The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-18 00:00:00

THE BELFAST RIOTS.

(From the Second Edition of the .Northern Whig,)
BELFAST, Wednesday, 12.30 P.M.
The present disastrous riots continue, and more
people have been injured and maimed with blud-
geons, and fired at, and perhaps killed with gunshot

wounds.
The riots were renewed this morning in the dis•
turbed districts, unabated in their terrible nature,
and with similar terrible consequences.
Five more men have been taken to the General
Hospital weltering in their blood. Two of them
are not likely to survive—indeed, it is said, cannot
survive the injuries they have received.
About four o'clock this morning the rioters made
ready for another day's campaign. Similar outs
rageous scenes to those we have daily described oc-
curred, 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 Shankill-
road and the Falls-road, was the scene of
a dreadful riot, the contending mobs using,
not sticks and stones, but guns loaded with
bullets. For half an hour the fire was kept up
between the mobs, who did not show a spark of
cowardice on either side. Volley after volley roared
along the street; the rapid discharge and whirr of
the bullets as they rushed past, the shouting of the
mobs, and the cool determination with which they
stood at their posts, made up a scene absolutely
thrilling in a civilised town.
Several people were injured with ballets. Those
belonging to the Pound side had to be taken to the
General Hospital, two of them having their legs
amputated at the present time, and many received
wounds front balls and slugs, and were carried home.
The Protestant party, so far as we learn, were
uninjured, except in one instance.
Another fearful rencontre took place on the
Falls-road, and it is said that the Catholic party
fired from the windows of Hughes's bakery, and
wounded several, who, it is alleged, were about to
wreck the establishment. That part of the town is
in a state of the greatest excitement, and no busi-
❑ess is being done.
A large mob of men and women from the Sandy-
row district, assembled at an early hour this morn-
ing opposite the Ulster Railway, with the object of
pouncing upon any unfortunate navvy who thought
it his own interest to leave the town. As soon as
any person suspected of being connected with the
Catholic mobs made his appearance; a yell was set
up and he was beleboured unmercifully by the
crowd in waiting. Some parties were chased for
their lives and succeeded with getting off with only
a few bruises.
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 harvest in Eng-
land and Scotland, were set upon and beaten with
sticks and stones. One man, who had been severely
injured by the mob, was sent to the General Hos-
pital by Chief Constable 111‘Kittriek.
We have been informed by two gentlemen who
were witnesses to the outrage committed at the rail-
way station that not a solitary policeman was to be
seen while they were going on.
We understand that the reason of these brutal
attacks upon labourers coming by the trains is, that
a rumour has gone abroad that the Roman Catho-
lics expect assistance from Dublin and Tipperary.
Shortly after the assault upon the persons at the
station a party of police patrolled in the neighbour-
hood.
Last night, in the course of a riot at Wilsons
street, both military and police were ordered to fire
upon the mobs. Several persons were severely in-
jured in consequence.
The magistrates seem determined to exercise very
stringent measures for the future, and to-day bodies
of constabulary are continually patrolling the streets
and preventing as much as possible the assembling
of crowds.
There are now 37 cases in the hospital. Two men
are on the point of death. So far as we can learn
there are upwards of 100 cases of injuries from
gunshot wounds attended to by private medical men.
During the day a large reinforcement of consta-
bulary is expected from the Phoenix Park, Dublin.
The whole constabulary force now in town is under
the command of Major Esmonde, Deputy Inspector
General, who arrived last night from Dublin.
About 260 of the 78th Highlanders arrived in
,own last night.

DUBLIN, Wednesday.

The navvies and the Orange ship carpenters did
not come into collision yesterday. The former
were not to be seen, but the latter, hearing that
the Dublin coal porters were to arrive in Belfast
to help their co-religionists, awaited the evening
train in great force, about 1,000 strong, and all
armed, determined to attack them. The report
happily turned out false.
The magistrates swore in a number of special
constables yesterday, and took possession of all
the gunpowder in the shops.
About 60 persons were shot, and the mobs had
to be separated at the bayonet point. The respec-
table inhabitants want the town placed under
martial law. Dr. Dorrian has called on the Ro-
man Catholics to avoid rioting,
All business is suspended.
DUBLIN, Wednesday Afternoon.
The rioting continues furious.
The military and the constabulary fired last night
upon the people.
Many were wounded dangerously. Thirtypseven
are is the hospital. Above a hundred are under
private medical treatment.
Harvest men coming by the trains were sadly
maltreated, under the idea that they came to assist
the Catholics.
Both parties fought, without the slightest
cowardice, with slug and bullet charged guns.

Several limbs were amputated.
The authorities are at length acting vigorously
The constabulary aro under the command o.

Major Esmond.
DUBLIN, Thursday, One o'clock.
Belfast quieting. At six o'clock last evening a
serious collision took place between ship carpenters
and navvies. The latter ware forced into mud banks
in the harbour, and were fired upon from the banks
of the river by the Orange party. Nine or ten re-
ceived gunshot wounds, and one is reported dead.
Their appearance, up to the neck in mud, was truly
he- :trending.

THE FRENCH DITTO TO " How's YOUR POOR
FEET ?"—One feature of the fete was the starting of a new
and unmeaning cry—" As•tu vu Lambert ?"—which seemed
to create great amusement, and in which some people de-
tect a political signification. It is something of the same
kind as the inquiry &bout "poor feet," which used to be so
popular in London,