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Debate speech on the right of public meeting

Reference code
PUB
Title
Debate speech on the right of public meeting
Date
After 1887
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and format
Paper; pp. 51. Foolscap, etc. Later annotation, 7 Jan. 1908, on covering sheet.
Scope and content
Speech in a debate on the right of Public Meeting. Consists of historical and legal background, citations of relevant legal cases, etc., to 1887. Summary inserted. With press-cuttings, 20 Oct. 1892, relating to the deputation to the Home Secretary (Asquith) asking for withdrawal of the Police Order prohibiting public meetings in Trafalgar Square after the disturbances in 1886 and 1887.
Previous reference number(s)
SAL/MS/995