The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-01 00:00:00

upon their Christianity, bnt in this matter they had
evidently ignored the injunction to do unto others
as they would that others should do unto them, for
though they were pleased to possess the franchise
themselves they persisted in refusing to others the
right of voting. Mr. Langley, moreover, advised
his hearers to refrain from committing any violence,
because by behaving in an orderly manner they
would hold up those who bad " always been called
the stupid party" to general ridicule on account of
their bringing up the troops from Aldershott and
filling Buckingham. Palace with soldiers.
Mr. MASON JONES, in seconding the resolution,
suggested that a petition should be signed by the
chairman on behalf of the meeting, and sent to her
Majesty, praying the dismissal of the Earl of Derby
from office and the recall of Earl Russell and Mr.
Gladstone, in whom the people had profound con-
fidence. He had exceedingly strong objections to
a Tory Government, because when the people asked
for the franchise they received nothing but trunch-
eons, and a demand for the ballot was met with an
offer of the bayonet. If the police of London had
become hateful to the people, the fault was due to
the conduct of the Government, who were alone to
blame, and who had been found guilty by the peo-
ple that night. As the Tory party had been rash
enough to refuse the demand for a £7 rental franchise,
they would now find that the people would be con-
tent with nothing less than manhood suffrage. The
fact was simply that they had been bamboozled, but it
was not at all probable that they would submit to be
victimised again. When the news of the proceed-
ings of the last few days reached Vienna and New
York, the inhabitants of those cities would say, and
say with truth, that the people of England had been
kept out of their own parks by an " insolent, domi-
neering oligarchy."
Mr. BLIGH, shoemaker, proposed, and Mr. Michell,
joiner, seconded the third resolution :—" That this
meeting is of opinion that the present Government,
by its conduct towards the people last Monday week
at Hyde-park, and their employment of the police
and military to prevent the peaceable meeting of the
people, have forfeited all claims to the confidence or
support of the people, and hereby calls upon her
Majesty to dismiss them from office." But as by this
time darkness had set in, they refrained from deli-
vering any speeches. A vote of thanks was passed
to the chairman, and the business of the meeting ter-
minated. The resolutions were, of course, all car-
ried, and but little opposition was shown in any quar-
ter. A gentleman in the crowd seemed at one period
to be inclined to ridicule the sentiments which came
from the platform, but he was speedily bonneted.
He would no doubt have been subjected to further
ill-usage, but having a good stout stick in his hand
he struck out on all sides with determination and
energy, which soon secured him a clear field. A
large portion of those present followed the band and
the leaders of the movement, who marched off the
ground at the conclusion of the proceedings, and the
remainder separated more gradually, but without
any disorder.