On 2 June 1873, over 100,000 demonstrators, led by bands and mounted farmers, marched through London to be addressed by various speakers in Hyde Park. Massive demonstrations were also held in Leeds and the coal mining districts of England, South Wales and Scotland.

The clauses on picketing and intimidation in the Act left trade unionists vulnerable to prosecution. Between 1871-1873, 50 people had been prosecuted including the famous case in Chipping Norton where 16 women, some breast feeding babies, were sentenced to several days hard labour.

Title	Circular letter from the London Trades Council May 1873, organising a demonstration against the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1871
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Production Date	1873
Format	Letter
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Holding Institution	TUC Library Collections, London Metropolitan University
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