Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-22
L0ND0N'S GREATPARADE.
100000 MEN MARCHING IN IA.
VOR OF THE FRANCHISE.

Characteristic EmbIems Carried by the
Different DfvIsiOns-CountIess Tbou-
sands of Spectators Viewing the Pa
geant-PrOminent Friends of the Bul
Cheered and its Opponents Kissed
without Fear or Favor
LONDON, July 21.-The procession of
trades unions and others to take part in
the demonstration In favor Of the fran
chise bill at Hyde Park this afternoon
formed on the Thames embankment pre-
paratory to the march to the park. The
weather was rainy up to $3.50 O'Clock
but about that hour the clouds broke
away and the sun shone out. All an
proaches from the Strand to the embank-
ment were thronged. Thousands Of
people from all parts of the country
covered the embankment between
Charlng Cross and Westminster
scarlet bannerets indicated to the
various trades unions the places whore
they should assemble. The great crowd
manifested the utmost good humor. and
the best OF order prevailed No attemnt
was made to interfere with the procession-
Radical political pamphlets found ready
sale among the throng. The Prince and
Princess of Wales witnessed the nrO-
eession from Whitehall. At noon the
organized trades unions assembled
at az oloan square. PaddingtOn Green,
EustOn Square, IsingtOn Green. CIarkan,
well Green, Finsbury Circus, the obelisk.
Black Friar's and GrOsvenor Gardens
ana proceeded to the embankment Tho
poiItlcal delegates wore colOrs. The
streets along the line of march to the en-
6ankment and the bridge across the
names names We're packed, and traffic was
greatly lmpeded. Much chaff was in
dulged in by the spectators alOng tho line
of march, especially when those taEinS
part IN the procession were more than
usually adorned. Several thousand agri-
cultural la0orers from Kent and Sussex
were marshaled at Black Friar's bridge.
ORDER OF THE PROCESSION.
The procession moved in the following
order:
Mounted FarIIers.
Agricultural laborers,
Provincial deputatiOns
The London Trades Council
Representatives from printing book blnding
and papers.
lron' metal, clothing, leather, shipping, BALD
ing, cabinet making, fancy goods
and general trades.
Political clubs
Liberal associations
temperance bodies and Friendly Societies
haeh section, as it arrived at the park.
marched to the platform ASSIGNED To- to If II
ana the band played until the Chairman |
arrived. AS the procession was starting |
from the embankment several loud exnIo. |
sl0ns were heard near the government /
ofces. The crowd We're greatly frightened |
ana thousands made rush towards White |
hall, believing that the explosions were /
uGe 10 dynamite. The scare was ended |
When IL was found that the explosions |
were nothing more than a salute the
w hite Horse Guards were firing in honor
OF the birth of the Duchess of AIbany;s
soh.
The route of the procession Law alone
Iarllament street, Whitehall, Charing
Gross, Pail Mall, st. James street and
Piccadilly street. N
Before the procession started the en-
Dankment became a surging mass of bu-
nanlty. Viewed from Hung jury bridoe
u presented an unbroken array Of human
neaus, renewed only by blue banners and
lhe trees along the embankment.
SOME OF THE EMBLEAIs.
The trade societies carried emblems of
Chelr respective crafts. Noticeable among
I. ..neefse. eefse was ,t9el llAea Adam and Eve after
the fall. ''A''-
The agricultural laborers were loudly
cheered.
resolution prepared for submission to
meet the protests against the rejection of
the franchise bill by the irresponsible and
unrepresentative House of Lords. ex-
presses approval Of Premier Gladstone's
acClon, and declares that the continued
of the unchecked power of i'm
pedlng popular will, which the Lords ex-
erclse, is not conducive to the welfare of
the people or the peace and prosperity OF
the country.
A tombstone was carried in the process
sion inscribed ITO the memory of the
House of Lords, 1SS4.''
The dense masses of spectators along
the route interfered with the progress Of
the procession. 1t took a full hour and a
nan 70 clear the embankment, and the |
END OIL the procession had not left Parlia-
ment street when the head had entered
the Park.
Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlin, Presi-
dent OF the Board of Trade, and the other
witnessed the procession. They
were loudly cheered. Some of the bands |
IN the procession played the EEDead March
in SAUL"
When the procession had arrived at the
park speeches were made and the resoIu-
tlons previously prepared were submitted
and adopted. There was a heavy rain
towards the close of the meeting.
PROMINENT SPECTATORS.
The Duke of Cambridge, COMMANDMENTS
Chief Of the British army; the Marquis of |
harrington, secretary OF War, and Sir |
William Vernon Harcouru, Home Secre-
tary, viewed the procession as it passed |
the War Office. They We're cheered by the
members of the procession. People of
prominence and note were stationed at
various places throughout the route and |
watched the procession. Lord Randolph |
Churchill and other well-knOwn Tories |
were at the windows of the Carl |
ton Club and were vigorously |
fno
The Marquis of Salisbury's residence in |
Arlington street was guarded by police. |
A slight commOtion was created there |
before the arrival of the procession bY a |