The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-25 00:00:00

SUNDAY MEETING IN HYDE PARK.

The !Lyda-park demonoration &sailed the Irish Church
estaitashmenr, which had been ha man aration fr some
days I an, come MI lost Sunday. At a ti,monstreti dr,"
wi ich mulls" ins ae...emlalieg together an extraerninary
teats of people, it may bd conswlored a failure, tint a sahib
Meet Lumber of 'eerie attsteed to comtitute a hags
public meeting. The comp:mauve paucity of the bumb -re
stteddmg in Ilyda-mik may he ace; laded for by the
fact t Ir.t the '' dernonstrat tin" ha I beet. orgaitised by
the extreme section i nly if the Cletkenwell rmlicals, and
that ii recitted Ito eupport or ca unteme.ce either from
the linliewn cud Clerkenwell brat:-lies of tile het dm
Lea;me. ho are the parties usualh oraaulaing the Clarke.;
we I on cling,, or from he cu ICii of the itoforir, LtagUe.
an I 'witha that imay nor the Working Men's As.ociat•on
took any part in the proceedings Neither bad the usi all ulw
Itchy Wen gin a by ne am of boating bids or advertiat-
nit eta. Although it had been &anon:iced that proces-
sions would proceed to llydetpark hula several districts
f the memr. pods, the 'mete t If the public appeared
to be ditteled dlerkeuwell-gretn, frdm which the
main holy of the demmiairatorm neve to start. At hal t
three o'clock, the hour at which the procession was an-
',mowed to stint, about 15d000 reopie bsd ayaeonded on the
Green and in the roads leading Omen,. At this time the
members of the Utated St chty of Labourers, to the number
of about 1,100 n,en, nearly nil stalwart 1 ishmen, acetare
panted by their lanners, awl dressed in their rentlia,
11111Telltld 1111 ("the gta-en, drill were received with loud cheers
to the assembled crowds. Ate counter to tour the order for
marebitig was given, and those j,itrbi in the procession,
fonhiionr about two-thirds of tie• lonelier pie-cot, tell in six
slim at, and proceeded dowe Yartingdoteroad, In the fol-
lowing older marshala, null brass etaves, to clear the
way, lull ;wed by a green 11111111er. hearing the Inscription,
" k;11 the trial, Church" Then came a lime Latod
helm ging to the ii.ms of Gm Phcealx Tempel-mice society,
followed by the Labourers' &Ties), with their Immo,. Atter
them c mu the members of the demon:Patton conmottee,
and the general hid) of pr; omeionbts, in the midst of WI oru
snore ho' no two large grtet: Winners, whit the foie wing Ile
set ' 11,,ke .ire amt.n,thr., to th.• P0ttp4.,"51,111
•. boon with rite Eec'esi,s'ieht Loco mynneat,"all totem to lire
diebell of I-i8110;.!iu the !loupe • I I,llliel. Is tee abate or,:er,
tire procession, In all about 5,000 persohs, p-oc,m'eal \VIM
the utmost order and regulamy attain r 41,1.41. m-street,
Pleet•sta ct. the strand, Charing-cross, urn Pall natl. 011
arriving at tl.e comer of Catitomg irdem a hr It \VAS made
f; r a minute, anti thiee :reenendoue cheers were etre,. for
Mr. Gla•istone, who, CIA 'enc.,. Is • few yards to the right.
psa ing the Beton° Club three more cheers were give:.
ant Mu Igroans arr,l hi-senor, pasdng the Carlton. AL laith
of the.e ulnas thele wm a lunge of split:dor,' at the
71Ie precesaion proceeded up S. Jantea'sadreet
-and along Piccadilly (hi passing the r.idence, in the latter
timrou,ldare, of Mr. Raardon. Atlitnno, that
gettileman, who was standing in the balcony, wits loudly
chtered—n courplimant the hon. member acknowledged by
relies ed boWfl. I a the proem ion arriving at Apsley-gate
the bind areek up the air Ilete sic are °gain," and the
prace,sion ottered the perk Will, lotel eheen, at once Inta-
ct Oleg to the '• Iteformel's trio," en, battled a. being the
tree frets lire se t sillrouiviog which the speakers add/ eased
the Ivor la at the late lteforsu fainme meet nes. Almut
5,000 peolde w re in lite troth n bout this epot on the ai rival
I,l' the pniceasion. The committee having w rlli stone ddliculty
reached the seat whieh wm Lit sea no as a platform, Mr.
Charles watie tem maniacal tae landaion of chairman,
and called the assembly 1., or 'er. lie co-vratulakti the
meeting on the numbers attending it, and the order which
hail char•eterised their conduct during the wiener, It lie
N-tilied the committee for cadling the meetiog on the
Sunday, and fah certain it would Imre its due effect in the
proper quarter. Antra ape. ch,
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Mr. Finial, came forward and was received with loud cheer'.
Be sant he u as glad to see...tierce a I:OllCcUrFe of Englishmt
riehmen, and ,cotchmen assetuhle.l that day to denounce
the insolent conduct of the House of borb wile. it Pet
itself against the declined sentiments utt only of the
House of Commons. but also of that body which was of far
greider imp..rtance—the people of these idands. They
net e the that day to tell the Haute of Lords that the
Irish Chip ch must c one down, arid jilts members attempted
ta prop up that Establishment the ItCIISC of I,ods Itself
no at also fall The labottrete of England could do w ith-
out the p.er,, the peers I England could not do without
the labourers. Alove a':, they were there to do a duty
wIMAI was made sacred in, Its re,st,ty to Ireland—that
unto] Innate but heroic country. width had been no long
oppr,ss. d by an alltn, bloody English aristocracy. They
were thrift, too, to say that they scene terribly in earnest,
and that they would have the demolition of the Irish Pro-
testant C..uich, and something inane. It was not necesaary
to t. 11 that to the liou-e of Loris, for Mr. Cladstone had
toil the th putation which had waited on him on Satur-
day that something more w. nee, PFary for the pacific:mho]
of Ireland than the abolition ot the Eitablohnient. They
would 1. ye something more—the land tallest ion mud he do-
eidtd. Let the ahsentee laud MIAs renrcisented in the house
of fools looa hr 111, 111,,elVen. The people n-f England were
gradually growing more democratic, which wan attributable
to the grand tliumplt which Iteptudicanisin had achieved at
the other aide of tile Atlantic. There they hail .een ft pop.-
hit ion grow nom 3.0". 00 ht 30.000,u, 01st three-quartet not it
century —all enjoying equal rights, social happiness, and
p may. The people were, as he said, growing more
tin utocratic, and the prowess of democracy trout.] sound the
death knoll of al idotracy Wish all other a mini of itnaun ions
tootainhellam. lie would not bud ft lord 'or the world
WOa tiara ornamental If they were not useful They were
often, so well made up tl.at one inbht be tempted to think
that they had been under 31atiat. 0 Rachel'. care, and hall
la en made beautiful for ever. They initad he :mole beautiful,
but it was doubtful a Insider it WOO for user, The House of
It-it am.ays .sumed all il.s,ler.t A21(108 to the people
of England. As I, nag as their lords:tit were content with
five motet.' goaelp evoy evening no one would molest them,
hut they non-t not obstruct those measures or Melt were
beneficial to the nation. The people would back up Mr.
taad.tone in his can rtions to Improve the condition, not only
at the people of helanci, but also that of the people of
Etighmo. They had wtok to co on tunny morrows to c.mie.
ti they were re-olved—lionourobly resolute—the Irish Church
!mud folios tile liple tank railings wtnt llowa two 3 eam ago
mo:er the m3OO of the Tory thoertariont. Ile proposed the
foinocitig _

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"That this meeting records its thorough condemnation of
the tribli thoroh h.stablishuirtit. and le of opinion that the
conduct of the House of lot, I. in it I,:ctlng the Su.nen,,ory
153500 by large maim Hies of the House of C..tomons,
Is subversive of hut 10uul liberty, and melds our ii,dignitut
censure." - -

31, Mclarum SEconded the 'resolution, which was cwt..]
111111.11i11.1 sly
Mr Rensh al moved o—" That thia meeting ref "Ices to hear
that Mr. Wouletone iotolools to pemevere will he has freed
Iroo laud twin an oaten church, awl ',leaps law their cal-fleet
emote on In hie arduous task." Tee roeiolutiou was canted
tmauhnouely. . • - .•

Toe ',wet-tag concluded with ft vote of than' i to the
INlrt,:lt. t t.,, .!' .. .. ItlM:tree, 11l to tilt CIS
Sr 41.144t0n,

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While the ahove meeting was proeeeling three others
v ere also hold at abort distances off, and the saline role'
ti•dia anui.eli to and adopted. Tie meeting* writ dosed
clarity atter six o'clock, at nhich liii. hog Mimi*. 40:
peof•le Were 1:011,10.; into the park, train the
arch entrance, evtrhenll inpecting tile broil! g
would have been prolonged tiottl dusk. %% lien tire meeting
began there a eve about 8,000 per/keel t reaelii, air! at the
lime it closed this another had Mance.' to fury I2,Ct 0.
Itivi the leveling been protracted for an hour t Tiger, Ira all
probability there would have been 20,000 present at that
time. The committee, and the gloat body of the demon-
strator., I. ft the jark immediately on the close of the
meeting. and nothing occurred to (initial) the order that had
prevAled during the afteriumn. A strong body of police
were kept in readiness at the Niagazre pollee barrackd, tut
only the usual nutolxr at police were to Le stair on duty in
the park.

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trade in England. A prosperous Industry and com-
merce can alone rocere to egriculture the two great
incentives of pn.duction —nn extensive it arket and an
unlimited supply of capital. It is to the demand
created by your numeneus manufacturing population
that your farmers are indebted for bout three re-
sources, and it Las aptly been remarked that to
slances Watt's and Ai kwricht's powerful inventions
the improvements carried out by litakewell owe their
first impulse and their lasting success.
Another distinctive trait of British husbandry la the
innate taste for renal life which prevails in all &Mu of
society. Not only are its purimits and enjoyments
source to all of esomfort ed liberty and domeric lappi-
ntas, but by them a man attains to consideration, and
even to power. Besides ti e advantages which aotrue
to the peasantry froiu a closer contact whh the land-
lords, the ceiasiar.cy with which your aristocracy ha
remained attached to him country residence, hat inter-
woven its interests with those of the inferier eassee,
and has pr Ned its greatest stremill. The rural spirit
ptivades the whole national body. and its healthful
influence has preserved you from theconvulsions ci hid
have torn sender neighbours. The efficient
patronage of your wealthy noblemen has dene lurch to
nerwaid the cause of agric eltural progress, and the
native country of Arbor Young, Jelin St. (lair.
l'akew Collins, Turner, Joliet Webb, aim
Eialler Ho be, may well add to that elerioue list, the
nitillea of Tow nsliend, For Lind, Bedford, I.eicrater,
Spencer, Yarborough, Duct-, and Riclunond.