The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-11 00:00:00

LONDON,

FOR THE RESOLUTION.
Persons present, 170 votes 1,481
Proxies, 897 votes 9,435

10,916

AGAINST IT.

Persons present, 38 _ votes 754
Proxies, 600 ...votes - 6,544

RIOT IN BELFAST.

The Belfast Mercury of Tuesday has the following:—
" Oue of the extraordinary and unforeseen occurrences
which from time to time arise out of the most trivial
Causes took place on Monday evening in Belfast, in the
shape of disturbances, amounting to riots, which con-
tinued at intervals for acme hour/. In the morning a
very large body 01 teetotallers met in procession in
town, according to annual cestern, and proceeded by
the Belfast and Ballymena Railway to Randalstown,
where a public meeting was held. On former occasions a
very large muster was made to witness the return of the
party in the evening; and last year when the teetotallers
spent the day in Armagh, the crowds were so dense
at the terminus of the Ulster Railway that the returning
party were enabled only with the utmost difficulty to
emerge from the station. It is well known that, from
whatever cause, these processions are not looked upon
with favour by a class in the town; and on the last occa-
sion, very serious apprehensions were entertained that
on the return of the procession a breach of the peace
would have ensued. Fortunately, however, though
there was a good deal of mischievous hustling, every-
thisg passed off quietly. Monday evening, the proces-
siee was expected about six o'clock, and for two hours
previously largo numbers were assembled about the
terminus, York-street; the great bulk of them being evi-
dently idlers and sightseers, end not met for any pre-
meditated purpose. The procession not appearing, the
want of something to beguile the time induced a few
boys to commence throwing tufts of grass at each
other, which they procured at a field hard by. This
went on harmlessly enough for some time, until
their blood becoming warmer, or from the supplies of
grass becoming scarce, they bandied stones among each
other. The stone-throwing fever communicated itself
to others, and before one hour had passed over the state
of things became resolved into this—the crowd had swelled
up York-street, as far as Earl-street, and those who chanced
to be on either side of the street stood methodically ranged
against each other. Stones were flung to and fro, and
many blows were given. A party of the local police
now came to the spot, and their presence had, for a
time, some effect in restoring order. However, the
paucity of their numbers in comparison with the dense
htdies of people who lined the streets only emboldened
the mischief-makers. Several ruses were played on
the police; a knot of fellows hero affecting a tumult, and
on the approach of the police, becoming quiet or
moving away; while, at the same moment, in a distant
part of the crowd, a shout would be raised, and
they would sally thither, only to find themselves again
baffled. The county pole under Mr. Hill, 5.1.,
also came on the ground, and exerted themselves
with much energy; but the mob was paramount, and,
regardless of the presence of the authorities, they be-
came momentarily more excited and unruly. They
exhibited their unmanly ruffianism in a most brutal
manner to persons who happened to pass through the
streets on cars. Thera were pelted from both sides,
and some gentlemen were in considerable clanger of re-
riving mortal injuries. Some were meth hurt.
Matters growing worse, and seine of the police being
much maltreated, a party of the military under Lieut.
Colonel Garrett, appeared is Yorle.street, and dr filed 1
on either side of the street. Mr. Tracy, oar resident
magistrate, and Mr. Stevenson, J.P., both of whom re-
ceived several blows of stones, Mr. Tracy in particular
having been much hart, appeared at the head of the
force, and the Riot Act was read. The crowd on this
began to separate; but still stones were thrown, especially
at the police, who now became the objects of attack
when it was possible to annoy them. Several of the
rioters were erre •ted.
RACING FIXTU

RES FOR 1852.
...
Bibary
Stockbridge
Winchester
Knighton • 25
Carlisle
Ludlow
Chelmsford...., 3O
'LY.
Stamford 2O
Knutstord
Nottingham
Abingdon
Guildford
Goodwood
Do wnham Market... , 2B
Wenlock 23

Leith
Lamber ton
Hampton
Newton
Tenbury
Macclesfield
Newcastle

Salisbury
Newmarket
Worcester
Woodford and Lough ton
Lancaster
Jersey

INey
Liverpool
Ipswich

21 I
22
au;

AUG

Ripon —
2
North Staffordshire 3
Brighton
Edgware 5
Brigbcon Club.
Wolverhampton 9
Great Yarmouth lO
Reading
Coventry l2
SEPTE
w

arwick
Whitehaven
Rochester and Chatham 8
DoncasTer .
Eglinton Club
Bedford
OCTO.

Chester
Royal Caledonian Hunt
and Edinburgh Club. 6
Yorkshire Union Hunt 6
Wrexham.

NOVE:

Worcester Autumn ... 2
IRISH RAC.

Lynn
Lichfield l6
York
/lidoMTh 23
25
Derby .
Stourbridge
Lincoln

BIBER.
Leicester 22
Manchester Autumn 23
Newmarket F. O 28
Chesterfield
Western Meeting

oBER.

Newmarket S. 0 11
Holywell Hunt
Richmond
Newmarket Houghton 25

SIDER.
Co wbridge Hunt lO
S TO COME.

JUNE.

Carragh

JULY.
Ileath
5 Bellewstown

AUGUST.
Down Royal Corp 3 Tusm
Phoenix I?atli lO Ballinrobo. ... 3l
Roscomm on

SEPTEMBER.
Curragh..., 7 1101instown 2l
Limerick - 2 l 2l !Cashel
OCTOBER.

Curragh
Down Royal Corp...- 2O

ICarlow

COASTlats AND COLLIEBS.—It apprArs, from are'
turn to Pa, !Lament just issued, that last year there were
19,748 sailing-vessels, of 2,778,525 tons, and 662 steamers,
of 206,666 tons, that entered the port of London as coasters
and colliers.

A PAR AGRAPR ONLY TO BE READ BY THE LA"
DIES.—Eve try man has his price, so said Walpole; but he
never said as much of woman. The fact is, Walpole
judged the ladies only too correctly, for he knew as well as
We do that 'many of those dear creatures are beyond all price.

further explanation. After alluding to an unfair and
eue-sided report of the proceedings of the meet-
ing; on Thursday last, insPrted in a provincial jour-
nal, he concluded by moving that the shareholders
do approve of the Bill aithorising traffic arrangements
between the Great Western, Shrewsbury and Birming-
ham, Shrewsbury and Chester, Shrewsbury and Here-
ford, and Hereford, Ross, and Gloucestershire (with the
exception of the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire
Junction) Railways, and also to authorise the directors
to submit to such as they might deem expe-
dient during the progres3 of the Bill through Parliament.
Mr. HILL seconded the motion.
Not the slighest observation was offered in opposition
to the motion, and the CHAIRMAN declared the motion
carried by a show of hands.
Hereupon Mr. J. WEBSTER demanded a poll, and Mr.
Roy and Mr. W. J. Beaks being appointed scrutineers,
the meeting was adjourned until four o'clock.
When the proceedings of the meeting wero resumed,
the scrutineers declared the numbers who had voted
to be—

7,298
Mr. ROY stated that there were about 200 more votes
than 3-sths. The number of votes not being 4-sths, the
standing orders of the House of Lords were not com-
plied with, and if the House insists upon a strict com-
pliance, the Bill may be considered as lost for the present
session.

Thanks being voted to the chairman, tho meeting
separated.

COLLISION AND LOSS OF LIFE.
An alarming accident, attended with the loss of two lives,
occurred on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire
line, on Tuesday afternoon, near to the Woodhouse junc-
tion, and within a short distance of the spot where a colli-
sion occurred last year between a Great Northern excur-
sion and a goods train. It appears that about two o'clock, a
ballast train, laden with sleepers, left Grimsby for
Sheffield, a passenger carriage, containing seven or eight
men in the company's service, being attached to
the last waggon. Nothing occurred until they arrived
at the Kiveton-park station, when, in consequence
of the piston-rod breaking, the engine became dis-
abled. Efforts were then immediately made to
bring the trains to a stand, but in conse-
quence of the line at this point being on a steep
incline this was not accomplished until some time had
elapsed. The moment this was done, all the men except
two left the passenger carriage, and a messenger was
dispatched to signal an approaching luggage train,
which was then due from Retford, and the steam whistle
of which was then distinctly heard, but which, in conse-
quence of a sharp curve in the line, was not then visible.
Before ho bad proceeded more than twenty or thirty yards
he came in sight of the train, the driver of which, as
soon as ho became aware of the danger, instantly re-
versed the engine, shut off the steam and applied the
break, after which he, together with the stoker and the
guard, leaped off the train and escaped without any se-
rious injury. On the collision the engine of the goods
train was thrown off the rails and sustained considera-
ble damage. The passenger carriage and several of
the ballast waggons were smashed to pieces, and the
two men who were sitting in one of the compartments
of the carriage, unaware of the danger, were killed on
the spot. Their names are William Waller and John
Walker, married men, residing at Brigg. Their remains
were conveyed to Woodhouse, where the affair will
undergo an investigation before Mr. Thomas Badger,
coroner. The line was speedily cleared, and no inter-
ruption was occasioned to the ordinary trains.