The Sun.
London, England, 1834-07-16 00:00:00

ORANGE PROCESSION RIOT—SEVERAL PER-
SONS SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.
Yesterday (Sunday) was the scene of a most serious riot,
when several persons were seriously wounded, and many
more slightly. Contrary to all former custom, the Orange-
men of this and neighbouring towns did not assemble on
the 12th of July, but arranged that this party procession
should take place yesterday, and proceed in a body to
Hulme Church to hear a sermon. Why this departure
from the usual day for such a procession does not appear.
Yesterday (Sunday) however, as early as nine o'clock, the
various lodges from Bury, Oldham, Bolton, &c., had ar-
rived ; but before they had concentrated with the Man-
chester, a most serious riot took place in the vicinity of
New-cross, a neighbourhood occupied chiefly by the Irish.
There is reason to think that the Orangemen were armed ;
some, indeed, in the procession, as the officers, were noto-
riously so, with swords, and others of them with pistols.
It is but just, however, to say, that the Catholics gave the
first cause of offence, and were also the first to attack ;
they first began to hiss, then throw stones, and then to tie
to the top of a lamp-post a green ribbon. This, of course,
was soon seen in company with an orange one.
The colours of the two parties being thus nailed to the
mast, was the signal of attack, when a desperate riot ensued.
Stones and brick-bats were thrown, and sticks, bludgeons,
and swords, used in abundance. Some few fire-arms were
discharged, but as they took no effect, it is supposed that
they were only loaded with blank cartridge. There were,
however several most seriously wounded, of one of whom
there were no hopes of recovery till this morning, he hav-
ing received no less than six or eight cuts on the head, and
one on his leg. The authorities called in the military, but
too late to render any assistance, the rioters having dis-
persed, or nearly so, before they arrived. Thirteen, how-
ever, were secured, and taken to the New Bailey. Grid
excitation was produced by this affair, which lasted all OP
day, in consequence of the lodges going to Hulme Church
in the afternoon ; on the return of which another affray
took place near the lodges' rendezvous, the Fox Tavern.
Fortunately at the moment, three military officers on horse-
back were passing, who speedily put an
.end to the conflict,
but not before some were wounded, and one desperately.
Is there no law to prevent fooleries like these from thus
parading, especially on a Sunday ? if not, there ought to be

COURT FOR THE RELIEF OF INSOLVENT
DEBTORS.

The matters of the Petitions and Schedules of the Prisoners herein-
after named (the same having been Sled in the Court) are appointed
to be heard at the Court.house, in Portugal-street, Lincoln's Inn-
fields, on Tuesday, the 22d of July, 1834, at Nine o'clock Id the
Forenoon.
Spires, J. gunmaker, Ryder-street, St. James's.
Nelson, N., dealer in grocery, Sandy-row, Bishopagate.
Warmington, W., labourer, Kingsbury. green.
Rawlinson, S., builder, Harrow-road, Paddington-green.
Nelmes, W., mariner, York-square Commercial-road.
Last, W., lodging-house-keeper' Winchester-row, Edgware-road.
Tollervey, S., butcher, Little Sutton-street, Goswell-street.
Waudby, R., painter, Castle-street East, Oxford-street.
Pearce, W., goldsmith, Durham-street, Adelphi.
Cripps, W. Lodging-house-keeper, Bury-street, St. James's.
Ironside, agent, Talbot-street, Gracechurch-street.
Maxfield, W. M., linendraper, Alcester-street, Birmingham.

A Court of Alderman was held yesterday, at which
the Lord Mayor, 16 Aldermen. the Sheriffs, and city officers
were present. Alexander Raphael, Esq., and John Midge,
Esq., the Sheriffs elect, entered into the usual bonds to take
upon themselves that office. The Inquest of St. Bride's pre-
sented a serious nuisance at Whitefriars dock by the great ac
cumulation of filth, rubbish, and decayed vegetables, brought
there from Covent-garden market, upon which the Court re
ferred it to the Alderman of thefWard to give such directions
as he might see fit.
EXTRAOItDINARY SUICIDE.—A. suicide, extra-
ordinary from its cause, and the perseverance with which it
was persisted in, took place at Valenciennes. A young man
named Hector apprentice to an apothecary, took it
into his head that he never should succeed in learning his
business, though, in the opinion of others, he showed no com-
mon talent, having written a treatise upon lodine, approved of
by Caventon. This sinister idea had so fatal an influence on
his mind that, on the 28th of June, 1833, he took a large dose
of arsenic, from the effects of which he was saved by powerful
antidotes. On the anniversary of this attempt, the 28th of
June, 1834, he took a quantity of prussic acid, which deprived
him of all appearance of life for some time, and from the re-
sults of which he with great difficulty recovered. However,
still determined on putting an end to his existence, he, on the
2d of this month, quitted Valenciennes towards nightfall, and
at a little distance from the gates, shot himself through the
heart. Two letters were found on his person addressed to his
parents and his employer, in which he stated that his sole rea-
son for committing suicide was the conviction that he could
never become a good apothecary.--Oxford Conservative.

UPWARD Sof T WENTY PER S ONS WOUNDED.
On Saturday evening, about eight o'clock, as three of the
6th Dragoon Guards, one corporal and two -privaos,
grossly intoxicated, were passing along Deansgate, one of
them, without ceremony, approached a woman and threw
his arms around her neck. Her husband, who was accom-
panying her to market, of course resented this liberty, but
only in seriously remonstrating with the fellow for his dis-
graceful conduct. This interference of the insulted hus-
band could not be endured, it would seem, for another of
the party took up the dispute by calling the husband a de-
serter, on which the third soldier then actually seized him,
when these two, with drawn swords, compelled the poor
fellow to move on in the direction of the barracks. This
conduct soon brought an immense concourse of people to-
gether, and the shopkeepers, apprehending a riot, by which
life or their property would be endangered, sent off quickly
to the lockups for Daggatt, the police officer, who, fortu-
nately, had heard of the affray, and was soon on the spot.
On his arrival he mildly accosted the military, by asking
what the man in their custody had done, and whether they
considered him as their prisoner ? The corporal on this
approached Daggett in a menacing way, with his sword
drawn, and swore he would rip him up if he further
meddled in the matter. The other two also stood over
him with drawn swords, and threatened to Cut him in pieces
for his insolence. Daggatt, however, continued cool,
and begged' them to recollect that he was an offi-
cer charged with' the preservation of the peace,
and if you, added he to the soldiers, want any assistance in
a right cause, you shall have it. To this they all replied,
we don't care what you are, or who you are. They were
now assured that they would hear further of this matter.
On this they all brandished their swords at Daggatt, and
one of them aimed a blow at him, which, although he dex-
terously avoided, unfortunately lit on a lad's head and
wounded him most severely. Daggatt finding he was not
a match for three drunken madmen, made his way to the
barracks for assistance, taking the lad who had been
wounded with him, and stated to the officer on guard the.
serious nature of the outrage, and-after placing the poor
lad in the officer's care, who promised him immediate sur-
gical help, Daggatt returned. On his way back he met the
three discirderlies literally clearing the streets with their
swords, and with which they wounded upwards of twenty
persons. On coming again into contact with them, one of
the military ruffians said, " If you don't leave off following
us we will rip up your entrails." 'Daggatt on this, and who
possessed more than ordinary courage, proposed to the
crowd to'seize them at all risks. This was agreed to ; Dag-
gatt laid hold of one by the arms, two or three persons
seized another, whilst the third, in the act of escaping, was
seized by an artillery officer, attracted there by the distur-
bance. The-officer fortunately saw the misconduct of his
prisoner, and took him off to the guard-house, which, for-
tunately, was close at hand. Daggatt took the other two
to the lock-up. They will be brought up to-day or to-mor-
row, although the sessions are now on: The Grand Jury
is discharged, so that the culprits will probably have six
weeks in gaol to reflect on their conduct. These ruffians
were so indiscriminate in their attacks, that they cut a poor
lad, only about twelve years of age, no less than three times
in the shoulder. The people behaved very well to Daggat'
and repeatedly begged him not to risk his life in so unequa
a contest.