The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-13 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, Oct. 12.—The yarn-market has
been a little more active, but there is no improve-
ment in cloth. In shipping yarns there has been
rather more business in consequence of more en-
couraging advices from the East, and some rather
large parcels of 40's mule have been taken for that
quarter, at rather better prices than would have
been obtained on Tuesday. Prices were strong to
the close. In home trade yarns we had a very firm
market, with a steady business, but sellers find it
very difficult to keep pace with the increasing cost
of cotton at Liverpool. The business doing is rather
the result of pressure through the cotton market
_
than of any urgent demand, and therefore to ow'
extent partakes of a speculative feeling. For cloth
business
buyers have not the slightest disposition to
the advance in yarn and cotton, and
small scale.
done. since Tuesday has been onf
aTuesday have
Where higher prices than those
been discouraged and
to follow
been demanded business has
to act
and will not
with a caution
checked. Buyers continue
that appears something but timidity,
for any but small quan-
commit themselves to
fo
:loth are less saleable than
tities. India make,s
cinnrket may be described as
about the same
dull and inactive, with quotations
others, and
as on Tuesday.
to-day
NOTTINGHAM,
12th.—There was a better attend-
ance at our Exchange-hall to-day, and the demand
for lace yarns was rather improved, prices being
as high as last week. Hosiery yarns a toler-
ableftiyll sale, and recent rates were well maintained.
There was not much doing in silks, but prices
tended upwards. For brown nets the demand was
limited, and prices were unchanged.

COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL—Dover, Thursday.
—The barque, Star of Ceylon, of and from London, bound
to Ceylon, about 500 tons, with a general cargo, has been
run into by a Spanish steamer off the South Foreland.
The barque sunk directly after` the collision, at 7 p.m. The
steamer run ashore in Dover Bay.—Reeter's Telegram.
TIIE HARVEST this year is somewhat below the

average.
A new quarterly has made its appearance in
Boston—The American Law Review. It is to give, amcngat
other things, full digests of all cases in the Supreme Court
of the United States.

Ti !I RD EDITION .

SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLocK.

II DIA.

TRIESTE, Oct. 12.—News from Calcuttti to the
7th Sept. announces that in the Kingdom of Bir-
mah the rebels had been beaten. The King, who
had been made prisoner by them, has been delivered.
This victory has cost but slight losses to the British
troops. Some voices arc raised in India for the an-
nexation of Birmah. The famine continues.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning.

Arrived, Oct. 12—Taurus, steamer, from 'Penning.
Arrived, Oct. 13.—Belgium, steamer, from Ostend ;
Moselle steamer, and Mass, steamer, from Antwerp ; Pilot
steamer, from Hamburg; Trident, steamer, Tonning,
steamer, and City of Norwich, steamer—all from Tonning;
Fulton, steamer, from Dunkirk.

Sailed---Velocity, steamer, for Calais; Holland, steamer,
for Ostend.

DEAL, Saturday Morning.
Passed, Oct. 12.—Darra, for Port Phillip; Johanna, for
Swansea ; Laura, for Lisbon—all from London.
Passed, Oct. 13—Rosanna Claypole, from London, for
Liverpool.

THE EX-KING OF HANOVER, it is reported, will
shortly leave for. England. The Vienna papers teem with
his biajesty's protest against the absorption by Prussia of

his territory.

It is said that the statements to the effect that
Le Admiralty have no men in reserve for any ships which

may be in commission aro unfounded.

THE SHENANDOAA.—After many vicissitudes the
celebrated Confederate cruiser has passed into the hands of
the Sultan of Zanzibar, having been just purchased by him

from Messrs. Stoddart Brothers, of Liverpool.

STEPHENS, THE FENIAN.—The following is fron a
speech of the Chief Organiser at a Fenian picnic, on

the 24th of September :—"lt is my deliberate intention to

go to Ireland this year, and let no man be mistaken in this.

Some nien have said if I were in earnest I would not have

made it public, but there are men who, either by their
treachery or their blunders, made it a necessity on me to do
so, and if I were a free agent I would not do so. I choose

this course only as the least of two evils forced on me, be-
cause, if 1 did not make a definite statement, I could not
hold the men in Ireland together, they have been so much
meddled with ; nor the men in this country either ; their
complaints have reached me, and it is therefore that I tun
forced to say that I will undoubtedly be in Ireland this year,
for I fully believe, even if I do not go over, they could not

be held in over there, and the fight would go on without
me. If I thought it would be of any gain to delay the
action I would do so and risk all my popularity ; but I can-

not, for they are determined ou fighting this year, and I
am as fully determined on being with them, come weal or
woe. No matter what others say, take my word I will be
iu Ireland, and then the people will strike a blost for

liberty."
VESSEL SUNK IN TilE CIIANNE.L.—A.botit half-
past 10 on Thursday night Capt. Mortleman, of the
South-Eastern Railway Company's steamboat Albert Ed-
ward, then lying at the new pier, Folkestone, thought he
heard shouting from seaward, and shouting in return he
made out the distinct reply " Shipwreck." A boat was of
course lowered and sent off, and presently a captain and a
portion of the crew of a vessel were brought on board, who
after being refreshed were put ashore. Their statement is
that they belonged to the Star of Ceylon, 399 tons, which
left London on Wednesday, bound for Point de Galle with
a general cargo. At half-past 7on Thursday night, when

a little to the north-east of tho South Foreland, they were
run into on the port bow by the Spanish steamer Velan-

quez, Don Jose Vibos master, from Malaga to London with
wine and dried fruit. The Star of Ceylon filled rapidly,

and the craw scrambled on board the Spaniard ; last of all

the captain went to the fore-yard, and from there dropped
to the steamboat's forecastle. Within five or eight minutes
of the collision the Star of Ceylon sank; and the Spania-d

was apparently so badly damaged that she ran direct for
the shore. The crew of the Star of Ceylon lowered a

Spanish boat, and the captain and 12 of the men got, in,
with two of the Spanish crew, and rowed away for Dover.
Attempting to land there the boat was nearly swamped iu
the surf. Their shouts for aid Were answered from the
Admiralty-pier, but no boat came off, and so they put off
to sea again, and made for Folkestone. Not knowing the
entrance to the harbour, or the amount of surf, they were
afraid to attempt to land ; but their shouts were heard a:►d
assistance given them. The persons who came ashore
were :—Capt. Matthews, —• Pitt, mate ; Samuel Phillips,
second mate ; James Henry, carpenter ; Henry Linksoni
steward ; John Merrifield, John Pike, William Brown,
John Pollard, George Bell, William Turner, Richard Had-
din, Valentin Garcia, and Jose Paredo, the two latter be-
longing to the Spaniard's crew. Rudolph and Parker, two
missing men of the Star of Ceylon, are believed to have
been left on board the Spaniard. The Spanish steamer
got into Dover Harbour.
THE OUTRAGES IN SHEFFIELD.—The attempt to
murder a tile grinder and his family has created a very
painful feeling in Sheffield, and the authorities have given
proper expression to the feeling of indignation which the
odious crime has inspired. The mayor addressed the
council on ;the subject on Wednesday, and suggested a

subscription for the family of Fearneyhough ; and at the
police-court, on Thursday, a man named Ratcliffe, charged
with an assault upon his employer, was refused bail on
account of the prevailing alarm. It transpired that there
had been a combination amongst the workmen in the
employment of Mr. Shaw, a wireworker, to prevent a
man named Shields from working; and on Tuesday
they resorted to open violence, seriously assaulted
Mr. Shaw's groom, the prisoner striking him over
the eye with a \bludgeon ; and they used the
foulest threats to Mr. S haw, and intimated that he
could be " polished off." A remand was granted in order
that the whole of the gang might be apprehended. Mr. A.
Smith, the clerk, in stating that the bench refused bail,
said, "If the bench were to bail you after these threats,
and there were to be loss of life or property, what would
the public say ? On an ordinary occasion I would have
advised the magistrates to grant bail, but after the rata
horrible event they would be afraid to do so. If the work-
ing men of Sheffield see that the magistrates act severely,
as though we were going to have martial law established
here—for it really comes to that—they must blame them-
selves, and not the bench." With regard to the outrage in
New Hereford-street, it is in contemplation to offer a very
large reward (£1,000) for eliminatory information. The
executive of the organised trades met on Thursday, and
took steps to vindicate their association from any compli-
city in the attempted assassination. The manufacturers
are going to establish a protective association.
MANSION HOUSE.—The Lord Mayor's banquet to
laßy
the chief persons engaged in constructing and
the
Atlantic Telegraph, will take place on Tuesday,
—City Press.
lar,fement of the
The works connected with the en
tio' a coffer-
third dock at Chatham by the fortihnea
hourha, to ad-
dam, extending about 20ft.
into
ock of the ironclad
oitnhgiust.
in the
1,100-horse
mit of the constructionG
turret-ship Monarch, ,
completed, after beng in hand
power, having been
om
eial inspection of the docks
for several months, an
r A. Clarke, Director of
has been made by.Alajo
Admiralty 5,100 tons,
wheel steamer Adder, Mr.
commander, left Chatham, hav-
ingW. Blakey, master-commander,
one of the large locomotive engines
on boar
rased in the extension wor e
ks at St. Mary's Island,
ye n
tgbi
paddlewheel
e.
Chatham, for conveyance to Deptford dockyard.
The screw sloop Rosario, 11, 150-horse power,
Yesterday
Commander L. Versturme, from the West Indies
and North American station, has been completely
dismantled, and most of her internal bulkheads and
fitments removed, in the great basin, previously to
being put out of commission and placed in the third
division of the steam reserve in the Medway.
Field-Marshal his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge having completed
his inspection of the
troops and defensive works at Portsmouth, em-
barked at 9 a.m. yesterday on board the paddle
yacht Black Eagle, St ff C
a - ommander Whillier, and
left
for Portland, calling
in at the Royal Victoria
Military Hospital at N let ey, and the forts and bar-
racks at Victoria and Hurst Castle Point.
The boys' training ship Boscawen, Commander
M'Leod B. Cockraft, was towed out of Portsmouth
harbour to Spithead yesterday morning, on the con-
clusion of her repairs and refit. This morning she
is ordered to Portsmouth in tow of the paddle sloop
Gladiator, Capt. D'Aplin.
The crew of the iron armour-plated turretisdhip
Prince Albert, 4, Capt. A. Wilmshurst, wet' p aotf
Devonport on Wednesday, and she was
put outa d
t
commission. Hereafter she will be attache
theo thefor r-
gunnery ship Cambridge in Hamoaze, p
pose of turret practice for her crew.
tender to the
The screw steam gunboat Dapper (
Britannia), from Portsmouth, arrived onWednesday
at Devonport, where she received some necessary
repairs, and then returned to her station.
_ . _

A despatch of 478 words in cipher from the
Emperor Maximilian of Mexico to the Empress Charlotte
recently passed over the Atlantic Telegraph. The cost of
transmission was over $5,000.

Visit of the Volunteers to Belgium.

(From the Times Special Correspondent.)
BRUSSELS, Friday Morning.

There can be no question that the reception to be
given to the Volunteers attending the Tir National
of 186 G was expected to be something very cordial
and imposing. The programme issued by the au-
thorities many weeks ago of the fetes which were to
mark this year's anniversary of the independence of
Belgium, and of the entertainments to be given to
such foreign riflemen as accepted the invitation of
the Brussels Committee, led every one to believe
that the hospitality shown to the Belgian riflemen
who went over to Wimbledon in July would be more
than returned when our Volunteers came here ; but
no one out of this city could have imagined that there
awaited the visitors from Great Britain such a series
of ovations as commenced when the first body of
Volunteers landed at Ostend on Wednesday, and
came to a culmination in the magnificent welcome
given to them by the people of Brussels last night.
To say that the authorities and the people of Bel-
gium have been enthusiastic on the occasion would
scarcely give the reader an idea of the manner in
which they have received the Volunteers ; to say
that as a spectacle the procession which they orga-
nised in their beautiful capital last night was of
extraordinary grandeur and brilliancy is only doing
it the merest justice.
A few of the Staff officers and some old Volun-
teers came over on Tuesday ; but it was on Wed-
nesday morning the first body set out. A special
train started for their accommodation from Charing-
cross station at half-past 6 o'clock. They were con-
veyed from Dover to Ostend in the Ruby and the
Emerald, 236 riflemen being on board. On their
arrival at Ostend, they were met by the Bourgmes-
tre, M. Van Iseghem, and the officers of the Garde
Civique. The band of this force played the English
National Anthem as the steamers came alongside
the pier, and the townspeople wbo were assembled
in large numbers at the place of debarkation
gave several hearty rounds of cheering. The young
Due de Brabant, the King's eldest son, witnessed
the landing. The Bourgmestre having bid them wel-
come, invited them to the Hotel de Ville, where,
offering them le yin d'honneur, he gave the toast of
" Queen Victoria." It is hardly necessary to say that
this was heartily responded to by her Majesty's sub-
jects then present. In their cheering they were joined
by the Belgians. On their way from the Hotel de
Ville to the railway station the Volunteers were
surrounded by the townspeople, who tendered a
hundred civilities, and appeared to feel themselves
honoured when they were allowed to do any Volun-
teer a service. By the time this large detachment
had arrived at Brussels Lieut.-Col. Loyd Lindsay,
commanding officer of all the Volunteers visiting
Belgium, who had arrived here, accompanied by
Lord Bury and Sir Paul Hunter, had established his
head-quarters at the Hotel de Belle Vue. From
various points on all sides of this building the British
flag was displayed, and in the Brigade-Major's office
Mr. Bigmore, the quartermaster, assisted by other
gentlemen, was busy making out lists and attending
to applications for quarters. Yesterday morning
brought fresh and still more numerous arrivals, and
even before the main body reached last night there
was scarcely a street in Brussels in which all the
uniforms of our Volunteer force were not repre-
sented. On Wednesday evening Colonel Lindsay
was visited by M. Pletinckx, General of the Garde
Civique, and yesterday morning the gallant Colonel
returned the visit, and also called upon the Bourg-
mestre at the Hotel de Ville. By that time the whole
city was en fête. Flags hung from almost every
house in the principal streets ; the Garde Civique
were turning out to receive their foreign visitors,
and the shrill blasts of trumpets and the beating of
drums were heard in all quarters. The Garde
Civique of Brussels are 6,000 strong. They have
four legions of infantry, chasseurs, a battalion of
delaireurs, an escadron of cavalry, and an escadron
of artillery. The infantry wear blue coats and dark
trousers ; the cavalry, green coats and scarlet
trousers ; the shakos and helmets of the men and
officers are handsome, and the costumes of the va-
rious branches of the force have a striking and agree-
able appearance. At 2 o'clock the officers of this
force, headed by the cavalry band, proceeded to the
terminus of the Chemin de E'er du Midi to receive
the French riflemen coming to the Tir. These were
Gardes Nationaux to the number of 123 men and
71 officers: There were on the station to receive
them, besides the officers of the Garde Civique, M.
Funck, Echevain of the city and member of the
chamber of Representatives ; M. Orts, member and
formerly President of the Legislative Chamber. The
streets leading to the station were much crowded,
and the station itself was completely surrounded
with a mass of people. The train containing the
French National Guards did not arrive till about
half-past 3 o'clock. When it came up to the plat-
form a loud cheer was raised by the Garde Civique,
and the band played " Partant pour la Syfie." On
the visitors stepping out of the carriages, their chef
bate lion, Colonel Deherpe, was addressed by the
Echevain in the words of which the following are a
translation :

" Gentlemen,—Although the official reception of the
foreign corps which come to take part iu our national fetes
doos not take place till evening, we wished to bid you wel-
come immediately on your arrival. We fulfil this mission
with the more pleasure because you belong to a country
with which Belgium has always held the most amicable
relations. The sympathetic reception which awaits you
among us will prove to you, gentlemen, that the entire
Belgian nation entertains affectionate sentiments towards
a people which has contributed so powerfully to the con-
solidation of our national independence."
Colonel Deherpe responded to this effect :
" I thank you for the kind words which you have just
spoken. They do not surprise us, for since we put our foot
on Belgian soil wo have boon the object of a reception the
most sympathetic. We have received continuous ovations.
I thank you from the bottom of my heart, and only regret
that 1 am unable to express as I would wish to do what I
e feel. That is impossible. My emotion prevents me. I shall
be extremely happy to make known to my countrymen our
good and cordial reception, and the feelings to which it
gives rise in my breast. This reception will consolidate
the friendship between the two countries, and this visit
must, as you observe, but strengthen the sentiments of
fraternity which exist between the two nations."
M. Funck then informed the Colonel that the Garde
Civique and the foreign riflemen already arrived
would assemble at the Place des Nations at 7 in the
evening to receive the English Volunteers who were
expected to arrive about that time, after which the
official reception would take place at the Hotel de
Ville. In the meantime Lord Bury and Sir Paul
Hunter had left Brussels for Ostend to meet the
great body of the Volunteers and to represent the
commanding officers at the various towns en route,
where le yin d'honneur was to be offered. Three
steamers freighted with Volunteers arrived at
Ostend ; but owing to a fog in the Channel they
Were two hours late in arrival, and this and delays
On the way up, as it will be seen, threw the recep-
tionr, at Brussels back till an unexpectedly late hour.
The whole town of Ostend turned out to accom-
pahwan_yst.lie visitors to the Hotel de Ville and the rail-
burYc, tation. Speeches were made to them by the
z.omaster and the commander of the Garde
Civique, " God save the Queen" was played, and
trains they left in two trai
amid loud acclamations. At
Bruges not only the railway station and platform
were filled, but the line
was lined with spectators
for a dit
u7ile before the point at
which he pulled There, again, there
were more cheers, more music
neur. At Alost the Garde Civiqandue
more yin
presentedd'hon-
to Lord
elegant shoot att silver
who
Bury, for the English Volunteersazi t
Wimbledon, a large and exceedingly
cup. While such honours were being p
English Riflemen coming by the Ostend route
the
the
quays at Antwerp were covered with the inhabitants
of that town, who assembled to receive the 360 Vo-
lunteers who had come over that way. The latter
reached here before evening; but a telegram received
in the afternoon informed Col. Loyd Lindsay that
the main body coming up from Ostend would not
arrive till 8 o'clock, though they had been expected
at 7. The gallant officer had, however, issued orders
for a parade of all Volunteers then in the city for 6
o'clock, and at that hour he rode into the place ap-
pointed, the square in front of the Museum, accom-
panied by Lieut. Purley, 29th Kent, Brigade! Major;
M'Gregor, let Midlothian Artillery; and
Capt. Burgess, Adjutant. Several hundr ed of the
V Volunteers assembled and were formed ilitc) corn-

panics to proceed to the terminus of the Chemin de
Fer du Nord, in the Place des Nations. It had be-
come dark before they marched, but all Brussels
was coming out to witness the reception ; and when
the march commenced dense masses of people crowded
all the main thoroughfares, more flags were hung
out, and it became evident that the torch light pro-
cession under such circumstances would be a sight
worth seeing. At 8 o'clock, the hour at which the
latest telegrams stated the coming men would ar-
rive, the Place des Nations presented an extraordi-
nary appearance. The great square iu front of the
station was surrounded by the Garde Civique, the
French National Guards, and the Volunteers who
had marched down to await the arrival of their com-
rades. Inside the monster ring of riflemen, and
stretching far up the Boulevard Botanique, which
goes off in such long and graceful ascent at right
angles with the Place, were the pompiers of the city,
bearing filming torches; outside of both riflemen
and pompiers were thousands of men, women, and
children covering the pavement on both sides, and
filling every window that looked out upon the scene.
The station was closed to all but the Committee
of Reception, and these gentlemen waited at
their posts with a patience not less commendable
than that of the waiters outside for close upon two
mortal hours, during which telegram after telegram
was arriving—one announcing that the anxiously
expected riflemen would not arrive for another quar-
ter of an hour. This sort of thing went on till a few
minutes before 10 o'clock, and still the people in the
streets, who had stood their ground since half-past
6 or 7 o'clock, never uttered a murmur, but con-
ducted themselves with the greatest good humour,
and passed various compliments on the Volunteers
—one of which was that they looked "so solid." At
length the approach of the long-expected trains was
announced by the stationmaster and the words "lls
sont arrivees" were passed to the troops outside.
The Committee of Reception had scarce formed
themselves into a group in the hall of the station
when two long trains were drawn up at the plat-
forms amid a cheer from all 'the employes of the
company, which was taken up by the crowd out-
side and by them continued almost without inter-
mission till the march to the Hotel de Ville was
commenced. Before the trains had come to a stand
one of the bands of the Garde Civique had struck
up " God save the Queen," which, of course, raised
the enthusiasm of the Volunteers to such a pitch that
they mingled their acclamations with those which
were raised to their own honour. The moment Lord
Bury, heading the Volunteers, stepped into the hall
of the station the committee surrounded him, and
the Echevain, addressing the visitors in French, said :

" Gentlemen,—We thank you with all our heart for de-
siring to celebrate with us the anniversary of our national
independence. We are happy to receive among us repre-
sentatives of the nations which have given to Belgium
numerous proofs of their sympathy. The visit with which
you honour us will, I hope, have for its result to draw still
closer the bonds which unite grateful Belgium to the two
great peoples which guaranteed its young nationality. I
bid you welcome."

Lord Bury thanked the Echevain for the sentiments
he had expressed in the name of the city of Brussels
and assured him that the volunteers entertained
feelings of the greatest regard for the poeple of Bel-
gium.

Then commenced a demonstration, which for
grandeur and picturesque effect has not often been
equalled on any occasion of a civic festival. For two
hours previously the torches had been numerous ;
but as the volunteers commenced to pour out from
the station these lights increased a hundredfold in
number and brilliancy, as if by magic. At the same
moment the double lines of the Garde Civique, who
kept a pathway, raised their rifles aloft, and the bayo-
nets shone with singular and surprising brightness ;
those of their body not under arms rushed forward
and shook hands with every volunteer they could
seize, each cheer sounding louder than the previous
one. Mixed up with all this jubilant expression of
popular joy was the clanking of the hoofs of officers
chargers, the shouting of the word of command, and
the music of some half-dozen bands. But after a de-
lay of a few minutes in setting the men in order the
procession moved on. First marched a band, and
next a battalion of the Garde Civique ; next came
another band; then followed the Committee of Re-
ception, followed by all officers, foreigners and Bel-
gians, not charged with commands ; next, Les
Gardes Nationaux Francais ; then the Volunteers of
Great Britain ; after them the other foreign riflemen,
arranged alphabetically ; and lastly, another bat-
talion of the Garde Civique, and another band.
Torch-bearers at short intervals lined the procession
at either side, and these were flanked by a vast body
of the citizens. The night was very dark, which
was all the better for the effect of the torches, the
gas-lamps, and the wonderful illumination of the
tower of the liotelde Ville. This lofty and gorgeous
piece of architecture is in what may be called three
open storeys. During the whole of last night these
were illuminated with lights the colours of which were
constantly changing. The illumination was on the
plan generally known as the " blue fire" when used
in theatres. This moment the centre story would be
illuminated in green, and the upper and lower in
red. Presently the centre became red, and the
upper and lower one turned green. All the colours
of the rainbow were introduced, and varied up and
down in that manner. As the procession passed up
the Boulevard de Botanique the effect was marvel-
lously fine ; thence it turned into the Rue Royale,
on through the Place Royale, when, descending by
the Montagne de la Cour, it passed along through
the Rue de la Madeleine and. the Rue de la Colline
into the Grande Place. Bouquets were thrown at
the Volunteers from several windows. The entire
space in front of the Hotel de Ville was kept for the
troops. It chimed a quarter to 11 as they began to
enter it. One of the bands of the Garde Civique
played the " Brabanconne" as they did so, and
" Partant pour la Syrie" and " God Save the
Queen" followed. The Bourgmestre, accompanied
by his Echevains, all in full official costume, des-
cended and received the foreign riflemen in the court.
Having passed through the lines, and distributed a
small memorial medal, with riband attached, to each
rifleman, the Bourgmestre received all the officers in
the beautiful saloons of the Hotel de Ville, which
were brilliantly lighted with wax lights, and hung all
round withthe famous old Gobelins tapestry. When
he had assembled all the officers around him, ad-
dressing them in French, he said :
." The popular acclamations have sufficiently told you how
welcome you are in the old Brabancon city. (Cheers.)
Volunteer soldiers, citizens armed for the defence of your
homes, you prove by your presence among us that the cause
of patriotism is also that of fraternity and of the indepen-
dence of peoples. (Cheers.) Hail I children of the
two
great nations in whom Belgium has found, in days of trial,
powerful and loyal support. Hail ! Germany, Switzerland,
Holland—to all our friends, indeed. (Renewed cheers.)
The town of Brussels is proud to be the rendezvous
of
neighbouring countries, and to see forming, in the noble
rivalry in these tournaments of the 19th century, bonds of
reciprocal a ff,ofion and cstjem that the future will be
able to develop). All hearts aro open to you. Belgian
hospitality awaits you in all its simplicity, in all its cor-
diality. 1t does not offer you brilliant fetes, but that spon-
taneity, that unanimity of sentiment that will have more
worth in your eyes. Remain long with us, and return
often ; you will over find the Belgians as faithful in friend-
ship as they are to their independence, and to the august
dynasty that personifies it by its virtues. I drink to the
worthy allies of Belgium, to the fraternisation of peoples.
(Loud and continued chooring.)"
Colonel Loyd-Lindsay, in reply, said
" The friendly invitation which has brought us to your
hospitable shores, and the splendour with which we have
been conducted into the capitol of your kingdom, demand
an acknowledgment on the part of the British Rifle Volun-
teers. (Cheers.) It is my high privilege, of which I gladly
avail myself, as intrusted with the command of that corps,
to address you a few words. Those words will be few,
but they will be warm, sincere, and cordial, because they
are spoken on behalf of the British people, who are always
sensitive of any act of kindness, and ready to recognise
offices of international friendship. My words will be few
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of your beautiful city I thought that seldom had so larger a
military force assembled in a foreign land for so peaceful a