The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-17 00:00:00

THE SErN, LONDON, SATUROA Y EVENING, NOVEMBER 17, 1866.

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Re-election of the Attorney-General.

The election for the western division of Gloucestershire,
rendered necessary by the appointment of Sir 3. Rolt to
the Attorney-Generalship, came off at Dursley, yesterday.
The High Sheriff of Gloucestershire, Sit M. Steele-Graves,
having gone through the usual formal proceedings,

Sir G. JENKINSON, the unsuccessful candidate for North
Wilts at the last general election, nominated Sir J. Rolt,
her Majesty's Attorney-General, as a fit and proper person
to bo re-elected.

Mr. BRIcKDALE seconded the nomination.
No other candidate being proposed, the High Sheriff de-
clared Sir J. Bolt duly elected. (Cheers.)
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, on coming forward, was re-
ceived with renewed cheers and some hisses. He commenced
by acknowledging the renewal of confidence in him—(no
no)—on the part of the electors of West Gloucestershire by
electing him for the fourth time without opposition as'
their member. First he thanked his political friends for
placing him in the proud position which he held. (A Voice
"For the last time.") He had heard that cry before, "For
the last time," but they would see about. that. But fvhile
thanking his political friends he should not be doing his
whole duty if he did not express his appreciation of the
kindness and courtesy of his opponents on this occasion.
(Hear. hear.) He believed that if they had opposed his re-
election they would not have succeeded in their opposition,
but he could not the less thank them for the kind manner
in which they had refrained from attempting it. If they
would allow him ho would state what was the ground on
which he thought they were justified in re-electing him that
day. (A Voice—" Let us have the franchise.") The only
circumstantial difference in the position of affairs now
and the position of affairs when they elected him
in July, 1865, was that he had accepted an
office under the Crown with her Majesty's present
Government, and he would endeavour to satisfy them that
this afforded no reason for any change of their opinion.
After referring to the circumstances attending the Reform
discussion during the last session he asked, looking to the
circumstances under which the present Government took
office, were they not entitled to a fair and candid conside-
ration? Were not their measures entitled to receive a dis-
passionate consideration at the hands of the House of Com-
mons ? (Cheers.) Let them look at the character and
composition of that Government. Look at the Prime Mini-
ster, Lord Derby; what had he and his ancestors done for
the people ? They who could look back to 1831 knew what
a prominent part he had taken in the Reform of 1831 and
1832. Then what had he done for education ? He had
assisted the progress of national education more than any
other man in the country. But afterwards, when the poli-
tical coach was going too fast, and when

The women who had locked their fish up,
Had gone away to cry " No Bishop,"
then he thought it was time to put the drag on, and he
advocated the maintenance of the Constitution of the
country, but at the same time maintaining that liberal
spirit with which he had started in life. (Hear, hear.)
Let them look next at the leader of the House of Com-
mons—a man under whom any one might be proud to
serve. With mature knowledge as a statesman, and with
indomitable courage, he had for nearly 20 years kept to-
gether a large political party of upwards of 250 men, riot
by a division of the sweets of office, but in opposition.
Other old and tried men in the Ministry he need not enu-
merate, but he would venture to affirm that the new men,
who had taken office far the first time, might be ranked
as at least equal to any that they might take from the other
side for habits of wisdom, knowledge of affairs, and elo-
quence in debate. There was the Lord President, the
Duke of Buckingham, he would venture to say that there
was not another man who could be at all compared with
him as a man of business, and for general knowledge of
affairs. Then there were... Lord Stanley (at the head of
foreign affairs), Lord Cranborne, and not forgetting Mr.
Cave, who was connected with Gloucestershire. (A voice
—" What about the two Chancellors of the Exchequer ?")
Why, ho would say the wise matured actions 'of the pre-
sent Chancellor of the Exchequer were not to be compared
with the actions of the sate Chancellor. Then as to foreign
politics, he would ask, were they always to be silent re-
specting what was doing abroad ? Were they never to in-
terfere or to see what was going on on the continent ? If
so, they would hereafter become a second Denmark. It
was not that they were always to be interfering, promising
cajoling, and then forsaking their allies when the time
for help came. (Hear, hear.) That was the course that
had been pursued by this country towards Denmark. With
regard to our army and navy, it was agreed on all hands
that if we were not active in taking part in an efficient
maintenance of our army and navy while other countries
were doing so much they might be left in a dangerous
position. Numerous public questions required conside-
ration, but the reform coach stopped the way. He was
not going to discuss the position in which the question
stood beyond saying this, that the question became one
of great importance when they considered that
the extreme Radical party had thought it right to
unite itself with the trades unionist in order to effect its
purpose. That was a fact pregnant with danger. He asked
them to consider the extreme opinions which during this
autumn had been advanced at great political meetings, and
he ventured to ask why the public had not got some de-
claration from some of the leaders of the Whig party that
they could not go the length of the extreme Radicals. It
was right they should have a declaration from the leaders
of the Liberal party that they were not prepared to go that
length. In this position of affairs he thought it impossible
they could have men more able to satisfy the requirements
of the country than the present Government. If there was
to be an alliance of the Liberals with the extreme Radicals
then they had arrived at a moment of danger, and he called
on all moderate men of whatever party to cast their lot,
not with Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Bright, but with those
who would,uphold the constitution end oppeSe revolution.
The re-elected member having been girt with the sword
in the usual manner, the proceedings terminated with a
vote of thanks to the High Sheriff.

The Gambling Mania.

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The growth of the passion for gambling in this
country is a just cause of alarm. Formerly very
few of our people were addicted to it; now it pre-
vails so extensively that it may be almost said to be
universal. It pervades everything. It enters into
our business and our pleasures, and even the church
tolerates it as an auxiliary to its charitable efforts.
One can scarcely open a newspaper without finding
several tempting programmes of art unions and gift
enterprises, offering chances to secure prizes rang-
ing from one dollar to half a million upon the pay-
ment of a small sum ; and although several of these
have proved outright swindles, no prizes at all being
distributed, and in those that are managed with ap-
parent honesty the prizes do not amount in fact to
half the aggregate received for tickets, and there is
not one chance in a hundred of a ticket-holder realis-
ing anything, it is evident that tickets are still
sold in immense numbers. How does it happen
that we Yankees, who are supposed never to part
with a dollar unless we are sure of its full value in
return, are so easily duped ? Has some strange
transformation occurred to us, eradicating our in-
herited sagacity and thrift ? No doubt Yankee
human nature is very much like all other varieties
of the article, and this apparent change is rather a
development originating in new circumstances. An
inflated currency has unsettled all the normal rela-
tions of business and industry. While capital and
speculative sagacity gain large rewards, industry is
but poorly paid in comparison. The difference is
greater than ever before, greater than is consistent
with just relations between the different classes or
with permanent prosperity to any. Nobody ex-
pects now to accumulate property by ordinary
industry and thrift. It must come by some
stroke of good fortune or not at all. The factory
operative sees his employers accumulating every
year what would be to him a great fortune ; is it
strange that he should attempt to break into the
charmed circle, and venture his hardly - earned
five or ten dollars for the small chance of obtain-
ing a lucky number from some wheel of fortune?
The poor country pastor, struggling to live upon
a salary altogether inadequate, receives a circular
giving a brilliant schedule of prizes rising from a
thousand dollar picture to a six hundred thou-
sand dollar opera house, not in a lottery either,
but an " art union," by which the prizes are to
be " distributed," not " drawn" or raffled fOr—is it
strange that he is tempted to risk the five dollars he
can ill spare from necessary uses, and devote it to
the purchase of a chance, which is scarcely one
chance in a thousand that he may receive some-
thing in the " distribution." Perhaps he remem-
bers, too, that " the disposing of the lot is from the
Lord," and indulges the hope that the Lord may
favour him just this once, seeing that he needs the
favour so very much. Or he argues that every-
thing has now taken this shape—that the gambling,
once peculiar to the stock market, has entered every
department of trade, that scarcely anything sells for
its honest price, but bears the burdens imposed by
sale and resale among the speculators—and since he
cannot escape this unnatural complication, but must
submit to its evils whether he will or not, why
should he not also improve the chance open to him
and try his luck with the rest ? The passion for
sudden gain also enters into our amusements. Con-
tests of strength and skill have no charm unless one
party is to win something from the other besides the
glory of victory. There must be a prize to be won,
or a boat race, a horse race, or a game of ball has

NOTES

FROM
TRAINING DISTRICTS,

(THIS DAY).

NEWMARKET.
The weather being fine this morning, the training
grounds were extensively patronised, Harlock having an
exceedingly strong bevy at work, including nearly forty of
the Earl of Glasgow's. Several fresh additions have been
made toßloss's team, but the principal horses at work from
that stable to-day were Broomielaw, Vespasian, the Her-
mit, and Knight of the Garter, who were looking remark-
ably well. Gladiateur went two miles steadily over the
Bury Hill, and Jennings also exercised Dragon, Enchan-
teur, Imperator, and Cerf Volante. Joseph Dawson had
out a goodly few, Ceerops being in strong prepa-
ration for Warwick, and Friponnier accompany-
ing the Rake in a steady mile gallop. _ 21ee
was again leading Hippia, Jasper, and Fa"'e nb'ain,in
e were ag
merrily along, and Sealskin and Leybourn
pioneering D'Estournel and Ravioli. Mount Palatine
three -qbu uarters
fol-
lowed King Charming steadily in a mile a
.n stes,
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t Peri-
gallop. Julius cantered twice with B emjustu Dawson s were a
cles, Flying Scud, Nike, and others of
tHroamttiinitgo;
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Newcastle
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hitherto. Claxton and Custardick.
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of maid.o
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