The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-31
Riots In Irsland--l he Rebellion OF

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Tho foreign papers contain details Of riots, no.
tteed few days since, ~ having occurred ct XII.
kenny, ireland, when IL was found necessary to
forward rsquisitisn % the military authorities
at tho Currssh for the assesncs OF troops 20 sup.
press the dfsturbaaces. he emssts Il described
~ locsl paper = : rebellion Of the rsspers,s
composed 81 agricultural laborers Of the district
sioed oy . contingent Of Connaughtmen and large
oodies Of peasantry from Tipperary aud the Kings
ana Vueens coonties who, Il appears, bad entered
into an organised combination for the destruction
Of fsaping mschtses and the prevention Of the
pfsctiee OF moving corn with the scyths. Tbs
hikenny Journal contains the subjoined condens.
ed report Of the proceedipKs:
we regret to announce that the peace of the
city nas not only bsen seriously endapgered far
some sa Gays past, bus that acts Of violence have
Scen perpetrated ~ several parts OF the country
oy large body of laborers from this and Nhe snr
rounding counties, who have been thrown ont M
employ nent by the introduction OF n,achiuery far
agt,cs!sural g .n purposes. On last sunday upwards
them o. med with reaping hooks yelling in = m,oss
Hrsntiui manner, to the great dismay Of the citi
ho we're hourly expecting nothing iess than
Tue sack OF the city Portunateiy the rioters were
allowed to have their own way as long aa thers
was nv overt act OF violence ia the streets and -.
tnink the Mayor aud the authorities acted with
great prudence on the occasion as single arrest
. might have led TO mes iapsutable conseaueucee.
Ihe mob, We believe, consisted principailv ~
disbanded miitianen from Ttpperary. Ons.n,.
county, and Kings county, with an auxiliary force
from ths neighbi rhood, aud it would seem A. IL
lhefe was certala amount OF preconcert aud Of
o., S1nizasIou IL the movement. On Sunday the
oty may De said 10 have been absolutely In their
possession, but no violence took place beyond the
snooting and yelling We have already mentioned
on monday morning, at daybreak, the streets
mug WIN the rioters, who held sort Of council If
v1uad sIod st,ne
nery In the county should be forth with esiro, ed
- tue only chance OF employment for the laborer
Ate1 Paradlng the streets for sometime. they
eproceeded at O'clock to Oidtown, about two miles
mom tnis city, to the residence Off farmer named
walsh, aud commenced breaking his reapinr MA
cnine, which tLey soop smashed into ffaynents =
walsh offered no resistasce as he copsjde,.d IL
useless, but locked on quietly, and the mob pro-
Ing him any personal violence.
1 Ats O'Clock they reached Pigeon Park (near
Dinesforf,) the residence of MIR. Howsop a Sco.cb
man, and prepared to attack bis machine also -
l hr. newson and bis family, on the other hand,
prepared TO defend IL: bat at the very outset his
gun VAS knocked our of his hand by a blow of n
a'ga stone, with which ne was struck on the arm.
Ohe oil DIS sous seized ihe gun aud Of with it,
out white IN the act OF doing 81 he was closely
parst d, when he turned round and fred but with
out fl CT, upon his pursuers. He was jnstaptI, !,
| seized aud the gun taken from him and broker
but he. suffered no personal violence at the
hands OF the rioters. We regret to say that his
ather was not 20 fsrfunate, for while striving TO
isfeLd the machine. he was Knocked down. aud
received several injuries in the head and law; bu.
ehough severely hurt, we happy to say his life
is Los iu danger. While Mr.. How sun was lying on
che grould, his daughter, with the courage Of q
heroine. seized u pitchfork aud held it above him.
threatening instant death to whemsoevsr should
touch hair Of his bead; .ut she Also after some
vain resistance, was speedily dsarmed, and receiv
ed some slight itjuries iu the struggle. The ma
chine was then broken to pieces and more dis.
grace STILL Mr.. Howsou's gold watch was carried
II by the rioters. The work of destruction was
| not proceeded with further on that day; and
though several rumors afloat in the city yes
ierdsy as to other Intended acks on machinery
nothiDg has occurred tcjustify those rumors.
Yesterday morning the crowds again assembled
In the streets, and paraded up and down in thou
sands, as on the pievi us day, cheering and shout
| ing and yelling, till about niue o'clock, when
she city assumed it's usual orderly appearance
None cf the rioters have been apprehended or even
depsified; and the only steps that have been ta
Ken TO prevent the occurrence OF these lawless
Iroceediugr, is an order from the authorities
tUr two troops of dragoons, which telegraphed
or to the Curragh Camp yesterday, and were ex
pected to arrive In town last nght. meeting Of
magistrates also held in Sloaeyf ford yesterday
ia the neighborhood Of these outrages TO consider
and devise the best means to be adopted for the
| protection Of life aud property in the county.
The Kilkenny Moderator, in its comments upon
these disgraceful riots, observes:
I'VE would call upon the authorities-if any an
rhorities We have In Kilkenny, of which many pee
.le not without reason. expresses some donbt-uoi
TO delay any longer for sending of requsition for
= suitable military force for city. And if We
really have those authorities must demandof the
government that the formality of rtquisition be
dispensed with, and that troops may be dispatch
ed here withoata moments delay. We have no
objection to Infantry but cavalry and artillery
most requisite"