New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-14
ENGLAND.
Riot nj LiXerpool.

On tie seth ut. there a serious riot between
The Police OF Liverpool and the soldiers OF the slS
Regiment About nlLe o'clock last night number
o. MCn bc longing TO the 9lst Regiment had assem-
bed al Mr.. teagues public house, IN Dae-stree one
OF Tie principal thOrOugares of Liverpool IN order,
as some OF them were heard 10 express themselves,
tO wipe Of the disgrace 10 the regiment which had
been .nfCtCd on Saturday and Sunday night by the
police. The apprehension OF some ofthelr comrades
iog an ARRAY III which policeman and respectable
civilian, Ar. w. Yates, warehouseman, were both
seriously injured, seems To have gwen deep
offence to the soldiers, and many OF them
were heard 10 say that last night would not pass
over without the blood Of some Of the police being
spit. Issuing from the puoc house aoove named
Into the streets, where were considerable number
OF other soldiers belonging to the same regiment,
some ot them made up towards Duggan il9, who
at the time duty in Dale-st., and untastening
their crossbelts they made a desperate attack with
them urOn the poor fellow. who, IL is stated by the
police. was Wholly UNCONSCIOUS Oh Tic feeling OF
annoSty existing against the force amongst the
soldiers. and who was woun led severely
about the head and body that he was considered
III very great danger when onr reporter left
On the other hand II alleged that the soldiers were
first provoked by policeman asking" How that chap
OF theirs was that in the hospital" audlng to one
who suffering from some injuries received IN a
prev ious conflict with the police. Be this as 1t may,
after severely and dangerously beating Duggan,
they proceeded in body up Dae-Street, and Sha"'s
Crow, attacking every policeman with whom they
cane in contact. But word was passed 70 the Rose
hill Police station, where number OF officers were IN
and tlcSe Delng lOlneQ OS q ners
from the central station commandedby Mr. Inspector
ToW,Tson, speedily came 10 tue spot, and a scene
epsuod which wholly battles description. The sol
derS tad by this time spread themselves IN sklrmlsh-
ing paities of tens, probably not expecting the con-
centra,ed movement OF the Police Attacking the
military however, thus In detail the civil authorizes
eie Ctuay cut of junction OF TIE Struggling parties,
and although the conflict was kept up with desperate
resistance as each fresh band was attacked, and the
whole neghborhood for ne hours Kept ina
state OF great apprehension, captures 70 more thtn
thirty OF tie soldiers were effected by the ana OF all
the reinforCementS OF ponce Whlch, unuer the per
sOLal direction of Mr.. Commissioner Dowllng were
eventually brought to the scene OF the rot Al
length demand was made at Eyerton- barracks,
for assistance from the officers of the regiment,
who promptly despatched several plquets OF thirty
men 10 old in quelling the disturbance. Notwlth-
standing this, however, many OF the sol
diers within the barracks. hearing what had
occurred scaled the wall and proceeded to the rescue
of ttelr comrades about 25 Of whom had by this
time been lodged IN Rose-hi Brldewell, previous TO
their being conveyed TO the more secure prison OF
the borough. Watching, however, the absence OF the
Iiequers, who had been engaged IN clearing the
streets, the scattered soldiers again assembled at
Kosc-hil Just as the van IN which thor comrades
were placed was beng driven of, and q renewed
conflict ensued, in which the police would beyond
doubt rave suffered the loss of many OF their num-
Der A. the soldiers were using tier slde-arms with
hori ible HpTect Just those Of three picquets
were recalled and ended the affray. The van was
then driven off with great speed. accompanied by
large body Of police at double quick time and the
prisoners were ultimately lodged in the main gao OF
Tho town.
P.S. The town has renamed perfectly tranquil
sncc last night, all the men OF the regiment being
confined to the barracks. anj srict measures being
10 prevent any further rlotng. number OF the sol
disrs. vho witnesses in the case, entered the Ses-
ions house shortly after l2 O'Clock. The men were
in full dress and, when they came INTO court, were
reQuest,d By Mr.. Wyberg to take of their hats This
request was unattended 10, and an order from the
bench, 70 the same effect, was treated in a similar
way. The men, however, after being short time
in the court doffed their hats OF their own accord
although they had refused TO do so at the request OF
the bench In addition 10 the military taken into
custody last night, four civilians were apprehenled,
charged with aiding and abeltng the soldiers IN the
assaults the police. In ALL there are % prisoners
In custody.