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

pated difficulty Of passing tho bridges than to any other
circumstance. On the road 20
&c was. however different. Tho meeting of the South
London Chartists was to be held N Pscsh'm fields
or wha. COMMONLY called the North d Ids, bswesn
P-ckhsm Chapel aud the Kent road, and from fear OF
Disturbances the shops shut and In ono Instance
the windows ridiculousy barrcsdsd The meeting took
800 pre'ent, Of whem according to the corresponding
accounts Of he p,es inspectors m. gr' alter part wsre
mSny spectators who sin-d ut distance,
of whom a considerable number we're the Inhabitants
and who stood quietly aloof The patry s.s.mblge
addressed by of their orators the ohef IT whom
suffered tremendously. and then formed themselves
into procession display ing ali their banners the fore
most of which the Chsrtst trieolor green, white
and red the others being white gs numbered from IS
evidently with tho orssnized purpose Of arranging
their supporters into compaues The language used at
the meeting violent in the sxtrsme The suffering
orator would have the petition received that day or ne
would have blood; and II IL refused tho Charsts
would have another day and that soon, and then tho
government was to tremble or cours. the empty BON.
obtained the honors and what Ia worse, he has not
obtained tho profits the ertyrdom which he appeared
to covst Thus ended the great meeting Of ths South
London Chartlsts. Yet such tho anxiety on the
subject, that Peckham divided into four ssctons
and in the particular division where the meeting took
place. 500 special constabrs enrolled under the
command Of Captain Warden, r N and Josiah Evens,
ESQ., sufficient proof Of public feeling when the In
ha6itauts of fourth of small district could out
number the whole of the Chartists Of South London
Along the road from New Cross to Huntington Common
great number Of roughlookng country fellows passed
the entire morning; but they found all the shops
shut there were Inducements to excitement Seven
hundred special constsoes had bsen In under the
upon 20 perform any arduous duties A considerable
number were mounted and the gslloping up and down
tho Camberws New road, in order to convey intel
ligence, WAS inceseaut
Remington Common
This being the appointed rendezvous for the process
sons from the various parts Of the metropolis andnegh
general procession, to convey the petition to tho house,
or the Vicinity Of the House of Commons there OF
course great excitement among all and considerable
alarm among most Of the Inhabitants residing in the
district. Every shop In the principal thoroughfares
vate residences were so completely shut up with the
windows barred and the blinds drawn down. that they
Win their Dmstss The Horns Tav.rn and Ss nuSs
houses near the common oil strictly closed and al
together the nighborbood presented appearance of
evil consequences Of which tho inhabitants were At
tempting to themselves to the utmost OF their
chsrtst. were to assemble on the common and the
collection Of tho acts Of outrage and page which fol-
lowed the meeting which took pace short time since,
when only few hundred persons congregxted together
they afraid that similar Of riot and plumber
would necessarily ensus upon the present OCCASION but
In moro extended form 1t thought that In pro-
PARTON to tho great numerical superiority Of this
ing over tho recent characterized as 1t unqueston
ably would be BY the presence Of tho metropolitan
thieves and pickpocksts consisting of several thou
acts Of violence and robbery. In order to coun-
tsrsct this anticipated mischief much possible
they enrolled themselves special oonatsbles, with
the view to the protection Of their homes aud tho
arrangements made BY the authorities to put down any
disturbance Of tho most judicious nature Every
thing was done to avoid giving hsmutitude any
ncghborhood to provoke remark. The common and
the approaches to it left perfectly free by the
slightest obstruction, and take up their
positions. But while this forbsarancs was shown by
the police and every means adopted to avoid giving the
asssmblage the slightest cause for taking offence,
was TAKEN ON the other hand, to provide ample
TO crush In Its infancy tho slightest tendency to riot
aud disturbance In addition the police force of the
district numerous detaohments of policemen
srought In vans and omubusss from Green~ich, Wool
and stationed in large bodies stable and other
yards to the common ready to act upon any
"mergenoy arg: military force was also at hand In
readiness to assist tho police should their services be
required But both the police and the military were
carefully kept out OF sight.
roads leading from the CITY and west-end to the CON
mon were thronged by individuals proceeding to the
comprissd in this throns, neither Of which had any
Identification with the Chartists. The frat of these
were tho thieves and pick pockets OF tho metropolis
They were the earliest the road and from their
psarauce their avocation could not bo mistaken The
other GLASS Comprised large number of workmen and
mechanics who taking their Mondays holiday and
were attracted by curiosity to witness, the proceedings
which caused such great without intending
to identify themselves with the object the promoters
OF the meeting.
Shortly after eleven O'Clock the chartiss from Step
ney and Fnsbury arrived in procession with their
aud banners, headed by band Of music The process
sieu Of the Wesminster chartists nett arrived Tho
Emmett brigAde' next In succession. At the
Same time tina this procession marched the common
from the metropolis tho procession from Peckham and
tbs southern suburbs marched from the CanbsrweD
New road They did not muster moro than i've hun.
dred Tho other bod,s of chartists which came pro
cession, aud which accompanied tho delegates,
more numerous is supposed that there oere aitoge
er ketccen 20 0C0 and as 900 persons and about The
from 10 If ghoru cha rfisf
The delegates Of the convention arrived In two cars
drawn BY four and tho other by six horses belonging
contained the petition, which 1t stated bore up
wards Of 100000 signatures The reception given
witness the proceedings was most suhusssc This ap-
cheer.
Ga the cort,se coming to q stand, polite intisaaton
was conveyed to Mr.. Fesrgus OConnor that Superin-
tepdent Mallasu, the part Of the Commissioners OF
him on the Ksnninrton road. outsids he common Mr.
O'Connor immediately descended from the triumphant
car, and obeysd tho luminous alone He was then In
formed In very plain English BY Mr. Maslieu that the
procession would net be allowed to return any Of
the bridges, on any account or prstence whatever.
forwarded In cabs pcosmeal 10 the House OF Common
and that he would use his endeavors to ndu,s the mu
tituds to dispense quietly on tho common, without
Mr.. Mallslisu said he hoped Mr. O'Connor would
succeed In doing eectual means had been taken
to prevent the procession passing tho bridges and
that the tsts persisted In continuing tho process
sion after that notice. they the
collision with the authorities would be inevitable
1t was at FIRST supposed, when Mr.. O'eNnnor was al
dressed by the superintendent that he hsa been
int custody, and there disposition manifested b.
some In the crowd 10 assemble rescue The delegates
requested the crowd to be tranquil Is Mr. OConnor has
only accompanied the superintendent to have inter
view with the commissioners Of police and would BE-
back Ia few minutes.
Mr. O'Connor having returned, advanced to the front
Of the wagon, and after the chserDg with which he
received had subsidized, said:
FEARGUs o'coNSoR's SPEECH.
His children, whom he then addressed, had besn told
that he would not be among them that day. He
then in the foremost rank and although his life had been
threatened should he appear his hand did trsm
bic. (Cheers) He had been mixed up with the demo
cratic movement In ireland for quarter Of century
and had been engaged in tbs since 1893 t.
England, and during that period he had sbrunk
from taking his share OF the responsibility When, In
the House Of Commons he had been asked whsther b.
would would not attend that meeting, he replied that
he had had the lions share of popularity, aud h,
was prepared to bear the lioa's share Of danger