The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-06 00:00:00

IRISH MILITIA.

RIOT AT IR! CAMP.—A formidable riot broke out
on Saturday last, between two of the militia regiments sta.
timid at the eamp on the Curragh. They fought with
sticks, their fists, and some few used their bayonets. The
officers were at mein at the time, and but for the prompt
and energetic measures taken by Lint.-Colonel —, who
dulled amongst the rioters with a large stick in Ms band,
belabouring them heavily, the coos/queues. must have been
moat serious, as some of the combatants had just procured
their Are arms, which they would undoubtedly have used
on the °cosies. Is. eicasequeacio of this unseemly riot, an
order bee bora issued that a change of quarters should take
&mils the eseampment on the Curries. Yesterday the
Langford Militia, 16 officers and 400 men, were removed to
Limerick. The Westmeath, 20 officers and 400 men to
Cork. This day the City of Dublin. consisting of 20 officer.
and 600 men, from Athy to Waterford. To-morrow the
3rd West York, consisting of 27 officers and 600 ma, are
to move from Waterford to Kildare. On Thursday the 3rd
West York, 6 officers and 106 men, from Thomastown to
Kildare.

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ANOTRIZ MILITIA RioT AT Coax —On Saturday, shoo:
4 o'clock, two policemen arrested a drunken man, and were
bring's' bin through Geerge's street, Cork, to bridewell,
when a soldier of the South Cork Militia, an omen's
rant, and dressed in coloured clothes, ran up and attempted
to rescue the prisoner. The police, assisted by some po-
diums who welts standing by, arrested him also, and
brought him to bridewell. On the way to the bridewell a
number of his comrades perceived him, and followed the
eerily*, which of coat,* incremed every moment, and with
the additions to their numbers the excitement of the militia
grew. Head Constable Crowley waited on the Mayor to
inform his of the fact, and his worship sent for a picket,
and at the same time sent to Mr. Rice, the governor of
the bridowell, a discharge to enable him to hand the pri-
soner over to the picket. In the meantime about 50 of the
militia gathered about the gate, and endeavoured to
force it open, in order to rescue their comrade, and one of
them actually struck one of the turnkeys with a stick
through the bars of the gate, and cut him in the eye.
After a considerable time Mr. Rice, seeing the violence of
the militia likely to increase, and despairing of the picket
coming in time to prevent mischief, gave the prisoner in
custody to a corporal of the regiment whom he saw passing by
and the man is now ie prison at the barracks. We under.
stand it is the intention of the local military authorities to
make use of very stringent Memorise to repress disorderly
Nadu,* of this description Ma the part of the soldiers,
whether in the line or militia.—fink EsasMse►.
About 40 men of the South Cork Militia were removed on
Sands, evening to Elisabeth Fort.
MILITIA 0/IPICIRS INOARCIRATID IN ARMAGH.
At Armagh petty sessions on Thursday Captain Wingfield
Verner and Lieutenant Smith, officers of militia, charged
Alexander Wilson, John Magurk, Richard Abbott, and
George Magee, with committing a violent assault. It ap-
peared that the complainants had been coming from an
evening party in the Mall en the morning of Saturday week,
when, as alleged by Mr. Jenkinson, who appeared (or the
proseestios, the crowing of a Cochin China °rick arrested
their attention, and an exclamation—murder—was made by
Captain Verner, and repeated by Lieutenant Smith, who,
am in arm, wee accompanying him. They were accosted
by a watchman earned Wilms, who affirmed that the of
were conducting themselves sot as gentlemen but &smelly
so blackguards, and that their conduct was unworthy the
cloth which they disgraced; and the officers refusing
to give their names, they wars arrested and handcuffed and
brought to the house of detentioe. Owing to the laterven-
-6011 of Mr. Prentice, the handcuffs, which had
cut their hands, were removed. Os the part of
the watchman, it wee contended by Mr. Harris that
his clients were justified in ting any person causing
a disturbance. After evidence on both sides had been heard
the magistrates decided es imprisoning Wilson for a calendar
month, and Magnrk and Abbott tea fortnight's imprisons
meat, both with hard labour. —Belfast Mercury.

REARRIABLII DiecovasT.--James Crabtree, pit-
'faker 10 Mesas. Aekroyd, of Barkinshaw-bottom, in sink-
ing a pit at Morley, neer Leeds, lately, found a live
frog is the centre of a ilvathroal.7B yards below the surface.
being soseiderably below the Morley Tunnel, to which it is
Moos adlaialap. The frog is still very lively. When found
it yes vorileia in Wow, but was yesterday (Wedneeday)
the seam* every-day specie.. The eyes are
raryZe. eel eranesaaed vita • gold Aug. It has four
clam ea* fete test, sad flee (web footed) on the hind feet.
Its moath is elesed, or Arenly shut, bat it hes two vents,
sppareatly nostrils,* the top of its nose. The sesta of esal
*a which it was disinterred was saturated with water; sad
probably, from this ciremastastos, combined with close on-
laemett, it bed beau sashimi to sustain its half torpid life
through meatless ageo.—Leeds Mercury.
Naw FLOATING FIIIIIANOINN.—A large vessel,
inteaded to be fitted up with a very powerful sham Are-
engine, has been built at Mr. Mare's yard,Bleekwall.
When sompleted it will replies th nt
e flostiengina at pre-
sent nomad sees Soltbwark-Inidge, which will be removed
Se ItAlbsebbbe.