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Show WHEN LONDON WAS STIRRED UP Rioting That Resulted From Defeat of Reform Bill. Defeat of tho reform bill of 1831 by tho British house of lords wns tho occasion oc-casion of dangerous rioting In London. Returning from a loveo Lord Ixmdon-dcrry Ixmdon-dcrry wns hailed with a shower of stones, nnd only escaped by drawing his pistol, setting spurs to his horso nnd riding for his llfo through tho yelling, yell-ing, menacing crowd that surrounded him. Tho kings brother, tho Duko of Cumberland, was not so fortunate, for not only was he stoned but ho wns drngged from his horso nud probably would havo been torn to pieces If ho had not been rescued by the police. Such wns tho feeling of tho public at largo against tho enemies of reform that when tho mall coach brought tho report to Perth that (ho Duko of Cumberland Cum-berland and tho Duko of Wellington had been shot, it was received with ringing cheers by the iuunbltants, who applied to tho authorities for permission permis-sion to llluminnto by way of expressing express-ing their satisfaction. Beforo night onded tho crowd that had gathered In St. James' park attacked tho houses of tho Earl of Dudley, tho Marquis of Bristol and tho Duko of Wellington, leaving them without a panu of glass. During the remainder of his llfo tho latter refused to havo his windows mended nnd for years tho sight of smashed glass In Apsley House proved n, reminder of this reign of terror. It wns protoctcd from further posslblo vlolcnco by heavy iron shutters fastened fas-tened from within; whllo thoso wero covered lnsldo by sliding mirrors that hid them from visitors and Inmates. |