The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-06 00:00:00

DISTURBANCES AT GREENOCK.

The conviction of John Orr, the street prifiehlr
(known,ln Scotland and America, as " The Angel Gabriel"), •
of a breach of the peace, and the infliction of • sentence of
sixty_ days' imprisonment, at the Police Court in Grseawit
Oa Monday, caused a great excitement is the town, kiatz
afresh the old spirit which led to some serious nota upw
of three years ego.
The Nara British Daily Mail says :—lt is said that the
mob which assem Oledieaknintinblafthoorepecarnnoot-osnfqiubreeeenitown4Mnantoednndsceredywasimatsigthoht
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coprrla,trhothhaedbr,
police-court to GO days' imprisonment for creating a brach
of the peace on the previous (Sunday) evening, in attempt-
ins to hold forth to a crowd at the steamboat quay, in direst
opposition to a caution by the authorities, who had Men
induced thus to act from former experience. It was
escertained, however, that Orr had been removed le
Paisley Gaol in course of the afternoon, and the mob pre
ceeded in mess to the Roman Catholic Chapel in Bearlsopie
street, weer* they broke 55 panes of glass with Wasik
Turning %hemmer into East Shaw-street, they battered he
the panties of the chapel door. They broke in the doss
and same of the giltu in the windows of the school and the
teacher's house. They also smashed the wisdoms and the
door of the contiguous residence of the clergymen. There
was nothing to oppose their lawless course except the ordi-
nary police force, who did all in their power to cheek the
rioters. They apprehended several young men, who lie
now in custody. George Fowler, one of the officers, we.
badly injured with a atone, and two otter officers we
hurt. It was only when night ci.cord in, and thiagess.usei
a serious aspect, that it was deemed advisable to all in the
aid of some men from her Majesty's ship Athol, and bat
the revenue cutter Prince Albert, in the West Harbour, sad
to bring down the Lancashire Militia by special train from
Glasgow.
The militia arrived in town between 1 and 2 o'clock this
morning, but by this time the mischief was done, and the
mob bad dispersed. Ihe soldiers, about 140 in number,
were bivouacked all night in t; • Town-hall, where they
still remain, and an additional 50 men are expected tojoia
them from Glasgow this evening. Sheriff Modulus
arrived in town today.
Every well-disposed person must deplore the way the
mob took to avenge the sentence passed upon their favourite
fanatic, " The Angel Gabriel." To assemble at Cathouto
square avowedly for the purpose of breaking open Hopi-
son and setting Orr at liberty could be understood. To a
bead of thoughtless young men the proposal had a prestige
&beat it, and a degree of plausibility of its kind. But the
saortileation experienced at hearing that On was beyond
their reach will not afford a shadow of pretext, either of
one kind or another, for deliberately sallying to the Romsa
catholic chapel, and wantonly demolishing the windows with
stones, or of battering in the doors and windows of the resi-
dence of the Rev. Mr. Gordon, a gentleman who hie
gained golden opinions from all sorts of men. It was d
the house of the rev. gentleman that the violence of the
mob of Monday night seems to have reached its culminating
point.
But, apropos of the riots, and apart from the violence,
an opinion extensively prevails, and that, too, among a
class of respectaole friends of order, that John On Milne
severely punished in being sent two months to prison. TM
isamedUte charge upon which he has been con.icted is held
not to be one ol every grievous character. He meta creed
on the Steam-boat Quay to preach to them. The police told
him to be off, and he obeyed their injunctions, going, sale
said in defence, by the best way he could ; tor he could set
be expected to walk northw into the sea, or upward le
the moon. In going, the d billowed him, to ass the
words of a witness, just as a crowd would follow Mrs. Stows,
or some popular preacher. The crowd of boys shunted, sad
John waved his trumpet and his insignia, and he wallet
hastily on until he reached another jurisdiction, std thus
the madonna steam exploded, and the "concedes" was
made. This is made's. of a pretty methodical deseriptia.
Barnum would have done his work after the same teak&
At all events, John Orr's sentence rironsises to be a heal
blow end great discouragement to preaching7a dug
that was rather fashionable until John Orr brought dente
what into disrepute.
And now that it is felt that danger is so apt to Wig
front crowds of people gathering about the quays on Sea'
day, there is another des notion of attraction on the men'
ings and overlap of that day which collects crowds, sa4
which should be brought under the notice of the oaths&
ties. We mean the fiddling, fifeing, and drums* se
board the revenue cutter in the harbour in the very malls
of the port. If preaching is henceforward to be wafted
tS
churches of a Sunday, perhaps it may be deemed (ladle
advisable to keep the mu•ic there also on that day, sad
give no cause for collecting noisy crowds on the qur
te
listen to the inspiriting yet inapposite strains of .:,The
Fourth Dragoon Guards " or " Pup goes the Wessel; he
what is sauce for the goose is also sauce for the gander.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

BIRTHS.

1, at Thomee4dreet, Bath, the wife of Yr. J. Brak
of a daughter.
BIACKSTr.—ApriI 3, at ?sling. the wife of Hear, Bloch % 224*
of IS, Great Marlowough.areet, of a ma.
DURRANT.—AprU 2, at Oumpden.froye. Iteusingtoc, the OW
0. J. Deo mt. Eaq , of a you.
GORDON.—krril 2. at Laurier, Slough, the wife of Capt. U. Ur
Gore" of a sou.
HEWPWEER.—ApriI 2, at Upper Oroevenor.etreet, Lady Hauellf.
of a eon.
FARBUItY.—ApriI 4, at Claphampark, the wife of F. Pa:WM Bela
of a daughter.
PILYINOTON.—ApfiI 3, at Loverneei.terraee, Bayswater, "l—
ot IL J. Pillatngtoo, Bp., of a daughter.
101111113 —April 2, at Claremont Judge, Cobham, the wife el L
wr
Roberta, &q., of a eon.
RUDTERD —April 1, the wife of H. B. B. Itairerd, la" sa
Wort., of a dausthVit.
WHITE.—April 2, at Ripon Lodge, aoadlag, the wife rid's 113%
A. L. White, of a daughter.
WALKER.—ApriI 6, at Warwlekdood, Upper Claptoa.
chard Walker, of a ecm, atlii.bora.

MARRIAGES.
CASEY—LOCKS—Apra I, at Milltown Ifslbay, Almada, Mil
P. Nay, Eq., to Aphre, eldest daughter of .1. Lake, MI."
De.
GMAM—PATCII.—ApriI 1, .at Nortai.oub•Hambdolk bame,—.lgra.
G. Gear, of North
toter p
Mu Temperenoe ,eldeet "
Mr. J. Patch, a the former p sou
ROGPAS—BENSHALL.—AprII 3, at St. Panora Chorea, by "
Rev. eH. Add-sent. %Wildest Nicholas, Cant eau ot A. AOSU
ef Camden-road-villas, to lillsaieta, youngest Mae"? °ln
Headtall, Maq.,of Candea.reail-villaa.
SEEPPER—EALLETL—ApriI a, at WWI& by "11.,/ *1
~,,
Alfred Mapper. of Ottery Nam Devon, to AWN rauar-tA°
daughter of the late J. Hallettod Reattehdown.

DEATH&
ABlll4B4ll.—April 3, at $4, John-street, nivel EluNe dist II
few days' Plasm Vhstor, the beloved ion of WO sad IRMO
fibtleisw.aPd 3 years an. I months.
BIREITT.—ApriI y, st Busby is the Willows, Notts, IlishWth
Frames Oollingwood, eldest daughter of Mr. J
DUNN.—April I, at Orows.hill, Norwood, W. Dom. gag,
FRANICLITN.—ApriI I, at Black Re* near Brighton, Lest. 0.
Franklyn, R.N.
HARREKIN. -April 2, at Cowaysthorpe, war Walton, Hr. W. Or'
rheas. aged 6L
RELLEIL—ApriI 5, I.E. Baer. Esq , late Pap of the Chambers
bar Napsty , aged 43.
OLDIIIELD.—AprE I. C. Oldfteld. Egg, of Pllrroy.parir, BEV*
seed IR.
PEEL—April at 9sla Old Hall, Chaeldro, Babel, Wieder
Peel. Esq , aged mess.

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