The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-21 00:00:00

GREENWICH ELECTION.

The Premier was re-elected to-day in the most
demonstrative manner. _

Mr. GLADSTONE came forward to return thanks,
and this was the signal for renewed manifestation
the electors
right hon. gentle-
manle' ctors for their kind-
nesspeculiar—he might almost
o f welcomeineleheartilyet ianngt dhhaai
nmpkpuerdno
under
a .
say unexampled —circumstances. He said the coun-
try had been appealed to upon one of the clearest
issues ever submitted to a people ; and the late
Ministers of the Crown comprehended the nature
of the answer. (Laughter.) The late Ministry
had melted away before the Parliament they
had called into existence, without looking that
face—or asking
fPoarr Parliament ejudgment. he
The consequence was that
he had been called upon to undertake a
task to which be felt himself unequal. Still
he felt himself sustained by the conviction that he
had a good and just cause, which had for its ob-
ject the strengthening of the institutions of the
country, and the establishing unity, harmony,
and concord among all classes of the commu-
nity and in all portions of the empire. (Great
cheers.) With regard to the practical questions
he would simply refer to them. The triumph of
the party would be worth nothing, only that it was
the road to the triumph of the principles of the
party. In regard to Parliamentary Reform,
two subjects especially would have to be dealt
with, the security of perfect freedom in giving
the vote, which was not only not a favour, but
was imposed as a duty. He did not say bow
this was to be done ; but whether the voting
was open or secret, perfect security should be
afforded. The next thing that should be dealt
with was the question of compounding. Having
referred to the expenditure and promised that
the estimates in February would be reduced, the
right honourable gentleman went on to speak
about the Irish Church. It had been said
that the Roman Catholics would try to get
Roman Catholic ascendancy—but it was reli-
gious ascendancy they were trying to destroy,
and if the Roman Catholics demanded that which
iu conjunction with the Liberal party they were
now making war on, they would not only be
insignificant, but contemptible. In conclusion,
Mr. Gladstone in a tburst of fervid eloquence
thanked them for the honour they had done him,
and assured them that he valued it because of the
opportunity it would afford him of carrying out
the great principles which they had all at heart.
(Loud and continued cheering.)

MISSING SIIIP.—BRIDGEWATER, Dec. 17.—1 t is
feared that the Dorset, trading between this port ana
South Wales, has foundered. Sho left Port Talbot on
Sunday last for Ilighbridge, in this port, and has not since
been heard of.

THE FIRE AT CALLAO.—The American papers in
giving an account of the fire at Callao, stated that all the
safes of English manufacture failed to save their contents
from destruction,
Milner amongst the rest. The statement
was
the London papers, and thus has led to
copied
into
inquiry being made on the subject. Unimpeachable evi-
dence has been obtained from Callao, through the instru-
mentality of Mr. John Matheson, of Lima, that M. Perez
Arrieta, ono of the sufferers, was the only merchant who
possessed a safe by "Milner," and he alone saved his valu-
able documents. lie writes to Messrs. Milner to that
effect, and further stating that all those who lost their
papers regret their safes were not manufactured by Messrs.
Milner.