The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-25 00:00:00

HIDES.-THIS DAY.

LZADENHALL.—The present prices see .-66Ibs to 64th..,
31d. ; 64114. to ,721 b., 31d. to 31d. ' • 72lbs. to 1101bs., Rt.
to 44. ; 80th.. to 1381b5., 44. to 414. ;881134. to 961 b., qd. to
41d. Horse hides, 6s. 6d. Calf Skins, light, 24. to Ss.;
full, 81. to 61. Bd.
BiILSONDI3EY.—Sheep skins, halt.breds, M. Od. to Os. Od.;
Downs, 4s. 9d. to 61. ; lambs, 2a. 2d. to 35.; shsarlings,
10d. to 11d.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—THIB DAY.
Mere. Pattenden and Smith report a steady dessaad,
with scarcely soy hop. on offer.

COAL MARKET.—'falf3 DAY.
Walls Bad South Helton, 191. 6d.; Walls Bad Hatton,
20s. • Wells End Stewart's, 20s. ; Walls End Tea, 20s:
'
—BB fresh slips at market.

ADMLNISTRATIVE REFORM.

MEETING IN SOUTHWARK.
Last evening a crowded public meeting of the
electors and inhabitants of Southwark was held in the great
roam of the Bridge-house Hotel, London-bridge, for the
purpose of adopting measures for aiding in the premat
movement for administrative reform.
APSLJT Para.m, Esq., M.P., having been elected to
the chair, the following letter from Sir W. Molesworth wee
read by the hon. secretary, to whom it was addre•sed :
"May 23, Office of Works.
" Sir,—l regret that Mr. Disraeli's motion fora vote of
want of confidence in the present government will oblige
me to attend in the House of Commons to-morrow at the
time fixed for your meeting. I have little doubt that if that
motionMe carried, the necessity of administrative reform
will become more apparent.— " I missile. &c.,
WILLIAM MoLmworre."
The CHAIRMAN was happy to meet his coestituents on
this important occasion. lie could not help feeling that
had electoral dirtricta and the extension of the ballot been
ceded to the people, the present movement would not have
been necessary. As exceptions to the rule of mismanagement
in the departments, he mentioned the Poor-law Board and
the Post-offiee ; there, in Mr Baines and Rowland Hill, he
always found the right men in the right place. The chair-
man concluded by calling upon
Joss Vicxxes, Esq., who mimed a resolution, declaring
" That the degraded condition to which our country has
been reduced is attributable to the corrupt and culpable
appointment of incompetent persons to official positions ;
and that yet greater national degradation can only be
avoided by the exclusion of mediocrity from the various de-
partments of the executive, and by the distribution of the
duties and emoluments of office among men of especial apti-
tude and high capacity."
Dr. EVANS seconded the resolution. He could not con-
ceive that the public offices were CM difficult to fill ; for
they found that Lord Palmerston and Lord J. Russell were
ready at all times to fill any place that might be vacant.
(" Hear," and laughter.)
W. S. LINDSAY, Esq., M.P., who rose to support the
motion, was received with loud cheers. In the course of
his remarks he said—There is one broad feet palest to us
all, there is a cankerworm somewhere, which du swal-
lowed millions of our money and is keeping down genius
and enemy, while incompetency revels in gold and fine
livery. (Hear, hear.) Where is this cankerworm—how is
it to be slain ? I feel that administrative reform is the
wen: on by which it is to be destroyed. Administrative re-
form means simply, the right men in the right places ; but
we cannot get the right men in plate 'HMI we net the right
men in the House of Commons. (Cheers.) First of all,
we want perlimentary reform; secondly, we want a
hill, a stringent measure to put (low' bribery at elections—
not a farce of a bill like that which tolerated the expendi-
ture of Lord gbrington'a 6.0001. to secure to him his seat
for Marylebone. (Hear, hear.) The third point is the
ballot. When we get these three points we shall soon get
independent and practical men is the House of Commons.
Then when we get these points we can take tip the point of
abolishing all patronage in the Civil service.
Mr. John Thweites, Mr. Howard, Mr. 8. Evans, Mr. EL
Newman, and other gentlemen subsequently addressed the
meetiog, and resolutions expressing confidence in the Ad-
ministrative Reform Association, and gratitude to Mr.
ILayard, end deaouncieg the resent " set" at that
tleman, were unanimously adopted.
It was also resolved to form an Administrative Reform
Amotdation for Southwark.

One troop of the West Heat Yeomanry amembled
In Cobham" Perk, the seat of the Barn of Darnley, for their
taktistm's immune, preview' to the regiment mastering at
urn, on the 4th Jane, fee seven days' duty, ender
tie eamaiad of their Coked, Lad eidasy.