New-York tribune., 1867-08-19
NEw-YoRK, MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1867.

what nobody else was likely 20 discover had hit upon
United Kingdom when the poll was declared, If the ma
orlty was fairly would 20 20 its several homes
fled that that had been done which the trne Interests
and representation Of the country required III ts pan
were so good, why had exception been made ei Gas
Cow The Government would not Try upon lc @ ScU'S S
men this hated experiment by which tho member ior
South Glasgow would neutralize one of the TWO mem
bers for Glasgow, and that greatest city Of sc0s %
outside OF London the greatest city OF INC oIntCu
Kingdom, would not therefore have us ponucI b bUT
crpped and destroyed II was not proposeu re ~ m lie
the great towns INTO wards, but TO strive 10 secure & ue
about TO do that which would really destroy al ne %
est which men have who go 20 Ascot ana 10 EPSON.
were going to have great political race, ana tls lasS
horse s to win lust as much as the first uci u n ~
Taking the Of Manchester and Salfou, ne stiu at
while on local questions Manchester wonld nave Iheo
members and Saord two, yet in great potleal m
in divisions Manchester would only count one WIie H
smaller neighbor would have two votes. lie aShed
his cOuntrymen TO reject this device OF ul,r stI
opponents because IL was principle dlsastrously i
our forefathers had comprehended, OF inc , trne @
principle Of popular representation lie lnnnty ys Pe
erred the practice of the robust common sense o oe
who had gone before Us TO tins new scheme woh w e
offered to MS with 80 many professions Tor our goou
regarded i-hc said IL without fear Of whomsoeyer
might srikeas the offspring and spawn Of feeble lds'
Loud cheer IL might nave been. for aught ne Knew;
been discovered in Some Of these aysses in which the
speculative mind oft delights to plunge but he peieIred
of freedom OF popular repfdsentaon, OF the mode OF
manufacturing great parliament to any OF cse oo
tangled and miserable schemes when nave como ino
light in our day. Loud cheers. ,
petition to Parliament was adopted, asking TO remain
have three members with only two votes. . -
Mr. Bright spoke for more than au hour, ana WIS re'
peatedly chcared throughout.
IN HYDE PARK
The Pail MAI Gdrete, August g. gives the following ac
count Of the Reform meeting In Hyde Park;
The Hyde Park meeting last night very quiet, ana
seems have been very unntcresting. Mr. Beaes pre-
sided principal platform. lie directed his remarks
chiefly the right of the people to meet In the parks,
which he said they had wish TO exercise except on
hut fha
lively refuse 10 be excluded altogether from meeting III
this park at the arbitrary Will OF any class OF any
ment whatsoever aud caution all concerned that there
may be danger attempting legahe Oh u ORG sui
in moving the first resolution. which congratulated the
Government having assisted 10 pass large ana gen
erous Reform hin and blamed them for introducing the
Royal Parks BILL said that the House OF Commons was
composed Of few good men, large number o plu anu
great many fools He spoke I'M ike strain Oi the Up
per House Mr. George Potter said the people had shown
themselves powerful enough, through the means oi Ee
Hvde Park meetings TO obtain u recognition of their
riShts frnnl the oIgarcliy governing the country,
and the people were determined to enjoy some OF
arrogated TO themselves. The day was not now far
distant when the powers Of the people would be
whereby to obtain more. Mr. Baxter Langley, at plat
form No O. said that in this movement the people naa
two classes opposed TO thcn-the great family oi Ino
"PoOh-pOOhs" " aud the more energetic and dangerous
class he termed Powder monkeys Inc Pooh-poons
thought the rest OF mankind was made Tor lhel gat
and profit and the family circle embraced the tpautucu
fuhkies who danced their pateneater booted h0nggo %
20 the distributors OF patronage Tor Tue uh peIsi LIE
tOlerably well provided for they could not conceive WY
they despsed work; having no purpose IN lie i.le OK, eA
eept their own p!easurcs they were unconscqus or
intellectual achieyem they hhseIou III, NJ ,bair
worthy ambition Of those who had minds above thelr
average, and they regarded competitive oAhnlhAtohs
ana promotions by mefit n ah pi ti & 81
Of their class they poohpooled political virtue political
Justice, and political consistency Iho powder monkey
the other hand went into public hysicric, on the
smallest occasion, they were IN chronic state Of panic
servants discussing politics They mostly army and
navy men, who, having entered the public service
as lounge had been frightened out Of the few wits they
ever had by being called into active service and had only
partially recovered their comPoro WHOM they got npor
they heard of anybody proposing 10 do anythngi uey
saw burglar in every beggar and con1ar'or ~ eDeIy
into public life aud hog or shoot every one VINO dinoe9
from them ~ opinion I5ey iotTh SIX. hc' cns Sho
sympathIed with Mr. Eyre Ia the Jamaica InasNacres ana
women nogcing; this the class who pushed
Mr. Walpole into u false position. aud made the Home
Sir Richard Nayne on his back after bis defeat
class who mascd police and soldery In The PARK TO CO.
Who like boy with loaded little cannon who dare not
fire IT, srank from the consequences ot th'ir own acH
the class who deprived M Bcalcs Of hs appointment
the same class urging on that piece Of uneN
amplcd stupidity The ROYAL Parks bin The people had
known how 10 deal with these PalMall braegarts be-
FORE and they knew how 10 deal with them again Dr.
Pcrftt Mr. Mantle Mr. Lucraft, Mr. Crcmer Mr. odgcr,
Mr. C0oper SIR Dell and Mr. Weston tho other chair
men The speeches delivered at the several platforms
were remarkably alike in sentiment aud language, aud
the resoluons were carried al all Before dusk had well
sot in ram began fall and the respectable persons who
were present at made their way toward the several
outlets OF the park while TOughs commenced fight
ing and rushing about IN packs Of four and SIX with an
obvious purpose IN view. At the conclusion OF the sew
era meeiings votes Of thanks passed to the chair
men, and in accordance with the programme, tho pro-
cessOns prepared to leave the park 10y striking up
their signal the tune known as Rally Round the League
Boys"
There is the usual conflict OF testimony as TO the mum
Der of persons who attended the demonstration OF the
Reform League IN Hyde Park on Monday the 9Th, the
number stated taking the very wide margin included be-
tween 5000 and 10000 The resolution thanked the Gov
enmcn for the assistance IL had rendered TO the House
Of Commons Ia the passage Of measure Of Reform, which
was carried through not without smart condCmnatOry
rider 10 tho conduct OF the Government IN bringing
which was strongly protested against.
II said that The ID Life Guards at Windsor were
don by special ran in their services should be
qured in connection with the meeting IN Hyde Park but
everything passed of quietly notwithstanding the usual
efforts OF a lot Of rOughs" 10 create mischief.
LETTER FROM GoLDwIS SMITH.
Mr. Goodwin Smith has addressed letter to The 0tford
Chronicle protesting against the clause Of the Reform
bill which enfranchises undergraduates for the City OF
oxford Among other things he says:
eve have now been for some time happily free from
the exhibitions OF ruanism which used To disgrace US IN
the DAYS OF Town and Gown Rut when the under
E OF havs e renewed IN ' orn
than ever. Aud how they 20 be controled In the
OF ordinary disturbance the prOctors ana TIC col
lege authorities can interfere and compel the under
graduates To return TO college But in e case OF an eee
acadeca control for the day by the state they will be
out Of college In the performance OF their duty 90 the
State and II Is difficult TO how under these crcunl'
stances the prOctOrs win be able to interfere with them
THE senior members OF the University almost nya-
raby too sensible Of their position to interfere Win to
independence Of college tradesmen or servants In the cA
Of the franchise and truly say that during
the many years that have been connected with col
egc have the slightest disposition to inter,
ferc I'm this way, heard the subject mentioned
among But doubt very much whether undergrad
uates burning with party ZEAL will bo equally scrupu-
and they not the mischief which they will do
the citizen will be exceeded by the mischief which by the
practice Of this kind OF oppression they will do them