The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-06 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONVON, TUESDAY EVENING, AtIOUST 6 1867

sovereigns from him, and nothing could bo made of him,
nor could ho understand anything until he was discharged,
when he appeared to understand the person who made
signs to Lim. The prisoner had been convicted of
burglary, and sentenced to 3 years' penal servitude.
Mr. Paget—Surely some person can be found who can
make him understand the charge against him and the
evidence.

Tho police constable, 40 11, said a policeman mimed Cox
.of the K division, and attached to the Bethnal-green
,Station, was the interpreter on the last occasion.
Mr. Paget— Can the prisoner write? The Magistrate
made signs to the prisoner, and directed ho should he
supplied with writing materials.
The prig oner shook h=s head vehemently.
Mr. Pa.: ;et remanded the prisoner, and directed that Cox
:hotild tti tend the next examination.

where, and the safety-valve of the constitution would
have to be closed altogether, as is suggested by
that admirable Liberal and patriot Mr. Neate,
whom the men of Oxford honour themselves by
sending to Parliament. Lastly, it is alleged that if
you meet here to talk politics others will come here
to talk or preach religion. Well, why should they
not ? (Hear.) But there remains behind all this
the real but unavowed reason for this obnoxious
bill, namely, the desire of the fashionable world to
have this park reserved for their own especial place
'of recreation. (Hear.) Well, it is a disagreeable
specimen of class selfishness ; however, we have no
de,ire to intrude unnecessarily or vexatiously upon
those who dislike our presence ; we have no wish
to meet hero except upon rare and particular occa-
sions, when a full and free expression of public
' opinion is more than usually necessary ; but we
positively declare our right not to be excluded alto-
gether from meeting in this park at the arbitrary
will of any class or any Government whatsoever,
and without any other sufficiently convenient spot
in this locality being substituted for this ; and we
caution all concerned that there may be danger in
attempting to legalise or enforce any such unlawful
and unconstitutional exclusion. We are met here
now in vindication of a right—a right which I have
repeatedly and:openly insisted upon in your behalf,
leaving the Government to disprove it if they
can. We are met here because there is no other so
convenient or central a place for our assembling to-
gether to give utterance to our feelings and opi-
nions at an important political crisis. We are met
here not only to protest against this Parks Bill, but
also to thank the Government for having assisted
to pass through the House of Commons a very dif-
ferent bill, that for the amendment of the represen-
tation, the Reform Bill of 1867 ; and to urge upon
the Government and all true reformers in the Com-
mons to reject the attempt made in the House of
Lords to deprive that bill of all its usefulness and
efficacy, especially as regards you, the working
classes, by raising the qualification for the lodger
franchise from £lO to £l5, by limiting the number
of votes to be given in what are called the three-
cornered constituencies, or where there are three or
more members for any county or borough ; and by
the introduction of voting papers, which is only in
fact a contrivance for facilitating the exercise of
undue influence by landlords and employers, and
rendering bribery and corruption more easy. If we
are to have any change in the mode of voting, the
ballot must be that change and no other. (Cheers.)
The following were the resolutions :—" That this
meeting, whilst it cordially congratulates the
Governmentupon having assisted in passing through
the House of Commons a large and generous mea-
sure for the amendment of the representation,
deeply regrets that it should have accompanied that
measure by a bill so invasive of the law and consti-
tution, and so hostile to the rights of the people as
the Parks Regulation Bill, or Parks Prohibition
Bill; and vehemently and indignantly protests
against such a bill being made law, and declares its
determination to resist that bill to the utmost."
" That tkis meeting earnestly entreats the Govern-
ment and all Liberal members of the House of Com-
mons to reject the so-calltd amendment introduced
by the House of Lords into the Reform Bill raising
the qualification for the lodger franchise from £lO
to £l5, which would render the bill a mere mockery
as regards the working class voters in the metropo-
litan districts and elsewhere ; and also to reject the
so-called amendment introduced by the House of
Lords enabling votes to be recorded by means of
voting papers, as a measure calculated to promote
the exercise of undue influence and corruption, and
to substitute for the same the taking of votes by
ballot." " That this meeting wholly condemns
and protests against the novel, un-English,
and unconstitutional principle introduced by
the House of Lords into the Reform Bill by
limiting the number of votes to which a voter is
entitled in constituencies returning three or more
members to Parliament, thereby completely destroy-
ing the object for which additional members have
been granted to such constituencies, enabling the
minority to neutralise, or, it may be, even gain an
advantage over the majority, and deliberately vio-
lating the ancient constitutional principle of Par-
liament being composed of persons representing, or
supposed to represent, the opinions and wishes of
the majority of their several communities or constitu-
encies."

After all the resolutions and votes of thanks to
passed, the bands played
Boys," and the people
thep"aititsaeldlyo chairmentritmoifn
dthi aitedh
ep
alirAckeea:
uitei, which not more than a
few hundreds were left by nine o'clock. The de-
parture was as orderly as the entering, and at a
little past ten the additional police were sent to their
own localities. The members of the League who
had come from Lambeth passel round by the house
of Mr. Gladstone, which they saluted with hearty
cheers, and also again halted outside the House of
Lords, where they gave vent to their groans. The
other branches returned quietly to their own quar-
ters, and the streets presented their usual aspect,
there being no unusual throng in the principal
thoroughfares.

NOTES

FROM
TRAINING QUARTERS.

RICHMOND.

On Sunday Elliott was out at five o'clock gallop-
ing the Berezina filly and Gleaner, after which they
left by the first train for Ripon. Tom Lund sent
Roderick Random and Popgun a goof gallop of a
mile; the rest only cantered. Our hors,2s that go
to Ripon leave in the morning (Monday). Blair-
gowrie, Orange Blossom, and Elvire, I understand,
will be there. This teo are well, and IVatson
fancies the former is certain to win the Welter Cup.
Popgun will go from Lund's. Skirmisher filly and
Blairgowrie will go to Paisley this week; both are
very fit to run.

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