Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-06-13 00:00:00

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JOR.A N G. R.l 0 T headed by Mr. Sellers, went down this way—the other, MUSICA
AT THE OLD SWAN.
under 'command of. Mr. Fowler, marched up to the corner Al.??
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of Webster' '
of the street where the crowd had assembled. Mr. Sellers New and
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and. his body came to the rear of the preacher, and told him
Mr. S. C.
.I...G.REA T COMM 0T I O-N. ,
at ()nee to desist, as the owner would not allow the meeting Age," at IN
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A Riot, of an alarming aspect, 'took, place yesterday there, and as there was a contemplated breach of the peace. benefit of tin
pr
Kith
private
afternoon, at the Old Swan, and we may at once say that, Argyle defied him, wheieon Mr. Sellers seized him, and The met
but for the admirable, cool, steady, and determined conduct gave him" in charge to an' officer. A young fellow, who ith great ca
r
of the county police, no doubt we should this.day have to attempted to rescue him was also . seized, and in city
of
record bleodshed and serious loss of life. It may beneces- in a brief period a
- both were lodged in the Station-house. Roman perio
sary, for the information, of those who are not already aware This movement was performed with great rapidity`and A music p
of what led to the proceedings of yesterday, to give the 'decision, and threw the courageous arrangement off their' Purchasei crA
frg: fillowing'short history of the affair. Three weeks yesterday, their centre. Some began to run, others to shout, and
eyea,nry note i:
same religious ceremony took place at St Oswald's Catholic much confusion prevailed for a short time, when Mr. the aggregatt
Chapel, Old
,Sivan. Part of the ceremonial was a procession Fowler faced his men in two divisions, leaving a double, cu n. The 0
theTirhesußmoyael
about the chapel yard, and the principal portion of the per- file across the main street leading to the Chapel, and the rest•sons engaged in the procession consisted of juveniles and of the men were marched down the place where the meet- ver strong
more advanced youthful persons. They were inside the ing had been, and cleared out the place in a second, been' added 1
_more
attached to the chapel, when some blackguards for the valiants ran like red-shanks: On arriving there will be
threw Rones at them over the Walls. The Rev. Mr. king, &c., am Ben- at the main road, they seemed not to know what
Francis.
nett, one of the clergymen attached to the chapel, remon- to do—some cried out for Edge-lane, others shouted
r. Croly
strated with the parties on the impropriety of their conduct, to the rescue, and others cried out "the chapel," "the of D
the finest'
when one of the persons spoken to actually spat in his face. chapel." Just at this moment three females came up Edge- put in print,
This indignity was not resented by the rev. gentleman, but lane, and were allowed to pass on, and were just arrived at
orgotten sen
he avised the parties to go away. The circumstance became the church-yard gate, when the crowd, as if by some sudden eanjetuhitonfs,so t
um
instantly known, and, as might be expected, caused feelings impulse, turned down towards the chapel, followed by the Alexander tb
of.irritation, and reprisals•would have been taken had not police. When the crowd came opposite the chapel, the Pharoah is so
st
the rev. gentleman interfered. During the following week; people who had come with the females were in the act This edCar'''
.a lot of blackguard incendiaries, who, to the utter disgrace of taking the coffins from the vehicles, and the series ofylli
of the town authorities, are allowed to hold meetings every Rev. Mr. Bennett was in attendance at the gate. running, sing
night on the ground of the Old Islington market, spoke againSt Some one in the crowd cried out, " there's the v he-e at
hneeiwv h
the " Idolatrous Priests and Papists of the Old Swap," and priest," and instantly a stone was flung at him,
bands,and potogral
called on the low Orange scum of Liverpool, to go out last which struck him on the side of the head, but fortunately of the palace
Sundayandeombatthe"Anti-christianpriestsand —Papists." did not hurt him. At the same instant two well-dressed vlsitors.
The result of the proceedings of that day we haVe already persons, who were in the centre of the crowd,
_drew pistols
,_h e Ws
ofThe gentler
orld"
laid before the public. The parties, foiled in their attempt one fired right into the chapel-yard, and the other at the
author thei yr
to create a breach of the peace, became frantic, and every legs of the police. A shower of stones at the same time
man or a mem
to the Athena,
night since Monday last, the old Islingten market rang with was poured into the church-yard. This was the most
the most furious and frantic denunciations of Pope and critical moment of the day, and the excitement was terrible. rightorldto.,h iluavtin
Popery, and against the Old Swan priests and people par- Some one inside the yard threw two or three stones out, whict
h, in just'
' aeticularly. The mob that collect at this place were called on and the yelling of " the Chapel, the Chapel," was unmis- explanation an
by the incindiary leaders to proceed to the Old Swan takable. At this' very important point, cr. Sellers men thou stillite restt
yesterday (armed, if necessary), and give the Papists battle, in front, joined Nr. Fowler's, and both 'divisions made 'a In
this ur,
teaat('
both by the " word" (we shall not desecrate that word by charge on the mob, 'who fled before them towards the ll butl i'
Majesty's Excl the prefix) and also physical force—the latter was strongly turnpike-gate. This charge was most timely, and saved, has made, as a
Point full fiull
Too I
tniofenforced. The affair became serious, and a meeting of no doubt, many lives, and perhaps the wrecking of the chapel.o
.
- magistiates was held in Kirkdale, and a resolution entered The pelree behaved with the utmost coolness, and owing to
or ifs truth, we I
into, and arrangements made for the preservation -of the the decision and promptness of Mr. Sellers and_ Mr conspicuons for
peace.' Accordingly a notice was issued, ' signed by Mr. Fowler, we have no hesitation in saying that a ' should be addil
Sellers,,the chief superintendent of police, by order bf the deadly conflict was averted. Too much praise cannot an4Bl3FvViosoL
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magistrates, and was to the effect that information had be given to these efficient officers, and all who saw their
very :successful
been received by the magistrates, that , a meeting was arrangements, and the manner in which they disposed of ' Olio of Oddii intended to be held, and that as language would be . their men on this truly trying occasion, speak orthem in who have regal
used calculated to create a breach of the peace, all persons high and deserved terms. The charge completely broke the iahae?
l I, ing
further
i olyV,
~were cautioned that such was illegal, and warned not-to :mob, but ' they tried to join again, and return, but the mu
t aria
attend such meetings, &c. This notice was extensively police kept their vantage ground, and drove them
tas teitud andes somi
posted all over the district. However, the authorities, in hors de combat, through the pike-gate, and down the road ):
ltman so
in the meantime, were not slow in adopting, effective means, beyond the station house towards Liverpool. The mob
movement,c arae ti t
eve:
has
so that if anything did happen, the police would be ready to then began to disperse in all direction
, and -by five o'clock, trictl ob act ; and, again, we say, it was owing to such effective steps, the village was comparatively qifi s
et, only small groups of sf thisy thesery Lon carried out by two admirable and efficient of tiers,. that much two or three here and there talking .of- the day's proceed- lnthecore
blood was spared. Nothing was spoken of yesterday fore- ings. It is to be regretted that the two fellows who' fired
ion
of t
the
ott
noon- but the great Protestant demonstration at the Old the pistols escaped in the confusion that took' place at the pt
pt are ere.
for the
, A nam
Swan. Now, it was a libel to call it a "Protestant demon- charge, but it was stated: that they are supposed to be large fortune,e stration," for there was not a single respectable Protestant sons of a very well-linear-a
person in. I:AVM-Pool, and that
and
charred hisof a Museum in
nor Dissenter connected with the proceedings—the whole :they were heard a few day's ago to swear they would
for life supports
sh.oet-tho priest. It was supposed that many' of the mob Whose duty it wc
rabble being composed. of the dregs of, the lowest Orange ,
ledgea:and societies ins Liverpool, At an' early hOiiri-there‘ -carried pistols and bludgeons, concealed under their coats, keep a book in
was collected at the Old Swan policeastationfrOm 70 to rso &c., but had not time to draw them, as the- police acted write any remarl
The trustees, cm
police constables from several parts of the county—Bootle, so promptly. There was .one Man taken in the charge contested on thi
Prescot, &c., under the command of:chief superintendent and he makes the third prisoner arrested. The pay the legacy Sellers, and :Fowler (Prescot),, and •at the confides of tl;e first is Argyle, the preacher, of 108, London-road. The hence has arisen
second, _ a well-dressed young man, named Joseph . will be
.svavhed
borough a large body of our own officers, inspectors, &b.; '
si-ereheldirt readiness to co-operate with the-county men, in Spaight, (?) of Codrington-strect. The third, Michael panol=Da ofAlcrid
ease otneei... There could be no disguising the-fact—a bat: PentlefOihoniee, Of Old Swan. .It was'said, the latter wa Hotel, Plymoul
`stones out of the churchyard. The prisoners will 'patronage whit
tae was expected, and. the inhabitants of the village were in t6l'°wlng
a—state -of ferment all the forenoon. In - the 'Roman be brought before the comity magistrates this day at the thing that has gi
the par;
Catholic chapel, in the morning, the Rev. ,Mr.. Maddox, court, BStnett-street, and wp trust such an example will be
whilstinent of.
the detailP
b.i: made of them as will put an end to
seene3 that are a regard to ace
tlr'Clllloll-.::l*tor,• strongly and earnestly exhorted,.
flock to refrain from going near the intended meeting, And caleulated to disgrace the acfOrs and bring. the sacred name . artistic represent
to coming in contact in any way with the parties, of religion into contempt. , . , • panorama that '
tt• : ' ; recent rebellion
by taying closely at home ,in their dwellings during the --,•:•' - , . , • 7"---- •' - extinguished, has
(Thy. 'This advice was kept very generally by the Catholics, A ROW IN THE OLD ISLINGTON MARKET. the varied scenes,
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but-deourse here and there some appeared, out of mere When the news of the defeat of the Orange mob at the
,Finis nvfasoushoot,f
.11:etreykeionspicutous
curiosity, to ascertain what would take place.' ' If:: :gas Old Swan reached-town a gang of low fellows assembled at.
rumoured that the Orangemen would meet at the moniimeiit the usual fighting place, Old Islington Market, One of rebels, by the con in London-road, at one o'clock, and• march in full procession them began to cl.--:- the "Pope and Popery," whereon one of comprise some of
to the- Old-swan. This; however, did not takeplitie.' Before the bystanders spoke in no polite terms of the other religion. favoured land; o
elaborate and m
one o'clock, Mr. Sellers and Mr. Fowler had their men The champion of No Popery at once proved the force of his which 'art and na
judiciouely and_ excellently well arranged at the Felice- argument by knocking the other down. The usual sort of and whose antiqi
station, so as to be enabled to tarn-out in a second. Up to fight followed, and the police, 'seeing the whole of 'it, .isation combined
probably any oti
arrested three of the parties and lodged them in
.bridewell-
thialiour there was no particular' indication of' anything'
wrong, but soon after numbers began to arrive from all
Soon after another incendiary made 'his appearance, the canvas moves
and description of the
;collected a crowd, • and bean singing. The police recommend a, yis.
quarters. As before remarked, they were the lowest
ruffians that the town and country could pour out.. Groups approached,' when this fellow warned them off, and used honoured by the
, collected here and there, but at
strong language, to excite the Mob about him against the
first there seemed to be no
ti;;lesle2yr,idaitdatotnal'ilot
officers, This should not be tolerated in the public treets. when there will no
definite object in view, The Rev. Mr. Bennett, One of the
It is -easy to foresee that if the authorities do not use the --.Plymouth Gaze,
Catholic clergy, went'up and dawn through the streets, "and
where he saw any of his flock, he admonished them', to powers which' they possess to put a stop to such disgraceful •
.
retire, which they did. About two o'clock, some Prominent scenes on the Sabbath it will end in the loss of life, so that I (Lat
leaders of the incendiary ruffians from Islington flags they ought to fake warning in time. 1 . .ir
appeared near the chapel gate, and these seemed to be the - A large number of persons were assembled o ('on o
pposite of
last c‘ the late Prop
''ight yea
axle -Pound which the low mob revolved. It was seen Commutation-i•ow until eleven o'clock at night, and three NEWSPAPER C(
ascertained that they had fixed on a place to' 'hold their persons -were taken into cUstody, irichidin`g 'a Scripture- sTV I F'P'7-Gx.
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meeting.
,They had already notice given them, that if reader.
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Local, Aumner3lo., At
the peace, that they-would be taken up at once. The place Lioirr.Nixo never strikes but once in the same place -
either by p ost, rail
chosen for the display of forcing the gospel down the throats therefore, let man whose first wife was a good one, never
of:the Catholics with stick's and pistols, was a half-formed' marry Again.
lis E E
Are he
I' An- Irishman, writing
-froth Philadelphia the other day th
new street, a little above the chapel in Edge-lane, on the to his friend in the olecountry, conclucledhis letter thus •:' town side. There are a few houses at one side and at the If irer its 'me forchune to hive till I dy—and God nose London liT4ssipl3,:eNetos,
corners—the other postures, consist of a railing and a wall whether it is or no--I'll visit ould Ireland afore I leave morning He
Philamadelphy." „ ; Dally.Telegr
opposite—being a Cu? de sac, and running Some three or •
„ Morning Sa:
four hundred yards from the main street.] tThis is private A WATERY rouNDATIoN.—The following question hay- „ Evening Stai
property, belonging to Mr. Pybus, and here the leaders of ing been placed on the paper for discussion'by the members
~, Record,a wor
of the Leicester Young Mena' Christian Association, "Does
the low Orange tag-rag took up their position. There was 'solid basis ‘" 'it -'
• ::
,Oolliery Guar
Teetotalism rest on• a r—a wag answered by- Liverpool Mail,
at this time perhaps about a thousand persons present, but writing underneath, "No, on a liqufd." - Bradford Observer,
as the leaders commenced singing what they called hymns North Wales Chronic]
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CONFIRMATION OF To ~ISHOP OF BANGOR--On oa- Electric an
of praise, a great number came forward, hearing the same turday, the ceremony of confirming the election of the - - -21
yelling gone on. The crowd increased momentarily, and Venerable James Colquhoun Campbell, D.D., late Arch- inserted 111 Pet11",1.62., tracts were distributed. There was- at this time perhaps deaeon of Llandaff,- to the Dishoprick of Bangor, took place canoyPaspersm; List,
tieie:',e;
with the accustomed formalities . The preliminary roceed
over 2„00 persons towards the end of the street, and many having 1. iterary as we
ings were held in the hall of the College of Advocates' in- of the-14incit% "l News'
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of them had heavy sticks, which they flourished rather '- of
,where the Bishop elect was received by LEE
significantly.: Hundreds were lounging about in all Dr. Travers Twiss, the ViCar-Oeneral of the Archbishop of ADVERTISIN(
directions, evidently more intent on a fight than Canterbury, and having signed the schednleof consent to his ' . ..-`' - .!
election, proceeded with the Vicar-General to .the parish SWIFT'S
the gospel—in all, there must have- been from four to c urch of St. Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside, where the Litany
ra-
uve-tlial-i7iana in and abort the place. Patrols of, police Seryice.was read by the Rev. Marshall Hall Vine, M'.A., the
were aliset, aul for some time the singing (?) went on. Rector. The Vicar-General then took his seat in the body
After Aim q4arter of- an hour. Mr. Sellers, and Mr. of the church, the Bishop elect remaining in his pew, -The
In Bottles of a:
Proctor for the Dean andlChapter .of Bangor then presented The best and stronge
Fowler, along with the oWner of the property (Mr. Pyhus),
.etters patent of the Queen, issued The best quality, stir
went to the spot were the preacher was holding forth. This under- the Great Seal, which the 'Vicar General directed the „ lower minista. (?) of the gospel is named Argyle, and vends Principal Registrar of the Province, Mr. Francis Hart Dyke,
newspapers in- London-road.
.11r. Sellers told him he must ber Majesty's Proctor, to read aloud, after which the Proctor (The best London Ga,
desist; as the place was private •PropertV, and the owner had for tbe.Deap. and Chapter prayed the Vicar General to pro- somenesa, to that of an:
ceed,aecording to the letters patent The Bishop elect then X.
ordered it to be' cleared, Argyle pulled a pied° of paper advanced from his pew, and took histent' at the table opposite 21, SOUTH c'
from his pocket, and said, 11 is
"—ere my license from Mr. to the Vicar-General, when the Dean and Chapter exhibited . North Brand
Mansfield to preach, and I will remain here in defiance of the original Mandate, with a-certificate endorsed thereupon,
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you." He was again told that the place Was
~,;,,,,,,, and prayed that all and singular the onnogre of fhe .1.m.;,...

you." He was again told that the place w.
property, and could not be intruded on without the private
of the owner.. Still the preacher set him at defiance, hbert"
Mr. Sellers asked the owner if he wished the place to be
cleared; and Mr. Pybus at once directed him to clear it
The officer then went away, and the mob, thinking he was.
beaten, raised shouts of derision at him. ' The tune was.,
howe'ter, soon altered. Mr. Sellers proceeded to the station,
and, along with Mr. Fowler, was soon seen coming up the road,
at the head of a large body of policemen. ''A bye "Street that
nuts parallel to the place where the " word" was going on,
communicate with a field leading to the latter, and'at the
ead of this the police were formed into two divisions--one

rs.oe, thereupon
prayed that all and singular the opposers of the election,, iny, should be publicly precognised. The Vicar General
,ereupon directed that the opposers should be publicly
;ailed, upon which Mr. James Rifiber, the Apparator, made
the usual quaint proclamation, to the effect that all persons
who wished to oppose the said election should appear. No
opponent having appeared, the Bishop elect knelt doirn
before the Vicar General, and took the oaths of allegiance,
ti„ipremacy, canonical obedience, and against simony. The
icar-General then publicly read aloud the sentence, con-
firmatory of the election, and committed to him " the care,
Government, and administration of the said bishopric of
btßoya
thei
theg c) r
A,
apnr
ot evrebd.o r3n
a'ruedhdirabobioslhteioninoadflsaocpthat he " be installed and enthroned
said cathedral church. not being contrarydteopcuuttYhsel
Canterbury,
manner ands according
awoslf
a nhde
statutes of the realm.”

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