The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-11 00:00:00

litrZ:e of Colliers.

Yest3r 'ay the largest meetingwhich has been yet held
of th 3 7,3L7ers on strike in South Staffordshire took place at
Bi! t -__;etachrents 0:7 en marched into the town from
W C rea'; Lridge, "i t? Dudley, Oldb-c, y, and
Eric 'll. ea lh headed by ' f musio and me , rry!-
ing r. o Lanner.. 1:!1}.:ey w•d by art red )e li
-
men unt'l 7t'e ti 3 r eat' -ced the police-
men in t-- -7n nr• las.: 7 '.'5C a' . ',t e meeting there
were yort.^ps 3,00 persens, e. them mi -ers.
The spea'-,:rs complained o' e"e; f-rence by the
police ar.tl crities, a'id 133 i: the,- .1 . s such interfe-
ren- c 1 -fc:e the con:titi_Ld a -th men on strike
13'-• • Majesty, and
were prw.eable 11 -loya
we. Id allow no or oto : 0 ids k the peace. We
ma ••, stain iterferf;race consisted only
of the re:usal of xv: or M`
_;Lt, tbc -Ay Clief constable
of StaThrdshire, to allc b y to and fro on
the high road ne:-. tc h 3 33...erics .3re miners are at
work, su3h move,. y CI- 3 men who are out being in-
tended to draw c : • . wl.o have resumed work. Lord
Leigh' a Cr 'a 7...7ere1y strictured, and clergymen
and . no ha counselled a return to work on mas-
ters' ,sere censured as friends only of the wealthy.
do on the previous night by individual employers
to sec sorle arrangement between themselves and the
I.eaders .f the strike were described; and the determination
repeated that henceforth no communications, with such an
object in view, shall take place between representatives of
the two contending sides. It was repeated that the masters
were quite able to give the rise, and that they were only
contending for the subjection of the men. Central points
in the district were announced, at which bands of men were
to meet on the morrow (this) morning, to beat the drums
at half-past four in the morning, to "draw out the black-

legs."
The Uhairman announced that pecuniary help and expres-
sions of sympathy had bee ceived from the W../ .-ngham
branch of the Amalgamat . ;Ineers, whose . =tary had
also been instructed by L _Age to write to the general
secretary with a view to a grant from the general fund. The
Birmingham Lodge had also formed itself into a committee
to procure help from other sources.
At the close of the meeting, a resolution was unanimously
come to that the strike should be continued till the masters
gave them " their wages."
The eighty Lancers, who are in barracks in Birmingham,
have for some time been kept " saddled-up," ready to ride
into the black country at a moment's notice, and a number
of the volunteers have been kept under arms in Bingley
Hall ready for any emergency to which the colliers' strike
might give rise in Birmingham, where there is a strong
sympathy with the colliers amongst all classes,and where a
rumour had got afloat that the colliers intended to march
into the town in vast numbers with anything but a peace-
able intention.
Yesterday the leaders of the movement received an official
communication, from the Mayor of Birmingham, in answer
to a forniv.l application which the colliers had made to his
worship desiring permlesion to hold a mating in the out-
skirts of the town, and in which his worship states his rea-
son for refusing to comply with such application.
During the whole of the strike the Earl of Dudley has
had one of his collieries (Hirnley Collier) at work by men
who had accepted the reduced wages; but the workmen
have been subjected to much taunting and intimidation.
Yesterday the cottage of one of these workmen, named Jos.
Roberts, who lives at Gornal Wood, was partially destroyed,
and his own life, and that also of all his familly, attempted
by one of dime dastardly trade outrages which are un-
happily so notorious in workmen's disputes in Sherfield.
At an early hour in the morning Roberts, who was sleep-
ing with his wife and children in the top storey' of his
dwelling, was aroused by something like a heavily-loaded
can having been thrust through the window of the bed-
room in which they were all lying, and almost imme
diately afterwards a terrible explosion happened, which
blew off the roof of the home. Assistance was soon forth-
coming, when it was found all the sleepers had experienced
aßrovidential escape. They were all uninjured. This is
the first colliers' strike during which this class of outrage
has been committed in this district; but the one of yester-
day is the third crime of the kind which has been com-
mitted he;e during the present movement. No detection
has yet taken place in either instance, but the police autho-
rities are making every effort to secure the arrest of the
offenders.

SECOND EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK.

SPAIN.

MADitID, Oat. 9,.—Tne late central Progreasista
Committ€e, conside ring that the policy of absten-
tion does not appet:r any longer necessary at the
approaching electiono, has convoked a general
meeting of the party kr the 16th. Qleen Christina
will leave for the A‘turike on the 13th.

THIRD EDITION

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE HIBERNIA.
(tract Greencastle.)

NEW YORK, OCT. 1, Morning.

Chant reports yesterdiy afternoon that Warren
had attacked and carried the enemy's line on the
extreme right, capturing a number of prisoners.
He immediately prepared to follow up his
successes.

General Meade moved from his left this morn-
ing and carried the encmys_line near Poplar
Grove.

A report from General Butler announces that an
assault by the enemy in three columns yesterday
afternoon, near Chapin's Farm, had been repulsed.
Secretary Staunton reports that no nows had
been received from Sacridan since Sunday.
The Southern pspers contain a report that She.
ridan attacked Early on Monday at Broom Gap,
and was repulsed, whereupon Early assumed the
offensive, and drove Sheridan back six miles to
Port Republic, and it was believed across the
Shenandoah River at that point.
Forrest reported from Fayetteville that he was
moving his whole force to Chattanooga Railroad,
and all bridges between Athens and Pulaski had
been destroyed for 30 miles. Forrest also reports
that ho had captured 1,300 prisoners, two guns,
and a large quantity of stores at Athens.

Rousseau is at Tullahooma.
No comtaunication has bacn rezeived from Nash.
villa south of Murfreesboro.

Around Irontown, Arcadia, and Potosi, in Mis-
souri, Price is doing considerable damage.
The City of London and Borussia take 420,000
dollars.

The Saxonia was intercepted at Cape Race.
NEW YORK OCT. 1, Afternoon.

Unofficial despatches from the army report an
action on the north side of the James River, with
very successful tresults, Fort Mores, Chapin•s
Bluff, and six other strong earthworks, together
with 16 guns and 500 prisoners being captured.
Birney has gained an imporgant position on the
Newmarket Road, seriously r.n,42.acing Richmond.
Oa Thursday the Feder were within five miles
of Richmond. General Burnham was killed. One
division of the 18th corps scarce. severely.

Sheridan reports on Thursday that he pursued
Early to Port Republic, and his cavalry destroyed
much property at Stanton and Waynesboro'.
Early's army is reported to be demoralised.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Money easy. Gold, 90i prem. Stocks depressed.
New York Centrals, 1131. Illinois, 116, Erie,
90i. 520 Bonds, 1071. Cotton inactive. Middling
Upland, 120 to 125. Flour, wbeat, and corn heavy.
Pravisions dull. Coffee and sugar quiet. Molasses
inactive. Petroleum crude, 39. Refined, 63,