The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-08-15 00:00:00

TOWN OF MALLOW.

The Reimfurious of the Meetteg at Mallow are
extremely creditable to the Gentlemen who have
4ffiard their signatures to them ; and we have no
doubt, if then. conduct, and that of those reverend
persons to whom they have returned thanks, had
been followed in other parrs of the country, many
of those disgraceful scenes and calamities, which it
has been so often our painful duty to describe and
deplore, would have been happily avoided. It is
hr the well-timed mixture of firmness and remon-
strance, exerted by those whose situation gives them
influence, that excesses can be most effectually re-
stunned, and good conduct inculcated ; and it is
surely better fulfilling the ditties of good Chlistises
and good subjects to be thus employed, than in
invigorating national diseentions by the encourage.
menu of religious prejudices, or the celebration of
insulting ceremonies.
The circumstances which have drawn forth the
Resolutions of the Gentlemen of Mallow were, we
understand, as follow:—Two desperate factions,
headed by Twomey* and Switseys at one side, and
by Mahoney. ots the other, were to tweet at the
Fair of Mallow, and ire the open street to decide
4o aircieutgrullge, on some real or imaginary
affront. 'fte.numbers are represented to us at five
hundred a side, armed with pistol., scythes. sticks,
&c. The leaden at both sides had been recruiting
forces for a fortnight before; there were combatants
from the liberties of Cork, from Kanturk, and
other places, arrayed against each other. The Hoor
tsf battle--The lisma—conisiortievel oa the day
ippointed so early as our o'clock, upon which the
Rev. Mr. Lombard and the Rev. Mr. Jones, the
Protestant and Roman Catholic Clergymen, en_
terrd, at coirsideroble risk, into the tat of the
eumbetants, lord • conversation with une of the
patties, the Mahoneys, and the latter being known
to most of theiu, Im reasoned with, and eventually
succeeded in ruducing them to return home, which
they did in a body of about 500. -The other party
had thus the town to themselves, and begisu to exit.
nit excesses, when the army, under the direction.
of the Rev. Mr. Chester, a Magistrate, arrived ham
flotteraut, dispersed the priocipsl part of the
rioters, end imprisoned some of the moat

In the evening, when all appeired to he quiet,
they again assembled, with a pity belougiiig to
the sunurbs of the town, and sallied forth, thrtat-
ning• destruction to any that would oppose them,
In the *collie two dragoons were thrown off thew

horses. but were not much injured. The trades-
men and labourers of the place turned out as they
said for the honour of the town, and a desperate •
conflict ensued, winch laded tiN near ten o'clock
at night. in the course of which, windows. doors,
and shutters were dashed to pieces. On the nest
day the battle well renewed and continued for three
hours, between a place called Pair-lane and Bally-
dahetn, at different sides of the bridge of Mallow,
during which mail were severely and dangerously
cut and manned. The riot was again put a stop
to in the evening by the same judicious inter.
femme that had been used the day before, bot
which, in consequence of the absence of the parties,
could not be earlier exerted in this new call for it.
It was to express their reprobation of these out-
rageous acts, and their determination to put a stop
to them, that the Gentlemen of Mallow assembled,
and the public will he gratified at observing the
ninon which prevails among all parties in effecting
that due subordination to the laws, without which
society has no safeguard. The poet taken by the
Rev. Mr. Jones, Roman Catholic Curate of Mal-
low, has been duly appreciated by the inhabitant.,
and we understand, whea a vote of thanks was passed
to that Gentlemass, he took occasion to speak at
some length oo the recent transactions. impressing
ou the minds of those who participated in them
(many of whom were present in Court), respect for
the taws. Ufa warning theta of time severe penalties
which those deluded persons incur who dare to vio-
late them.
The Ri-v. Gentleman'. discourse was listened to.
we understand, with deep attention, and it is not
too much to suppose that it made a due impression
on those to whom it was particularly addressed.
Mr. Jones concluded by complimenting the News-
trines., Mr. Croker, the Rev. Messrs. Chester. Lom-
bard, and Herbert, for their personal exertions, in
redwing trautpullity, and for their humanity in
preventing the effusion of miteh blood. The above
Gentlemen were as the tired of a party of rifle
bri-
gade from Buttevant, aid the yeomanry were also
under arms parading the street.