The Morning herald., 1878-07-13

corps OF artlllefy, anu OrVoP " SSsAyi
were drawn up on the Champs do Mars,
under Colonel Fletcher, waiting the arrival
ofGen. smythe. The troops looked wei
and the officer in command expressed his
fullest confidence in the men, doing their
duty Loyalty and well. 5fH ~ -
The police are collected at the City Hail.
where special constables are assembled with
white ribbons as badges, and clubs In their
hands. They are despicableI looking lot
aud a police sergeant says that the majo-
ritv are Jail birds. The utmost fear pre-
walls that they are a dangerous gang who,
If chance offers, will commit excesses,
The police will be in charge of the Mayor
and the special constables, under, Deputy
Chief Niegle. -
The Orangemen are determiaed to walk,
and are now mastering at Orange Hall. st.
James street Is decorated with their party
favors. The procession will not be large
but their sympathizers in the street are
many. ~
If q conflict occurs, It will undoubtedly
take place between Orange Hall and Vic
toria Square, where the dangerous element
is collecting Ia masses.
The Chief of Police, with sixty men,
searched the passengers on the steamer
from Quebec for arms, but found none.
Some four or five hunded men were on
board. A man named Brennan, from
Three Rivers, arrived at the railway depot
with a loaded seven-shooter on his person
He was locked up. @
1t is reported that store of arms, con-
cealed In a house on Craig street, where an
Irish club meets, has been discovered.
= AT 9 80 the military marched from the
Champs de Mars to various points, where
they will be stationed during the day.
Some excitement was created by an
alarm of fire, but it. turned out to be only q
chimney
The Orangemen are massing around their
hall and it looks as If the procession would
be larger than anticipated. A detachment
of police are stationed at the cntranec, to
the hall
At 10 O'Clock the arms alluded to in the
previous despatch were found in Union
Hall, Craig street. There we're fifty stands.
The police and the special constables, the
former under Chief Niegle, and the latter
| under Sergeant Paradis, are massed between
tha Place d. Armes and st. Lambert's Hill,
on St. James street which is kept clear.
At either end are massed dense crowds OF
the Catholic party, chiefly st. Jean. Bap-
tiste and outside village laborers. They are
deadfully excited, and every man with an
Orange favor, on his way to the hall, is
pursued.
The Mayor has had an interview with the
Orangemen, and has tried to persude them
not to walk, but they would Rot listen to
his counsel. The procession will start
about 1880.
| A youog man wearing an orange lilly
was attacked by two special constables and
struck across the head. This act was ap-
plauded by the whole body of constables.
The SD Regiment, Huntingdon Border.
ers, under Colonel IbbotsoD, and directed
by magistrate Smythe; are stationed In the
Place d'Armes Square, close to Orangt
Hall.
i II o'clock.-Tbe Orangemen are nov
comforting to decide whether they shal
carry out the procession, vote will bt
taken without delay.
II 1130 o'clock.-It has been decided thai
no procession shall take place.. The polic'
are to escort the Orangemen to thei
homes. '..="&t
| An attack was made on an Orangemano OF
Craig street, but he was quickly rescued
and did not sustain much injury.