Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-08-22
Great Reform Demonstration in
London.
From the Daily News, July 81

Last night probably the most numerous and
i'm posing demonstration or popular feeling that
was ever exnIblted under a sing le root took
place in the Agricultural Hall. Eight o'ciock
was the hour appointed Tor the commencem ment
of the proceedings, but long before that time
some thousands Il persons mad assembled III
the body Of tae hail, while stIu greater num-
oers were congregated outside As the hour
of eight approached, the speces left vacant 10
the hall began To Eli rapidly from the ample
reservoirs of population who preferred TO re-
main outside and wait in the open air to
The various PROFESSIONS with their bands of mu-
sic, coming up, rather than secure good posi-
ton inside by an early entry.
EXCITING SCENE.
Some twenty minutes before the proceedings
commenced the head OF the PROCESSION, which
came OF with banners flying and bands play ing,
was through the opeu doors IN the Liver
pool Road, and wnen leading flag showed
itself within the portals, loud n0rrans and en-
thuslastlc cheers were raised. AT this time the
pc opie within the hail were, 10 tee eye OF the
spectator, sufficiently dense, and /. was at one
time a question of doubt whether the resources
OF the hall, vast as they were, would have been
| able to ommodate the accession which now
poured In from the doors on the western side
| But, like the att1uents OF some spacious lake,
| forward through the mass inside tll at length
| they blended, and became one solid, compact,
and homogeneous substance. At this moment
| the prospect from the platform WAS truly won-
derful. Tens of thousands OF stalwart men,
evidently belonging to The working Class, pack
/ ed in front of the platform, the galleries all
round the building SO hIled as 10 leave no space
Vacant, the oa nds playing popular and patriot
| ic music, and the banners arranged IN the DIS
tance, presented spectacle sucn could
scarcely be eQuaed in any other part # the
world The open doors on the Liver poo
Road side added to the demonstration, for
through them could be seeG the thousands
who were unable TO find ADMISSION inside.
| CHARACTER OF THE DEMONSTRATION.
| A. demonstration of political sentImen,
nothing could surpass the meeting of last
night. 1t vast in It's proportion, orderly
in its conduct, unanimous ln lis ssntlment, anC
resolute in it's determination. 1t would be n.
accurate to say that the meeting was coulC
be dehberative. The voice OF the most power.
full SD. aker could not be heard beyond d yer,
limited distance, and the resolutions agreed u
were probably hot heard by in hundred
of those present. but one vino pres
ent can deny the fact that the something hk,
25, 900 persons who were congregated In th,
Agricultural II all last night were resOiute aDC
determined, aud actuated by common senti
ment 10 favor OF that reform about which the]
are said TO be careless, and tor WI icn they ar,
: said to be unit. The banners inscribed
with various notices, such as Manhood Sui
frage and the Ballot" .s q. .adstone and the Re
FORM" The Clerkenweil Branch oil the Re
:. form League" with a very we'll executed me
8 ialhon bust of Mr. Bright. Among thos