The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-13 00:00:00

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machine and commenced its destruction, and others attacked
Mr. Howison, whose daughter bad raised him in her arms,
and had warded off several blows made at him, receiving
severe injuries ou her hand and arm in doing so. She states
that, but for the interference of two men, members of the
mob, who did what they could to protect him from the
others, he would certainly have been murdered in her arms.
One ferocious miscreant in particular seized him by the throat,
brandishing a reaping-hook over his head, and swearing
that he would cut his head off; and whilst engaged in
this fearful struggle, Miss Howisen saw a ruffian grasp at
her father's gold watch—a very valuable one—and tear it
away, the chain snapping, and a portion of it remaining
about his neck. Ultimately, by the persuasions of the two
men before alluded to, the fellows quiliGd :.'d!`! of Mr. Howl"
son, and his deughter was permitted to assist him towards
the house, he being almoet unconscious, and scarcely able to
move. In the meantime' *hilst the destruction of the
machine was :going forward, some of the rioters were
pursuing Messrs. Richard and Andrew Howison as they
retreated through the field towards the Waterford-
road. 1 it...hard threw his gun amongst the standing
corn, hoping that it might remain there undiscovered,
and got over the wall to thp road. Andrew, upon
reaching the wall; finding his pursuers close Upon
turned; and, presenting the gun, fired at the rioters, but
of course without injuring them, es it contained no ball. He
then, profiting by the alarm of those who followed him, laid
the gun against the wall ;Ind Climbed over; when over, he
reached bir hand to take the gun, Put one of the pursuing
party came up and snaisilied it before he coeLl4 c9tph it. The
family of an adjoining farmer, named Quirk, haying then run
out to protect the young Howisons, tbeie pursuers turned
back, and joining the rest of the mob, all thin returned
down the avenue from tins house, first breaking the two
guns into fragments, and leaving the letter behind them on
the ground. The injury done to Mr. Howlson's reaping-
machine was not by any means as extensive as that Whieh
Mr. Walsh's had received, and none of the fragments
of the former were removed ; but the principal metal
wheel, which escaped injury at Walsh's, was quite
smashed at Pigeonspark. By supplying this wheel, and a
few other small portions of the cast-metal work, perhaps Mr.
Howison's machine might be put to rights again. The
horses received several severe cuts and brnises. Richard
and Andrew Howison escaped without injury, but one or
two younger children were struck and hurt by stones, and,
as I have said, Miss Howison's right hand and arm were
much hurt. I saw Mr. Howison in bed, where he had been
attended and his wounds dressed by Dr. Bradley. He had
a severe cut on the side of his head, running somewhat
backwards; his left jaw was much contused and swollen,
and several of his teeth loosened, besides having bruises on
various parts of his body from the stones thrown at him.
Col. Wemyss attended as a magistrate shortly after the
occurrence; but as Pr. .Brgdley did not apprehend at pre-
sent that dangerous cousequenerss were likely to ensue from
the injuries, it was not deetlied necessary to take a'y de-
position yet from Mr. Howison.