The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-30
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po oeson where the people might even now be getting
Into collision with the troops
THE CHAKrIST PROCESSION. !
ssvers persons here exclaimed that the time for start
ing had arrived and ultimately the convention
what abruptly and proceeded to rke their places acco
IL to arrangement, the large vehicle drawn by
horses and constructed for conveying tho delegates
petition to Ksnpipston Common There WAS also sno.
,her ear drawn by four hors.s. Both profussly
decorated with h.s. and bannsr' bearing various mot
toes ana inscriptions; amongst them the folio wing
Onward aod We coDquer backward and wo fsl;o Ute
vote OF Knowledge will siencs the nuon's roar;''
Who would be slave If he could be free!" "Uni
vsrssl Suffrage" "Vots by ballotn SC SO Mr.
tsarsus 0'coDner took his seat in the front, with
Mr. Cuney exhibited himself pro miucnty on the lar
board quarter and for the first time since the meeting
OF tho appeared perfectly happy aud slated
The coriese then moved of taxing i.s way down Tot.
enham Court read into Holborp Tbs crowd at this pe
rcd very nsignAcant and the lumber Of
Tar exceeded thoss who joiusd In tho procession Al
Meux's brewery, number of tho men lounging
outside the gates between whom and the Chsrs there
sppsared TO be no feelings in COMMON, IL judge
~ the dersve shouts and gestures by which ths latter
hasd the procession-indeed, more striking contrast
Mpjss.y subject than that afforded by tho bulky
sons OF tho drsymen and the tol-woru sppesraucs Of
'n0'' 10 'a' procession u TIE shops along
for the most the general
eesson with considerable interest which it would bs
dfcut to say whethsr pity, contempt, or indignation
cessiou wa, h cnm,darobs hoSw o pb
Confsd.ratss" and several trade societies. from the
Westminster district who formed important iugrod
ent Ia the multitude en- masse These bodies bad Is
ssmbled early, according to arrangement In Russell
squsro, with gs and banners bearing sundry devices
ssd notices. amongst which the NEST conspicuous
the owDg-A light blue ,g suspended on two poles,
iasoribed Cordwaincrs," and underneath the words
Liberty, Equality, the Charter and surrender eaclo
sad in a wreath dark bus silk hag, inscribed West
minister district In large gold Letters large gresn
centre, and n:crissd Irish Convention on one side
and on the other Let every have his country"
Hfi0ado md ar 20 "a vit houkl "a
hsrty' immediately preceding this latter flag pole
vas carried surmountsd BY . csp Of liberty and
United, We sand divided falln In Keppel street
the procession occupied the pavement on tn, left hand
mirinE crowd, whom ludicrous incident occurred by
vain sndeAyor on tho part Of drovsr Who on behalf Of
into Totenham Court road The latter were, however,
disseminated and driven back into the square, to the
inconsiderabe confusion Of the halfformed phalanx
The order of the procession, which thus for me
%ent broken was however by the indomtsble zssl of
he masters Of the ceremonies resored and by this
somewhat formidable In its numbers and formed into
Two lines consisting of six and sometimes eight people
fair and reaching from Ksppel street to
the statue Of the Duke Of Bedford the north Of the
anpton 70 to Hol6orn where L oinsd tho trunk line
Between this and Harrington street the procession had
hsnked BY host Of fat fouryssrold wethers, which
presented very imposing front their entrance into
Holboru, in their transit to their uli
and after some momsnts Of painful anxiety to tho con-
warfare Sas It . hoped Without Siood:hsd tho latter
were repused and driven baok to smithdeld
Nnsy bs o6s,rved that This the only lispIsy Of
miisry cuit force ,ohoh had asy,t exhibited ts.y
up tkis psint ne.ther soldier nor policeman ND
de'sned to appear as ons Of the dramdis persona in this
After passing BlAohfiars bridge which was crowded
both sides BY spectators who to tho
sn
seeming TO increase in numbers as 1t proceeded On
-ach side OF tho approach TO Baokfrarsroad police
we're ststioned end about forty hors, policemen OF the
division cantered up and down ooposits Stamford
street In Albion place. Blacktriarrosd, immed ateiy
the Other eide about 400 policemen belonging to the
L, M, and divisions) took up tn-sr poeiiion. The
snopsi in Blackiriars rosd ena Kenrcc,on cos d
ta- approscn Of the procession through sppr
Of broken windows the part the propretors, bur
nothing worthy Of notice characterized their route to
10y that s.n.r.iy orsva.d At tho Esphans and Cas-,
tie halt toox place to allow the procession comprising
them and take the lead the Common when their
number a. tar as could be judged had Increased to
.S'us uoo I'm, Joao street una OF proo'sGn follow
hs whole ,hen extsndso almost from The Elephant and
CAM. to Remington Common, which &c entered
| at II O'Clock On arriving at the ground appoint
I'd for the msstiSg. the procession was greet
ID with vooifsr us cheering from tho many thou
vehement on the ARRIVAL Of the containing Mr.. f
OConnor, p and Others, with the menster petition,
which was decorated with Gags smbiemaiic OF Chsrsm
may be- stated that there seemed through
ollgnte6t on pare tho Cnat
provoke brssohof the peace, admit any irregu
arity but the contrary they exhibited the utmost
body with ribbons in heir hats being doputed to act as
police As instance Of the influence which this body
exercised 1t be stated that when the spectators dis
played desire TO boot the police who stationed a.
the Surrey side OF Blaoksrs BRIDGE special consts
ole belonging to the Chsrt stepped forward say
ing For Gods sake lot US have psaos and quietne.s
for this day Our only object is to gain our ends
oy pescsabls means"
The from Clerkenwen slraady alluded to, ssse-
bled at CteTkentgtH Green
at quarter past nine in the morning About an hour
after that time many spectators had already arrived on
the I'll cen; and various opinions hszarded a. to
the possibility ofths procession being abandoned As the
lime approached without bringing with it any indi-
unsparingy made the supposed oowardice Of the
ChArt.st body. A few moments after o'clock pssty
q Specials" were discovered marching two deep to
Hcks hall they asaiied with Kisses and srosns
ana few missiles were thrown One two ofthe spe-
siz, the derquents when they wers Very fortunately
eshatned BY their comrades, there BE- no doubt
That they had succeeded in capturing any Of the mob
riot OF very serious nature would have occurred AZ
This time there were Chartsts PRE- sent, though the
number Of pscp. must hsvo amounted to upwards
ss: SsSs :f. ns Ss.s
ss al sssss'" s:ss iii'iE s s Y ssy ss
.Jsst..a;, tsr 8: irsas...n gis 40 ss.si.ed o."
isir, ;Saiier. some time BEFORE tie Chati., IS.
psarsnce They formed in front Of Hics'shsl display
ing trcoor flag, inscribed with "Finsbury" and Eve
other white Standards numbered respectively TO- 10,
H. 10. Presently the shouts Of the popuace announced
an accession to the chart ranks Of another band and
they received With tho voclfcrous ndicstions
OF wecsms The neU comers preceded by too cops
Of liberty, "psn pqies syround,d 5y fdsee flag One
new French republican ricslor) the .dneriar national
eoiors, and hummer supported by men, inscribed
With the Oords SHE voice Of the ytop'e is the Uoee II
God Shortly after the junction Of ths two possessions
the word forward" was given This column tten
amounting to about 900 seven abreast
Sc John street, through Compton street. Goswe
street, to
Fsnsb1y Square,
where II was absorbed by the larger collection from tho
eastern parts Of the metropolis Throughout the above
route the shops were nearly all open, but many house
holders who, acting upon their impulse of fear at
tempted TO put up their shutters detsd they