The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-19 00:00:00

TEE PARES YESTERDAY.

Notwithstanding the rain—which with very short
intermit descended to torrents claticg nearly the whole of
yesterday—the %mime parks in toe metropclis were at-
tended by great numbers of people. Placirds of various de-
scriptions had been eatensivtly circulated during the week,

announcing that a demonstration of workiog-nieo would
take place in the different parks for the purpose of protesting
against the swims of the band playing on Sundays, and
calling upon all persons to attend, as it was intended to h►ve
mastic notwithstanding the decision of Lord Palmerston to
the contrary. It being therefore enticipated that some of
the vii lanes of last summer might be repeated, the atten-
tion of Sir Richard Mayne war called to the matter, and
after careful consideration it wee decided by the ee.mink-
sioners that large numbers of p dice should be sent into the
neighbourhood of the Tenors perks, but that they should
be secreted, and not called out unless their service. wane re-
quired, so that any unpleasant collisions with the police
might be avoided. The consequercs o' this were, that during
the whole of yesterday very few eons:abler were seen in any
of the parks.
li/Cll,-PAPX.—In this park the people began to useable
about three o'clock, and in about an hour, notwithstanding
the heavy showers cf rain, I ih wends w.re gathered
together. Many expressed their disapprobation that no ono
Game forward to address them, and atter a short time a
grant crowd had collected in one spot. The people at this
point were soon joined by a considerable number of
"roughs" with sticks in their hands, who commenced to
hoot, shriek, and swear, is a disgreceful manner. The
majority were mat respectable, well-dressed persons, sad
as soon as they perceived tee km fellows were bent upon
mischief they moved off as quickly as pcssible, dieporsiog
in various directions, with an apparent determination not
to take pert in any uproarious proceedings.
In Rensington-gardens,where by far the greatest number
of people mumbled, a similar concourse of "roughs" bad
banded themselves together, rushing against every respect-
ably dressed person they met, at the some time whistling,
hooting, and shrieking, for the purpose of crest-
ing contusion end oemmittirg rclrwries. Several
of the trees were injored, in consequence of the
branches being pulled off, to be used as sticks by the ells-
orderly. The scene was at its height a little after 4 i;clock,
when down eine the heaviest shower of the day, wheat had
the effect of newly clearing the park.
Rzostres-rasa.--The number of people wh t assembled
In this park was very small, and though much disappoint-
' meat was cep dat the withdrawal of the band, no dis-
turbance took place. A large farce of to'ire was in reserve.
Upon Inquiry at the Albany-street station late is-t evening,
it was ascertained that hiog bad passed off quietly.
VICTORIA•PAILIC.—•Oreit numb( re of p.o* flecked into
this park during the day, but there was no indication of riot
or disorder.

The letter purportiog to emaoste from Sir B. Hall,
which appeared in our impression of Saturday is, i, appears,
whet is called a boss. 1 lie silly prawn:el joker woo con-
Gaited it bu reams to be thankful that the outasourable
crate of the weather. yesterday, prevented the saw mtniog of
• trued so numerous that ita ois.ppointensiit =slit have
broke out in turbalence. Since n harm h.a come of his
foly it so not worth while to try to unearth the foul.

•At the Hißh Court of
`.r.r.

Justiciary, Edinburgh. on Fridsy lest. he. .- the lewd
Jostler General, Ludo Cowan cad Rendyside, Jew!)
Christiana's, lat.ly shipbroker of Leith, was found polity
of the (awry of warn hills of exchange, amouotir g in all
to about 3,7701. The Lord Justice Ue 1, in vessing
sentence, said,—Jacob Ct ristiats .u, you ere convict 4 of
uttering as genuine seven hills of exchange, honoring them
to be forged, and of uttering them successively, at g•ffevaiss
periods between October, 18.56, and the end of J.uvary,
1866. Several of .heee were for very large amoun,s. Tito
proceeding of which yin are etoov'eted use of a ertearatio
kind, as the evidenee of the ens who lithogr•pbed the
blank form., and, indeed, the rehlle evidence a! own. It
shows that you went systematically to work to raise lane
sums of mosey by means of forged bills. These bills ware
all in the circle st one time. This is not the wee of the
uttering of one forged bill first. and then of retiring that
bill by new forgeries, hut it is a case of urering a number
of bills at one time. la this country the crime uf forgery,
and especially of the forget- of hill. of gashing., he,
always been 'lowed a. a heioons offence. In 'red, the
period is ant very hr disrupt when the reen;t of this con-
viction would have been a capital punishment. A very w
years sines that was the state of the law, and although tbo
law has bees relszed this is still recorded *sone of •he moot
boloons crimes. la the sown of soy experience of eriminal
proceedings, which has been a pretty long one, 1 don't re-
member any instauee in which the forgery of bills of en-
dump wee circled on so extensiv.ly, so systematically, aid
eo
vapidly es tere. Th.rrf ire, the ease is one in which
the wart must pronounce a sentence of transports•i,n, sad
to the utmost extent in its piwer. The settler* is, that
don be transported for the whole pniol of your life. The
elivery of the lantana. seethed a vary strong mention
among the indium; but there was no maaifestation of
sympathy with the gollesser.
rAdvertissmist.l.—AT ML MEM'. ESTAELTaIiv
sem llatenectreat. Ned, Leadenhaficuraste sad en gal
Palma, are odellened the fingstnua et lats missisentreais
Deemiag4enes. Week-Maga writ .nay Deliebieft••• ••• °thee
Imelda of steer anted& fie prearateden. Aai,
=lMir Fmk. Mahe Itemaleseuree end
ieggete. gekneen Paribalwas. fierepetil=sika
orders easenbed. lame aerie* skt aline Illadifilbwissole.
New Maw lam at the Hgstateest raillarlat kr Ur We
Lean MD Is woes. bras, ••• a Oarl•IO of lidell•

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