The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-07 00:00:00

ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM

GREAT MEETING

THE CITY OF LONDON.

Oa Saturday a public meeting wu held at the
Lemke Tavern, for the purpose of forming as association

to be called the " Administrative Retorts Association."
The meeting was convened by a regal 11l ion from a number
a distinguished merchants and others connected with the

City of Ludo's. The object, u stated in the requisition
(which has already appeared in our 0010161111), was to fora
the ;basis of an organisation by which the various wind-
latencies throughout the country, setting aside all party and

personal considerations, might associate themselves with the
city of London for the aitsionsent of administrative reform
upon the basis of thorough responsibility, prunotion for
merit, and barium management of every department and
office of the government. This sisretiag wags called for
twelve for one o'clock, but long before that hour the entnaos
to the London Tavern was besieged by crowds of penone
anxious to obtain aden'esion. At half-past twelve the *stir
doors were closed, it being inipos.ib'e to find room for more
persons than had been already admitted.

I a order to aorommodate the large crowds of persona who
were suable to obtain admission into the meeting at the
London Tavern, a supplemental meeting wu held at the

Unildhall. The large room at the Lyndon T ,in which
the meeting was held, oapable of holding 1,500 people, was

densely crowded some time before the commencement of
t►e buiasse of the day.
Among t►ose present on the platform, we noticed a mew
her of members of parliament, among whom were—Mr.
Lindsay, M.P., Major Reid, M.P., Mr. F. French, M.P.,
Mr. Swift, DI P., Mr. Brady, M P., Mr. Duffy, M.P., Mr.

Maguire, M.P., Captain 8c obeli, M.P., Mr. Oliveira, M.P.,
and Mr. Humphrey Brown, M.P. Among the merchants and
other connected with the shipping and commercial interests
of the City of London, we also noticed Mr. G. W. Craw-
hard, Mr. Oasaiott, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Bennoch, Mr.

W. T. Hall, Mr. Laird, Mr. Torrent Meed Haiti,

Morgan, Mr. Ogilvy, Mr. Ponies, Mr. Traven, Mr. Wil-
kiasoe, Mr. Amory, Mr. Lister, Mr. Tits, Mr. Nemll,
Mr. Collett, Mr. Baker, Mr. B. Smith, Mr. Samuel Brows,

the secretary of the new association, and numerous others.
Shortly before one, on the motion of Mr. J. I. Tanvana,
Mr. SAYI7 IL MOZLIT was called to the chair by soclamatien.
Mr. Swabia. Moaczr commenced the business of the

meeting by saying—Perhaps I ma hardly give a more
striking evidence of the earnest feeling whisk has 'lusted
with refermee to that great matter which rro ere anxious to
press upon yen than by statiog the fast that, owing to the
exceed:ugly crowded state of the room, we have resolved to
dominance the business dee =Lots' earlier than was ode.
sally intended. (Cheer.) It is with real regret that I fled
myself .abed open to Gimpy so prominent a plies is the
badness of this day ; a regret arida, in no seam from any
weal of sympathy with the great objects which we
desire to urge upon your attention this window;
but it is just because I honestly feel, as chair•
ma of the meeting, that there is some kind el
ristraint imposed upon me in the expression of my
Opinion with respect to these matters, I have first of all
to express my regret that, in the circular convening this
ossetinr, we have been coastraioed to *beefed the ab-
1191CO of missy names held in high honour and m-
ate. amen us, and who bare hitherto been miturtomed
to take the Mai is 001111011011 with political matters in the
City. I regret the amence of the WOOS of many of those
persons who are excluded by motives, no doubt perfectly
kniourable, i• at present declining to join us. (Cheery.)
I cooties, however, that I am not very sorry that there is in
this instance &departure from the ordinary routiae, is the
publication of tames which you would at once recognise,
and I am eery mach inclined to hope that this departure
will beadle polio the future. (Cheers) If you refer to the
lid della LEM of the persons convening this meeting, you
will Sad that Shay include, to some extent, names strange
to the /Win In connexion with public cad political
matters ; bat they are do names of persons who are en-
gaged earnestly, thoughtfully, and, to • large eztnit, saw
modally, is the performance of the social and public defies
in the various departments of 'hairless In whisk they are en-
gaped. They an the &cosset persons who are not generally
drawn away front mgmementa, sufficiently °serous end
responsible, to mix ia matters mounted wi'h public affairs.
They me eau, however, who are deeply moved by the
miming state of things, who billion earnestly that the
Bout of the people is sick of it, and they are men who and
reedy to call upon you, as with the voice of oue men, to &r-
-elate that this state or. things shall so longer exist. (Teo.
imadoss sheeting) I call upon you to give the lie to the
statement width Is going about that this meeting is to tad
in nothing. I earnestly declare for myself that If it were I
merely to molt in the passing of • sMiog of reeolotione
whisk are to be submtted to yes, whisk are tame eaoughL ,
ell emorieme, I weld not be here um the premed messico.
But I am here beamee I feel we me Lifting to • state of
Oasis whisk eat end in nothing bat Tevoluties—beeame
I feel I have emus iaterwies atetalte (sad here I refer merely
to selfish motives)—bseames I llamas faith in poem aad
order which is not demoded M esabostmeat7aisil. bemuse

I am sot enlisted to my," Pease, peace," wheel lint
that there should be so poem. (chasm.) AIM( Ibi
essieurs whisk hem bees circulated I. reference to the pa-
teat asides is thelemeinent me, that this movement 11 •
"..eve Mee eldskr mad I lied that coufirmed, I amain, to
say, bathe la* sember of the lictotoossia. (•• Os," aril Seim
of "it gewerseamt hash.") I say I ban man that Mato-
Iseut with regret, bemuse that pa is coasidered to he
ilesmated wits a gentleman who Im
am bound to say, has
raised himself to tee position whisk In sow occupies by the
Eseliof the very qualities whisk we are alliklite to am
::* Mar in the direction of public affairs. That
attempts to sneer at our monmest, and it says that
legislation and government main talents wry &Invest
lam those which succeed is trade and sommene. I am
road to identify myself with the trade and esmaserm of
seas& I believe that the honer, integrity, sad high
prlaMple whisk distinguish those muneeted with leads Mad
sot may to the security of ilnglasd, but afford the Wet gua•
mates for the eostissanos of that civil and religisss liberty
which we sow have the happiness to eejoy. ( ) It
is became I want to me them priselpies ef Wising sad
beseety trasderred in some t:egree to the ileparemsele of
the nee that I stand here to-day m • Indeseiss to miter
my protsa against the es statist thugs. It is Mid,
ttgaia,that this is an sneak ea the arisesemey.
I sea bound to say—l desks to speak my ewe
opiates only, and do set whit to eseauismies
say perms is cionsezies with We mist—disk is
my °plans, the ropmeties of Me easteeram est
to be safe ia their own ha diet sal 111 Is *My es fu es
doosive sad pleader Me posple that me deservedly
sailed to aemant. I bonen Mel the are
essoatially had of their ariesesesy. lam sow
vises. writ. I ass hem as a beams I. the /.must Metas-
tasis sal 'mailman et this matey, bet I an, here, also,
slats IMO, la my °plasm. a stets of alleys might arise
well Mesh* a realm national loss than even that
it the sehleeneep.- -I midi aesumay ear my warning
mime le Ike eilimmesy ass le it... the mope to look into ,
Mess 'maim. es is limake hew is WY that la days peat
they hafts= gilmideweteadhembsaid. (Obsess.) I be-1
Imams Ig a *re Mee seer/ Wk.s that levy have a
lied &adds
le Ap wit
te the jettere ~
Me Wish. W the esuntey
Thus, who
Mem Mak *97'ane
are ms who seam to tidal' that mamma people ought to be
Amide! that ballade& of Cavendish,
Rea" and etben-of like are willag
slab. lima themeslves the the flitrestlballty
:::.reameat. Ls 11-1111=gibration et a flew thew-
s pm. De not ms; I held that the
Idataareey have as mesa right to a shave la Ilso ge-
varement of the sinewy as any elms in the eesany,
bat it is only co fee ee they *AM hearty sad efielesey.
I appeal to you to look se the abssesiler of the Um who have
fuelled yes lsereM-ft ; if moil* they havenzes se do pemege:
motive., or if you deals* their liessafiku, have
with them; bat if ail, ala the imhiseised wheels lis
We to-day, sad gin altseress W seek intimate to will
'ftt your inteatlme ea BMWs hoped Waal& (0111110.)
This meeting bow se direst emasalen with the war in
irbleh we an spied ; we as. sit hese to go La theses,-
Via ef the right we wrong of the ma, ea at ohs damsuldles of
them eyed la varying it es, or it. Mobable result.
Alassega I Mean I have asset alegimiags made Mom
Oats, *see Minas dissleseess whisk live aim with
ripest to amain preemie gulag ea in eanamion with
the war mem to seas moms to identity us with it.
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whoa the war is wise tI m ;yth*, happme; the
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weigh{
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bet dohs piedeeele sass. wawa we wed& lei what
is *a bead of the gad if we shamed to
mut hit Mamas the witiedisg to mem his. for
the emeakike• weed gamma everribri• MN i
laselifsfasvi, sad, lan bewail to mg,
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who wi
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will ematasphem eme
will
Ilk If get sestalel. (Chesil.)
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poredle yea, sad who will make nferems to
amiemes balls mausesset with venal Mss. lOF
Pea re Walliii tbstart.irattiss will all yes masthie.
essilieldil WA eve se tat wee samatiaig it i
esmemedel diareater. Maw bat yea that La esimmica
Ma tie lesespert somas dens there hie loss a less to the
eliwalout a eem of mem two them me militia, mi Midi
rre bes• mush had 'WWI nee eammeedelgelm
Men Meybd in dielles meth a qualm et eemeemets
shaman as Mat dee imagist swim. Mama)
Li...grimes that It shoal be so when we see Mai Ni
. of Osesseess mud MI Mabel Ni mesing at Us
=Lie toggling over a quietism of • yellipag ell
M mbembia with the =fir= al Mar
W. sal la
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