The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-03-29 00:00:00

IRELAND.

RIOTS IN NEway.—Our Newry friends have had some pre-
cious doings in their good town, as we have had in ours. It
seems that on Friday last, after the arrival of the news that Lord
Marcus Hill's election had been confirmed, a great crowd assem-
bled with music and fire arms, and bonfires and lea.r de jo;4e
were to be seen and heard in every street. Sunday, being St.
Patrick's-day, passed over more tranquil than might have been
expected; but about eleven o'clock at night rioting commenced;
shots were fired in the streets, and the-houses of some of Mr.
Maguire's friends were attackeq. A general illumination for
Monday night was understood to be in contemplation, but early
in the day the authorities took measures for its prevention.—
About eight o'clock in the evening the firing of guns commenc-
ed in High-street, and bonfires were lighted in several parts of
the town. At the same time the Maguire party kindled one in
Costle-street. Matters proceeded from bad to worse till, a regulai
warfare commenced, and an attack was made by the Orangemen
on the Convent, the. windows .of which were smashed, and the
strong iron gate nearly forced. The Roman Catholics then
rushed from their own head-quarters, Castle-street, upon the as-
sailants, who, after a furious battle, were forced to retire. An
attack was now made upon the house of Mr. George Scott, who,
assisted by a number of his friends, kept up a regular fire for two
hours, according to the account of the Newry papers, but with;-
out causing any loss of life. In the mean time the Orange party
rallied, and commenced a regular system of house destruction
wherever they went. The house of Mr. J. A: O'Hagan, Mrs.
Rice, Mr. Branigan, &e., were wrecked; all Market-street,
parts of North-street, Castle-street, and Mill-street, with the ex-
ception of the houses of Lord Marcui Hill's friends, were re-
duced to a state of ruin. This condition of affairs lasted till
about two o'clock on Tuesday morning, when the military were
called out, and quiet was restored. The appearance of the
town on the tidlowing day has been compared by, one of' the
Newry papers to that of Bristol after the celebrated 'riots in that
city ; but the whole narrative of the paper in question is so high-
ly coloured, that we cannot trust ourselves with it till we shall
have had the advantage of a qualifying statement on the other
side.—Beljiist News Letter.

Captain Fottrell, justice of the peace for the county of Dub-
lin, and Charles Cavenag,h, Esq., of Fitzwilliam-street, had.the
honour of laying (through Baron Tuyll) before his Excellency
the Lord Lieutenant, a memorial, signed by 281 inhabitants of
the town of Newry, praying that his Excellency would be pleased
to direct an investigation into the causes of the outrages ccm-
mated in Newry on the night of the 15th instant, to which., the
following is the reply :

" Dublin Castle, March 22.

" Sir,—Having submitted to the Lord Lieutenant the memo-
rial which you put into my hand this morning, in relation to the
late disturbance at Newry, I am commanded to acquaint you
that his Excellency (who is particularly' engaged, and cannot
therefore see you) has directed an immediate inquiry to be in-
stituted in regard to it; and for that purpose has caused Mr.
Plunket, chief magistrate of police, to proceed there without de-
lay, to take depositions on oath from such persons as may come
forward to give evidence.
"I have the honour to be, Sir,
" Your obedient humble servant,
" W. TUYLL.

"To Capta!in Fottrell," &c.—Dublin Times.

FIFTY-TWO LIVES LOST.'—The casualty alluded to in the We-
terfiffd Mail, res_pecting the upsetting of a boat at Youghall, and
the loss of lives has not Only been confirmed so far as that state-
ment reached, but the calamity has greatly exceeded the origi-
nal report of it. We have been informed that three boats were
lOst on the fatal eyenini, of Thursday last, during the gale and
sleet shower. The first° boat contained 27 persons, workmen
empl4ed at Youghall,whowere crossing over to the place of
their general residence after labour was over. They had actual-
ly arrived withiin hail of their own houses, when a sea struck
the boat on the boom, which upset her, anddeplorable to relate,
only one out of the whole number was saved. About an equal
nuitib6r of persons perished in the other two boots, which foun-
dered the same evening near Cable Island: and our informa-
tion goes so far asto assure us that 52 souls perished altogether.
A brig was driven on shore and completely wrecked the same
evening near Youghall.—Cork Constitution.