The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-26 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 26. 1856.

THE SUNDAY BAND QUESTION.

THE PRIMROSE HILL DEMONSTRATION.
Yesterday afternoon, is sworde, ee with announcement
by amens of placards estezeively circulated throughout the
metropolis, a demonstration is favour of the re establish-
ment of Sunday hands in the public puke, took place at
Primrose hill. At 4 o'clock at least 60.000 persons had
assembled ; but the ominous state of the b , and the
subsequent heavy shower of rale, not only mon thieved the
vast eseeniblege ow the hill itself, but stopped numbers who
were on their way to the sees. of toe demonstration.
Shortly after 4 o'clock a well-appointed band of 20 per-
tomtits, ad red is a coatume similar to that of the Crystal
Palace toed, sad who, as we sadentood, had been engaged
by the National Sunday Lessee' made their 'pommies;
and on mehlog the reenralt of the hill were received with a
general burst of cheering from the vest amenably. A circle
was immediately twined, end a picket of the Guards, who
were statioaed on the hill to protect the fireworks, very
kindly lest ewe of the Artillery waggons far the
nee of the committee end the theltirr of the bead.
A member of the committee of the Working Men's 8' clot,
of Leaden, who were all distinguished by • small slip of
blue ribbon attached to the bottom bole, addremed a few
ebratirstioes to these assembled, congratulating them that,
eltbouelt the geverameat bed cot thought fit at present to
favour the people with the reeletrodeetiou of the military
bands la the parks sad Kensiegtoorgardene, yet that they
had very wisely and meet considerately not chores to inter•
fenwith the rights and impressed wishes of the people is
peoeidung their own hand& There wee to interference
with them on the pelts of 1N polite. It was felt by the
government that the people would is this instant* be their
Own police, and be urged spas all assembled to preset* the
governmest that they were worthy of the eonfideece re-
Voted in them. (The eentesee wee received with applause )
The speaker then reed the folkorinp, which bad been esters.
Mealy distribated ia a twisted fora amongst the people :
"NOTICI.—Tbio committee for the public demonstntioa
la favour of the Sunday bands finding it impossible for
hum voice to reach es large au meekly, have resolved
span the following means el obtaining the opinion of the
meeting. At in o'clock precisely a 'Onion Jack will be
raised en the tap of the hill, when all persons who are
&wearable to the aceompeuving moieties will nice their
bends: Resolution—That the people now in public meeting
assembled eroisider the musie ins parks, establiehed by Sir
Beejemin Hall, to be an innooest sad healthful remotion,
regret its sadden discontinuities', and hope it may he
speedily reamed. The second demonstration will (if
setesstry) be is Hyde-park, on Sunday ant, Jane 1, at 4
o'clock." _ .

The band this tommesoed amidst the rust profound
silence, playlet', es as °using, " Martin Luther's Hems."
Tim ballad of Altai. Laurie" followed, then the Iles-
dredtk Psalm, some lively mule, sad, u a Bads to the
first put, and immediately prier to the hoisting of the
Vision Jack, "Relit Britaunia." Bimetal stump's at ap-
plause were made, bet It was checked by cries of " Order,
order," emaeatiss from the vats body of the awomblage.
At eve °Week, es the costiasios of " Rale Britannia,"
the e.e wee hoisted, sad at the same moment surly every
hand is the rut orecoures of perecise settembial was raised
la approbation of the reseistios they had had submitted to
them. Tim heed oostiesed to play uatil six &sleek, termi-
nating their p.rfamases with "God save the Clues." The
people the. gispersid is the greatest order.