The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-15 00:00:00

FATAL ORANGE RIOT.

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY, JULY 14, THREE P.M.—The
various Orange Clubs in this town end its vicinity having
resolved upon a procession to-day, to celebrate the battle
of the B,yrie, assembled at their respective lodges at an
early hour, and proceeded to the place of rendezvous, the
statue of King Gorge 111, in the London-road. There
is a large apace of ground at this spot. similar in some
respects to the square at Charing-cross, London, before
the fountains were erected. The aggregate number
could nut be less than 2,000, and were probably nearer
3,000. The banners were fixed in " lorries," a species
of long low cart, that, being readily turned, can be
formed into an impassable barricade, at a cross street,
without a moment's delay. The officers of each lodge
had an orange and blue scarf, and each member was de-
corated with the same colours in festoons and rosettes.
E.ght bands of music ware engaged. But it was de-
ermined on the part of the Irish inhabitants of that
part of Liverpool that this procession should not be
,J lowed to lies-) off quietly; accordingly many hundreds
of them assembled in the neighbourhood, armed with
Pt.ckettuls of stones and other missiles. The
it tylers," hawever, of the various lodges bad each a
drawn sword, nod as these altogether amounted to up-
wards of a hundred, and very many of the Orangemen
had also halberds, and others truncheon;, while some
carried leaded pistols in their pockets, a desperate con-
flag speedily took place, which we regret to say, termi-
..ated in the loss of human life, the exact extent of
which we cannot as yet determin,; but one policeman,
one of the procession, and an Irishman are killed,several
dangerously wounded, and many have received injuries
more or less severe.

As soon as the procession had got a little beyond Sei-
mour-street, the Irishmen saluted the Orangemen with
a volley of brickbats and stoner; the Orangemen ad-
vanced, those who had pistols drew them and fired upon
the crowd, while the swordrenen and haloerdiers rushed
on to their assailants, wounding many and putting
them to flight. The scene at this moment it would be
impossible to describe; several were on the ground wel-
tering in their blood, others were hastily borne off by
their companions, and the Orangemen, being left mas-
ters of the field, coolly re-formed, and proceeded through
the streets, the bands playing " the Boyne Water."
They proceeded towards Toxteth. park, through Duke-
street, Great George-street, Beuelsgh•struet, Bold-street,
Church-.ire-t, Lord street, Castle-street—in short, all
the principal thoroughfares of the town. The line ex•
tended a mile in length, with the swordsmen at intervals
throughout the line un either side, about 200 policemen,
with Mr. Commissioner Dowliog at their head, formed
into a compact body, bringing up the rear.
Our reporter, after the fatal occurrence at the menu-
,nent, inquired ut an inspector if it was intended to stop
the proce stun, but way informed, that unless they were
m Tested, it was intended to let them proceed qui, tly.
However, at I'.,k-laic some fresh rioting occurred,
with-ui. any very serious consequi noes. It was a re-
markable circumstai.ca that two soldiers of the 28th
regiment were in the procession.
In Dale-street, a pita fellow, not taking any part in '
the prJcession, but who happened to have orange colours
rather profusely displayed, and who, it wits stated, had
just arrived by the train, was attacked by the anti
Orange party, and a respectable householder who came
out io his seitstance had a dead cat thrown ,at him,
which struck his sp, etudes, knocking pieces of the glass
into his eyes, and he was carried off to the infirmary,
where the surgeon gave it as his opinion that the sight
is wholly destroyed.
In Gloucester-street, Shaw's-brow, &c., there were
numbers of spectators who took no part in the affray,
but who received revere injuries from the indiscriminate
attack of the armed procession. One man had a danger-
ous bullet wound in the fleshy part of the arm, another
had his thumb nearly severed from his hand, and scores
might be seen, bruised and bleeding, retreating from the
terrible conflict. _ _

Near the Custom-house a man was left in the gutter
for dead, with a wound on his head between two and
three inches in length; still, for hours afterwards, the
precession perambulated the town, going over the same
ground, but no further riot had occurred up to the hour
at which our dispatch left (half past tour P.m ). The in-
habitants, however, are naturally in great dread of the
approach of night. They know that tearlul retribution
is intended; not a " lumper" on the docks returned to
work after the dinner-hour, and should the Orangemen
n" have wholly dispersed beture nightfall, the conse-
cluiltQinuctehsatw, will indeed
the mayoriudeedbet orerr gisibmlea.lttranitetsherivad thenivers Kistaloi
cAocutcciil
wheetttleBwould
the, hrat violence
been spared
nceoccurred, much of the after
While two of the Orangemen, who had for a moment
separated from the main body, w 6 re attempting to regain
their position, they were attacked by some of tin ir op-
ponents. A policeman who witnessed this proceeding
walked up until nearly close, when he made a rush at
one of the Irishmen, who was dressed like a duck vr.
ter, and struck him on trie back w4h his truncheon. In
a moment, he wits surrounded and knocked down, his hat
ethetr hands, are to be
seen in various parts of the town, evnieLtty confemnia.
are
closed; numbers
and stick flaw high into the air, and so severely was he
beaten tnat he lived but about three hours afterwards.
of Tlreteshsmhoepns, in thewith s
ip;
pr principal p
of garl
asst:ets
in
ting a rendezvous in tie course of the evening. We e'av,
made inquiries at the last moment before closing our dis
patch, but are unable to ascertain whither any more