The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-07-10 00:00:00

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RIOT IN ARMAGII.—The Orange anniversaries have
not, it seems, this yesr passed over without a manifes-
tation of the old brutal party strife. A Dublin Protes-
tant journal gives the following acconell of the celebra-
tion of Boynewater in Armagh :—•.o.ing to the lot of
July falling on Sunday this year the celebration of the
anniversary was postponed till Monday evening, the
only demonstration previously being the hoisting of
flags on the church tower and on a tree in the gaol
square. On Monday evening the celebration took place.
An immense number of Protestants assembled at liar-
rack-hill and Ballinalione, the usual places of reek:-
cons, and marched through the suburbs of the city and
on the highways leading to and from it, preceded by
several drums and fifes, but not playing any party
tunes. They continued this amusement till about •
quarter to 10 o'clock, alien they repaired to a bill ad-
joining the union workhouse, where several tar-harrets
and a large bonfire were lighted, sod where they re-
mained for some time. About half put 10 o'clock the
whole party left the bill accept a few children who re-
mained aith the dying embers of the fire ; and it was
resolved that they should play one or two tunes, march
round the suburbs once more, and then retire for the
night. Unfortunately, however, WI they were about to
carry this resolution into effect, news arrived that the
Roman t'atholic party, who were out beating drnms and
marching, for the mere aggravation of the Protestant'',
were wrecking Callen-street. which is inhabited by Pro-
testants, and is, in fact, the only lace an inhabited in
the Irish-street quarter of the city. On hearing thin
news the Protestants proceeded towards Callen-street
to relieve their friends, and just as they Sr.
rived at the approach to the street they were
met by a volley of stones from a mob. The
Protestants, of course, replied to this assault,
and stones and pistol shots were freely exchanged.
Sub-Inspector Faueett And the onstabula ry immediately
at great personal risk, rushed in between the two parties,
and kept them separate as well as possible until Mr. W.
Paton, Mr. John Gervais Winder. and Mr. Hngh Boyle,
magistrates. arrived at the locality, when their united
efforts restored tranquillity. hut not until consider shle
damage had been done to • number of houses in Irish-
street and Callen-street, the doors and windows of which
are completely shattered. The sub-inspector of the
police and several of the men were struck with stones,
hut not seriously hurt. Some half-dozen civilians, how.
ever, have been injured considerably by blows of stones
and other weapons; one man in particular was almost
killed on the spot by a stone, which struck him on the
back of the beml. The subject in all probability will
come under the inquiry of the magistrates, and in the
mean time it may he sufficient to state, concerning the
origin of the conflict, that the Protestant party were
never more determined to have kept the anniversary
peaceably--for which purpose their country friends dia
not come into town, but remained in their own districts.
Perhaps the knowledge of this . fact einholdened their
opponents to bring out their drums and fifes on an
Orange anniver.ary, as a challenge to the Protestants,
who were loyally and peacefully engaged in commemo-
rating an event for which every lover of freedom should
be thankful." .

TIPPERARY AR IT In.— Among the properties sold
lately in the Landed Estate ('ourt was one situated in
the North Riding of Tipperary, which forcibly illustrates
the improvement that has taken place in a few years in
that once ill-famed county. In IRSI thin mune property
was purchased for MAID. while no later than Fri-
day, after a lapse of 9 years, it realised C 13,040. conside-
r hly more than &mine the price when first offered for
tale.