The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-24 00:00:00

THE ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM ASSOCIA
TION AND THE ELECTIONS.

TO THB ELECTORS OP THE UNITED KINGDOM.
GENTLEMEN,—We think that the present state of
peaked affairs eminent', our addreening you. We do no in
the character of administrative refortriera and our purees° is
to submit, for your consideration, obeervetiena upon your
&Wee as electors at thin very important period. 'We hope
that our earnest desire to promote our country'n welfare will
prove, in your judgment, a sufficient justification of our pre-
sumption in taking this dep. 1
The Prime Mieuxter, by dieoußing parliament, has ap-
pealed to the public from the decision of the Ileum of Com-
mons. But the trial of this honor, however important, ought
not to divert your minda from other and dill graver conside-
ration.. The approaching elections will not merely deter-
mine whether the country approves of the policy of Lord
Palmerston in the affair of Canton, but also will de vide upon 1
the character of the legislation and government to which this
country is to be subject for many rani to erase. If, In de-
riding on the personal question, we forget or pars over Ibis
1 moat interestx of the nation, we Ault commit a grave mar,
and do serious anis:bid. There is, however, great danger ef I
our nuking the mistake. The public attention is, on the
present 0CC24011 so intently fixed upon the matter submitted
to them by the Premier, that all the great queetione of
policy upon which the welfare of this country depends seem
likely to be neglected; and while the electors are anxious
to determine the question respecting Lord Vanier-
sten'. majority in the next House of Common., they
appear about to forget that in providing for that majority,
they may, perchance, send own to parliament who will
oppose every improvement in our inetatutiosa, and frustrate
for years the hopes of reformers of every time mid character.
The prevent arc the circumstances meet Lvoureble to the
plane of personal aggrandisement pursued by unscrupulous
political adventurers. They find the public attention en-
geared by one subject, and they hope that going with public
opinion upon the one point, they may paee without question
ever matters far more impurtent. ruder the guise of
friends of the prevent adminieration you limy send to
parliament, us your representative, movees to all reform,
opponents of an extenxion of the suffrage, memento
of . the ballot, opponents of all improreatent in tic
administration of our navy and army, of the law,
and of the manegruient of our internal affair*. This is
a coneideration worthy of the next serious reglad, end we
lank with groat apprehension upon the speriee of peeves
into which the public mind has worked Well upon toe pre-
sent occasion.
Our purpose ie to endeavour to recall to the public atten-
tion some of the matters which will seelowily affect the well-
being of the people, end upon which, if the people he wise,
they will demand explanations of all the enntlidatee for their
sudrages • and we earnestly entreat of lour countrymen net to
be diverted from inquiring upon there matters by any de-
clarations, however vehement, in favour of any particular
men or of any particular administration.
The instrument of all reforms in our government and ad-
niinetration is the Ileum of Commons. Therefore of that
bowie ought, therefore, to be placed, by oil thorough re-
formers, in the very front of their dent/Inds. The chief moms
to this desired end are—first, an extemitia of the suffrage;
secondly, protection for the voter in the shape of the belled ;
and thirdly, a more equal arrangement of the eleetoral dis-
tricts). Any man who evades giving on opinion upon these
pinta, and who seek* to ward off inquiry respecting them,
any cajolery or declamation upon their use, and by earnest
location of the impport. be intende to give the prevent ad-
esintseration, in no true friend of the people, Red ought to er-
as their distrust, and to be met with oppoeition.
Host in importanre to reform in parliament to the thorough
mem atoll our adminietrative departments. In those depart-
ffereles se et prsorat conmituted, there is eorrupt ion -I lure is
= is pined by
favour end influence, and not
merle The git 1111111 in not the man relight after sad
bet he la selected to KITS the public, who has the
gooreleg number of friends who eee he useful. The ono-
gesso, hes been ands, t bet inonnuesursi and blundering we
evinced in all the operatives el pvlnnwrosts and the. people
ter because patronage 1111r1 Ilifrane. NS•O bed
eaperientv of the working if eyelets daring the tote
operations in the Crimea. Or army wee isengla to the brink
of destruction by the ,aids who hid he provide for
N, and direct its operations, sod was ate steed from rein
* lim inenribreme of tbe maple and lair tativea
Ile wen lode acquainted with the szinksgrerreaor by the
ails eta peso la all ems =dee the award of private in-
./MINIS bnllsiwl swan nftiffil spine upt administra-
linkfirpnepoesa et Imbibe ilea On that is,
Ohs ino samba tikersell—neee se et the actual
itiffiltion of die es the penis and owed their
On welighteement to that saki conveyed the
ONO* intelligence to the The is a system which
mil lee reformed. But me ands is hits of corruption
on gathered, the dfflkulty ifsedise int leseasal rheum
is ssemeas. Voir sslinae la Swat el sdraini st naive
lobes me soy ash mg vill be peitalip mak. But no
tram Ina Is laaewsss, is urea viols nob aressly sad filo-
rongagelorener, ever be Mimi as effective nimbler of
thie
To perms suideviatingly this end, privets interests most
kcsofolutten, indiriderl friendships meetly: ip=sem party
ne rations mud have warts
Imo* must
alone be considered; he who
honeetly determinse, 1101 deb* saws* hi istemaina-
tion, to brave all km Ilindithwolls if pans IN Nikita-
time of private ~nos sad Id WS= sad to
bibs affil/ the pub& pal be all mates. with the
nommesnoslat of the esmstirls affairs. Ms OM* dealiMer
wlll us ils ids--be sir Sawn his own *Moo to suit the
Meta of a essairang Weeds. man ask likely to yield to
the infinnee• tehich,la esupert of johlawy and corruption,
win WS lien IS publie Ilia lb IrW is peat to a amok-
tueney knot likely to be tip vista seggeot of the popuhr
came k dee WS'. of psrews me en
to reelet ths
multitudinsne whacks= vide beast en path of every sem
upon whom In pnipb eras power by miens' his a Napes
sentstiva
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tion. To be sa elkelenl mere
, is mad Sea rota is aririllabla sp=a 81161
high
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he lin vibe deism sibedsit In plena So alio eta re-
' peuroldies TM Signal isebisan. As be* mg latent
egerbse if a Ilswilige station, 41191 ad, beds emir utter-
awe nil sitindget _nadscity, Sok pm lira b be
anis of ibe seals,, of la inesitsymen. If • man
awe pima bland& _by his past ilk. is Is diligent in
pry bear ails Inseings ; if he has, ens pouf of his
mud TIM& ; If he le a tenet often( Is km mum of
Irelb—be nny to wortbY rePrawenklfArk*slik aid im-
am" at tas ready fi• of . ensulas oars; sr the
MN sigliary of a oeiwd advocate.
Disarm, no bens* yon, all irks trust to the power of
sisreptiss smi Whet y. He who paysou will sek you.
PfsrimesicAseas "siftsilibtedsZe lameeemy e leisms."ei arm;
Ni. the pes;is is ablest Istveriably
'okra Ilrlis seinitor.
On Limit ef the council of the Administrative Referee
Aasociedisn, J. A. ROEBUCK, Closinasn.
15, Cannon-street West, March 20,

The Peettaaster-Geseral gave notice yesterday
that the mail steamer Gambia, which &meld wart to-day
from Plymouth with the mails for the west meat of Africa,
will not leave Wore Sandy amt.