The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-11 00:00:00

GUILDFORD.

One of the largest and most enthusiastic gather-
ings which has ever been held in the borough of
Guildford took place there on Monday evening in
favour of the Government Franchise Bill. The
spacious hall was crowded to overflowing, and the
proceedings were characterised by perfect unanimity.
Mr. D. Macdonald, county magistrate, occupied the
chair, and was supported by Mr. Onslow, M.P., and
many gentlemen of local influence. Four resolutions
were adopted expressing cordial approval of the bill,
each of which was proposed by an elector, seconded
by a working man who would come in under the
£7 franchise, and supported by a gentleman of posi-
tion in the county. The second resolution, moved by.
Mr. Wursley, seconded by Mr. Godfrey, and sup-
ported by Mr. Onslow, M.P., was as follows :
" That this meeting cordially accepts the bill now
before the House of Commons as an honest and
valuable instalment of reform, and confides in the
present Government to follow it up by such mea-
suers that the industry, the intelligence, and the
property of the country may be fairly represented
in the Legislature." Letters were read from Mr.
Bright, M.P., expressing his sympathy with the
meeting, and from Mr. J. I. Brisco, M.P., regret-
ting his inability to attend, but promising to support
the bill by every means in their power. 'The pro-
ceedings terminated with cheers for the cause, and
with groans for Messrs. Horsman and Lowe.

KINGS TON- ON-THAMES.
The largest and most enthusiastic political meet-
ing which has for many years been held in this
town took place on Monday evening. It was
convened by the Mayor, in pursuance of a requisi-
tion, for the consideration of the Reform Bill, and
was presided over by him. Mr. Frederick Gould, a
magistrate of the town, Mr. Barrett Leonard, Mr.
J. Carvell Williams, the Rev. Carter Moore, M.A.,
Mr. Rhodes Cobb, Mr. Charles Walter, and others,
including several working men, took part in the pro-
ceedings, which were marked by great unanimity
and earnestness. It was agreed to petition both
houses of Parliament in support of the bill, and to
promote petitioning in the neighbourhood.

IRELAND.

49-
D ÜBLIN, Tuesday.

A somewhat mysterious occurrence took place in
this city last night. About half-past II a party of
five or six men drove up to Steevens's hospital and
asked admission for a man who had been shot, whom
they had brought with them on a car. He was re-
ceived, and on examining him it was found that a
ball had entered at the base of his chest and passed
out at about the tenth rib. The only account which
he would give was that he was drinking in a public-
houso in Thomas-street, and that, going out into a
laneway which adjoins the house, he found two men
disputing about the qualities of a revolver. They
were standing very near him, and while they were
handling the weapon it exploded, and the contents
passed through his coat, vest, and inner clothing,
and Fssed out at the tenth rib, the ball with which
it had been loaded making in its passage a severe
wound in the chest ; but no serious danger is appre-
hended. He states that he is from Manchester, but
will give no further information respecting himself
or his friends, and the police state that none of the
party have any settled employment. Two men who
accompanied the wounded man were taken into cus-
tody.

Three pikes have been found in a field near the
town of Belfast. The weapons arc quite new, and
appear to have been ground sharp. They were
found sticking point downwards in the field. A
suspected Fenian, whom the police have been look-
ing for in the county of Waterford for some time,
has turned up working in a band of navvies. He
was of course lodged in gaol. An " Anti-Fenian
demonstration" has taken place at Balbriggan, near
this city. Two persons having been recently arrested
in that town on suspicion of being engaged in the
Fenian conspiracy, advantage was taken of a short
visit by Mr. G. A. Hamilton, the Permanent Secre-
tary of the Treasury, to his residence, Hampton
Hall, near Balbriggan, by some of the principal
tenantry, to consult with him as to the best means._
of removing the discredit which these arresdts might
vagyhts
be supposed to bring upon a neighbourhcooondal
distinguished for the loyalty and good
din
held,
its inhabitants. A meeting was
according
of loyalty
when it was resolved that a giyuct of
declaration
court-house, for
should be left for signature at the
Hamilton will be
a limited time, after whiclhis
Excellency the Lord
requested to transmit to
Lieutenant. The following is a copy of the deelara,-
tion:—
We, the undersigned igned inhabitants of Bal-
in the vicinity, consequence 0 the re-
cent arrest
briggan and its
town
.of two persons on suspicion
en m
gaged in the Fe •
an conspiracy,
of their being
feel it to be our duty to express reprobation of the
attempt recently made by some unprincipled per-
sons to involve the country in a rebellion. We de-
clare our unalterable loyalty to her Majesty the
Queen, and determination to resist by all means
within our power any attempt to overthrow her
Majesty's authority in this country. We further
pledge ourselves to endeavour to bring to condign
punishment any person guilty of, or inculcating,
disloyal practices, and to maintain the character for
order and loyalty for which this neighbourhood has
been always distinguished."
.s deputation waited upon the Lord Lieutenant