The Sun. — 1841-07-03 (London, England)

DREADFUL RIOTS AT LIVER  POOL-FIVE PERSONS SHOT.  We regret to state that this election has not passed off without serious rioting having taken place, in the course of which four men and one woman were shot, and others severely, nay, dangerously wounded. It appears that a party of the Conservative ship-carpenters and a large party of the Irish, met after the nomination, and had a regular pitched battle. At one time there could not be less than 20,000 persons congregated in St. James's-street. A large body of the police, under the command 'of Mr. Whitley, and a Icily of Chelsea pensioners, made every endeavour to restrain the riotous disposition of the mob, but they were unable to do so for a great length of time. Several persons were taken into custody. In Fisher-street others of the Irish got upon the tops of the houses, and were engaged in hurling bricks and missiles therefrom at a most alarming rate. The mounted police immediately charged, and a party of foot police was placed between the belligerents in Parliament-street, by means of which they confined the Irish to the old bo • rough and the Conservatives to the Park. Many of the Conservatives had, however, by this time been severely wounded, and as a natural consequence the party became very much excited. The police then endeavoured to disperse both sides, but were unable to do so until about ten o'clock. In the meantime the Irish party were engaged in smashing windows in Mersey-street and that vicinity, and were so determined on doing injury that they kept for a considerable length of time a large body of police in pursuit of them. A body of the ruffians broke all the windows in the house of Mr. Taylor, publican, in Simpson-street ; Mr. Gubbins, publican, of Park-lane, and the Globe Tavern, in Kent-street—places where the ship-carpenters have beenin the habit of resorting, and which are known to be held by-Conservative landlords. The same body then assembled in front of the public-house kept by Mr. Casewent (Conservative), at Salthouse Dock. He warned them of the consequences which would result if they proceeded to do any nuschief, but, heedless of aThremonstrance, they smashed every window in his' dwelling, and one of the missiles, we regret to say, struck Miss Casement, his daughter, and hurt her very severely. Mr. Casewent then fired two pistols, loaded with slugs, amongst them, and shot four men and one woman—one of the men was very dangerously wounded, the others not so dangerously. The mob then threatened to have vengeance, and hearing that fatal consequences might ensue, Mr. Casement was conveyed to Bridewell under an escort of police, and constables were sent to guard his house. He was to have been brought before Mr. Rushton to-day on the charge, but should the wounds prove mortal, a very general opinion prevails that a verdict of " Justifiable homicide" can only, under the circumstances, be returned. Then the Irish rallied, and were proceeding with a green flag along the streets, when they wero met by two bodies of police and dispersed. In the meantime, the whole of the north end of the town, generally speaking, was in a state of the most tremendous uproar. Somewhere about eighty persons who had been engaged in the disturbance were taken into custody, lodged in Bridewell, and were to have been also brought before Mr. Rushton to-day. Hundreds of windows, and, in some instances, the doors of houses, were smashed to pieces. Late at night an attempt was made to break into two shops in Tithebarn-street, after the families retired to rest, for the purpose of robbing the premises ; but the police arrested the fellows in the act, and put them in Bridewell.  These are the short facts of what occurred. The scenes were of a very alarming character, and considerable injury to persons and property were the lamentable consequences.