New-York tribune., 1872-08-28
THE RIOTS IN IRELAND.
ACCOUNT OF THEIR ORIGIN-TIIE FIRST DAY OF
THE DISTURBANCE AT BELFAST.

ACCOUNT OF THEIR ORIGIN-THE FIRST DAY OF
THE DISTURBANCE AT BELFAST.
Last year, and for many years preceding, it
the celebration Of Orange anniversaries that made
necessary for the British Government to send military
and eonsabuary 10 the north OF Ireland This year the
Orange anniversaries were allowed to pass compare
lively unheeded the Roman Catholic holiday OF the
18th of August excited much attention. For several
days bodies of police had been on the move northwrd
On the 18th about so OF the Sligo force were
drafted 10 Londonderry, and on the following day 100
OF the st Royal Dragon Guards ana nearly 800 OF the
constabuiary left Du0hH, chiefly for the nelghbor
hood Of Clifford County Down, whore O Of tho largest
demon latons was expected. ~ Belfast. on Aug l6
there was great excitement and than one severe
collision between the contc.idng PARTIES and several
persons hurt more or less seriously Tie snip car
penters, who are mostly O1ngemen TO the nnmper I Oh
terrupt the progress OF the Procesinns, VINO Sharply
resented the interference The demonstration was hed
AZ Hannahstown, about four miles from Bel
fast The majority OF the Professionals bodies
assembled in Hercules-st about o'clock with
regaa. Their appearance was good and their
conduct most becoming. Rain was falling heavily all the
The hour for starting having arrived, the process
sion proceeded on its way ~ lnnahstown u passed
through Donegnl-st., preceded by band When it
arrived at Trnity-st 1t was net by an opposing MOB,
who would not permit to pass in that direction and
members OF each party at once resorted 10 stone
throwing, which was carried on for consider
able time, but was fortunately put an end
Raley and large body Of police, but not before
some of the rioters had smashed the windows OF the
tecn advice and eompnison turned back and did not
persist In passing that route to their place OF meetng
Tue processonists then turned down D0negalst INTO
Corporation-st through YictOriast, up Highst, ana
into Castest, route TO HannahstoWn Mheh lhe pro-
cession arrived at the Model School, the center OF
a was attacked by a stone-throwing mob that had
assembled at the corner OF TOwnsend-st a nelce
and most determined struggle aTeped gRge the ST
Persons who witnessed the riots OF 1860 declared
that the scene OF tnat morning wa fi5 "a @ m
those boisterOus times Inc ptocesOus.S o
their opponents, and tore down portion OF raining
that incosed piece OF ground az inc corner o, ed
send-st and Davisst inns pi0t OF gfSuh was Hiiou
with the debris, which provided lots OF the
then in use. Then occurred the hercest scenes Inc
brickbats were hurled in every dreeu4n' % anu poru5
were torn of aud used as weapons OI the nVe detcheu
houses In T0Wuaendst, not one mad wndOW that was
nor smashed especially that owned by Mr. John Ginger
several panes OF glass also broken in Mr. Hughes
bakery establishment and other buildings adjacent.
ston was soon nut 10 the scutne by the appearance
of The police. who arrested nine OF the onenuers ahu
took in custody to the Police-ohoe Inc remaaer
hoy aferward dispersed and the processonists pro-
ceeded Oh their way without fnrther ANNOYANCE than
that OF having drum broken by stone nung ny tnIee
voung Iads Who we believe, at present IN custody
0f rho persons injured at Doyer-st were man named
Dohery; poor girl who was passing up inc street. ana
tvbo col hemred I'm and one Of her ribs broken by
blow from brickbat; ana q man haineu ueu.us, NnV
had his face and head and battered In most brutal
manner He a Is reported, one OF the crowd who
endeavOred 10 stop The proeesslonlsts. ~, l., ,.a.
The meeting al HannaDstown was held In large
Acid IL was presided over by Joseph c. Bigger, esq
Belfast and IL IS supposed that there were SoOO PeOPe
present The Chairman dweit a soinS y IN ' h1
cessty OF home rule for Ireland ana declared ms Dee
mai N was QTisoeTato members OF the government
and NOT Mr. Gladstone who refused the demands OF Ire
land Resoluonswcre unanimously passed III favor OF
releasing the political prisoners, and OF home rule Tor
ireland. The proceedings at Hannahstown were were
nerfecty quiet and orderly, except that several
pistos were fred, and IL is said that one man was
Seriously wounded, but it IL supposed TO have been
accidental The large proportion of those attending tue
neeting wore green scars, and there were numerous
green banners displayed bearing notices as Ern-go,
raghD and God save Ireland" Tue procession started
On me return 10 Belfast between and O'Clock, aud
Although many rouchs who Joined the procession carried
stick there was no interference with the march, ana
no disturbances Three or four bands ae-
compsned the proct ssOnsts In the afternoon large
body-seyera bundreds-of the shipearponters assem-
te returning procession, but the police, aier shght
sldrnish, succeeded in dispensing them