Coronation of George IV.--Boat-racing on the Serpentine--Illumination of the Park--Fireworks--Coronation of Queen Victoria--Fair in the Park--Fireworks in Hyde Park, at “Peace rejoicing,” May, 1856 75 CHAPTER X. The Great Exhibition of 1851 94 CHAPTER XI. Royal Humane Society’s Receiving House--Boats and bathing--The Dell--Chelsea Water Works reservoir--Walnut-trees--Flower-walk--Military executions--The Magazine, Whip, Four-in-hand and Coaching Clubs--Their dress--Satire on Coaching--The Park as a military centre--The first review--Fort at Hyde Park Corner--Guard-house--Camp in Hyde Park--Insubordinate troops 120 CHAPTER XII. Grand Reviews in 1660-1661-1668, 1682-1695-1699--Camps in 1715-1716-1722--Poem on the latter--Reviews in 1755-1759-1760 132 CHAPTER XIII. Reviews in 1763-1764--Shooting-butts in 1778--Camp in 1780--Severe sentence of a Court-martial--Volunteer Reviews, 1799-1800--The rain at the latter 142 CHAPTER XIV. Volunteer Reviews of 1803--Review in honour of the Allied Sovereigns, 1814--Popularity of Blücher--Review by the Queen in 1838--Volunteer Review, 1860 152 CHAPTER XV. Volunteer Reviews, 1864, 1876--Mobs in the Park--Funeral of Queen Caroline 163 CHAPTER XVI. Commencement of the reign of King Mob--Sunday Trading Bill, 1855--Riots--Withdrawal of the Bill--Meetings about high price of food, 1855--Rough play and window smashing 177 CHAPTER XVII. Sympathy with Italy, 1859--Garibaldi riots, 1862--Reform League Meeting, 23rd July, 1866--Police proclamation against it--Attempt to hold it--Hyde Park railings destroyed 187 CHAPTER XVIII. Reform League Meeting of 25th July, 1866--Burning a tree--Stone-throwing--Temporizing policy of the Government--Special constables sworn in--Meeting abandoned--Return of police injured--Meeting of “Working Men’s Rights Association,” 1867--Reform League Meeting of 6th May, 1867--Police warning--Legal opinions--Meeting held--Meeting on 5th August, 1867 200 CHAPTER XIX. Demonstrations against the Irish Church, 1868--In favour of Fenians, 1869--Regulations made by Commissioners of Works--Fenian Demonstration, 1872--A speaker sentenced--Meeting about the Eastern Question, 1878--Fight--Preaching in the Park--Modern instances--May-Day and May 6, 1894--Against the House of Lords, Aug. 26, 1894 212 CHAPTER XX. The Children’s Fête in Hyde Park, 1887 224 CHAPTER XXI.