LONDON RIOTS.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIX, Issue 11126, 11 February 1886, Page 2

LONDON RIOTS.

THE BIOTEBS DISPERSED AND PEAC& RESTORED. THE POLICE BLAMED FOB INACTION. (reuter's telegrams.) (Received February 10, 1.30 p.m.) London, February 9. Order has at length been restored in the West End after the riotous proceedings of the unemployed. The ainouut of damage done has not been fully estimated, but it is known to be immense. Crowds of roughs assembled this morning in Trafalgar Square and the vicinity, but were easily dispersed. The jewellers' Bhops, however, remaiued closed in anticipation of further violence. Public opimou generally blames the polica for their inaction iv face of the riotous proceedings yesterday. (SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION^ London, February 9. Burns and Hyndman were the leaders of the SociuKßt agitation in Trafalgar {Square. For two hours a mob number-, ing 5000 people Lo'd the Woot End of London dJuiost v■. '.• jked. Only a fow arrests wore uiud?, the police allo^ir.ji; t.Ky we>o taken by surprise. A v/:ii)ton i',i\d vindictive spirit was di&phyyed by the rioters, who kicked provisions about the streets.