The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-17 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY

AND FINANCIAL REFORM.

MEETING AT YARMOUTH.

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On Tuesday a crowded and enthosiacio meeting
wee held in the Masonic Hall, Great Yarmouth, to rece.ve
an address from T. McEnteer, Esq., on the &abject& of
Financial and Parliamentary Reform.
T. W. SHELLY, Esq., having been called to the chair.
said it pleased him very much Cu see sea • large number
persons assembled on that occasion. He would therefore ask
them to weigh well what they heard, and remember that it
ought to have a bearing on their future outtlast—(hear)—
for it oid not become them se men—and above all men of
intelligence and principle—to go away from the meeting and
throw cif that which they believed to be right merely VAII.
cause It might not suit them on account of their old habits
and customs, or their temporal weasel, to take op with it.
T. M'ENTEER, Esq. ooterved i. was one evidence—and
• powerful one—of their having truth on their side, that
their worthy chief magi-trate was present—(cheep)—nand
also that they had so large • meeting of intelligent and
honest men. He detailed the t.lects and rise of the National
Reform Anociatiou, remarking upon the difficulties they had
to encounter, having been mere sneered at by the whirls than
by the fairies. Spite of all this, however wherever they
had been they had met with the meet enthusiastic support
from the people in favour of Financial and Parliamentary
Reform. (Applause.) It was the intention of their seatn
den to hold a conference of representatives, or delertes,
from (if possible) every constituency in the kingdom, to con-
eider the beet means of accompliltung those reforms lel&
they deemed essential for the welfare of the nation; so scat,
whilst on the one aide they would have the C muttons House
of Parliament, on the other there would be the P. o .la's
Howse of Representatives. (Loud applause.) It bed recently
been stated, that, alive to the importance of their move-
ment, government were preparing to bring forwa:d
semis lugs measure of returns, s.. (Hutt to tabs ice 111.1
of their sails. (Hear, hear.) If they found it wax a genuino
measure of reform it should be met in a fair spirit ; but as
he feared, it should prove • rotten piece of pretended reform,
it tumid assuredly receive the compels exposure whits: it
would merit. (Applause.) The hoturecentered largely into
the abuses, civil and ecclesiastical, of the government
el this country, showing the injurious effects cat
r the law of entail and pritnosenituze, in rau.:ng
the creation of a variety of skier places me:4y
to enable the tristocracy to pension otf and quarter upon the
nation their younger sone and daughters. He conclud. dby
expressing his conviction that justice roust be dine to Ire-
land and the colonial empire. Mr. McEnteer resumed his
seat amidst loud cheers.

Councillor JACKSON said he was delighted to see so
crowded as assembly, because it cave the he to the usserion
that had been made by some of their lradir g men that Yar-
mouth did not take an interest in the reform movement.
(Cheers.)
Votes of thanks having been accorded to Mr. M'Entecr
and the chairman, and three cheers bavieg been given for
Lord D. Stout, Sir Joshua Waltuslty, and the council ut
the Reform Association, the meeting separated.

NORTH KENT RAIL!.VAII:CONTINUATION-

FEVERSHAM.

A public meeting was held yeetirday, at the Gui:dhaa,
Feversharn, pursuant to a requisition !run the inhabitants
to the mayor, to consider the propriety of supporting the bill
which has been deposited, with the sanction of the prinripal
landowners of the neighbourhood. About three hundred
owners, rccupitre, and tradesmen of the district were pre•
sent, amongst whom were the Wght Hon. S. R. Ludt-
legion, Sir John W. Tylden, and J. B. Dyne Esq. 'Clie
mayor having addressed the meeting, the plan of the
proposed line was explained by Mr. Taylor, the engineer,
and a series of resolutions were pealed by acc.ama-
tion, on the motion of C. J. Hilton, Esq., secoe.:ed
by Sir J. W. Tyldee, declaring the necessity of continuing
the direct line to Dover on national rounds, spprovir • or
the line as laid down by Mr. Taylor, subject to such mol,h.
cations as might hereafter be agreed on ; and appointing a
committee to promote the undertaking, in conjunction o ith
the central committee appointed at Canterbury on the 1,/th
ultimo. The correspondence with the South Eastern Com-
pany was read, which appeared in Our columns tome ,:sys
ago, in the report of proceedings at a meeting at Siving-
borne, and a second series of resolut.ors were passed
unanimously, condemning the breath or fair hon the part cf
the South Eastern Company. After several speches, :tom
J. B. Dyne, Esq., and other gentlemen loc.lly intereeted,
and an explanation from Mr. Cobb, on betialt of the Mild.
tors to the bill, a vote of thanks was passed to the mayor, W.
P. Hoare, EA , and the meeting separated.

YORK, NEWCASTLE, ♦ND BERWIEK.—A petition to be
presented to the House of Commons, in connexion with the
' affairs of this company, is in course of signature, setting
forth that the depreciated value of the property of the ander.
taking has impoveri•hed many individuals, and caused gnat
personal and g 1 suffering, much of which the pet'ion
ascribes to the conduct of the late chairman, Sir. Hudson.
It prays that a committee of the Rouse of Commons may be
appointed in the ensuing session to inquire into the caw.,
now affecting railway pi operty, and especially as regard, the
York, Newcastle, and Berwick,end that, if any of these rouses
can be traced to fraudulent or dishonest conduct OR the
part of the late chairman, he may be expelled the Rouse, or
arch other TO R.,1••• ^Anne.4 against him calculated to re-
store matinee In public nes.
LONDON AND Jut i 11. ND —A petition has been presented
to the Court of Chancery for the winding up of this co,n-
pany's affairs.
PROPOSED RAILwAT AYALOAMATION.—The negotia-
tions for a proposed amalgamation, which have be. n for
~onie time pending between the East Linceshire and the
Bolton, Blackburn, Ciithree, and We.t Yorkshire Railway
Companies, have been finally broken off by the latter com-
pany, and en agreement entered into with the Lancashire
and Yorkshire Company instead. The terms of this agree-
ment wi.l be submitted to a meeting of the ehareboloers of
the Bolton, Blackburn, Clithroe, and West Yorkerire lies
on Thursday the 24th inst., for their approval or rejection.
—Manch CA ter qua, also.