The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-03 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.

Yesterday evening the East IslingtonParliamentary
and Financial Reform Amociation held a meeting at the
&Aback School Rooms, Lower-road, Islington, in further
ante of the several objects contemplated by the Central
Association. The chair was taken by Mr. E. Cianks.

The SEORETAUT read lettere from Mr. D. W. Wire, Mr.
E Mien, and Mr. Marie, expressing regret for their una-
voidable absence.

The CHAIRMAN said they had met to assist their
breitren in promot.ng a common object. The desirableness
of the object being admitted, the grand question was, bow
might it be moat effectually promoted. A cursory view would
show that financial and parliamentary reform were both ne-
cessary. If it wee right that one portion of her Msjesty'e sub-
jects should be enfranchised, it must be wrong to exclude the
rest, unless some special grounds of exclusion could be clearly
established ; at all events, there ought to be no law tendieg
to p them from atteinieg the franchise. He believed
that in the freehold land movement • plan had been hit
upon in which all parti. s might units without compromise ;
sad the social, economic, and moral effects of that movement
were, at least, equal in value to Its political results. (Hear,
hese.) He should be ashamed if the freehold land proprie-
tors thus created did not, when they had acquired the fran-
chise for themselves, employ it for the ben, fit of others
(Hear, hear.) Happily they lived in times when all parties
were finding out the adrintsge of combination. This must
one name them to go forward and seize every opportunity of
Yni log for the public good. Teets was now • fair proepect
of the dispersion edam,. By that phrase he did not mean—
what indeed was impracticable—a state of society in which
all things would be held in common; what he meant was,
that in all great respects, toe common good, and not the
interest of particular classes, would, he trusted, soon be the
grand aim of men who assembled for public purposes.
Mr. CAVE moved a resolution, declaring that the taxa-
tion of the country was panel and unjust, the expenditure
of the public money lavish and improvident, and the repre-
sentation of the people utterly detective, and that the only
remedy for these coeds was is full and radical reform of the
Commons' house of parliament. The present system of
taxation was, he observed, essentially bad, tending, as it did,
to prevent both morel and physical improvement, and for
this the resolution correctly asserted • change in the repre-
sentation to be the only remedy.
Mr. ELT seconded the resoluion. History taught them
that self government had been the object of men's aspirations
in nearly every age of the world ; and those who had once
attained It did not long for the restoration of despotism.
They had right, too, on their side, and that was a grand
source of confidence. What they aimed to secure was good
government; and although, when they Were fully repre-
sented, the laws might still be defective, no class interests
could prevent d. feet. from being remedied. Even under •
so called reform parliament, the people bad to do their work
over and over again, and this must continue to be the case
until universal suffrage existed to put a stop to, or to cure,
bad legislation. As the Howe of Commons was then con-
stituted it was unreasonable to expo-t thorough reform, for
there was, in fact, no responsibility. (Hear, bear.)
The resolution was carried unanimously.
Mr. HODIERNE moved a resolution affirming that the
principles and objects of the National Reform Amociation,
under the presidency of Sir Joshua Wahusley, M.P., and
the efforts of the council of that body, as at present consti-
tuted, were alike entitled to the confidence and support of all
classes of the community, avid that the meeting pledged itself
to eo.opsrate with the central committee.
This resolution was seconded by Mr. BIWTON, and
adopted.
After a vote of thanks to the Chairman the meeting
separated.

A GENERAL MEETING of the membere of the
Kingsland branch of the National Parliamentary and Fi-
nal:leis! Reform A,,soci awn took place last erectus, at the
Lamb T , Ringsland-toad, for the purpose of hearing
an address from Mr. Matson, on the principles of taxation.
There was a numerous attendance, including several ladies.

Tax Loss or THE ()AMUR 720 M SYDNEY.—
BICOVnitY OP TEI MONDAT.—AII doubts
respecting the late of the Quells, and the unfortunate
creatures on board of her, have been sat at rest by the dis-
covery of the wreck of the itl.fated ship on the outer edge
of the Goodwin Sands. Many casks of tallow were picked
up low down the Ciente' towards the North Foreland,
and on Friday a box vomiting the Sydney letters and
newspapers, which were shipped in the Gnilie, was found
floating about by a lugger. The address on the box had
been washed off by the surf, but a brief examination showed
it to be the unfortunate vessel's mail. It wee landed at
Margate and handed over to the poet-office authorities for
tranaraislion to London. The contents ware saturated with
water, and some of the &Endow wen obliterated, but the
usual care was adopted for the delivery of the letters,
if possible, to the parties to whom they had been
addressed. A large piece of wreck apparently part of
the quarter of a vend between 200 and 300 tom, with
tallow sticking to its timbers, WIN teen floating about
in this end of the Queen's Channel, and- other
pieces of wreck, evidently of the same character of ship,
Wag noticed, it was eoncluded that the catastrophe had
moaned on the Goodwin Sande. This coojeiture proved
cornet. The lugaers, which were cruising about for what-
ever might turn up of her cargo, discovered on nearing the
sends the wreck, or what might be termed the remains of
the wreck. Tee figure head was gone, but it was observed
that part of the drapery or decoration remained, with a small
figure of a GateUe upon them. Part of her stern frame, with
" Gazelle of Liveepool," painted thereon, was also noticed
floating about the spot. Of the unfortunate oreaturee who
perished with her nothing Gould be seen, and indeed the
heavy see that was breaking over the made rendered any
nearer approach to the wreck exiseedlegly dasserous. The
number who were lost has not been corneal adernined,bat it
is thought that the mew consiaterl of between 20 and SO per-
sons. It is supposed that eke was driven en the sends
during the terrific gale of Sandal morning, and the formid-
able breakers that immediately dashed over her must have
instantly sealed the fate of every sold en board. This is not
the col fatal casualty that took plea on them much
dreaded diode. The loggers report, seeing two other wrecks
on the sande, and it is meek feared that theirmetwe=
None have readied the seed from wrecks as the
and several made which were kaolin to have bean le the
Channel in the mane of the sale are raise' Ng. Part of a
ship's stern has been taken into Broadatain, and a figure-
head (bast of a man), and two agues with wings. It is
thought they ere part of the wrecked vessels.
Us EARL or Dualism has, it is stated, gives
directions that all amseauy relief shall be ghee le the int-
lies mite have lost mambas In the late ondssitss la Imbeds
0•1lim, and that ha will bear the charge blisaaU, Wed et
this wing dew by pails rabsuripdsa, as usual on sash
eceadoes.