The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-05
{" NO-POPERY" DEMONSTRATION IN
GLASGOW.
BURNING THE PoPR's ALLoCUT1oN-sERIoUs
RIOTS.

A Central News Telegram, dated Glasgow,
April 18th, says:
This evening q crowd mum bering 12 900 peo-
pie gathered on Glasgow Green in a heavy rain,
In answer to placard calling upon the Pro-
| testants of the city to assemble and publicly
burn the Pope's Allocution regarding the es-
| tablishment of the hierarchy in Scotland." A
! rnmor had spread that the Roman Catholics
were determin ed to resist what they considered
q contemplated insult, and that to make an
effectusl re sstance they were ready to use Are
arms. The magistrates bad taken precaution-
ery measures to preserve the peace. A body
of 300 policemen were on the ground, and so
serious was the disturbance anticipated that
| the authorities were prepared to read the Riot
Act and to call ont the military if required.
Three anti Papal lecturers appeared, and made
strong speeches against the hierarchy, and
concluded by burning oiled copy of the
Catholic Times, containing the Allocution. The
Cath olics seemed in q small minority, but
those of them present were greatly excited,
and frequently disturbed the speakers. reso-
luton wac carried to petition Parliament in ac-
cordance with the views of the speakers. Many
free fights took place, but no serious disturb
ancs.
Alater Central News telegram, dated Sunday
night, April IA, says:
A riot, having come connection with the
burning, last night, of the Pope's Allocutiop,
occnrred on Glasgow Green tonight During
the evening twenty thousand people assembled
on the Green. Many gathered round an anti
Papal lecturer, named mcintyre, ana from
stone throwing by boys general disturbance
took place. Missiles were ed, the iron palm gs
broken, and the slaves used as weapons. Many
people seriously hurt, aud ten rioters
were apprehended. But for the presence of q
large body Of police the disturbance would
have been very serious.
A telegram in the Dublin Freeman dated the
same night, says -
Notwithstanding the comparative quiet at
tending the burning of the Popes Allooution
on Glasgow Green last night, when a disturb
snce WAS anticipated, religious riot has
Cured after all. Tonight about 20 600 people
had assembled on the Gfeep come OF them
gathered round a well-known snti.Pspal lee
turer, named Mlntyre, and from stone throw
ing by the boys general row took place.
Stones ard other missiles were freely thrown,
and the iron ratings were torn up aud used as
Weapons. Fortunately, a strong body of police
were present, or the riot would undoub tedly
have assumed q much more serious form. As
1t was, many people were severely hurt-one
man so seriously that be had to be removed to
the in firmary. Ten of the rioters were arrest
ed. While about 100 boys belonging to the
Of the boys occurred last week, were being
marched to church to-day, forty of them ran
off, Fifteen of the forty have since been sp-
pretended, but the others are still at large.
Considerable characterization has been mani
tested in the institution for some time.
The Dabln freeman of Tuesday Ssys:-
Four men were tried yesterday for taking
between OraugemeR and Catholics, consequent
upon the burning of the Pope's Allocution.
Each was septe ced to thirty days imprison-
mert, and to find security to keep the peace,
or undergo o similar term of imprisonment.
Two others forfeited pledges of S5. The mag
istrates said they did not care what religion
the rioters were-tha6 riotiDg would be sup
pressed with vigor.