The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-16 00:00:00

LAMBETH ELECTION.

Mr. INOHAIr ethal;;;;;:ortgitui.-;hath Election Com.
mince, reported that Mr. ltoupoll had been found duly
siseted, and that the petition agonise hie return waa frivolous
sod vexatious.
The Bill Chamber (Scotland) Bill, the Militia Ballot Sus-
pension Bill, and the Glebe Lands (Ireland) bill were re•
apectively read a third time and pawed.
The lonise mAjourned at ell o'clock. .

ELECTION COMMITTEES.-(YESTERDAY).

LAMBETH.

Mr. Slade then proceeded to up the evidence on the
part of the sitting member, contending that tho petitioners
had entirely foiled in making out any case against the sitting
member, and that the committee ought to declare Mr. iteup4
duly elected.
At the conclusion of Mr. Slade's speech,
Mr. Saimaa Ballantine having replied on the whole cam,
The amen wee cleared. After an absents of ten minutia
on the re-ambition of strangers,
The chairman stator, that the committee had come to the
decision that William Reopen, End., we. duly elected a Dor-
gan to represent the borough of Lambeth in the prevent
parliament.
The committee further stated that the petition of Pattison
Nichol. and Robert Bratowe was frivolous and aerations.
The committee were shoo of opinion that the provieione of
the 17 & IS Vict., e. 102, s. 3, did not apply to the case.
The announcement wee received with loud sheen.
By this derision the costs of Mr. Hempen opposing the
Witten will fell on the petitioners, the petition being die•
Weed with costa.

REIRESFYTATION OF THE ArSTLILIX
COLONIES IN PARLIA.VENT.

A numerous meeting of the General Amoeiatit,
kr the Australian Colonies. was h. ld yesterday at the Lin-
ks Torero, We. CHAULTJI Eat, late a
mother of the Legislative Council of New South Walse, in
ke chair. Amongst the gentlemen present were—Sir
Clarks Nicholson, bite Speaker of the Legislative Council of
Saw South Wales; Wm. SVestgarth, }q., President of
Chamber .f Commerce, Melbourne, Sir Win. bPArthur,
wisher of the Legislative Council of New South Wales;
his Dutton, Bert., South Aumettlia; T. S. ?hart, Heq.,
annishar el the Legislative Council of New South Wales; T.
D. likkie, South Australia; Furlong, Esq.,
;O. F. Esq., chairman of the I'crl ltiver Corn-
%C. Hughea, Est., Moreton Day; WM. Fans. de Solis,
P. W. Flower, Esq., and hoses A. ]but, Esq.
Ds SALIN, who originated the .übjcei for the
wirdikration of which the meeting wee held, then
=lahis views to the meeting, and con-
piner that a memorial be presented by the wee-
' deka le the Right Hon. Henry Lebow:Wm, Secretary of
Ash he do Colonies, requesting that ho would be plowed,
Y foam selkid ilelibenitiona un the forthounint: reform bill,
11111111111114 MMr Mejaity's ministers the strap claires of
il•CialliNSs uue share of reprenentation in the Imperial
leglabiese i hat at lbs woe time exprm.ing to Mr. tab.'.
cher, that the imisles could nut irrupt parliamentary repre-
eentaties =km lie present right to selfstwatiun were eon-
tinnedi and preserved to them in, iolate.
Mr. 0. }. Lt...tie emended the resolution.
In reply to a mica ion by Mr. FI'ItLONO,
Mr, Di Bttia said he thought the, olonial representatives
is the Imperial parliament ought to he prothided from voting
many question of supply, because if the English co-odors
tithe Imperial parliament sere not to tax the colonies, it was
ekes that the colonial members in the Imperial parliament
might not to tax the motherconntry.
Mr. Fent.oxo whilst severing that it was exceedingly
desirsblie that thrieeloWee aheuld be retemented in the Brit
perflament, doubted If „the eels tow could be carried into
pretice. lie believed that colonial eecuridea would be
11111 shred more valuable by a 11n.o connetion with the mother
wiesby ; but there wee '.eerily a queetion which came be-
' One perlimeena in which taxation woo not either directly or
ledbeedyinvolved. It would very much impair the metal-
line lithe members for the colonic'. if their votes were to be
Ammilmily rejected whenever a question affecticg taxation
wee Ineoght forward.
Mr. WZ,TGAILTH mid that the .tuatralien ClatOliel., end
he spoke especially Re Victoria, dud rod wish for the fran-
ebbe. He had resided in Vitoria for 17 years, and Could
set charge his memory with nay irreligion of public
Vthat demand to be treated w public opinion upon
na akket. What the colonies had Wan contending for
two or three yews was not representation in the
Drklrb
perksnest, but the managereent of their own local
sdkirs. It we. quite abaturd to 'Pappoose that the colonies
would identify thowelem in any way with imperial taxation,
se with the national debt ; or, on the other had, yield to
lbe imperial parliament any COUIThI ewer their min tenadien.
The CHAIRMAN concurred with Mr. Wearer* Om ire
bed been no expression of opinion on the part et the walsols
that would warrant the saseriathm in moving the ratlike
by • resolution of thin nature. Parliament had, In feet,
actually conceded all that they had ever required, and WI
they could reasonably require. But, after all, what would
this parliam.ntary representation amount to? Ili. hon.
friend adeed for ma members for Australia. What would six
member. be in an weninty of 6.56? What inlimmee would
they powwow in the delibera. ions of so I holy?
What were the subject'. in which the eolseib task
in interest that were hkely to bo submitted
= ' legislation?ta The only eubjecta were Shall et sieelrifa, and trade; but dm gawk
on* ef pee-
tectihad been finally settled, end the pilicy of mono-
, pollens the colonial markets ahandoned for ever. With
regard to the defence of her colonel. in time of war, Enclond
was as strongly committed as • nation could be to pr ride
armaments for this purpose, and that without rsquirius
Items from them. It war • principle of honour with her, and
=iple of common sense ; fur the mutant ehe ceased to
Ws outlying colonial and dependencies, they would
pp, "we will bare nothing to do with your quarrels."
Mee the colonise so undefended would be no longer rem-
mown by hen 1111%. had nothing to
_pitfall
itiekbralWar=atsti acorod111"io th7rl, totatr
principle. repreconletion renied with it the right el law
den. Bat theme what as enomelotte and disgreseil
polities the re ion et the colonies would mew, k
the Rase if they were not allowed le wee
ups er r IYek s=upter that; if they OM to
to hilly Ile noires for the alma.
Mho 4111 Why; .stet the way. Ksr......statives far ka
ts6sMgtltf Who would consent to occupy sock
• polish me IMP Fortunately the colonies were now la
pseentes dd. itsbt of esifirovernment. Let them stick
le I. Th. bee Wm II yeas and upwards in obtaining S.
Demi bt him sew drew it away.
IM. Da BALM fa reply, Mated that, se the meeting were
ned
+d~al7.to be UnSILLUOUI in Warming hie resolution, he
The seeddis was then withdrawn by consent, end the
weft eepeneel.