The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-19 00:00:00

SERIOUS RIOT IN GREENOCK.

From a late edition of the Greenock Advertiser of
Tuesday, we learn that Greenock has been the scene of
an alarming and disgraceful riot, in which many per-
sons have been very seriously injured. It appears that
an individual named Joha Orr, an itinerant preacher,
of what persuasion we know not, had on Saturday
night last collected an immense crowd on the Steamboat
Quay by a vehement denunciation of the Pope. The
Roman Catholics of the town assembled in great force
at the place of meeting with bludgeons, and a scene of
pushing and driving ensued, in the course of which se.
"rural severe blows were given. One or two persons
were rather severely injured. On Monday evening the
disturbed feeling found expression in an open
riot. The Steamboat Quay and Breast, up to the foot
of King William street, was one moving mass, and
a series of conflicts took place between the Catholics,
who bad come in a body, and the mob. The
riot speedily spread over the town, and the police
were completely baffled in their attempts to supprese it.

Several persons were here very severely hurt, and one
fellow, named Patrick O'Donnel, was captured on the
Steamboat Quay, while in the act of striking a blow
with a short stick loaded with lead, which must have
caused instantaneous death had it alighted on the per-
son's head at whom he had aimed. At half-past 10 the
mob proceeded by Inverkip and East Shaw-streets, with
the view of demolishing the windows of the Ca-
tholic chapel in Bearhope-street, and suc-
ceeded in effecting their purpose ; a few
of those of the Methodist Chapel in Tobago street
in retaliation sharing the same fate. While the mob
were passing along Inverkip-street, a pistol was dis-
charged, and the utmost alarm was excited by the rumour
being spread that a man named Hutton, the leader of St.
Patrick's band, who was quietly standing at his own door,
was seriously injured; and the report was believed from
the yells of his wife who insisted he had been killed, which
she ran through the streets shouting. We are happy to
be able to say that though the contents of the weapon,
whieb, apparently, were small pellets, struck him, be-
yond a cut on one of his fingers no harm was done.
The ruffian who fired the pistol was happily captured
as he was in the act of escaping to the roof of the house
to which he had fled for shelter. Ile gave his name
as James Lafferty, and his tongue afforded unmistakeable
evidence of his Irish birth. Upon searching him at the
police-office. some percussion caps, and a most formid-
able dagger knife were found; the pistol he had parted
with in the course of his flight. Among other damage,
the windows of the priest's blouse were almost carried
away. Upon the person of another man, the father of
Hutton, above referred to, a strong kitchen-poker was
found, and another deadly weapon, also a portion of an
iron poker, about eighteen inches long, with a knob of
an inch and a halt in diameter, was found on a man
named Byrne, who is now in custody, and various other
most formidable weapons were brought in in the course
of the night. About midnight the town was somewhat
quieter—the police parading the street, and every pre-
caution being taken by the magistrates to prevent a re-
newal of the disturbance. The special constables wore
ordered to be on duty in case of further rioting, but the
town has since been quiet.— Caledonian Mercury.
RACING FIXTURES FUR 1851.

Marlborough ......... 22
Wenloek
Chelmsford ... 22
Tiverton .. .. . 23
Guildford .... 23
Odiham ... U.... 25

Ripon
North Staffordshire 5
Leith Sulscription 5
Brighton
Leominster 6
Alvechurch 6
Brighton Club 8
Wolverhampton ..... 11
Huntingdon l2
Reading
York

Bridgnorth
Goodwood
Chewton Mendip
Downham Park 3O
Knutbford
Tenbury 3l
UST.

Southport
Plymouth
Paisley 2l
Canterbury 2l
Stourbridge 25
Derby
Taunton
Egham 27
Lynn
Stirling

Scarborough
Eccles
Warwick
Rochester
Lincoln ... 4
Bungay ........ 5
Radcliffe 8

Lichfield. ..
Cheadle (Staff.) .. 8
Yarmouth
Leicester lO
Weymouth .. 10

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, July 18.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wocl•
sack at Five o'clock.
PETITIONS.

The Earl of LONSDALE presented petitions from
several places in favour of the Ecclesiastical Titles As-
sumption Bill.

Earl NELSON presented several petitions with a simi.
lar prayer.

WREXHAM IMPROVEMENT BILL.

Earl TALBOT moved the recommittal of Bill,
on aocount of the absence from the Committee of one
Noble Lord who had been appointed to sit on that Com-
mittee.

Lord CAMOYS opposed the motion.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE could see no ne-
cesiity for re-committing the Bill.
Earl TALBOT replied.
The House divided, when there appeared—
Contents ... 9
Non contents 34
_ _ _

Majority against the of
the Bill , ... —25

The Earl of MOUNTCASHELL presented a large
number of petitions from Bath, Doncaster, Sunderland,
and other places, against Papal aggression.
Earl WALDEGRAVE presented several petitions to
the same effcct.

The Bishop of OXFORD presented petitions from
the parish of Newington Bagpath, county of Gloucester,
and from other places, to the same effect; also a petition
from the clergy of the Isle of Wight deanery, com-
plaining of the present system of tithe rent charges; also
a petition from Cumberland in favour of a superannu-
ated fund for officers connected with the administration
of the poor-law; also a petition from the ancient and
loyal colony of Barbadoes, complaining of the grievous
injury done to their property by the continuance of the
slave trade with Brazil and Cuba, and praying tor mea-
sures to repress it; also a petition to the same effect
from St. Christopher's, numerously signed. He was
sure the petitioners would be pleased to learn from the
statement mudo the other night in another place, that
our efforts to suppress the slave trade had, during the
last year, been attended with so much success.—(Rear.)