Year: 1875

SCENES.


From the Newcastle Chronicle Oct IL. 1871


Last night DR.. Kenealy announced to deliver his
second lecture In the Victoria Hail. Sunderland tho
subject being ''Magna Charta - and, owing to what
took place the previous evening, II fully expected
there would be a great The anti -Kenealyites
eIectcd Monday night rather severely handled
Several had ugly marks their heads, one had to
mount resprator yesterday morning to conceal cut
mouth, while the consumption of coloring matter for
the obliteraton OF black eyes very considerable
The young gentlemen who had been thus mauled
organized their friends for last night and, well pro-
vided with walking sticks, proceeded to the hail.
backed up by small force OF mcrccnarios The
Doctor appeared on the platform with red tartan
plaid around him, and bowed his acknowledgements for
the cheers which greeted him. Unwinding the paid
he placed 1t on tho table and took his with graft
hcd smile, until he was compelled 20 rise and shake
hands with an enthusiastic female, who advanced from
the body Of the hall Mr. Thomas Pratt miner was
again called to the chair and opening tho proceed
ngs advocated Magma Charta as uniaing panacca
for the evils Of the day Mr. Kiley, Of South Shields
then moved the first resolution in gush of nord ora
tory most OF his remarks being praise of Dr. Kenealy
and his scfsacrihcing and unpaid work on behalf of
SIR Roger in particular and the people OF England in
general In few minutes the elected OF the previous
night sauntcred with their forces and took their
the body oftho hall 70 the right side ofthc chair Then
there commenced a skrmshng nrc Of Kisses, howls,
and initiative cries, amid which NJ Klley managed TO
finish his speech


KESEALY RISES TO SPEAK.


When the resolution had been seconded from the
PLATFORM DIR. Kcneay rose, and his appearance the
signal for a storm of cheering and bowling He COM
menccd by referring to the disturbance OF tho previous
night and proceeded to expound tho law on the subject
This exposition OF the legal situation the signal for
another series OF cheering and howllng, which con-
tinued so long that DIR. Kcnealy resumed his seat and
sat quietly smiling and surveying the The chair
man, old man with feeble voice, help
less under the circumstances, but Mr. Key left
the platform 10 demonstrate with some or the
alleged howlcrs. In this he backed up by
energetic lady, who sat in the dress CIRCLE
and Grated from that point Of vantage assuring
the young men that, II she had only been man, sho
would have gone down and warmed their jackets. Mr..
Kcy also interviewed policeman on duty and OK
hortcd that funconary to his peace preserving OBJ
ligations but the officer declined to interfere and Mr..
Key therefore, made his way 10 the platform. From
his place there he asked If they going tamey to
allow dozen men hired for the purpose and paid for IT,
to prevent the "Doctori having hearing? There was
accordingly rush Of gallery people into the body Of
the hail. which appeared to upset the calculations Of Mr.
Ahmed Kencay, who was taking shngs at tho door,
and to put an end to his occupation; for number OF
other persons IN the lobby took advantage Of the rush
TO get in without paying From this time money taking
was at an end, thought was not quite eight o'clock
and there such alarm In the body OF the hall that
tho female portion of the audience either fed by the
platform doors took refuge the platform ITSELF
whence they surveyed the with terrified air


THE MAN WITH THE WHITE


The disturbance still continued, and tho shouts
Of the keneayites appeared TO be directed





straw hat, not that he made more noise than
Others but apparently because his hat rendered him
conspicuous soon knot Of men clustered round his
ncghborhood and got into argument the dispute being
followed by blows and scattering OF benches men
tumhng On TO and over them In all directions. The
more timid of the male portion of the audience and
those who had taken part in the disturbance being
in danger Of getting knocked over and trampled on,
rushed to the PLATFORM which speedily covered by
excited throng One OF the combatants Knocked
tho back Of bench and got severe blow the
head that he was glad hurry out covered with blood
He was n hp Of Dr lam hort
when hc found 70 have sustained very scalp
wound. Meanwhile sort of running fight kept up
the floor Of the hail. the tide of battle surgng from
the right side 10 the left benches beng upset in all dl
rccons, until one man was brought to the floor his
back There he lay in an apparent state OF uncertainty
as TO the wisdom Of getting up again until he was col
Jared raised up and hustled out OF tho hall A young
who had assaied him with the knob Of his stick was
then pointed out by some gentlemen in the dress cir
Gle and he too, was seized and hustled out From this
point there was no more serious lighting exchange OF
blows but all order was at an end and Mr. Kiley tried
in VAN from the platform 10 restore it. He tried
'Thrcc cheers for the Doctor but that would not do
and an appeal TO all who loved order 10 sit down pro.
pie who had taken refuge the plat
form did not seem inclined 20 leave 1t at
his bidding and an appeal for further rcnorcemcnts
from the gallery was answered, but those who camo
down had no fight in them and appeared anxious
to the fun and get shilling place for sxpcnce than
10 face the sticks Of the young bloods who had dis
turbcd tho meeting


KESEALY RErIREs


The noise and confusion continued as rampant as
ever, and Dr. kenealy, seeing then that there
chance Of hearing got up from his scat, cast his
plaid around him and left the platform amid Kisses ard
shouting. IL was assumed that he had gone down
stairs and would return II the audience became quiet;
but il appears that he made his way 10 the lobby and
LEFT the hall, accompanied by OF his female sup
porters. walking, unmoestcd, away to his hotel Fur
thor attempts 70 calm down the audience failed be-
fore though the heroine OF the circle Illuminated
the thunders Of her wrath the heads Of
the ''young baagards below. The gas then
turned down low and the Kcneayites left the
platform The disurbers then had 1t all their way
Outside great crowd waited in vain for the appear
Of the Doctor whose carriage drove up about nine
o'clock, but finding Doctor there it drove of again
For some time groups Of people stood round about
the Ialatne Hotel, discussing thcs state of affairs
while within the precincts Of that comfortable hostelry
the victorious party drank confusion to Kcncay in
bumpers, congrnulatng each other that they had
tho Doctor oil with undeivercd Speech and avenged
the damaged countenanccs which their friends sus-
taincd on tho previous night





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