The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-26 00:00:00

GREAT FIRE ON YORKSHIRE MOORS.

During tue past week a fire of almost nnpreceaentea
extent has occurred on the Cleveland Hills, in North
Yorkshire. It was occasioned by the sparks from the
engine running along the Rosedale branch line, a
mineral railway in oonnection with the North Yorkshire
and Cleveland, and which traverses the moors for a con-
siderable distance, and originated in Ferndale. It com-
menced on Wednesday morning, and burnt uninter-
ruptedly, meeting occasionally only with temporary
checks in the shape of roads, begg, streams, and tracts
of closely-eaten herbage, until Monday morning, when
heavy rains having fallen, its further progress was happily
retarded. It will doubtless continuo to smoulder for a
week or two yet, unless heavy rains intervene to quench
it. It ran along the moors with amazing rapidity,
enclosing them in a chain of fire. The extent of ground
covered by the fire is about twenty-four square miles, a
large tract of land now entirely denuded of vegetation.
It comprised the sheep tracts of many valuable farms, now
rendered worthless for pasturage. Numbers of sheep have
beeu badly burnt and injured, though, as soon as possible on
the origin of the fire, the moors were scoured and all stocks re-
moved to places of safety. Thousands of birds have been
destroyed, and the young grouse just now about taking to
the wing have been burnt. Large numbers of rabbits and
other animals have also perished. Hundreds of men were
employed in trenching and tryirg to beat out the fire in
various directions, and it was well nigh got under, but the
men were exhaused on Friday with working in the half-
suffocating smoke, and the fire speedily regained its force,
and it was only by the heavy showers which recently fell
that its destructive course was permanently arrested. The
estates iraversed are those of Lord Feversham, Lord Boyne
and Lord De L'lsle and Dudley.

The Earl of Derby has subscribed £5OO towards
the restoration of Chester Cathedral.

The death is announced of Sir John Hy. Lowther,
Bart., of Swillington Hall. Sir John was elect3d for York
in 1835, and sat for Unit city for many years. He was a
Conservative, and an attached member of the Church. At
the time of his death he was in his 75th year.

Some large straw stacks and other agricultural
property, together with thrashing and other machinery, at
the model farm of Bah°lmes, in Holderness, belonging to
Mr. W. Marshall, M.P. for Cumberland, and brother of the
Messrs. Marshall, of Leeds, have been destroyed by a great
fire. The amount of damage is estimated at £2,000, but it
is at least partly covered by insurance.
A sad affair has occurred at Fridaythorpe, near
Driffield, Yorkshire. Two young boys, nine and fourteen
years of age respectively, sons of a gentleman residing near
Market Weighton,were visiting, with an uncle, Mr. Mitchel.
son, farmer. They were left alone a few minutes, during
which time the younger Mitchelson got hold of a loaded gun
which exploded and shot his brother dead.
AERONAUTICAL EXHIBITION AT THE CRYSTAL
PALACE.—The first exhibition of the Aeronautical Society
of Great Britain, preparatory to an exhibition upon a
larger scale in 1869, commenced on Thursday at the
Crystal Palace, but the models and objects were not
arranged sufficiently to enable the visitor to form a very
dear idea of their value or purport.

MR. PASSAU AT KING'S COLLEGE.—On Thursday
%fternoon Mr. Rassam made his first public appear-
Ince since his arrival in England from Abyssinia
at the distribution of prizes at King's College, Lon-
ion, of which he was formerly a student. The Rev. G-.
F. Maclear, 8.D., the head master, amidst unbounded
-,pplause, proposed that his attendance should be wel-
lomed. In reply, Mr. Rassam said : "I am much
qappier to-day than I was in chains *at Magdala.
am much obliged to you for your kindly welcome."
the Bishop of London presided at the annual distribu-
,ion of prizes for the school. He complimented the
.tudents on their Greek, remarking that although he had

oeen for a long time the tutor of a college (Balliol) and the
lead master of a great school (Rugby), he had never
-nown Aristophanes better done. He also complimented
he head master and the authorities upon the fact that
hey had never wanted the aid of commissioners—royal or
)therwise—to induce them to keep pace with the spirit of
the age.

THE SNIDER V. THE ENFIELD RIFLE.—A very
nteresting match has been shot at Reigate between ten
ergeants of the Ist Battalion of the Grenadier Guards
old ten of the Reigate Volunteers, at the Reigate butts,
;he Guards using the Snider and the Volunteers the
Enfield, the result being that the Guards won by 13
7oints. They fired five rounds each at 200, 400, and
00 yards. The Volunteers scored a total of 379
Joints, the Guards 392. At 200 yards the Volun-
;eers made 156, at 400 yards 142, at 600 yards
1 points ; the Guards at 200 yards, 160; at 400
rards, 144 ;at 600, 88 points. A similar match was shot
est year, nearly the same men contesting, when the
Volunteers won by three points, with a less score than on
kis occasion. The highest score was made by Private
Worsen, of the Volunteers, 50 points ; the next highest
:.y Sergeant Boyd, of the Grenadiers ; the next by Colour-
Sergeant Lawler, 45 ; the next by Corporal Ailingham, of
Ile Volunteers. The Guards were entertained by Mr.
IV. D. Paine, Ensign of the sth Surrey, at the Whit°
iTfurf. The Volunteers also

LEN Mayor.—ln a fleeting or Assembly of LATE EDITION of "THE SUN "at
the Mayor, Aldermen, and Liverymen of the several J. SMITH'S, Bow-street, Covearden.
rinios of the City of London,' in Common Hall, as-
bled at the Guildhall of the said City, on Wednesday, 1
24th day of June, 1868 :
esolved —That inasmuch as the statement now handed
y the Auditors does not contain any account from the
edge Masters, it cannot therefore bo received as a cor-
e- account, and the Auditors of Bridge Masters' accounts
ho may be elected this day, and all future Auditors, are
here by required not to receive any statement of accounts
in reference to the Bridge House Estate unless the same be
prose nted to them by the Bridge Masters.
R 3 solved—That the Livery Committee be and is hereby
instr ucted to consider what seeps (if any) can be taken to
indu cc the Livery Companies to adopt measures for pro-
nriti n 2-, Technical Education, Exhibitions, and other ob-
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bAng of the various occupations formerly represented by,
those Companias, and to communicate with them if neces-
sary.
ICS solved unanimously—That the thanks of the Livery
iven to the Right Honourable William Ferneley
n, Lord Mayor, for the courtesy and impartiality
di splayed by him whilst presiding over the meeting this
day.
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TO-MORROW EVENING (SATURDAY), June 27, Donizetti's
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THIS EVENING. THE LADIES' CHAMPION. Mr. Ken
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To b 3 followed by A HERO OF ROMANCE. Characters
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Yesterday was a grand field night in the House
of Lords, and the excitement was great, and many
circumstances combined to render the affair most
brilliant and interesting. Lord GRANVILLE moved
the second reading of the Established Church (Ire-
land) Bill, and made a long speech on the matter,
in which his lordship used the same arguments with
which we are all by this time so familiar from the
constant recurrence of the subject in the House of
Commons. The late Fenian disturbances proved
the necessity of doing something definite with
respect to Ireland, and amending the policy
pursued towards that country. Lord GRAN-
VILLE did his best to defend Mr. GLADSTONE
from the charges that have been brought against
him of having brought on a scheme without much
consideration, and having too hastily plungled
Parliament into the midst of a vexatious strife.
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is a matter of necessity, in consequence of the de-
mand for legislation, and, as might be expected,
from one of Lord GRANVILE'S facility in debate, he
adduced many reasons, and dexterously applied
quotations,ito show that this measure, and no other,
was imperatively called for, and that no delay
should occur in its passing. As for the Irish people
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his earnest address by the declaration that the

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while it would be of benefit to the Established
Church in this country. Whatever opinions may
be as to the reasons of this speech, there can be no
doubt that the noble lord acquitted himself admir-
ably of his task, and spoke with great ability. The
speech of the evening was that of Lord DERBY, and
it must have afforded the House great satisfaction to
hear the noble lord speak with the energy and en-
thusiasm of his better days. Apart from all per-
sonal rivalry and political dissension, there can be
but one opinion as to the popularity.of the noble
lord, and to hear again the " clear Saxon of his
silver style " was a treat to all lovers of oratory.
At the outset of his remarks, Lord DERRY said that
he feared his strength would not permit him to ad-
dress them at length, but that idea was dispelled
long before he completed his brilliant speech. Lord
DERBY'S opinions on this question are too well
known to need comment, and he advocated his
views with all the earnestness and eloquence of
which he is so great a master. One part of the
noble lord's speech was very forcible, that in which
he said that the House of Lords was not bound to
ratify the decision of the House of Commons. So
that we perfectly agree with the noble earl, and, as
he put it most forcibly, it would be better not to
be at all than to exist under such a slavery. As
for the notion that the House of Commons in sup-
porting Mr. GLADSTONE has represented most accu-
rately the feeling of the country, the noble lord said
that when the present House was elected this ques-
tion of the Irish Church was not put before the con-
stituencies, and hence the feeling of the country has
not been decided yet cn the point. We are not sur-
prised that a man of Lord DERBY'S independent spirit
should be indignant at the arbitrary tone assumed
by those who have taken the lead in this question.
A year ago who thought that Mr. GLADSTONE was
coming forward iu support of the disestablishment

of thelrish Church ? And yet does he not speak with
all the authority and saroir faire of one who is quite
conversant with his theme, and deems it his time-
honoured privilege to carry it at all hazards ? The
quotation of Lord PALMERSTON'S speech which
Lord DERBY made was most appropriate, and the
amusement of the House was excited by
the passage in which the noble lord referred to the
foundation of the case being a weak administration,
or. " I will add, an Opposition desirous of obtain-
ing their seats" On the whole, the speech of Lord
DERBY was an eminently characteristic one, and
replete with all that thought and energy which has
made him so great a master of oratory and the firstl
debater of the House of Commons.
Earl GREY, who took upon himself to move
that the bill be read a second time that day
six months, justified the course he had taken
in preventing the Government from doing so,
by saying that it was not desirable to make
it a party affair. The noble lord declarel
that ho was against the Irish Church as it
stood, but he did not approve of the measure before
the House or the means proposed to carry out the
end. He said very truly that the plan pursued by
the Opposition was not a wise one, for it forced the
Government to make up their minds too hastily,and in
the end put more obstacles in the way of a speedy set-
tlement than any that existed before it. Lord MA LmEs -
BURY made some remarks, in which he dwelt on the
great inconsistency that had marked Mr. GLADSTONE'S
conduct, and declared that this measure, if carried,
would lead to disestablishmeut generally. The
Bishop of LONDON made some very temperate re-
marks, in which he said that the Irish Church
Establishment might be modified without any
detriment, but this measure was one of too extreme
a character, and could only cause confusion. We
cannot agree with Lord KIMBERLEY'S argument
that it is time to legislate, on the plea of Feuianism.
On the contrary, to do so, or to avow that we do so,
is to establish a dangerous precedent. To secure
the correct end is one thing, and to go about
using arguments that because disaffection exists the
demand for legislation has increased is another, and
if only upon the ground of this Fenian movement
it would have been much wiser to have deferred
the question of the Irish Church until the meeting
of the new Parliament had assembled. The debate
in the House of Lords was adjourned, and to-night
will probably witness its close; and it may safely
be said that for the excitement created and the
interest of the discussions that ensued, it is long
since its parallel has been seen. This Session, which
was to have been so tranquil and uneventful, has
indeed witnessed some stormy scenes.

Although the debate in the House of Lords yes-
terday was the all-engrossing topic of the day, yet
the incidents of the evening in the Commons were
not without interest. According to notice, Mr.
GnANT DOFF took the Prime Minister to task for
his remarks on the Whig foreign policy at the Mer-
chant Taylors' Hall. It is a new fashion, and one
not altogether in acc.lrlance with the spirit of Par-
liamentary etiquette, this custom of cross-question-
ing a Minister in his place in Parliament on the
.ilthject of chance expressions used in the careless
freedom of festive speeches. It is a fashion, we
must acknowledge, which has originated and flour-
ished exclusively on the Liberal side, whether
owing to the greater openness and plainness
of language used by the Conservative statesmen, or
to that jealousy which the principal members of the
Opposition find it difficult to conceal. It is, they
appear to tlaluk, suinciently agzravatina to s'e their

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