The Press.
London, England, 1855-07-07 00:00:00

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THE DISTURBANCES IN HYDE-PARK.
ON Sunday last the scenes of outrage by which on
the previous Sabbath a London mob had expressed
their disapprobation of Lord R. Grosvenor's Sunday
Trading Bill were renewed with greater violence.
An enormous orowd had collected, estimated by
many spectators at 100,000 or 150,000 persons. Of
these a large majority were probably attracted to the
spot chiefly by the idea that there was something to
be seen, rather than with any idea of taking part in
the proceedings, whatever they might be. Enough
were, however, collected of more active propensities
to create a furious hubbub and lead to numerous
collisions with the police. Very few carriages or
equestrians ventured upon the Drive that afternoon.
Those who came were saluted with yells, bid to "go
to church," and in many cases put into serious peril
by the fright of their horses. Large bodies of the
police were distributed over the park in skilful com-
binations, and immediately commenced seizing the
most riotous of the mass. In return the crowd laid
hold of the officers and endeavoured to take their
prisoners away, when the constables had to resort to
more vigorous measures with the baton, and several
poor fellows were struck over the head and the back
of the neck so violently that the blood gushed
forth. They were at once taken to a temporary
look-up, in the house of the head park-keeper, where
they were handcuffed, and kept in custody until cabs
could be procured to convey them to the Vine-street
station. Sir Richard Mayne, with several superin-
tendents and inspectors, had the entire cobtrol of
the police; and, to guard against the presence of
the men giving offence to the public, many of the
constables were draughted into different parts of the
park, and were not called to make an appearance
until the proceedings assumed such a fearful aspect
that it was deemed absolutely necessary to have the
whole force at hand brought upon the scene of
action. The moment the men came marching upon
the ground they were groaned at and pelted with
stones, which some of the spectators had taken care
to fill their pockets with. One man, although re-
peatedly warned, continued to pelt the police as he
stood on the bank of the Serpentine, aided by others
standing near. A number of officers went for-
ward to clear that part of the park, when the man,
seeing that he was likely to be taken, leaped into the
Serpentine, and had swam about half-way over the
river when he showed every indication of sinking.
Mr. Parsons, of the Royal Humane Society, put off
in a boat and rescued the man, when he was forth-
with claimed by the police as their prisoner.
The damage done to the park railings was con-
siderable. The hurdles placed along the path from
the Achilles statue to the bridge were nearly all de-
stroyed.
In the motley throng were several members of
the aristocracy, quiet spectators of the disorderly
scene.
By six o'clock the immense crowd gradually began
to disperse, although it was much later hefore the
park was thoroughly cleared.
The 'emit of the day was to leave 104 prisoners in
the custody of the police. Of these thirty-three were
charged with picking pockets. The remaining
seventy-one were in custody for
-various offences,

THE PRESS.

from merely hooting to desperate assaults on the
constables. They were all detained until a late
how on Monday afternoon, owing, as it appeared, to
some misunderstanding as to the employment of
counsel for the prosecution by the Government. It
was not until Tuesday that the cases were finally
disposed of, when the prisoners being arranged into
batches, according to the nature of the charges
against them, were either discharged at once,
ordered to find recognisance for future behaviour, or
fined in small sums with the alternative of imprison•
went in case of default. Many of them were sent to
the House of Correction, owing to their inability to
raise the amount of their tines; but subscriptions
were afterwards set on foot, the tines paid, and all
the prisoners liberated.

THE JUDGMENT of the Court of Queen's Bench
upon Mr. Barber's renewed application for his
attorney's certificate, which it was expected would
have been given on Saturday last, is now postponed
until next term, the court observing, " The case re
quires a good deal of consideration from the length
of the papers ; it was argued so late in the term
that we have not had time fully to examine into the
matter."

AN EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL NMI?, on before Mr.
Justice Crampton, in the Dublin Court of Queen's
Bench, on Friday, the 29th ult., which brought out
the bill transactions, forgeries, &c., alleged to have
taken place and first discovered on the flight of Mr.
O'Flaherty, not long since. The present snit was
Richardson v. W. H. Gregory, Esq., late M.P. for
the City of Dublin. It was an action brought to re-
cover two bills of exchange for 500/. and 3001., the
first being the draft of the defendant upon Lord Dun-
kellin, and endorsed by Edward and A. O'Flaherty;
and the other the acceptance of the defendant. The
defence was that both the names of Mr. Gregory, as
acceptor, and of Lord Dunkellin, were forgeries. The
case lasted over two days, during which a large
number of witnesses were examined for either side.
The jury at last returned a verdict for the defendant,
thus affirming the plea of forgery.
THE EXAMINATION OF THE DEFENDANTS STRAHAN,
PAUL, AND BATES, the bankers at Temple-bar, was
resumed at Bow-street Police Court on Wednesday.
Some evidence was given touching an advance of
27,0001. obtained from Messrs. Overend, Gurney, and
Co., upon securities belonging to the customers of
the bank. The case was then again adjourned, and
the prisoners remanded.