The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-03-24

patches from the Associated FEess !ePoit !
of the last few days:
Toronto, March 1.-THE Hbernians wh'
have engaged 0DonOvan R0ssa to lectar
here to- morrow applied to Archbishol
Lynch for the use of st. Johns Hall, Bont
street, but his Grace, through Fathe
McCan, his secretary, denounced Rosaa al
q fraud and refused the hall.
To. day letter from the Archblshop was
read in several of the Catholic churches
coudemning those who had engaged Ros-a
and urging the people to keep away from
the lecture. St. Patrick's Hall, in Market
Place, has been secured.
The Mayor and Chief Of Police have
made arrangements fer the presence OF the
entire force of l25 men, in caRe of riot, aid
picked companies from the Queens Own
have been ordered to hold Themselves IN
readiness. The Orange Young Britons ure
very active, and if Rosea appears he will
be attacked beyond any doubt.
Toronto, March l9.-O'Donovan Rosa
lectured in ST. Patrick's Hall last evening
to an audience of about 1000. The threat
ened riot did not take place. Beyond a
continuous volley of stones for an hour
and a half at the lecture room, Kidding
all tho windows. no damage was done.
Nobody hurt. Rossa, unknown to the
crowd, passed to and from the hall unmo-
lested.
up Queen street and attacked Cosgrove's
tavern. The crowd inside answered with
evolvers, and the rioters returned the fire.
Hundreds of shots we're exchanged. A
shower Of stones was poured into the hotel,
until the window sashes and furniture were
completely demolished. The police, ninety
strong, charged the mob and welded their
bat0ns with great vigor.
Four men were shot here, and one young
Protestant, named Jas. Clegg, it is feared,
was mortally wounded. Meantime another
mob, 1000 strong, opened fire with stones
upon Collins's tavern, further up Queen
street, where Rosa was believed to be
lurking. Revolvers were used here, but the
police, fighting with matchless pluck
against enormous odds, cleared the street.
Rossa was driven out of town at ii
o'clock. Policeman Worth was struck on
the temple with . stone and knock ed sense
less. All his comrades were more or less
Injured; probably fifteen of the rioters
were injured with stones and police batons.
Doctors offices were crowded with wound
ed, though rs a rule the injured were taken
away to avoid arrest.
Hundreds OF roughs are still congregated
ia the lanes and back streets, and the po-
lice are parading the streets in force.
Toronto, March l9-O'Donovan Rossa's
lecture last night, ss a lecture, WAS a COM
plete failure, and disappointed all who
heard it. His principal supporters, before
be was half through, advised him TO cut it
short. 1t was not nearly so treasonable nor
inspiring as Gen. Barkes harangue of a
fortnight previous. All through the lecture
he MAS nervous 10 painful degree.
Several times it appeared as ii he would
break down entirely. After the lecture it
Is reported he was driven out to Weston
The excitement being over the people to
day are beginning 10 count the cost Nine
l.
IFishmen's Society As having been shot one
seriously through the upper lip. How
many of the opposing force were hurt ia
not known; none are believed to be dan
gerously wounded.
Most of the Injuries consisted of broken
heads and hrulses, One spectator, it is
feared, was fatally shot. Five constablcs
are hurt; one seriously, bpt not fatally.
All those engaged in keeping the peace
chow signs OF rough handling,
Toronto. March 20.-RiotinG continued
last night; two were fatally shot. Total
wounded $50, of whom fourteen were from
pistol shots.
Before leaving New York, ODonoVan
Rosa was called upon by Now York
World reporter, who gives the following
account of the interview:
Mr.. jeremiah O'Donovau Rosa has been
invited 10y Messrs, MOriarty, DugAn and
others 10 deliver q lecture in Toronto, Can
ada, on the 18th inst. He gets $lOO and
expenses, and the rect of the proceeds of
his lecture, 1t ID understood, will go to the
Skirmishing OF some other Fcnian fund.
His subject will be, Irish Liberty aud
English Prison Life" and he says he will
speak Of the cruelties to which the Irish
are subjected by the British Government,
the treatment of political prisoners in Eng
lish jails, and will Incidentally say some
thing about the religious question which il
now agitating Canada.
"t am not afraid" he said To a oriG
reporter yesterday, "tc go TO Causda. ]
have been there before and gave lecture
IN Montreal, and there wAs no Disturbance
docs your sentence of twenty years
exile not prohibit you from visiting British
territory 7" asked the reporter.
alt prevents me-" he replied, 'from via
iting England, Ireland, and Scotland, but
can go to the colonies, and as far as know,
they cannot interfere with me-"
"Are you aware that you can be arrested
even in the colOnies for talking treason
against the Queen and the English Gov
eminent ~
81 can," he said, "if anyone makes a
complaint against me; but if l were ar
rested, being an American citizen, l would
appeal to the American Government. But