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made last nigh, nrains, tn. existing war ended in

made last night against the existing war ended In
disastrous failure and in embttering the popular
feeling double Gordon OF police bsd been formed,
extending from the Treasury buildi to the Houses
OF Parliament; and the police were stationed on
both sides Of Parliament street and Westminster
bridge TO prevent the people IRON reaching Palace
Yard, designated as the spot for holding the meet
ing. Two reg iments OF infantry and the Dragon
Guards were under all night in their barracks.
but no call was made upon them. In spite Of all tie
precautions Of the suthories nearly twenty tnous.
and reople made their way from Victoria street,
Westminster, and from other quarters to Palace
yard. An immense meeting was organized and ad.
dressed by several speakers, including Mr.. Richard
Congreve, MIR Weston, MIR. McSweeney, and Mr..
Weber. The drin Of tho speeches was unarimous.
They said tire meeting had assembled to teach The
Gladstone government their duty and 10 compel
them TO do IT, Cheers were given for Lord Hart
ington, who had alone shown himself man, in the
present government, and cries OF a shame on
him" greeted the slusion Of one speaker to the
srahy Of John Bright in the presence of the great
est national crime Of the century" Que speaker
said It VAS the duty OF Europe to
COMPEL PRUssI, TO MAKE COMPENSATION
fer the vast devastation she had perpe,ruted IN
France. King William was denounced BY name as
hypocritical assassin and an ncarnste devil OF
royalty. One OF the speakers recalled the suppress
sion Of German liberty by Prussia In 1913
the ms olence OF Gen. Wrangel in dis
solving by force the Prussiau Assembly, tie
lloodthrsty spirit in which the Prince Of Prussia
now King William, had pursued the Democrats OF
Baden and of the Rhine. lie said the plain object
Of the rrussian Crown at this time was to destroy
| liberty In Europe, 10 make freedom In
| Germany impossible by tnaugurating 4 policy
| which would compel Germany to be always
under arms hersel! and surround her with hos.
| tile nations equally armed and by rcpanting mill
tny institutions In the heart OF the continent to
check tae rrrgTess OF the Old World In the direction
so gloriously opened to It by the New. This refer
| ence to America was hailed with repeated cheers
| Royal Prussia, said MIR. Weber, German, had
| aided to disucmber Poland. hold down Hungary,
and oppress Italy. Royal England had been leagded
| by German despois, England bad subjusatcl Ire.
laud and with tue same hcp she had sought to pre-
| vent the establishm ment OF the American Republic
| FRANCE cAnB TO rnE RESCUE
| OF the countrymen Of Washington. The sooner all
kings and queens (deafening cIeers) abolished
| the better. defensive alliance should be formed
| among the people OF al nations.
MIR, Oliver, in the conclusion.o of his speech, said
| We tell MIR. Gladstone who misrepresents the
English people to-day, In yonder pile Of glmcrack
architecture (pointing toward the House OF Pariia
menD that II he does not recognize the republic OF
Frnnce to-day, he will find himself compelled to
recognize the Republic OF England to morrow"
| Mt. hcSweeney offered resolution, which was
adopted By aecamaton, calling upon the Gov
eminent TO form defensive alliance with
| France, and instructng the members ior the
metropolis to bring before Parliament bill abolish
Ing ali tie pensions paid by Great Britain German
princes. including tho Crown Prince OF Prussia and
Prince Louis OF Hesse, now living on English money
and acting with The Il onarchica invaders OF France
| against a reuublic Of the people. leading mer
chant OF The City o. London proposed tnat the peo
| ever. tIo bombardment of Paris shall CONNIE nee
| and demand action by the British Government In
| behalf Of that city and OF the Frcnci people.
/ m tgI In nil ffa uNfp tha
night WAS revolutionary and threatening, and the
excitement caused b II among tie better classes is
OF the Opposition doing their bet foment the
feeling In which these Demonstrations have their
origin. The representations seut to u Is country
| ~ Mr.. Appegaitt Mr.. Eccarius and other leaders
o. The working. asses, as TIE eorresponeence Of
tue effect OF tie present war upon tie condition Of
the people and the reasantrJ in France truly
among tie newly enfrsncnised millions, which IL
VIII not be safe for any ministry TO triGe WITH.
RUSSIAN AGENTS ~ LONDON.
II is an oninous symptom Of those manifestations
powerful secret society OF the European soeial,ts
IA which Bakounno is the leading spii,,
In Belgium, ard in Ncrtiern Germany are al.o re-
presen ed here and 1t Is not premature TO say that
Prussia Is now conducting IT, and for the diplomatic
and dynastic objects now avoved by her serious and
European commissions OF sort 10 noNise agreeable
TO anticipate VIII Ie tie inevitable result. In St
Petersburg the Car has already been obi sed to
interposs his personal authority fer tie purpose OF
arrcsting the drit OF TIE popular feeling agaiust
| Germany.
At o'clock this morning tho Prussisn enlass
| was iasuted bJ great concourse Of people who
| appeared be ore IL, with lanterns and banners
| grO0ning and crying Down with the Queen's
pensioners !" down with the bought butchers"
| Tho police made no stempt 10 interfere with the
crowd, which for a time looked as II 1t would pro
coed TO violence, but eventually, on the representa-
| lions OF one or two persons seeming to have au-
| thoriy over 1t, dispersed and disappeared.
Rumor is prevalent here that treIty negotiatiop 5
are going on with Bazaine ior peace Tho report
says that after peace Is concluded, Bazaine's army
with tho released prisoners made at Sedan, will
| march ON Paris 70 enforce the terms OF the treaty