New-York tribune., 1867-05-18

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as looked on was conylnced that when Shake-
spcare declared all the world stage he had Just come
from the Speakers gallery OF the Commons. AT
DisTaeli arose with show of distress at the vote,
and announced that he must needs consult with ils
colleagues before he could proceed with tn the
bill, after. such vote OF the House, lHls ms
the benefit of the Hardy and Northcote wing
of the Cabinet and the Tories whom Disr2ell IS
dragging and COaXing into the support OF bil theY
loathe. It was mock sympathy for their defeat
and succeeded in soothing them, for last nlEnU MI.
Disraei appeared and, with an aiiectalon % great
distress at the substitution of one tOr two years resi-
dence in the bill announced that the Cabinet had
decided TO accept the vote OF the touse 1blS niue
drama however was but prelude 10 the nam pay
last night. The Government had been unwlse
enough to issue kind of proclamation warming Pe9-
pie from participating IN the great meeting when
the Reform League mad announced as 10 take PilCe
in Hyde Park next Monday, claiming that that iaIk
of the aristocracy is crown property and that the
Government has the right TO prevent popular deni-
OnStratOn for political OBJECTS from DelhS Hade
there. This proclamation had b0en sent 10 the Re
form League while in session, ana atter reading III
they resolved that the meeting should go on; mat
the meeting would be held. all knew, ana az Knew
that If the Government tried 10 arrest any Queer OF
speaker connected with it, there would be rot such
a. London has not witnessed forty years ana more
II NAV seem IL YOU in America q small matter
whether the people shall assemble in tins Park, or III
some other place But il IS not n small matter. Inc
right of public meeting, on which Anglo-SaXon tTee-
dom has for two centuries depended may po sS'ieu
in other than open ways The night To meet involves
the night TO q sufficient place for meeting ana one OF
the ROYAL Parks the only sufficient place convenient
for London. And when these parks are open LOT
PROSTITUTES for fashionable riding parties, for al the
i,TnSest purposes, the people naturally have an OBJ
lection TO the very Hypothetical pieioS''llt oi .io
Crown being put III force Suddenly for the one pur-
pose of supprcsSng their Reform meeting. 1hey
are sure the law question Is a mere preieNt' 60
really, the matter involves principle IL eNldcnu!'
also. part of that tlal Oi pDNscai siitnS'i 10
which Tory obstinacy has now reduced the Reform
question. Luxembourg is a small place, DuL Wheh ~
is the touchstone as 70 whether Napoleon or Bismarck
10 no In mi Ot IL
have fatal importance. tyoe aih 's hoM
our LuXemburg and 1t IS now a9SSorplhg III
attention The situation when the House met
last night was that which have described. and 1t
was to DO brought before Parliament IN three days.
Mir. Bright had gwen notice that ne would can Ile
attention Of the country 10 the course OF the Govern
mcut Sir Charles Russell had given notice that lie
would ask the HOme-SecTcary Mr.. N9lpole. whether
he knew that fOur members of that HOusc-llughes,
TovIor Pottcr and The ODOuOghue-Wcre adycr-
tisod ~ Nice-PTesdents of the League and whether
he was prepared 10 hold the President and wee
Presidents responsible for lniracton ot the law II
they held the meeting on Monday: and, finally, Mr..
WalpCle had given notice OF the lntr0ducuOn ot a
bill securing the parks from such meetings. lheie
was when the House met, more excitement tbm l
have ever seen in il before. The widest Tumors
were atoat, being that the Government lhtcnded
10 hurry its bill through before Monday pn winch
case the League had resolved to hold It's meeting on
MOndayl. The attendance OF members was very
great The general resolution was 10 try and make
rhe Government show its hand, ana announce
whether or not il meant to resist by force ,he
holding of the meeting on Monday, But thlS
tho Government was resolved not TO doi ana
naturally, for TO say they would not resist was
10 surrender the Park 10 the League, while
10 say they would was 10 bring all the rcughs, who
deli ght in the that would surely follow, INTO
HYDE Park Ii was however, PLAIN 10 me, from the
confusion and annoyance of the Government, that
they did not intend 10 resist the meeting The tele-
graph on Monday viii have anticipated my prophecy
IN this respect. But you may be sure tDat II the
meeting is resisted the riot viii be- fcariul ana, If ~
il is not resisted the conquest OF the Government py
The people will be (after the posting OF its pr0cama-
-, flar mi at
sible The victory Of the people at Hyde Park wlIl
be followed by further surrender TO their demands
10y the House of Commons. But u VIII not St"p thcre
The Conservative party cannot hold together uhoer
another serious defeat on any OF the restrictions win
which they have surrounded the household suTaseOi
their bill IT IS impossible that they VIII DE induced
to carry the country into simple household suffrage
Ii * therefore not unlikely that the bill VIII tal
yet. Ii IS amusing enough 10 see how frightened
DiSrael. and other leftWiIg CONSERVATIVES, aic 10
every ausion TO the democrailc features oi the prs
ent bill John Bright Is particularly cruel III his tuuts
have" he said last night, known how gentlemen
on the other side of tine House use strong language
OF me IN public for my dangerous views one year,
and then found them next year embodyng those
views in an act OF Parliament" Ihe burst 3i hlsh,
ter from the Liberals the sensation oi The nara oid
Torcs tho nervousness OF DiaracI. as e SAID inns,
were iulicrous 10 behold. Lord tmubournc and
Gen. Peel who LETT the cabinet RAJ irr man Rlhs ,h
sUch radical measure, sal smiling hdndiN bnt th'
cIuelest cEt was when Bright spoke oi me RItal
bogie" Beales President OF The Reform league
himself as having the intense Subtraction OF kliuW
ing that the Chancellor of tho EGchequeT and his
colleagues gradually dragging-it NAV 6e draw
ing inviting, alluring, coaxng, coercng, or bringing
in some way or Othcr-the great conservative party
of England into intimate alliance with INN
(Beales.l
One Of the finest episodes Of the debate last night
was a brief and manly speech from Thomas Hughes,
who. although he has subscribed 10 and helped The
Reform League, OF which he is Vice-Iresdent, did
not approve OF their resolution hold their meeting
in HYDE Park. He explained his position briefly
and frankly. In response to the holding mp
Of his name by Sir Charles Russell, he
said with great effect: 81 have been
urged to resign my place Vice-PreSident of the
League by persons Tor whose Judgment have a nigh
respect. and whose good opinion ! desire TO retain.
Bat after the best consideration could gave to the
subject declined to withdraw my name. II is not
very likely, therefore, that j would reconsider The
question under the pressure OF the Right-lon0Iable
Baronet for whose Judgment ! entertain no sort of
respect, and whose good opinion am not ANXIOUS 10
possess There was n considerable flush in llughoss
face he said this and more keen steel in his voice
than thought him capable of; but II was not loss
of temper. There We're of course, loud Ministerial
cries of Order" and some minntes OF hubbUb. Mr.
Hughes then called the attention of the Commons to
the fact that the damage done to property last year
was because the people were not admitted TO the
Park and, declaring that though lac dsapprOved of
the present meeting he ready 10 take all rcspon-
slbllity attaching 10 NiccPres,dcnt OF the League
he sat down amid loud cheers. There was look Of
eXultatiOn in Mr. Mills face as liughcs-whO was by
his slde-sat down. soon after. Hughes Went 10 the
meeting OF the other Parliamcut-tle Reform
League-whlch was st the same time holding its
session. lie advised them not to assemble i'm HYDE
Park but found them resolved. The only Mcn,bers
of Parliament who viii attend the HYDE Park meet
ing are The ODOnOhuc and probably L. A. Taylor
who alone among the speakers last night claimed
for the people the legal ngkt tO meet in the Park
and very sOcmnly threw upon the Government the
responsibility Of what must take place ii any effort
were made 10 suppress the meeting
have observed in the House many Americans of
latp and especially Senators SheH1an and Mr. Kasson
who have been deeply interested listeners 10 the
debates Those gentlemen recently appeared at the
reception of Mrs T.. A. Taylor at Aubrey House This
excellent lady by the way, has lately been presented
by u few Americans of various physical, but one
political complexion, with line alhuin containing