The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-03-28 00:00:00

RIBBONMEN.

There is, in an Ultra • paper printed in Belfast, a formidable
string of paragraphs on the 'objector Ribboniam. Allowing, how.
ever, for the factious colouring given by the Belfast Editor to his
detail, there is sufficient to assure us tl.at there have been stnne
violations of the law, and that a person, described, we know not
how truly, as a RillhOnman, bast be:n murdered by the opposite
faction. These processions took plum on St. Patrick's Day. One
thoesansl are said to have marched into Portglenone, decorated
with ribbons, and some with mattes, discharging musketry and
pistols 13 they went along, '• itistilting Protestants," and firing a
volley at "the Established Church." The Ribbonmen were
roughly handled at Bellaghly and Tamlauht. On the same slay
LIU Ribbormsen assembled at ' oom-bridge, and divided them.
selves into different corps, one which, I.llbn strong, proceeded
to Csstletlawson, where they w ed, with colour:: flying and music
playing. They met a tipsy Protestant, with whom they bad a
tiff, but the Protestants made them pay. They killed one and
wounded two. Eight hundred Ribbontnen marches] through Car-
bindell. Having committed a riot in a public-house, the police
were called nut, but the police were beaten, and the rioters cele-
brated their victory by drum and fire. At :11agherafelt the con.
flict was snore serious. A man was murdered at this place, and
two men wounded. There secure also, if we believe our authority,
a little "row" in Belfast, There were only a hundred here, and
it appears they did nothing but make a great noise.
While we admit that there can be no defence, no excuse for this
conduct, we trust nay that the exr.sperating harangue, lately deli-
vered in the North of Ireland, and the tone or the incendiary Pries
there and elsewhere, arc producing the fruits which every man of
'acme anticipated. Besides, it should be remembered, that no
Orange spirts is fomented and fostered by the Most flagitious ap-
peals to the passions of the people. We shall wait, however,
, before we proceed to animadvert on this matter further, until we
receive a less suspicious account of these circumstances.
Since the preceding hoes were put into type, we have received a
letter from Larnr, County Antrim, of which the following is an
extract. It will terse to prove, what we have had occasion fre-
quently to state, that the Ribbon prottenrions arc no more than the
reacahms caused by the Orangemen. How long will this frightful
state of things continue, or is it to last fee ever?
Extract ot a letter from lorne, dated arch II.—" On Sunday
last this town was much disforlsed by a parade of Orangemen, for
the ramose of interring one of their party. At eleven o'clock five
lodges assembled, with all tbe emblems ot their party, with colours
flying, kr.; and when tlosporriteed at the house of their deceased
friend, a drum and fife were }rowed. All this was done in the
presence of a Magistrate, who made no effort to stop this spirit of
party ; and to the credit of the Roman tatholtea, whe wen on the
point of proceeding to their piste of worship, net a murmur was
heard from them. The only pewswetion adopted to prevent tumult,
errs an order from the Statistrates he ibe instrxseiot to sell
spirits to this uniuwfol sesemhlege. No obi however,
toulcplace."—Dullut Evens, Peet. _ .