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London, England, 1855-08-03 00:00:00

means, four i.arristers, six professional men, fury trades.
men, some carrying on extensive business, and thirty
working men. All of them were men of such character
add standing that not a word had been advanced against
their character by Mr. Ellice in the course of his crone
examination. If the charges he bad brought against
the police were true, they required serious consi-
deration. But how had they been met by the solicitor
for the police ? Why, by calling tbe men whose num-
bers had been taken, all of whom denied the charges,
which he (Mr. Mitchell) 'expected, because by the 2 and
3 Vic., chap. 47, sec. 14 (the Metropolitan Police Act),
it was enacted that every constable who shall be guilty
of neglect or violation of duty in his office of constable,
shall be liable to a penalty of 101., to be deducted from
his salary, or, in the discretion of the magistrate, im-
prisoned, with or without bard labour, for a period not
longer than one calendar month. He proceeded to ad-
vert on the evidence of the policemen, which, he said,
was not to be credited, or, at all events, to be looked
upon with extreme suspicion. He did not at-
tempt to deny that some carriages were hissed
at, and stones thrown,, but all that took
place in the Park on the Ist of July was
caused by the riotous conduct of the police. They
rushed in pell-mell amongst the people, striking
in all directions, using not the slightest discre-
tion. He next read extracts of the evidence given by
the complainants with reference to the character and con-
duct of the people and the outrage committed by
them, which he contrasted with that of the police.
The commencement of all the ill-feeling against the
police was their ostentatiously taking away the
dead eel. He thought the people might have
been allowed to amuse themselves with it without
the interference of the police. It would have been time
enough for them to have interfered when a breach of the
peace was evident. It was not only his opinion, but
that of his clients, and a number of persons who sympa-
thised with them, that the disturbances were mainly
caused by Sir Richard Mayne. His evidence showed he
anticipated a meeting of a tumultuous character, and
probably a riot ; and, consequently, he should have
been on the ground, and given directions, instead of
remaining at his office, which showed great care-
lessness and want of foresight. As riots did not occur
every day, had Sir Richard been on the ground he pro-
bably could have prevented so serious a disturbance oc-
curring. It was a gross breach of duty on the part of Sir
Richard Mayne, if the clearingthe railings was so neces-
sary, a sufficient number of police were not on the ground
to keep the line when the people were sent back. After
adverting to Sir Richard's absurd description of the
rushing of the police, and the notices read by Sir Richard
Mayne, as well as his own, which requested all " well
disposed persons" to keep away, thereby inviting the
disorderly to attend ; and although so many person;
were apprehended, and the character of the crowd so
riotous, it was extraordinary that but four of the
police were reported as injured, and that but
slightly. Mr. Mitchell next alluded to what he
called a serious derilection of duty on the part
of Sir Richard Mayne, in not attending that evening at
the Vine-street station to admit the prisoners to bail, he
being, in addition to his chief commissionership, a justice
of the peace for the purposes of the Metropolitan Police
Act. Although he did not act as such, a routine so
mischievous in its results might have been departed
from, and Sir Richard have gone to the station, havine,
if he were in doubt, first consulted one of the law ad-
visers of the Government. It was only from the expres-
sion of public indignation through the press such a change
was merle in the nature of the charges but at the time
he took zoo trouble to ascertain what the charges really
were. According to "Burn's Justice" persons meeting
together for aptiblic purpose and broke the peace was not
a riot but treason. It was the privilege and right of Eng-
lishmen to attend meetings and express their opinion in
a quiet and orderly manner, which was not to be set
aside merely because a few idle boys and thieves of Lon-
don mixed :amongst them and got up a row, and
it was not the duty of a Chief Commissioner of
Police, in consequence, to strain the law and charge
forty thousand or fifty thousand 'people with being
a riotous assemblage. The learned gentleman called
attention to Superintendent Hughes's conduct,
spoken to by S 0 many witnesses, and to that of
Inspector O'Brien, whose men mistook his orders, which
he (Mr. Mitchell) t bought showed the men pretty well
understood what they were to do. He complained of
Sir Richard Mayne'et statement, that no complaint had
been made against th,e police under the 2d and 3d of
Viet., whereas Mr. It fair made a complaint, but with-
drew it in consequence, of the issuing of this commission.
Reverting to Mr. Madr's case, Mr. Mitchell said he
charged the policeman in that case with having com-
mitted deliberate perjury. The statement of 147 A
(Leech), relative to tht.e sticks, required careful ex-
amination. He was barged with striking a boy
named King four times, and a woman once.
After entering into the% details of the charges made
against individual police men, contrasting their state-
ments with those of the c,emplainants, and pointing out
the discrepancies in the evil lence of several of police,
he proceeded to observe tilt the manner in which the
persons were apprehended and taken*to the station was
the most brutal and violent imaginable. If the Commis-
sioners thought any particu far persons were in fault he
hoped they would not fail to name them, so that the
Government and the people at large might know who
were the real offenders in this transaction. He hoped
the result would be to teach the police, as Carlyle ob-
served, "that though the people of England have an in-
born reverence for the cons Sable's staff, and will always
submit to- .such an amount of restriction of their natural
liberties as is necessary for good government, they looked
with a jeadous eye upon the feast attempt by the Gover i-
ment or by the police in any way to limit their liberties,
and that t hey view with abhorrence any unnecessary
appeal to le: hysical force." (The concluding sentence was
received wi th applause.)
Mr. Ellie e then rose and addressed the Commissioners
on the pa rt of the police. He said the com-
plainants held no reason to be dissatisfied with Mr. Mit-
chell, who ihas conducted their cases with ability, and
Participate o' most fully in their feeling. The question
before the , commissioners resolved into one of no great
difficulty o r extent. The first question for the conside-
ration of tl to commissioners was whether the meetir g
was of a rir items nature, or an unlawful assemblage, and
if so, it was • -undoubtedly the duty of those charged with
the preserv: tt ion of the peace to disperse or suppress it ;
and then, if e o. was the means taken on this occasion to
do so proper ? And as to the orders given, that must be
considered a ; matter of prudence or discretion by them.
And the quese :ion then wag, had a few of the constables
out of about 3 00, who were brought into collision with
50,000 person, s in the execution of their arduous duty,
exceeded the 1; tants the law would assign for it ? He
itext referred to the nature of the inquiry, and
the number of witnesses called in support of
the charges against the police, so that of the
latter he Milk t make some deductions from them, and the
disadvantage he laboured under in having to answer
charges the n a tore of which was unknown to him until
he heard them in that court. He offered to give evi-
dence that mig ht have shown that the wounds inflicted
on the Ist July were not done by the police, but he was
stopped, and p robably rightly, which gave a slight ad
vantage to the complainants. A large number of the
witnesses had k poken to an indiscriminate striking by
the police of nen, women, and children, yet none of
them, in their ct •oss-examination by tbe Commissioners,
could say they elestinctly saw a woman 'or child struck.
He considered ti'tese witnesses had given their evidence
so loosely as not to be entitled to great consideration by
the Commissioneret He would not charge them with
perjury, but they s, eo,ke to impressions of things done
which they had not even. Several of the witnesses had
spoken to the dtfficu Jtee of taking a policeman's number,
and others to num beret, some of whom identified the
men, but others con Id ,not do so, whilst some of the
men so spoken to were not in the Park. It was quite
possible there was difficulty in taking a policeman's
number, and if that we,re so there should have been some
caution, used by the witnesses before swearing to the
eolice. With rega rd to Superintendent Hughes whip-
ping women, he th ought he might venture to deduct
the sm from the evide: ace and infer no such thing occurred.
Wh. et struck him at , remarkable in the evidence given
by th e complainant e was the frequent use of the word
"inch soriminate" s .ttack, which, to say the least of it,
was RI ispicioue. 31,r.r. Ellice then referred to the nature
of the gathering, qt toting Lord Chief Justice Tindall, on
what .:oetstituted le riot, or riotous assembly, and said
it could. not be doul Jted but that the meeting had for its
object to pr, atest avainst Lord R. Grosvenor's Sunday
Trading; Bill, anus. alluded to the notices issued previ-
ously, one of which was beaded a " Monster Conceit,"
and at :other an invitation to come t r the Park
and ti .ke tea —Lor el Robert Grosvenor providing
hot we,. ter. There co old be no doubt this was a monster
concert , with a drum accompaniment, if they believed
the wit nessee that pewees drummed on their hats with
stic:as, and a chorus of 50,000 people; the effect of
whit th was to alarm persons and endanger their
lives As to the invitation to tea and hot water, he
thou - ;ht evidently 'showed there was to be a row. Num-
bers'. 5f the witnesses admitted they went to the park to
make a demonstration which might be legal or illegal,
but th ce witnesses did not state the whole of the truth,
that t fxt ty went there to make an alarming demonstra-
tion: 1 'hat being the case, it was the duty of the police
to sup pr ess or disperse it. As to the means taken for
that purl. 'Of R 3 they were fully before the commission, and
as to the: otice issued by Sir Richard Mayne, had he
not done sc ) be would have been blamed and very justly.
Orders wer e given to the officers which warrante I whet
they h t.d . lone under them, and he thought Super-
intend( nt Hughey had given his account of the trans-
action ire a firm and frank manner. He thought
there mi gt,m.t have been cases of. violence inflicted in the
Park oth ter than by the policemen, from the feet of pieces
of hurdle 8, Hi tines, and sticks being used by the public,
as depos, sd to by the policemen, whn, he believed, were
entitled t ► cr edit. The charge that Superintendent
Hughes st tok a woman would, if true, be a disgraceful
thing; but. le was happy to Lay no much charge coe:d

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COUNTRY MAR.—
31, o,
DERBY SMITHFIELD.-- ctritft
There was a better supply of fat beasts, iota 10,•,*
was a flat demand for beef, and sal. The
entirely owing to the high price ask' ,41ilY ap,
sheep and lambs was not so large, and Ire 010
Fat calves more plentiful. Fat pigs W 6e
a heavy sale.
The following were the, quotations :;/3esie,f4;
mutton, 6id to 7d • lamb, Id to lid; ,0110'
lb. ; pigs, 9s 9d to 'loa Cd per score ; 0_7,80101
per 141 b. ; hides, 31d to 41 per lb ;
per lb.

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Total Supply and Saes'
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Wheat
Barley
Oats
Beans g9088816 qlgroir: ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' °'/‘;
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AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QIII` 6 re
Wheat £3 ,y
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Parley
Oats 1 13 9 7
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BOSTON—AuG. „Is of e 7,
At to-day's market we'had many Par' t; of t:tit'l
ing, but, owing to the favourable ste' do 011 j
well as the imports of foreign grail) the ore rtl
tremely heavy, and the few sales effe'ete- raipg
qr. under last week's currency. In .00
offer, and prices unaltered. .A Pd i{
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Prices :—Wheat, red, 73s Od. to 770 m to' it
Od . extra, 81s Od. Barley, —s 5,4,
26s to 31.1. Beans, 47s Od to 49s Od.
per qr.

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done ; trade heavy, at prices similar KV/
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—s to —s, grinding 32s to 355; 'oats, 24gtio P;
30s to 32s ; beans, 48s to FOs ; malt, 72°
48s; tares, —s to —s per qr,

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the,police, and defended the conduct Stir ,eis'!
dN4'e:vneicrdee ci‘iert,hr contending dtwibtoiegunl,tdlai there :se:ere I::::srenel'ogitF:te:h'#lcl;
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and with reference to bail, said Sir Richer illecof
trate, could not take bail, and that he ce36_',.o-41
the introduction into the police bill of the lift
inspectors power to take bail in certain cair,sritioo
referred to the cells, and remarked the autll
they could under the circumstances. , deist!,
Mr. Chief Commissioner Wortley °WI° "
suffering must have been great that night!tonot
persons being confined there. He should,. 011)11'1
the long cell a safe place for the confineutee'
in the winter.
Mr. Commissioner Armstrong seid b:
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thought so large a number of persons c
been confined in the long cell for a night wit
goring life.
Mr. Ellice said the Police Com
ous of getting better accommodation.
Mr. Chief Commissioner Wortley said tilvaottri'
rested with the House of Commons,
ficient amount of money for it.
Mr. Ellice, after a few other reniarl‘stic;re
observations, thanking the commissioner 4 !or
in which they had conducted the inquirY•
Mr. Mitchell then replied, in the CO urge °,01,00,
contended there should be distinct acts (4 ulich
the part of the. populace to cause a riot, the‘c,'C.)
the case on this occasion. He also thankea to 11'
misistiothneeyrs tce-
sinners for the kind and courteous attentiou
and clients in the conducting of the intlu.dirlt'bot, 011
Mr. Chief Commissioner Wortley sal,and
heard the whole of the evidence adduced' ge,1.0
marks of the gentlemen who had bees el: 00r)
inquiry, they were all deeply indebted to I, ~
they had done. All who had entrusted tbe,,' eli
to Mr. Mitchell had had no cause to cetsßlainetl'
Ellice had conducted the case of the pollthe',,'
forbearance and' bility In consequeool,°agoeiv
of evidence, and the duties. he and bis C9uee tef!
discharge, he was afraid some time must els!ttedtb°
could make a report. Whilst he flip), acht",
of the people to meet and discuss their grl" ore
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