The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-19 00:00:00

and eaters told witness they hurl been seized, und
nee'c t vote contrary to their i•ite:.!itino. Ti'.- State er
thlai:s in Ilellmod It was such ea to di ter voters from
uor M'Alpine. Scone did 11 n Tote :ot all, being
tri. hteneil by the mob wi:h st. s a.,1 0...C11., and it sea.
not safe even for the armed police to go along the rood.
One rev. voter, Mr. Hewson, on seeing the mob threaten
back seem without going to the
Mr Billin,ton, a private gentleman, came up in his boat,
and witen he voted fur 31• Alpine M•fisle groaned at him,
and the mob shouted " Stockport." The mob aftervrer is
brought the boat up mid broke it to pieces, and Mr. Bil-
lineum ',alibi have been killed if he had not been placed
within the Court-house. Each of the mob had a piece of
the t rek.it boat in his haul. Mr. Dliinoton remained its
the Court-house till 12 o'clock, or [warty twelve Lours, to
escape the mob. Another man was tuld he would be
thrown into the canal if he voted for M'Alpine. Witness
locked some ten voters up in the Bridewell for safety. One
was locked up two days for fear he would be
ki:led. Did not know the bead of the police
was favourable to M'Alpine, but he had not force
enough to protect the voters, or even himself. Some
of the police had their teeth knocked out. The voters
could nut exercise their franchise at all fairly, their lives
being endangered. The mob walked along with their coats
on their arms, in the a/fresco style.
Cr, sr-examined—Rau not the voters who did vote been
previously lodged in the Court house, they could not have
got there to vote. Mr. Hewann crane and voted the text
day (Saturday), when the town was middling quiet—when
they had streezthened the police with game of tha coast-
guard. The Rev. Mr. M'llale also took shelter in the
court-house, probably understanding the provisions of the
Riot Act, which was read. Witness was an Orangeman at
that period, and a pretty active one. Voters Campbell,
Sweerey, Leary, and other, were thrown down and struck.
Re.examitied—ln consequence of the violence, Colonel
M•Alpine lost one of his pull clerks, who had to fly from
the mob at about 3 o'clock on the pull day. ht'Hale could
have controlled the mob had he not chosen to excite it. The
mob smashed the windows of the houses and of the post-office
at Roger.
James Jordan examined by Mr. O'Malley—Was a free-
holder of the county of Mayo, and resided at Bushtield, six
Ha:a from Swinford. Was agent for some estates in the
neighbourhood. Knew the priest Malachi, who was the
parish priest of Ky letimoe. Was at the chapel of Kyletimoe
the Sunday before the nomination. At the close of
the service Mr. Malachi addressed the congregation,
and urged them to vote for Moore and Higgins.
Malachi said that the names of those who voted tor
M'Alpine should be posted on the chapel door, and that
they should be held up to odium. Could not undertake to
say whether Malachi said that their " brains should be
posted up." (Laughter.) Witness said he was going to
vote for M'Alpine, and Malachi called him "a rascal
and a scoundrel, for daring to break the peace in the house
of God." Witness got to Swiuford early on the polling
day, and shortly alter there was considerable court lion.
The mob was very determined, and said they would Ire
revenged on any who did not vote for Moore and Higgins.
Witness was afraid to go out, and was there wheaM'Alpine's
freeholders arrived from Castlebar, but witness kept close
in. Malachi interfered so much with the voters at the
polling-booth, that he WAS removed by the sheriff.
Cron-examined—Was land agent and under sheriffof the
county. Could not say whether considerable influence was
exercised by the landlords to induce voters to vote contrary
to their opinions. Went to Swinford, but did nut vote at
all, fur fear of personal injury. Many persons at Swin-
ford, were prevented from voting. Jackson's tenants
were Roman catholic., but they were prevented from
voting. Knew of Roman catholic tenants promising their
votes to their landlords, but when they came to the poll
voting the other way. Witness attended the dinners of
Moore and Higgins, but was not secretly advancing the
interests of ll'Alpine's party.
Thomas Brennan, shopkeeper at Castlebar, attended the
chapel at Castlebar, of which Archdeacon Wilde was the
priest and Mr. Curley the curate, and saw a copy of the
following manifesto posted on the chapel door and in other
parts of the town. (A placard printed in big bleak rabrics,
and printed with a profusion of notes of admira'ion, was
here handed to the committee. It ran as follows:—)
"Massacre and sacrilege at Stockport! Irish catholic.
murdered in their bids ! Twenty-four houses wrecked
and plundered ! The priests' houses burned! The chapel
sacked and pillaged ! The tabernacle broken open ! The
Holy of Holies spilt on the ground, in consequence of Lord
Derby's proclamation !
"Catholics of Deland. whoever votes for or supports
Lord Derby's government, votes for the massacre of his
countrymen, the violation of the house of God, and the
pollution of the body and blood of hie Redeemer! Down
with Lord Derby and M'Alpine ! "
Witness on the day of nomination was taken from his
house ny a mob upon their shoulders to Flinn's Hotel,
where they met M'ilale and some priests, and, as witness
had not a vote, he said he did not see why he should be
toed so. The mob thought he had a vote. There was a
good deal of intimidation going en, and it was hazardous
tor a man to go and vote for M'Alpine without protection.
Saw some of the mob at a house receiving bread, but could
not say there were any open houses for the mob to drink in,
the mob consisting of 100 or more persons.
Mr. O'Malley then intimated that on the re-assembling of
the committee this day counsel for the petitioner prlrond
to adduce evidence on the next branch of the inquiry, viz.,
treating.