, 1866-08-09
GREAT RIOT In LONDON.
The Attempt Of the Government
to Prevent a Public Meet
ing in Hyde Park.
Battle Between the Police and the Peo.
plc--Thc Latter Victorious.


EAE Nv 4SAek%A y4NAVAAVu|e
The Enl1inss Ind 6sntcH OF the Park
Lcvc1lcd.
The London Times. July "a, gives the fol.
lowing account Of tho attempted Reform de-
nlonstrntion In Hyde Park:
In accordance with previous arrangements
professions were formed shortly after 1--we
o'clock yesterday AFTERNOON In the different
metropolitan districts included within the
operations Of the Reform League. The pre-
litninary proceedings At ClerkenwcN:gfee
were almost an exact counterpart OF what
halfpast four o'clock about ttty persons
were collected round m empty wagon near
the drinking fountain. This crowd gradually
increased, until, ut halfpast five, some two
or three hundred people were collected round
the wagon, which was taken possession 0fby
the leaders of the expedition, who were dis
tingutshable by their wearing red sashes aud
other badges Of oltlcc.
4 Mr. CoGcy commenced the proceedings
by delivering speech In which he deuounecd
the conduct off the Government In giving or
ders to close Hyde Park against the advo-
form League were fully determined to have
the question tried whether the parks were
the property Of the Grown, or Of the people
who paid for them. He trusted, however,
that the people would 60 quietly md use no
violence whatever.
During its progress through the city the
procession met With no interruption, owing
10 the conduct Of the city police, who caused
vehicles 10 stop until 1t had passed by.
Meanwhile, vast crowds had collected in
the nclghborhood Of Hyde Park. 4 force OF
foot aud mounted police, numbering 1,G00 or
l,s00, was here assembled under the dlrcc-
tfon Of Sir Richard Mayne and Captain Har-
| rfs, md at i've O'Clock the gates were closed.
Before that hour a considerable number OF
| people had collected inside In order to wit.
ucss what was about to take place, and these
were permitted to rcrnain there. Outside,
| the thronE was, as might &c supposed, much
greater. Masses Of people lad assembled at
all the approaches. The Marble Arch was
| the centre Of attraction, and for IN honF or
| two previous TO the commencement Of Tue
| pctlcd. The windows and balconies Of the
| ncighboripg houses were also crowded with
| spectators. Shortly aftcr seven O'Clock, Mr;
Edmond Bealcs, Lieutenant Colonel Dickson
League, In c line Of cabs which headed ths
Clerkcnwell, 1slington, and other process
sions, advanced to tho Arch, and, the sub
committee having succeeded In making I
clear passage, Nj. Bca1cs and his friend:
went up to the police, who were drawn ul
mounted. The crowd Immediately closed II
and cndeavored by IN "u.ly rush" to effcc
admission. The police used their stavc
freely to defeat this attempt, and. It ls STATED
t1mt both Mr.. Beales and Colonel Dickson
were struck in the Ecuille. at any rate, ATE
being refused admission, and having thu
raised the question in the form they desired
they went back to their vehicles, and viii
some difficulty managed to make their wa,
through the crowd in order to proceed t
Tafutear Square, there to hold the meeting
according to the programme which had beef
laid down. .,.. ....
COLLISION BETWEEN HEroRMERs AND TIL
| POLICE.
Printed bills were distributed among til
various detachments MS they came up from
Clcrkenwcll, Southwark, Finsbury, etc., dl
recting them not to attempt to force an or
trance into the Park, but to proceed to Tr1
falgar Square. 1t Is much easier, however
| to collect throngs Of people than 10 kce
them in leading strings when collected, an
large portion of the masses were not di'
posed 70 follow Implicitly the instructions
their leaders. The gates, 1t is true, Wet
strongly fortified, but to throw down th
raiIinys seemed o feasible undertaking, an
this WIS promptly attempted.
The police, indeed, fastened to every pois
that was attacked, aud for short time kcI
were utterly insufficient to guard SO long
line of frontier, aud breach after breach vi
made, the stoncwork, together with the raj
ings, yielding easily to- the pressure Of Il
crowd. The first opening was made In Il
.. Bayswater road, where the police, rushing
able influx of people; hut they could not
ubiquitous, and along Park Lane especial
, | a great extent Of rniling was speedily owe
.. turned, till In the end the crowd entered d
i. , libffum. A good deal cf scuiIfng attends
inenssons. u1e police 9arougn1 ane
: the "rouEhs'' were somewhat sevcEe
. handled.
One man, VINO was stated to be nechau
named Field, received serious Injury On i
head, and was carried OF insensible to
: lust thrown q brickbat ct policeman.
man named Tyler, living In NcWroad, Chi
sea, also received blows on the head, aud "
taken to the hopital, rs were likewise othc
whose injuries were Of . less serious chara
ter. The police, on the other hand, did n
+ come Oft nuscathcd. One Of them, nam
Penny, received thrust In the side from
iron bar; another was knocked of his hor
q by aticks and stones, and several others ST
: tained slight injuries. Stones were throy
E at Sir Richard Mayne,, who, as we'll ID
n men, was much booted.
a Between forty and tifty persons were tax
. into custody ii the vicinity Of the Mari
! Arch. and about as many more at the 9th
y approaches. Many Of the leaders Of t
- crowd cxcrted themselves to prevent brea
ofthe peace, snd NJ BRAD hTadla9Gn gl;ig got Gena
n
i suspicion Of being Government SPY. Aho
i efrht o'clock company Of the Grenad
: Guards and a troop Of the Life Guards enter
:. the rark, but It was then too late to preve
= The fnf1ur of people, for, though the gn1
!. were still jealouslr guarded, breaches b
- been effected in every direction in the palln
~ and the military, who were loudly cheered
:. the crowd, contined thc1nselvc to mann
= yres. the only effect Of which was to obi
~ the mob occasionally to shift their positto
+ The numbers in the Park were by this I'll
- = ycrv large, and although Of course there vi
~ considerable number Of "rouEhs," y
:. look on the police as their natural eneml
:. many Of the persons present appeared to
+ puiet and respectfully dressed people, n
il had simply been attracted by curisoity,
x- showed no uproariou5 eVcn any polttt
= procliyitics. Speeches u, c made at yarlt
= spots, one Of the oratr"s elng d: Miss Hart
= Laws, who delivered s..y fe1vid address
=. the political and social rights Of the .peoI
- None Of tue speakers, male or female, y
~ interrupted by the police By this til
~ darkness was growing on,.and the Gro
i. rapidly thinned, until, at about ten o'elo
le only very few persons remained 10 inc "a
h. TIE MEETING At TRAFALGAR SQUARE.
nj With regard to the proceedings Of t
af section Of the reformeta who adhered
L. their original programme, It IS sufficient
ia state that on arriving opposite New Fal
10 YaEd, some Of the moro violent OF the pa
attempted to get over the railiugs into
n square, but In this attempt they were ct
1s pletely foi1ed by the police who were pos
a. In the enclosure. At this point there
ic much cheering, and omong the shouts GO
to be distinguished tb. name Of Ar. bsfgh'
ch reprint Of whose letter in the Times Of
~ Another party passed by the Carlton G.