The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-25 00:00:00

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PRIVATE BUSINESS.
Mr Barry Railway (Zeteneion) Bill end tlw /ULM
Railway (Aaliby aad Nuneaton, Ica ) Bill lIMUS nod a third
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NEW FORINT POOR-LAW BILL.

The Bert of DEVON, is moving the sealed reading of
ftbdis 1111, said its seats object wee to give power to the
Awiters Oommitoioners to divide the New Forest and the
adjoining COMMOILS into certain wishes. subject to hall-
poor rate.
MI was read a second time.
NATIONAL GALLERY ENLARGEMENT BILL.
The'report of amendments wee received.
DEAN FOREST (WALNLORE AND BEARCE
OOMMONS) BILL
The report of amendments wee received.
POSTMASTER-GENERAL BILL
This bill wee read e,third time and passed.
PIER AND HARBOUR ORDERS CONFIRMATION
(No. 2) BILL.
This ball was read a third time and peened.
INTRADITION TREATIES ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
TM above bill wu read • third time and puled.
THE HYDE-PARE DEMONSTRATION.

Earl GRANVILLB—Before the noble sad moves the
odjournment of the house I wish to pat a Tamales to him
respecting the deplorable events of last night. As I did
sat give the noble earl notice before I came to the home
of my intention to put the question, I only expect he will
give exactly what answer he may think perfectly eon'
Tenant to himself and to the public service. But it wil
he radii:tory to the country if the noble earl will inform
the hones whether he would have any objection to lay
before parliament the instructions which were given to the
pollee and the military, and also whether he will give any
amuninoe with regard to the precautions about to be taken
to prevent any resurreses of similar scenes. (Hear, hear.)
The Earl of DERBY, with regard to the Hyde Park
disturbance, said he hoped these occurrences would be a
warning to permits who got up such demonstrations that
they were utterly powerless to control a mob of tens of
thousands when once collected together. Hs bore willing
ibistimoter to the good nature ol • large portion of the
erowd, and attributed the riot which had taken place to
the 'idle youths and boys who wen always to be found in
large towns ready to take advantage of such ocuurions to
mischief. With reference to the legality of the
irotr ate
of such meetings in the park', there could be
no doubt as to the right of the crown on that bead. In
the present instance, the authorities bad adopted the course
which appeared to them best. but he was sorry to
say that them had nevertheless been a very serious
destruction of property. There will be no
attempt (added the noble lord) to exclude
from the park, because circumstances have made that ut-
terly impossible—(a leugh)—but what will be done will be
to prevent assemblages by keeping the crowds in motion.
This will be done by the police, and I hope it will not
be necessary to cell out the military. (Hear, hear.) It
may be neemeary, however, to patrol the park and the
immediate neighbourhood, nd if the spirit of mischief and
Insubordination does continue, it will be necessary to take
those steps which were taken on a former occasion, and
mill upon the well-disposed inhabitants of the district to
enrol themselves as special constables for the preservation
of the public peace in which all are interested, but
more especially those residing in the immediate
vicinity of the park. (Hear, hear.) I cannot undertake
to say what were the precise instructions given by my
*ht hon. friend the Home Secretary, or whether it is pos-
sible to produce them. I know that my right hon. friend
has been in constant communication with Sir R. Reyna,
We have had the fullest confidence in the judgment I
and discretion of Sir Richard Mayne. Every power at his
dispose]. was made use of last night, and will be made use
of again this evening and to night, for the purples of
preserving the public peace. (Hear, hear.)
Bari GRANVILLI do not regret having put the
question to the noble earl, which I admit he has answered
in a very candid manner. There are mime points in which
I entirely agree with him. I think with regard to monster
meetings held in the metropolis, that they cannot be of
any nee in furthering the objects of three who convene
them, but at the same time I think it should be borne in
mind that some difficulty was thrown in the
way of those persons by the course of a recent
debate. A measure of reform having been proposed for the
enfranchisement of the working classes, one- of- the strongest
arguments used against it was the apathy and indiffer-
ence shown by the working classes themselves with
respect to every measure of reform. I agree however,
entirely with the noble earl that the object of the re-al
working classesof the metropolis in, as much as his own, to
preserve perfect order, end that meetings of such magni-
tude are held not so much for the purpose of fair discus-
• don, but as displays of mere physical force. I believe
there is no doubt as to what is the law with respect to the
royal parks. If there is no authority to prevent meetings
there must be examine exercise of power in preventing
carriages from entering certain parts of the park, or
preventing preaching, or cricket matches, and in closing
the gates night and morning, all of which things are done
• every day. All these restrictions are enforced in ordertopra
serve the royal parks for the recreation and healthy
amusement of the people. But I wish it to be understood
that while Sir George Grey's views wore in accordance
with those of the present Secretary of State as to the
undesirablenem of permitting monster meetings in the
parka, he gave no opinion as to the mode of pr seeding
which was adopted by the government in the way of pre-
vention, and which, yesterday, was not sumesafuL I
think the publics will be anxious to have, and that after
emaideration the noble earl will not find it inconve-
• nient to give, fuller explanations, both with regard
to the instructions which were given and as to
the mode in which they were carried out, especially as to
whether It was desirable to bring out the troops at the
moment at which they were brought out. It is an un-
usual circumstance to call the military out on such occa-
sions, and I think it ought to be clearly explained upon
whose authority they were called out. But my object in
rising was to assure the government that they will have,
as far as I know, the 00-operation of every person in this
house and country in enwiring that which is of the greatest
national importance, namely, the maintenance of order in
this great metropolis. (Hear, hear.)
Lord TEYNHAM suggested that means should be given
to the people to hold these meetings without interfering
with public order.
Their lordships adjourned at five minutes past 6 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MIEDAY, JULY 24.

The house resumed at six o'clock.
ROYAL NAVY COAST VOLUNTKERS.

Kr. H. BRRKELEY gave notice that on Friday he
would ask the First Lord of the Admiralty, on going into
committee of supply, a question, and also make a state-
ment respecting the Royal Navy Coast Volunteers.