The weekly sun., 1864-09-10
The Irish Riots.

Further intelligence from ireland represents the
rioters Of Belfast as chiefly composed Of young
boys and girls Of tho most ignorant classes no re.
party having taken any part in these faction nsht
Dublin Newspaper ExraEss-gives the fol-
loving origin Of the disturbances. !, may he de-
sirsb'e for clearer understanding Of thc descrip.
hon 70 STATE that Pound, Barrsck and srn,hfeld
etreets constitute the quarters in which large
numbers Of the Catholic population ro,idc whlc
the Protestant faction chiefly inhabit Durham
strect snd Sandy Row, which 'un a, nearly right
angles q = distance OF niic and half from the
Catholic quarter Of the ci.y.
"On Boyne-bridse Monday last the frvi incden,
thss save rise 60 the ios took place large number
tdea o. setting up sort Of counter demonstration
,mn seAe to the procession 70 he held that day in
oon,,ructed. tho hands In begging attitude, large
yLet A. the side, and with this several thousand. OF
M and down sandy chee rims and amusing them
seyes The pFoeeedipsr cont lnued from about To
bridge at sbou, :, amid . srens Of much noise and
soshter. Inc lsal police we're present. but there
Irritation LeyInc been cau,si by exaggerated aco
eounN OF ihH procession In Dublin on the same day,
termined :, bury the ashes on Tue.day nisht' Ao-
e"rdinsly r,sl conn was purchased, large numbers
~ tue muiWorher- assembled. and having formed In
procession with hice and drums in front playins a
dead march, varied with lively sir. followed bv th~
empty oofhn. on which we're blue lights o. Roman
eandles burning, and In tho rear dense inass Of
tumea Just q they had left work-the srl. with bare
heedA loose ackct short peicoats and for the mos,
part enehod. The pss<ionsts bore ANYTHING hut re.
sEse'snis ,p1ssrs51es and several OF the better ela.
nent 10 disguade them fIom proceedinf, but unfoI-
Snf!ely ,S Hsy .shSu, :uSSe The coffin va. lsins 70
Q mile and hall, but they we've refused sdmittnnce
completing, however none OF the eIces.es such as
bfeskine windows, &C. that they stated TO have
dene. The coffin wa then carried In mock -olemnity
ths embers thrown into the Blnckstah. The greater
part Of the crowd then di.perred The mob In Pound
rNeet however, were made aware of whst going
on, and at once set OF TO wIcak their vengeance in
the manner In which the "I.ilerstoI's' memory had
teen dirhonored. The first stones thrown wele di-
isccd Gainst the Albert street meeting house and
she Wesleyan Methodist place oi worship in Devils
sueet-hearly all the glass in the mont windows OF
bo'h being 'Tna.hci. Several houses In which Pro-
tSsmnts lved in the Pound district we're served in
the same w..
Toe riot thus commenced. continued during The
remainder o. the weee. aud had not ceased at the
'ae OF inc last accounts. The principal outragcs
'"ok place at night. The Catholics would attack
fhs house Of noted Protestant and wreck IT. while
thr Protestsnis retaha,cd by similar outragcs on
CsAhDlle dwellings. Men, women and even children
known % belong " other soct were brutslly boa
ten. and, in some cssss, murdered by p,obs Of the
opposng factions. The Government WAS ooneen.
'stng large military brce - 1sl.., I'D il was
supposed thst the hot had eliminated, and that
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