The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-24 00:00:00

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

The disturbances which took place last evening
in and around Hyde-park have been described as a whole
by our morning contemporaries, bat several details of
interest have been overlooked.

One thing particularly noticeable was that at Hyde-park-
corner, end along the Piccadilly side of the park, the people
assembled were obviously without any organisation, end
had no such pre-determined purpose to enter the enclosure
it all hazards u was manifested at one or two other points,
80 early as a quarter to 8 o'clock • continuous stream of
yoking men were observed returning along the foot p►ve-
runte, making their way towards Trafalgar-square, doubt-
less in accordance with the request contained in the follow-
handbill which was distributed about that time :

Trafalgar-square ! ! ! Our peaceable meeting in Hyde-
Pak has ing been forcibly prevented by the police, acting
ander the orders of a tory government, marshal your-
selves in a line of procession four deep, and march by way
leGrolvenor-place, Victoria-street, past the Houses of
Parliament, to Trafalgar-square, where a meeting will be
bald. Show by your peaceable and orderly conduct that
70Q sire determined to have manhood suffrage and the
Mo

" The Demonstration Committee,
" Blighty , Cremer, Guedalls, Lumsft, Len., Odgers,

and Osborne.

" Gso. Hoorm,L, Secretary."
No attempt at procession warn formed by the crowds ye-
-1146. 01l along Piccadilly, however ; the street was too
.waleited to permit of it. A small procession, headed by a
"'MI and carrying red flap, surrounded by cops of
*eft), having been refused admission at the Hyde-park
Pei, attempted to turn up Park-lane to get to the
Nadia Arch, but they were beaded of by the police, and
rasa obliged to make the best of their way towards
'iltaitar-square. The aspect of the people and the
quietude of the returning crowds led everyoae in that

locality to prophesy that the potioe would have a complete
victory.

A donee crowd surromnded the Hyde-park entranoe, and
thronged the basement of the pillars, altemately booting
the polies, who were drawn up heels, and sheer* loudly.
but no rush was made to enter in the spasms between the
pillars. Soon, however, it began to be understood that
the park had been entered elsewhere, and the cheering re-
doubled. Same desultory stoas-throwing then took place,
and ceessionally the cry was raised, " The police
ars knocking there deem." About a hundred
yards farther down the road, just at this time
• coesiderable length el the iron railings was throw];
down, and aeon htusdreda of persons rashodin • a movement
of the police near the gate however eimed them to
rash out again much faster. The crowd then stood irreeo-
bate for • few minutes, and then the wad was pureed that
another breach had been made farther down the road.
Upon moving in the Knightabridge direction • small breach
was found, a stalwart working-man standing at either side
waving a hat, and shouting, " Englishmen that love your
liberty, come in ; eater your own perk I" A few mailed in
at ones, but the majority held back for a moment,
and then entered with caution, obviously dreading an
aralneressis of the police. A retrograde movement
was soar observable—a gleam of bayonets, coming up the
royal drive, caused the invaders to fall beck. Some bolder
Win* however, encouzsged the timid by saying, " They
can't do anything ; they dare net Are for the Riot Act
even has not been reed yet." Thus emboldened those
who had entered—Dot ea yet more than • thousand—came
to the rails of the caniser• drive and looked at a company
of the Coldstream Guards going towards the main gates.
The wards " Cheer 'em, cheer 'en," were heard to go
round, and the Guards ware cheered. " Do you see some of
'ern laughing ?" was the general and consolatory remark,
and confidenee was restored. It was clear that nothing
wee further from the minds of those who entered the
park hen the south side then • collision with the autho-
rities. _

The crowd, conaidesably augmented in numbers, then
turned up towards the gates, which were still locked ; the
polies were nearly all withdrawn for service elsewhere, and
• company of Coldstream was drawn up in the carriage-
way. By this time some red nags could be seen moving
about in the centre at the park ; the body of Guards
moved along the drive parallel to Park-lane, and
the crowd wort in the same direction, cheering
the military. On the way to the Marble-arch
mast of the mob stopped to abaft and ridicule • gentleman
riding on horseback. No mischief was done, but some
confusion was created. Seeing this, • body of some eight
or tea mounted pollee came down the road from the
direction of the arch and rode through the crowd at a
mad gallop. The mob ran for life and succeeded in
getting safely under the rails into the enclosure on either
aids. They then avenged themselves by sending volleys
of stance after the horsemen—their blood was heated and
they were ready for mischief.
The crowd continued its way towards the Marble-arch,
pelting any mounted policeman they chanced to see.
Suddenly they came in view of • long line of Life Guards.
Some of the latter were circling about dispersing a crowd
of persons near the arch. The cry was raised that they were

going to charge, and the people, who had not even walk-
ing sticks, fled for the enclosures. This was done
again and again by the invaders from the south
side. But a very different spirit was soon apparent
among the crowds that came in from the Oxford• street
direction. Every cow and again a strong body of police
would make their way towards, the arch with some power.
ful fellow in custody. A cry of " Rescue !rescue !" was
almost invariably raised and responded to. Then, after
the rushing rescuers, would come a body of mounted
police, galloping wildly and dispersing the mob, receiving
volleys of stones, sticks, and brickbats for their pains. It
was observed too that the greater part of the line of Life
Guards faced outwards towards the Oxford-street crowd.