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

a
ova:tuft of consulting with the Eight Honourable . ens declarations. (Cheers.) Mr. Layers' was teas in
Tape, or the Honourable " Peter Dick,"—Gaughar)--ssii his principle, but unfortunate in his illustration. (Cheers.)
Now, I hen voice of the saustry responded. (Cheers.) The manner in
tad len add Whist "Nei en must sot ban • eammin Tote aim raised by Mr. bsyard was one to which the
City man to Mach us to do mar day." (Hear.)
so &Maths in saying that, if my advice bad bon taken and which they had received his name that day proved that
oolvotary services had been accepted for ono week, I i they felt in their hearts that he was the one man for the
amid ogre established a system which would have saved the I insergeney. (Load cheers.) But, in addition to Mr. eeuatry et 1 ast 1,1.00,0001. out of the 2.001..,0001. that bas Layasd, there were many men to be forma who would not
ben lag (Cceorre.) It Is said in the West Hod that this mow go into the Home of Commas, because they could
=coda. will be a mere "nub in the pan." I will tell them not get there except by dishonourable or unworthy means,
—sad it will go forth to them—that it will be no mere flash but who would be ready and willing to go there in wa-
in the pac ; told such men as oar excellent cbairmae, and plasm with the wishes of the people, if they found that
Mr. Travers, and other men now around me—men of bud- they could assist in the fertilisation of that great cause nees—will not leave their desks merely to have a deals is which at present possessed somata a hold upon the publie • the pan. (Chars.) We inter into this undertaking, like mind. (Cheers.) He most cordially supported the reedit-
men of business; and we will sot rest until we have effected tion before the meeting.
the reforms which we dam to be necessary. (Loud them). Mr. JOHNSTON, Thum! thought it might be advis-
At this meeting a committee will be formed, and that cow able to put the meeting in possession of ti • reply • mitts, will meet isserma. It will be composed of men of mod* by the government to many of the animation business ; the relations they may pass here will he sent that had boon directed against them. He happened to know
to every borough in the kingdom retuning members to what was Lord Palnienton's answer to a great deal
parliament. We have all throughout the country sane- of what had ben said. The Premier, alluding to then spondents, who are men of ntbotatee, and who have some- charges, had lately stated that, when forming his go-
thirst to lose; we will ask them, if they approve of our rem- vernment, he had offered offices to several merchants in the
lotions, to pass similar resolutions in their own districts, City, but teat they refused, stating they would not give up
to form themselves into committees, and to act, if their business, which produced them very largo emoluments
they please, se cab-committees with as. We shall then of 6,0001. or 7,0001. a year, for a plan, when, by a change of
have agents in every borough in the kingdom; and after ministry, they might very soon lose huh business and ap-
that w we see any job such u the resent appoint- pointment. The statement made by Mr. Lindsay showed
meat of the Hon. Mr. Howard to the Woods and Forests— that the Premier must be labouring under a delusion if her
(hear, hisar)-1 have nothing to say against him as a gentle- believed that office had been offered and refused front pent-
man—but whenever we serration ajob—such "an abominable nisry motives. Lord Palmerston's real difficulty ley in oho
job" the Terms called it—as his appointment to that office, formation of the House of Commons. It appeared from Mrs
in defiance of a recommendation of the select committee of Da's annual that there were no less than 23 boroughs
the House of Common!, known em the Drumm nil Cosa- under the influence of great families, add to this the number
mittee, although Lord Palmerston was offered the services of peers relatives which they had heard occupied seats in the
of the ablest agriculturists of the age who woo willing to house, and they would see how difficult it was for any
take that office—whim, I say, we ee. soy such an shwa- minister, with such • House of Comuions, to do anything but
nable jeb" As that, the City committee will endeavour to listen to the men by whose votes he wee kept in *Mae.
have a meta* brought forward upon the subject in the If Mr. Lindsay were bimetal to be made Prime Minister to-
house; they will send copies of the resolutions upon the morrow, and bad to deal with a Homo of Common. which
Natter to every sub-committee throughout the country, and contained these noblemen, what could he do ? (Cheers.)
they will ask them to petition agsiost the appointment, am For that was really where the shoe pinched. What could
to write to their members to pretest against it. Under seep he do as Prime Minims, but listen to the demands and
as organisation I should like to see Lord Pelmenton trying claim, of those who possessed sufficient interest to be
on-
to effect a number of these jobs. (Hear, hear.) lan turned to the House of Commons? What it was necessary
only giving you this as an illustration of the work- for the association to do wu to call upon the county to
ins of the proposed system. There is another point effect some alterations in this matter. (Loud cheers.)
to which I wish to refer. I know that after such With respect to the aristocracy, no doubt they loved the
a meeting ea this, and alter the disclosures made before aristocracy. (Cheers, and counter cheers.) We loved our
the Sebastopol Committee of the Home of Commons, children, too—(a laugh)—but we did not, therefore, give
the government will find it Dec.,, ,ry to make some our children all they asked for; and this was the principle
concessions to public opinion—that is to ssy, they will upon which they ought to set with respect to the aristocracy.
pick out two or three bullocks, as it were, to offer a sari- (Cheers) They most make it plain to them that such a
dee on the altar of their incompetency. and their folly, for state of tbings toad so longer be allowed to exist (Cheers.)
the purpose of appeasing your anger. (Neer, hear.) But If it woe, the country would be reduced to the condition of
they will be bullocks which have no friends at court. (Hear. Francs before the revolution. (Interruption.) When,
1 therefore, the pnsent condition of affsirs was complained of,
hear.) I, for one, however, will watch over this, and if en
sacrifices are to be made, I will take care that, as far as they had a right to state in their own justification the fact
I can, it still be sacrifices of bullock. that have grown fat that they had a packed House of Commons. (Cheers.)
in their incompetency. (Cheers.) Oge word more, and I Mr. Tiro proposed the lost resolution, which was use
shall have done. (Cries of "Go on.") We all love our con- follows :
stitation; we ere proud of that constitutional tree which has " That an association be now formed to promote, by all
covered with ire branches so many of the exiled monarchs of constitutional means, the attainment of administrative re-
Europe, for her. they have found a safe shelter and a quiet form. That the association be called the Administrative
home. Bat on that tree, rotten branches now grow under- Reform Ass 'elation, and that the following gentlemen, with
neath its bright foliage, and we must cut down those power to add to their number, be appointed the committee—
branches, if we would not see the tree itself wither and die. to collect nods, to prepare an address to the constituencies
(Hear. hear.) If we do not do so, lose cautious and more of the United Kingdom, and generally to carry out the
relentless hands may undertake the work, and ID objects of the association:—Mean. F. Bennoeb, H. W.
removing the rattan braoctes may cut into the stem Crawford, J. P. Garin, J. Hutchinson, W. J. Hall, G.
and so the tree may wither and dia. (Hear, hen) Laird, S. Laing, W. 8. Lindsay, W. leCullogh, 8. Morley,
These are some of the reasons which have induced me to R. H. Morse, H. L. Morgan, W. L. Ogilly, J. D. Powles_
leave my desk in the City, and to move, as I have done for I. T , N. Wilkinson, J. 0 Frith, S. Amory, W. Lie-
wiek., in this matter, in cooojuootion with my friends ter, W. Tice, D. Nicoll, J. Collett, 8. Baker, B. Smith, jun.,
around me. This is a serious matter, and a solemn crisis. and B Oliveirs.M.P."
Wh, nwe topsider what is our present position, and what is Mr. Tin, in proposing this resolution, said he had
the precipice on which we stand—when we look at the state before taken a part in the proceedings of a public meeting,
of the war and OH the pries of corn steadily advancing— but had come there that day from a ao,Tie..ion which h.
when we recollect what would be the consequences if it was sure they all shared, that the people of this country had
should rise to 120 r. or 130 a. a quarter, with a limited emo been disgraced by the recent administration of their affairs,
' ployment for the people. we cannot but feel that we went and that they must take the remedy into their own hands.
men of nerve and capacity in office to guide our old ship The great source of all the evils under which we were safer-
through the breakers that surround us. (Cheers.) It is ing was, that in one government system we did not pat the
for thee. reasons—and serious reasons I believe they are— right men in the right places. In was in consequence of
that I and others solicit your support for the movement our not having done so that all the great social questions
which we are now making. (Loud and continued cheers.) which bad in recent times occupied the public attention—
Mr. 8. Baia/ seconded the regulation. such as the questions of an improved sewage, of a better sup-
-1 ply of water, and of extramural interment, still remained in
= Mod. F.
doge that
oispeted thresolution.l
that.,
tlero orsh,eld be
aepiation T
for. hnt e
everything,li an unsettled and a most unsatisfactory state. He (Mr. Tits),
sad that everything should be in its right place." (Howl in common with the meeting, had been astonished and her-
In this country at present then seemed to be a place for rifled at the number of deaths from dysentery which had
every person who had a Mend in parliament, but there yea occurred some time ago in the hospitals at Scutari. Con-
stantly any person in his proper place. (Cheers and Tensing with en eminent scientific friend upon the subject,
laughter.) Allusion had been already made to Sir W. the letter told him that it was ail owing to • want of proper
Molawoeth, and therefore he would not refer further to
ventilation; and that he knew of a contrivance which
him. But there wee a very distinguished gentlemen who would Mire the evil, which had alreedy been tried with per-
hadchurch establishment—he meant Mr. Honman, and he wee penter at a met of not more than ten pounds. He (Mr.
brought to light many iniquities connected with the het success, and which might be pot up by any ships' cur-
appointed. Seireary for Ireland. Then there was another Tile) asked his friend to send a description of it to the go-
gentleman who had been something in almost every admi- vernment, but his friend said he did not think it would be
osontemptucom exemption of the Liverpool merchants. (Cries
nistratioa for sassy yore--a gentleman remembered for his
self to the Duke of Newcastle, and told him where his friend
much good, and declined. He (Mr. Tit.) then wrote him-
Of " Wood," with groans and hisses.) Yet, feeble ea he o.ight be met with. About a week afterwards he received
wu, he had the destinies of England plated in his a letter in reply, stating that they bad received his letter'
`POP h/ being appointed to the Board of Admiralty ; and end wished to know if he would be good enough to state the
Mr. F. reel was appointed Secretary for War bewail every- nature of the invention, although he (Mr. Tice) had 'o-
thers gentlemen that they were Incompetent ; bet it was informed them who his friend was. (User, hear.) He body Maw he was most iocrompetent. It was no faith of preesly told them that he knew ;lathier about it, and had
be-
the fault of the 0,04W27 that the 7 were permita4 to show it. lieved that his friend never beard from the government at
mot madmen hie own affairs well that he warn fit for the (Rear, hear.)all, sad that the mischief had ben left to right itself.
(Cheers.) The liclfto/11iii said it did not follow because&
roans of • radio *Sae. They did sot watt mss ler ma" Mr. J. Runsurnos, the Marian of the Stock Pa-
tine. (Cheers) Did it follow that because a man was in- 'Change, seconded the notation.
capable of conducting hie own business profitably and Mr. G. Humor, jun., supported the resolution. (Cheers.)
honourably that he was capable of the duties of legislatioa ? Mr. OLIVEIRA (whe had just entered the room) said he
Cap...city landsman Fay, incapacity and large pay, appeared had merely come there to listen, and shape his conduct in
to be the rule. One of the great causes of the prssont system the House of Commons in accordance with what he might
was that a number of offices were held by the same hear. (Cheers.) He did not desire to take part in the
his entire time. If sinecures should be maintained, let taking responsibility he might observe that he had taken
proceedings, but to show that he was not afraid of under-
arm, any one of which was sufficient to occupy
distinguished themselves in the civil or military services, subject. (Cheers.) A more orderly and decorous meeting
the chair at a meeting at Guildhall that day on the same
them be given m a reward to thaw who have
and not kept for the porous of pandering to the appetites
was moat strongly directed at prawn? It was the Outpaces' mously adopted, with the exception that to the first a rider
that, proposed at the present meeting, had been unsold-
asoithreoansoflinantia whliimiclet...)pub:rdinßdiggnalantio—n
bad been added to the effect, "That, to effect the object
oosail a fe.wo.f What toes
(im of administrative reform, it was necessary to have ha en-
commanding-in-obief at the Crimes. H. could scarcely tined constituency." (Lend chars.) He congratulated
restrameinnashcisia"indiggl—tilinlawMheanterthofinthkiengOrdonvelincer the' although
matter. the meeting on the important stop it had taken, and had'
had eharge of the department at peacoat, was capable of throughout the entire country. (Cheers )
filling the duties of the aloe or be woo not. He took It
C. Hear bear," and cheer) Either Sir Hew Ross, who
. The CHAIRMAN then put the natation, and observed
not the least doubt it would meet with a hearty response'
that he was, from the fact of his Doing rarrinut,i.two,ffi.„"i that already twenty-five gentleman had put down that
sums except from those who could give them ; but he hoped
tiAhorred7or•Rago this: roashouelderarib:Sdhsposi"dee.i7Lowand suchee-78-3"fhe BUM for 1001. each. (Cheers.) They did not want largo
lawyer being rand to the woolseek by family connexims ?
The resolution having been carried amidst loud applause,
1ritte.m.,1,phr"...,7440f awctc.nurptirirchy.crireig hear.)nii'diptillowiTot7f • al,La, weld
hesaseoist to strengthen the hands of the association.
They might depend upon it if scientific skill, great energy,
A vote of thanks, proposed by Mr. W. HENDERSON, Sind
and sound judgment could bet purchased, then would not
-"Three cheers for the Queen, for the Independent Mem-
y kind, for any man c.c.. an iiecondo.t by Mr. N. WiLinthoci, terminated the on:med-
arietnerat. (Led cheers) He se{d nothing against
al_ en
_left_
....of_aa,
th
aristoeray
many of the oat dietiaaoish.d
had risen from their own reek, and they were bran eon
called for and gineiwith great heartioess before the meeting
to eases ; but something besides bravery was required in p.
a general. lokermann was called " the soldiers' battle ; " broken
Dore, and for the Emperor of the French, were however
and why ? Beams* if the oaken had done their duty the
blood of the soldiers would

TEE MEETING AT

Is! cotksequen,

of the immense number unable to obtain admission it the
London T an adjournment to the Guildhall was pro.
posed by Mr. D. Nicoll, and generally agreed to. On their
arrival at Guildhall, Mr. Dskin informed the meeting that
his lordship had given ilia permission for the use of the
hall, which he could not refuse to his fellow•citisees upon
such an occasion. Mr. Oliveira wumioved to the chafe. Mr.
Dakin (a member of the Common °coati') mood, ud
Mr. Merrough, M.P., seconded the (listrude.
lion Claimer to that which will be found in the
report of the muting et the Louden Taveen).—Mr.
Jenkinson moved the tollowiag as a rides to the' resole.
roe That this blasting Awarders a large mansion of
the euffrage;assessary to effect the improvasente
(Chars.)-1b sager seconded the adoption of tbd
rider.—Tke isolation (with the rider) was pet end carried
by sadateatien..—Mr. Maguire, M.P., peopeeed the' sent
resohatima.—Mr. Brews, M.P., Handed the ressinden.U.
marking that if there wee in England one patient body
more dianyeabie than another, it was the Howe of Cola
mons. (Cberme.)—The resolution was suainsomely agreed.
to.—Mr. Bateman moved Ibis next resoletion.—Mr. Adams
seconded the resolutien, whisk was at once agreed to; an
wee also a rote of thank' to the chairman, and tie meeting
dimmed, after giving three chasms for Mr. Lewd.

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;bay ;M:•rning.-- (Chun.) From root to branch the whole
system of admiaistradon was corrupt. Let this take a few
Mimeses. : The harness issued to the artillery had been Is
More sines 1816 ; it was rotten of coarse. A little varnish
made It look 11km new, but at the first pull it fell to pious.
A umulier of Nis were ordered ins great hurry, to be dos
livered talidefightior ; they were still stored in the Tower.
&eefdap elf a particular kind, bet shoes of ordinary sins,
wen Wleed ; the shoes sad stockings might he Irma
to
at :3r, but act together. Or raiser, the these sot
as the robe fell off he soot as Om
the grand. Let them try If they could
Ash out who was hispendble for the thou.
(A Wes : "No the.") One witness mid, "be tom sure it
Is not the Board of Ordneame, but he thought, if he bad
lime, to amid show it was the cemmisseriat." Let them
take the hospital at Scutari, Sad contract It with that at
flasytha. They would see how chaos disappeared as soon as
the civilians arrived with a proper head. Even in so email
a matter of cookery see whet had bola done. What was a
greasy puts was turned into a delirious liquid, to satisfy the
patients' hunger and thint Captain Dames told the
&Mateyo' sonsaliteo that the loss of lives and ships same
tapl frith thi of Goa.. When primed, he wu obliged
If the WS_ bed bust kept andervall
not the have been lost. was the state of Wags
at 13enteseet limp sad Depthel f WY!, it • gmeilissian
went there ea tominesa ihme was era young goon-
quill with what tholnibenil high,' hithithluswes for as
hoar. (Hies) A Mend of his west a abut time due
to Deptford is lisporteat bamboo deemostairwith Mathiuto.
Us to: eft the hl id oft
Au . UPI Weald ultwalde lierrallartlrgi
maims the young goes% LE:
palled
tho bell. The reatlemia theught he vial at' ea the
poled of arranging bit busbies; but when the ' r
estate! the roost, be was ovally directed by gamentsill to
" peke the Ire," aml this. as awl. (Laughter, sea "Noah
hear.'l The Mn wee now come, and they would
also have a at *I dn.. (Chews ) The pressed Ira
Modes Umis net thuds. Even at tli• present
mamma he mambos were se great that he could not say
bow es NISI
_MOM Vise Wed by thou who south not
mom moosfelinfllletting. (Obsess-) It wee a het that
Main& who halts% shut out had gesso to the Guildhall,
to hold a similar lamella' there. They had taken a copy
Ite tbilesdistifda to that two shootings ea the ease lab-
,*k at the Nub _sawn, in thei ()My, end at web as
loth of so balmiest adlay as Saturday to the oieeenthill
Memo, wq ;
That meranglierasalatortpsearfainret of Pa°llrords% =L.,
oldtsuld'aedth kept their Manaus, sad engraft. gay go-
!gum' ant thee wield put an end to this abit*to of
=4 , It difighttbtve birthszt to ettrider itSrtzt
tla • would In 'orriP IMAM to ST othd we
czAhima
could death lid llsltia to the _ althea
ipaggleat sum. Reds; lad loss Medd he telhaltheek
Pb`.44 a Pow WOW mgd, driefdomeitheed manta
de ea labmeaseelanswil gsta to .........d-c
r=„va.r= to ... sum'. Wes ea"
act billets US I ewel. . " aluagyirtlP' 'Naomi.
d.ted 42
TINT IMO 61 466611im not the 12
bat the votes weithliked fa to a manaer.
atom) The ealemly wasotrost grin (IP
before the liebmstepel 111111101dtepe—la ."4 alsrit' "lam
.6.the ausa,nl. gthmtiellisiewlls: liffdli- arallilli.Ll6ll. the
'111..1.(11"4"bi1ar4
Tin vows d , eirleumagy • porggiated all eillatasi- i

%if DEATH OF DR. GAVIN.

Private intelligence hoc just been received ot the
anleasholy death of Dr. Hector Gavin, at Dideklava, one
of three sanitary ounatimionen sent eat by Lord Put-
man to ass what could be dans to illitOVll the coadition
of the hospitals at Scutari and iayrait, sad the cusp before
Sebastopol. The circumstances attending the death of Dr.
Gavin are of a peculiarly paiaful character. Es had been
at Balablava absent a month, and resided ia the sass
hat as his brother, a verterinary surgeon Oa the sight
of the 20th ult. the brother it is reported, was playing
with his revolver, and by some accident It exploded, the
bell struck Dr. Ostia, catering ai the groin and lodging in
the back. The unfortunate gentleman lingered is great
agony for three boars, and aspired. Is a letter from Bala-
lilacs, written by ltr. Newlin* and published la the
Liwpool Ammo!, it is said :—The
penes MOllt to be pitied
is peer Gavin, who is really oat of his reason. De
adored hie brother the donor, who, I should atom, awls a
&politico stating the facts to be, that be abseil to az-
r change pistols with his brother, and handed him one withdat
• taWag ban it was leaded, whea the poor fellow pulled the
trigger, and the ball killed his brother—that, I feu ie
the
Ewalt.

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