The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-13

secutvc line os defence in skirmishing order
at st. andrews Church. The Stanley street
Church. wherein the sermon to the Or9ngencn
was to have Nren preached at II o'clock Is de-
Rev. Mr. boudici Grand chaplain Of the
Orange order. will deliver no srrnon ms the
tGat no OR procession iS Wonld take place and the
men would wait the cover ot darkness and
grams have been Despatched to Toronto and
other points Tor rctnlorcementsi ana That, be-
treal TO protect their brethren here In line Of
procession. Two Orange Young Britains in full |
rcEala guard tho door Of the Orange Hall with
IN immense Union jack flying, oyer, tho door;
The nHncs Of those assaulted by the special
constables arc William Morrison. IA years Of
age. and John Giles, aged 10, who received |
blows on the head from the baton Of one of the
An Incident at Dominion square shows the |
spirit OF the troops An old woman passed the |
bridge on hcr way to Stanley StreettChurch, |
wearing large orange handkerchief around |
cheer broke forth. which wns quickly sup !
pressed by the officer in command. This high |
ly inccnscd the Catho volunteers under arms. |
and Capt Kcrwan lodged an official complaint |
To the General commanding The troops are In |
AZ about i. NJ. Col. Whitehead fthe Victoria
Rifles. had an interview with tho OrnnRemen.
hnd s after long c9nyersatlon was t2ld thst tasy
procession. but that they insisted on being pro-
tected us British subjects. They were willing
that kind If the Mayor would order the streets
cleared Of the 10000 people who had formed
themselves inton mob 10 dofy law and Justice
After some barley Col. Whitehead induced the
Mayor ~ net upon his suggestion. and the lat
james street, called upon them In the name Of
the city OF Montreal to disperse. assuring them
that The orangemen had given up The right to
S%Ss snPee a Tsa Smnded pa't them me that Sr'a !HSy
meetings promised to support his authority as
Mayor OF the city. and insisted that they dis;
allowing the orangemen To- do the same. His
remarks were received with loud cheers. and
after having addressed the crowd IN the French
language he concluded 10y asking them to dis
perss. No heed WIS paid to his request and hs
then insisted. telling them that SO iar the peace
thority. and imploring them not to compel
force to be employed. lie ut tho same time told
them emphatcally that II they did not disperse
force would be- employed TO compel them to do
So. AT this time the Ribbonmen special con.
stables We're scattered about AT the eastern end
of the block, and as two volunteers belonging to
the Prince Of Wales Own Rifles came along.onc
OF them accidentally showed against a. special
constable. He WAS at once surrounded and
beaten. right under the nose OF Col. Whitcheai
who was seated on horseback where he could
see the whole scene. The constables arrested
the volunteer and took him into IN adjoining
onlce. while his comrade was sent oil IN an
Mayor Beaudry. with a strong body OF city
| policemen. then begun 10 clear the streets, a
most difficult Job. Women, some OF them with
| children in arms refused To obey the police.
| and in some instances had 10 be- pushed away.
| The volunteers were then placed upon tho
| ground to keep the street clear.
shortly before Col Whtehead's appearance.
| Johnny Walker. IA years Of age, arrived at the
Gordon Of police which separated the Ribbonmen
| mob FROM the Orange Hall. and asked to be al
| lowed to pass into the hall He was thrust
aside. In the struggle the mob caught sight OF
| some OF his Orange fayOrs. whereupOn they
| kicked and maltrcAted him. and he was saved
10y the Intervention Of the police. Several others
| were maltreated on the skirts OF the crowd. and
had 1t not been for the humanity Of Alderman
Kennedy and other Catholic magistrates would
have been killed. As 1t was. many were severe
| ly wounded.
Mayor Beaudry assured THE SUN correspond
ent that it was with much pleasure he was able
point. He added: IF / have done wrong Let
me be blamed for it,. have acted according 10
| my conscience and trust this whole thing is
now over" He cleared the crowd away down
| past the st, Lawrence Hall hut the men would
return as fast IS t9ey were were 81 sent ,t away G vo,
tho Irish carriers refused to drive them. and
Orange Young Briton band came into the street.
but several Of the bystanders pitched into
them. and rush WINS made for the door OF the
Orange Hall by some Of the special policemen.
| Whether this WINS "A hostile demonstration or
not does not appear, but certain II Is thM NUN IN
Huntington Borderers, who had been standing
near the door, came running oack 10 the men
ot his regiment, who were standing AZ ease
The men were called 20 attention at once;
and SO severe was the discipline maintained
that THE SUN correspondent was met with
the bayonet point when endeavoTing TO pass
| in. Going to the officer to explain. he was
lest lest Excitement @ 1 might get % the better ter Of these
very raw troops he retired at discretion. Just
at this moment Sergeant GlXn,, with posse OF
over which a large body OF Orangemen will be
compelled 10 pass this evening when en- route
to their homes. They are armed with Spencer
repeating rifles. The temper Of the Protestant
troops is being very sorcly tried. and fears were
their own hands. The city troops are under
good discipline and there is no lear OF thon.
The country battalions being mostly Orangemen
cannot be relied upon to the same extent. II was
astonishing to see the bravery OF some OF the
Apprentice Boys and Young Britoons when they
came out Of their hall TO take the carriages.
They were OF all ages from IL TO Is, and they
buuoned up their reGalins and faced the crowd
with strong hearts II their faces were any in
dex. Here and there some Of them had banched
cheeks. and well they might, considering the
this Ribbonmen mob was no exception. Aterr-
ble exemplihcaton Of this was Just furnished; ,sc
Orange Young Britons who had been sent
away in n cab with others. was brought back to
almost 10 a jelly by u mob Of Ribbonmen
who mad assembled at Craig and St. Lawrence
streets, and who dragged the lad from
escaped more or less bruised. The specal con-
stables also assaulted one OF the Orange Young
Britons, who came down stairs IN reGana to
enter the cab. The troops are incensed beyond
measure and complain that they have been
Justice. The fact that 5000 British soldiers
well armed. with G000 rounds OF small arms
ammunition in their pockets are compelled 10
stand on the streets and sec British subjects
chased for their lives, does not agree with their
idens of Justice, though II may mean triumph
OF constitutional law Goaded to desperation
by tho assaults OF the Rbbonmen special con
stables upon their brethren. and the manner in
which young Gilbert was treated the Orange
men have locked their door, and, wthth union
Jack thrust through hole in the window, bid
defiance to everybody and hurl insults and
scornful language at the police. They swear
that they will hold no more communication with
Mayor Braudry and his lambs, and will remain
in their lodge until their brethren from the west
come down and liberate them. Mathew j
Gault, one of Montreals most prominent Prot
: estant citizens and magistrates. was roughly
handled in an attempt to save an Orange Young
Briton from the fury OF the mob. and detective
r received bad wound from club while en-
reavoring TO protect the same man.
At about O'Clock Gen. Sir Selby Smyth. who
I had been sent for, asked Mayor Beaudrl
I whether he required the military forces. qnd
. | the rcuy was that on no consideration would ht
p avail himself Of their services, and the Genera
WIS forced 10 look on and see the streets vlrtu
q ally in the hands Of the mob. One result OF the
20 Generals presence was that the Orangemer
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