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asecond time as wril ^ f * rescuing the cattle sR ^ irertFFyffiss above statedSowed " he md * choly result , as »^ - « 3 S ^ r * 2 " durineatrfmnJai t ; ^ * , of ^ own observation ComSa " X fc e { , ^ amongst the poor of spnn « , 3 Kf ^ fc yo * meet on approa eliing this SaSp ^ try ' * " ** **** »»« sighilfssor 3 W * K " ^ i he 1 Baw «? of aa invading ariy . " Dr M Hale remarks apon the failure of aU application Sch a 3 ^ Pa ?' forImperial aid !" o 5 tte litSfer M f ^ manner ' * at whilst it saves 2 L lSSL * l eopte ' ltmay enabIe them » by Profitablelabour , todraHrout thennexDlore , lr , v £ , JJ ^" f _ ^^^ ~ ~ - »
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T ?? ™ Oci » AGE OS THE QUEEN . —The 2 * ZStSw ** SaturfnylastgSrthefoUo ^ g VST \ ^ Hamaton > who recently commit-« TOn& ^ m - ««« 8 ? ' « S ^ st her Majesty :-WiHiam Hamilton is about twenty-eight years of ^ aboufc five feet seven inches in height , stoat make , and fair complexion . Hamilton is In orphan , and was reared ^ as such in the poor-school of the frotes . ant Orphan Society at Cork , until he was ap . prenbeed from that institute to a fanner named Kulip Rynard , at Graigue , near Adare . About ten y < ars ago , and in consequence of Ryoard andhis family laving emi grated to America , in or about the
tune or Hamilton ' s apprenticeship having expired , Hamilton went as a land servant to Mr . John Barkman , who kept a shop in the town of Adare , and in J" » ° se employment lie lived two years , and left him for England about four years since , for the purpose as he said , of seeking a livelihood and bettering his condition in life , and from the experience he acquired in hmldinir farm walls and ditches he bound himself to a bricklayer since he went to England , for farther improvement ; but his profession did not equal his expectations ^ mak ing a rapid livelihood ; During elSF ** ™ 1 ^ am Hamilton ' s being in the terviee Of Mr . Barkman , and about which time the Queen was then fired at by Oxford , Hamilton made useoT
an expression on that occasion , ' that it was not right to serve under petticoat government , ' and accompa nying the expression with further disrespectful remarks . From that until the period of his leaving Mr . Barkman ' s service , it was almost a customary thing witnVMrs . Barkman to tell Hamilton , by reproof , in his own remarkable words , that he was still serving under petticoat government . ' Hamilton is a native of Cork , and no relative of any person at or near Adare . " John Mitchel . —The Ueptune convict ship , in charge of Mr . Deas , as superintendent , landed eightytwo of her cargo of convicts at Bermuda , and having filled up from that place her number 289—among
whom was the political convict John Mitchel—sailed for the Cape of Good Hope from Bermuda , April 22 . Instructions were given to keep Mitchel apart from the other prisoners , partly on account of th 8 shattered state of his health—as he suffered severely from asthma , and also for political reasons . To " carryout these orders , the steward ' s pantry had been converted into and fitted up as a berth for th p convict , and a separate entrance had been made to it , so that he was entirely cut off from contact with the other prisoners . AH ths convicts on hoard the Neptune on their passage Jto the Cape were " ticket-of-leave men , " their position in the colony depending upon then * conduct onboard . ... ' ¦ . .
The Potato Chop . —The Cork Reporter states : — All the reports which have reached us up to the present are of the most cheering character as to the prospect of an abundant potato crop . The provincial Journals speak on the whole favourably of the chances of the harvest . The Irish bar is quaking at the effect of Sir John Jlomilly ' s set . According to Sir R . Peel , our barristers at present "devour the substance cf suitors in chancery , " and their brauu are puzzled to know
what they will have to devour , when " a short , sharp , and decisive" tribunal will cut away thvir dilatory occupations . The bar never had gloomier times , and they are likely to be worse The present term is even more scant in business tha-i the last ; and it is HOW a very common thing for barristers to Iceep accounts with attornies ( contrary to ths regular professional rule ) as from the state of the country the solicitors cannot get money to fee the lawyers , who lave in many cases to wait for the fees .
MosDAT , May 23—Thb social IlEVoijTrriojJ IX Ibejlajjd . — One of the most remarkable circumstances connected with the condition of Ireland is the large amount of money still received from Irish settlers in theUnited States by their relatives in this country , to enable the latter to emigrate . Accord in » to the estimate of the late Mr . Jacob ilarvey , of New York , the sums thus transmitted , within a single period of twelve months , amounted in the aggregate to £ 200 , 000 ; and there can be little doubt that the remittances are now on a still greater scale . By every American mail a considerable number of bills of exchange for small sums , varying from £ 3 to £ 20 , but seldom higher than £ 10 , are received in
Dublin , and transmitted to ther various country post-offices . In general , tuose bills are drawn by Sew York , Philadelphia , or New Orleans firms on hanks in this country , and a large proportion of them are made payable by the Provincial Bank of Ireland and its branches . In consequence of the great number of persons of the same name—4 he Ryans , O'Briens , O'CouueUs , &c . —in the different districts , much difficulty is often experienced in ascertaining the parties fir whom flie money is really intended , and the banks
are frequently under the necessity of deciding beween rival claimants . Some frauds are often committed , by persons who watch the arrival of the American maU , and take care to obtain possession of letters at the post-ofliec 3 . In one instance recently , the mail-bag , forwarded to a village in Westmeath , was seized upon and the letters purloined . A few of the Mils of exchange thus obtained were actually paid , and the swindlers were enabled to take sbipxiin < r for America before notice of the robbery was ^ ivea to the banks . The Post-office authorities have mused an investigation regarding the robbery of the
The provinc ial journals notice the departure of jnany more vessels freighted with emigrant for America , chiefly for the United States . The rage for emi gration seems stdl to increase as the season advances . ATipperary correspondent of the Zhm . mfcExamfacrstates , that " Lord bfcmley has pi , d the passage-money of a great number of his poor tenantrvTprovided them with clothes , given a small sum of money to each , arid sent them off to Amer ica . " R especting remittances from America , the same lounwl States that forty-eight letters were received in Miltown-Milbay last week , containing money , and giving such cheering accounts of prospects in the United States , as " induced the receivers L on ^ immediately , before rents , rates , or taxes t
Could Pi * It from them" Pauper emjgratoon . Australia bv government still continues . On Tliursdav lastthe following unions despatched a numner of female paupers to Plymoutiir-Skibbereen , « mhty-fonr ; £ illarney , thirty-six : Clonmel , fifteen ; Lismore , twenty-five ; Fenuoy , thirty . Whilst emigration thus proceeds to an extent quite unparalleled ^ the clearance system is earned out with stern severitv : The limerick and Clare JLtamiMr contains aetoants of numerous evictions , in various quarters Infectthe dearancesi m Itam jj- £
. , Irick , and Clare , appear to exceed anything of the same character in the western province since the Commencement of the famine . Meantime destitution , is becoming daily more extended in the-south , whilstmost of the western countiesare utterly bankrupt . Referring to North Tipperary , the !*»««« : JEzaauner says - .- "The country along the Phehm mountains , for some sixteen miles , . presents one un-Tjroksn . Une of misery and desolation . The hardy race of peasantry who once cultivated these mountains is ntterly extinct" - . - ;
Fatav Affray . —Murder .--The ^ Clarc Journal of yesterday contains the folio wing ;—" Some days since a savage fehcontre took place between two parties at Clondrinay in the parish of Xilfiddaoe , in -which one man named Janus Kenny was murdered , and a relative of hiva farmer named Price , so severely beaten that his life is despaired of . It appears that Rice had , a few days before , given information against Simon audThoinasFl ^ crty , who were memg « of a suspicious family mttofc neighbourhood for iavine stolen a cow belonging to him .- One of them ms ^ estedby the police , butthe other at the tune iiSRia tempt ing tosecurethe accused ( Hiomas . *» nerCT ) » r ^ Lw ^ ned . when John Flaherty , another brostruck ivenny
ther who ^ raslimed with a hatchet a as to cause death in a few days after . ***^™ £ SnedH second Wdw ' atTnce , whom he also struek OTtheheadand felled to Ae ground , and who is not ejected to recover . ; . Both ITiomas and John FLv S ? were ultimatel y captared by . the pohee and . committed toEnnugaol . Aninquest was teld on Tuesday last on the b dy of James Kennny , and a Terdictof " Wilfulmurder" returned agamst John Fiahsiiy .
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^ TIACK THE ^ EwNISTrjkolv Vl CE-GuARDIAN « 5 -Ennisiymon , May 25 . —As Cantain v ^ P-LI accompanied -fc one of ttfSJSSSS and the superintendent of ^ labour , was SrEfrom the Ennistymon workhoase , where he hadK em ployed till eight p . m ., on Wednesday evenfnl £ and his party were surrounded bTKob Kble bodied paupers , on their emerging from the Url h ^ % ^ ^ superinte ndenf wasSed and assaulted , and when Captain Kennedy and the vice-guardian went to his rescue , the mobThowed every deposition to t ^ ttbeae gentlemen inThe same manner . Captain Kennedv , with L usual from one of the crowd and promised summary proh 5 ^ Ti ! lpOn t ^ r f , ^ first wh 0 approached him . ^ Themobbemg fully satisfied that he would Keep his word , allowed him and the gentleman who accompanied him to reach the town unmolested , meir hostility arese in consequence of the removal of some able « bodied impostorg from the relief list which proceeding the mob attributed to the labour superintendent and Captain Kennedy . —Clare Journal . '
-Tuesday , Mat 29 . — Clearance System — Captain Sandes , agent fo ? the extensive estates of Sir Charles Coote , Bart , one of the members for the Queen ' s County , has addressed a letter to the Dublin Evening Post , giving an explicit and most sratifying contradiction to a statement recently made at theCarlow board of guardians , by Mr . Gale a magistrate , to the effect that the sheriff and police were e .-gaged in evicting a number of the tenantry of Sir Charles , that their houses were to be levelled and that all the remonstrances of the guardians had been ineffectual , It appears ; from the letter of Captain Sandes , that the only proceeding adopted by Sir Charles Coote was one for the protection of the tenantry , also under a middleman , to whom thev have most punctually paid theirjrent . but the middleman himself was a defaulter ; , and hence it became necessary to take possession of the land under hobere . However , not one of the undertenants was dispossessed , and not a single house was levelkd .
Rephesbntatios op Limerick . — A correspondent of theFrecinan ' s Journal says : — "I have reason to know that Mr . Butt . Q . C ., if called upon by the electors of the county of Limerick , would not refuse to come forward . " Relief for the South and West . — Sma'l grants , to the amount of £ 90 , were made by the Dublin Relief Commit * ee yesterday , and additional subscriptions were announced , including a few from England . A deputation who had waited on the Poor-law Commissioners presented = their report , which shewed the anxiety of the commissioners to alleviate the destitution by all mean 3 consistent with the discretion Vested in them ; but they regret that they could obtain no consolatory assurance as to " whether the poor-law , authorities felt any reliance that they would be able , within any given period , to cope effectual y with the extreme distress now prevailing , by means of the funds placed at their , disposal by Parliament . " . '
O'Connell ' s Library . —The sale closed yesterday . A paltry landscape painting in oil , " The Meeting of the Waters , " brought 7 s . An engraving of Carlo Dolce ' s " Salvator Muudi" fetched 6 s . A little portrait of that little man , Lord . John , was then put up for competition ; but , amongst a sale-room full of gentry and citizens , not a solitary bidder was found willing to hazard the risk of even by chance becoming the possessor of this work , of art . 'J he accomplished salesman displayed the portrait in every possible light , and solicited an initiatory movement towards setting Lord ' John a-going , by infiuilesimal beginnings in specie ; but nan eundum erat . It was no use—in vain was the noble Lord ' s eidolon turned towards each group of bystanders—in vain did Mr .
Jones insinuate "Any advance ? "Sixpence for it ? " "Eightpenee , did you say , Sir ? " said the indefatigable Mr . Jones ( to an old gentleman with a white hat . ) '' No , Sir , I did ' nt , nnr fourpence , ' replied the gentleman : angrily . " Oh , I beg pardon ; well , then , fourpence .- Any advance ? " Alas . no ; not a solitary bidder . Even the Liffey-street picture brokers looked angrily at this useless and protracted inquiry as to whether there was any advance with regard to Lord John . Finally , the little lot was withdrawn , and placed side by side with rejected tracts and seedy pamphlets . The prices all through were exceed ng ' y low ; certainly ( as the Freeman remarks ) " not beyond the ictrinsic value of each lot , apart from all association connected with them . " ¦ ffEDSEsnAT . — "Facts of the Times . "—Tinder
this head , the Tip } ytrary Vindicator makes the following announcement : — " A Scotch land agent of considerable cleverness went to Clare the week before last to collect rents , taking with him . a rentroll of £ 3 , 000 . Ho expected £ 1 , 500 at least . He returned with , £ 100 ( one hundred pounds sterling ) as the proceeds of his collection ! It is said that many of the " clearing landlords" are awfully encumbered . A landlord who drew some thousands a-year from Clare , Limerick , and Tipperary , and who lived in the style of an eastern nabob in England , whose son , too , changed a Milesian patronymic fora Saxon cognomen , is now living in comparative humility on his Clare estate , having , we understand , broken up his gorgeous establishnients in an English county . ' -
STATE OF THE WEST . A meeting of the inhabitants of the parish of Kilnieena , in the county of Mayo , was held on Sunday last in the ehapel-yar < l , under the auspices of the parish priest , when the subjoined resolutions wore adopted : — " Resolved , —That the present condition of this parish is truly alarming . Cholera having now broken out amongst us in a most contagious and fatal type , threatens to finish the destruction of the people , abandoned as they are to their . fate without any medical aid whatever , and , what is still more deplorable , generally speaking , without any food or nutriment but nettles , green cabbage , and the herbs of the field , seasoned with the small shell-fish they pickup on the strand !
• " That we are astonished at the great breadth of tillage which has been made in this parish , particularly considering the means of the poor landlords ; that on inquiry we find those creatures have deprived themselves of the commonest necessaries —in many cases have pawned the clcthes off their bodies , the very shoes off their feet , and even the blanket that covered them , in order to crop the land . " That there are over COO families in the parish at present who , as stated , have put down a fine crop , but who are now reduced to the most pitiable extremity of destitution ; in fact , in plain language , as a class , they are starving ; and striving to eke out existence on the most loathsome garbage—such as
nettles , cabbage , cresses , &c : "Resolved , therefore , that we memorialise the government , and petition the Imperial Legislature , and appeal to Great Britain and to the civilised world , wherever charity or humanity is to be found , loudly calling for relief , and imploring of them to come * to our assistance , and save this meritorious class , the last remnant of this once populous and happv parish ' . - - ^ " That a committee bo accordingly appointed to receive subscriptions , and cany out , to the best of their power , the views and objects of this meeting . " That a copy of . these resolutions he sent to lord John Russell , and another to his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland , and tluit our petition to Parliament be intrusted to Mr . Poulett Scrope for presentation . "
Cholera ix Dublin . —Excajipmekt of Troops . — At length the cholera , is spreadinjr in this city , and the cases are becoming numerous . On Tuesday and "Wednesday some fatal cases occurred amongst the military in Ship-street , Barracks , adjacent to Dublin Castle ; and , in consequence , an order was issued ibr the immediate departure of the regiment stationed there lor encampment in the Phoenix Park The troops left on Wednesday , and are to remain under canvass during the summer months . Tun State Prisoners . — The Trident war-steamer , now in Kingstown harbour , took in coals on lnesday nmht . It is stated that she is to saiVon Wednesday or Thursday , with : Mr . Smitlr orBnen and his felWnrisoners , for Spike Island , preliminary
to their being sent to Bermuda . :. - ' .. "; . Prospects oil the .. Couxtky . — Mixed with the hopes inspired by the advanced growth and luxuriant appearance of the potato crop there ^ s a pamful apprehension of the re-appearance of ittafr : destructive blight of previous years . Up to tlnsitune , lOWever , no positive in dications ot the disease have ueen discovered , although some amateur gardeners , are exhibiting plants bearing what they consider the fatal premonitory symptoms . From experience , , however , I am well aware that this class of alarmists are fittle tobe depended upon ; for -I haye known potato fields which they had pronounced last year as inenrably blighted to have produced aisound c ^ afterwards . " -The extentof the potato planting generally throu-hthebountry is much greater , than aBHiouua
i S two preceding years . 1 * many » . peasantry have one ? more tried the p ; o > to / as their ist hope ; and / as' a Skibbereen correspondent of ^ Corri . a ^ rT e - marks . ^ . IJmversaly . they ^ if the potatoesfailthis ^ ear ^ it-is . iiseless ^ to . rem . au in the country any : longer . ? - ^ It-is * jauoh . imore gratifying -feature in our . prospects ^ cereal and reen cropsare extensively jp lanted , and exh bit a vi-orons and healthful growth . The corn markets continue-very moderate , but steady . ' ¦ * ¦ ¦ . - r ' ,-CoraiY-of-Limerick Election . —S . Dixon ana Mr . T . Fitzgerald , Q . C . are actively canvassing , 3 Ir . II . S . O'Brien , of TLxover Grange , ' is . announc eu as a third" candidate . - ^ Nothing very _•• distinct is known as to the exact politics of the ¦ candidates ; But a fourth candidate : is likely to appear in the personof Mr . Butt , G . C ., to' whom a requisitiou was presented on Wednesday . ' Mr . ; Butt is whatis now termed inthis country a " Nationalist . " - / -
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THEATRICALS IN THE UXITED STATES . The Astor-place Opera-house New York , was lately the scene of one of the most outrageous and disgraceful riots that ever happened in this city . air . Macready was announced to perform Macbeth there , and there was a very full house a half-hour before the rising of the curtain . The upper tier was crammed , and so was the parquette . The boxes were moderately filled . On the first appearance of Mr . Macready on the stage he was received with tn « most vociferous groaning , hisses , and cries of Off , off . " A portion of the audience ( wo judged less than half ) were warm in their plaudits , and waved their handkerchiefs , but they were over-. borne by the . horrid and uncouth . nnisi » s which
continued , almost without intermission ( except when Mr . Clarke appeared , and he was cheered ) , until the end of so much of the tragedy as was performed . Mr . Macready walked down to the footlights , and abode the " pelting of the pitiless storm" of groans and . shouts of derision and contumely with wonderful nrmness . A placard was hung over the upper boxes , on which was inscribed , " You have been proved a liar ! " Then arose louder yells , and these w . ero accompanied with showers of rotten eggs , apples , and a bottle of asaafcetida , which diffused a most repulsive stench throughout the house . Mr . Macready endured all this , without flinching , for some time , and at length commenced his part , watch he went on with , in dumb show through two
acts and a part of the third . But , as the play proceeded , the fury of excitement seemed to increase ; until the mob began to shout to the Lady Macbeth of tltt evening to quit the stage ; and , on Mr . Macready . s . next appearance , a heavy piece of wood was flung from the upper tier , and a knot of men in the parquette , near the orchestra , then showed themselves as a part of the rioters , and to the end joined in all the demonstrations of disorder . "When , in the third act , Macbeth comes on as King , the uproar ¦ was at its height : At this stage of the proceedings four chairs were thrown in rapid succession at the stagefrom the easterly corner of the upper tier . One fell into the orchestra , and the others on the stage . The last fell directly across Mr . ¦ Macready's feet . The curtain then felland there was a long
, intermission . During this several gentlemen ' undertook to remonstrate with the rioters , but without avail . Mr . Chippendale then came forward , hut could notf obtain a hearing . He then advanced , with Mr . Sefton , bearing a placard , on which was written , " Mi-. Macroady has left the theatre . " Meantime , another placard had been displayed . by the mob , on which was inscribed , "Ivo apologies It is toolate ! " Mr . Clarke was then called for , came forward , expressed his .: thanks for his reception , and said he had accepted this engagement as his only present moans of supporting himself and family by his professional exertions . This over , the rioters slowly left the chouse . —American paper .
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RIOTS IN SEW Y 0 RK .-TWE ! s TY-0 I ? E PERSONS KILLED . —CONFLICT BETWEEN THE MILITARY AND THE POPULACE . . , . .,-: New York ; May 16 . In consequence of the treatment received by Mr . Macready on the occasion of the former theatrical riot ( says our New York correspondent ) , and the announcement that he would not appear again in this city , a number of influential persons ; or persons who at least esteem themselves to be such , addressed him n , card , calling upon him to re-appear , assurin" him of their determination to standby him , and support him in his attempt . This announcement rousea the angry feelings of that portion of the nublin wlin
were opposed to him , and believed they had succeeded in driving him from the American stage . Symptoms of disorder " and discontent immediately exhibited themselves , and to such an extent , that there began to be fears of a dangerous disturbance : A consultation took place at the mayor's office on Thursday , May 10 , for the purpose of considering what was best to be done , and many respectable citizens were present to aid him with * their advice . The lessees of the theatre insisted upon having the house opened as usual , and claimed the protection of the authorities . Mr . Macre . idy is understood to have desired the closing of the theatre , but was overruled .
At an early hour ( wo now quote the Nciii York Tr ibune ) , the theatre was surrounded by a momently-incrcnsing crowd of people , some of whom were evidently actuated by curiosity , many by sinister motives , and some by an apparent sense of supervisory responsibility ; which last signalised their interest in the forthcoming events of tile evenin" by distributing tickets very freely among the crowd " . At nearly seven o ' clock a strong detachment of poliee were inarched into the amphitheatre entrance , and immediiitely a placard was put Up there , " All sold . " Meantime the police had fjone in , in considerable force , below . At the announced hours tile doors were opened , and ^ strong- detachment of the police were found to be in possession of a good point in every quarter of the house , above and below . There were just seven ladies present , two of whom wore inn private box in the second tier .
The overture was played without any demonstrations of disorder . The witch scene was got through without interruption ; and when Clarke appeared , as Macduff , he was greeted witli very marked applause , by a small squad in the parqueHe , and a somewhat larger one in the amphitheatre : On Mr . Macready ' s first entrance he was greeted with tremendous : applause . The house , it was apparent , was in his favour , hundreds to one . But there was groaning and hissing , and tho party in tho parquette directly down to the orchestra , was tremendously uproarious , doubling their fists at Miicreacly as he came forward ,-and bidding him , " Be off , be off , " Ac , Ac . This was endured for a lonsr time ( we thought too long ) , and the first act was nearly all dumbshow . At length the uproar became perfectly frantic , and the friends of order were requested , ' from the stage , to keep quiet . This was observed : and we
then had an opportunity of estimating the number of the rioters . We should set it down at no higher than a dozen , in the parquette , arid -perhaps some forty to fifty in the amphitheatre . About this time Mr . Mastell appeared in front of tho boxes , and ordered the poliee , who had been marking their men , to take them out from below ; and his order was obeyed to the letter . His men did their duty valiantly , and they were taken out , carried down stairs , and put under a strong guard . Meantime tho clamour continued above , and very soon the Recorder appeared in the parquette , with his staff of office , accompanied by the chief of police , and called on Captain Cunningham , who had command in the amphitheatre , to take out those who were disturbing the house . This was done , and the rioters were carried below , and put with their companions ,, amidst the plaudits" of the
audience . As it grow dark ( the curtain was raised at halfpast seven ) the crowd outside , comprising ' 'thousands of persons , rioters a ' nd lookers-on , increased immensely in Astor-place ( on the south-ivesfc ) , and in Eig hth-street ( on the north-east of tho theatre ) . Just about the time when the gallery loafers were ejected , there commenced a perfect bombardment of tlie house from the outside . Stones were thrown against the windows ( which were carefully barricaded inside ) , and there was one hour of almost uninterrupted smashing of glass , accompanied by the most frantic yells of the mob outside . Some of the stones ( and , at times , a volley of them appeared to be tlm > wn together ) -broke dowirtlic ' -barricades
in places , find came in among the audience , causing several of them to leave ' their scats very precipitately . One storic hit the great glass chandelier , and caused a good dealcif scattering .. : '";\ But through all this the' play went on , and with a comparative possibility of hearing it . Nobody- ' on the stage appeared in the least alarmed , though many of the missiles were falling on the stage , from the outside , very much ; by this time . Mr . Macready , particularly , preserved hi 3 equanimity admirably . We have never seen the fifth act of " Macbeth" so splendidly and perfectly performed ; From time to time there were pauses in ' . the . uproar from outside , - and iitorniissioris in the assault of stones . . This in fact was , at about nine' o ' clock , entirelv stopped on the Eighth-street side . The
insiders , as it turned out , truly attributed tins . to tne action of the military , which was surrounding the theatre in force . The ' ribters . were evidently checked in'tHeir outrages tipoh the house for a time ; _ so that the closing scenes in the tragedy were [ disti . netly heard and appreciated . ' Mr / llacready never acted better . He was called out , and bowed his acknowledgments ' of the warm ' . plaudits which -greeted him Oil nis ' appeaf ance . " About this time there was'a ; renewal of theVditi outside ; and just as ' thb : * ;' curtain rose 'for the farce "two members of the' National Guard werei ' brought into , the boxes ; badly hurt by stories from the' niob , and niedical at ' tehdanco was atlhand
aGmauded ; fortliemi which Juotalyjas . : ¦ 'At this instant the report of a yolley ^ pf musketry was heard , ' ' and-almost - instantly , another ,, and another . ' •' ¦ ' The " first appeared ; to bo the report of a fe > y pieces' the second ' of many inore , and the third of a ' ull cbmpahyr A pause ensued ; . several ; of '/ tto rioters were dragged into the'bpx ;; eritrance ; belbw , and put among the rest , under a strong guard . ; In f ^ this ;^ d ; % n ; d ^ g ; by . ^ ip , )? p lipe ; ^ ghont * - Thrr ^ woies 'takerifrbni \ thffinsidq durin « the-p ' lay ^ and who w ero under guard ; Qf the T ) 6 lice ° in the barroom below , in their rage , set fire o the place / which blazed up alarmingly ; but' was eltin . ' uisned hy tne officers . ; This : was / directly under the parquette ;•!'; . - ' - ' i ¦ ,
. . ,,... ;; . _ : ' -- ¦' BuVnow a more ' disnihl ; sight appeared ; a dead rtkn :: stiff md ' is ^ k / - ^ ' a \ b' 4 te , . . ff 0 ? nd . ^ . ^ rtieek bone , the lead haying penetrated -tho bram ; S er ^ -badly wounded ; but evidently . be qnging to reicV also ^ is observed ; ' One wa ; camed to . the oRnitil the other was Laid out in one / of the offices Mow wherdsombofhis acquairitances recogniBod im is I man by the name ot Phil . Mansfield . ™ k SSa fell upon tue half-finished farce , Just
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at this moment ( some quarter , of an hour after tbe first round of vollies ) a second was commenced , and proved fatal to several , as wo learned . The first round had been fired at the command of the sheriff , after proclamation to the crowd to disperse , as we are assured . The mayor ordered the second discharge , the mob having pressed upon the military dangerously after the first volley . The first volley was fired in Astor-place , the infantry having their rear to the theatre , a little on theleft oblique . The second was fired directly do . vn the same street . This . discharge , we grieve to say , proved fatal to a man who ; was in the act of getting into the car on the railroad , and was shot dead by a chance bullet that struck him in the breast . We hear of some Other such accidents , but cannot vouch for their truth .
• Mr . Macroady left the , theatre and reAched his hotel , nearly opposite , in perfect safety , accompanied by two or three of his friends , gentlemen of our city . Some hundred and more rioters wero taken and confined in the lobby below ; some others were carried to station-houses . Among the captures was that of . Judsou , editor of Ned Buntline ' s Own , who was found giving the word to a portion of tho mob to fire ( stones ) when he should say £ he word . Tho mob , having been broken up , retired sullenly in squads , and threatening to arm and return . General Sandford , the commander of the First
Artillery division , to make all safe , sent to the arsenal for a detachment of artillery , which promptly arrived , under Colonel Yates ; and the field-pieces , loaded with grape and canister , were placed on e « ch sido of the theatre . We left the " scene at midnight . The wounded guards were bivouacking on the velvet benches of tho boxes . The lobbies were guarded by the police . The infantry , who behaved nobly all the evening , were , supporting the , position of the newly-arrived artillery , on the east and west of the theatre . Another reporter ( who was not iu the theatre ) furnishes us with the following
: ¦• OUT-DOOR SCENES . The great effort on Astor-placo was to break in the '' doors .- Tlie principal persons busy in staving in the panels were thoughtless youngsters of about eighteen ; but in the back ground were men applauding , crying " Go it , " occasionally cheering , and "damning John Bull , " Ac . These orators took particular care' to keep themselves out of harm's way , by pushing on the boys to do the dangerous work . At nine o ' clock tho troop of horse inarched through Astor-place , from IJroadway , amid -tho groans of some 150 or 200 loafers and youngsters , and ' the sileh ' co ' of thousands of lookers-on . The military dispersed the groups about the doors , but as soon as they were gone the work of smashing
the windows was ''' resumed . ' Two-thirds , if not more , of the windows in Astor-place were smashed in by stones of allsizes . When there was a great smash there was a great cheer . i At about half-past nine o'clock the troop of horse and a portion of the regiment of National Guards marched through Astor-place again . This time stories were thrown at them , which hit several persons in the crowd who were merely looking on ; The groans were redoubled . As soon as the military passed , the mob ' resumed' the business of throwing stories and' breaking ' windows with renewed vigour . The stones wero generally so small that it was'difficult to discover whence they came , but some of them were large enough to make the windows and sashes ring .
Soon after ten o ' clock the doors of the theatre were opened and the audience began to come out . In Astor-place a'file of infantry with fixed bayonets , were stationed , it may be for securing ogress , or it may bo to protect the * building , which was in imminent danger , there being furious cries of " Tear it down ! " "Fire it ! burn the damned den of the aristocracy , " - &c . ; . " Groans for Macready !" "Cheers for Edwin Forrest , " &c . An orator near us cried— " You can ' t go in there without kid gloves on . ' -I paid for a ticket , and they would not let me in , because I hadn't kid gloves and a white vest , damn ' em ! " Another— "I luxuriate in the scene . Hurrah '! I will have nothing to do with breaking windows , but I luxuriate in the scene . " Brickbats
and stones began to be fired freely at the soldiers ; some with so much violence as to strike fire from their bayonets . The soldiery endured it with commendable patience . At length our attention was suddenly attracted by the bright flashes and loud reports of the fire-arms . We heard no warningthere may have been one that could not be heard in the noise of the crowd , but after eight or ten volleys were let off about our heads , and we thought it was nothing but blank cartridges , we began ' with the rest of the crowd to laugh at tho sham fire of the soldiers . The stones began to fly thicker and thicker p . t the soldiers—and thinking we had by this time discharged our duty as a reporter , vrc beat a retreat : ¦
It turned out , however , that this was not a sham fire . Soon after avo had turned the corner of Astor-plaee , up IJroadway , we saw brought past vis a man blooding profusely from the head , seemingly in the agonies ot death . Ilis boots overspread his trousers , and he had the air and look of a man who had been very particular to make his toilette as rowdy as possible . He Svas carried sadly and mortally " wounded in the upper part of his skull to Chilton ' s drug shore , corner of Eighth-street , where ho expired without being able to give his name . JTobody knew who he was , when - ho was carried dead to the station-house about eleven o'clock . Tho mob yelled and howled after him'in mingled consternation , amid cries of "llevcnge . " Soon after another person was carried along
Broadway to the same place . A niob of youngsters yelled and howled after him . This person , before he died , gave his name as Brown , Crosby -street , and soon after expired , mortally wounded through the body . Three others were wounded . by the volleys we have spoken of , one through the calf of the leg , another through the lower part of the leg , and another we could not learn ¦ where . - All three were carried to the hospital . They were youngsters , iind seemed to be firemen . The excitement of the crowd became intense , b ut ¦ -there was no move mob . Tho orators that had got rip this work of mischief and death slung away to safe places , and preached upon tho atrocity of killing American citizens for
English actors . ' Tho window-breaking boys saw it was no longer " fun . " There were cries of " Let , us have a public meeting . " That was a true American Yankee idea , and sounded so like home ; but nobody knew anybody to' make a chairman of , that anybody know . There were cries of " Let us burn down the d——d building , " but there were sneering responses of "Go a-h ' ead with the torch yourself . " The sight of blood had vqstored ponce and re-enthroned reflection . All sorts of stories were afloat . "A hundred men wore killed " ' in ¦ ono place— "A poor , innocent boy , twelve years old , " was reported wounded in another . Cries of " Who did it ? " "Let us murder the soldiers ? " Counter" cries , " Go-a-hcad and do it . " " Three cheers for Forrest . " " TIigso soldiers arc '
our brothers . " " Why then , did they fire on us ?" About this time , a solddier in uniform , with his musket , left tho ranks and walked through the mob on his way home . The mob beset'him , ' laughin or and yelling , ' " lick him , " " Take his ., gun , ' . - " Servo him as ho . ' served others . " . Wo thought at the timp . they . would tear him to pieces , but lie was protected . 'by others , who said " Ilo . has buc done his duty , what all . of -us may be compelled as citizen soldiers to do , " , ' "' .. ... The militaiy force called in consisted of a troop of horse and a body of 210 infantry , all bcldiVgihg to the volunteer " , militia of the . city . The horsemen wcro . fji'st tried , but failing to disperse the mob , the foot came upon the ground ; the crowd was / - " so great that : i charge of bayonets was impossible .
Tho magistrates and commanding , officers , judging that .. there wasi no alternative , the order ' to fire was given . With two . or three volleys tho mob was scattered '; ' some fifteen pcrsoh ' s ' were , killed ,, on tlie spot and about as many more have since , died ; several were also wounded more or . less severely , but will , probably recover . On the two nights following . - , apprehensions were . entertained of a renewal of tlie ribifpvjthc purpose of dost ' rbying . the ; Opera , IIouse , but aa a strongVfbi'ce was on the , spot no ' ¦ attempts were made .., Mr . Macready passed out through the crowd after the play , and at '; once . left the city . " He is now in . Boston , where ho . will remain till the' next steamer , when' he leaves for England . ' / . ; ., ' . ' . ; ! . . ; v This disgraceful and tragical affair , has elicited the strong coridoriinatiori of the . ' press in all parts ' of
the country . " It is . thought , that the prompt suppression of , tho riot by " 'the citizen ' soldiery will' tend , to to ' . '' prcvc ' ni '' 8 imi ' laiv o . utbreak ' s ' in future .- : ' , '"' . ' . "" . '' : '" . "l /; Our' ] owh . '' c . orresi ) o ' rid ( 5 ht ' adds " : " . " . ' ¦ ' . ' ¦ '¦ , f - ' . " " / : * sJ r ' The . next ^ Ky large crowds , assembled ! ' to witness the scenC ;' pf ' ^ he ' riot , - ' aiia to trace , the effects of " the firing . '' , Tory curious remarks Aycrq ' nia'db ; by " the ' spectatov . s . ' acc ording to the . viewsitak ' en , by . ' theni ' of the * 6 cb ' uiTei ) ce . ' . ' Some 'denounced ; thoaffair ' as a wholesale murder , ' others ; rejoiced over , tlie defeat of ^^ P ^ V ; Durin ^ iib aay extensive , ; preparations were made , by the , authonties ' . tb . ' prcve ' rit ii recurrence iof tlfe'disqrdci ;?^ as it" was arihourico'd that the theati'e > a ' s , . if pbBsib ' lc , ' tabe ' destroyed iri tlie ^^' courso
of the'hight , ' about 1 'tw ' o thousand men . ' were under ' arms , ' ari ^ 'strpng'detachnie ' nts " m ' the scene of . expcctcd /' op . erations The adjoining . streets and [ open places" were cleared of the masses . Veho . ' , had ' agiiin . assembled there , arid every means ' , ivas taken tb . prcycnt a surprise . Duringtlio rii ght ^ h ^ riiiiitarj ; . wei-eiag ^ in assa i | ea ,, an ( l somewhat in 3 il |« d : ; byl-reMated ' , yolIie ( s ;" of stbrips . "; Thpy ; prppared ' tliemsblyes to fire ,, * ' when the mob \ dispensed and . ' nio ^ ino ' ro' was . seen o'f ' them . * ;' 0 n '! Sunday . the trpop ^ er ^ k ^^ Hi ^ a 'dincss ' ^ bpcurred to . make their' . services * necessary .. . . .., : ¦ , , ; , "The - ' next ' triiOTiiihg . '\ nfter ; tho ' affi ay , at anearly hour , Mr . 'Macready , ieft ' the ' city "in . "disguise ,-and proceoileU'to' Boston , wliere at tho last accounts he ' was at the house of a friend . This riot lias kea tho most serious in its conse-
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quences of any we have over had in this state , ami we . ire not without a feeling of the deepest-regret at it « having taken place . Comments will , no doubt , be freely made upon it by those of our particular friends abroad who occasionally allude to tho " model Republic " . In the first place , no country has over escaped these popular ebullitions , and our " ood mother England presents a pretty long list of them , with as little cause , as we . admit there was , for this . . In our own case there were some circumstances
connected with the difficulty which gave a serious turn to its progress . Mr . Forrest succeeded in persuading himself , and many of his friends , who arc for the most part in tlie lower walks of life , that lie had been ill-treated in England through tiie influence of Mr . Macready , who was supposed to be jealous of his fame . Mr . Forrest attempted to fasten this ill-treatment upon his English rival , and , notwithstanding the denials , which have appeared from that gentleman , has succeeded , by a display of extracts from a certain London newspaper , in ' making his admirers believe there was some truth in his
charges . . Tho fashionable and refined classes of Americans have never patronised Mr . Forrest . In but a . very few leading families has he been received ; and this , perhaps , much from the fact , that theatrical people are rarel y found in good American society , as a prejudice exists against the profession . The authors of the requisition to Mr . Macready could not have anticipated that the requirements of an opera-house as regards dross couhl have been made . in element in the casus belli . But this
necessarily prevented the attendance of the plainer classes of people at that place of amusement . It was thought" that' a distinction was drawn between the richr and poor , as persons not in full dress were rejected from tho doors . The feeling which nr . ose against the authors ' of the " card was very strong , and some of them sent secretly to the police for aid against expected attacks , and other barricaded their windows and witli their families left the city . , . '¦ ¦ " . The persons who were killed by the military were mostl y rioters , having been found with paving stones in their pockets . A few chance shots cut down some of the spectators , whose presence there was of course an imprudent and inconsiderate countenance of the mob .
One fact , and an important fact , is however determined ; that our citizen soldiers can bo depended on in cases of emergency , and that the laws have in them brave and reliable defenders . Those ir . Gn left their homos to perform an unpleasant and dangerous duty , and they did it . Another fact is , that of our 1 , 500 . firemen , ' who are all organised as military men , and whom we sometimes have suspected of " rowdyism , " not a single one was found to have taken any part in , or oven to have been present at , the riot .
The mayor of New . York issued a proclamation on the 12 th , calling on the citizens to preserve the peace . An inquest was held on the bodies of fifteen persons killed , and tho jury returned a verdict : — " That they . came to ¦ their , deaths by gun-shot wounds from balls fired by the military by order of the civil authorities of the city ; and that the circumstances existing at the time justified the authorities in giving such order to fire . "—Daily News .
EVENTS AFTER THE RIOT AND BLOODSHED . Cannon were planted in all tho streets near the scene of strife ; more troops arrived and encamped on the ground ! the dead arid dying were carried off , and the morning broke upon a city filled with alarm / with grief , with mourning and lamentation . Mi-. Macready escaped unhurt , and arrived at Boston on tho afternoon of the 11 th . The following notices appeared early on the morning of the 11 th : — " To the Park ! The citizens of New York opposed to the -destruction of human life are requested to assemble in' the park at six o ' clock this evening , Friday , May 11 th , to express public opinion upon the lamentable occurrence of last night . Americans , arouse ! the great crisis has come ! Decide now whether English aristocrats and foreign rule shall triumph in this , America ' s metropolis , or
whether her own sons , whose fathers once compelled the base-born miscreants to succumb , shall meanly lick the hand that strikes , and allow themselves to bo deprived of the liberty of opinion—so dear to every true American heart . Americans , come out , and dare . to own yourselves sons of the iron hearts of "fG . " ' A large meeting was held early in the morning , at Vauxhall Gardens , near the Opera House , where several inflammatory speeches wore made to about 3 , 000 people . But the great mooting was hold in the afternoon , in the Park—at least 25 , 000 persons having assembled . Even here death and misfortune were buiy . The platform or hustings broke down , ahoy was ' killed , and several persons were wounded . W . W . Mantcrstook in tlie chair . The following resolutions , offered by Mr . Strahan , wero road and passed unanimously , with deep expressions of
feeling : " Follow citizens ! In view of the deep disgrace that has fallen upon our city , in consequence of the conduct of soma of our city rulers lastovoning , the following resolutions are submitted to you for your consideration : — " .. Resolved , That wo love the peace , are law abiding citizens , and devoted to ' the welfare of this , the first city of the Union , hut , above all , wo cannot sanction tho murder of innocent men by those whoso sworn duty it is to protect them in all the rights of American citizens . \ " Resolved , That wo believe it to be the duty of our city authorities , if a viot takes place , or- if they have good reason to believe that a riot , involving the destruction of life or property , will take place , to exhaust the civil power of the country before resorting to the military , which is , in fact , the right
arm of despotism , and ought to be the last resort of Americans . And here we must condemn the mayor of our city for not causing tho Astor-place Opera House to be closed , when he knew ( as he says ) that a riot would ensue if it wore opened . " Resolved , That wo look upon the sacrifico of tum ' a ' n lives in the vicinity of tho Astor-placo Opera House , last night , as the ' most wanton , unprovoked and murderous outrage ever perpetrated in the civilised world ; and that tho aiders , abettors , and instigators of that unparalleled crime , deserve , and shall receive tlie lasting ccrisuro and condemnation of this community . "Resolved , That , in our opinion , it is tho imperative duty of tlie grand jury of this county to indict the mayor , recorder , and the sheriff of the city , for ordering the military to fire on the citizens during the disastrous and bloody tragedy of last night .
" . " Resolved , That we mmglo our tears aud lamentations with the mourning friends and relatives of tho men , women , and children , ¦ vy ho have fallen victims to the pride , tyranny , and inhumanity of those who , 'dressed in a . little brief authority , ' have shown a higher regard for the applause of those who courted a fatal issue than , for the lives of their fellow-citizens . " Resolved , That we will attend the funerals of our murdered fellow-citizens . .
" Resolved , That . ii committee be appointed by tho chairman to take testimony in relation to the lamentable affair of last night , for the purpose of presenting it to the proper authorities and our fellow-citizens . : .:. ; . .:.: ¦'¦ - : ¦¦ : •¦•¦ '¦ - - 'Resolved , That . we owe it to ourselves , to tho hi g h . character of our city , to the genius of our institutions , to the vindication of a large body of our fellow-citizens from the opprobrious and unfounded charges made , against them , to prove to our aud their , reyilers tlwt we respect the rights of , others , are . neither destructives nor law breakers , and , therefore , will not counsel or countenance the destruction of life . or property .. ; .- . . .
. " Resolved , That while we are opposed to all violence , in theatres or . elsewhere , we .. still insist that citizens have a perfect and ¦ indisputable ri g ht to express their approbation or disapprobation in ¦ all places . of public : aniusemcnt ; . and we regard - tho arrest and imprisonment of . persons last night ; for merely .,. expressing their opinions in :. tho o Opera 'IIousc , . as only . surpassedin atrocity by the outrage perpetrated outside among thepe . ople . "' i , . ;; ..-Several speeches were made , but . there woro ? two —rbne by , Mr . Mtynders . and one by Mr . . Michael Walsli—so . ' cxprcssive of the feelings . that pervaded the majority -of . the meeting , that lam induced to send them entire , . from the b . estreport that has appciircd—that of theiMiu , YqrTtllerahi .: — ; .. ¦ ; . ¦ ¦ '• ' When -Mr ., Strahan . had . concluded , . loud ones ^ were ' raised ofV ^ Rynaers !'; ' . Ryndcrs ! ' _ ; ^ , '"' , Captain Rynders , 'of the , famous Empire * Club * tlienmouritcd . theltablejand . addressed the immense assomblybe ' fbrp ) iim . U luA ^ . ^ i . iv . ; -- ! \\ «' ¦ '¦;
; . " . " ,. '¦' ' Fclio > y-citizeus ; : It : strikes menthat j the : first . tiling now ; in ' oi'tlei'j ! is to , put the resolutions to : the vote which you haveiieard read ., ;? ,.- > . ¦ : .-: ;' ' .- " Th ' e , rcsolutions . given . auovo wore then-put : to ihe vote ty . ' the chairman , and adopted by acclamatiorii ' '¦¦ - ' ¦<¦ ' " ¦! / ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦' . * •' - ' : ' : " ¦'¦• '¦ ¦ ¦ '¦'•'!'• - '; '¦' " ''' ¦ ¦'' - ¦ ¦ ¦ '' . ' " Captain ' Rynders : theri :. proceed I . as . follows : — Feliow-citizens-r-WhentJook upon this ivast concourse ot citizens jassembledLhero , ; ,-1 ; am ioverwh elmed b ' v' feelings , ,. at ; reflecting ; upbn ; : the dreadful calamity ,-wliicfi . ha ? ' . befallen our ; city . ( Shouts ( Qf £ Murder ,. murder . " ) H : ' . Yes ,-: foUow-citidei % do not
zeris you may well call it , mur . > I say that it . has been perpetrated from ; the . mere motive and ihtehtionof killing men .. I donot say-that whon they jfirsb ordei-edvout . thetroops they-had the ^ intention to ¦ mu ' iNtler / jbut-when they gaycthe wordj and said j'fire , ' , t ? ien ^ 3 , » .. murderous . act , and murder ^ as " committed ; upon inoffensive ( jitizensb y the ehief magistra te ^ ofjHhe ; proud city of : NDwyJoi-k—a city where such a thing . as a . riot . has scarcely ever : been . kriowri : befor 6 . ; Fellpw-citizens—for . what , for whom , was this murder committed ?;' rl hope yoiii willkeep order , I hope you will prove by your conduct this evening , that the working men of our city are as orderly as the aristocracy . Yfby was this mui'dei
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perpetrated ? Was it done for the snke of justice and for tlio object of preserving order ? ( Loud cries of "No , no . " ) I think not . For what , ther , was it done ? To please the aristocracy of tho city , at the expense of the lives of unoffending citizensto please an aristocratic Englishman ,, backed hy a few sycophantic Americans . ' It was more important to these aristocrats that "Mr . Macrcndy , : m Irish-Eiiglishman ' slio ^ ld play before them , and that they should be amused by him fbr a shor t hour , than that they should prevent a riot . ' They preferred to run ths risk of a disturbance to gratify themselves witli hearing him . They would shoot down their brethren and fellow-citizens rather than be deprived of
the pleasure of seeing him -perform . [ Hera ; in interruption to the reporter took place , ; i crowd of men trying to got tlie resolutions from h . in . ] I will not deny the fact that I wanted to sco Miicmidy put down , but not by violence . There were hundreds who JiCiU'd me express my opinion , and I defy any one to say that I advised any attack or assault to be made . I tried to put him down ; I wanted to put him down , but I wanted to do it peaceably . I was not hostile to Mr . Macready because liu was an Englishman ; but because he was full of his country ' s prejudices , from the top of his head to his feet , if he iias any . On this account I was ready to take : i number of tickets , and manifest my dissatisfaction of his conduct . It has been said that
money was paid to me m order to put him down . Fellow-citizens it ia a base lie . ( Loud cheers . ) I paid my \ own money for the tickets , and a few others paid for other tickets to he given away . If I . did ( wrong , that was all I did , " and I do not shrink from the responsibility of it . Captain Rynders then spoke upon the conduct of the military in firing upon ( lie people . They were , he said , the slaves of her Majesty of England . They obeyed orders , and gallantly fired , and ' killed two old ladies and thirty or forty citizens . ' Tlmfc same evening one of our public functionaries boasted , whilst ho was regaling himself in u tuvern with his usual beverage , of the murders which had been committed . ( Cries of " Three groans for
Recorder Tallmadge , " to whom it was understood that reference was made . ) So I have heard , fellowcitizens . I do not-affirm it to be so , but I have heard itwasso . r . A number of cur fellow-citizens , who yesterday at this time were alive and hearty , as we are here , were murdered last night , and are now stark and stiff in death . ( Loud groans . ) Our national guards did this , with General Sandford at their head . They have not particularly distinguished themselves upon the field of "Mexico—they never drew a sword or shouldered a musket to fight for their country ; but last night they shot clown a , couple of elderly ladies and a number of peaceable and inoffensive citizens . Another thing I will mention ; it has boon said that Mr . Forrest—Edwin
Forrest —( loud cheering , three cheers for Mr . Forrest)—it lias been said " tliat he gave money to pay for putting Macready down . Fellow-citizens , it is a lie . ¦ ( Cries of "It is a lie . " ) I would give two hundred and fifty dollars to any one who would prove by good witnesses , that I ever received one cent from Mr .-Forrest , or any one for such a purpose . As I said before , I bought -twenty or thirty tickets , but as 1 had not the money nt the time 1 applied to a gentleman in this city for the ' money . He gave it mo , and I gave him my note for it . On the first night I boughtfifty tickets with my own money . I paid it myself , but I was sorry to see an assault made upon Mr . Macready . It has been paid that Mr . Forrest save the monev . •' Fellow-citizens , it is
a foul calumny against a most noble and honourable citizen . A reporter of ono of tho papers mot me and asked , " Do you know Mr . Forrest ? " I said , " Accidentally only ; I got acquainted with him in a steam-boat on the North River , going up and down occasionally . " Then he said to me , " Will you go to him and ask a favour for mo V I went , and Mr . Forrest said , " Send him to inc . " Then I spoke to Mr . Forrest about Macready . I said , to see what he would say , "Ho-ought to bo put down . " To this Mr . Forrest replied and said , " Two wrongs do nob make a right . " So help mo God that was liis answer . ( Loud cheers . ) Then . ho said , " Lefc the people do as they please . " But , on the other hand , Mr . Macready ' sent one hundred and twelve tickets to tho b'hoys to support him ; but one of them , Billy Sparks , said , "I will take your ticket , but I will iiiss you . " Ho did so , and ho is now in prison for it . ( Cries of " Shame ! shame ! " ) Mr .
Macready also sent sixty dollars to be distributed among the police . This Macready is the man who has paid money , no doubt . Mastell is tho man who never lost a trick in his life . Mr . Macready , as you all know , left the city last night , though the men who claim to bo oxelusives protended they would sustain him" ; yot the little man had to run for his life in spite of their promises . . ( Shouts , " He went upon the telegraph wires . " ) Ilis baggage followed him this evening . There wore some who were for plunging it into tho river ; but no—God forbid suck things should be done . It is not necessary we should have a burning city , though last uight I should have been glad to have hung up a dozen of them like rats ; but we have had time to reflect , and tlie feelings of American citizens have had time to recover their ascendancy—feelings always in favour of justice , order , and humanity . Now then , I hope you will disperse quietly , and go home peaceably to your habitations , in proper time .
Captain llyndcrs having concluded , loutl cries were raised in the dense crowd for Mike Walsh . Mr . Walsh , after some delay , came forward , ascended the table , and addressed tho mooting . He siiid : — "' friends and Fellow-citizens : This is the first time in the history of this city that we have been called upon to deplore a cowardly , base , and murderous attack upon the citizens . So long as tho dispute between Forrest and Macroady—two persons—was passive , I took no part in the matter . I did not think it becoming the dignity of an American citizen to make a dispute between two playactors a national question . But now it has ceased to be a personal matter , and has resolved itself into a war on the part of tho public authorities of this city against the lives of the people whom they oughttoprotect . Xot in the whole history of the civilised world has there ever boon committed an
atrocity equal to that which was perpetrated last night . Even the Emperor of Russia , who holds the lives of tho people in little better estimation lhnn tliat of dogs , has always required three rounds ot blank cartridges to be fired by tho troops before they fired with ball upon the people . "We hare seen in London tho spectacle of . nearly two millions of people threatening to inarch upon London , with the undisguised purpose of overthrowing-tho government , and what happened ? Were the English troops commanded to fire upon the people ? Not so ! Not a solitary man was killed . The soldiers were not drawn out on the occasion , but the shopkeepers of the city alone wore called out , as special constables , to put down the tumult ! My friends ,
do you thinkthiit if this assualt had been committed at the Chatham or Bowery theatres , our citizens would have been shot down and murdered for breaking a few panes of glass ? Thirty or forty persons have been shot down in cold , blood , who wove not guilty of violating tho law . ( Loud cries of " Shame , shame . " ) The very fact of tho commission of this outrage proves that w ° the most forbearing peoplo upon the earth . If such a thing had occurred in Paris , the streets would have boon soon filled with barricades raised against the cut-throat ? , with the mayor at their head . It is easy to preach , peace when we do not mean it ; but law and order become a curse when they bring death and desolation into families , and cause the tears ' of mourning
relatives to be shed , culling loud for vengenncc . 1 , myself ; nvas not near tho Astor-placo Tlioutre last night ; but I say . that F . A . Tallmadge ,. Mr . Westornolt , and Mr . Matsell deserve hanging a thousand times . ( Cries of " Hang them up , hang thorn up . " ) We have had a . proclamation from a man who , bja more chance of circumstances , 1 ms arrived to he mayor , and no doubt there are thousands like him who are drinking tho blood of the operatives , who long for the power of an army , by which . they may oppress and trample the , poor man under foot . Where were-those- National . Guards during the l . ato war with Mexico ? . Where were these gingerbread soldiers ? . They were drinking punch at their firesides ' while it was the poor , man who . fought the
battles of the ' eountry . I do not wish to curse them , but tlicy have been . valiant enough to pour lead upon the-uuririned multitude , ( Cries of ; " Vengeance , . vengeance ") . When tho . Opera House was opened , it was restricted to those only who wore white kid . gloves , such was thespirit of pride and presumption of tlienivbpbs of tho'Fifteenth - "Wan " , who , led by thp ' mayor " have-brought troops to fire upon the people . . Who will ' take care of the families they navQ madi ! desolate ? AYill Macreauy , will Forrest , will Wopdhull ? ¦ JN o ! Let us be diguified , but let us speak stronjjly . ' and firmly . ; : I say , s . o . help me God , if another shot is fired by . thes ' © : scoundrels , I will , \ yith musket and bayonet iii ^ my . handn 7 rr ( Tho conclusion ., ivas lost owing to the confusion . ) - Sly heart is ' . ' . quitelsiekchoil ' rat the sights I . have soon—the brains of-the pooplewho . have boon murdered oozing out ,, their limbs torn and lacerated , the blood covering them as it flowed from-ghastly wounds . I call
upon , the coroner of this city to . cause the jury of inquest to find' a . verdict -ofiM . Gjiilty of murder " against tho mayor , and Matsell , and all- who have acted in thisi crime . > May eternal oblivion rest upon thein , T 7 niay ' eternal ;; infamy ; fall upon :-the guilty . Cursed , bo their names now—and may they for ever be a byword and areproach . ; . Now ^ - . my .: boys , ono word more . . \ Yq awoit to ourselves , to our fellowcitizons , and to . society , if ever there is n repetition of this shooting , itoarm , ourselves , and to . call upon every man to arm himself . . . ( Uevo . the-tumult became . greafc , . and the excitement-intense . tXoud crie 3 pfyengearice rose from . the crowd . „ Mr . . Walsh descended from the . table , whereupon , an adjournment wasimoved , upon , which' wo . onme away and left the ground . ) .. ¦¦ ' < > '¦ . ' . ' . ¦ : = ; h : .: ^ -: ¦ , Thb Oppra House and all the . avenues-leading to itwqre ^ strongly guarded during the meetings by tha military ,-arid cannon werVplanted in the streets . A gunsmith , it is reported , was applied to on the Uth for 2 , 00 Q muskets , for $ 3 toe pi which he was
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 2, 1849, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1524/page/7/
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