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London, England, 1864-08-19 00:00:00

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Dearly Beloved Children,—At a time of suct.lo - -t,.
as we have been living in for acme days, even onlaii itals . s
creet word or one exaggerated statement is calculated to
do much mischief; but, above all, any ill-timed an d im-
prudent advice—imprudent, if for no other reason tha n that
it may be misunderstood from the aimless way in wla ich it
is put--is to be regretted. We implore of you agair a and
again to act with great patience in the trying circurr isl'ances
in which you find yourselves now placed. Wow: UV yen
to act with all prudence and with all forbearant ;e. Let
not yourselves be carried away by self-installed i rilvisers,
nor be influenced by any sayings or writings as ant borised,
but what may come front your bishops or clergy- They
alone have the right to address themselves to the CI .tholies
of Belfast; and they now tell you emphatically to rely on
two things-1. Be always in the right ;2, let every breach
of the peace be on the part of others, if the peace is to be
broken. If you follow this advice she authorities must and
will protect you. They must act now without delay_ Bear
a little longer, repress the angry feelings of the more impu I-
rive among you, restrain every incitement to any kind of
retaliation, and the authorities will be obliged to act with
energy, and restore peace at once to our distracted end die-
greced town. Things are bad enoueh, but every act of re-
taliation makes them worse, and is unchristian. Remember
that "charity beareth all things . . . endureth all
things."-1 Cor. xiii. 7. This is not a time to hold meetings
called without the proper authority, nor the time to speak
of " manhood," or to appeal, by silly vaunt lags, to a foolish
kind of heroism. Let us have pace: let us have no exag-
geration, no throwing aside of proper and legitimate autho -
rity, whether ecclesiastical or civil. If necessary, and at a
proper time, a meeting
shall be held, convened by legiti-
mate authority, at which the Catholics of Belfast shall take
counsel how to act ; but let us not now fan the flame by
being parties to the slightest indiscretion. While the storm
rages this would do much harm. Be calm, be patient ; and
as far as possible, keep
within your own homes. True he-
roism consists in not yielding to provocation. Let us do
this, and may the " God of all peace be with you."
f P. Donne &x, Coadjutor Bishop'

August 16, 1864.

The following proclamation was posted on tho
walls of the town, at a later hourin the evening :
V, R. Proolamation.—Whereas, lawless mobs have
paraded the streets of this town for several days and nights
assaulting and putting in terror the inhabitants, and in-
juring property, and otherwise endangering the
public
peace : and whereas, it has been represented to the magis-
trates that large crowds of persons unlawfully assemble
the public streets, and aid and encourage such. lawlosn
mobs, and refuse, when required, to disperse and go to
their homes : Now we, the magistrates of Belfast, hereby
give notice that all parties assembling in the streets of
Belfast, and refusing to disperse themselves and peacefully
to depart to their habitations or lawful business, after the
publication of this notice, shall be arrested and prosecuted
according to law.

Not the slightest result was apparent from these
appeals and threats. The mobs continued to act
with the same daring against each other, and vi
the same impunity, as they had done before. lc( or
had the example made in the morning by the pYlice,
when the Sandy-row mob was fired on, any visible
result. Irritated crowds from this locality con-
tinued to throng the streets until night closed, and
then an engagement between the hostile parties
commenced, and continued throughout the night,
guns being the principal weapons used. Very many
are lying wounded in the houses of each party,
besides those sent to the hospital, some of whom are
in a dying state.

About four yesterday morning the riots were,
resumed, and the day was not far advanced before
five unfortunates were brought to the Central
Hospital, weltering in their blood. The followin g
account of the proceedings of the day is taken fro m
the Northern Whig :
"About four o'clock this morning the rioters
made ready for another day's campaign. Similar
outrageous scenes to those which have daily been
described lately occurred, but with even more
terrible determination and deadliness of purpose.
The mobs met in several instances, and belaboured
each other with the fury of savages. Dover,.
street, which runs between the Shankhill-roez.
and the Falls-road, was the scene of a dreadful
riot, the mob using not sticks and stones, but g was
loaded with bullets. For half an hour the fire was
kept up between the mobs, who did not sho'.v a
spark of cowardice on either side. Volley after
volley roared along the street. The rapid dis'.t%arge
and whirr of the bullets as they rushed p 3.54, the
shouting of the mobs, and the cool determination
with w iiich they stood st their post, rnPlide uv
a scene absolutely thrilling in a civilised, town.
Several people were irj tired with bullets. Those
belonging to the Pound had to be taken to the
General Hospital, two of them having their legs
amputated at the present time, and man 7 received
wounds, from bans and slugs, and were carried
Lome. The Protestant party, es far as we can learn
were unir:jured, except in one instance. Anotb

fearful encounter took piece on the Falls. road, gad
it is said the Roman Catholic party fir from 'L'he
window of Hughes' bakery, wounding several w'no,
it is alleged, were about to wreck the establishraent.
That part of the town is in a state cf the grf.!ate.st
excitctnent, and no business is being done. A large
mob of men and women from the Sandy-row district
assembled at an early hour this morning opposite
the Ulster Railway, with the object of potincing
upon any untortunate navvy who might a ppcar.
A. lot of fellows waited at the station the arrival
of the nine o'clock train, when some individuals,
apparently about to proceed to the haryrest in
England end Scotland, were set upon end beaten
with sticks and stones. One man, who had been
severely injured by the mob, was sent to the
General Hospital. There are now 37 cases in hose
pital ; two men are on the point of death as far as
we can learn. There are upwards of 100 cases of
injuries from gunshot wounds, attended by private
medical men. During the day a large reinforce meat
of constabulary arrived from Phceniz Park, Dublin.
The General Hospital is now all but filled, 40 in•
mates having to be taken from the severe nature of
their injuries, and additional accommodation is
about to be provided lest the applicants should in.
crease. Upwards of 60, who have received flesh
wounds, had their wounds dressed, and were sent
home. Under the present circumstances some of the
present patients had to be placed on the floor of the
hospital. Three men had their legs amputated
above the knee, and one man had his arm cut off.
At half past 12 o'clock a telegram was received
here stating that shortly before 6 o'clock last even•
ing a serious collision took place between the Orange
mob of ship-carpenters and the navvies of the

Roman Catholic party. The navvies were forced

into the mud banks in our harbour, and were then
fired upon from the banks of the river by the Orange
party. Nine or ten navvies have received gunshot
wounds. One is reported dead. The navvies were
up to their necks in the mud when fired upon by the
Orangemen, and it was painful to see the wretched
men struggling for their lives, not knowing but
that in a few moments they would sink deeper and
deeper into the mud. Several houses were wrecked
during the evening, and numerous parties received
severe beatings from both mobs. All the military
and police have patrolled the town for the purpose,
no doubt, of striking fear into the minds of the
rioters. The special constables, with batons, also
marched through the town in military order. Thero
are not less than 4,000 or 5,000 of military and
police in town, along with 400 or 500 special con•
stables.

DUBLIN, Thursday Evening.
Belfast is now comparatively quiet.
The military and police are in such strength that
serious rioting can hardly again take place.
There was nearly being a fresh outbreak to-c7ny
daring the funeral of one of tbe Protestants, who
was shot enrly in the week. A volley was fired on
the mourners, and ;eat excitement ensued ; but,
luckily, no collision took place.
The scenes in Belfast, ECCaI about to be repeated
in Dundalk.

Last evening the Roman Catholics there burned
the effigy of King William, end then troke the win.
dews of a nnni‘oer of hensrs belonging to the
.Pr"
testants, besides those of the Mchodist Chen:6, the
Ragged Schools, Szc. Thu protestauts in Dundalk,
however, aTu too Weak to retaliate.
There is a rumour that several towns in the
north have risen.

TAY SALMON FISHING..--The Scotsman Bay& :
"During the past eight days there has been a very great
falling off in the number of tieh landed between Newburgh
and the Linn of Campsie• On Tuesday and Wednesday
the best stations between the mouth of the Earn and the
Friarton Island had not above three or four grilse at most.
This paucity of fish is attributable to the low state of the
river from the want of rain in the Highland districts;"