle of the 19th century. If
any treatment scald be more cruel than that of Mr.
Bromley. it was that of Mr. Roland. (Hear, hear.)
This gentleman was required to sit as one of the jukes upon
a gentleman named Hardy. He pronounced the charge
frivolous, and gave nine reasons for his opinion. But he
.00n found that the Wesleyan Conference wanted, not
reasons, but &conviction. k Hear, bear.) Rosana and login
were as baneful to the eonference as to the Pope himself.
(Cheers.) lie was subsegut lily baited and badgered by the
conference, the City-road Chapel being converted into a
Doubting Castle, Dr. Bunting acting as giant Despair, sad
the ex-president assuming the charlotte of hie sift, Mrs.
Diffeusnee. Mr. Roland was at length expelled, because he
reiused to retract has conscientious opinions. (Cheers.) The

man who would submit to such a spite's' deseried toe istron-
age of the Wesleyan Conference and the ex, canoe of
every honest men. The policy of the Wesleyan Canteen's'
menaced the religion and the morality of this coantry.
It was a huge conspiracy against freedom and progress
Methodism was not then as it once was. lie then
went on to describe the different classes of Wes-
liyans who were opposed to the reform movement.
Amongst these he specified a class who had ob-
jected that they (the reformers) had not tried
leenstitutional memo. Hs appealed to any of those constitu-
tional gentlemen who might happen to be present whether
they had themselves tried constitutional means, and if so,
with what success? (Laughter and cheers.) They had
asked for bread and received a stone. (Cheers.) Let Wes-
leyan reformers stick to their principles and success would
crown their efforts. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. JAMBS WYLD proposed a resolution declaring that
the meeting viewed with the deep at concern the assumption
of arbitrary power by the Wesleyan Conference, displayed
in their expulsion of several ministers from the body (the
names being given); their contemptuous rejection of the
people's memorials, and their determination to maintain
power at any cost by expelling from the body all
who questioned their proceedings ; and that the meeting
therefore considered it a solemn duty to withhold ill
pecuniary support from the preachers until they yielded
the concessioes now contended for. In supporting this re-
aolutlbn he suited that he had received a letter from Mr.
Naylor, the Wesleyan preacher of the district, which, though
couvecno, was also threatening, and informed him that if he
attended that meeting, he would have to answer for it to
his superintendent. lie did not fear to proceed in hie
course. There was another king besides King Jab's—
namely, King Jesus. (Cheers.) As a layman, he bad a
right to take part in the discussion of this question, nor
would he be deterred from doing so by any threai. Let
raetkodiets go on in the cause of reform. The miserable
minority, of one-eighth had now became a minority of one-
six:b. It was not, he believed, the fact that the majority of
the Wesleyan really approved of the declaratory laws of
1838, and he trusted that a better mind would soon come
over the conference itself.
The Rev. JAMBS BROMLEY (an expelled Wesleyan
minister) seconded the resolution, which was agreed to.
Other speeches in unison with the object were delivered,
and the meeting separated at a late hour of the evening.

HAMHZEHMITH AND CHISWICK RAGGED SCHOOLS.
—A public meeting in support of these schools wee held list
evening at the Albion Mall, Hammersmith ; Admiral Har-
court in the chair. About 60 of the children taught in the
schools, which are !for both sexes, were present before the
proceedings commenced, they sing two or three hymn.. The
Chairman having addressed a few suitable remarks to the
children, the Rev. J. B. Cummings, one of the honorary
secretaries, read the report of the committee. It stated that
the schools had been in operation about a year and a half,
having originated in a public meeting, held in March, 1619.
The school for boys was held thrive a week. The average
attendance had been from 20 to 60 on Sunday evenings, and
from 12 to 30 on week-days. The average number of volun-
tary Sunday teachers was 16 There was only one paid
teacher, Mr. Benfisld, the conductor of the week day school.
The Rids' school was held on Sunday afternoons, in the
oehootroom of the Wesleyan chapel. The attendance wined
from 30 to 40. Several girls of the most wild and neglected
character had become reformed. An effert had been midi
to have the 'shoot open on two week day evenings ; but,
hr want of support, ft had been abandoned. A ladies' com-
mittee had, however, been formed, and it was hoped
that they should be able to resume the week-night
eLw with an inereased prospect of success. Mr.
Benfield read the cash account, which showed a de-
ficiency due to the treasurer of IL 7e. 4d. Mr. Locke, the
hon. secretary to the Rigged School Union, moved the
adoption of the report. In the course of his observations,
he said that tines the government refused to aid in the
emigration of ragged school boys, 1,2001. had been raised
by the public munificence ; and thin sum was nearly ail ex-
pended. One boy wrote from Adelaide that he had 101. a
week, with boerd and lodging, for driving bullock'. Thin
boy had been sent fross the Field-lane Ragged School; his
name was D. Cahill; was one of those who had been in
the habit of sleeping In the cold, dark arches under the
new street at the top of FarringdonatruX He was now a
fine, intelligent boy, and concluded his letter quits in the
style of a merchant, lathe following wards:—' State of the
marksts; beef, 3d. per lb.; mutton, 3d.; bread, lid.;
wearing 'apparel rather dearer ; sugar3d. per pound;
tea, Is. 03d." (Applause.) Another boy stated that in Aus-
Delia six lege of mutton might be had for hall-aorowo.
(Great applies* hoot the boys.) As for beef, it wu only
led. per pound. This boy got 11. a year besides his meat
and lodging. (Hear, hear.) There were other letters,
which were equally encouraging. The Rev. Mr. Lewis It'
Goaded the motion, and referred to the orderly conduct of
the children daring these proceedings, as a proof of the
considerable amount of training which they bed received in
the school.. Kr. Anderson, of the Ragged School Uo/ou,
and Mr. Joseph Payne, afterwards addressed the meeting,
and resolutions ware come to in promotion of Its object. A
vote of thanks to the gallant chairman closed the pro-
ceedings.
THE FREEHOLD LAND MOVEMENT.—MRITING AT
Noncom —On Toothy evening last the Norwieh Reform
Committee commenced their operations fee the coming nor,
by a public meeting in St. Andrew's Hall, at which Wm.
Scholefield, Req., Y.P. for Birmingham, and Mr. mutes
Taylor, the eemotaey of the rreeholder's Union, were in-
vited to attend, for tke purpose of explaieing the principle*
of the freehold nieveinent. James Coleman, Esq., the
sheriff, presided. The following resolution was put to the
messing and unanimously reseed:—" That the meeting has
bud with the Resat interest of the great success which has
Ramie' like elluels le extend the freehold franchise in dm
Reellieles akthad sad metropolitan counties, and believe*
toff by Ile gds di
el the same system in this Metric* of
them a ase leo triumphant instates might be fur-
Wiwi is the ersatey et its adaptation to advance the peps-
ler ems; sad tbat II be marred to the executive sammittens
Mtake immediate massres for giving effect to this resole
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