Litchfield enquirer., 1866-08-16
Miscellaneous Items.

The Hyde Park riots in London are likel, to give grand impulse to the reform move ment. Not that riots in themselves are cal culated to help on any cause, but the reason ot the disturbance lay in such gross violation of the rights of the people, that it will set men to thinking on the matter, and from thought will spring action. The government acted most strangly in denying the use of the Park to meeting of citizens, and the act cannot be explained away. John Bright wrote the Sec retary of the Reform League, before the riot "lf any public meeting in public park is de- nied you, and ifmillions of intelligent and hon. est men are denied the franchise, on what foundation does our liberty rest; or is there in the country any liberty but the toleration of the ruling class ? This is serious question, but it is necessary to ask it." The answer to this question will not be pleasing to the "rul ing class" but it must be given, and sturdy John Bright .bashis adversaries in position where he can compel -Couant
 Y The Boston Transcript tells an amusing story of young gentleman who walking on the Common few evenings since, came in contact with person going in the opposite direction. Both apologized and walked on. A moment after the young gentleman missed hls watch and turning, ran after the individual he had just met. He soon overlook him, and drawing his revolver placed it at his head, and demanded that he should instantly give up the watch. The man terribly frightened, obeyed and took his departure from that vicinity with the greatest possible expedition. The young man went home and related the circumstance to his mother, who burst into laugh. and told him that his own watch Was in his room and that he had been the robber and not the robbed.
 INTERESTING FROM AFRIcA-EscApE OF Du. GHAILLU FROM THE NAr1vEs.--M. DuChaillu. 2 French traveller, somewhat noted for the dis cussions he provoked some years since in the English papers in regard to the Gorilla, (seve- rai English savants having expressed doubts or the ex lstence of such an anlmal,) has. it ap- pears, met with rough reception at the hands of the natives during his recent visit to the in. terior of Africa to prove the truth of his state. ments. The following extract of letter re celved in Boston from Rev. Wm. Walker. da ted Gaboon, West Africa, May 23d. viii h. read with interest: '>
 "M. DuChaillus retreat was in this wise The people of town to which he was an preaching made such hostile demonstration that he ordered two of his men to fire blanl cartridges in the air and turn them back, ant then they would barley with them. Unfor tunately one of the men fired shot, not ii the air, but so low as to kill man and wo man. After that the people would listen tt nothing, but wanted to kill the whole party He retreated, leaving all his baggage for them except his guns and ammunition. They were pursued for some days, and DuChaillu wal wounded twice with poisoned arrows. The, had to fight the people before them as well al behind, but reached the coast without losing 6 man. This was after he had been confined fivt months in one place with the small pox and dihculties connected with it. His trials ani endurance must have been extreme"
 India rubber collarsare among the new in ventlons. Speaking of the triumphs of eutts Percna, gentleman says he is perfectly con naent mat ne ate steak made of this mate ial in New York recently. '''-'
 John Bright leads a bchelor's life in Tonao, living alone in two small rooms in the mos, democratic manner imaginable but he has . comfortable though moderate home at Raoh dale. and wife and young family who alwau take him away from the metropolis whan S' has few hours to spare.
 At the Fourth of July dinner given O, board the steamer Scotia, the following sAoas was offered England and America -mothe and child both doing we'll.