Year: 1866

indpendu o. ne int rios OF the promoters or OF the
multitude ITSELF We have fear thai the leaders OF
tue movement, or those who attend with real political
purpose, VIII attempt any breach OF the peace But
u 10 idle TO suppose that Mr. Deales his colleagues
a o. 'ns a. members OF tho local commit es, or sne
bring together Their avowed object In 10 sum-
mon every Londoner high or low, whom music,
professions, and banners attract The greater
the number OF the people whom they attract 10
the Park the greater will be the success OF their de-
monstraton" The conclusion IL unavoidable. II the
Park were given up 70 snch purposes the reformers
contemplate, 1t would simply he gathering place for
dsordery crowd the greater part OF whom would know
nothing and care nothing about reform but would make
the place ntolerabe for persons seeking recreation Nor
can there be any guarantee that Of violence may
not occur We entirely acquit the leaders who organ
lied the late meetings OF the dsorderly acts Of the
crowd, yet such acts committed. When a still
larser multitude is brought together, who say that
there may not be sufficient proportion Of evil doers and
vacabonds TO cauze a serious breach OF the peace


For these reasons we think Mr. wapoe is jnstiacd In
prohibiting the meeting In HYDE Park on Monday next
and glad tnat in this he Is supported BY sir
George Grey, Who In fact gave the original directions
to sr Richard Mayne or course, the ground OF this
prohibition s that the Park i Crown PROPERTY devoted
TO special purposeibe recreation Of the blc, and is
not TO be considered waste ground he taken posses
sion OF Tor any other purpose This is reasonable enough
and the principle has been acted upon in the caso
OF held preachers and lecturers few since
the Park was dotted every Sunday with groups OF people
listening to every kind Of dogma from Mcthodsm to
Atheism, and TO political and humanitarian orators OF
various shades The prdctice became nuisance and the
police received orders permit any preaching at ALL

become stIll greater evil II the meeting OF Monday
next were permitted II would be taken permission
for m etings generally, and she uld soon have the
Park Invaded by every knot OF agtaors who desired TO
bring themselves into notice.


The reormcrs, therefore, must not complain 10 they
have To abandon their contemplated demonstration. No
one desires % restrict the rq Of reefing but II must be
exercised In fitting places and the ROYAL parks not
such places II they choose 10 10 the suburbs they
End open spaces sufficient for any multitude which they
will be able 10 bring together But would sincerely
advise them 10 think well before they persist
In these demonstrations, which have done the
cause OF reform good as yet and likely TO set
the display OF public opinion which they contemplate,
do they seriously believe that any will be Influenced
by public opinion which Is elected by drumming and
professions, and all the stupid machinery which has
happily been suppressed at electionsY The only meet
ings which will have any real effect and advance the
cause OF reform those which hold for the pur
pose OF seriously listening TO joining In political dis
cussion To collect an Idle multitude In public place,
and TO march In sen-mtary order through the streets
with camp-ioowing of rabble acts OF charatanisn
that piit hare no suoceS IN this country