The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-24 00:00:00

YEOVIL.

The Reformers of West Somerset, after partaking
of a public tea, held a meeting in the Corn Ex-
change on Monday evening last, under the presi-
dency of the Mayor, Mr. J. Raymond. Upwards
of 600 were present. The meeting was very unani-
mous. The retirement of Mr. Gladstone from the
leadership of the Liberal party was the subject of
universal regret, but a hope was expressed that the
voice of the country would succeed iu inducing him
to withdraw his resignation. The seceders from the
Liberal party, which led to the defeat of Mr. Glad-
stone's amendment, were denounced. The meeting
was addressed by Mr. Clark, son-in-law of Mr.
Bright, Mr. Lowater, Mr. Clinker, Rev. Mr. Ellis,
Rev. Mr. Klench, and Mr. Mark Price, of Manches-
ter, who pointed out the incongruities in the Go-
vernment bill, and showed by figures that while
in some boroughs the household suffrage pro-
posed would increase the number of voters 12 per
cent., in others the increase would be 398 per
cent. The following are the resolutions which were
unanimously carried :—" 1. That this meeting
desires to assert its unabated confidence in Mr.
Bright and the other leaders of the Liberal
party, but would respectfully suggest that as an
attempt at household suffrage has been introduced
by a Tory Government, household suffrage with the
one qualification of a six months' residence should
be the main object aimed at by the Liberal party.
2. That this meeting is of opinion that the Tory
scheme for the redistribution of seats is ludicrously
inadequate to remedy existing anomalies, that the
ballot is necessary for the protection of the voter,
and that no bill will meet the just requirements of
the people which does 'not include a lodger frail•
chise and provide for shorter Parliaments. 3. That
this meeting deeply regrets the defection of professed
Liberal members, which caused the defeat of Mr.
Gladstone's amendment. At the same time it trusts
that the right hon. gentleman will reconsider his de-
termination to make no further efforts to amend the
Government Bill, and is of opinion that in continu-
ing those efforts he will be certain to secure the
hearty sympathy and support of the great majority
of his countrymen. 4. That this meeting deeply
sympathises with the gathering of the National Re-
form Union in their high appreciation of the late
Richard Cobden, to whose memory they this day
inaugurate a statue ; and it hereby pledges itself to
united exertion and increased agitation until the
industrious classes are fairly represented in the
Commons House of Parliament, and their interests
faithfully promoted by local and parochial authori-
ties. 5. That a petition to Parliament be prepared
embodying the foregoing resolutions, and that it be
signed by the chairman on behalf of the meeting."

PREMATURE BALDNESS.-Mr. J. Sergeant, bookseller, of
Linton, Cambridge, has made public a curious case a a
young man, named Haylock, of Ashdon, whose hair oarr.eoff
entire from some very unaooountable cause, and left him in
a state of premature baldnes.. He purchased from Mr. Ser-
geant several popular preparations, whi h he applied, b•it
without any effect whatever. At last, however, he made
trial of the Macassar Oil of M sera. Howland, of London,
and exhibited to the most inCreduloas the proof of its effi-
cacy in a thick crop of hair. Mr. Sergeant permits a direct
reference to him on this very interesting. fact.
MALT.—The large quantity of 52,281,222 bushels
of malt wore charged with duty in the year 1836 ; the
amount of duty charged was £7,089,248. 50,217,828
bushels were retained for home consumption. 8,433,863
cwts., equal to 2,361,482 qrs., of barley were imported in
the year.
COAL IN POLAND.--Borings are •coutinubd the
whole length of the railway lines in the kingdom of Poland
those operations, which have already led to the discovery
of four seams of coal, have now obtained a still further
success, as a fifth seam has just been found at Dombroff,
and a sixth in the forest of Stohemeschiton.—Journa/ of'
the Society of Art&