The New York herald., 1868-07-05

\ meeting upon the irish Church question did not
fairly reflect the opinions Of the city upon this I'm
portant subject steps were taken to get up meet
ing at which the citizens OF London could give free
| expression to their sentments unawed BY clique
and unbiased by the addresses of packed clerical
| platform. Hence requisition "numerously and re-
specially signed" was addressed to the Lord Mayor
to convene public meeting of the citizens Of Lon
don." to be held at the Guidhall yesterday to lex
press their sentiments upon Mr.. Gladstones Estab-
| lished Church Qreland) bill.n The Lord Mayor
lost no time In accedlng to the wish OF
the reqalstioni SITS, and although It was well
se Of as sss his sfasnp took the
that be adopted prompt measures 10 have the meet
ing called. The meeting was convened, and perhaps
In our time more stormy, dlsOrderly or badly con-
Quoted assembly-made SO by the violent and ruff
nany persistent Interruptions OF compact body OF
sSey and by Knots Of mem and boys s IN other parts
OF the hall.never roared underneath the ancient
GniIdha Yesterday before the hour 'pSn pf meeting I
would suf1ce TO show any person OF what sort OF
stun the greater part OF the audience was composed.
One would be inclined to think that Whitechapel
| had empted its sums and sent Its filthy quota to
shout for the established Church in Ireland 1t was
constitutional party'' yesterday the honor having
been carried or by Drury lane and the abomlnable
asa eoce
Upon the platform, among others, were Mr.. R. W.
Crawford, NJ. p; Mr.. f. H. J. Craufurd, NJ r.: Hon.
George pen%an n R Sir H H. Edwasds Ward P Mr.
Hankey, NJ p; Mr. H. Labouchere NJ. p; Mr. Alder
man Lawrence, NJ r.; Mr.. G: Monatt, N. p; Mr.. G.
Baron Lionel Rothschd. NJ. p: Mr. j. Smith, M. p.
Mr.. William lite, NJ. p; Mr.. 7. M. weguen, NJ. p,
and Alderman Sir Robert Garden. As each OF tine
gentlemen came upon the platform he was re-
! ceived with groans or cheers, according to his
politics. Alderman Sir W. Rose was loudly
| cheered and as roundy Kissed, the cheering from
the Misunderstanding fellows greatly predominating
| Indeed, from the time Alderman Rose made his ap
pearance there little else but uprOar until the
| ence one might think would have assuaged the
anger anger Of the paid pmro-Churcnmen, pro seemed to set
them on additional fire, and for over twenty min
utes his lordship attempted in vain to get single
| word heard. The people who were paid and sent to
interrupt knew no distinction OF persons in their
blind fury, and although the chief magistrate of the
city begged and implored that the meeting should
might address it, he was met by the insane boot
| ings which are mostly heard from drunken eec-
| ton mob.
Sir John Lubbock still stood on the front of the
platform, and, as the shouts and cOunter-shouts
grew louder, Mr. Alderman rose went up to the Lord
Mayor, and having said somethidg to his lOrdship
the latter came forward and did all man could to
| get the worthy baronet minutes hearing He
on his shoulders and place it on the Cannon street
| bridge. Sir John Lubbock was met with the follow
| ing, among other cries again and again repeated :
"NO POpery"-"No Bible burnng'-"DOwn with the
POpe"-"G0 away, you Jesuit'-"We wont have you,
you Jesuit'-''You are coming here to tell us more
l
hear you'-"Go to your mufr, Sir John Gray" Sir
j. Lubbock spoke to the reporters rnd good
WITH Which he s s0sy Wss ssasa Ssas
| the whole proceedings were one of dumb show,
Sir John moved the first resolution. Then Mr.. Sher
| Macarthur came forward to second the resolution,
and he gave some statistics with reference the
Church In Ireland loud cries Of "Did the rebel Gray
| give you your notess " met him. The worthy sherr
was not to be daunted, and on he went and finished
his speech amid volley Of misses, groans catcalls
and all sorts Of diScOrdant noises At this juncture
| a fhs O hal Ort
| OF wicker crucif0rm One-and as soon as 1t was
| raised above the heads Of the crowd q deafening
shout arose, and simultaneously with 1t Mr.. Greig
stepped forward and proposed the following
amendments this meeting is Of opinion
the United Church Of England and ireland
endangers the supremacy supremacy Of the Crown and
the rights Of private property and, therefore, does
not meet with the approval OF the citizens Of Lon
don" 1t was quite evident that although the
movers appearance at the front OF the platform
| heralded by tremendous cheering, or rather below
ing, the constitutional party" were not perfectly
supplemented the amendment by short speech, not
| word of 1t could be heard, SO vigorously did the
friends OF the Establishment shout him down. A
friend Of the cause, however hit upon expedient
which would prevent further mistake and save the
| seconder Of the amendment alderman Sir w. Rosel
| from the undeserved fate OF the mover piece Of
pastebOard having printed on 1t the word "Amend-
ment' was passed along until It reached Sir
playing the word to the meeting. There was
| no mistake this time. Cheer followed cheer,
|
Staten But just as the Alderman ticketed with
"Amendmentn was acknowledging last shout OF
applause ere he addressed the hired howers, Mr..
Edmond Beales M. A., the President OF the Reform
| League rushed forward and attempted to seize the
placard with which the Alderman was Swathed. In
Beaes and Alderman Sir william Rose were in I'M
| mediate and angry collision. The Lord Mayor
received several punches uninientiay dealt, in the
ribs, che heavy gold chain Of ONCE ratified as he
| shook and shook again. 1t was not regular set-to
t.ntuu hot hut
ment general melee ensued. Er. Beaies was struck
| by the Alderman and Mr.. Beales' hat was battered
/ In by the mover Of the amendment. Every one on
the platform armed with an umbrella or stick made
demonstration with either, most OF them certainly
acting on the defensive Reporters Pocketed their
two or fast as their legs would carry them.
The fight for placethe front Of the platform-waged
Alderman, and eventually both disappeared amid q
storm OF groans, cheers, Kisses and uproar. A man
on the platform seized the placard-the innocent
cause OF all the rowland nging it into the body Of
the hall. struck gentleman on the mouth with its
edge drawing tSs tGe ora oqSd Savo9 at tSors But ~
hall was a large force Of police. Not a police.
for the good sense Of the gentlemen on the platform,
who Of themselves set matters straight the "consti
seats would have had an opportunity Of S possessing
themselves Of valuable memenoes OF the great strug-
gle in the shape of watches and purses, which do
not every 6ay lie In their way II Is pleasant TO
| know that Mr.. Bealss and Sir w. Rose, when the
heat Of the moment passed. understood each other,
and that no unpleasant feelings remain in the minds
| OF either The other resolution. proposed by Mr..
John Homs and seconded by Mr.. Guthrie, director
| OF the Bank Of England, was as follows
That Estabshed Church reland) BILL message OF
and will from the Brtish to the Irish people,
q healing and act Of justice sound
policy which may rock Of offence In the Of the
promotion OF religious truth That, therefore, the following
petitions Parliament be adopted by this meeng that
Right Honorable the Lord Mayor respectfully requested
the the behalf the citizens
OF London that the members for the city be requested to
present and support the petition TO the House OF Commons
| Earl Russell for presentation.
| The Lord Mayor, on coming forward, was received
with loud cheers and few hsses, the cheering and
crying continuing 80 as tc prevent his ordshp speak
| ing for a considerable time, and even when ne sue
| ceeded In making himself heard by the reporters,
the noise and cheering continued, though In q mod
flied form. He said he had called the meeting upon
requisition, numerously and respectfully esigned,
and he had complied with4t In order that all classes
Of citizens might have an opportunity OF expressing