The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-26 00:00:00

THE P,TACE-A T-A NY-PRICE PARTY.

A large meeting of the inhabitants of Stroud, Gloces-
tershire, have given expression to their opinions on the
war in an unniista,keatle manner. The meeting was
called for the purpose of hearing an address delivered
by Mr. H. Richards, the secretary of the Peace Society,
on the origin, objects, and probable consequences of the
war with Russia, and the chair was take.n byMr. R. Post-
lethwaitc ; Messrs. S. Bowly, J. Sturge, and others of
the Peace party were on the platform. Mr. Richardsed
addressed the meeting at gnat length, and was iiusteenntly
to with patience, though his remarks were
that, even
interrupted by cries of dissent. Ile declaredtu_..chnitnraiity
upon ordinary and ar:imitted principleso pwbell
were now
and international law, the war in. which
have been, and might
prudent course!, ought to
therefore, an unneces-
sary was one which, with wise statetroaliiphaanvde
be r., avoided, and that it weaes,a
folly
and a crime. He
sary war, and, of conseqtr:
first to stir up a quarrel,
accusedan
d fixe Franco roann
the
orf
ob:tienigthehcharge of having commenced
itn.dHanedpkiu'rtaunrceceitthheerceosupsoengsuibentys
of
f hostilities,having
incited and onit Enr
gland ntgu
of the war as fearful and
smofostlloenwerde entirely on
several speakers, who
t.dislastornoutsh,ealnadb said the bur..
louring classes.
Mr. Ric'ladrdfasllwaal
dens would
vindicated the necessity and justice of the war. Among
these was a working man named Wood, who denied that
the labouring classes were the only sufferers by the war;
the rich had their are of the burden to bear, and what-
ever those burdens might be, the working men would
cheerfully bear them for the honour, safety, and wel-
fare of the country. (Loud cheers.) Mr. S. BowiY
followed on the peace side, and ridiculed the idea that
we were fighting for liberty, or that we could conquer
Russia, which was too difficult a task for Napoleon
moved, an
On a vote of thanks to Mr. Richards being
an amendment was proposed by Mr. Harper,
affirming "that the war is both just and necessary, and
that the wannest support ought to be given to the pre-
sent Government to enable them to carry it on vigor-
ously until a just and safe peace can be concluded."
The chairman refused to put the amendment, and amid
the grea,te,t confusion left the chair, which was taken by
Mr. Marling, when, thanks having been voted to Mr.
Richards, Mr. Harper's resolution was put and carried
amid thunders of applause.

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 24.—The British and North Ameri-
can mail steamer America, Harrison commander, sailed
hence for Boston on Saturday with about 170 passengers
and a full cargo. The mail packet White Star, which
sailed from Melbourne for this port on the 31st of Aug.,
was off Skibbereen on the 22d of this month, with
A•fa mail.c
t in
85,000uz. of gold dust on board. With a favourable wind.
she might have made the run from that point to this
port before now, but as the wind blows strongly from
acoustics
T r overlandß E ,
the N.E., her arrival has been delayed. Her d •
a VICOIII
have
A Rb eEemnA
RKA anticipatedlE
has just been established at Mr. HenryyEate
. ---- Greenwood's
printing establishment. JUL Greenwood's
is in Canning -place, his printing office • private office
bers, South John-street. The distance .
ce In Trafford-cham-
and on Monday a gutta percha tube is about 400 feet,
was carried through yards, houses, , of an inch diameter
passed up to the upper store of cellars, &c. and then
completed, the effect was y Trafford-chambers. When
person speaking a.t..
one tested with perfect success. A
beard as distinctly in extremity in Canning-place Was
within a yard of the South John-street as if be had been
tured and fixed speaker. The tube was
upmanufac-
by Mr. S. Hellewell, of the Quad-
rant, Lime-Etreet.
mended a tub Some scientific gentlemen recom•
inch e of a large diameter, and one of an
and a half was tried without success ; and the
inference i s, that the smaller the tube the more distinct
the words conveyed. Does this suggest the possibilit
of a speaking-tube for miles along a railway-Lirerp9ty
Journal,