The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-07 00:00:00

THE REFORM FETE.

A fully attended meeting of the general committee
for promoting the above fete at the Crystal Palace
was held last evening at the Bell Inn, Old Bailey
Mr. G. Potter in the chair. The chairman said
that the arrangements for the fete were progressing
in the most satisfactory manner. Already 27 of the
leading Liberal members of Parliament, and up-
wards of 250 other gentlemen (leading middle-class
Reformers), had placed their names on the honorary
committee, while the acting committee consisted of
nearly 100 of the delegates and representatives of
the trades and other societies of working men. A
special meeting of the directors of the Crystal
Palace had been held that day, and they had
acted in the most liberal manner. They had
instructed their general manager to provide
a large number of extra attractions for the fete, in-
cluding a balloon ascent, with the display of the
fireworks, and illuminations of the whole series of
fountains. (Cheers). It had been decided by the
sub-committee that ladies should be admitted to the
banquet, the ticke4-s for which would be 3s. Ar-
rangements were making with the managers of the
railways for the running of excursion trains from
all the large towns. It had not yet been settled,
but there was good reason for believing that both
Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Bright would be pre-
sent at the banquet in the evening. (Cheers.)
The National Reform Union had also promised
their co-operation to make the fete a suc-
cess. The secretary then reported the re-
ceipt of a letter from the Council of the Re-
form League, declining to co-operate in the fete on
the ground that, as the Reform Bill had been carried
through their exertions, any celebration of its pass-
ing ought to have been initiated by them. The read-
ing of the letter was received with much laughter,
and a discussion ensued in which the League Council
was severely handled. Mr. Gilmore, of the Masons'
Society, then moved " That this committee, com-
posed of the members of the Working Men's Asso-
ciation, members of the Reform League, reformers
attached to no political society, and delegates
from trades and other societies of working men,
regret the refusal of the Council of the Reform
League to co-operate in the forthcoming Reform
fete, but at the same time have every reason for be-
lieving that such refusal will in no way interfere
with the success of the fete or banquet." Mr. Batt,
of the Painters' Society, seconded the resolution,
which was carried unanimously. A resolution was
then adopted that General Garibaldi, as the repre-
sentative of the working men of Italy, should be
invited to attend the fete, and that the associations
of foreign workmen in the metropolis should also be
invited to co-operate. The committee then ad-
journed, it being announced that the programmes
and tickets would be ready by the next meeting.

THE TAILORS' STRIKE.—A special meeting of the
central committee was held yesterday to consider the ar-
rangements to be adopted for carrying out the resolutions
agreed on by the men forcontinuing the strike at the general
meeting on Thursday last. A circular was prepared for
issue to the trades' societies, setting forth the failure of the
attempt to obtain any honourable settlement of the strike
from the masters' committee, and appealing for continued
support, it being the intention of the men, if necessary, to
continue the strike up to the next season. Five delegates
were also appointed to visit Ireland, Scotland, and the
mannficturing diAricts, for the purpose of holding public
oicetiugs and raising film's. It is also in contemplation
to nd del,-gates to the Continent, to America, to Canada,
and to the colonies fcr the same object. From those
sources the committee feel confident they will obtain funds
sufficient to maintain the men on strike until the cora-
mencement.of the next summer season.

TIE ELECTION OF LORD MAYOR.—A rumour pre-
vails in the City that an attempt is likely to be
made at the approaching election of a Lord Mayor of Lon-
don to secure the re-election of Alderman Sir Thomas
Gabriel, Bart., the present chief magistrate, who, it
is said, will probably bo a candidate for the representation
of the City in Parliament in the event of Baron Rothschild
declining to offer himself again. The Iriends of Alderman
Allen, who stands first ou the list of aldermen below the
chair, will of course resist this, and, in the event of Sir
T. Gabriel's re-election being proposed, there will be a
sharp contest.

PROVINCIALFINANCE.--The directors of Muntz's
Metal Company have declared an interim dividend at the
rate of 5 per cent. per annum,