The Guardians of St. Pancras had a little scene on
Monday which will delight Americans, but not Englishmen of any type. A meeting was held in the Vestry Hall to elect managers for the Board of the Central Loudon District Asylum ; the Guardians split into two parties, and the place was turned into a bear-garden. The reformers, as they call themselves, were led by Messrs. Watkins and North, who, observing that a great many justices were pre- sent, thought it good policy to prevent any business being done. They accordingly invited the roughs in the gallery into the hall, and appealed to them every moment, each appeal being answered by an uproar of the most astounding kind. The justices were abused, hooted, and threatened amidst incessant shouting from the mob, Mr. Wyatt in particular being told that he " ought to be whipped at the cart's tail," and pushed and hustled ; and Mr. Corbett, the Inspector, being singled out for hootings. Amidst all this, the justices and their friends among the guardians sat smiling and placid, apparently ender the impression that it was their duty to bear all this as part of the natural results of self-government. The very notion that they had a right to clear the hall, and order even disorderly guardians to retire, seems never to have entered their heads.
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