The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-03 00:00:00

THE RAGGED SCHOOLS AND THE 01

DIGGINGS.

TO THE EDITOE 011, THE DAILY NSW.,

SIC,—At a time when all letters from Australia
am eagerly read, perhaps the following copy of one re-
ceived from a lad sent out from the Union Mews Hogged
School, in 18.50, may not prove uninteresting :
• " Melbourne, March 5, 1852.
" Dear Father,—Enclosed is a bill of lading of one small
bozof gold dust, which I send you as a present per &Ws-
min Heape. I have written you at length by ether vessel,
and Bend this in ma• it may be lost. You will receive the
box on board the B. Hoye from Captain Hodgson, or
at the ship's agents. " J. M."
The bill of lading states the box to contain 24 ounces of
gold dust. In a letter lately received from him, dated De-
cember 16, ho mentioned his intention of pmcceding to the
digging. after Cbriatinas ; consequently this must boa por-
tion of the " first fruits " of his industry.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
JOHN SHORT.
15.5, Regcnt-strect, July 2, 1852.

The Cambridge University Commission bad a meeting
yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord of the
fressury in Downing street. Present: the Bishop of
Chester, the Dean of Ely, Sir John Herschel, Professor
Seel wick, and the Rev. W. H. Beteson (secretary):
TIIS COLLISION ON THE RIVER. —lt us now
helieved that all the passengers on board the Duchess of
Kent succeeded in effecting their escape, and that the loss
will be confined to the vessel itself and to the luggage and
other valuables on board. Yesterday, on the pier at Rusher.
vine, several portions of the Duchess of Kent which had
become detached were deposited. It is firmly believed by
competent krises that, from the depth of the water and the
age of the vessel, couple with the fact of the continued
'rising of pieces of the ship to the surface, she will
never be got up whole. Indeed we ate informed that any
attempt to do so is already abandoned by the owners, the
Commercial Steam Navigation Company. Every Alm.,
however, will be made to preserve her engines and ma-
chinery, which are very fine ones, manufavured by Messrs.
Seaward and Co., the eminent eugineers. The whole
energies of the authorities of the company and the captain
and crew of the sunken vessel, have been ever since the and
catastrophe directed to ascertaining whether there are any
bodies still under water, and te the recovery of the lugeage,
I but without effect so far as the former is concerned. The
inquiries of the passengers, both by letter and personally,
respecting the property, have been mceseent.

. _
Paul: MON ET.—T n PAIIT'11•00N.--Notice is
given that the 111.C4 uet vales of the proceeds arising from
raiisur. of t'io 6ttver, Phii.ot•hrime, by her Ms•
,ty'- Ilyile Parker, , Com-
blowier, on the 2t4tit of l'ehruary, I$Y), wiil be registered
i.t Curt of Admiralty, on or after the 10th of
J ta), n mil Co., Agents.—Urizette.

THE OUTRAGES AT SToCKPORT.
CORONER'S INQUEST.
The outrages upon the Ititl Roman Catholics and
the destruction of their house. and furnit'tre continued
Wednesday evening, as eleserieed by its yesterday, drew
forth front the magistrates the fill awing proclamation, which
was extensively posted during Thursday afternoon :
" Whereon, by the statute 7th and bth (on. c. 30, s.
8, it is enacted, 'That if any persons rieteuely said tumult 4.
misty amenibled together to the disturbaace of the puloio ,
peace, shall unlawfully, and with force, demolish, pull
down, or destroy, or begin to demolish, pull down, olf
de-
stroy, any church or chapel, or any chapel for the rel,gious
worship of persons dissenting from the united church of
England and Ireland, doly registered or recorded, or any
house, stable, coach-house, outhouse, warehou.c, office,
shop, mill, or any building or erection used in carry! og un
any trade or manufocture' or any branch thereof, or .
any machinery, whether find or mereatile, prepared
for, or employed in, any manufacture, or in any breath
them', or any steam eugine, or other ei.glue ; •
every such offender shall he guilty of ;deny, and,
being convicted thereof, "hall suffer death as a The
magistrates of Stockport, finding that yestenley's proclaim-
Pon has not prevented a partial repetition art atti.eke al art
houses inhabited by the Irish in this borougn, ca,s upon
all the peaceable inhabitants to Mil the civil power in made-
taining law and order. It cannot be endutcu that, wider
any pretence whatever, in a civilised country, one portion
of its residents should ,11111:ed out f.r the erutal Attacks
of a mob. Any person can, by law, apprehend and detain
any other person or persons conmadtiug such outrage ; and
the authorities will, if required, reward the patty for era
doing. The magistrates have made such arraugements;aa
that, within a very few minute., a euttnient tone: can he
directed to any place to put down any disturbance; zed
they earnestly oohed the peaceable Ml:mutants to ii.; hoid
of, and detain, souse M the parties attempting to commit
such outrages, and to single out some of the ainaleaders,
so as afterwards to ideutity them.—Auy infermaticia, either
us to the parties already in custody, et as to miters impli-
cated in the late outrages, should tic communicated, without
delay, to Mr. Sadler, the chief constable.
"Jolts MurstituyD, Mayor.
"Court House, Stockport, July Ist, 1t5.52.”
The pollee force of the borough, in their t xliausted con-
dition, and consisting of only 11 men (of whom two are
absent from duty), were but ill calculated to di ..1 with law-
less gauge of ruffians, in a town which, with its neighbour-
hood, consists of 100,000 inhabitants; and it is no wonder
that they should have been unable to cope with :he evil. A
large number of special constables hail been sworn :n, but
without active and trained policemen to lead them they
were of little avail. We arc glad to say that dur:vg the
whole of Thursday the borough was perfectly tranqu;l.
THE INQUEST.
The inquest on the body of Michael Moran, the young
Man killed early in the riotous proceedings of Tuesday
evening, commenced on Thursday evening, at the Court
Souse, before Mr. Charles Hudson, corontr for the Stock-
port division of Cheshire, and a respectable jury. Two
'magistrates were present, and great numbers of the public.
The Coroner, in opening the proceeding?, said—To-day
I propose to bike evidence merely of the identity of this
person's body and the cause of his death ; and don I pro-
pose to adjourn this inquiry for a sufficient time to allow
excitement to subside, in order that we may more calmly.
rind perhaps with better means of information than we now
possess, proceed with the investigation of this case. There.
lore, gentlemen, I shall only call before you evicence as to
these two points, and then I shall call upon you to enter
into recognisance' to appear to prosecute the inquiry on a
future occasion.
James Flannigan, of Bamforth.street, card-room
stated that the body of the deceased was that of Michael
Moran. The deceased was the brother of witness's wife.
Ile lived with witness, and had done so for the last three
weeks. He was a single man, about 23 years of age, and
was a labourer on a visit—not in ',arch of work. Myse.i
and he left home about half-past 7 on Tuesday evening. We
went to the house of William Riley, in Rock-rew, who was
deceased's uncle, to see if he could find employment fur him
with a farmer. About 8 o'clock we were returning home
up Lord-street, when a great mob Cams does
Sandy Brow and Lord street. They were flinging
stones in all directions. I ran away, but missed Moran,
and on looking back saw him stretched on the ground oppo-
site Barlow's becrhouse. I ran back, and with the Mil-
tame of another man picked him up. Blood was flowing
frame wound in the right side of his head, and out of his
left ear. Ido not know the man who assisted me to pick
him up. I assisted him to walk back to Riley's, being un-
able to get him into a feline in Ruck-row. I placed him in
a chair at his uncle's, and I went for Dr. Sleddon, who
accompanied me to Riley's to see Moran. I went down to
thedoctor's afterwards for a plaister, but when I had returned
the mob emote the door, and there was a riot and I heel not
time to remove the hair from his head to apply the plAister.
The rioters, immediately I had taken him upstairs and laid
him oa the bed, broke open the doors and carried out the
furniture to burn it in the streets. We had gone up stairs
for safety, but the police came up, and an ofticcr from the
barracks, with a drawn sword, said " Come down-111 see
you protected." They brought Riley down. and the police-
man took him under his care. Mr. Henry Bowers, of the
Stockport Arms, was assisting the police. I brought down
Michael Moran, with the aid of another man, and the
police ordered me to take le:in to a doctor's. When I got
him out of doors a man came up with a large piece of wool
in his hand, thick and round, and gave him another blow oo
the head. The man said, " Come, let us look at his
and see if he is au Irishman," and he then struck Moran a
tremendous blow on the left side of his head, inflicting an-
other wound. Witness then took him into the Court-house,
and laid him down there, for Mr. Walter*, surgeon, to
attend him. We got to the Court-house about ten o'clock.
The man who struck him ran up Lord-street. I should
iodise able to identify either of the men who struck him.
When he was struck the second time he said "Oh dear—
I'm done." lie poke after that. They asked his
name at the Court-house, and he could not answer. I was
turned outside the Court-house, and left to go home about
eleven o'clock. The people who were throwing the stones
were doing so at a party coming out of Rock-row. They
were small lads in the riot at first.
Dr. Rayner examined—l was at the Court-house on
Tuesday night from nine o'clock, attending the wounded
prisoners. I recollect the deceased being brought in, and
,myself and Dr. Turner examined his wounds. The prin-
t iled one was oa the right side of the head, in an oblique
direction from behind forwards, three inches in length. It
extended front pear the crown of the head to the fore part
of the ear, cutting through the scalp but not dividing the
perieraniuni. There was another wound two inches above the
left eye, a coctused wound, aboutan inch in length. These
were all the external wounds we perceived at the time.
I was present afterwards when he died. That was about
2 o'clock in the morning. He was sensible under the
handling of the wound, butt don't reeof:tct that he said
anything. I made the port-marten examination to-day,
and ascertained from it the cause of death.. On the right
side of his head, beneath the wound, the sloull was de-
pressed three-sixteenths of an inch, and a fracture ex-
tended from it five inches exteenally and six and a half in
ternally, and extending under the right ear, thrototlL which
blood oozed into the ear. There was slsoa second fracture
from the lower portion of the first about an inch in length
There were three to four ounces of clotted blood be poem
the dues mater and the brain. The effusion of bloc d on
the brain arising from the fracture of the skull was the
cause of death. I think the fracture was from a cut svioh
a hard instrument, with a blunt edge ; the other was not a
cut but more of the nature of a bruise.
The Coroner at this stage of the proceedings adjourned
the inquest to the 20th July.

EXAMINATION OF THE RIOTERS RESUMED.
The further examination of the rioters apprehended on
Tuesday night, and remanded by the magistrates on Wed-
nesday, was resumed yesterday tFriday) morning, at the
Court-house, Stockport. The magistrates were John Booth-
royd, Esq. (mayor), Sir It. Pcndlebury, James Newton,
Esq., Richard Sykes, Esek., Joseph St. John Yates,
H. Y. Moreland, Esq., Thomas Eskrigge, Esq., George
Turner, Esq., M.D., Robert Gee, Esq., Edward :Vineland,
T.. I'. B.liarsland, Esq., and Cephu Howard, Esq
he following is a list of the prisoners :—Thomas Brian,
Walter Welsh, Michael Shottery, James Haggerty, Timothy
Finnigan, James Welsh, Owen Doyle, John Blytb, Roger
MsDermot, Michael Cunyan, 'A houses Finney, James
Herretty, Patrick O'Hara, Patrick Curley, Michael M'Der.
snot, Thomas Garver, James Finn, Patrick Locherty, Thos.
Morris, Henry Rhodes, Thos. Rider, JUMLY. Finn, Thomas
Murphy, Matthew Mullagin, James Paton, John Brannen,
Thomas Owen, John M'lsially, Patrick Kelly, Michael
Flynn, George Pell, Samuel Rule, Michael Burke, J. 1111,6
Foley, Peter ltowbothsm, Wm. 'limey, Joseph Beard, W.
Newton, George Parry, John Watson, Mark (Heave, and
Samuel Preston.
The following prisoners were defended by Mr. Charles
Gibson (town clerk of Salford), assisted by Alderman Ash-
ton, attorney, of Stockport.—Owen Doyle, Roger M'Ders
mot*, Patrick O'Hara, Michael Burke, James Haggerty,
Walter Welsh, James Flinn, and Thomas Bryan. Mr.
Vaughan, solicitor, appeared for some of the other pri-
soner.. Mr. Edward Reddish, attorney, appeared on
behalf of Mr. Graham, owner of property. Mr. Saunders,
banister, appeared for Mr. Walker, owner of Rork-row.
The Sla)or said the enures, the magistrates had decided to
adopt, in the prosecution of the present inquiry, was to
enter into a historical account of the whole transaction,
before going into the cue of any particular individual ; be-
muse at was most material and essential that the origin of
this unfortunate tumult should be ascertained.
Mr. Gibson said he appeared for several of the prisoners,
and was also retained by the Rev. Mr. Frith, the gentleman
whose property had been injured; so that he was not pre-
pared at present to go into any detail of that particular part
of the case, and from the instructions he hail received he
was disposed to think it might be subversive of the ends of
justice if the magistrates now went into that pert of the
me which affected the demolition of property.
The Mayor—We shall see what length of time the course
I have stated will occupy, sad then we will decide what we
thin,c it will be necessary to do nib regards. I may also my
that the magistrates are moot anxious to show every facility
to every prisoner for properly conducting his defence.
In answer to a question. from Mr. Gilson, the Mayer
said the inquiry would commence with the procession en
Sunday.
Mr. Gibson inquired whether he 01011:1 be permitted to
eross-examine any of the witnesses who were caked in the
course of the historical inquiry
The Nlayor said lie tlesught not; but aft. r e..nsaltEit n
with the oilier magistrates, he said the bench had decided
that Mr. Gibson ehoulit have the opportunity of ercsetees.a.
mining any witness whatever.

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Mr. Saunders said he appeared for Mr. Jaws Walker; and
begged to know whetheilse might be allowed to suggest
question to the magistrates to put to the witnesses, on any
eoint that might arise connected with the destruction of
that gentleman's preperty.
The Mayor said he did not know whether any person was
chargeol with the destruction of Mr. Walker's property, but
*teener, r a qeeitien was put the Leach would decide
whether it was pertinent or not.
1 homes Mar.& c. of Adswood.lanc, Cheadle, sworn—l
ram a better. 01 Sunday I was rat the catholic chapel,
Edgeley, at 10 o'clock, to morning wieldy. I left about 25
minute" to I. During that tituel heard there was g, peg to
be a preeee.ion of scholars at half-pact two in the afternoon.
I gut hash to the chapel ele.ut two o'clock. and taw a large
' multitude el people rectembled outride the chapel. 'l6e
Sunday-school children were assembled, the girls iu the
old hutial-ground and the boys in the new one, eeljeining
the two sites of the chapel. The proMsien fennel at half-
pad two o'clock. It was formed by the conductors, the
girls being placed fleet. Except them and the teachers l
knew of no one else there. There was the priest and con-
aucters present and Mr. James Barlow. Tee priests were
the Rev. Handel; h Frith sod Rev. Rolit.Firster. The priests
were dressed in their tilted clothes, and hail on neat of the
habiliments of their order. The priests. lech We left the chapel
at helepast two, and went clown ehayebetreet, Greek-street,
Edward-street, Ws:ether, Churchgate, thoregli the market-
place, Warren-street, acn.or the Laneardirie.hriege, up
Heaton-lane, up Wellington. reed, and returned by Greek-
street, and Castle-street, and Yetkstreet, to the chapel.
We reached the chapel again about 4 o'clock. We vent
auto the chapel, and the priest delivered a smarm. I tering
our prueress through the town nothing happened to attract
my attention. I heard no obsirtationv made regarding us
or the prea'sslon. I was a conductor, se eiking &beet the
middle of the girls' precession' at their side. Ihe only em-
blems carried were the tors., by Mr. James Barlow, and a
dove on the end of a red. I saw no etserept to °meet the
procession. The streets acre crowds a to eacess—pe rasps
not everywhere, but as a rule. 1 did not tee any one in the
processien Ind those ranted. The Cross Wkas carried at the
head of the procession.
By Mr. Ceielon (who appeared far several of the
risouere)—lt hes been the practice of the schools to
have such a processien for the last nineteen yews.
The protestant school had a procession a month ego. I sew
cpraa
dc:drt.: itht tack ko,pel.,a,eieunoti
as a
.S.ucii.,ll a. ys. .
ien The
th'tie"tt:thw.elirees
walked, an far as I saw. The crises has Lean can] el in
all Oleic esthetic processions for e:xusen years test t . any
knoeledge. lie dove carried was es leg as a large
pigeon. I do not know what has become el these em-
blems. During the pear:helms I saw at ;octal pole:men
it. the streets. Ido net know whether the crowd eon-
sifted more of cathoiies or protestant!. I had nu appre-
hension of a disturbance. The procession has alma) $ been
at this time of the year. There were no placards :sued
or attempts, so fir a. I know, to make it mart attractive.
There were more ech dere than usual. Ix the morning ser-
vice the Rev. Mr. Freli cautioned the congregatieu to bear
any insults that :Mel.: be nireied in the AIM nueu, and take
it all in nowt part.
Mr. Edward Rol lish, attorney. on behalf of Mr. Gra-
ham, surgeon, white., windows had been broken, claimed to
cross-examine the wi:ueas.
The magistrates suggested that Mr. Reddieb tppearcd in
the character of a second prosecutor, end if he had any
questions he had bet.er put them through the bench.
The witness sii 1, .0 sir ewer to questiucs suggtattd by
Mr. Reddish, that no other emblems were carried except
the cress arid dove.
Mr. ltcddiih—Was anything earned opens the persons of
the priests ?
Mr. Gibsen—Really—
'l he Maps—lie has said the priests bed their plain
clothes on.
Mr. Frith suggested several questions wl.ich the bench
declined to put.
Mr. Frith would ask if he tow any proclamation ?
Mr. St. John Yates—The proclamation would speak for
itself.
The Witness said be saw one of the praclamaiione on
Sunday in the market-piece, but dud net see the date el it.
There were nu red gown: in the processiou. Ti co ten ap-
paritors ware large bro.vn cloaks fringed with red, awl had
cocked hats. These are the usual dresses the serpentine
wear oct all festivals.
By Mr. Gibson.—The apparitors are laymen—not eccle-
siastics.
By Mr. S:. John Veto—These appazitors always wore
these dresses iu previous processions.
William II ilden, Ileaton.lene, shopkeeper sworm-1 am
one of the congregation of Edge:lcy eathethe chapel. I was
in the procesuen ou Sunday us a conductor, and Ain near
the bali and cross. I might he three or tout yards from it.
The ball and cross was in front, and the dove in the middle
of the proteetion. During the procession 1 heard no .ffers-
sire remarks be, the public. I did not bear any one in the
procession make offensive rem irk., nor did anythir g occur
to alarm me, or cause a fear that there would be a breach
of the peace. The only difference in the procession this
year was that no flags were carried. There was a flag car-
ried in previous years. I our nut aware of any sic jinniag
the ereees-ion in its progress. Seine estranges walked
in front of theeroceesion ; two or three deems at times . • and
we asked nem several times to keep away. end said that
they spoiled the processien. They were casual peeper ;
not a regular body.
Mr. Saunders, barrister, on beha:t et :ur. W...eer. an
owner of property, wished to suggest a question,—" Were
the whole of the officers present of the coneregetien i '
Witnets : Could not rely. Then) was no person ea:led
size Master of the Ceremonies.
By Mr. Reddish (through the court). There wire no
ether persons in the procession than the ',Awhile and
teachers.
James 13.teew' sworn—l carried the bail and cu .'s+ in the
procession, and have dune so in the anuual prem. stogie
fur 14 years. I saw some people in front or the price Aron.
I first saw them in Greek-wee'. I raw uo instil: effered
by the procession to the byestandert, nor by the byeetandcrs
to the precessien. The le,ily of people who preceded the
procession continued to precede them throughout the ronte
' until they returned to the chap. I. I do net know who
they were; but they were no part of the precession. They
were linked hand in hand. They appeared to be the same
indivaluel persons from first to last. I did not kuow any
of them.
In answer to an inquiry from the court, Mr. Gihsou-said
he would undertake to simmer for all the priesucie who
were not represented by Mr. Vaughan.
Samuel Jepson, sworn—lives at Cheadle Bulkily. Is
aresistantovoneer fur the Cheadle district. Edgeley and
Brinksway.were part of that district. Witness 'rent to see
the procession on Sunda last. When lic got to the street
in which the chapel is, the latter part of the procession was
coming out o: tiae_yard. lie then crossed Shaw thistle and
went through St. Fetensgine and Church Brew, to the top of
Rowston Brow. opposite St. Mary's Church. lie waited
there mail the precession came up. It came from the rec-
tory, towards the place where witness stood. Before it came
in sight, the streets were lined on both sides with people
assembled to witness it. But, before it ap-
peared, a great multitude came in front of the pro-
cession—upwards of Logo. These people seemed to walk
abreast, and some had hold of each others arms and hands,
but some were separated. What struck witness most was,
that there was such a number of Irish nen. Several sol-
diers were walking amongst the crowd. Most of the man
nth—elgamuemoo,: a catholic.proclamation. wTehnet
sottopr
opens
ei
stmt
:,,,tnth.ed
were dressed like harver men just come from 1re!.:24,
Tannic who had Sunday clothes, no doubt, had them on.
Four or five soldiers were walking abreast, but net arm
in arm. There were one or two others immediately he-
nh.cw.
ur ea
sy were some thOUSIMIS .41 the
hind them. The soldiers were, perhaps, fifty yards bethre
mwearers,
nadotumlts,--et:thi
cmGa.uleitidearn.da
the apparitore. It might be rather lets, for witness could
iputt.
terrain.
procession,
alterux:eb
oy:i.b .
cwi,) ~t
Mr.
0 procession.
wrchasn.
not see distinctly. Witness did not see the prong ion
fma,°,.i becauseiriseb.stood.
autdoo,t. thereognat
ndl, T.
iusuiteldrsgdi
sergeant
nddadnntt speakhroitiiy:.
i .
at thetli, , peopleße ~. min
wt.:Ply:err.
streets
tt. Irishoseok:
afternoon,pol from
r t ye their.
Ie e ,
featuros and habiliments.
ssassworna
1-:-twomnetouorsne
odfutpycoopule
in
nSutahele
quarter pad'_ o'clock, near the Edgyley catholic chapel. I
Io tto t
adjoining, and on the w
Frith, and he asked me if I would walk in front a :title to
',take way for them. I said "No, sir, I hail rather tie ex-
cassubn'tdc walking
ktiongdoinththate,llintioceut to procession."
ennear lie
ee
hffeapdlito4ll the el
preces-
sion ee test if any one insults up I may be able to give them
in custody." J said I could do that, and Mr. Themes Wa-
terhouse Icomidg I told him the SAW thing. lie gaol
•• Well, we have n:en, appointed, so that they may sere any
one is custody." Re said e I suppose we 1;11%11 meet
with the police on the Way if we are insulted I ' and
I said they would. The procerOn was formed . it
moved on, and I walked near the heed of it torty
or fifty yards. I their walked aside and watched it. I saw
the people who walked in front, end they waited CI! it
came up. There were tour hundred or six hundred. and
some soldiers ..m:as; them. Witt n the procession came up
to these people they wa;ked shoed. I saw the precession
return ale.ut a quarter pest four o'ileck, and it returned in
the emu order, the selliers still at the head. There were
six soldiers there' ferry te suety yards ahead of the priest. I
know several who walked in front—ono was }Award
Ilerarty, another John kl•Gorovan. They were Irish, and
they are people that 1 have come in contact with and had
skirmishes with. They are chiefly la ith catholic'.
By Mr. Gibson—Had you received any special instruc-
tions us to this ptaCtirllioll on the previeas clay 1
Mr. Coppol, on heliell of the bench (as magi-trates
dee.). objected to the question.
By Mr G.sseu—l saw no disturbance during tire pro-
cession. but about an hour after there was a regular tight
between Irishmen and Euglislituen. Some of these were
Irish cithelies. One of tae Euglishmea was net a n.ttive of
Stockport, I thin'.:. The to•ta was remarkably quiet that
nigheconsulerina. On the Sunday night previous his lead
been at live rows ; that night he was only at one. They
usually had catty constables on duty during Saturday night
and Sunday, in order to put down seoubline, duserderly
people, and the rows which usually leek rime. Ile h
no insueing expression, exeept by one ei the conductors of
the procession. which he did not remeine. r.
Mr. Reddish (through the court) °eked whether the wit-
seta, on seeing the procession returning, considered the
crowd which preceded it to consist nrincinally of re. ideate
of the town or not ? The witness replied that the majority
be belies:it wee strangers.
Re-examined 1)% Mr. Gibsonl-lle only knew that Irish
were tighti ig the English because I.e was told to. He
tuppose :I M Frith weant the co •ilue u.- alien l 6 said
gi
ve people
there WS it I:: !MIS a; pointed to
who migl.t insult theua.
William Wallace, police constable, rt:a--k, ' 4111411111hca, '
manse on Sunday. I saw four or five a ' • e . -7
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of it, a littie in edemas*. I saw 400 to :eOO people is ad-
mans of the Sum . Then w.s no insult that I
l
pene,iee
,yor .1 *boy would next pruned to the state of
the two a Mo.: toy, but the court milkmen...l for hell' an
hoar f et .re going hunter. The ezmuuse.
lion a.. demi t • '.e re-aired air a our re pert left.
I tie foll..w.an i. a Mare ilstaihd ....cow:: of the attacks
on tLe catholic chapels at Stockport Gem the Sl,4"nt
Ainerh.r, of yL.,ureay than
has yet been given ehowbe
It we all ippenr from the statement of the Rev. Randolph
Frith, teat previous t. the arrival of the :soldiers in the
'Riney of St. Poet's-square, a poctiou et the ample peo-
n:Med to the cistholie chapel, Editeley. Heving bass in•
Isatiet 'pot lostinsisly that the us mtieeleil to donee
the ilia ei, and having a natural tear for hi. own safety, lie
made the best of his way into the tow, r of the chapel. at-
!meted by one of his cuagrestatiou, themselves
inside, rod fulling the bell-rupe ir tea ir own security.
Presently he perceived what he tonceieci to he about fifty
boys sail into, mud about the . tine number of females. ite-
preuthine his residence, liellooiug .booting ea they
appromeeed, ein I armed, as Lo belie veil, with poker., crow-
bare liet;Mets, mid a pickaxe. 'lke attael: was count:ince-1
by swishing the sashes of the waniews both of the
chapel duel the hoe,. Ile slid net hear any expression,
thoueh another authority. tell♦ to the party shouted
" Old Engles.' for ever. God bless the Queen,"
dm. A. so in as they had effertnl aa entrance into
the ehep.l, which was only the work of a quarter of
an hour, breikiue lawn the large the pat Wishing.
and eke whole of the pews, they lie...toyed the organ worth
300/., sod tlaew the greater portion that instrument, as
well us the timber arisitat from die ,ketruction of the lower
pert of the ch.ipcl, Lite the street. Souse portion of the gas
:ahem wet. torn down, while other portions were carefully
unscrewed, and. with the orlon piping, used as weapons
for completing th, ir diabolical w, i of demolition arid
slestructioe. CoMilicheing with the eltar, the tabernirie of
whirls was uwel fur the depository u 1 " the host," the body
alone, which was et iron, having resisted the force em-
ploy, d The leek was forced, and some of the valuables,
used in the celebreion of worship according to the rites Q 1
the Rornin eatholit ;whit% wire 6;0'41.11%1;i or carried away.
The alter we. fully thessed with six eel I-washed candle-
sticks, valued at 301., and presented to the Rev. Mr Frith,
as a tedineiniel. on hi. quitting the Granby row Meson,
eight years ago. This, and a set of six other silver-
;dated remllesticka, which cost .it, met with a similar
fat" th bottom of one of them laving b. en thrown through
the eleinih-r window of the home of John Arthur opposite,
and from the effects of which a cede, then asleep narrowly
ese I being injured. Two large plaster Agree, natation
prdestel.. r, presenting "St. Juateh" sad `The Blessed
Virgin. we,, broken to atm.. pulpit was also dee-
strut ed. is well as an original tainting of ••T he Holy Family,"
another r-pre-cuting .• the Miraculous Draught of Fishes,"
and e *mai oval one of .• the illened Virgin," which
mere bring An ancient production, was looked upon by
Mr. Enth us rare sal valuable. Indeed, everything of
value or for ornament about the dear met with a similar
fate from the hands of the sacrilegious rioters, including a
costly into-pendium, valued at ten pounds. the sanc-
tuary I imp, censor, intense boat, and an elegant brass
lamp wham is ustetlly suspended in front of the altar.
Ad the hod., had been taken from the pews, and horned ;
and a forge Missal, lewd by the pewit, has since been pitted
up at the heteini of King-street West—the route the
mob toil on their return from the scene of demolition and
violence This chapel, which is dedicated to SS. Philip anti
James, a.is op.ned for public worship On the Ist May 1,.0 t.
The vestry, which k•ouniunicatis with the priest's house,
was mitered, and all the rich damask., silk vestments, ca.
socks, wureen new linen surplices, end several old ones,
were rentoscel a portion of the firmer were torn up,
sad the retneieder were burned with other property, to
the open street. in front of the chapel. Two other no-
tries, were plundered, and their contents destroyed. Tree
choice turn ture, huth in the dmilig-rourn anti library, was
thrown through the windows, Hal, with about four hun-
dred volueurauf veluable works and a sofa, were consigned to
the ft me...chub had been blazing in front for every con-
eiderable time. A bettle of port, one of sherry, and two of
whisky, were stolen, a. well a.. an old beptimial register, ii!n•
tow of which were found strewn about the premises. The
serue of dsstruCtiOn and dentoLtain is fistful to con-
template, it may probably exceed 1,0,04., the organ bring
valued at UV., and a large oil pieta,. et "the Crucitizion,"
formerly in the collection of Mr. Well Blundell, of Inc..
sod pleeed in Mr. I. ritles library, It mg estimated at 301:.
All the b &Mein to the upper runes were destroyed, the
lobby window. demolished, the reams plundered, and
scarcely anything is left (in the chapel and vestries
especially) to d Anne the articles of which they mice formed
an inners! part. A run has been removed from Mr. Frith's
bedrooin; sad, as we were informed, was used tu intimi-
date the servants, and to destroy the crosses erected in
various parts of the premises.
The mob held uscheauted powiession of the wreck fur an
hour and a telt, during • hich time three females eillewed
them from room to room, witamsiag the riot sad destruction
as it went oar, though afrai Ito 'peak. Without mentiontog
mon, we base been told by ore of tee rev. gentleman'.
tkilareties, that two brothers were Seth taking en acute part
is the affair, and that one of them had, previous to the
attack on this fetal night, warned her and the housekeeper
to mike the best of their way from tilt preinises, for it they
remained their has might not be worth eiapenee. The
females, however (three vat. r.), ineintamil their pusition
in the hotter, exposed to every danger, until the arrival of
the military, which would be about 11 o'ciock, information
having beet. forwarded to the Court House of what was
going on in Edgeley. The whole of the windows of the
Sunday school connected with that place of worship were
also broken, and the frame work destroyed. At this
moment the Rev. Mr. Frith, who feared from the great
light betties, that the tower might l ossibly take fire, matte a
retreat from his Indian place, Kist concealing Limed( behind
the house chimney, and then descrouing liv an easy) course
into the back lard. Meeting with Mr. P. Mau land and
Mr. Thomas I...krigge, he accepted their security, and was
lodged in safety in the house of a neighbearing county
14'1Ve riotrate act was Again rad to the sob, which, by the
Minx of .peeLitote, had become exceedingly Inge.
and
they Unateliehly dispersed. We have been informed et
the chapel that ',lethns of damy cotton, and some small
packet• of gunpowder, have since been picked up among
the wreck. The edifice was calculated to accommodate
between 1,200 and 1,400 persons. It appeared that the
mob, on leaving Edgeley, proceeded to the new Raman
catholic chapel of St. &Lettere, in le ing.street East, sing-
ing " Rule lentannis," "God lave the (eaten," and other
smtienial subjects. Like that in Edgeley the mischief was
genet .1, baldly • vestige of its former character having
been left unmutilat. d. The three tabermeles, rind all the fur-
nitare incident to the altar, were broken and strewed about
the :lee:. The oraan was likewise attacked, and the frag-
ment. pitched through the window. The new candlesticks
were tnrown down, and broken into several pieces, whilst
4nm of J nue Christ, St. Peter, St. Patrick, and the Blessed
;IPT,nani werepi ewe:nut:lee:sit! :IkesetTac chapel blytso'6mtehanloiee, valnu,edfoart-
tunately escaped the vigilance of the rioters. While the
work of demolition was proceeding, a mere handful of Sin
men and boys proceeded to the house of the Rev. Robert
Foster, the priest, in Mersey-street, and were about to
attack it, but, having some doubt. about the exact door,
and owing to the dissuasive interference of Mr. Hight-
botham, further violence was euspended. The ap-
peerance of the military And the nailing of the Rag Act
had the effect of su;:pressiag further proceedings for
the night. By the time the magistrates returned to the
court-room, upwards of 100 Irish had been brought in as
prisouere, having Leen identified by different people as
haring been actively engaged in the list and violence in
Ruek-row, and whine we are sorry to Add, led to the sack-
ing of the houses where the &grillers Aid for assistance.
Several surgeons of the borough were unceasing in their
attentions throughout the night to tie wounded men ; we
allude to Dr. Ryser, Mr. Rigby (from the Intinmay), Mr.
Walters, end Mr.

ANTICIPATED DISTURBANCES IN
MANCHESTER.
The Irish districts of Manchester have been in aa excited
state MIK.: the riots at Stockport, and there has been sons
reason to fear an outbreak; but precautions have been taken
by the police, with the aid of the military, to meet any
emergency. The Rev. lir. Turner, Roman embolic
(so-called) of Salford, ha. issued an address to the Irish
lawman catholic population, cautioning them to k the
peace and retrain from any retaliatory into Thg following
to a copy of this doe Amen:.
" To the Catholics of Manchester and Salford' and the
neighbourhood,—We, your bishop, have received the
fill intelligence that a SHIOIIII disturb:nee has occurred in a
neighbouring borough, involving the breach of the peace,
the loss of lives, the ransaeking of two place* of religious
worship, and the debt:octane of a considerable amount of
property sad it has beta represented to us that thee' dis-
graceful acts of violence and tranigremion. of the law of
this realm have arisen out of, and urea critsed by, religious
animosities. In the discharge of the weighty duties de.
volved upon us, we earnestly entreat you not to juin or
take part in any procession or ratetrog having a ten-
dency to disturb the public peace, not only at pre-
sent, but particularly during the issuing parliamentary
election. We further rai,irt you to direounteaanci all
angry discussion= religion, to cultivate and practice chari-
table feelings towards all your fellow-subjects, more espe-
cially towards those who ditfa from yon on religion to
convince by your general conalatt that our religion is the
one which condemns all resentment and and which
requires from all her members the practice of Meekness
sad the foegiveness d jejune., and the strict observance of
the laws of this realm. Let your coadnet during them
trying and snaring times Le such as to save your religion
from the scandal which will neceesardy attach by any set
of insubordination or breach of the law. Let it be your
anxious endeavour to aid and amist tbe civil authorities,
whom providence has plated over you, in the preservation
oldie pate, so that whatever anglar. may mist elsewhere
you will occupy the proud position of proving to all your
fellow subjects that while you adtere with firms's. and un-
abated sincerity to the doctrines and discipline of oar
aura, yen forgive those who perrieute you, and are loyal
and faithful subjects to the Crown and constitution of the
asentry.—Signed, W. Turner. Dated this lit day of July,
1063, Maacbester."

ADIIIIIIIIALTT, JIAT 2. PROAPJTION.--E. D'Au-
verge* IA be surgeon. As rot sax 111 f —Captains S. Lush•
en `ten to Allon, and C. ally' to Alostakr. Commander
J. Throws tad Lientenan ts C. J. Olerin, R. Deane. and
H P. Bang, to .11eander. Pane, tt . Moroi., &ad Clerks
U T. M Raglish, and A. Thompson. to .1/wader. Second
Hester J. O. Mahan Mann Asek•tant H. W. Russell,
.Clunam W. Barnes, Boatswain W. llutbidge, Csrpenter
R. Allen, Mete C F. Smith. Mu/shopsso C. J. Brownell'',
J. C. Wilson, I.Oarforth, R. Sermon, sad 8 D. Lamb
area Naval Cods% J. L. Rope, J. Bethnal, J. Meeloss, &ad
S. B. Trona., to Moooder.