The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-21 00:00:00

ELBCTION mars.

DUBLIN, FRIDAY More
The rioting at Drogheda to-dav was of a most
violent diameter. A number of men who went
down from Dublin this morning were met by a mob
at the railway station, savagely beaten, and forced
to return. Voters who were escorted to the poll by
the military were attacked and pelted with stones.
Many were much hurt. The Riot Act was read,
but the troops; were not ordered to fire. Two
soldiers, however, fired without orders, killing oue
of the rioters, and wounding another slightly. In
nonsequenoe of this, fair Leopold M'Clintoak with-
drew his men from the polling booths, and will
petition against Mr. Whitworth's return.
In Sligo, a number of houses belonging to
Roman eatholice who voted for Major Knox were
wrecked on Thursday night.
This evening the establishment of Mr. Harper
Campbell, bacon merchant, who voted for Major
Knox, was destroyed by fire, supposed to have
been the act of an incendiary.
DERISYSIIIRE.—An election riot of a most dread-
ful character, involving serious personal injury to several
people, and considerable damage to property, has just
taken place at Ripley, a small market town about ten
miles from Derby. Thursday last wan the polling day for
South Derbyshire, of which Nipley is one of the chief dis-
tricts, and an the contest was almost entirely fought
throughout the day, the result of the election seemed
to caws an unusual amount of excitement. About
noon, as the state of the. polls was hoisted,
the excitement increased, the riot was
undoubtedly commenced through a man sending ft dog
amongst a crowd of persona with • piece of blue ribbon
attached to his tail. This conduct enraged the vast mob,
who attacked the man with stones and brickbats, cutting
his bead open. Every cab and carriage, whether engaged
for private or political purpose*, that entered the market-
place after this was attacked and upeet, or " stoned."
Nothing definite as to the close of the poll was re-
ceived during the day; bat about five o'clock Mr. Freak
Wright, one of the largest employers of labour in
the district, had to take shelter from the mob. The
rioters were again doubly enraged by some firing
a pistol Isom a tradesmen's shop and woad,OlTanyoung
man named Ward. The Thorntree Inn was first attacked,
and then Mr. Nuttall and Son's extensive !bop in the
market place, both of which places were considerably
damaged, and all the exposed window% shutters, and
woodwork smashed to atoms. After demolishing windows,
shutters, and doors in almost all the houses and shops
around, they proceeded in vest crowds of several hundreds
to the house of Dr. Allen, on the Derby-road, where
they recommenced their attack. All the windows in the
house were smashed in, and when the mob broke into the
surgery. Mr. Allen, his wife, and • large family, made
their escape by • back entrance to the residence of Mr.
F. Croredey, where they took shelter for the night The
surgery presented one mass of ruins-drugs, bottles, Stc.,
broken and strewn in all directions Subsequently
returning, the rioters smashed all the windows
and woodwork on either side of the way until
they reached - Mount Pleasant,"-the residence
of the vicar, the Rev. W. Ketchley, where they partially
demolohed the parsonage house. Mr. Allen's Iboll.o at
Butterley-hill met with a similar fate, as also those of
Dr. Garnahem, of Nottingham-road, Mr. Barker (tailor
and woollen draper), Mr. Capon, solicitor, and other
places too numerous to lunation. By this time, the
whole town had become in • terrine state of excitement,
families were escaping from their houses, while the
wounded people were carried away to their homer. A
messenger was despatched to Derby for assistance ; mean-
while the riot had aireurned such • serious character a. to
warrant Mr. J. C. Hall in reading the Riot Act, which he did
in the open market-place. Gradually, after that, the rioters
ceased their detraction at Ripley. and made off before
further assistance could be obtained. None of the rioters,
who are still at liberty, were reeidente of Ripley, or of the
outskirts; but a rumour wan circulated that the police
are in posiseseion of the name; of neared of the ring-
leader% who mune farm Clay-cross side, and will be
arrested in due count. Several dome in the heart of the
town still remained closed. Yesterday thousands of
people visited the town for the purpose of viewing its
wrecked condition, and a large body of polinmen were
kept in readiness.
WORCEATERSIIIRE.—Party spirit did not abate
very much in Stourport with the close of the poll on
Tuesday last. The town has been in a state of great ex-
citement ever since, and there have been some serious
ebullitions of feeling, resulting both in personal injuries
and a large amount of damage to property. Ou Wedoes.
day evening • party of electors were passing the Swan
hotel, when donee were thrown at them by a knot of men
of the (appetite political patty. The attacked party in turn
became niailants, and put the others to light. Strength,
however, gathered on both sites, and the town was for
sonic time in a state of complete I iwleasne.s. Th.. Bell
Am was attacked by a mob of people, and the wiudown
were demolished. Thneue inside the hoime were soon
round by this dieplay of violence, and they retaliated
upon the astuilunta out. ide. Stones from Ilb. to alba in
weight wet. Swig dad., and several persons re-
c. lied considerable personal injury. The Lion
Eotel, the head quarters of the conservative candi-
date for the representation of the constitueney, came
in for a share of the violence of the mob, and the Barrel
Moles were also the sukect of an onslaught. The mob
did not now content themselves with mere ,tone-throwing,
but cinders from iron-furnaces and scrap pieces of iron
were hurled about to the manifest danger of life and limb.
Use landhed of the Barrel and his wife narrowly
escap.d personal injury. The windows in the hone
of Mr. Radford, carpet manefacturer, at litourport,
end Kidderminster, were smashed. The shop front of
Mr. riddeek, draper, shared a similar fate, and a num-
ber of other houmes were attacked. The damage alto-
gether is estimated at something like 2001. The police
came in for a share of the injuries indicted, several of
them being hurt by the missiles thrown about. An extra
force of police has been brought into the town to anklet in
preserving order, as there is a fear of the disturbances
being renewed. The shopkeepers have deemed it prudent
to slot* their places at dusk in the present excited state of
time town.

Butygistios.—Two tutu, ea,:h named Patrick
Walsh, one iu custody at Blackburn for assaulting a man
named Thomas Bottomley wn Tuevlay morning. Toe
affair is alleged to have been the result of political differ-
eines. Attie police-oeurt yesterday the prisoners were
placed in the clock on the charge, and Mr. Potts (the
chief constable) stated that the unfortunate man was
lying ill, in a very dangerous condition. He saw him
yesterday himself, and received 401110 information from
Lim, but he became insensible while he wan being spoken to,
and he (Mr. Potts) then discontinued. On account of the
state he was in they had been unable to take the depositions
of the injured man. A remand for a week was granted,
hail being peremptorily refused. It is scarcely thought
probable that the man will recover.
Biturroi..—At the Bristol polioe-oourt yesterday
Mr. W. T. P. Walking, solicitor, of that city, was brought
up in custody under a warrant, charged with having been
concerned iu a riot arising out of the late election, and
with having incited others to damage and destroy the
property of a person named William Winniatt. 'There
were also similar charges against two men of a lower
Latof society, named John Cunningham and George
ence. Mr. Clifton conducted the prosecution ; and
Mr. Edlin, of the Western bar, appeared for the de-
fence. A great deal of evidence was adduced, bit the
facts may be briefly stated. In the course of the elec-
tion many outrages; were_perpetrated, and amongst other
places the house of Mr. Winniatt, who displayed a con-
servative flag, and the conservative committee-room at
the Hotwells were attacked, all the windows beaten in,
and other damage done. At Winniatt'e house a lot of
confectionary goods were destroyed and taken away, and
Mr. Wiuniatt himself was assaulted and maltreated.
teveral witnesses deposed that Mr. Watkins was proneut
on Lai...chock, baying the liberal colours on his lionte's
head, and that he was heard directing the mob to commit
the violence, saying to than, " Oa in; don't leave a pane;
give them Bristol-bridge. You have got bread and
cheese, now get beer ;" and other expronnione of encou-
ragement. (Inc of the mob was stated to have attired
himself in the uniform of a polioe-constable. The magis-
trate remanded the accused till 'Tuesday, but Mr. Wat-
kins was admitted to bail in the sum of 1,000'., and a
surety to that amount.

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