The Arkansas banner., 1844-06-05

last evening i'll the spirit of law and order in the exercise of the right of full and free expression of opinion, civil and religious, transmitted them as a glorious heritage by our revolutionary ancestors, and which, so far as in them lies, they are resolved 10 trans init unimpared to posterity.
 DREADFUL RIOT, MURDERS AND HOUSE
 BURNINGS IN PHILADELPHIA.
 Sererdi Catb0lic Ctaches, Chapes, Nttgnefies, and
 Hifty or forty Houses ba57t by he Mob.
 The hostility existing between the Native Americans and the Irish has given rise ill Kensington districts, Philadelphia, to one of the bloodiest and most disgraceful riots in the annals of our country. Accounts up to We'd nesday evening, states that 40 houses had been burned and 30 lives lost. The follow ing account of the commencement of the riots we copy from the Philadelphia U. s. Gazette of the Eth:
 Horrible Cutrage.-The peace of the city has again been broken, and the outrage has been signalized by loss of life.
 The circumstances are briefly these: A meeting of the advocates of the Native Ame- rican principles was called yesterday after noon at 1 o'clock, at the market house, at the corner of Master and Cadwaader streets.
 When the third speaker arose to address the meeting, man stending at the outside of the crowd was heard to say to another, next to him, both of whom are represented to us as being Irishmen,) ssNow let's make noise, so that he won't be heard" They forthwith created a noise, and were remonstrated with by some of the bystanders. They would not cease and were finally compelled to do so, in consequence of a severe fogging. This fight caused a little excitement, which was raised to an intense degree, ill consequence of several shots being fired from the upper windows of the Ilibernia hose house, Ill Cad walader street, fronting the market house. By this volley several wounds were inflicted, meeting, becoming highly exasperated, and the lrishmen having gathered into mob they made all attack upon them,
 number of shots were fired from the crowd of IrishInen, but they were finally compelled to fly. The Native Americans pursued them, and several of the fugitives, finding themselves hotly pursued, darted into houses and up alleys, in order to escape. Se- veral of the houses into which they were seen to enter were attacked, and the doors and windows of two frame houses in Cad= walader street, below Master street, and one in the same street above Master street, were battered in with stones. On Master street, near Germantown road, the fronts of two houses were also much battered, and the win dows riddled with stones. On Germantown road, the dwelling house of a widow, named Mrs. Brady, was forcibly broken into, the windows and shutters shattered, and the fur niture broken up.
 The windows in the upper story of the IGibernia hose house were also shattered, and Master street, between Germantown road and Cadwaladar street, was literally streWed with broken bricks and stones. Finally the lrishmen rallied, and beat off. the Native Americans, and there the contest ended for the time.
 The worst result of this disgraceful con- test is seen i'll the loss of life. From the be- ginning of the affray the shots were frequent, and number of persons were killed and wounded.
 .NtdmgAt-Fartber pariicuzars.-During the evening great crowds of people gathered in the neighborhood of the scene of violence in the afternoon, and about 10 o'clock an at tack was made upon dwelling house on se- cond street, just above Franklin.
 A cry was then raised of ''Go to the nun nery," and a crowd proceeded up Second street to Master, at the corner of which is a Roman Catholic school house. A bonfire was kindled at one corner of the street. and the fence of the school house set on fire; about this time when the crowd had faltered in front of the school house, yolley of musketry was fired from the house opposite, and when the crowd had parted it was dis covered that several were killed and wounded.
 The Native Americans then retreated, and up to l2 o'clock (midnight) affairs remained quiet.
 Sheriff McAIichael was upon the ground during the evening, and shortly before night fall made call upon the military for aid, but as they had some time since resolved not to perform duty I1l cases of riots unless the Le- glslature made an appropriation for their pay during the time they were so engaged, which has not yet been done, they were not willing to enter upon their duty.
 The sheriff, accompanied by Gen. Cadwal- lader, restrained the mob several times during the night from making attacks which were contemplated.
 The excitement is greatly increased, and 1t IS hardly possible to say where this terrible outbreak will end
 PHILADELPHIA, May ', o'clock, p. M
 A crowd paraded the streets this forenoon with the remains of a large American flag, in front of which was carried banner with the inscription: .'This is the flag that has been trampled upon by Irish papists.'' The Catholic bishop ''fFrancis Patrick" has is- sued a proclamation under his sign manuel which is extensively placarded upon the cor ners, calling upon the Catholics to keep the peace, and refrain from attending any assem- blaze of the people. General Caldwallader has ordered out the first brigade for the pur- pose of suppressing the riot and preserving the peace.
 It is impossible to conjecture how the matter may terminate. l have never. wit