The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-31 00:00:00

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31.

THE cessation of the rioting in Belfast has been,
not unnaturally, followed by a good deal of rather
bitter and not very profitable wrangling as to
which of the rival parties into which the town is
divided is mainly responsible or most to blame for
the outbreak. As was to be expected, mutual re-
proaches and imputations of grave culpability
have been very freely exchanged between the local
organs of the hostle sections. The Orange jour-
nals assert, with some plausibility, that the Ro-
manist', are responsible for the riots; their illegal
and defiant O'CONNELL demonstration at
Dublin having led to a counter demon-
stration amongst the Protestant populace of
Belfast. The Ultramontane organs, on the
other hand, have brought the heaviest aocnsa-
tions against the Protestant party, charging them
with having tacitly sanctioned, and in some cases
even directly encouraged, the fearful excesses
of the Orange mob. Such charges could hardly
be left unanswered, and they have drawn from the
official leaders and representatives of the Orange
party a formal but very decisive sad indignant
protest. At a meeting of the members of the
Grand Orange Lodge summoned bat week
to take into consideration the allegations
of a portion of the press against the
character of the Institution, various strong reso-
lutions on the subject were passed. These reso-
lutions were prefaced by a characteristic preamble,
a portion of which, together with the first resolution,
will sufficiently indicate the general character of the
proceedings :—" Whereas, among many allegations
" as to the origin and continuance of these riots,
" several public journals have attributed them to
" the existence and operation of the Orange Insti-
" tution, it is resolved—' 1. That the Orange
" Institution having been organized for the per-
" pose of promoting Protestant principles, up-
'holding the Crown and Constitution, and main-
" ' taming law and order, it is utterly opposed to
" all illegal and disorderly proceedings in the
" State, or to any encouragement of same, as
" inconsistent with its recognised principles.' "
The second resolution "indignantly disclaims," on
behalf of the members of all the Orange Lodges in
the town, any connexion whatever either with the
origin or continuance of the recent disturbances,
and supports this disclaimer by the fact that num-
bers had enrolled themselves as special constables
to assist in suppressing the riots.
Now, while all this is undoubtedly natural and
right enough, it can hardly perhaps be said to meet
adequately the deeper and more serious require-
ments of the occasion. So far, indeed, as the
mere letter of the grosser local charges brought
against the Orange Lodges is concerned, the reply
is full and satisfactory—more emphatic and de-
cisive, perhaps, than was really necessary. Very
few people probably in Belfast itself, and hardly
anybody out of it, seriously believed that the mem-
bers of these Lodges could be capable of directi

and encouraging such an atrocious outbreak. They
are known to be for the most part good citizens,
men not only of standing and respectability, but
often of high education, and who, as the represen-
tatives of loyalty and public order, would
be utterly opposed to anything like vio-
lence and riot. The emphatic disclaimers
on this head, therefore, were perhaps hardly
called for. But the members of the Orange
Lodge, while answering with even superfluous
vigour the letter of the accusations brought against
them, do not attempt to meet the spirit of the
charge to which these associations are exposed at
such a time. The real charge against the Orange
Societies of Ireland is, that by directly fostering
old feuds, by actively keeping up irritating and
offensive distinctions, they artificially perpetuate the
worst features of an evil past, and keep alive a spirit
of local bitterness and hostility, which in seasons of
excitement tends to provoke popular commotion'.
The resolutions of the Grand Lodge, so far from
answering this charge, indirectly admit and con-
firm it. The Orange institutions, we are told, are
organized for the purpose of promoting Protestant
principles, upholding the Crown and Constitution,
and maintaining law and order. But the very
formation of such associations is a reflec-
tion on those who do not belong to them,
while their continued existence is of course a direct
and gratuitous reproach on the loyalty and good
citizenship of all beyond their pale. The avowed
motive of the organization recalls the most un•
happy periods of Irish history, and suggests those
darker features of the old Protestant ascendancy
which a juster policy is gradually obliterating, and
which every enlightened citizen would wish to bury
in oblivion. Think of associations being formed
in England or Scotland for upholding the Consti-
tution and maintaining law and order ! It is
• quite true that the social condition of Ireland is
still in many respects peculiar, still deeply marked
by the divisions of an unhappy past, but under
the influence of a better system of government
these divisions are being slowly healed, and
Ireland in its social and political as-
pects is becoming assimilated to the Sister
Kingdom. The business of every good
citizen, of every enlightened patriot, is to remove,
as far as possible, everything that hinders the pro-
green of this most salutary change. Now, it can
hardly be denied that the Orange associations in-
terpose a gratuitous obstacle in the way of this

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posed to everything bite true eivio and
political conciliation. Unhappily, too, t spirit of
these organizations, so far from being merely latent,
not unfrequently it manifests itself in active forms.
Eothusiaatic but bigoted Protestants appear now
and then to find a positive delight in seizing the
most inopportune moment for openly denouncing
and ridiculing the faith of the majority. Their
zeal is, no doubt, perfectly sincere, but it is
neither according to knowledge nor guided by any
feeling of charity or sense of public discretion. It
is no justification whatever of such proceedings to
say that the Romanist', especially the lower classes
of them, are turbulent, intolerant, and aggressive.
This is to • great extent true, and, as we have re-
peatedly pointed oat, a heavy responsibility in
this respect rests upon their religions teachers and
guides. But because Romanist" show a violent
and unchristian spirit, that is uo reason why Pro-
, testants, who profess a purer faith, should imitate
them. Their first duty, as well as their highest
policy, is that of setting a better example by
maintaining the truth in a spirit of Christian
charity and genuine toleration. The purest
saint, the most sincere and enlightened patriot,
that ever sat upon the episcopal bench of Ire-
land, Bishop BERKELEY, gives the noblest illustra-
tion of this spirit in his celebrated address to the
Irish priesthood :—" Be not startled, re-
" verend Sirs, to find yourselves addressed
"by one of a different communion. We
" are, indeed (to our shame be it spoken),
" more inclined to hate for those articles wherein
"we differ, than to love one soother for those
" wherein we agree. But if we cannot extinguish,
" let us at least suspend our animosities, and, for-
" getting our religious fends, consider ourselves in
" the amiable light of countrymen and neighbours.
" Let us for once turn our eyes on those things
"in which we have one common interest. Why
" should disputes about faith interrupt the duties
"of civil life f or the different roads we take to
" Heaven prevent our taking the same steps on
" earth 4 Do we not inhabit the same spot of
" ground, breathe the same air, and live under
" the same government ? Why then should we
" not conspire in one and the same design to pro-
" mote the common good of our country 'I"

INAUGURATION OF THE PERTH ALBERT
MEMORIAL BY THE QUEEN.

PERTH, AUGUST 30.
The royal train arrived at the general station
here at 8.38 a.m. Her Majesty was received by
the Earl of Mansfield, Viscount Strathmore,
Viscount Dupplin, Lord Kinnaird, M.P.' Sir John
Richardson, Sheriff Gordon, and the Rev. Dr.
Duff, D.D., Provost Ross, of Perth, Lord Provost
Lawson, of Edinburgh, Jic. At 9.45 her Majesty
' proceeded to inaugurate the statue of the late Prince
Consort, The procession was led by the Lord
Provost and magistrates, the sheriffs of the
county, the members of the Town Council
and Convenor Court, and the members of
the Memorial Committee in carriages, Arc.
Then followed in carriages her most gracious'
Majesty, the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg'
Gotha, the Princess Helena, the Princesses Louise
and Beatrice, Prince Leopold and the Marchioness'
of Ely, Sir Charles Wood, Sir Charles Phippe ;
Major-General the Hon. A. Hood and Lieutenant
General C. Grey, equerries in waiting, were on
horseback. Her Majesty was accompanied from
the station to the Inch by a squadron of the 15th '
Hussars, and a guard of honour awaited her at the
site of the memorial. The route was lined by
infantry, and on the streets as well as on the
North Inch was a large concourse of spec-
tators. In front of the statue the royal stand
was erected, which was profusely decorated
with flowers and evergreens. A short prayer
having been offered by the Rev. J. A. Hanlon,
the following address was presented to the Queen :
Most Excellent Majeety, most Gracious Majesty,—We,
your Majesty's dutiful subject., the Lord Provost, Magi-
strates, and Town Council, as representing the community
of the city of Perth, beg leave to approach your Majesty
with the renewed assurance of attachment to your Ma-
jesty's person, family, and throes at all times. Gratified
by your Majesty's visit to our ancient city, we feel
especially honoured by the kindness and wade-
ecension with which your Majesty be. been pleased
to grape by your royal presence the interesting ceremonial
which ia now to take place. May the memorial this day
to he inaugurated, be anfeoduring testimony of, gratitude,
affection, and respect. May it stimulate the men of coming
generations to the practice of those virtues which show
forth so conepicuously in the character of him whose name
it commemorates ; savored that inch will ever, no less
command the praise and gratitude of the living, than secure
the admiration sod applause of posterity. We feel that no
inauguration of our city's memorial of Albert the Good
can be more appropriate' or graceful than that
which proceeds under the auspices of the equally good
and gracious Sovereign to whom the lamented Prince stood
connected by the nearest and dearest of human ties, and
under whose just, beneficent, and exemplary rule her
subject. have made unprocedested progress in everything
fitted to tender a nation great, prosperous and happy. That
your Majesty may be long spared to sway the sceptre of
these realms, and to be a blessieg, a guide, and an example
to a contented, loyal, and devoted people, is our sincere and
earnest prayer.

The statue was then uncovered, and the Queen
was pleased to express ber admiration of the work.
Her Majesty then conferred the honour of knight-
hood on Lord Provost Roes. The band baring
played the National Anthem, a royal salute was
tired from a battery of guns stationed on the north
end of the Inch. Her Majesty then returned to the
general station by a different route, and left Perth
by the Scottish North Eastern Railway for Bal-
moral at 115 a. m.

Her Majesty was welcomed during her progress
through the City with the greatest enthusiasm.
The royal train arrived at Aberdeen at L 32, and
left for Aboyne at 1.38.

Her Majesty and the royal family arrived at
Balmoral at 4.3 U

The Prince and Princess of Wales leave Aber-
pldis Caetle on Saturday for Diusdan where they will ant-
bark for their Danish trip IMMO afternoon.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge
and the Princess Rimy have left town for Geneva, where
they will visit her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of
Meckleuberg•Strelitz. The duke and princess have no is.
teution of visiting Germany. Her Royal Highness the
Durham of Cambridge will leave Kew Cottage to-morrow
for Scarborough.

The Earl and Countess Spencer will probably be
in the retinue of their Royal Highnesses the Prime and
Princess of Wales on their approaching voyage to Copen-
hagen. The Prince and Princess will, it is expected, be
absent ►boat a fortnight.

The Earl of Dudley is expected to arrive at
Dudley House, Park lane, to-day, from a tour in Germany.
The Earl and Countess of Clarendon will return
home from Germany at the end of the month.

The Earl and Countess Russell and Lady
Georgina Russell are expected to leave Woburn Abbey
to-day or to-morrow on a tour of the Ufa in Comberlsod
and Westmoreland on their way to Scotland.; During their
tour north the earl and counting will stay for soon
days with the Earl and Countess of Minto, at Mint°
Rouse, llawick.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer left Hawarden
Cutle yesterday far Puwasse Mawr, Onway.

llis Excellency the Italian Minister is expected
at the residence of the Legatiao, Upper Grosvenor-street,
to-morrow, from Germany, where his exesllaaey has been
staying a few weeks.

At the Court at Windsor, the 27th day of August,
1864, present, the COMO' Yost Emelleat Majesty in
Comma, its this day ordered by her Majesty to °ousel! that
the oouvecetious of the provisos@ of Caaterbury and Fork
be prorogued from the day to wtdah the same pow stud
to Saturday, the 12th day of November us:L—
A=BU Hitrs.-04-utte.

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