The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-04 00:00:00

IRELAND.

• DIALTig. Atm. 3.
of ATTACK UPON PROTESTANT UIS-
SIONAItiES.
z‘Limer,....k correspondent of Sauders's sea Letter
giv.ee the sat:Vaned account of a disgraceful riot in
that locality. A. though the particulars are elated
hi a vi Ty different tray in the accounts from Roman
catholic sources, the main facts are left much the
smells all.

v night this city was thrown iato ouch a tearful
LIMERICK, Tuesday. Aug, 2.
On Sunda
st,t,, of renvement, riot, and disorder as to give rise to
serious appteh ,nsions lest the consequences might result in
the shedding a' blood, or still worse, the loss ut lite. Two
of the L,ndon missionaries, the Rev. Mesas. Dickenson
and Lewis, were the objects of assault and trittcry. The
ed between seven and
Old Town, ite3r to Bud's-
bridge, there ase ended a table, and, opening the
Bible, proceeded t 0.% carry out his evangelising mis-
sion, but hefore t 've minutes elapsed he was set
eightfonner o'clockr eereadtogent'hhe:"" proceeded
upon by an infuriate mob, who dragged him from Me
position, and hurried h •tit sling towards the Irish-town,
threatening each momenr to throw him over the butt:. tnent
of the hriege into the river. At the cormr of Clore-street
he was km), ked down and maltreated, but notwithstand-
erg, lie expressed doterinined resolve (with ue I.receilmited
coolness) not to be diverted front his intended purpose.
By this time the exeitentekt hid considerably increased,
and there could not have been less than five thousand of
the lower classes congregated in the •icinity, while, ac-
cording as thu rumour spread thr,unelt the lanes soil alleys.
the numbers considerably sue:met:tea from all directions.
men, W01111:11, and children, yelling, shouting, and vowing
vengeance against the " Imp of the devil." At the ni urket-
house in John's-street, the • nders of " tripe and pudding"
rushed forth in demoniac style, with intent to murder the
Rev. Mr. Dtekenssn, who was ag on knocked down at that
point, and would have been trampled under foot but for the
prompt assistance of the Wive from Oe. tee's-quay station.
under --ea--constable loynt, before whose urrivid some
few respect Ode and enlightened Renton Catholics maid' nt
in the neighimurlised had ii.terpos, d with good effect to
save the rev. gentli man front tasassiaation, and lodged h;rii
in moiety within a house.

While the above was going forward, the Rev Mr. Lewis,
a native or Scotland, upon ii,nrinz or the oceurn.nce, im-
mediately proceeded from Lis lodgings in Catherine street
el extricate his brother mi-sionary train his perilous pmt-
tion, hut upon being recognise d by the crow dun C harlot te's-
quay, on his wry to John.etreet, he too was violently as-
sailed ; and, as if by intuition, a vast assemblage wilt vied,
who at once hooteit.roltt d, it'd insulted him, Oomph under
care of constable Nash, of the city police, whose presence
had the effect of preventing these art the ringleadeis well
known to his keen eye from acting an they would Mitre'se
have done. The reverend gentleman p-nerd lately through
Rutland and Patrick.strecia, hut on marital/ Cruise's hotel
the crowds increased to I 0,000 persons, and the entire of the
city police force, under Major Caldwell, county inspector,
had to turn env from William-street barrack tor du'y. Stones
were again burled at the ltev. Mr. Lewis, who fortunately
esc tried serious injury, though his hat was three. times
knocked elf, and hi% umbrella broken, while warding if
the missiles flung at him.
• . .

Sub-cow:tide% ilson arrested a woman named Sarah
Neill, whom he haw strike the Rey. Mr 'Awls. The Rev.
Mr. Darrae, Roman cdtholic curate of St. Michael'.., wad
iotlio nee to women., the ativry passions of the populace,
in which he was assisted by respsetable parties then present.