The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-30

declared by the sovereign win of ths rrople void and Of
no er-c.. They might he assured thst the Nsaonn
veulF be OBJ aimed. fcheer' lrsland should belong
20 her psople snd not ~ absentee sri''ocracy he
fesred mt II shs free lend AID no lonser
land Of 4 Yea The Secretary OF State Sir George
Grey, hsd brouSh bill INTO ihe Housl OF conmens 10
tFsnsport the Ces-sts Hs would ~fvas, the n' oars
Of the ovcrnm .nt 10 take If their cwn lives The
people w-re Of power spd they were de-
bs ssot down foe snply advo eating their rights
Should the refuse TO grant the prayer OF
sh.r p,tos LET them look 10 the responsibility they
thsrs5y incurred II their rulers had their spas
them they the caartsis had spies the Government
who said I'VE can put down rsvolutionry movements,n
81 they disposed 10 be brave let them ait lite
could do they would not be attacked Cupreparod-
(Ch-ers)
sue preparations for encountering the French march
ire the metropolis they could not have carried them
greater extent than they had TIE present oorsson
70 PIT them down hear, hsarl An act OF Parliament,
PISSED in ths tins Of the disbolc the dehsuchsd and
ths sceaudre Cssrles H. had besn rsked up punish
them; but Let then b-ar in mind that Lord w Russell
The ancestor OF Lord Jehn Russell, was h.headcd In
that rssn for advocating the prucises they had mat TO
ptomot-. Hotr would Lord John Russell IRE if they
eve rake uy an oid &c, 10 punish him (Oa with
head - lsugol Yes, they iateDded this to he
g'Iso.oiS s.I9n s but they s.d moi .o
aue police that thy would ind them the next time
IN tas other cid. az the water He and four Others
ea shot to-day usughtsrl but there wfre meu 10
Ireland and Nottingham who would not be slow 10
the heads Of himself and his confederstes [hsn II
s,y denied their rights tho greatness Of England
could iorg continue When the Of Louis Phi
ltrpss 'rgui,ion from France resehd N,w York p"c
,o'el sot 900 ooo dollars TO aid the
esn passed winch 10y al subject he would merely
mention (aughter the effect that they hoped the
distant when glorious republic would
established England, and Prince Alberts wifi
10 6iermauy He hoped the tins was not far defiant
ono OF afTecs,on and not merely OF Parsmept Chserr
were then given for the repeal Of the Union and the
The petition was thea removed from tn. van in whish
It hse bven brought to the meeting and transferred Ia
various parcels three cabs which had been engaged
for the purpose OF conveying 1t to the House OF Com
Of the delegates accompanied each Of tbs
cshs with tAe petition
There eoiden'y feeling Of greet dis'otsfaction
a, me ssuI Of tn deys procedure Tho svos-d de-
Of the nstonsl convention 10 proceed in
present the petition to the House of Com
none uhd an, circumstances and In. letter Of the
delegates seputed 20 wait Sir George Grey which
ssy We however, avail ourselves of this opportunity
you the part Of the national
ts procession for the purpose of presenting tbs peoples
Moaisy next, whsr, should any disturbance occur. 1t
sssur~oy will not he p evoked encouraged our
part had LED the people to suppose that they had
ecly expressed intention and the abandoning their
plan, after all their bcasting, ives freely dircus'ed
and condemned by the majority who attended the
meeting Even those who epproved Of not continuing
the procession after ths ptimatou received from the
commssi also disssti fsd. for they stated
that wnen the proclamation issued declaring the
processioa Illegal 1t ought at to have been aban
doped
The delegates having left the Common, the meeting
diepereed, som. of them in struggling and irregular
Blackfrsrs Bridges.
Some liz tie idea may be formed of the Indifference o.
the iy of those who attended the meeting Its
object, by the fact that the most tfpg
wont lead them Ia quilt the political at
me afe4'w Of pusiI,tie no'oi'ty passed II. end Of the
Common rhen sepsToi hundr, rush'd otter him
Gus TO catch glimpse II the G,tieyf hro than
10 attend 10 oeereha' ged descriptions Of 'ei imssinO
imm,ns- Plumbers e'urned to tho Mddlesex eide Of
the water by Westmps bridge until at length
appehended that the parties loitered about Bridge
and Parlisment-strsst the approaches to the
Houses Of Parliament would be rendered impossible
strong force OF police stationed in Great George
entirely nng the space from Storey ssste to
King street from whence an almost impenetrsbe line
formed running to Fendals Hotel, which left the
processonsis no alternative but to pass up Parliament
street. Considerable laughter ecited by several
OF the standard bsarers" scudding under bAre poles
on some future day to give thsr banners to the
ereez- The Surrey end Of Notwithstanding: war
road by section of the AS Just as the crowds
along the bridge and the adjoining thOroushfares had
become most dense, an Ingenious maneuvre cleverly
executed By the police completely checked the current
and slay.d sl causes of apprehension. ssropg line
OF Ms and V's impeded while the approach Of the
proceesonss who although IN struggling parties
hsve become very formidable at any rallyng point
WestDurter, and then . strong body Of horse patrol
uceeeded in clearing the bridge For half hour
soul waste be the bridge, except then
solitary horse patrol gaopug across with dispatches
thus evneing q trivial, but most conclusive manner
the superiority Of even few weltrained constab.s
given to the procsssosss the surry side Of the wa
ter stones thrown and constsbles Sc
per forbesIsncs but several Chsrtis fellows were
trsnchsonsd in the meie., much to the rats
Of tn: h. in tho Sns
assault No serious injury, however arc happy 10
say was inflicted on either side A. the crowd passed
Whitehall towards Charing cross, it by Lord
vivsn and several other noble consabes horseback
who rode quietly followed BY the police patrs
AZ Downing street there was only the usual soil airy
sentinel ct the Forstgn-o1ce to be seen, and the
Treasury appeared to be left altogether protected
OF sapper and miner to be had 1t one Of the via.
dows hich left it to be inferred that attack on that
establishment would not 60 altogether unrepulsea TIE
gates Of toe Horse 0uaros and Admiralty WERE of
course closed but the picurefqus equestrian sentn-ls
BALI past two O'Clock some confusion created by
drsDkeu postman who acted a special constable at
the end o. Westminster srsg. attempting to prevent
the ornamental portion Of the Sings end wagon "
Pos,n.n swore Justify that they had been piundsring
Astsy's thsstre and would insist the policemen
taxing him into custody general laugh from all sides
rewarded the postmsns zsal and, certainly jus
tee to his discrimination required only the
ofa widdicomb to make the scene sufficiently rdicu
lous remarkable feature Of the procession yesterday
rg he grsst proportion the habit of attend
bag Ch.rts demonstrations generally. The crowds
fisssridss we're hardly less than those who
proess1ed Dy Westmipstsr bridge The former was
s.r. 70 u. ~.
turn over the bridge until half past two O'Clock,
Was supposed tnst all chances OF occasion being
FORMED would be destroyed. This impediment to
ths progress OF the people rendered the
gr eating OF an immense crowd similar In character
10 that of trafalgar square, and MI Charles
Dotorety Inevitable At about O'CLOCK tn.
space bsveen the position taken BY police Albion
place aud stamford could been Died
BY lss than 900 persons the lowest and disor
derlr dsecripuon. similar those which took
place 10 Trafalgar square the late
occupied the attention of the police, who acted
great vgor and determination and it until
bridge was thrown open and several severe blows were
sdminsersd by the pocem EMS heads
OF tas turbulent that er and Quieness could De OBJ
taia-d The gopng OF the horse police, whose evou-
tons we're calculated to put in mind OF the Cirque
National, tended very much to dspcrss the mob. Az
three o'clock however the Chsrtsts we're finally routed
sy heavy shower OF rain which descending az II ct the
command OF special frovdencs, them pering