The Sun. — 1866-08-11 (London, England)

FIVE POUNDS OR FIVE PENCE.-SINGULAR DISPUTE. The Drury-lane Murder.  The report current this morning, that the murderer of the boy found hanging in the cellar at Neal's-court, Drury,-lane, had been captured at Woolwich, is entirely without foundation. No reward has yet been offered by the Government for the capture of the murderer.  Reform Meeting at Woolwich. ----4, Last night, at 8 o'clock, a crowded public meeting of the inhabitants of Woolwich, Charlton, and Plumstead was held at the Lecture-hall, Nelsonstreet, Woolwich, to . promote the movement in favour of an efficient measure of Parliamentary Reform. The chair was occupied by Mr. Bassett, who briefly expressed his entire concurrence with the objects of the meeting, and eulogised the conduct of the Lord Mayor in presiding at the Reform meeting held at the Guildhall of the city of London. Mr. Fludger moved the first resolution—" That the moderate measure of Reform introduced by her Majesty's late Government having been rejected by Parliament, and the present Government having indefinitely postponed the question of Reform, this meeting feels it its duty to declare that the great body of the unenfranchised working classes of this country will be satisfied with nothing less than the speedy introduction of a bill for the amendment of the representation on the basis of residential and registered manhood suffrage and the ballot; and that, unless the present Government is prepared to redeem the antagonism it has already exhibited to popular rights by the speedy introduction of a bill for the amendment of the representation of the people, in accordance with the resolution, it will be the imperative duty of Reformers throughout the country to withhold from such a Government all sympathy and support ; and, finally, that the working men and others composing this meeting pledge themselves to support the objects and principles of the Reform League by enrolling themselves as members, and by other legitimate means." In a brief address the speaker claimed the right on behalf of himself and other working men to have a voice in the making of those laws which they were called upon to obey. Mr. Sherman, in seconding, said he believed the present GoVernment by its conduct with regard to the Hyde Park meeting, had done much good .to the cause of reform, which was now advancing with rapid strides. Mr. G. Brooke,of Leadenhall-market, who attended as a deputation from the Reform League, in the course of an address which was well received, referred at length to the circumstances attending the Hyde Park meeting. He denied that the people created the disturbance ; it was entirely caused by the arbitrary conduct of Sir R. Mayne. It was well known that the soldiers had one ball in their rifles, and three others ready for use; but he firmly believed that had they been ordered to fire upon the people they would have fired into the air. He must give much credit to Mr. Walpole for the feeling he evinced when he learnt the result of the mistake,and  that the police were breaking the heads of the people. The Tinges had said that if it could be proved that this country was not properly governed then it was right to agitate for Reform. He denied that the country was properly governed, and it was not likely to be by the present Ministry. if Lord Derby attempted to stem the tide of democracy by thepoliceman's baton or the soldier's bayonet, he did not believe that the Throne itself would be worth 50 years purchase. Mr. J. B. Langley referred to the recent reform meetings held as a proof that the people were in earnest on the subject. He and others went to Hyde Park determined at all hazards to hold a meeting, and a meeting they held. Those eventshad given an impetus to the cause of reform, and had produced a great influence in favour of democracy in other countries. The resolution was unanimously adopted, and a vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings.  Liverpool Cotton Market-1 his Day. Market quiet. Sales probably 8,000 or 10,000 bales.