The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-02 00:00:00

upon, and so much injured that it was deemed necessary
to remove it to St. George's Hospital.
Several carriages containing company, but nothing
like the number in the ride last Sunday, came in sigh',
when every one present commenced crying out, "G to
church," and " Take your horses out." The police,
findiree that this frightened the homes, commenced seiz-
ing those who uttered the expressions. In return, the
crowd laid hold of the officers, and endeavoured to take
their prisoners away, when the constables resorted to
most vigorous measures, and several poor misguided
fellows were struck over the head and the back of the
neck so violently that the blood gushed forth. They
were at once taken to the temporary lockup at Mr.
Hanbury's° the head park-keeper's, when they were
handcuffed and kept in custody until a sufficient number
of cabs could be procured to convey them to the Vine-
street station, Piccadilly.
About 4 o'clock not fewer than seven cabriolets started
for the station, each containing prisoners, some of whom
were sadly injured by the truncheons of the police. As
the cabs left the park, escorted each by a body of police,
the officers were groaned at, but no rescue took place,
although several attempts were made.
Sir Richard Mayne and Superintendents Gibbs (13),
Walker (N), and Inspectors Banks and Darkin (A),
with Inspector Brennan (G), and several others, had
the entire control of the police. Many of the constables
were in different parts of the park, and were not called
togmake their appearance until it was deemed abso-
lutely necessary to have the whole force at hand upon
the scene of action.
.The moment the men came
upon the ground they were groaned at and pelted
with stones, which some of the spectators had taken
care to fill their pockets with. One man, al-
though repeatedly warned, continued to pelt the
police as he stood on the bank of the Serpentine,
and being aided by others standing near, a large
number of officers went forward to clear that part
of the park, when the man, seeing that he was likely to
be taken, leaped - into the Serpentine, and bad swam
about half way over the river when be showed every in-
dication of sinking. Mr. Deputy-Superintendent Par-
sons, of the Royal Humane Society, at once put off in
a boat and rescued the man, when he was forthwith
claimed by the police as their prisoner. He was locked
up in the temporary station in the park, and afterwards
removed to Vine-street station-house.
Shortly before 5 o'clock the crowd assumed such a
threatening aspect that it was found necessary to send
off for further reinforcements of police, and in a very
short apace of time a large body of t'ce M and L division
under the command of Inspector Harmswortb, were sent
to Vine-street-station to guard the place while the con-
stables of the regular division were sent to Hyde-park.
One man, finding that it was utterly impossible to ad-
dress the crowd in that partof the parks which the police
had in charge, proceeded to the public path leading to
Albert-gate, and commenced speaking in something like
the following terms, noise being so great it was hardly
possible to take a correct note :—" Men of Old Eng-
land ; awake, rise from your slumbers, or be for ever
fallen 1 We are determined to have nothing to do
with Lord Robert Grosvenor's 'send us to church bill.'
Oppose it every succeeding Sunday, as you have done
to-day. The meeting yonder will make his lordship
tremble when he sees the morning papers to-morrow,
and, if on Wednesday next he persist+, the remedy lies
in your own hands. Let me advise you to be temperate,
but firm ; don't fear to demand your just rights and
privileges, but throw off the shackles of oligarchical op-
pression and misrule. If you do .not I tell you, you
will be irretrievably oppressed and ruined. Is it not
a pity that the inhabitants of this great metropolis—
the greatest in the civilized world—should have their
liberties placed in the hands of my Lord Robert Gros-
venor and such men as Lord Ebrington ? Then let us
to a man be up and doing. I see a great number of
women present, but if you do not oppose this obnoxi-
ous bill, take my word you will receive a second edi-
tion of my friend Douglas Jerrold's curtain lectures. I
would ask you whence come war and fighting among
you? Simply from having such bigotsin the house as Lord
R. Grosvenor—a good man, no doubt. But we won't
be coerced ; we won't go to church because he says we
must, unless, we like to go. Look at the present
war ; is it not carried on at the expense and the sacrifice
of blood of the productive'classes ? (" Yes.") I main-
tain that everything the industrial classes have lost has
been through such men as Lord Grosvenor. I would,
therefore, recommend that you should accompany me to
his lordship's house—it is only in Park-lane, I mean near
Grosvenor-gate—and ask his lordship whether he has
made up his mind to withdraw this horrible, humiliating,
and depresmg bill." The speaker quoted several pas-
sages of Scripture to enforce his argument, and said,
" Princes are rebellious, and (so is Lord Robert Gros-
venor) companinans of thieves. Understand me cor-
rectly—l mean the man who robs another of a Sun-
day's dinner when he is not paid till, perhaps, the morn-
ing of that day. His lbrdship wants to drive us to
church and make us religious by act of Parliament; but
it- won't do, and we are determined to oppose the mea-
sure." Just at this time Mr. Superintendent Gibbs and
Mr. Inspector Simmonds, of the B division, having been
noticed moving along the carriage road, led the speaker
to believe that they were about to pounce upon him.
Upon this be quitted his position and ran away, the
crowd, who had surrounded him, crying out, " Well, he
is a jolly parsOn after all."

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By 8 o'clock the immense crowd began to leave the
park,.but many had previously left to see Lord Robert
Grosvenor's town house.

From inquiries made at 9 o'clock last night at the Vine-
street Police-station the reporter was informed that not
fewer than 104 persons who bad taken part in the riot-
ous proceedings had been lodged in the cells of the sta-
tion. They will be taken before the magistrate at Marl-
borough-street this day.
At St. George's Hospital it was ascertained that seven
or eigbt persons had been brought in, who were severely
injured, and who, after their wounds were dressed, were
taken away in the custody of the police.
A man named Thomas Page, a bricklayer, of Lisson-
gro7e, received a severe injury to his ankle.
This demonstration is to be repeated, at least so some.
of the speakers stated, 'next Sunday.

MONSTER MEETING AT GREENWICH-PARK,

A variety of proclamations had been for some days
circulated in the neighbourhood of Greenwich, convening
a great meeting at the Observatory, in the Park, at three
o'clock. •At the appointed hour about ten thousand
persons assembled, and ineffectual efforts to address the
meeting were made by several individuals ; their exer-
tions, however, were restrained by the interfereno3 of
the police.

MARTIN AND ANOTIIIIR v. TRE
CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY.

This case came before the Court of Exchequer on Mon-
day last.
The declaration stated that the plaintiffs sued the de-
fendants for materials- provided, and on an account
stated.' The defendants pleaded never indebted.
Mr. Knowles and Mr. Thompson appeared for the
plaintiffs, and Mr. Bramwell and Mr. Bovill represented
the company.
Mr. Knowles, in opening th e case, said the plaintiffs were
wood engravers, carrying on business in Long-acre, and de-
fendants were members of a company, incorporated under
an act of Parliament, for the purpose of erecting and con-
ducting that well-known edifice at Sydenharn, the Crys
tal Palace. The object of the action was to recover
1631. for work done, and materials, supplied to the de-
fendants. It would be well to state that up to the open-
ing of the Palace there were various departments,
two of which were designated respectively " the fine
arts department," and the " literary department."
Soon after the opening of the Palace, guilt books
were issued by the company, and, in order to make
them more complete, it was deemed advisable to
illustrate them with plates. The plaintiffs, who were
acquainted with Mr. Phillips, who was connected
with the literary department, applied to him at the latter
end of 1852, to obtain for them the engraving of the
plates for the fine arts department, and accordingly on
the 12th of January they received a letter from a Mr.
Groves, dated from the Crystal Palace, who said their
communication had been forwarded to Mr. Phillips, and
that it would be laid before the proper officers of the
company. Subsequently the plaintiffs executed and
were paid for a small order by the financial officer of
the fine arts department, and they continued to work for
the company till the Christmas of 1853, when the bill
amounted to 191. odd, which on being sent in was duly
paid. Things went on in this way, and at last the work,
which was sometimes sent to the Crystal Palace and
sometimes to Bradbury and Evans', amounted to 1631.
In the meantime a change bad taken taken place in the
fine arts department—Mr. Bonhomie's situation—the
gentleman who had conducted that branch of the busi-
ness—having been filled by Mr. Delamotte. The plain-
tiffs applied to Mr. Delamotte for payment of their ac-
count, and having been referred from one to the other,
they wore finally compelled to bring their action to re-
cover the amount for the actual work supplied to the
defendants.
The Chief Baton—lt appears to me that this is a
question of law, and not a matter for the consideration
of the jury.
Mr. Knowles thought he could establish the defend.
ants' liability.
Lundy examined—He was one of the plaintiffs.
He was acquainted with the late Mr. Phillips, who had
an office at the Crystal Palace, and at the latter end of
1852 they applied to him for the engraving of the plates
for the company, and on 16th of January, 1853,
they received a letter from Mr. Groves, eayin4 their
application had. been forwarded to the proper quarter.
Mr. Owen Jones had an office in the fine arts
department, in which office Mr. Bonhomie was
engaged. On the 15th June, 1853, they had sent
some "blocks" to a Mr. Sharpe, Barnsbury, Islingt m,
for which Mr. Kinlock, the manufacturer of the fine arts
department, paid. Some of the woodcuts which were
sent to Mr. Sharpe were distributed throughout the
guide books. When the goods were sent to Sherpa he
signed delivery tickets.
The Lord Chief Baron suggested that the case should-
be stated for the opinion of the court. The learned
counsel for the defendants would afford every facility in
his power, and state the grounds on which his defence
rested.
Mr. Bramwell said if be admitted those documents in
evidence they would be used against him. His clients
had defended this action from a point of honour, as they
were in no degree respon'sible for the claim m ide by the
plaintiffs. He would protest against any imputation be-
ing cast on the defendant..
- The Lord Chief Baron—There is not the, slightest im,
potation on your clients.
After a short discussion between the counsel on bith
sides, the cause was referred to Mr. Rose, with power
to the learned counsel to adjudicate finally upon it or to
draw 'up a case for the opinion of the court.
A verdict•was then entered for the plaintiffs, subject
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