The Sun.
London, England, 1828-09-29 00:00:00

RIOT IN THE NORTH.

DUBLIN-, SEPT. 25.—1 n my letter of yesterday I
mentioned the preparations which were making by
the Orangemen of the North to oppose Mr. Lawless
in his progress thither; and I at the same time
expressed an apprehension lest I should have in my
next to detail to you some fatal consequence, from
a collision between parties already so dreadfully in-
furiated against each other. Events have too fully
verified this apprehension on my part. Accordingly
to the directions of Mr. Lawless, an immense body
of the peasantry assembled to meet him on his
way to Ballybay (not Ballychine as I erroneously
stated); the people came along with green and
white banners, and collected to the number of
several thousands. To oppose these the Orangemen
and Yeomanry, both armed, were marshalled to-
gether, according to the directions of G—y. Upon
perceiving this array, Gen. Thornton addressed Mr.
Lawless on the almost inevitable consequences that
must ensue from the people meeting with the Yeo-
manry. Mr. Lawless said he should not, under these
circumstances, proceed, and therefore wished the
people to return with him; they refused to do so.
Mr. Lawless wished the horses of his carriage to be
turned round; the people immediately took the
horses from his carriage, and commenced themselves
dragging him on. Mr. Lawless immediately quitted
the carriage, and rode off on horseback, followed by
.the execrations of the people, who said they would,
on account of his conduct, never again subscribe to
the Catholic Rent.

Upon the other side, the Magistrates were endea-
vouring to persuade the armed Protestants and Yeo-
manry to disperse—they at length consented to do
so, upon perceiving that the people who had accom-
panied Mr. Lawless were separating. The Orange-
men fired from the hills shots of defiance at the Ca-
tholics. At length it unfortunately happened that
two of the opposite retiring parties met together,
and a fight immediately commenced. A Catholic
priest, the Rev. Mr. Clarke, attempted to interfere
between them ; he was immediately fired at, and it
was at first thought killed. The tight then became
general, and the parties could not be separated until
one Catholic was shot dead, and two others wounded
desperately.
Such was the dreadful and excited state of feeling
amongst the Catholic population, that it was thought
most wise and prudent immediately to convene a
meeting of the leading Catholics in Monaghan, where
Mr. Lawless had purposed to proceed. They agreed
to a resolution, which was immediately conveyed to
Mr. Lawless, dissuading him from proceeding either
to Monagham or Castleblaney. They all agreed that
it was most improper to have displayed either flags
or banners amongst so infuriated and despertate a
clan as the Orangemen of the North are described to
be; and it is said that the Committee have come
to the knowledge of a determination expressed by
the Orangemen, that if they could create any con-
fusion amongst the people they would shoot every
priest and liberal Protestant, and particularly Lord
Rossmore, he being the most liberal influential Pro-
testant in the county. I state this fact on the best
authority; but, violent and infuriated as the Orange-
men are, I cannot believe they entertain so detest-
able a project. Perhaps it is not unworthy of re-
mark, that the place (Ballybay) where this melan-
choly occurrence happened, is the property of an
absentee.

The power of the Catholic Association over the
country has been displayed at Connaught, by Mr.
Martin's acceptance of the pledges required by the
Catholics. It should I.e recollected that Mr. Martin
was completely opposed to the pledges, and his op-
position to them (if he had persevered in it,) would
have certainly lost him the Galway elect►on. In
Limerick a meeting of Orangemen ►s to take place
in October. In Clogheen and Fethard there have
been the usual processions of the people, for the pur-
poses of conciliation ; in the former, 3,000 persons
met, and in the latter there were from 40 to 50,000
collected.—Morning Popper.

LORD ROSSMORE.--Inls
Nobleman,
in a
letter addressed to the Secretary of the Catholic Association
in Dublin, has inclosed 25/. rent, and requested " the
honour of being admitted a member of the Catholic Asso-
ciation." The letter was read by Mr. O'GORMAN at a
late meeting, and received with the most enthusiastic cheers.
STATE OF THE COUNTRY.---011t accounts
from the South are of the most frightful description. The
truth is, the Province of Munster is in an open state of re-
Evening Mail.

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9PIRIT of the PROVINCIAL JOURNALS.

(FROM THE 3tOTs3IAN OF SATURDAY.)
We. cannot doubt now that Parliament will assemble
mily in Not:ember, for every day and every limn is adding
visibly to fink dangers !,:of Ireland. The Government of
that country appears to lqc in complete abeyance, and
nothing is seen or heard, froiti Cfle e:tid of it to the other,
hiit Orangemen enrolling theniselves in eltdvi and Catholic
Meetings totAiei tent( of thousands March Itt militaryorder. Proceedings so tent
the Mite Of preparation tor !tv-
inal War, and so certain to end in it, bate neVer bee:lcon_
(ided Under the eye of a Government in any country
Te:Yroxiikiseyi.ist
tilloulttuchloitley
Ftohpeultawtioonad; vaenrsde
ofiaectiGonovsearnp:
have no adherents. Something miisi lit done, and that
6pinleeaert,toconsidered as a paYy dietinet from both, seems to
speedily; for Ireland is now in such •a state, that nothing
less than a continued miracle can prevent a great convulsion.
(rndst THE iNVERNEVI tovitiEn OF WEDNESDAY.)
the 011 fahri6 of "Protestant Ascender:el," which Lord
Eldon used to cheer all his might add Maio; la in so
rotten and decayed a state that the rats are rUntliug out
from its foundations, alarmed at the threatened doWnfal of
the structure. In other words, certain elderly ladies atd
gentlemen, trembling for our Protestant Constitution under
the guidance of the Mite of Wellington, are forming them-
selves into institutions called " Iltuinnvick Clubs," the ob-
ject Of which is to dictate or counteract the policy of go-
vernment With regard to Ireland. The Duke, we hope,
will have a proper contempt, or compassion, for all such
alarmists. Let him unite the peciple; and the Constitution
will be invulnerable. It is only when the empire is torn
by dissentious that danger is to be feared. The direct ten-
dency of these Clubs, if they assume importance enough
to have tt tendency on either side, will be to exasperate
and keep alive that animosity which has so long existed
betwixt Great Britain and Iceland, and which it is the
wish of all good men, from the Airmen-eh to the meanest of
his subjects, to see buried in oblivion.

(FROM THE DUBLIN EVENING 3IAIL 01" FRIDAY.)

MR. LAWLESS.—The war is commenced. Mr. Law-
less has found, as indeed we antiCipated he would have
done, that he has gone " too far notth,'4 and the Protes-
tants of Ulster have already given the Agitator aid his
Popish myrmidons a taste of their fashion. The latter
Gentleman boasted that he would take Ballybay as he had
done Colon, at the head of thirty thousand men ; and bad
actually proceeded to within two miles Of his destination
supported by something about that number ; but it ap-
pears that lie was calculating without his host. About
three thousand Protestants determined that their town
should not be disgraced, nor they themselves insulted,
armed for their protection; and drove the congregated thou-
sands fairly before them hack to the town of Castleblancy,
a distance of some miles. Some skirmishing took place,
and it is said that a life was lost, and several wounds in-
flicted. We have a variety of communications from the
scene of action, which, for the present, we deem it pru-
dent to suppress.