The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-02 00:00:00

THE HYDE PARK RIOTS.

OF INQUIRY INTO THE

CONDUCT OF THE POLICE.-(THIS DAY.

The Collloll2lioll held their heal sitting to-day,
to the Court of Bachequer, at eleven o'clock.
Mr.O. H. Ellisappearod for the police ; and Mr. H. 8.
Mitchell for the complainants.
The Commissioners having taken their seats, .

M. Ellis handed in the regulation made by the lkere
tap of State for the distribution of the duties of Um two
Cosmaisetonen of Polite. _ .

This Chief Commissioner read some extracts, from whilst
It appeared t►at on all public occasions, and in cams of
poplin, commotion, the police were to be under the exclu-
sive control of the Chief Commissioner. . ..

Mr. Mitchell then proceeded to sum up the evidence
adduced oa behalf of the complainants. He began by re- I
fining to the exertions of Mr. T. Duncombe, M.P., in ob-
taining the commission; expressed the vatitade of his
clients to the government for having granted it, and on his I
own behalf thanked the commission for the courtesy they
bad exhibited, and the latitude they had allowed in the
untie of inquiry. After some remarks condemnatory of
the proposed Sunday legislation, he stated hie opinion that
if the employers would pay their men on Friday •
instead of Saturday night, the amount of trading on Sunday
would be very much decreased On the part of his clients he
disclaimed any hostile feeling towards the police, and ac-
knowledge the forbearance and moderation they g e Ily
exhibited. After enumerating the various causes of ;
complaints on the part of his clients, and citing
the different histamine of misconduct of the po-
lice, he referred to the conduct of Superintendent
Hughes, u described by the witnesses ; it was true
that the police had denied every fast that had been deposed,
but that denial must be attibuted to a desire to escape the
oonsaquene.es entailed on them by the Metropolitan Police
Acts. Their denial amounted to nothing more than a plea of
Not Guilty. He admitted that some acts of violence had been
committed by the crowd, but contended that they were to
be ascribed to the irritation produced by the conduct of the
police. He then read extract'', showing specific acts of
violence on the part of the police, from the evidence of Mr.
Ayrton, Mr. Galbraith, Mr. Smith, Mr. Coulcher, and
other witnesses. He next referred to the violence of the
police to Martin, the wounded sailor belonging to the Royal
Albert, and called the attention of the Commissioners to the
fact that many persons were struck, and no attewit made
to take them into custody. it appears, from the evidence
Mr. I:tty, confirmed by that of Inspector Macintosh and
Superintendent Hughes, that the first ill-feeling was pr
duced by the police taking away the dead eel from some boys.
It was a very general feeling, not only amongst his clients,
but through the country, that all the unfortunate occurrences
of the day were owing to the conduct of Sir R. Mayas.
If be expected such a (anaemic* es he alleged, it was his
duty to have gone to the park. Had he done so, and
acted with more discretion, there would
any occasion for the commission. Had Sir Richard Mayne
been on the spot, he would have seen the necessity of bring
tag up a larger number of police to keep the rails clear, and
in that case there would have been no necessity for those
rubes described by the witnesses.
[Mr. Mitchell was proceeding with h', add— -1 when we
wont to prow.]

A letter from Constantinople states that Omer
Paola is os the best terms with Lord Stratford de Bed-
elite, sad that he has more than oust breakfasted with him
duriag his reset stay at Constantinople.
TX' HON. MSc. NORTON.—This lady has ad-
bested a keno to thhle e Scotsman in answer to some critisisms
apsa bor Ms pampt, addressed to the Qum, which
haw moan/ ia that journal. " The power," she writes,
"them Milks (sad I must impost may sub) kayo over
ms is Yes Nd. Us perms over whom they have real power
for rendes sot heavy regret is one who is such sympa-
thised with hyenas who know him—a gentle, kindly, young
mast, is Same health, who has the web:whine to be ion to
the werviog staple alternately attacked and defended in the
pubis perm Re is ales the one person who has power
over me, sad the effect of punnet and creel 'necks upon
se ugly draws as clown together, end daily alienates him
men sad mere heat the fierce tabs group who think
their own visa/titles &pleads as elaaderiag his mother.
His letter bits before me, beggiag me to be comforted
always, by the seaviatioa that be loxes sad reveres sae
' mere this thousands of ens fa hems where se questles
woo ever rabid,' whisk does sostiort ate always,: re he
soot truly Woks it mght. delfe began with an ght
sad • sedans, such as aoss quarrels must lesad
*see who strike at me sow only vessel his, for I am past
the wouading, and (superstitiously, if you please) sonviseed
that lam • martyr to • particular owe, sad that list
muse will prosper."