The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-27

Why, Mr.. Gladstone was almost worried to death
last yoar because he attended public moetnS at
Liverpool, nnu hu iIns iIcon pursued in tho most
malignant manncr by tho Tory clique as tho first
pIitsi Statesman WhS eyer domoan0a hmsSif by
pcar,ng, BY tlio interohaligo OF thoaLt, to treat
nnFju si% With e9SSS@isE SS5Sp9g ghCr ,, MI.
SS%T on psliS Ply without SOnE lna&ndl
Thnro @ero many reasons which induced mo to
think That my presence hore this ovonlng was
nc no., .s4sary First t. and foremost folt to he my
Leagg,Gnl i, nlohesls Ito do al in my power to pro;
E. Esesp, ,1sayesE U a Ea SS IL re IS RI
oico i hold, might. like many otlers whose
iidclIty TO reform ia undoubted, hayo remained i'll
tango is being transaoled this evening. Ny con
duct, howeycr was influenced by ot1icr reasons.
Since the commencement Of tho session have oc.
casionally attended, tho meetings OF tho Council of
tho Reform League, md tho earnestuoss, ability
and inglc-nindcdness which have Witnessed
haYo inspired me with such rospaot-I may sny
admiration for ,l,oso who conposo that COUNCIL
that doom il an honor to stand by thoir sido at
This crisis in tho fortunes Of tho cause. tOhccrs1
What want you to understand by my presence
ho1c Is that and my countryulon arc in earnest
that we arc determined to 20 forward with you to
tho cnd-with you to divide tho difficulties Of the
struggle, ntd with you 10 reap tho advantages or
tho victory. (Grcat chcoring.l Now, it may DO
asked, SIS further agitation necessarily" answer
~
utesl, because tho Reform Bill Of the Government
ia Il nero deusion.
Tho ODoNoouUE is very forcblo speaker, was
listened to with great interest and attention. and
loudly and repeatedly cheered. Want Of space
prevents giving his rcmurkslin full. His speech
concluded the crowd dispersed in tho most orderly
manner.
Tho position Of tho Government in regard to
this demonstration, and tho grievance whiclS led
will bo
| of Lord DERBY, made ut meeting OF tho sup
pcrters OF h ministry, hold at his official rosi-
'e.ce in Downing street Gas members were
| presently, few hours aftcr tho ncoting in Hyde
| Park.
lord Dorby, who was loudly chcercd commenced
| Dy explaining fully the plan tho government in
tended to adopt with regard 10 tho meeting to bo
| had been accused of yacillation and irrosolution
| und especially MIR. Wapole, yot tho course tina
worry rat decl mined upon, and was tho unitod &c
1n Of the Cabno sI@ 1Yt IL oSn G WlIlS only
regard to tho rights Of tho Grown to tho park aud
how far such MEETINGS as the ono in question wore
legal. He stated that, acting under tho ndvice ol
not only the existing law officers Of tho Grown, but
also of all the previous legal advisors they had
issued proclamation, which was in tho form OF o
nSeS e. wa,nn oil against an
personal Heryico OF notice upon all those per.
sons who hud bsen advertised to speak, and all wlle
cussion in tho park, notifying to them thut should
| they attempt to address tho meeting, they would
be Liable TO cisi! ucti,n at law for IespasH, md
Lord Derby stated that such actions would DO i'm
mediatoly commenced against them. Ho added
that tho law officers Of tho Grown hnd not only
advised this as the proper course, but tho sole
course that could be pursued according to statute
law. He was determined, whilo maintaining the
dignity OF tho Crown not to Illegally ontlanger the
liborties of tho subject LIS lordRhip thun alluded
| to tho Reform Bill, and explained at length the
| various bearings OF thu question OF tho personal
payment Of ratios in full, expressing his opiuion
that thero could bo no Justification in o1eniptinn
tho compound houschollurs from tho samo liabiIi,
ty that was common to all other ratepayern, and
tuBt ho considered that the personal payment OF
| tho full ratio was necessary barrier against
household suffrage pure and simple. Holding thit
opinion 10 srongly ns ho did, whatoyer tho ticcis
ion OF tho HouHe was he could not give way. Ht
then alluded to sono now clauses which tho Cynn
color OF the Exchequer would introduce that eve
ming.