THE ORANGE RIOTS.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XI, Issue 25, 19 October 1883, Page 27

THE ORANGE RIOTS.

Glasgow, Wednesday, August 22. Sebiotjs disturbances took place in Coatbridge again last night. About 11 o'clock party bands assembled in the outlaying districts, and to disperse them the police had to charge them- repeatedly, being all the time under showers of Btones, bricks, etc. Order was restored about midnight. The extra police are still remaining in the town in expectation of renewed rioting. Coatbridge,- Wednesday Night. At the Cross the appearance is that -of a town, about to be attacked. About 100 police, 20 of whom are mounted, are on duty. The party quarters are being scoured at intervals. The police are divided into two divisions— one with ten mounted men in front make an inspecting parade through a quarter, and all being quiet return to the Cross, where the division halts ; while another sets out in the direction of another quarter. This mode of preventing crowds to gather was commenced at dark, and will be continued till morning. Captain M'Hardy is in command, assisted by Superiatendant M'Gilbary and Inspector Cruickshank. About half-past ten while one of the divisions was proceeding up Sunnyside the Orange party stoned the officers, who then made a vigorous charge after them, and succeded in capturing fifteen of their number, whom they conveyed to the police office. Intelligence has just arrived here from Bellshill to the effect that a riot is going on there. Captain M'Hardy and thirty men have set off in a special train for Bellshill, which is only two miles from here. Coatbridge, Thursday Morning, 1 o'clock. Since last telegraphing I have been informed that a number of Catholics living *in the Orange localities of Sunnyside and Gartsherrie have during the past few days been compelled, by fear of bodily injury from their Orange neighbours, to quit their houses. The Orangemen openly intimidate Catholics. Yesterday morning (Wednesday) a Catholic family named Tinney, residing in Railway street, had to quit their house in fear. Later on a party of Orangemen arrived at the empty bouse, and deliberately wrecked it. They smashed the glass and sashes of the windows with stones. No arrests have been made. It was said that Orangemen living in Catholic districts have had their houses also attacked in revenge, but of this I can find no confirmation. One of the officers in command states that the Orange party are intimidating many of the respectable Catholic householders by setting afloat runours of intended attacks on tbeir homes. In the house of one of the prominent Catholics of the town the dwellers are now sitting in momentary expectation of their house being attacked. The police, however, are keeping a close eye on the p'aoe. Last night two shops occupied by Catholics were attacked, the windows being broken. Several Catholic young men employed in iron and engine works have been intimidated from attending their work. On Tuesday morning, while a man was on the point of passing in at the gate, two Orangemen stopped him. They had in their possession two heavily-buckled belts. They swung these before him, and threatened that if he would dare to enter they would " knock the life out of him." They also threatened to put a bullet into him, at the same time showing a revolver. The Catholic clergymen are beiug insulted in the streets. Yesterday two ladies wearing orange li Hies insulted one of the curates as he was going into the chapel house. Word has arrived here that a riot at Bellshill has been suppressed. A large number of prisoners were arrested during the melee. Last night (Wednesday) at Coatbridge about three hundred of the Orangemen marched by a back road to the Catholic district and renewed the fighting. Considerable damage was done, and twentytwo arrests were made. A telegram from Bellshill was received by Chief Constable M'Hardy stating that the fighting has commenced at that place. A large posse of policemen were despatched by a special train for Bellshill, and further details are anxiously awaited. — Dublin fflecman.

The recent overflowing of the Mulcair and Dead Rivers has rendered thousands of acres in the vicinity of Pallasgreen almost valueless. One farmer has had over eighty acres of hay, oa'.s, potatoes, and pasture completely covered with water, so much so that bis large dairy of fifty cows have not even standing ground. It is extraordinary that though the riparian tenants are obliged to pay the Board of Worksfrom £1 to £1 10s per acre in addition to their former rents for the benefits which were supposed to accrue to them from the Mnlcair drainage, the floods break in and cover the land much more frequently since than before the Mulcair drainage was effected. The London City and Provincial Penny Benefit Bank near Oxford-street was utterly wrecked lately by a crowd of depositors, drawn together though a malicious ; report of the bank's insecurity. All the attendants fled, the books were thrown about, the counter was smashed, and the drawers, boxes, and tills forced open. The police were outside, but would not enter private property. The directors have issued a statement that they have about £300 surplus, and they offer to pay all the depositors by weekly instalments. There were applications by depositors in the police courts to day, and Mr. Bridge, the Southward magistrate, said the Post Office was the only sccu re savings bank for working men.