The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-11 00:00:00

THE LATE RIOTS IN HYDE PARS.

The following notice has been issued by Sir R.
Mayne, the Chief Commissioner of Police of the Metro.
polio :
" Whereas numbers of persons have been in the habit of
assembling end holding meetincs on Sundays in Hyde-park
and the other parks in the metropolis, for the purpose of
delivering and hearing speeches, and for the public dis-
cussion of popular and exciting topics ; and whereas such
meetings are inoonsisteot with the purposes for which the
Darks are thrown open to and used by the public ; sod
the excitement occasioned by such discussions at such
meetings has frequently led to tumults and disorder, so as
to endanger the public peace ; and on last Sunday and the
Sunday before large numbers of pen.ass assembled in Hyde.
park for the purpose. aforesaid, and when la assembled
conducted themselves in a disorderly and riotous . so
as to endanger the public peace, and by the use of sticks,
and throwing stones and other missiles, committed many
violent assaults upon person quietly passing along the park,
and interrupted the thoroughfares • and whereas it is neces-
sary to prevent such illegal proce4ings in future ; notice is
hereby given that Do such meeting or assemblage of persons
for any of the purposes aforesaid will be allowed hereafter
to take place iu any of the parks in the metropolis ; and all
well-disposed persons are hereby cautioned and requested to
abstain from Joining or attending soy such meeting or assem-
blage. And notice is further given, that all necessary mea-
sures will be adopted to prevent any such meeting or assem-
blage. and effectually to preserve the public peace, and to
suppress any attempt at the disturbance thereof. • '
" RICHARD MAINE,
" The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.
" Metropolitan-police-othoe, 4, Whitehall-plate, Oct. 9."

New Licenses ro Bezwee&—This day the new
licenses to brewers for the sale of beer will be aranted under
the Customs and Inland Revenue, or the " Budget " Act
of the late session, and are to he yearly renewed on the
10th of October. Before a brewer can obtain • license
(other than the first) a declaration most be made of the
quantity of malt and sugar brewed in the year. It is pro-
vided that when a license for the sale of beer exceeds 101., it
may be timid in moieties, and where the quantity brewed for
which the Bowes was granted is less, the difference to be
repaid to the brewer; and when greater, he is to be sur-
charged. Brewers of beer for sale omitting to take out
licienees are to be charged with duty, and persons brewing
beer for others are to be deemed brewers for the sale of
beer. The DOW duty for the sale of beer to any person who
first becomes • brewer is 12s. Gd., and the duty where the
nuantity doe, not exceed 20 barrels le to be the same.
Where the qeeetity is more than 20 barrels and does pot
exceed 50, If. 7a. 6i., and so on in proportion, diminishing
after a Garb& number of barrels. The license duty on
" black beer," or spruce, has not been altered.
Gentlemen who require good and fashionable
dress can depend on the best materials and latest style (of
which specimen garments are forkiega, lnspection or sale), at
Hamilton and Minton* 106, opposite I:tater-LAIL—
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