The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-29 00:00:00

GARIBALDIAN DEMONSTRATION IN

HYDR-PARK.-DISGRACSPITL RIOT.

Yesterday afternoon an open air meeting, called
by the Working Men's Carib.ldian Committee, was held in
Hyde•park. Shortly before the hoar appointed for the
commencement of the proceedings the park did not differ
much from its general appearance at this season of the
yes: upon a rather doll and misty Sunday afternoon. Pre.
Mealy at three o'clock some BO or 60 people moved in a
body towards a mound of rubbish which stands in the
open ground between the Serpentine and the Bays water-
road, and here they established themaelves, an immediate
rush taking that direction from different parts of the park,
so that on the woe in about five minutes 1,000 persons
were assembled.

Mr. CIUALES MURRAY, a shoemaker, was called upon to
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pres ide.
BILADLLUGH said he had been requested to move the
first resolution as follows, viz. :—" That this meeting is of
opinion that Garibaldi was fulfilling his duty when he fell at
Aspromonte, and desires to express its admiration of his
heroic fortitude in this hour of trial." The speaker was at
once interrupted by clamorous expressions of disapproba-
tioo. During a partial cessation of the coefusice he called
on the working men of London to enter • protest against
that disgraceful treachery in France sod Tuts which had
fest deluded a brave man, then entrapped sod betrayed him,
and then assassinated him while he was endeavouriog to
pra-erve the lives of those who had betrayed the freedom of
Ms musky. Then there was a loud outburst of appisio
and which was followed by mice of " The Pope for ever!
"No Garibaldi !" A glance from the top of the mound at
this moment showed that the mob had increased to &knit
5,000 people, many hundreds of whom were unmistakeably
Irish, and principally bricklayers' labourers. These bad
established themselves in the first ranks along three sides
of the mound, and besides covered the entire surface of
the mound itself, with the exception of about one-fifth which
was occupied by the committee and their more immediate
supporters. The whole body of these Irish labourers kept
up a clamorous intetruptiou for *event minutes, daring
which the chairman in vain appealed to them for the pre-
servation of order, and Mr. Brailleugh in vein endeavoured
to make himself heard. At length the Mali made a rush,
end drove the Garibeldians oL the mound. Then they
shouted for the Pope more lustily than ever, but the Gan-
taldiaas, collecting their strength, charged the mound, and
by a vigorous effot l mcoseded in re-establishing themselves
in their position, only, however, to be again precipitated
among the crowd below. Once more they charged up
and mice moreregained their old ground,w here they stretched
• rank of sturdy urea with interlaced arms completely around
the hillock, at some little distance from its verge, so as •s
protect the chairman, speakers, and reporters from attacks
from bel"nd. For a brief interval they were enabled in this
way to hold, their own, and Mr. Bradlaugh was able to
finish his speech, although no one was permitted to hear
bun, so continuous was the uproar. A Mr. Gleu a'ss
managed to second the resolution, but before the chairman
could take the sense of the meeting upon it, another rush
took place from behind, while a charge was made upon
either wing, and again the Garibeldians were driven head-
long down among the crowd. And now the hostilities took
a more serious form. Blows were exchanged on all sides ;
black eyes were freely bestowed, and bats were remorse-
lessly crushed, while hundreds of quiet and well-behaved
people were struggling to get out of the tumult.
The four or five policemen and the two or three perk-
keepers whn were present now thought it right to interfere.
A huge Irish libourer knocked doan a quiet and respectable
man, and a park-keeper at once rushed up to seize the
aggressor, but the friends of the latter closed round, and he
escaped. Two remotes Liter A 99, A 97, aril A 576,
assisted by a park-keeper, were struggling in the mid-
dle of the crowd for the safe custody of a prisoner,
whom they had captured for a similar unprovoked
assault. The Irish yelled, roared: and threatened;
but the police held fast to their man, bore him
bravely from the middle of his friends, end dragged him
across the park timely up to Grosvenori,ate, when a
simultaneous rush was made, and the prisoner was rescued.
The police and the park keeper followed, overtook, and re•
cured him ;sand • second attempt at rescue was prevented by
the aid of a strong body of Geribeldians• who closed mound,
and so the prisoner was led out of the park down Grow
venor-street, through Groevenor.quars, and soon to Marl-
borough-street, whither it was judged prudent to convey
I'm, rather than to the nearest police-stature, on account of
its greater security in the event of an attempt at rescue.
Meanwhile the tumrituoua proceedings in the pal' con-
tinued. Other and more determined struggling took place
for the poseession of the mound of ruhlueli, the Garibaldiam
being determined to finish their programme. Si, despite
all opposition they succeeded in putting their first resolution
to the meeting and in declaring it to be carried. lo like
manner they put and carried two subsequent resolutions es
follows :—' That the meeting protests most solemnly
against the maintenance of the soldiery of Bardeen 111. at
Rome, in violation of the rights of the Italian people and
of the principle of non-intervention and That the
working men present at this meeting pledge themselves not
to cease their exertions until Rome shell be the capital of
Italy, sad Venice free."
luring dose this, the committee retired from the field,
and sot too soon, for the Irish had mown more and move
owlet% and 'tumorous assaults of a brutal and cowardly
chancier took place. Sometimes the Irish, completely
neaten of the situation, rest the air with the cries of deli-
IWO sad shout. for the Pope ; but at ether times the Geri.
balding gave heck shout for shout, and fought with eters
determination. A small party of policemen kept ehargwe
, late the TAllie, and capturing prisoners, whom they had
no little datticulty is retaining. They did, however, la the
' whole secure eight or nine men,

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1 Skill the Irish maintained their supremacy on the seated—
in fact, after the retirement of the committee no attempt
' the made to disturb them. To make the met of their
advantage, they supplied orators of their own. who
dereelyienonmed Garibaldi. and loudly cheered the Pope.
Fartasabsay the min, whieh bad been bangentde
as belt both, at last awe down in torrents, ate Zia
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the mob. It is impossible to doubt that these •
wither WOW the resell of oqpineetioq. It 11■18
stated that SOD meta bad been brought from W
for the exprms pupas of creating a disturbsimi; is is
equally certain that they were directed in their movements
by three persons in the prb of gentlemen.