The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-07
THE ARMIsTICE.
TIE GREAT RIOT IN LONDON.


vent u PUbliC Meeting ia Hyde Park
B"UIIe Between tno Police and the
PeOpls-Eho Latter Victorious, Etc.
From the London Times, July %.
When it became known that the police had
received instructions TO prevent the Parliament
tarl Reform meeting beng held in Hyde Park,
a written notice was forwarded by the Demon.
tees, to the effect that the members were to
ch in procession to the Park, and ii pre-
vented from entering 1t we're theu to form toLr
deep and proCC ed by way OF GrOsVenor place,
Victoria street, and past the Houses of ParlIa-
ment to Trafalgar Square. The notice also
alluded 10 the circumstance OF the police acting
under the orders OF a Tory Government and
concluded by eXhorting those to whom It was
orderly COL duct that they were determined to
have manhood suffrage and the ballot. In &C
COrdance with previous ARRANGEMENTS process
SiOns were formed shortly after o'clock yester-
day afternoon in the different metropolitan dis.
tricts included within the operations of the
Reform League.
Meanwhile, vast crowds had collected In the
neighborhood OF Hyde Park. A fnrce OF foot
and mounted police, numbering 1900 or 1900,
was here assembled under the direction of Sir
Richard Mayne and Captain Harris, and at
O'Clock the gates were closed. Before that hour
q considerable number OF people had col
lected inside, in order to witness what was
about to take place, and these we're permitted
to remain there. Outside the throng was, as
might be supposed, much greater. Masses of
people had assembled at all the approaches.
The Marble Arch was the centre OF attraction
and tor an hour or two previous to tie pro-
posed commencement of the demonstration, the
traffic was seriously impeded The window VS.
and balconies of the neighboring houses were
also crowded with spectators. Shortly after
z o'clock Mr.. Edmond Beaes, Lieutenant
Colonel Dickson, and other leading members
OF the Reform League, in hue of cabs,
which headed the Clerkenwell, Isliugton
and other PROFESSIONS, advanced to the arch,
and, the subcommittee having succee led in
making q clear passage, Mr.. Beales and his
friends went up to the police, who we're drawn
up IN line, slaves in hand, some of them being
mounted. The crowd Immediately closed in,
and endeavoTed by an ugly rush" to effect ad-
mission. The police used their slaves freely TO
defeat this attempt, and it is stated that both
Mr.. Beales and Colonel Dickson were struck in
the scutie. At any rate, after being refused
admission, and having thus raised the question
in the form they desired, they went back TO their
vehicles and with some difficulty MANAGED to
make their way through the crowd in order to
proceed to Trafalgar square, there to hold the
meeting, according to the programme which
had been laid down.
Printed bills were distributed among the yari-
Gus detachments, as they came up fro n Clerk
enwel, Southwark, Flnsbury, ETC., directing
them not 10 attempt to force an entrance into
the Park, but to proceed to Trafalgar Square.
1t is much easier, however, to collect thrOngs
of people than to keep them in leadIng-strines
when collected, and a large portion of the
masses were not disposed to follow implicitly
the instructions OF Their leaders The gates, II
is true, we're strongly fortified, but to throw
down the railing seemed feasible undertaking,
and this was promptly attempted. The police,
indeed, fastened to every point that was at.
tackled, and, for short time, kept the multitude
at bay; but their numbers we're utterly INSULT
Cient to guard so long line of frontier, and
breach after breach was made, the stonework
together with the ratings, Welding easily to the
pres ure OF the crowd. The first opening was
made in the Bayswater road where the police
rushing to the spot, prevented for time any
considerable influx OF people; but they cOulC
not be ubiquitous and along Park lane especially
agreat extent of railing was speedily overturned
sill, IN the end the crowd entered Gd hbRuRg