The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1872-09-15
NIsCRILANFoUs IRISH NEWS.
AND DISTURBANCES IN
IRELAND.

AND DISTURBANCES IN d
IRELAND. t
The Dublin Nation of the Oath ult., in /
it's weekly summary, gives us the following: 6
The Belfast riots are the news of the week. c
They began ON the evening of Lady Day, t
Immediately after the great Cathoic ano
National monstration at Hannahstown
they have continued throughout the week
with slight intermission and. although: as (
we write, there is peace in Belfast, IL Is
peace enforced by an overwhelming 1oice
Of military and police. The contenoihg
highest pitch offury. They have fought each
other with FIRE arms and missiles OF all
kinds, and have with great difficulty on
several occasions, been separated oy the
police and the soldiers. They nave
wrecked a large number of houses anu
other edifices, destroyed property to the
amount of several thousand pounds, struck
down unoffending individuals in the
streets, and have killed between them one
policemen and three or four civilians. Az
seem to have been guilty of great suPine-
ness, but for the last two or three Gays
very stringent measures have been taken
to preserve the peace. The pubiic-hoGses
have been altogether closed, the police
have had authority to disperse and fire
the streets, and between four and five
thousand soldiers-horse and foot-have
been kept constantly under arms: VINO
are responsible for these disgraceful scenes1
Writers having no sympathy Whatever Win .Sa
contrary, much sympathy with the Orange
men, have unhesitatingly held the latter
accountable, and there can be no doubt
whatever that the facts establish two
things-that the Orange party began as
we'll as provoked the rioting, and that the
excesses of which, unfortunately, the Cath
olic party have been guilty, were in almost
every instance committed in retaliation for
\ other ontrages perpetrated by their oppo.
nents. Although the July celebrations ana
the Derry and Fermanagh displays OF the
, 18th instant were not interfered with In the
least by the Catholics, the demonstrations
of the latter on Lady Day at Scarva. Gil
3 ford, Lurgan and Belfast we're, without the
, slightest provocation, Interrupted, or az
I tempted to be interrupted, in the mot reck-
u less and blackguard manner by the orange
= men. The Clifford meeting, in fact, did not
;. take place at all in consequence OF the nos
> tile proceedings of the Orange mob IN thai
y locality while in Belfast four different and
J. distinct but happily fruitless attempts were
: made to break up the Nationalist process
sion or to provoke the processlonists 20
) fight. Afterwards, on the same day in tile
l. streets of Belfast mobs of Orangemen,
e without any provocation whatever, wrecked
= the houses of Catholics and attacked Cain
u olic mobs. These facts have already peer
IS fully recorded in our news columns. On tne
l. whole, however, Lady Day itself passed of
J. in glorious aud memorable manner In the
l. North. All the great demonstrations tina
n had been announced, but one to which W.
le have already alluded, came OFT In due
n course and were magnificent successes. w.
III believe We are safe in saying that no suci
y Catholic and national displays have beer
ne seen in Ulster for long series OF years q
ne ne those which took place on Thursday weel
as last at Hannahstown, Castlewellan, Swan
IT, Iinbar, Ballybay, Derry. and other place
1t, too numerous for mention. And here it !
op right to say that if the Orangemen of Bel
al, fast, Scarva, Lurgan and Lisburn behave
is with gross intolerance on the occasion
he their brethren of Derry, Monaghan, Cavau
and Tyrone conducted themselves in a mos
g. admirable manner. Although, undoubted
IL ly, the green flags, the patriotic mottoe'
go and the national tunes were offensive t
'ht them, yet, recolectlng how their own dis
% %laI plays, which must have been more offer
dtt sive still to the Catholics, were not inter
to fered with, they obeyed the advice of the
on leaders, and returned courtesy for courtes
and federation. The Apprentice Boys an
- Orangemen of Derry especially distiu
The havior towards the Catholic and Nationa
of list demonstration which took place in the
the midst. The Apprentice Boys and tt
all Orange party in Derry have given anothe
or proof of their tolerance. MIR. w. johnston
the M. P. for Ballykilbeg, who has been IL
ter some months past in Canada, stirring L
the the Orangemen, is on his way home, and
ave appears that it was resolved by his a'
of mirers in Derry to celebrate his return
rhe grand demonstration. If the demonstr
IRE. tion comes off, we are sure the Catholic al
er- National party will not offer the slighte
it's opposition bat it appears that it will nc
the q telegram in one of the morning papers
ff Wednesday informing us that at mike
ere meeting of Apprentice Boys and Orang
ere men on the previous night it had been
the cided to hold no public display in cons
ia quence of the state of feeling occrsioned
has the Belfast Riots. Should this intelligen
ay. prove well-founded, the Protestant par
not in the Maiden City deserve and will recei
the the thanks of all Ireland.
OF FIRST ELECTION BY BALLOT.
80 ,;D The irst election in Ireland under t
hc Ballot took place on Goth ult., in Clonm
cuo 1t was municipal election-that, namel
les to the Aldermanship vacant by the rece
.nnI lamented death of Alderman Hackett. I
and proceedings were exceedingly simple. T
10. or three electors presented the Returni
Of Officer with card nominating Mr.. O'Co