POLITICAL RIOT LONDON.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 32, 22 April 1878, Page 2

POLITICAL RIOT LONDON.

I Orv Sunday, "Fab, 94, thfl.pplitioal, fnotioha.of Loiidon Iriod conclusions with, onoh othorin KydoPurk,. First, tho ppico, at-any/*j)rioo partiflfinn ftppoaroct on tlio, hcoho with tho.Hoii. Mr Auboron llorbßfc. and Mr Dradlttutjh a| ttipjrliond. Prosont' ly thcpo boro down Upon thorn, wiili band plnyi(ip nr.d, colours flying, n opntinj^ont of warripr. spirits, broathinp; a doadly batrpil to Russia, and, a burning sooru of Mr,Gladßtpno, lod,by; a oortain Lion* tononfc A,rmifc,wbp a couple, of yoara app i ondoavpurod,to mako himsolf fumou? as the wpnld-boorjtanisor ofh (lli|)usfcprin{» oxpoditipn for , tho annoxatioti of,. Now Guinoa, I'lioncamo tho tup; of war. Ttio hostilities wpronpt.ofa very tprrifio, kind, and tbo flpT.or.badflttnd, glasa-plota Buf« fprod tho worst. Quoting from The Timos;—^'Tho spoak« or horo stopped, a rush lioing mado by a nurabor of woll-drcsspdjpuop mon on^he south-east, at thp samotiuae that a ( h^up,

column with banners spread w*s adranqoing from tho north-oast. Tt was ct\f\y to. flco that tl^o 'specials/ in tho riu,g hid, no, m^ar^, trailing for somo loft the, part ifh^h, I^o%} tfa ost 9tr °.»Rth to rppej thpattnc^ made bjj tho,you,ng m,on. The cl^rm^n, and tho clergyman, disappeared, and, tho, $««°.A P^.ty 00 sto , ol^ roadv to groflt tl^q on-cpm,ing c.o\u,mn. 3Vsr Brad* la,u,*l\ had, a apoojul constftblo's B:as> I\is hand, and, parleying with tho head of tho coliynn d,omand,od, that t,ho fygs a\\o\\U bo pt^t do,w,n. Baol\ o,f tho mpn w.hp, had opinpo^od, tho oirolo brought put n opn« stablo'ls sti^ff. T4»o pi^tforn^ Mffts moanloftj \d <jh,o. ppssoss^on df ono person. Tho Poaoo, pnr.ty toro dov?n Turkish jit^d Polisj\ b/\ni\or^ fron^ My*, polos, n V d tiioro.upo^ anji- Russian party n\(\do, a rush to a,n<* brpko, njji, the pl,atforn^. "Tho melee no^.bccunioulinostgcncrn , f<)r all o.lasiios of por/jo^s had got mixed up to(?o.thor, and, in tho striy&V* of thos9, who wan(cd to pass, out of l^m's wcy an extraordinary, ncono waa prosontod. rn^st %7.0 boon Op.OOftor Ip,OOQ t pooplo, b^it only ft yory small number wn^ inolinod, j;o tako, active part in t,l»o pron oocdinK^' Tho'^bt, whioh wna moro noiay tlj^nn hulrtfu). <§(t not occupy, much tjmp. 9^lo or t^o men cl^nbpd, ■naiill trocs whoro thoy took up thp, romnins. of tho Turki^ flnp;, nnd d ) isj)laj'cd ifj upon tli o lonfloss branohos. It was draped too low, however, nnd was Boiled and. lost;. O/io of thfl ovontg oi tho day wus ft regular fight in ft troo botwoon two wol^mutohod antngonists. Tim %ht was. * i.ttjonsod by; tho wholo crowd, spmp of whom, took i,^ upon t tbonisciyoa^ to, djslpdgo tho followq fronj tbo troos by polling thojn wi^h heavy stioks and stonps. ; '• Whilo tho, pooplo wer,o thus amusing uprap of tlioue who, formed part of tho fyst mooting mido up a precession at Hydo Park-cornor, an I with tho, piocos of fljigs on stioks murchod Piccadily, Arlingtonsfropt, and St. Jamps 1 * street, of Pull-mull. A halt was horo mado.at tho Guards' Club, and us thorp woro somo ofUpors in uniform, at tho window lusty ohcors w^ro r^iapd for thorn. Singing 'liulo B^itanai^,' tho, niob procoodod to tho Carltpn Club, whoro cheers werp again giron. At tho Koforui Club tho rovcrso of a ploasant demons* trution was mado. Cheers wero raised at Ibo Guards' Memorial in Watoloo-placp, and then tho ocowd went direct to Downin^stroot. Thoro, howovor. the was found already filled, and a body of polico, under Inspector Eddis, was guarding tho door of tho Premier's residence Lioutonant Armit and his fricndß vvcro admitted, but it was suid t^liiit jjiord, Bpaconsfipld wus ouf. This proved to bo, tho case, for his I^or.lihipN e^rriago wa» awn unublo to enter the atroi't. Tho,pol,ioft nlmrly oleareti n way, and, Lord llpao.onxfijjld, in oompany with Lord Alarr,ii)gton stoppod out amid loud cheers. W'-ith a word or two only his Lprdshippassed^on, and Lord Barnngton rccpivod, t)io,Bt.rnngo Sund/iy purty. 110 wan tod, llip cffi»o,t of tlio m,ootinn in tho potff, and oopipj, of, tho resolutions passed before, th« first 'mooting were him. led to t^im. A, deputation askod Icavo to wnit i^ion tho Promj«r. tp present rosolutioiv* Lord B«rrington, w|ten ) ho roturncd, sjatod tl^t L/>rd, Bot»oons6i.'ld. reoi'ivod tho resolutions witji plpasuro, and would tjiko anearl^.opportuinjiy of rooeivjng tho cloputation. A chair wua thet\,p|aqpd at tho door* and^Lordißttrrinp^pn^from it a«l« drpnsod thpjinmonso, mooting, saying::— 'l bog to inforn you that Lord, Bflnoonsflpld is.muoh gratified witjj, tho onthusiaslip voooptionypvi have given himandho will takp an oarly opportunity of roce\ving Lioutenaat A,rtnitnnd,a fow|.of his frionds. The growd t greatjy. ohoored tjjja. short spoech, andjaftcr parading about the.doors of othor Govonnont buildings startpd o|3f, to ,Trnfa|^»r square"