Star.
London, England, 1822-07-16 00:00:00

THE ORANGE FACTION IN IRELAND.

Notwithstanding the injunctions of the Sot ea EIGNI
and the known and declared wishes of the Loan
LIEUTENANT, the Orange faction in Dublin would
not forego their odious ceremony on the 12th July.
The Dublin Papers of Saturday contain long ac-
counts of the tumultuous proceedings that took One
on the day before, of which we can but give a brief
abstract.
_ _ _

It appears that so early as half-past four o'clock in
the morning a procession of Orangemen marched
down to College-Green, disturbing the peaceable in-
habitants of the neighbourhood by their drunken vo-
ciferations. A ladder was obtained from the Bank
orlieland, and the statue of King William was de-
corated with the obnoiious Orange colours.
By nine o'clock the crowd about the statue had
considerably increased, and several rencontres oc-
curred between the groupes of Orangemen and their
opponents; one of the former drew a cane sword, but
was soon disarmed' and beaten by the multitude.—
The four lamps that surrounded the statue were then
demolished; a few active young men mounted the
pedestal, tore down the flag, and - flung the Orange
colours in the dirt. The Orangemen would now have
been worsted, and the statue entirely despoiled of its
ornaments, had not a detachment of Police come to
their aid. The Orangemen charged the crowd. with
a volley of stones, accompanying the onset with a
yell which, one of the Papers says, resembled the In-
dian war-whoop. They were led on by some Yeo-
manry belonging to the Barrack Corps, and by a City
Knight. The populace fled, and the Orangemen kept
the ground. Four or five persons were dangerously
wounded in the affray, the police cutting at the un-
mined populace with their drawn swords.
Having secured the ground, the Orangemen, with
the Police, ranged themselves in considerable force
round the pedestal, shouting and rejoicing at their vic-
tory. The whole vicinity of College-green was thus
kept in a state of the utmost alarm until eleven o'clock.
One of the Papers, Saunders' News Letter, sa7s
the Police conducted themselves with great steadi-
ness. This is denied by the Editor of the Dublin
Evening Post, who says, " Never were assembled
together such a set of ruffians ; their bludgeons and
swords were in perpetual activity. Several bruises
and wounds were received; but we have not yet
heard whether any murders were actually perpe-
trated. One poor cripple had his eye knocked out,
and received a fracture in the skull; he now lies
dangerously ill in Bull-alley. Another man was
wounded by a pistol-ball, in the High-street.—
Several *severe contusions, in short, were inflicted on
one party. To the other—to the Orangemen—who
muster ed very strong towards ten and eleven o'clock
no obstruction whatever was offered. On the con-
trary, they were aided by the polite in compelling
all persons who passed by College-green to pull offi
their hats to the unholy idol of their. adoration. A
Lady was thrown out •of her jaunting car, and a fa-
mily consisting of females and children, were flung
out of another. While Mr. CASEY'S car was passing,
and before the, servant could comply with the requi-
sition of this ferocious assembly, and make his obei-
sance to the demon of Discord, the noise took fright
from the clamour and blows with which he was as-
sailed. The driver was.flung from his seat and his
head fractured."
Several other accidents and offences are said to
have taken place. At eleven o'clock a party of Sir
WILLIAM STAMM'S Yeomen, many of them with
their side-arms, went to the Green and disrobed the
statue, and thus terminated the Orange procession of
Dublin, in their anniversary roar on the 12th of July.

The Duke of YORK visited the KING yesterday.
The Duke of Sussex, if sufficiently recovere.
from his late accident, intends being present at the,
ensuing York Races, during which his Royal High-
ness will reside at the house of Rosser CNALONNR,
Esq. one of the Members for that City.
it has been discovered to a certainty, that the
French gentleman who called himself M. GLIIIISS,
and who was lost in the ill-fated Albion packet, of
Kinsale, in Ireland, was the celebrated Count La-
realise Dzseourrres.
Bermuda Papers have been received to the 24th of
May. On the night of the 23d a general illumine-
tion took place, and a numerous procession paraded,
the streets of St. George's, with a full length effigy of
the Fa-Governor, habited injessaorgi
cos-
tume, which, with aU the becoming the
us militaky
occasioo, was escorted to the publ e square of St.
George's, and there consigned to the dames amid the
loud huans of an indignant pelsulate----4""—