The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-11 00:00:00

ZdILY CLOSING ASSOCIATION.

A general trade meeting in furthe-anee of the
objects of this amociation was held in the Lower-nom,
Bleier Hell, lent evening; Me. Alderman Wise In the
chair. The following reaolutiota were adopted . _

"That this meeting desires to ezpreee it. deep intermit to the
objects sought to be attained by the Early Claeing Antocta' Oat
—namely . I. An abridgment of the hour. if timer in all
department* of industrial life, where nectmary, espimally as
Saturday night.; 2. The adoption of a Saturday hilt--
day, where practicable ; 3. The earlier payment of wages ;
4. The rescuing of shopkeeper. and their amistanis from the
drudgery of Sunday trading : believing that the fer-
tile/ante of there objects is calculated in • huge
measure to benefit not only the numerous dames
immediately concerned, but the nation at
"That the meeting, thus approving of the work whirl is
being prosecuted by the Early Closing Araociation, hereby
pledge itaelf to render the society the utmost poseible pone
lusty sad personal support during the ensuing year."

NIL TOWNSEND, Y.P.-MEETING AT WOOL.
WICK.

A crowded public meetingwas held lest night at
the Lecture-ball, Nehnuamet, Woolwich, for the purpose.
as stated in the handbills, of hearing from Mr. Towhead,
M.P. for Greenwich, an account of his parliamentary cone
duet during the late make. Mr. Eugene Murray tea
the chair. Mr. Towhead, who was received with gni
cheering, after recapitulating the queetiou on whkh he
had voted during the meats, stated that until property
qualification was abolished, sad a very large extension alas
affray obtained, tho people would never be able to sad
member. of their own Choke. After referring to his labours
to obtain additlowel pay he the dockyard labourer, he pro-
mised in the hest ram of perimment—and he should
be there in pits of his enesaies.—(loud cheers))—to submit a
motion to tecreses the wide d government labourms to 16e.
a weak. He had boa In ►wigs at Greenwich fourteen
years, and until recestly no man ever had to call upon him
twice for a debt. Yr. Townsend then entered into detail
with a view to prove that at the period of his election he
powered the middle legal qualification, end that his sub.
inquest diScultiee mere mused by the persevering efforts of
a solicitor whom he named. and who bad boasted that he
would drive him from hfa ma. He had just begun to end
his way about the Howie of Commons; he bad to the utmost
of his ability served his constituents; end it now became a
question whether be should continue to serve them—(Cries
of '• Yea •')—or net. If they wished bleu to resign Ms eat,
he would not be a stubborn man: but if otherwise, Ida ear•
mite should not Irma the mat from him. It wee the muse
of the oninithescy he woo fighting. His 400111i811 did not
object to him as John Townsend the auctioneer. bet as John
Townsend the member of parliament. Mr. Towhead re-
sumed his seat amidst the moat uproarious applause.
A reeolution of confidence is Mr. Townsend 1111 unani-
mously passed.

THE OLDHAM ELECTION.—No intimation has yet
been received with respect to the Issuing of the writ for the
election of • member; but it is ainSdently expected by the
leading members of Mr. Fox's committee that it will be tweed
in the course of a few days. It is not yet known whether
there will be • contest, but rumours are circulated every day
. to mime new candidate to be brought forward. The West of
thew received currency yesterday morning, to the egect that
the Conservative party had held • meeting os the previous
night and resolved to bring out a candidate of their own—
either Mr. John Hibbert, of Manchester, of Mr. Albert
Itiiyda, of Rochdale, being named as likely to be brought
forward. In the meantime Mr. Fon'e committee are working
indelluipmbly to secure his revarn, and are making every pre-
=for mutest, Meetings are held nightly in the
t rera, and ea active canvass has been already m-
ired upon. Fiea the *des already received, and taking
lila Almost unanimous feeling in his favour
andorteduni gnat bulk of the inhabitants, there is
warmly the of a doubt that, if the borough is put to
dr beetle eel mean of • °restated election, whatever
awaken ensillalate may be brought forward, Mr. Fun will
be Marra by as overwhelming majority.—lforokester
011111•11i01.
TIM INDIA RIILIZF FUND.—LIVERPML, Twele-
OA T . —His worship the Mayor. Francis Shand, Esq., hating
received • nreinivelpe*ned by the leading merchants and in-
Isabinsntsof Li . requesting bite 'molls public meeting,
for the pupae o expressing epopethy with the surviving
friend, of the massacred victims of the Indian mutiny, hos
promptly acceded to their deeire, and named Monday next,
the 14th inst., as the day on which the meeting should be
hold at the finseirounhorme, at noon,
The Bath Ga:affe states that Christopher 'Sowell',
the collector of the pone real for Bradford Union, has
recently ahem/idea, taking with him about 2001. belonging
le OM paellas.