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

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from a large stone, directed with tremendous force, on the
side of the head, and fell down quite stunned, both his sons
retreated backward through the field, pursued by a portion
of the mob, whilst some of the others rushed upon the
machine and commenced its destruction, and others attacked
Mr. Howison, whose daughter had raised himin her arms,
and had warded off several blows made at him, receiving
severe injuries on her hand and arm in doing so. Ste states
that, but for the interference of two men, members of the
mob, who did what they could to protect him from the
others, be would certainly have been murdered in her arms.
One ferecieus miscreant in particularseized him by the throat,
brandishing a reaping-hook over his head, and sweariet,
that he would cut his head off; and whilst engaged' in
this fearful struggle, Miss Howison saw a ruffian grasp at
her father's gogoldwatch—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 fellow; quitted hold of Mr. Howl-
son, and his daughter was permitted to assist him towards
the house, he being almost unconscious, and scarcely able to
move. In the meantime, whilst 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. Richard threw his gun amongst the standing
corn, hoping that it might remain there undiscovered,
and got over the wall to the road. Andrew, upon
reaching the wall, finding his pursuers close upon him,
turned; and, presenting the gun, fired at the rioters, but
of course without injuring them, as it contained no ball. He
then, profiting by the alarm of those who followed him, laid
the gun against the wall and climbed over; when over,. he
reached his hand to take the gun, but one of the pursuing
party came up and snatched it before he could catch it. The
family of an adjoining farmer, named Quirk, having then run
out to protect the young Howisons, their pursuers turned
back, and joining the rest of the mob, all then returned
down the avenue from the house, first breaking tt,e two
guns into fragments, and leaving the latter behind them on
the ground. The injury done to Mr. Howison's reaping-
machine was not by any means as extensive as that which
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 Pigeon-park. 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 bruises. 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 band and arm were
much hurt. I saw Mr. Howison in bed, where he had been
attended and his wounds dressed by Dr. Bradley. He bad
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 Dr. Bradley did not apprehend at pre-
sent that dangerous consequences were likely to ensue from
the injuries, it was not deemed necessary to take aay de-
position yet from Mr. Howison.

"MINOR OUTRAGES.

"The portion of the mob which left Mr. Walsh's farm in
the direction of the Waterford road appeared to have pro-
ceeded to Ballynalina in search of corn-mowers. At the
farms of men named Flemming and Dunne they seized the
scythes and " cradles" of men mowing corn and broke them,
and they searched in several other places for similar imple-
ments, but the owners bad contrived to hide them on hearing
that they were coming. It was probably the Pigeon-park
detachment which visited the farm of Mr. Sexton at Out-
rath, where I was informed they found and broke three
scythes. Both bodies appear to have united again shortly
after the Pigeon-park outrage, and they marched into town
cheering acd shouting triumphantly.
"There was a very large assemblage of reapers in Kil-
kenny on Tuesday, but such as were there for hire showed
an exceedingly dogged disposition, and refused all wages
lower than the prices they chose to arrange for themselves,
threatening all farmers with dire consequences if they
dared to go against the popular feeling, and hire mowers or
use machines. They openly proclaimed that if they did not
get employment on their own terms, they knew where
bread was to be had, and they would have it. There
was a considerable feeling of uneasiness amongst the provi-
sion dealers of the town, but no overt act of any kind took
place, with the exception of an attack made in the street on
a farmer from Loughboy, named Partle, who resisted on
being hooted by the mob, but immediately received a blow
of a reaping book, which cut through his bat, and but for
the defence the latter affirded, his head might have been
seriously injured. He was forced to take refuge in a house
amidst loud yells from his pursuers. The reports from the
various portions of our county where reaping machines are
known to have been procured by individuals all agree that
no outrages have yet anywhere occurred beyond the district
surrounding the city, but apprehension is everywhere felt
that our riots may but prove the prelude to a general cam-
paign.
" There was to be a meeting of magistrates at Stoneyford
on Tuesday, on the requisition of Col. Wemyss. The Earl
of Dcsart was expected to be present, and Mr. Hort, R.M.,
who had returned since the previous day to town, as well
as Mr. Curtis, county inspector. The intention was, we
understand, that arrangements should be made to bring
another reaping machine to Mr. Ilowison's farm under a
sufficient protection, and cet his crops, in order to show
tbat mob violence will not be permitted to intimidate far-
mers to give up the use of any machine they may think
proper to use. We sincerely hope this arrangement may be
carried out ; but something more is necessary. An example
should be made of the ringleaders in the outrages of Mon-
day, and we have yet heard of no arrest, or even of any
person being identified.

" A man came into town on Tuesday from Outrath with
a broken scythe, and stated ithat he bad been engaged to
mow corn for Mr. Walsh at Bs. per day, but that he was
warned off and his scythe broken by a mob, who told him
that if ever he mowed anything but grass again, he should
be prepared to give up his life."
LATEST PARTICULARS—ARRIVAL OF THE MILITARY.
The subjoined is dated Kilkenny, Wednesday night

" The excitement which existed here for the last two days
bas subsided to a great extent, owing, no doubt, to the
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prompt measures adopted for the repression of future out-
rages. Last night, at 12 o'clock, a special train arrived
l here from Dublin, bearing two troeps of the 3d Dragoons,
under the command of Col. Unett ; and to-day a special
; detachment of 50 constabulary, under the cotamand of Mr.
Auchmuty, 5.1., from the del: of in the Phoenix Park, also
, .
i armed. This force has been distributed in hest) quarters
i of the city where riotous manifistations were most strongly
I apprehended, but up to the present to ()evasion has
arisen for their ac'ive it.te;hrecce. I understand that a
party ( f the harvest men forcibly cut down the crop of a
Scotch farmer named Valiance, at Grange, about four miles
from the city to-day, and insisted upon being paid. They
then intimated their intention of returning to-merrow for
the purpose of stacking the corn, but it is not likely that
they will carry out their promise, as Mr. Valiance has ob-
tained a guard of eight police to sleep on his premises.
This evening, Mr. Hort, R.M., proceeded with a party of
the 3,1 Dragoons, under command of Capt. Sitwell, to
Itirrhfield, the residence of Mr. Richard Stnithwick, J.P.,
late member' for the county, and arrested four men who
were fully identified by two scythe-men as having been of '
a party who bad attacked them, and broken their scythes,
on Monday evening.
" It is generally looked upon here as an extraordinary
circumstance that Kilkenny, a city of 20,000 inhabitants,
containing three banks and a splendid barrack, with a large
store of arms and ammunition, should have been left, since I
the disbandment of the Kilkenny Fusiliers a few days since,
under the charge of a barrack-sergeant only."