The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-04 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1855.

To-morrow the " Administrative Reform Assn
ciation" is to be brought into existence. II(
public has been already apprised of its objects, ani
all reasonable men must agree that they are, just
now, of paramount importance. The Government
has been freely blamed, the military authorities
have been censured severely, the House which re-
presents, or should represent, the people, is re-
proached for its idleness, its apathy, and its false
courtesy to Ministers. The people should now
take care not to show equal neglect of their own
interests. An attendance of the right qualityane
number to-morrow, at the " London Tavern, at
12 for one," is therefore a duty which London
owes both to itself and to the country at large.

We have no doubt that most serious conse-
quences depend on the character of to-morrow's
meeting. If it be what it ought. to be, it will
modify immediately the counsels of the Cabinet,
will rouse the House of Commons, and will pro-
bably of itself cause many right men to he put
into the right places. From the time when tlw
League held their meeting at which the great,
subscription was raised, the Corn Laws were
doomed. The Minister in office, and the Minis-
ter out of office, immediately began a race for the
Leadership of the movement, which they then
foresaw must prove successful. The commercial
nobility of London have . now an opportunity to
do something equally worthy of them. If they
will but stand forward, and pledge the City to
100,000 t., with ten per cent. paid up, the country
will everywhere follow Cuero, the Government
will strike to their "earnestness, and Honourable
Members will understand tha tenure on which
they hold their seats.

Every consideration impresses on us the value
of the opportunity. Even the PALMERSTON Cabi-
net and the Horse Guards have just shown that
they are susceptible to pressure. The officers of
the Indian apny are now to take rank with, the
Imperial army. Tim silly, and just now mo:
mischievous, abuseof generations is abolished with
a stroke of the pen. The vKay is now open for
commanders of recently tried capacity to be placed
at the head of our troops. But it will need almost
a tornado of public opinion to send these men to
the Crimea, and that simply because it will dis-
place some who ought never to have bden there.
A meeting of London merchants, which cannot be a _
UORTSCH A KOFF shows his appreciation of the
laughed at, is just the force needed to compel Go- time that must necessarily be consumed while the
verum,-.1-u‘s to numerous similar modifications of (E German dipus is puzzling his brain on the com-
12,euti" and aristocratic follies and blunders, and plicated problem he has undertaken to solve, by
") enforce the hpractical adoption of them, and not renewing the lease of his Palace at Vienna for a
t
their mereterm of six months more. Now, the very per-
record on the foolscap pages of Down- . .
ing-street or
of mission to Austria to postpone the, performance of
the Horse Guards.
It must be • her solemn undertaking for a perid so indefinite
band in the lie
remembered, too, that the small
assumes that there may be some 'middle course
use of
do its duty Commons which is ready more
to
can (13 favourable to Russia that would be accept-
it
overpovrering pon
pular only on the condition o!' able to the Western Powers ! The CZAR will
A.
of Londo see what mr. LA RD
support'
as m
' Theh meertchwariittisi clearly not accept that which he has already par-
etcptorily rejected. He will not submit to any
for his out-spoken frankness to their brother mer-
cd
y trivi
chants in Liverpool. A perfe . diminution of his power in the Euxine—when be
has refused to allow the perfect neutrality of that
al mistake
or two gave tongue to a whole pack of I,6oeni
e'. sea, or to limit his naval force therein with-
out' Colonels, who revelled with delight in- ab --- in any specified dimensions. How, then,
usin(-
Mr. LAYARD on au issue as foreign to the t can a safe or honourable peace be , con-
Mr.
clouded? How can we insure the independence
question as Sir ROBERT PEEL'S declamation about of tee© Ottoman Em sire or thepermanent tran-
assassination was to Mr. COBDEN'S anti-corn-law \ quillit
p p
Yof Europe ? It would require a " forty
arguments. Mr. COBDEN', however, bad the n'arine p6wer of credulity" to suppose that .it
hi; i 'were possible to do so. Our Ministers cannot be
People and their significant contributions at
so
peace eve
back, and he best Si r ROBERT. And if Mk. Ithx. 1
of Purblind, SD grossly ignorant, of the real state
affairs as .0
n (Lyr credit the practicability of such a
Aim have a similar demonstration to support him,
tr.ia.. They must under
even the jokinci Promior will turn serious and be be connivbag atatV"gle mornerit. They must then
glad to e fast-and-loose policy of Aus-
come
even men raised up by
to terms, Without such support, i
yielding themselves some sinister influence be
speak belle
to the deception,
his obligs,• .
1 else would they willingly
PROVIDENCE for tho occa-
sion will fail. up
itself will not help those
who are 'too indolent or time-servin" t° would they require froth y decisively ; else
'lli :II Cul performance of RA NCIS JOSEPH 010
the fitting awl s
.. elf-sacrificing leathers of a good tile same time, a very intelligible
help ;
ions, givino. at
cause. hint '-',
caitain consequences of further as to the
procrastin •
We scarcely need mention that • big pot ; else would they address ation on
at the future is .him in the