The Weekly Gazette for Middlesbrough, Stockton, Hartlepool and Cleveland District. — 1879-12-06 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

DEMONSTRATION IN HYDE PARK. An Irish demonstration wail hem in Hyde Park all two o'oloalt on Sunday afternoon. Among the ineoriptione shown were "Horn, Rale for Ireland," "Three cheers for Keneely and the !Umatilla," " Faith atid Fatherland,' O. The various bodies of whloh the de. monstration was to be oomposed—Home Rule and other Irish organisations, English Workiuttnen'a Clubs, abd Boole', Democrat, and Radical Aaeoolations—began to move from Tratalgar.equare towards Hyde Park about three osolook. At that time there were probably six thousand persons asNOM hied, hut the crowd kept Mortaring every minute. The associations mart:Med in promotional order through Plooallilly to the Park. The route was thronged with spectators, and on reaching Hyde Park it was with diftleulty the procession !tweed its way to the site selected for hearing the speaker's, The assemblage in the park was variously 'Olmsted et from fifty to one hundred thou. sand people. Owing to no platiorm befog allowed to b• emoted moms conftielm ensued, but at length Mr O'Connor Power, M.P., the chairman, tootc a position on an improvised platform. There were a number of members of Parliament at the demonstration, but several of them were unable to make their way through the crowd to the platform. Amongst those present were Messrs O'Connor Power, Juno MoCerthy, O'Clery, Redmond, Jallan, Sullivau, Shiel, and Lewis. Mr 0' ONMCM Powell, in opening the pro. ceedings, said he rejoiced to see tens of thou. senile of Irishmen and friends of Ireland mi. meted with the passion of patriotism and liberty. The meeting exceeded any gathering ever held in Hyde Park, and WWI line to the f•ot Ebel) the people were eouvineed of the illegal and tineonetitubiotial aotion of her Majesty's Government, which endangered the people's liberties. The best thing the Government could now do WAN NO abandon the absurd mune it had taken. When this evidence against the persons charged came to be mi. Whored by sensible men it would be ridiou. lour, opposition oritioiern always partaking more or lees of a seditious character. He tumid Tilt° extracts from the speeches of Mr uladstoue and Mr Bright %Thiel' any Crown prolocutor could pronounce seditious law Image. In lildt the present Premier wrote in a work to lied "A ltevolutiouary Epic," which was severely eriticieed et the time— " Pheroalisr doom shall mot those chariot wheels now hot with blood, and libelled be the hand that dares to wave the reelable' steel that shell redeem a nation's sorrow with a tyrant's Wood." Now, his (Mr Power) utterly oondemned the sentiments of this 'pot of mica& (Hisses and die. order,)At his stage an attempt WAN MOO to break up the meeting by numbers of men mend. After order was partially restored Mr Power resumed his remark., and erred the necessity of agitation for the remove of Irish grievances. Mr Redinond,,M.P., said they had 11,1010 In. bled ha thoueande lo order to prove to the Government of this country that it was not by the old and miserable system of State proNeoutious that iteitatiou for the rights, for the happiness, for the safety, and for the free prineiples of Ireland meld e.b this thee of day be put down. The 'murder of Ireland had represented that the objects of the agitation had been dit'soted against the principles of Justine and of right. A greater calumny sad a fouler falsehood had never before been air. oulated, 1111 Irishmen were faithful to the mule of honour and morality, and faithful to the numbing!) of the great Catholic Chetah, Mr .Inetin McCarthy called upon English. men to lend what assistance they (multi to Ireland, urging that if they did Mit do so the time would arrive when similar unoonstitu. Urinal measures would be taken against them. selves.  Resolution were adopted expressing sympathy with the people of Ireland, and proteeting against the attempt of the Government to auppress constitutional advocacy for the redress of admitted grievanoes as calculated to drive the people into the i‘doptlott of violent remedies.