The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-05 00:00:00

ILSLEY.

Lord Lyon had a nice gallop of a mile and a half to-day,
but went steadily as the downs were heavy. Achievement
gaolulrgesdters are l
a amileO as also did The General. Both these
y looking and going first class. Gardevisure
led Grisette and Commissioner a little over a mile, and
Dunsany schooled the yearlings. Black Draught trotted
about with Split the Difference. Mr. R. Ten Broeck's,
Warrener's, Lowe's, young Dawson's, and Rickards's, aro
all in good health, and in gentle work.

BIRMINGHAM CATTLE SHOW.—The returns of the
receipts at Bingley Hall on the "private view" day
show the falling off in the admissions, consequent on the
absence of cattle, to have been not nearly so great as was
anticipated. The receipts amounted to £214 10s., against
£241 last year. By subscribers' tickets this year, 4,097;
by five shilling tickets, 1,004 ; in 1865, by subscribers'
tickets, 3,884; by five shilling tickets, 1,540. The amount
received for admissions at Curzon Hall (the dog show) on
Monday was £230, against £192 in 1865. A large number
of the aristocracy visited both exhibitions on Monday.
THE CARLTON MURDER.--The inquiry into the
circumstances of the murder of Mr. Rayner was
resumed yesterday before the county magistrates at the
Shire Hall in Nottingham, and lasted till 5 o'clock in the
evening, when the investigation was further adjourned:to
Friday next. Tho proceedings were strictly private, and
no part of the evidence has been permitted to transpire.
The prisoners, John and Mary Watson, who are charged
with the murder, were present during the examination,
and the legal gentlemen concerted in the case.
excepting Darling-
ton, g-
THE STRIKE IN THE IRON TRADE.—MOSt of the
going in on the
mentlie men's desire for a
settlement has been quickened by the introduction yester-
obAretethnt of
opened,fe
lEatttleg England,
place
mtworisn7tkeShrsai'vnetetrmllhoewsn.
day of a number of ironworkers from Staffordshire, and a
meeting has been had with the manager of the chief works.
No arrangement, however, has been come to, through the
masters, as the men allege, requiring a reduction of nearly
20 per cent., instead of 10, as originally stipulated. At
Witton-park, Middlesborough, and other places mon have
gone in during the last few dap, and the strike is now
virtually ended.

rain.

PORTSMOUTH, D•e. 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Manuela,
from Antwerp for Havannah.
PLYMOUTH, Dec. 4.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Jane, from
London for the Cape of Good Hope.
DARTMOVTH, Dec. 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Looling,
from Antwerp for Valparaiso.
FALMOUTH, Dec. 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived----Sir Wm.
Wallace, from Sydney.
KINGROAD, Dec. 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Orolid,
from Demerara.

BELFAST, Dec. 3.—Arrived— Queen of tho West, from
Quebec.

GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.
Arrived, Dec. s.—Taurus, steamer, from Antwerp ;
Orion, steamer, from Rotterdam ; Brenda, steamer, from
Odessa; Eagle's Wing, from St. Michael's; Panther, from
Boulogne.

Returned—St. Lawrence, steamer, for Montreal.
DEAL, Wednesday Morning.
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Passed.—Queensland, from Now York, for London.
Anchored.—Jeanne de Flandro, from the West, for Ant-
werp, has been supplied with an anchor and 75 fathoms
oh.in to replace loss.

THE LONDON COMMISSIONAIRES.--The strength
of the corps is at present about 340, of which there
are in permanent employment, in London or in the coun-
try, 250, earning on the average 18s. a week ; and 72 " on
posts"—that is, running messengers, earning on the aver-
age 2s. 6d. a-day, some more, some less. Tho remainder
constitute the staff, band, &c., to the number of 18. From
the adjutant's statistical report, it appears that the increase
of men over last year has been in the ratio of 21 per cent. This
has arisen chiefly in consequence of the number of applica-
tions from private employers, who, from au experience of
seven years, are in a position to eppreciato the advantage
of selecting their servants from a body of men whose per
sonal conduct and character are raised to a high and uniform
standard. _ _

The ceremony of distributing the prizes to the 3d
Artillery Volunteers will takeplaco this evening in West-
minster Hall. Lord Truro will preside. Preparations
have been made for the reception of a very large company.
GALE IN THE CIIANNEL.—BOULOGNE, Monday
Evening.—A strong south-west gale nns been blowing all
day, with a heavy sea. As the South-Eastern Company's
steamer Prince Ernest, from Folkestone, was making this
harbour at 6 30 p.m. she struck the western jetty and dis-
abled har starboard paddle whool, but succeeded in enter-
ng the port and landing passengers safely.
LYNCH, THE FENIAN CONVICT.--The Louisville
Courier makes the following tardy statement in reference
to Colonel Lynch, now under sentence of death at Toronto:
—" Colonel Lynch was engaged to fill the place of ono of
our reporters, whom, at the last moment, we found it im-
possible to send. The arrangement was positively and
distinctly made by a gentleman connected with this office,
through Captain 3PDentiott, a very worthy soldier and
gentleman; but in the hurry of departure Colonel Lynch
failed to receive his credentials. The assertion that he
held a commission in the Fenian army, or was connected
with them in any way, except as our reporter, we do not
credit."

Byron tells us that Mont Blanc is the monarch
of mountains. Should the exploits which he has accom-
plished this year, however, be repeated, we shall have to
change the reading into "Mont Blanc is the Moloch of
Mountains."

THE STRIKE IN TIIE IRON TRADE.—Most of the
works in the north of England, excepting Darlington, have
now been opened, the men going in on the master's terms.
At the latter place the men's desire for a settlement has
been quickened by the introduction yesterday of a number
of ironworkers from Staffordshire, and a meeting has been
had with the manager of the chief works. No arrange-
ment, however, has been come to, through the masters,
the men alleging, requiring a reduction of nearly 20 per
cent. instead of 10, as originally stipulated. At Wilton
Park, Middlesborough, and other places, men have gone in
during the last few days, and the strike is now virtually.
ended.
, THE MYSTERIOUS LIGHT AT WHITBURN.—The
mysterious revolving light at Whitburn which, during last
winter, led so many vessels to destruction by luring them
on the rocks, has again brought about the shipwreck of
another vessel. The ship Margaret and Jane took this
light for the Tynemouth Light, and was consequently
shipwrecked upon Whitburn Steel. The master of the
vessel had called his officers and men together, and they
were all of opinion that the light was the revolving light
guiding vessels into the Tyne. There was a steamboat
alongside of his ship at the time, and the master was also
of the same opinion. Steering by the light the ship was
lost, and the steamer had a very narrow escape. Another
vessel ran ashore at the same place, and it is supposed from
the same mistake, on Saturday night. The matter was
carefully investigated last year, and the official decision
was that the light, wherever it was, was not deliberately
shown for wrecking purposes. The recurrence of disasters
through it this winter remains, however, a grave fact, and
calls for every exertion on the part of the authorities to
investigate the matter to the bottom.

_ .
in advocating the people's cause, a cause in whirl
both he and the people would triumph together,
(Cheers.) lie would say once and for all that ii

the Tory 'party was not satisfied with what had
already been done, then they would commence the
next year with something which would be admitted
to be sufficient. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. HENRIETTE, tailor, moved the first resolution,
viz.:—

" That this meeting hereby declares that no Reform 7311

falling short of the principles of registered residential man-
hood suffrage and the ballot will be satisfactory to the
people or ;accepted as a final settlement of the Reform
question, and enters its solemn protest against and its de-
nial of the charges of venality, ignorance, drunkenness,
and indifference to• Reform brought against the working
classes during the last session of Parliament."

He said that when the Tory Government took office
last July Lord Derby declared that as far as that
Government was concerned they had got rid for a
time at least of the question of Reform. All that
was now changed, and the press was now arguing
that the Tories were as competent and had as good
a right to introduce a Reform Bill as a Liberal Go-
vernment. Why, there had been wonderful con-
descension on the part of the Tory Government
during the last fortnight. For the first time since
their action commenced they had had very courteous
letters coining from her Majesty's Government to
10, Bolt-court. (Laughter and cheers.)
.very-
thing had been granted, and the Tories said, cc we
are quite satisfied with the demonstTrahteiyon, and
would
would never
hd
ao
vne' t
two aenfftear nay
nme of
er
re "
B(dLI uhguhtt et rh.e)y
offer the working classes a genuine measure. The
present Ministry would have to make way for
another set of politicians, and one better than the
pure Whigs—namely, the Radical Reformers of
this country, who alone could give the
classes a just measure. (Cheers.)
working
ingMrt.hJe
OrseEsPoili resolution, LEICESTER,
said glass-blower, in second-
ing that when he read Mr.
Lowe's speech
dnkthrautifenthneessd,
o vc
et
rni anlity,
of the working classes with
tahnedtriagnnsomraingrcaet,
transmigration
ne
of
fhosunguhist
was true
whentruethen poor Mr. Lowe must have been
nobody died. (Laughter.) There ap-
peared to be a class of politicians who would not
serve God till the Devil let them ; and those men it
was who set themselves up as censors and umpires
as to the virtues of the working Inca. There was
a pretty good 4i cheek" in that—(laughter)—and
he denied their power to judge the working men
rightly. There was no possibility of pleasing the
Tories, whether they hit them high or hit them low.
If Lord Derby had made such a botch of glass-
blowing as he had of statesmanship he would not
have been allowed time to go out of the business—
he would have been kicked out. (Laughter.) When
the people were described as unfit for the franchise
the word "Lancashire" should be whispered. By
their conduct during the cotton famine the people
of Lancashire saved the country from sad dis-
honour, and prevented the Americans from venting
their ire upon us. But Lord Derby bad not only
shut the door in the face of the people who asked
for the franchise ; he had slammed it in their faces.
The resolution having been put and carried
unanimously,
Mr. BRIGHT (who on rising was received with
great cheering) said—lt is about eight years since,
in a speech which I delivered on the question of

Parliamentary Reform, that I took the opportunity

of giving what I thought was some wholesome coun-

sel to the unenfrauchised working men of this coun-
try. I told them the monopolists of political power

in this country would not willingly surrender that

power or any portion of it ; that no class that was

excluded could rely upon the generosity of any other
class for the justice which it demanded ; and, fur-
ther, that, although large numbers of the middle
class were then and are now in favour of the en-
franchisement of large numbers of the working-
class, yet they would not make that great effort
which is necessary to wring political power from
those who mainly now hold it to extend it to those
who are now, and were then, excluded from it. I
said that if the working men wish for political power
they have only to ask for it in a manner to show
the universality of their desire, and thie union
and the power which they are able to bring to
bear on it, And I recollect particularly making a