New-York tribune., 1885-07-10
THE CRIMES OF LONDON.
CROWDS SEEK THE PAIL MALL GAZETTE"


ERSMENT Observation-Disclosures OF THE NEWS
PAPER.
LONDON, July observation-disclosures where
The PaH Mall Gazette office Is, packed from end to
end all the afternoon to-day with Of excited peo
pie Three thousand newsvenders elb0wed each other
I'm tho struggle for opportunity to purchase copies OF
The Gazette At time the pressure Of the crowd was
great that all the lower windows Of the building were
broken. When the doors Of the publication ohicc wero
opened for the sale Of the first edition this afternoon
there rush in which and boys knocked
down. trodden upon and In cases. badly hurt The
sales exhausted the edition and the supply OF
paper giving out the stopped for several
houre additional supplies could be
procured.
The paper makes revelations to-day, but con-
fines itself defence Of Its and to bidding the
authorities defiance. 1t promises fna instalment Of
disclosures tomorrow.
In the House OF Commons. Albert II. G. Grey member
for South Northumberland, complained that public
access to the Office OF the paper was obstructed Sir
Richard Cross Home Secretary replied that 1t was the
duty OF police keep the streets clear and to
preserve order.
Albert ii. @. Groy Liberal member for South North
umberland gave Of his intention to ask Sir Rich
ard Cross Home Secretary. tomorrow whether orders
had been given by the Home Department to the police
make every effort possible under the law to suppress
tho abominaons described and whether he intended to
Introduce into Parliament bills for such amendments 10
hc existing criminal law as would secure the punish
OF perpetrators Of the crimes the character OF
which has now been disclosed.
In the debate a strong feeling displayed both for
and against the bill. 1t ultimately ordered to o
third reading which practically insures its passage
leading OF this bill is provision to reduce the
age which female become consenng party to
unlawful cohabitation.
In the debate on the Criminal Law Amendment bill
ast night Samuel Morley. OF the gentlemen whom
h. pan ff,HG rfss m xvho
willing prove the truth OF Its revelations, with full
names details. etc. said he willing to join one or
two others OF those mentioned to investigate the truth OF
he Ga:ees statements. Beside Mr.. Morley The GazeHe
offers submit the details to tho Archbishop OF Canter-
bury. Cardinal Manning. tho Earl Of shaftesbury Earl
Dslaousie Howard Vincent Mr.. Morley has arranged
for meeting OF members of the House of Commons on
Tuesday to discuss protection OF young girls.
Thirteen newspaper vendors who had been arrested
FOR selling copies OF the paper arragned before the
Lord Mayor to-day The City Solicitor In presenting the
cases against prisoners charged them with publicly
selling obscene literature aud said he had marked for
courts pcrusa the passages In The Gaetes articles
upon which the charge based. He must, he said.
decline read the passages In open court and said he
thought the repetition OF these Objectionable state
ments with little alteration daily Indicated no good OBJ
jcct The Solicitor then stated that he would require
further time 10 consider what charge to formulate
against the prisoners. The Lord Mayor said that he
thought 1t would best await the decision OF the
Government which had before 1t for consideration the
| same
The method by which the material obtained for the
publications OF TIE days Ia thus described In The
| Gdscte to-day;
The Investigation beg m on May "a and the work
| unrolnlttng date The commission had valuable as
from the salvation Army from the London Com
mittee for the suppression OF traffic Ia English girls aud
from the experience sf Mrs Josephine Butief Inc
sfaf and acted independently of the police The Home
Onice Deprecated official grounds aowingJournasts
Xreh6ishop OF Canterbury ths Bishop aud Car
dina Manning for advice. and these great authorize,
In the oonmsion's task All warmly supported its OBJ
| cct Ready help accorded to tho commission from
Catholic Congregational clergymen, also from the
Minors Joint Protection Committee. the White Ribbon
Army Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Child
rem he London City Mission the Reormatory Refuge.
tie Union Rescue Society. the Pmlico ladies' As-ocia-
| tion. and the Moral Reform Union The commission
visited all the hospitals, homes aud refugees whero har-
bor l. given unforunates The inmates readily gave az
the revelations. however. were obtained through
interviews Everybody high ana low Ksy 70 na'f nm IN
house Mrs Jcires, was subjected to an Interview by
flood OF light upon the subject under esigation.
The entire cost OF the investigation amounted 10 SIoVV
George A. Bentnck, Conservative Member Of Parlia-
,nent for whitehaven. and formerly Judge Advocate
General publishes letter in TO- days ST. Jamcss Gasete.
In which he alleges that Mr.. stead the Cheif Editor OF
The Iau MaH Ga,st on June /. requested Interview
with him on the subject Of the Criminal Law Amendment
bill.
received him." continues Mr.. Bentlnck, NJ my
house. aud answered all his inquiries on condition that
the information gave him should be considered aso-
lutcly confidential Mr.. stead accepted this condition
without reserve but last night he violated his promise by
publishing private the subject, which lent
him."
The paper this afternoon published number of letters
written In commendaton by peers bishops and members
OF the House OF Commons omttng the In addi
ton these publishes approving letters from the Rev
Dr. Laurence. professor In the University OF Cam
bridge and from number OF other distinguished clergy
men Of all denominations. II also reproduced articles
favorable to It's course from The Chrisiid religious
newspaper The Western Mercury and The Beoa Neics.
With letters Of protest from John Brinton. Liberal Mem
Der of Parliament Kiddermnster and other persons
of prominence In late edition II published editorial
thanking the city authorities for atemI ting suppress
the sales OF the paper thereby breaking the conspiracy
OF silence maintained by the concerning the reyela-
tions II adds:
Police seizures Of newspapers are common In Vienna,
but high handed outragcs ON tho freedom oi the
press should have been Impossible IN London
Instead OF waging against street boys, let the
authorities take against the Responsible parties In
prosecute We deny that any thing nas necn
published py deserving that censre ana we declare
the yards worse they fail 10 proceed
against after having charged In open court that me
Pal Mall Ga,eue obscene publication
We reluctantly adopted this mode OF publicity In order
to arouse men 10 lust sense horrors existing all
around them. Now, the moro publicity the oettcr We
are prepared prove statements We can summon
the Dean or Canterbury ana the frlncc
OF Wales down to Mr. Jelres. We Will put our chicl
Informant and his assistants In the witness box
Let those who wish to shake the foundations OF
social order think twice before compelling confront
In court keepers with princes OF the blood ana
prominent public men with the victims OF their iawiess
vice.
NEWS NOTES FROM LONDON.