Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-09 00:00:00

DURHAM-STREET AND SANDY• ROW.

Respecting this district, we take our information from
the best sources. Between six and seven o'clock, the ells. ,
turbance in this piece reached its height. Mobs congregated
in Barrack-street and Sandy row, and stones were thrown
by both : and it is farther stated that shots were fired from
both sides. Acrimony, no doubt, raged high, for the bellie
gerents at both sides encountered much danger in the
effort to wreak their animosity on their opponents`
0 wing, unfortunately, to the absence of the constabue
lary at the Street-preeching in Corporation-square,
there was not a sufficient force to repress the tumult at its
opening. Mobs, always timid, become wild when license
is afforded ; and the mob, last night, ran wild. Mr. Hunt,
R.M., was standing in readiness with a body of police at
the constabulary station, in Darhatn-street, when word
came that forces were wanted in Barrack-street. The
necessary aid was promptly on the spot, but just as they
came up an accident occurred. Mr. Stevenson, one of the
oldest and most respected magistrates on the local Bench,
was present ; and into the entry into which the constae
batary had retired, the mob flung a volley of stones,
and one of the missiles struck Mr. Stevenson, inflicting o'
cut over the left eye-brow, which bled rather freely. By
a fortuitous circumstance. there happened to be actually
three mounted constables in Belfast. We believe that
this is owing to the happy chance that Mr. William*
the County Inspector, has been nominally removed to
Belfast, although on this occasion he was absent "
duty." The efficacy of the mounted constables was very
evident ; for they repeatedly cleared the streets, better by
fir than could be done by fite.firing or by bayonets,
In the localities just mentioned, and in the localities
adjoitung, showers of stones, we have been told, were
thrown. Some of tho local force were obliged to creep
over walls to save their lives. From the entry in which
Sergeant M'lntyre and his twelve men were stationed,
files of three at a time were ordered out, with directionO
to fire at the stone throwers. The Act, it was etaterlt
enjoins that, after the reading of the Riot Act—a prelinei•
minary which had been gone through previously by gr.;
W. T. B. Lyons—the guns or muskets should be fired at an
into, not over or around the " rio ere." The Act teas
adhered to. The firing was of the most regular order, 00
perfectly so that it was heard a couple of miles off by the
gentlemen travelling on the County Dawn Railway ; on!!
nobody knows the exact number of the sufferers. OA;
inqaiey at the General Hospital, last evening, we learned
that several persons were attended to who required wounds
to be dressed. Some had broken arms, and others
had severe lacerations of the head and face. Georg°
Walker, aged nineteen years, was shot in IVlill-street;
The ball entered the side of the left jaw, and passed
out at the back of the neck—in its course it passe',
close beside the great artery and vein of the ilea:
either of which, if wounded, would have caused
instant death. The sufferer remains in a vary precarious
condition. Captain William Verner was cat in the helid
by a blow of a stone, received while driving through the
disturbed districts, some time after the row on Dmegall'•
quay. The following magistrates met at the Police-office
at three o'clock, and held a private conference :-315.i°
William Verner, Captain Thomas Verner, Robert Thomsnar
Esq., W. T. B. Lyons, Esq., Sir Wm G. Johnson, Charles-
Hunt, R.M., Wm. M'Cance, Esq. , W. Stevenson, Esq./ all
James Macnamsra, Esq, After having arranged on the
measures to be adopted in the case of a disturbance, thew'
gentlemen proceeded to the scene of the open-air preaching!,
and were present at the principal scene of the disturbance'
The following persons are in custody:—Bernal'
Gallegher, May-street, disorderly, and throwing stones
in Atbert-square ; John -Mullen, Berry street, ditto;
George Mann, Townsend-street, disorderly in Donegal;
quay ; Patrick MAlister, off Pound-street, do. ; Gooll
Sharkey, Hamill-street, do ; William Johnston, Poim '
street, do. ; Thomas Maguire, Bond-street, throwtfr
stones in High-street, and disorderly; James M.Mahoa'
Logan-street, do ; Francis Magee, William-street, doi
We may mention at the close, that, after the reading
the Riot Act by Mr. Lyons, and the giving of the order
gal
load, Mr. Bindon, Sub-Inspector, who was in charge, gti
the order to load merely, but refrained for some mintll:o
from giving the order to cap." The people, or
4to
mob,' were cautioned more than once that the or
load had been given; and, we learn from the constabill
that it was only when these cautions were disregard
an the atone throwing became insufferable, 1°,2,,
the order "to cap" was given, and the order for firll'o.
followed.