The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-03 00:00:00

enable the officials to despatch the volunteer trains
without the slightest risk of danger, at intervals of
ten minutes. On reaching Brighton in the morning
it is arranged that the volunteers shall pass out by
the private gate of the railway terminus on its
western side, and march along the Montpelier-road
to the Level, the Steyne, the Pavilion Gardens, and
the other enclosures, to be appropriated to their use
for brigading purposes, prior to the firing of the
signal .gun for the march to the race hill to com-
mence, which will be vid the Marine Parade and
Kemp Town.

The general railway arrangements with regard to
the conveyance of volunteers were also issued by
Frederick Slight, the secretary, on Saturday, and
they state that no application for tickets will be
attended to except on a form supplied by the War-
office, together with the Secretary of State's per-
mission to attend the review, and none will be
supplied under any pretence after twelve at noon on
Thursday, the 13th of April. Tickets supplied to
commanding officers, and not required, must be re-
turned not later than two p.m. on Saturday, the
15th of April, and all tickets must then be paid for.
Tickets will be issued for volunteere to go down by
specified trains on the Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday preceding the review, and are available
till Tuesday, the 17th of April, but those who desire
these privilages must apply for special tickets, as the
tickets issued for Easter Monday will not be avail-
able for any other clay ; and no tickets will be avail-
able except for:a volunteer in uniform, and bearing
his arms. The fares to Brighton and back on any
of the days will be Is. 6d. Guns are to be received
at the goods depot, Willow-walk, Bermondsey, on
any day from Monday, the 10th, Thursday, the
the 13th of April, up to 6 p.m., and also on Satur-
day, the 15th of April, up to one p.m., after which
no guns will be received for conveyance. Officers'
horses can be sent down by any of the ordinary
trains between Thursday, the 13th, and Sunday,
the 16th of April, but those on the morning of the
review can only go from Victoria station at 4.30
a.m.

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.-41 circular
has just been issued, bearing the signature of
Captain Mildmay, stating in detail the arrangements
for the Queeh's Prize at the next Wimbledon meet-
ing, and giving the forms which are to be filled up
at the volunteer head-quarters. The principal pro-
visions are, that on the issue of new rifles to the
competitors for the first stage those previously held
shall be immediately returned into store. All the
new rifles issued will bear a distinctive mark, by
which they can be easily identified. The military
storekeepers at seventeen stations in England, three
in Wales, and four in Scotland will issue out, after
April 20, 200 rounds of ammunition to each man
selected by his corps as a representative in the com-
petition, at the rate of 4s. 4id. per 100 rounds—
this ammunition to be used for previous practice at
the local ranges. When detached companies do not
send competitors the number to which they are en-
titled may be filled up from other companies of the
same battalion.

LONDON IRISH VOLUNTEERS.-011 Saturday a
large number of the above corps assembled at
Somerset House, under the command of Captain
Daubeney, for the purpose of honouring the memory
of Colonel Verner, who died on the 25th ult., uni-
versally regretted by the whOle corps. The mem-
bers of the corps, who as a matter of course wore
crape, mustered on the quadrangle about 5.30, and
were under arms whilst the band, conducted by Mr.
Cowen, played in a very effective manner, " The
Dead March in Saul." A large number of specta-
tors assembled, and showed marked respect on the
occasion.

The Lock-out in the Iron Trade•

BILSTON, Saturday.

At a largo meeting of puddlers and ironworkers held here
yesterday, at which Mr. Samuel Griffiths delivered a long
address, the following resolutions were passed unanimously
by the puddlers and ironworkers present:—
"That the puddlers and millmen of South Staffordshire
have willingly consented to and acted upon the masters' re-
solution of the 22d of December, declaring a reduction in
puddlers' wages of ls. per ton, and millmen's wages 10 per
cont. That the puddlers consented to this reduction mainly
on the ground of the depressed state of the iron trade, which
entailed a reduction in the value of iron. That this meeting
regrets that the North Staffordshire puddlers have not fol-
lowed their example ; but having no power over the North
Staffordshire men to compel the latter to submit to the drop,
this meeting most respectfully, but, at the same time, ener-
getically disavows and protests against the assumption that
they, the puddlers of South Staffordshire, are responsible for
the conduct of the men in the North. This meeting further
affirms the sentiment that it is hard for the masters to close
the labour market in South Staffordshire on account of ob-
jeCtionable proceedings on the part of the men in North
Staffordshire, with which they have nothing to do and over
which they have not the slightest control.
"That this Meeting, believing the present strike in North
Staffordshire to be the cause of the misery and privation
which exists in the Black Country, honourably and honestly
pledges itself not to subscribe money totho North Stafford-
shire men as long as they continue this strike, provided
that the Ironmasters of South Staffordshire open the doors
for the men of the Black Country to resume their work at
the drop of the 22d of December, next Tuesday morning.
"That as this meeting disavows all connexion with the
North Staffordshire strike; wo respectfully ask the masters
to relieve us from the sad consequences of it, and, in full
reliance on the justice and equity which we believe will pre-
vail in the counsels of the Ironmasters' Association, shall
present ourselves in a kind and workmanlike spirit at the
various works in the district, with the view of renewing
our labours in connection with our old masters next Tuesday
morning ; and our fervent desire is that masters and men
may bo more united, both pulling together for tho prosperity
of the trade in our own particular district, which will no
doubt be advantageous to masters and men alike."
WOLYERHAMPTON7 Saturday.

When the ironmasters met the Earl of Lichfield at Staf-
ford yesterday the masters of the North of Staffordshire at
first displayed some little reluctance to consent to the inter-
position of a third party in the fixing of the rate of wages
to be paid. They were reluctant at first to establish a
precedent for allowing an arbitrator; but they were so de-
sirous that Lord Lichfield's efforts to bring about a settle-
ment should be successful that they consented to sign the
document which had been drawn up by the clerk of the
peace for Staffordshire, in which theyagreed to "submit the
matters in dispute to arbitration,"; and, subject to the deci-
sion of the arbitrators, to pay their puddlers who might
have returned to work 40s. per week as a draw on account,
and any additional sum which the arbitrators might award.
Moreover, the South Staffordshire and the Derbyshire
masters (the latter of whom were represented by Mr. J. G.
N. Alleyne, the manager of the Butterley Company's
Works) voluntarily agreed on their part that if the North
Staffordshire men would become parties to the schedule
which their masters had signed, they would open their
works on the following Monday morning. Lord Lichfield
expressed very much gratification at this offer on the part
of the South Staffordshire and the Derbyshire masters.
Upon meeting the men Lord Lichfield enlarged upon the
fairness of the terms to which they were asked to consent,
and dwelt upon the damaging effect in the minds of tho
public which a refusal of them would produce. All his
Lordship's efforts to induce the men to accept the con-
ditions offered to them were, however, in vain. Matters
will bo allowed to remain in their present condition
until Wednesday next, when the ironmasters' committee
will again assemble in this town. Influential members of
the trade conceive that the course which the masters in
the North of England have taken has left it less incumbent
upon the masters in South Staffordshire to continue the
lock-out. But these views are not entertained by the majo-
rity of the committee, or by many of the leading firms not
im
possible
the in it. The wages demanded, it is
the masters say, can be paid without ruin to the trade. So
depressed is the market that agents in New York of South
Staffordshire ironmaking firms wrote by the last mail that
it would be useless to offer British iron in America unless
quite £1 a ton below present quotations could be accepted
for it.

SHEFFIELD, Saturday.

The Sheffield ironmasters have determined to accept the
terms of settlement of the lockout arranged between the
northern masters and their men last Monday. The secretary
of the northern ironmasters has officially communicated
those terms to the Sheffield masters, and they have to-day
given notice that their works will be reopened on Monday
on the same terms. There is thus an end of the lockout so
far as this town and district are concerned. The Sheffield
ironworkers belong to the Gateshead branch of tho Na-
tional Association, and were therefore bound by the terms
agreed upon by their executive. Apart from that, they
approved them, having offered in the first instance to enter
into an agreement to withhold all support from the North
Staffordshire men. The largo iron-houses at Rotherham
who declined to lock out their men have largely profited
by the state of the trade in other districts.

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