REPUBLICAN DEMONSTRATIONS IN ENGLAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 987, 29 October 1870, Page 18

REPUBLICAN DEMONSTRATIONS IN ENGLAND.

A telegram from London, dated September 6th, says :—

Agents of the Republic are at work in England. Placards of a fiercely seditious character were found this morning on the gates of Buckingham P&hoe. Ireland is known to be wholly revolutionary. An immense demonstration of sympathy with France is announced for Thurtday at Dublin, ft is believed the Government will prevent it.

A special to the New York World, dated London, September 11th, says: — The London journals to-morrow will surely belie the really formidable popular demonstrations which took place here to-day in favour of the French Republic), and against Monarchy at home and abroad. The demonstrations were two in number, one in Hyde Park, and the o^her at St. Jamee's Hall. At the meeting in the open air, in Hyde Park, Profeasor Beasley made a speech vigorously denouncing the imbecility of the British Government, and charging it upon the Queen, by name, that she was encouraging the King of Prussia to march on Paris for the purpose of destroying the new-bom French Republic " What the freemen of America recognise and applaud," said Professor Beasley, " the aristocracy of England supports, a Queen, who deserts her poßt, is aiding to stifle and suppress." The name of the Queen was received with a tempest of hisses. When these subsided, a voice in the crowd called. " three groans for the Prince of Wales." The response was universal and passionate. The aspect of the crowd at the time was appalling. In the m* etiug at St. James's Hall; which was crowded by persons of a better class than the gathering at Hyde Park, strong resolutions were adopted denouncing the incons stenoy of the Prussian advance upon Parin witli the so emn proclamation of the Crown Prince in August, that Prussia made not war on the Frenoh people, but on the Emperor Napoleon Professor Beasley said England desired no dismemberment of France ; that if the English Government were hoaest, it would ac ouce, and plainly, say to the King of Prussia that the Eiglish Government is hostile both openly and secretly to the French ; not because it loves Germany, but hates Republicanism, and fears it. To uphold the present course of Prussia is to uphold despotism in Germany as w*ll as in France. The Government of England has not recognised the Republic in France, but the day was at hand when the Repub ie would he called to recognise a Republic in England. Odger read at this meeting an address from the Democrats of London to the French Republicans, whcli was adopted. The feeling; in this city against the Government and the Royal family is extremely bitter, not only among the avowedly democratic classes, but throughout the ranks of others.

The impression made by the Times and other papers of the same standing, that the foreign policy of the Government has been dictated by the personal prejudice of the Queen and the interests of her family, has produced a most dangerous and general indignation.