MONSTER MEETINGS.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, 3 December 1887, Page 1

MONSTER MEETINGS.

A demonstration was held in London on Satmduy laf-l which assumed very large proportion. In (he morning a meeting wa* held at Clci ken well for the purpose of protesting against the conduct of the police in dispersing the outdoor gatherings of la«t week. Resolutions were passed demanding tho dismissal of Sir Chasi Warren and the appointment of a civilian instead as City Commissioner of the Metropolitan police. A meeting was again hold under the auspices of the London, Patriotic Club, at which an enormous crowd congregated, and several violent speeches were made. The mob, headed by a youth carrying a led flag and closely followed by mounted and foot constables marched to Trafalgar Square which was speedily packed principally with sightseers. The proceedings were orderly and the services of the police were not required. After several speeches had been delivered, resolutions were adopted by tho meeting to petition the Government to obtain work for the un employed by commencing various public worksj among others the formation of an embankment on the south side of the Thames. Tho crowd then marched in an orderly manner to Westminster Abbey, where large numbers attended the afternoon so vice, pome few behaving very irreveienily. Upon the conclusion o tho service the crowd returned tf Trafalgar Square, where more speeches were delivered. Towards five o'clock the Square was densely packed, and the mob became somewhat disorderly, several person- oeing hustled about, but nothing serious resulted, and the crowd gradually disper-ed.