The Express.
London, England, 1858-06-11 00:00:00

CGST OP THE RIOTS TO BELP4dT.

It may be instructive, if no other good arises out
of it, to give the hoemsholdens of Belfast a little information
in regard to the setts mount of taxation which will have to
be born* by the townlend of Bdenderry, Lower Ketone, and
Townparks of Belfast, in consequence of the disgraceful party
riots that have taken place here since the month of July lam.
First, with regard to the riots of last year. To suppress them
It was deemed necessary to have in Belfast a large consta-
bnlary form, and in consequence there wee ordered here by
the government for the July riots 246 additional sub.consta-
lila of police, eight additional heed-constables, sad eight ad-
ditional sub-inspectors. The cost fur the support of this
fell upon the townland of Edanderry, Lower kar, and
Towsparks of Belfast, and it amounted to 1,0591. 19n 6d.
Next the September riots followed, and for them eft
bead-constable and 49 subtionatablee, acting-oonmaWee,
and constables were ordered off to Belfast. The cost of
their maintenance amounted to 42W. 6e, 6d. If we add
1,0691. 19s. 6a. to the letter sum we have for the expose,
of the constabulary 1,489!. ss. 11d. To this must be added
163!. Ilc 3d. for malicious Milgrim to property during the
rioting mania, and the most of collecting the whole, at thereto
of 9d. In the pound. Since the riots have been renewed the
government has sent to Belfast about 360 additional police-
men, each of whom will cost us about U. 6d. perday front the
moment they leave their respective districts in coming here
till they go back again to their homer., supposing them all to
belong to the grade of sub-constable; whereas they do
not, as they contain the usual proportion of acting con-
stables, constables, and head-constables of the first and
second classes, whose pay is of course greater than that of
the sub-constables. The pay of a sub ocesteble is ls. ad. ;
as acting constable, le. 7d. ; a constable, 2s. ; and a head-
constable from 2s. 9d. to 3s. 6d. The sub-constable and
acting constable receive each one shilling a day extra to meet
their expenses when out of their own county, and the con-
stable and heed constable Is. 6:1. per day each. In this cal-
culation we say nothing about the pay of sub-inspectors and
stipendiary magistrates, who must also be maintained as long
as they are here on duty, so that If this large police fore, is
to remain in Belfast till altar the 12th of Jul, their mainte-
nance will cost us a cousiderable sum. The county one, which
is now being collected, is nearly ens-half greater that it was
for the spring amines of the present year, and this lithe hard-
ship which presses heavily upon the respectable ratepayers
who are obliged to pay dearly for the runs who indulge in
rioting.—Be/fost Nerewry.

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A " SOCIETY OP TIHRTZEN."—With the view of
combating certain superstiti.ms, a number of gentlemen of
Bordeaux have resolved to form thererelves into a
which shall be called the "Society of Thirteen," and .=
shall hers banquets to be attended by thirteen persons, soap
banquets always to be given on a Friday—end • peculiarly
grand ooe to come off on the thirteenth Friday of each year.
The members, moreover, will at eseb banquet um( the salt,
which is deemed unlucky ; and have 'undertaken to commence
all their journeys and all their Important operations on a
Friday. In Wilke to all this, they offer to receive se mess-
Ws of their swift Renew supposed to be afflicted with
what is slid, &Mg the wits of the Mediterranean, the
"evil-eye," and who aro paseally shonned bonus. it is sup-
"aid thee they do great barn to the parsons with whom
thew speak, unless the bitter teem! to thew each band with
thi two middle flaws and the thumb tuned down.