Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-22
pI>GRACEIIL RIOT IN HYDE PARK
LONDON.
oNEBr>DRrDrnors.S PEOPLE PRESENT

The tel. graph maI's mention OF recent riot
Uct. 9TH. says:
"Anlouch the Committee OF the Working
VI, Bs' C;,r ihaI' iHT fUHd, who convened the
l..,:;i.i- In a. \ GV paIk on Sunday last, GUr ia
Ir1't' Il 'NiHssme sympathy with Carl
l. siUl, iaU lagtlIstN intimatUd that they did no
i.t'hG Ia lsUiU any slsis IN, t.ginC Ntsts.rciSy,
..s.- r'liIaill anIieIpat~d that a drmonsTra
ivl O. = ni' ,vIf v ,u.0 TAX place, a1d that q
}'UUlgrhC OF tlir ui- graceful riots would
~ rtsHli. I nICrtnnaIrlv, this aiIiicipa'io
Vas fully rI:iizci. A. early as two o'cloc
tI"@G= a.. 80 pi' h"d began TO form IA =
IaTk Ly .hr,. not f,wrr than 2IItU or 3U,Ip
N'n II's'lt. and by half past ioLr the ~ y
;:,t" nl mbtT must have b, en n Least S'Lc<S or
!d,AU.
A lew OF those assembled belonged - the
T. sl'ectable cl;ss ses, Who We're attracted ter.
by CuTioSitN aud II cr'a atIcn. The predominant,
CIt m-ni-, buNVN,r. N,rr Irish labUrcrs aud
NcsIIIli onItr>, ana aS religious strife between
tlc sITpuTI'Is Cf iIs Pope and of tiaribaldi
app" a.ra "a" Nltabl', Ihe police turTcd Out in
force. An 10" oiiiC,TS D.; instructions 90 tshase
cautiously. and thc~'. actually on the ground
Wiz oI d"I noi 10 nat rrupt any sIe sker, nor,
a. possible 10 avoid n, 10 ascend the IN )Gnd Of
1aItlI or TGbblsh y Inch had been chosen by the
sp ak'T~ 81 The rla; .orIu from which TO address
the meeting.
It.rp, Az that the possession of this mound
If Tulli.h was the great object Of contention
lttHtrh the riN al support, T. of q ari5aldi and
th' IOlHr. IL apps arS TO have been first oCcU-
pi,d ty mlNtd body Of people, bot OWING 10
an aggr, sSlNC movement OF Irish laOOr,'rs, A.
V a. soCu Leid exclusively by the champions CT
tlar Ftpacy. The Caribaldians submitted re-
luctanliN Ia thiS stat" pt hing for short Tine.
and v Dr. ~ iao on tbrr' soldiers apps ared b.
longing 10 The Foot Guard> "A cry Aas raised
iUr ti:tl II aidi, :,,d SuInt. dorm m'-n or sn
ait'El.Ird 10 regain q footing upon the mound.
Tia, WAS the signal Tor Z fearful conflict.
II hccamt appar, nj in "A moinsnt that almost
every 1TishniaI had a suck or bludgeon in his
possession and wiih TIA, - they ssruck about
lltnl ri. ht al q left, crushing hats ana h-e8k-
ing ht ads with reieniless brutality. Tho Carl
baidians struck back in return, with
sticks and some without and for some IN
minutes tlw struggle " as sufficiently fierce 10
AIKEN fears among the spectators that loss OF
life would cn. une Stalwart Irishman laid
itout linn with heavy looking stick, four
feet long and Two inches in diameter, and an
o'h'.r with a roughly squared piece Of wood,
equally long and equally strong, and with
sharp edges. until both Were disarmed by the
Gai iialdlans, without the Intervention OF the
police.
AZ the end Of this struggle the Irish remained
masters OF tbe .RedaD," as il was termed: bu;
suddenly there came up about a dozen SOLDIERS
Ccldstreams and Grenadiers, who shouted for
Garibaldi, and charged mp the mound with
desperate gallantry. Twice they charged in
vain; hut a third charge was successful. I'D
they went, amid loud cheers and cries OF "Go
IL, brave q uards," and followed by some Two
hundred people. The front ranks Of the Irish
gave way; then there was another nerce strug-
gle with sticks and fists on the summit OF the
mound: and jhen the Irish were kept OF 70 a
q man, leaving the position in the hands Of the
Guards and the Garibaldians.
Suddenly some sticks and stones were
throw at them from below, and the Guards
plunge down 10 punish the aggressors. Away
went the Irish, away went the Guards in
pursuit, ana in a minute a dense disorderly
mass OF s,(sO or o,ID people was flying across
tho park, SPREADING f. ar and confusion around
rnshrd on%ard: carrying all before them, III
il seemed TO occur 10 them that they were run
ming fer nothing, and then they returned 70 the
mound. This ocCurrtd again and again,
" omen Icing sometimes thrown down and
trampled upon, and men compelled % turn and
Hy, till the wonder was that serious injuries
were not inflicted upon many.
The Guards and the Garibaldians having
firmly established their supremacy, quiet
rtiened at one time for about quarter OF an
hour. and, taking ad antage Of tins inter val Of
rest, a working man came forward, who, in
brief speech, denounced the Emperor OF uhe
French as iht would-be Dictator Of Europe
and the enemy OF Italy, the opponent Of liberty
UNCrs wbIre, and above all, the hater OF hhssrfy
IN Engiand. In conclusion he called for three
ehet rs for q arit adj, which were Justly given,
and " hrn he asked all those who sympathiSed
\ with q aribaldi TO hold up their hands, a forest
OF dirty hands was extended.
Then another speaker followed. who with
great common sense said: Enough had been
done. IL had been made plain 10 the world thai
the feeling Of the people OF London was in ia
vor Of the great patrioi, Garibaldi; and with
thai Assurance they might settle down without
any more speeches"
This speaker had hardly concluded when the
tumult was rene wed, the mound being lost and
won several timss, and the rushes through the
park followed close upon each other while
conflicts with sticks and stones were both IRE
Qugnt and severe.
Knives were drawn several times and one
formidable weapon-apparently ashoemaker's
knife, with a " OGDEN handle and q blade nine
inches long-was taken from man who said
| he found il lying on the grass after one Of the
tumulfpous rushes.
During one OF the assaults upon the mound,
a corporal in the Coldstreams had his bayonet
snatched from its sheath; and later in the after
noon, whU n il was recovered, the 1rishman who
had aken il was soundly thrashed, and threat
ened with ducking in the Serpentine, towards
" hieh he was carried by several soldiers, who,
however, yielded 10 the pers uasions Of Others,
and permitted him TO 60 al large.
About haif-past five two strong pickets OF
short struggle the mound was given into pos
SESSION OF The police, who from that time held
If, although therr was q good deal OF disorderly
ard tnmuituous rushing TO and fro, and an oc-
casional scuftie and wholesale destruction OF
hats. The fear Of any serious outbreak was
past. The people had begun 10 disperse at S
o'clock, wh.n a few drops Of rain fell, and
gradually thined afterwards. Buta fine moon
light night was the means Of prolonging the
,monstrauon; at O'clock there were still
scme thousands Of people remaining on the
ground, and il was late before the park was
r, stol I'd 70 It's usual peaceful aspect.
As me result, number of people with broken
heads were obliged TO seek the hospitals Sew
trul aTr' SIS Of parties charged with assaults
Were made.
The matter will not probably end here, as
suggestions Were rife among the Irish as 20
something 10 bc done next Sunday, principally
by Irish soldrrs.
FINASCIAI.-New York papers of last eve-
ming say The stock market is quiet and with
ouI material chang, in prices. State stocks are
steady. California IS fell back 2 per cent;
on fsaf Id.
adNaH in gold. New York 6's are scarce
GoNCrEmCnt stocks are duh and a shade lower