New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-23
FROM NEWFOUNDLAND.
THE RECENT RIOTS.

Tie magistrates and 81 number Of inhabitants o.
Hsrbor Grace having pelitioped Sir Alexander Ban
herman TO seLd troops nh for the preservation Of
the public peace his ExeeIlency has replied at great
kagtb, and gi' es the reasons which induce him to
eCUply with the pray er of the petition He says;
ger Maiesty's Government have uecess irily been
made aware of tie very feroas riots and disturb.
ances when have occurred at Harbor Grace IN the
Years 1891 -OJ-6l.
/ have been referred by the Colonial Minister to
similar occurrence iiCh took place in the same
locality q years ago. ava tie annexed Eracts troG
Lord Glenelg, tten Ie.ai al the Colonial Ohi,e,
will exd4in the nature of th'se occurred and
have to THORN you thai the Duke Of Newcastle con
siders il to 10 my duty II Gov. PrescOss, to
preserve tie public pra,e and uphold the supremacy
Of the iaw at TIE same tnt, bis Grace informs ne
tat tbe Government Of Ne wiOnLdlsnd cannot eX-
zoe, that the people OF England arc to be taxed to
support troops f. the pu1ose Of suppressiDg the
riots and dlsturtapees WI iCh NAV take I4ce IN this
Colony; that Der Majesty Government viii deter.
nine vi the number " troops witch they consider
necessary for tho Garrison; and should more be re-
CURED, the people Of NewioDndlaud most contribute
70 tie expense; and lis Grace ,esires That the Gov
sm0r viii eoulioue 70 press on the Legislaturr to
erec their attention to tie necessity Of establishing
and Organizing a Hu.h larger police force than it
sppeai al present exits IL tie Colony. For If that
cannot he elected, and elections in newfoundland
Csunot be carr Cd on without the presence Of nil
fary force, Der najesty's Government viii have 10
tiop. such measures us toe CiOWn and Imperial
ieI5@Delt may sanet@n, 10 remedy evils which
eiait lot to eNist IN aiy part If Ler AaJesty Co
uinioss.
In 1871, Lord Glentlg alluded 70 the great social
evil which wss prevalent at that time in your dis
int, and in 1861 her Msjestys Representative has to
encounter The sane evil an is denounced and dared
70 seui military to Harbor Grace ia aid Of the Civil
Powers
fo1lo g
Rh authority, for j. AZ resred IN Tie Il. cord news
\ Eler Of The llth 01ioOtr last. That parer bis,
alce the change Of AdLi, isiraio here been weekly
4 slaaing L. Oiargemei aid Orange jacions, when,
] MS wei known, there j. not AID never was, all
Onoge Society, or Loese in tbs Colony:
sW the Catholics ai Proestans that district CIarbor
6fscel thosl whJ have Lite,'od for q ei mutual pros
pity commence tie wos lcB >r Ate, audel Aa ssued
iiihca io ADD ont h 70 crlenc, oud 81 E2celency
IRE esattnP5e Ora tac TO- Of s.. John VII tiey Do
@ e.k Never; D. ass"Ied rsvel. But say somebody
81 AeXaLcer viii rerea Lis frlrr experiment, I'D sed
eoees troops 10 lofce COZ lance ~ ME wishes. W.
D.; a. il. The hf-t moment h moved body Of
soEs as.ost he constitutional iraFendeacs q she 20 le
tEgwu became forfeited be stood before the country
sitoE 10 IL seveeg and iaor he should ba,e To be
sl WITT by tie peOpe Repest % experiment Al such
IL exP"sileLt csHa9s aao repetition Try IL Sir Aoxsn-
L., Top dare"
IN 1897, under slno.t precisely similar crsun-
Eanees, Lord Glenelg wrote 10 the then Governor Of
/ Newfoundland ar follows:
"hage therefore W the Lords Communion
Inoitle fdnfsy. AID D. III Griessl Com d. Chief
OF your d'sratchss cd have oir e5 them IN
jsfd lis Mjesy y Naval sod Militia, Ciices a. Halifax
19Fy with stch Tcori.i'ils ugy Iac tine
sfet' 10 item FOR aid uau'si tie bic pcsee of New
'o1ntsnd trust the means placed within
vii rrovo hcsi'us Dai th6t experiment shall be
atce His Majesty Governments would nHt be justified
i,soHi82 to any 81 more severe cEa2c er
lei punify which has bi hedo TENDED he open viola
stpo - toe eec,ses aud the fofcibe rescue
ea civil poRrr Of tie who Rad been r,stcd 60 ans
t Tor ihs oene would become evils a The greatest mag
Nude they sbood 30 arquisced IN ~ irrer diabis The
ed woed be fire 10 violence tr'nt author
12a ihe colony DueT government You VIZ 'reioTe
ave 10 uusen peo for bringing to Punishmen' the
s1on Of these il.egl acts"
Asynopsis of the census returns Of Newfoundland,
1akI, Is published in Tie 81. J'bHs Record, from
'hich ~e learn that tbere wire then N Newfonnd-
I'D 81, PA Catholics, aud 67,D74 Professionals, the
eier OF whom are thus Il seed; Church Of England,
ls,=5; WeseyaDs, 20,Z39; KIRK of SeOtlnnd, 800;
zee Xix. $50; COugTeg iiouslisss 81; Baptlsis,
~ other, Il. On the Labrador Coast under the
Jurisdiction Of Newfoundland, there were go Prot
ahts not elassed, Oct Of population there OF $50
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