, &c.--followed by
a large procession of the Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows, carrying
flags and banners, the most prominent of which bore the
mottoes--'Success to the Free Library,' 'Peto, the true Friend of
Civil and Religious Liberty,' 'The Durability of the Constitution,'
and 'Education for the People.' The procession was headed by an
excellent brass band, playing, as it approached, the popular air,
'Cheer, boys, cheer!' At this stage of the proceedings the outer
crowd, in their anxiety to get within view of the proceedings, broke
the barriers, overpowered the police, and made a rush to the
palisades which surrounded the ground. These, by the weight of the
many persons who clung upon them, unfortunately gave way, bringing
with them a coping stone to which they were attached, and on which a
young man named Samuel Harper had been sitting. He was thrown to the
ground, and several people falling upon him he sustained a fracture
of one of his ankles. He was immediately conveyed to the hospital,
and we are glad to learn is doing well. Several other persons were
also injured, but not seriously.
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