The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-21 00:00:00

THE FATAL RIOT IN TRALEE.

A Cork corrcrpondcnt telegraphs the following particulars
of the conflict on Wednesday at Ballyheigne :—" A party of
intending emigrants were drinking with their friends, when a
row took place amongst them. Three policemen endeavoured
to keep tho peace, and being resisted, they arrested two of the
ringleaders. The people gathered round, and attempted to
rescue them. The police tried to keep their prisoners. Stones
cad tticks were then brought into requisition, and the
police were fiercely assailed. They endeavoured to
take the prisoners to 1113 barracks, when showers of
atones coma ellcd them to let them go. Constable Conway
Lad his skull fractured, Lnd was left proktrale on the road.
The two others fled to the barracks, aLd were joined by
ant thor. They got their rill, s, and sallied out to recapture
the rioters, but were it c 4 iced with shouts of defiance.
The BLitt was rctewcd with deq!ration. The pike
caught the iingleaders and endeavoured to keep the crowd
lack with their aide aims; s!oue throning then came
to territlr that they In.d to fire. John O'Hara, a re-
turned American, was shot through the lift breast, and
has since died. .John Dunn was shot in the left groin.
Titia,thy O'Hara received t sabre cut in the arm. The police
fled to the barracks and the crowd purstu d them. The police
got in their prisoners, barred the door, and kept the people
cut. Constable Con 'a life is despaired of. Constables
Wahl and Fleming. sus: ained scvel al wounds. Reinforce-
ments of police were afterwards sett out."

THE CRUISE OF THE NAVAL RESERVE.

So far as the experiment has yet proceeded, the cruise
of the Naval Reserve must be accounted a decided
success. Correspondents writing "At Sea" declare
that the men have taken to their duties with
surprising quickness, and submit to the discipline
of a man-of-war with very good grace. Admiral Dacres,
indeed, has given his opinion of their seamanlike bearing
in most favourable terms. " lie never," he said, " saw a
finer body of men than was mustered on the Agincourt's
quarter-deck, and he could not say which he liked best,
the Reserve or the Coastguard." Mr. Childers, it

is understood, is equally pleased with the trip,
though the First Lord, like the other landsmen who have
ventured on the expedition, has experienced some of the
disagreeablee, if not the perils, of a seafaring life since his
embarkation. It has been blowing hard, with a bitterly
cold wind from the east. The morning of the start was
especially unpleasant, but, nevertheless, Mr. Childers and
his associates were determined not to be daunted, and
took their places on the poop of the Agincourt at four
a. m. The fleet steamed out of the road in regular proces-
sion, the flagship of course leading the van with the
Admiralty ensign flying. It is said that this cruise
supplies the only instance on record in which a
British fleet has been commanded at sea bya First Lord in
person. On Sunday Mr. Childers attended Divine ser-
vice under circumstances that must have been somewhat
novel to him. The process of "rigging church.' is a brief
one. The fire buckets are placed on deck, and capstan
bars laid from bucket to bucket, forming the seats for
the crew, while the officers have their own chairs. The
pulpit is put together by the carpenter in about two
minutes, and a harmonium is contributed by the officers.
Hymns are sung, and the sermon is short and practical.
The fleet is composed of vessels of very varying size, armour
plating, and horse-power. Their speed, too, is very
different, and some of the faster vessels find it
difficult to keep their appointed stations in the rear of
their slower companions. The Duncan is the fastest ship,
the St. George the slowest. The Trafalgar is the most
venerable, having been launched more than thirty years
ago as a three-decker, and since converted into a two-
decker, which greatly improved her sailing powers.