The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-15 00:00:00

SOUTH (WEST RIDING) YORKSHIRT..

The petition against Mr. Beaumont, of the South
(West Biding) of Yorkshire, is being conducted to the
end. It is. now attempted to be eleven that Mr.
Stanhope, who claims Mr. Beaumont's seat, has vitiated
his chance by illegality. Evidence of the screw being
put on by a rate-collector and a land agent was given, and
a case of alleged bottling was investigated. William
Gledhill, a small farmer, of West Scarr, Scammonden, had
never voted before, he said, but at the last election, he
meant voting for the "yellows," though he did'nt know that
meant Milton and Beaumont. The night before thepolling-
day he slept at his son-in-law's. At two o'clock in the
morning a lot of men called him up and took him in a cart
to a "blue" inn. Something to drink was given him, and he
fell asleep, for when an old man is " wakkened" out of his
sleep he'll soon sleep again. In passing a policeman he
called out that they were taking him like a prisoner.
After he had been asleep at the " bluer' inn he was put
into a carriage and taken to Huddersfield. He never
got to the poll. He could not remember the name of the
hctel to which he was taken at Huddersfield. They must
excuse him ;he was not very sober. It was also sheen
that railway fares were paid by the " Blues." In
reply to this, however, Mr. Maule, who appeared for the
petitioner, said it would cost the voters 2s. each to return
from Sheffield to Penistone by an afternoon train in time
to vote, so that, in fact, it-could only be said that they
had been provided gratuitously with a penny each. To
contend that that was something illegal would be a
reductio ad absurdum. The voters were all pledged before-
hand, and strictly as to language no money was given,
but only some convenience. Nobody had given any money
to these people to vote; they got no money. Nothing
passed in the ordinary sense of giving. They got a ticket
each, which franked them to Sheffield, and it cost them
2s. each to get back, so that absolutely only a penny each
were they in pocket, but nothing was given—no money,
at all events. It would be straining the statute to say
that they received money for the purpose of voting, they
having previously pledged themselves to vote. His
lordship would not decide the point.

The Starcannot doubt that Mr. Hughes's Trades Unions
Bill will receive frank and friendly consideration from the
Government and from the majority of the House of Com-
mons. It believes that nothing could more tend to the
development of a healthy life in the great associated trade
societies of this country than their recoguition by the
Legislature as an integral part of our social system, and
theiradmission —without any attempt to impose humi-
liating conditions which would certainly prove inopera-
tive—within the pale of the law. Ignorant pre-
judices have had time to subside, although they
yet linger in the report of the majority of. the
Trades Union Commissioners. It is not proposed to
legalise that which is dubious or unjust—least of all to
give sanction to outrage or to the threat of outrage. All Dr. Crum Brown has been appointed Professor
that
eiate itogether for the legitimate purpose of mower working
umt al protec-
en to asso- of Chemistry in Edinburgh University.
tion and assistance, and at the same time to secure to em- THE SIZE OF " SANDWICH " BOARDS.—The Chief
ployers similar rights. Abnormal acts have been the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police has consented to
natural consequences of an abnormal position. But even
bad deeds, which all right-minded men must deplore, have modify the order regulating the size of the boards to be
leen so far exaggerated that the offences of a coeval-a_ carried through the streets by those who
.are known as
tively few black sheep have been visited on tens of thou- "sandwich"
sands of honest working men, who regarded them with
undisguised horror. While crime is punished the innocent mission for the use of the size asked foe by the advertising
should be Protected ; and when we speak of the innocent agents, who promise that every care shall be taken to
in this connection we have in view all the great trade avoid the slightest infringement of the regulations. The
organisations of this country.
summonses against several of the agents for having broken
The Daily News asks if it is not Byron who writes, the rule previously in force have therefore been with-
" Thou, the vain lord of luxury and ease, Whom slumber
soothes not, pleasure cannot please ;" and was it not Lord drawn.
Stanley who, the other day at Glasgow, spoke of "pleasure MASONIC CELEBRATION AT FREEMASONS' HALL.
that is not pleasure ?" Not only their sentiments, but
their expressions, on this head, are almost ideet;cal. When —The metropolitan building dedicated to the Freemasons
two such contrary spirits arrive at the same conclusion a has very lately been rebuilt. The dedication service of
strong probability arises that it is a sound one. " Pleasure the new building was given on Wednesday. The cere-
that is not pleasure." What is pleasure? Millions of men was
people performed by the Right Hon. the Earl of
are pursuing it, and have been doing so for an
y
unknown number of ages. It is strange, trerefore, that we Zetland, M.W. Grand Master of England. The attend-
should not by this time have arrived at some definition, or ante of brethren, not only belonging to London lodges
at any rate at some notion, of what it is. Yet have but the provinces also, was very large, and there has not
we ? Do not Lord Stanley's five simple words express, as
been so brilliant an assemblage of craftsmen for many
far as grown-up people are concerned, a most incont ro•
vertible, if a most melancholy, truth. But may we not years past. The Grand Master, preceded by the
possibly get nearer te, our object by not consciously and grand officers, attired in the garter, blue and
incessantly concerning ourselves quite so much about it
gold collars, and jewels, of their high rank, entered
The man who stops to count the milestones only lengthens
his journey, and he whose mind perpetually dwells upon the great hall of the building soon after half-
vleasiire only lengthens the distance between it and him. past four o'clock, followed by a great number of
craftsmen," in the conventional light blue and silver.
Pais ton fait ; that is the whole secret. If the thing that ~
lies nearest and roost imperative be work, do that ; and
the result will likewise be somewhat of happiness. In each The Grand Master, having taken his seat on the throne,
cage, and in each case alike, if Sou do it when it is not the lodge was opened in solemn form, after which prayer
the thin; you are called upon to do, not pleasure, net was offered up by the Grand Chaplain. The Grand
happineee, but tedium, disappointment, an -I self-reproach
Superintendent of Works handed to the Grand Master the
will he the result. That lofty birth or boundless
'
wealth, need not and does not exempt anybody from this l plan of the buildings, which was followed by an explana-
rele, may be seen in the instance of Lord Stanley or , tion and statement in reference to the progress and corn-
that' Prince Paul Demidoff,ofw'hoose doings we gave I
an account the other day, and who has pletion of the buildings by the Chairman of the Building
prien- - ciceas collection to better the fortunes of sempstresses.justsoldhis Committee. An anthem was then sung. The Grand
feeet the richer and the more potent
peop e are, the more Master went through the formal ceremony of dedication,
rkvious are the tasks waiting for them to perform. The
. es a little perplexed ; but assisted by his officers, and, having resumed his seat,
poor and lowly may be somet
they, too, should do what is mimst pressing, and the sense of declared the building dedicated to pure ancient masonry,
oppression will be lifted from &eir hearts. Thus, pleasure universal charity, and benevolence. Afterwards the Rev.
which is really pleasure, and which everybody
is that which anybody will,
find
satsaileninaral it can be found,
must desire, H. J. Simpson, Grand Chaplain, delivered an oration.
by the very simple method of abstaining from solicitously ~_ ..
, Another anthem was sung, at the conclusion of which the
seeking it.
.. .
,Grand Lodge was closed.

NORTIIALLERTON.
When the court rose on Wednesday the result of the
Jay's scrutiny was that six votes were taken off Mr.
Mutton's majority, and that two were taken off the number
polled by Mr. Johns, and one added. Three votes were at
the same time declared doubtful. One of the doubtful
votes had been refused for Mr. Johns. Mr. Hutton's
iajority at the election was 14.