THE LONDON UNEMPLOYED.
[rBUTER'B TELKGRAM8 — OOPYBIOHT. London, October 17. . A monster demonstration, by the unemployed, took place yesterday m Trafalgar Square, a crowd estimated at over four thousand men being present. A deputation to the Lord Mayor was appointed, which proceeded to the Mansion House. Arrived there, the deputation was received by the Alderman m attendance, who m response to a demand made for work for the unemployed, referred them to the workhouse authorities. On the deputation returning to Trafalgar square, and announcing the result of the interview a number of angry speeches were made by the leaders of the demonstration The mob subsequently attempted to march m the direction of the city, but the police who had been mustered m full strength, barred their piogress, and forcible dispersed the crowd. Several constables and civilians sustained injuries m the collision. Twenty persons were arrested for obstructing the police.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1691, 19 October 1887, Page 2
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148THE LONDON UNEMPLOYED. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1691, 19 October 1887, Page 2
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