The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-15 00:00:00

THE ORANGE BLOTS IN BELFAST.

In Saturday's edition the Northers Whig says;
" The riots in Belfast continue with unabated fury—nn
equalled by anything we have ever seers in ibis town. Th.
magistrates did not take the premotime we suggested. o
patrolling the streets with police, two and two abreast he
them at misers is batches of 20 or 30 to staod sic
planed
elin at the rioters. If this is the object for which th.
police were sent to Belfast, they might as well oaf bar,
come at all, for in a guerilla warfare such aa took plea V.
night large bodies of men cannot act propeely together..
Towards evening the districts generally known as the duos
deny parte of the tows appeared to be assembling for I
grand encounter. Every street, from Diveetrest co the north,
to the Dahlia road as the south, was in array sod red!
for the fray. We have seen the riots which °everted ::
Belfast for the last sight or too years, and have never WI
the people of the two districts room determinedly set for
party encounter. Every artifice of warfare was in readier.,
—stoves were in heaps—brickbats covered the thorooghf,rn
—crowds of people were at every covert—and nothiog iro
wanted for a great party fight except the abeam of the
police, who, fortunately for the peso of the tows, were pre.
seat in as large embus as their arrangemeet in Beebe
could afford, emitter* that there are not more than
as. in the town. As stated, the mama is the noow
establishmeste in the neighbourhood of the Potted 1.!
Bandy-row districts refused to wort yesterday; and the
streets were crowded all day by those who sympethierd
with the uefertunate people who were hart in the ter-
rible ride of the morniug. Some of those Uses bort
are not likely to recover ; and it was roomed that the
agitation caused in the people's mind by the frightfal
encounters with tom-arms which then took place would
lead to dreadful scenes last night. We are glad to
know that the precautions which the authonues
took were successful to some extent. Erery
Woman and every local constable Is the town was
drafted to three districts where their presence oil re-
quired ; and, in the middle of large crowds where stools
and brickbats were thrown, in which onav of than
were wounded, they 000 ducted themselves in a
creditable manner in fact, showing a great amOellt k
patience, considering the abuse which they suffered Bar
raeketreet, Pound-street, Hamill-street, Durham-street.
Davis-street, Sandy-row, and all the streets adjoientai the
place, were is a regular ferniest ; nothing mild be dour is
eonesqueoce of the preoesos of the police, and the wret,-hni
cowards attacked all the meows by they saw. They owl'
sally from Durham-street to Donegellequare, and att
the meeting-house of Dr. Cooke, broads, every pane of
in the windows facial Alfred-street, after which they brats
the windows of the Methodist church, Dosegolleqoare. the
windows is Mr. Shaw's meetleg-house, Alfred-meet cad
I taking a rush down Arthur-street, broke every window they
could hod—sparing neither friend nor foe. They Who
the windows is the Looses of Mr. Mexican, Ardiurstreet
I Mr. Murray, Arthur street; Mr. Dunlop, Arthorequwf•
sad a great may other; cad in their savage fury tb',f
struck Mrs. Beeman on the head with a large stove who,
standing at the door of her owe house. This mob thee n;
along Castle-place, and joined their brethren I.
street. About • quarter to 10 last eight, • teat of rstbr
deceetlookieg men came up to the hones, No. 8, Hotrod
street, the residence of the Right Its,. Dr. Dope.
Room catholic mediator bishop. and broke the far
light over the hall door. At the very time some of tbe
Roman catholic siergy who reside with Dr. Dora-
wore is the Pound district pomading the populace t
go home and clear the streets. At ten o'clock •great 10x
ceemed is Barracketreet, when the police, with NT
Orme, R.IL, mad Mr. Taylor, J. P., made several area
The reimenses, lb the number of eleven or twelve, were cot
ducted to the pours dine in the middle of large file. of an:"
sad will he hoorah' op before the court this morning."
Yesterday at the Poliereqratirt, tweetreight men •b,
had bee° arrested ea the previous night and yesterday roar
leg for riotous °reduce wee. brought op L4lOllll Mr. Oro,
R. M., sad Dr. Meroey. The street outside the °part tou.!
w crowded by the friends of the accused. John HoIIAL,
was charged with throwing storm and assaulting
stable Raabe, and a person unknown, and was sentencvl
four meths' imprisonment. James Steve. Robert NV
land. George Nrobokios, Wm. Kays.James Wideman, ‘,
m.
Maguire, We. Thomas WM ores, Wm. Gamble.
Wallace, Hun:biases Porter, and Jame Graham, were r,,cc
sentenced to two mouths' imprisonment, on the oomYl."
of the polio.. for being part of a disorderly and atom'
throwiag mob is Derhametreet. The evidence was the ame
is all the eases—emely, that the prisoners were ins the
mood, and some of them were men throwing at... 4
at an opposing mob. Patrick llCullogh woo
abused, there net being sauciest evidence to convict
Bewrf Lamy. Jobs Blom, Willis.. Warnock,
Jeluaske, Thomas Martia, William Marshall. Jar'
M'Fanlasd, John Falkiner, David Warnock, William
Joke Flaseigan, William Doran, and JOllll M•Kenes lat 4
77), were all remanded till Tuesday for further frilaeoo,
Hoary Kam sad Patrick IrCellister ware charged by Head'
resalable Rankin with sessigtiag Mary Great sad Jolts
, Watson, and Daniel Fitzpatrick, who was charged by tot
stable Dense with assaulting Victor Grant, were ransade
till to-day, as the prisoners had been only a abort ciar
arrested, and wished to prodave witnesses.