The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-17 00:00:00

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail-
way Terminus, King's-cross.

Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN.
Vice-Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of,W A LE 8, K.G
President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCII, K.G.
This Hospital, foundei in the year 1828, the first to estab-
lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without
the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly de-
pendent for support on voluntary contributions and legacies.
It aff„rds relict to a large number of in-patients, and, in
addition t) this, the average number of attendance of the
2estitute sick has for a eon iderable period averaged between
3,000 and 4,000 weekly.
The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the
benevo:ent, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of
co tainhig several hundred more beds, had the Committee
the requisite funds to maintain them.
Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Has-
rerman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.;
Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom
and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ;
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ALEX. ROSS' FACE POWDER, Is. ; sent for
14 stamps • Eye Colour, 3s. Gd., or 54 stamps. Skin
tonic produces a transcendent complexion, 45., or Cu stamps.
Bloom of Roses, 3s. 6d., or 54 stamps.—ALT6X. ROSS, 248,
High Holborn, London.

The employers were represented by Major Thor-
neycroft and Mr. Kesteven (firm of G. B. Thorney-
croft and Co.), Mr. George Barker and Mr. Barker,
jun. (representing the Chillington Company), Mr.
William Sparrow (of the Osier Bed Works),
Messrs. Wright and North (of the Monmere and
Cleveland Works), and Mr. Isaac Jenks (of the
Minerva Works). The puddlers at the Seven
Works in the Wolverhampton district were repre-
sented by 19 men in all.

Mr. W. Sparrow occupied the chair, and evinced
considerable ability in the management of the pecu-
liar business to be disposed of.
The men were invited to express themselves
freely, and their reception had been so cordial that
they did so without a feeling of the least restraint.
The great desire of the speakers seemed to be that a
Court of Arbitration should be determined on for
the adjusting of future differences. A few of the
masters drew the attention of the deputation to
certain difficulties which stood in the way of the
principle of arbitration being applied to the pecu-
liarities of the iron trade, and inquired of the depu-
tation how they proposed to meet these difficulties.
The deputation had not, hoWever, gone with suffi-
cient care into the details to be able offhand to
give a reply, but they thought that a full discus-
sion of the subject at a future time might deve-
lope the means of meeting the several difficulties
as they arose. The employers, however, thought
the principle was not capable of - univer-
sal application in the present state of the
law of the country as it applied to such matters.
They further showed that they themselves were not
able to carry out the principles, even though the men
in the district should have agreed to do so, and that
the men would not be able to bind their fellows else-
where. Indeed, it seemed not quite certain that the
Wolverhampton men would not incur the censure
of other districts for the independent action which
they had already taken in a matter which did not
seem to be desired by the men elsewhere, who were
equally with the men of Wolverhampton members
of the same Union. At the same time the masters ex-
pressed themselves equally desirous with their men
to come to some conclusion which might have the
effect of preventing a recurrence of antagonistic ac-
tion on the part of either workpeople or employers.
They would be ever ready to receive any suggestions
from their men, and they felt sure that the trade as
a body would also be equally willing to consider
any suggestion applicable to the whole district made
by the men in the several localities in their combined
character.. If the men could, upon deliberate con-
sideration, arrive at any plan which they believed
would work to the advantage of both sides, and
tend to bring about a means of settling any differ-
ences that might hereafter arise in a more satisfac-
tory manner than had yet been customary, the trade
would be happy to give it their very best considera-
tion. The chairman and others showed the men
that in recent times the alterations in the custom
relative to certain details had been to the advantage
of the men, who had now work done at the cost of
their respective masters which once had to be borne
by themselves, and that the tendency of the altera-
tions in respect of the quality of the pig iron used had
all been in the direction of a better quality. In this
the men were being taken further back to the period
at Which their labour was so much more easy than
now. But the deputation were reminded by the
chairman that every such alteration, favourable as it
was to the puddlers, was met by his men by opposition,
on the plea that their labour was being increased.
Generally, however, points upon which a differ-
ence of view was known to exist on either side was
as much as possible avoided by both masters and
men; and as the deputation said that they had to
bring their masters' views before a general meeting,
Mr. George Barker wrote out the following, and
handed it to the chairman of the deputation :
" At a meeting of masters and workmen, held at
the Shrubbery Works, Aprills, 1865, it was unani-
mously resolved that both parties, regretting the
unfortunate results of strikes and lock-outs, and
with a sincere desire to prevent their recurrence,
pledge themselves to give their best consideration to
devise some plan whereby the district may, as far as
possible in future, be preserved in quietness and pros-
perity, and good feeling be mutually maintained."
With this the deputation expressed themselves
quite satisfied, and they said it would be equally
approved by the general body of the men, who, upon
the hope that the meeting would result in mutual
advantage, would be prepared to resume work at
once. Some members of the deputation were of
opinion that the men would be ready to begin on
Monday, while others thought that they would pre-
fer having Easter Monday for a holiday. The
masters thereupon determined that work should
begin on Tuesday. The interview lasted consider-
ably over two hours.

At its close the deputation reported the proceed-
ings to a meeting of the men which was assembled at
the Horse and Jockey Inn, waiting for their return.
The resolution above quoted was read to the meet-
ing, accompanied by the verbal explanations of the
deputation, and was received by the 250 unionist
puddlers present with the most marked satisfaction.
So great was that satisfaction that, as the meeting
broke up, the men evinced the happiness which they
felt by a free exhibition of those freaks which ordi-
narily attend the breaking up of a boys' school for
the holidays.

The news of the settlement spread through the
town and into the district with astonishing rapidity,
and the Easter holidays will this year be an oc-
casion of unusual rejoicing in South Staffordshire.
Masters and men will both resume their respec-
tive occupations much wiser than they were
a few months ago, and both less disposed to take any
step that may lead to such a disagreement as that
which has led to their recent separation.
The North Staffordshire men, however, still re-
main out, and are being supported with increasing
liberality by their fellow-workmen in the south of
the county. If they remain in this position much
longer the masters say that they will carry out their
project of obtaining 500 puddlers from Russia,
where they feel assured that a sufficient number of
skilled workmen can be got together willing to come
to England, and work for wages very much lower
than those by which the Staffordshire men are re-
munerated. The step would, however, be an expen-
sive and an untried one, but it is the masters' reply
tothe threat of emigration.

The press were not admitted to either of the
meetings.

DUDLEY, Saturday Evening.

The quarterly assemblies of the ironmasters of
this district were brought to a close here this even-
ing. There was- a very small attendance, and
scarcely any business was transacted, not even in
pig iron, of which there are generally a few sales at
the meeting in this town ; but the extreme quietude
prevailing at Birmingham on Thursday has checked
the very slight improvement which seemed to be
springing up in the demand for the better makes of
this description of iron.
With respect to manufactured iron, there can be
no doubt but that the quantity for which contracts
have been taken this quarter-day is considerably
below the average, and the feeling on the part of all
who are engaged in the trade in this locality is that

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The Duke of Cambridge, Commander of the
Forces, has appointed to be at Plymouth to-day to
commence his annual inspection of the fortifications
and of the troops in garrison. Lady Templetown
has issued cards of invitation to meet his Royal
Highness at Government House, Mountwise,
Devonport, this evening and to-morrow evening.
In accordance with instructions received from the
Horse Guards experiments have been made at the
Farnhorough-Station of the South-Western Rail-
way during the past week with reference to the con-
veyance of artillery by rail to a given destination.
Col. A. J. Herbert, Assist.-Quartermaster-General
at Aldershott, conducted the experiments in the
presence of Col. A. T. Phillpotts, commanding the
Royal Artillery at the Camp ; Col. Michell (D bat-
tery, B Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery), and other
eminent officers of the Artillery, Staff, and division.
The experiments on the first day were made by
Lieut. Lee Grice's division of D battery, Royal
Horse Artillery, which turned out from the Perma-
nent Barracks in complete marching order witii two
guns and all the usual equipment. On arrival at
the railway station the guns were unlimbered, and
men, horses, and materiel transferred to trucks.
About an hour was occupied in these arrangements,
and it was ascertained from the experiment that 11
trucks would accommodate a battery of six Arm-
strong guns (9-pounders) with all their equip-
ments, and that 145 horses, which is the num-
ber usually appropriated to a battery of Royal
Horse Artillery, could be placed in 25 trucks.
The distribution of weight was ascertained to be as
follows :—For 54 men and horses, average weight
12i- cwt., 675 cwt. ; 13 officers, with horses and bag-
gage, same average, 1621 cwt. ; 6 guns (with two
men on each limber) 33i cwt. each, 202 - cwt. ; 6
ammunition waggons (six men to each, with full
equipments and appurtenances) at 491 cwt. each,
2951 cwt. ; store-waggon, forge, and captain's cart,
80 cwt. ; 78 draught horses, 10 cwt. each, 780 cwt.;
39 drivers, 10i stone, 51} cwt. The total weight of
the battery was 112 tons 7 cwt. On the second day
a division of the 9th Brigade Royal Artillery was
selected for experiment, and the arrangements were
carried out under the same superintendence. Among
other operations a 40-pounder Armstrong gun was
removed to a truck, and was shifted easily and
rapidly notwithstanding its enormous weight. The
experiments were considered highly satisfactory, and
demonstrated that, should the necessity arise, artil-
lery could be rapidly conveyed from the camp, and
in the course of a few hours thrown upon nearly
any part of the coast fully equipped and ready for
action.

The Ist battalion 21st (Royal North British Fusi-
leers) Regiment, under the command of Colonel J.
Ramsay Stuart, C. 8., has arrived at Aldershot, and
occupies the A, B, and C Lines, North Camp. The
strength of the battalion on marching in was 3 field
officers, 9 captains, 20 subalterns, 4 staff officers, 53
sergeants, 23 aruminers, 790 rank 4.20-Ille, oo
women, and 130 children.

The Pigmy, paddlewheel steamer, Master-Com-
mander Vine, left Portsmouth on Saturday for
Portland, with supernumeraries for the ships form-
ing the Channel squadron. It is understood that
they will leave their anchorage on Monday evening,
and proceed to about 10 miles south of the Bill of
Portland, the appointed place of rendezvous, where
they will be joined by the Hector, iron-clad, Capt.
Preedy, and accompany the Edgar, flagship of Rear
Admiral Sir S. C. Dacres, to Lisbon.
The Orontes, troopship, Captain H. W. Hire, is
undergoing considerable repairs and alterations in
No. 8 dock at Portsmouth, which, however, are to
be completed by the 24th, so that she may be re-
moved for the purpose of enabling the Royal
yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain the Prince of
Leiningen, to be docked for examination, and to
have any requisite repairs made before her leaving
the harbour for the use of the Prince of Wales on
his visit to Ireland.

It does not appear to be the intention of the Lords
of the Admiralty to man the ironcased screw steam-
ship Caledonia, 35, at Devonport, so soon as was
at first expected. Some of the crew of the Revenge,
73 (wood), late flagship in the Mediterranean, now
dismantling, will probably go with Capt. Foley to
the Caledonia. E A large number of the continuous
service men on the books of the Revenge will, when
she is put out of commission, be paid up, granted
leave of absence, and be allowed to join any other
ship. Several volunteered on the station.
Vice-Admiral Sir J. M'Dougall, K.C.8., died at
Dunollie, Argyleshire, on the 12th inst., aged 75.
He entered the navyin Dec., 1802, and in the course
of the following year was five times in action be-
tween Calais and Flushing. In 1807 he commanded
a division of boats, at the capture of several ves-
sels, and destruction of three signal stations ; in 1808
he was present at the capture of a French privateer
near Acona, and took possession of a privateer of 2
guns and 36 men. He was nominated to a lieuten-
ancy by Lord Collingwood, Nov. 25, 1809, and in
the same year was present at the capture of a French
brig, in Port Hercole. When in charge of a prize
he conveyed information which led to the capture of
the French frigates Pomone, 44, and Persanne, 26,
and he assisted at the capture of the latter in 1811.
He was twice wounded at the bombardment of
Algiers in 1816, and was promoted to commander
Feb. 9, 1820. He was raised to the rank of captain
Aug. 16, 1836. He was senior officer in command
of an expedition against the Bogue Forts in 1847 ;
obtained flag rank May 12, 1857, and became vice-
admiral_Nov. 3, 1863.

PUNISHMENTS IN PERSIA.—The punishments of
Persia, though not so barbarous as in former times,
are yet very cruel. One mode of execution is so barbarous
that it is to be hoped it is but rarely practised. The
criminal, suspended by the legs to posts at some distance
from each other, is cut in halves by repeated blows of
the executioner's scimitar. When at Teheran, we were
told that the invariable rule whenever the Shah makes a
royal progress to any large town in his dominions, is to
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wretches, who had been guilty of some robberies, had been
induced to surrender themselves by a promise of pardon,
and had for some time lived in peace, quietly confiding in
the royal faith. On the appearance of the Shah, however,
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effectually prevent relapses. By rinsing the liver to a fair
secretion of bile, and quickly carrying it off from the sys-
tem, these pills ward off low spiri6, listlessness, and those
distressing feelings often called "nervous."