The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-08 00:00:00

RAILWAYS.

For Account.
Orleans
Northern llB5
Lyons and Mediterranean 9Ol 25
Southern 583 75
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 398 75
North of Spain
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona
Roman.

533 75

137 50

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The English Volunteers and the Belgians.

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Yesterday a meeting was held at the British
Service Club, presided over by Lord Bury, of the
officers of_ volunteer corps, and other gentlemen
elected to act as an executive, for the purpose of
making arrangements with regard to the expected
return visit of the Belgians to England in the en-
suing summer. Among those present were the Lord
Mayor of York, Colonel Thompson, of the 4th
Tower Hamlets ; Col. Gregory, of the Railway and
Engineer Staff ; Capt. Mackenzie, London Scot-
tish ; Capt. Scrivener, of the Queen's Westmin-
sters ; Capt. Field, of the Hon. Artillery Company ;
Capt. Burgess, of the 9th Lancashire; Capt. Mul-
lins, Ist Middlesex Artillery ; Capt. O'Connor, of
the London Irish ; Lieut. Greene, North Middle-
sex ; Mr. Bigmore, of the Ist Surrey ; Capt.
IVallen, of the St. George's ; Capt. Clark, of the
3d London ; Lieut. Furley, 29th Kent ; Mr. Cock-
craft, of the Civil Service.

Lord BURY referred to the great number of dis-
tinguished names which had been sent in to the
secretary to be placed on the general committee,
and said he had no doubt but that great success
would attend the committee's efforts when the or-
ganisation was complete. He suggested that a
correspondence should be at once opened with
friends in Belgium, with a view of ascertaining an
approximate estimate of the numbers likely to pay
England a visit. The invitation of the English
would not be confined to the Garde Civique, but
would be made as widely as possible, and there
would doubtless be among the guests some of the
King's staff, as well as many other military and
State officers, and members of the different munici-
palities who entertained the volunteers. At the
same time he urged that the movement for enter-
taining the Belgians might not be looked upon as
confined to the volunteers. The question was a
national one, and on the formation of the general
commitee, the nobility, gentry, and the public gene-
rally should be sought to give their presence and
support.
The views of the noble Chairman met with the
approbation of the gentlemen present, and it was
resolved that he should open communications with
the Belgian authorities ; and that, with a view of
forming a money collecting committee, commanding
officers of volunteer corps throughout the kingdom,
the high sheriffs, mayors of cities, and all who are
able to assist the movement, should be communi-
cated with.

A vote of thanks to Viscount Bury terminatel
he proceedings.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Dec. 7.
Mr. Meany, who was brought up on remand be-
fore Mr. M‘Dermott at the head office yesterday,
did his best to imitate the heroics of Mr. Stephens.
Two days' prison life had already told on his ap-
pearance. "He was singularly pallid," says the
report of the proceedings, " and the nervous twitch-
ing of the facial muscles showed that he was not in-
sensible of the gravity of the charge upon which he
was detained." Mr. Murphy, Q.C. (instructed by
Mr. Anderson), prosecuted on the part of the
Crown. The prisoner, after a long and very irre-
levant examination, was committed for trial, and
removed in a cab, escorted by police, to Richmond
Bride well.

A man named Edward Butler, a combmaker, re-
siding in Fishamble-street, was brought up yester-
day at Capel-street Police-court, before Mr. O'Don-
nell, charged with having endeavoured to seduce a
soldier of the 85th Regiment from his allegiance, and
having endeavoured to swear him in as a Fenian.
The case was remanded.

The magistrates of the Petty Sessions district of
Rathdowney, Queen's County, have convened a
meeting of the gentry, traders, and farmers of the
district, to be held at the Court-house, Rathdowney,
to-morrow, for the purpose of considering what
measures should be adopted with the view of pre-
serving the peace of the country.
James Ryan, a wealthy farmer, has died from the
effects of violence at the late Clonmel election, when
he was beaten by a mob while defending his land-
lord, Col. Purefoy, a supporter of Mr. Waldron.
A deputation from the Royal Irish Academy
waited yesterday on the Lord-Lieutenant at the
Viceregal Lodge, for the purpose of presenting his
Excellency with a memorial to the Lords of the
Treasury, applying for an additional grant of £BOO
per annum, as recommended by the Select Commit-
tee of the House of Commons, 1864. His Excel-
lency received the deputation courteously, and stated
his desire to further the object aimed at in the
memorial.