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      Mutilation By Machinery. It Appears By T...

      RELIGIOUS AMENITIES IN IRELAND . Last week we chronicled the case of a riot at Nevrton-Limavady , springing out of the animosities which prevail between Protestants and Roman Catholics in Ireland . Can it be that the atrocity we here detail has its origin in the same fertile source of division ? Looking to the religious and political status of the persons whom it was evidently intended to destroy , there is some cause for fear that it is one of the religious amenities of Ireland . " *

      The Orangemen of Enniskillen made an excursion to Derry last week , headed by the Earl of Ennis-Mllen , Sir JL Bateson , & c , & c . They had a reception on the platform of the railway station at the " maiden city , " and a good deal ' of speech-making and fraternisation with the " ' prentice boys of Derry , " to whom this -was a return visit , took place . At the conclusion of the day , about five o'clock , the excursionists repaired to the railway terminus , and took their departure . " Having left Deny , two engines being placed to the train , the journey was accomplished without anything occurring until the train , after passing Dromore , in the county Tyrone ^ in a townland named Stranagomer , near the cross-roads

      leading fronx Trillick to Lowtherstown , a sudden shock , preceded .. by a slight jumbling of the engine took place , ana immediately down went tlie engines , flying off as it were at right angles . The second engine , on which , along with the engine-man , were Lord . Enniskillen and one of the railway officials , Mr . George Younger , ran into the first , jamming Ins lordship between the engine and first carriage from which perilous position lie was rescued by the joint % xertion of seven or eight of the Enniskilleners who had left their carriages when the concussion took place . We are happy to add his lordship was but very slightly braised , although one of the engine-drivers was killed , and another had a leobroken . Tliis man is not expected to live , we understand * A third man , belonging to tlie company , is suffering also very much from a dreadfully mangled thigh , ' off which the

      nesn was completely torn . At the hour the accident occurred , it was , of course , quite dark , and there were , we liave learned , but two lamps available . The cause of the accident was found to be several stones , one of them weighing close upon 3 cwt ., which had been placed by some fiendish miscreants upon the line , and these were preceded by a few smaller ones , evidently designed to throw the engines off the rail before coming to the larger block , in the hope that the latter would then the better turn them down a precipitous steep of about thirty or forty feet in depth , caused by the earth which had been thrown in at this spot to raise the line to a proper level , and at which there is no parapet or projecting wall . As a . train had passed along the line about twenty minutes previously , it is manifest tlie fiendish concociors 01 tins diabolical

      scheme , which exceeds anything ¦ no ever read of in murderous intention , were lying in wait some time to accomplish their purpose , and that the object of their deadly intention was the more numerously freighted train , containing the Deny visitors ; and so solicitous wore they that failure should not attend them , about a mile lurthcr on the line was similarly obstructed . Happily at the time of the collision the engines were proceeding rather slowly , lo which may be attributed in a great measure the slight nature of the casualties ; for had they been going at a rapid Kite , and turned oft' down the embankment bringing the carriages along with them , few could have escaped with" their Jives . As it was , the scene of confusion is indescribable , and ¦ to add to tho terror inspired at the moment a rumour was aised that

      a- another train would be likely to come up with lhcm . Shortly after the occurrence took place , a crowd of country people assembled , and although wo blush for our common humanity when wo pen such Iv sentence , yet tlie truth should be told , which , as wo huva been informed by an eye-witness , is most discreditable to the peasantry of that district . Our informant states that hardly ono of those who came up would condescend to put a band to in order to render the slightest assistance ; and although ono fellow was paid lbomlly Wr bringing u Httlo wufcor , and another was paid to bring a door to carry off tho poor suflbrcrs , neither of those Mlowii returned . That such an occurrence should tiiko place in a Christian country , and be , characterised with sucli j mrd-hoartednoss in tho hour of need , will scarcely ho believed ; and God knows , we write it moro with a iceling of rogrot than indignation . Our renders can all better conceive than wo could rolato the peculiar iodines of between cieht nine

      ana liundred individuals thus thrown out into a strange ) district , in , the dark , and at a distnnuc of twelve milea from their homoa . Tho small village of Ballinamnllard lay before them on thoir route , distant about four milos , nnd thithev most of tho passengers struggled in group * , sis host they coulu . We undoi-stand Lord Eiiniuldlhin took up his nbndo in a ponminl / a houso for tho night , and about hulf-imut iilno oclock tlio next morning Lady HnnlHkilkm-. piujKcd tliwugli town from luoronecaourt to quiet her anxuaicu by a night , of hcv hefio lord . When tho uoivh micliwl HullinumitWd . V'hpro a largo concourse hml aHisoiublj . l in expectation oi tho ¦ wii . ' i V ? Uriuul ll 0 Ur > / l » l "">'"' ' > i ^ party ml out to rondor r ,, Qy couU '> " ml H 01 " ° i'Uiiillng-cirrt wcro got rcu . ly , ™ J »» voy « neo of tin , ludi ™ . Many of our f .-llow-towiiHlm « l . m »» R ? - llomotm Bix ° ' olwU < m «« itni-. luy morning ; < , ?/ ^ •" ¦ T 1 I ) mS ( ld will » «¦ < luo hu »»<> of llmt jirovll I . iiiiJ n Ti 1 I 0 U wWoh alono ™ ll ) tl lll ( "" » v' »» «»« <' !< , l . lvUl ( 1 » l'tH ut wl . ulom . lo huimmm-o that ever There seems to bo but ono fooling hi Irdund on the subject . 1 ho Den . ' / Journal ( Konmn Cat liolio organ ) hns tho subjoined YDruion ¦ _

      " We grieve to have to announce that a most diabolical attempt was made last ni « ht to upset the train which arrived in Derry yesterday with the Enniskillen excursionists . The train , which contained upwards of 800 persons , started from Derrpr about a quarter past fire , p . m ., for the purpose of conveying the excursionists home . It was drawn by two engines , and proceeded in safety until it came within about a mile of Trillick station , and six or seven miles from Enniskillen , when a fearful collision took place b y the engine striking against several granite blocks that had , it is supposed , been laid across the rail by some miscreants , for tlie purpose of - causing an accident . So great was the shock that the links connecting the engine to the train were instantly broken , and a stoker of the name of Mitchell was thrown between the eneines and lit <> r ; illv smnshpd tn / looti-.

      We regret to say that poor Mitchell has left a large familj to mourn Ms loss . The engine driver ' s life was saved by his leaping off before the collision took place . There have , however , been several serious injur ies sustained . It is generally rumoured that Lord Enniskillen has had a leg broken , but for tlie truth of this statement we cannot yet vouch . When the news of this horrible outrage became known in Derry , a feeling of the utmost lorror and consternation rapidly spread amongst the people , and there were several who were not slow to pronounce it to be the work of some religious fanatics . It was rumoured also that the excursionists were so exasperated by the accident that they immediately proceeded to wreck and burn several of the neighbouring houses belonging to Roman Catholics , whom in the excitement of the moment , they suspected of being implicated in the crime .

      " It is worthy of note that no exhibition of party spirit took place during the day , nor was there the slightest inclination on the part of any of the Catholics of Derry to riot or-disturbance . It is also to be observed that there were several Catholics in the train amongst the excursionists ; so that , from all we at present hear , there is no reason to suppose thafe party spirit had anything to do with the diabolical outrage . It is hoped , however ; that a searching investigation will be made into the whole affair ,, and that the culprits will be brought to ¦ a speedy punishment . We purpose publishing full information as soon as we can obtain the exact particulars Lord Enniskillen has , wit li great promptitude , offered 500 / . for the apprehension of the offenders , and several arrests have , we learn , been alreadymade . " Several " navigators" have been arrested on suspicion . A coroner ' s inquest lias been sitting , to inquire into the death of Mitchell , the stoker , but it has been thought advisable that the inquiry should be private . Another paper says : —

      The place selected for the execution of this nefarious plot plainly demonstrates that a Wholesale destruction of human life was expected to result . About a quarter of a mile on the Derry side of Trillick station there is an embankment off the height of upwards of 30 feet , over which , when the train came in contact with the obstructions , both engines were precipitated , the links which connected them with the train being providentially broken . The second engine ( lashed on the first , and poor Mitchell was crushed to death between them . There is also a viaduct at the cmbankment , from the parapet of which the stones ( one weighing 9 cwt ) were moved on to the line . " That tlie spirit which we above indicated largely exists , take another specimen of sectarian squabbling . Tlie scene is a union workhouse in Dublin . The Rev . Mr . Fleming ,. tlie Protestant chaplain , is , as he alleges , molested by the Roman Catholic chaplain in thiswise . He says : —

      " On tlie 4 th of September , in discbarge of my duty , I visited tlie female hospital , and while there engaged in giving religious instruction to tho Protestant patients in the ward , the Roman Catholic chaplain rushed in , and after some time caused considerable disturbance by making s very great noise . He inquired of one of the Komiin Catholic patients in tho ward— ' Are you obliged to listen to that fellow ? ' nnd added , ' shut your ears against him ; ' and again caused considerable annoyance by walking violently to and fro through tho ward . " Mr . O'Farrell gives his version thus : — " Tho South Union workhouse is now divided into a sectarian establishment—separate schools for Protestant and Catholic clyldren of both woxes—separate sheda—rsepnrale work-rooms for tho able-bodied paupers of both sexossepnrato hospitals for tlie sick and infirm of both sexes ( tlie shed hospital in tho garden , ' erected for unfortunate nnd erring foimlcs , ' la tho only exception . In this both Catholic and Protestant females arc commingled , " I was informed Unit the l'rotcstant chaplain , or his substitute ,, was in tho habit of reading aloud , at a tublo in the middle of this hospital , the Protestant version of tho Scriptures , an < l milking copious comments on tho same ; that the Catholic females it'll thuirfoulingB outraged , and their religion cidumnialod by this conduct of Uio Protestant chaplain , "Ah tlno spiritual guardian of those- unfortunate sick females , I foil culled on to visit tlia hospital and see if what 1 lm < l ] ie ; inl w . ih Iruo ; I < . Md ho on Mond . iy , tho 4 th inot ; ., mid funnel tho ltuv . Hubert Flaming ( seated at tho tuWo ronrtinfl uiul preaching out of tho I ' rotOHtiml IJiblo to all tho Huffori'm in tho lioHpllul . 11 U congregation , out . of . 3 ! J ininiUotf i \ 1 that data in . tho lioHpilid , ' uoii . tmtod of two Proli'Mant drld ami a wui'dminti'CNsi , a Mrs . Lynch , ulao a Pro . U'Mimt / 7 He ili . > nies thnt ho mndo any disturbunco . Tho mutter in brought before tlio Poor-law Commia-Hioners . An inquiry is instituted . Tlio two reverend nviitleiuun are confronted ; tlivro is plenty of rocrimiimliuu and croHM-uxumiiiing of ¦ witnesses , and so on , and cmnuiMt . mnit-nts fora , separation of 1 ' rotcHtnnt and Citlholiu inmates in tho workhouso—and tlio mutter fituiidti for Ji'cision . Id all thin religion or priestcraft ?

      September 23, 1854. The Leader. 891

      September 23 , 1854 . THE LEADER . 891

      The Windsor Courts-Martial. The Duke Of ...

      THE WINDSOR COURTS-MARTIAL . The Duke of Cleveland has been in correspondence ¦ with the Mayor of Windsor on the subject of the recent courts-martial , a propos of his forwarding a subscription of 50 / . towards the Perry Defence Fund He refers to the evidence before the Courts-martial and thinks " something more may have transpired than wbafc met the public eye to induce the members of the Court to decide upon the verdict they thought proper to give , which certainly surprised me . not as a cmhan , but as an officer of long standing in the army , and I hope I may add of some experience , having served in every regimental rank , from a cornet of Dragoons to that of Lieutenant-Colonel commanding an Infantry Regiment , the 75 th Foot , in which Litter capacity I served for two years . I have always studied to the best of my ability the duty of a regimental officer , in every progressive rank , and of this I speak with great confidence , that the conduct of officers in each rank , as well as the discipline of the regiment , must depend upon the actual diligence and supervision of the commanding officer . If , therefore , youths in the lower ranks < rf regiments are allowed to practise every sort of riot , drunkenness , and debauchery , and no notice taken of it by their commander , are they to be made the victims , and he to be let off Scot free , when by his own culpable negligence he has been the sole cause of it ? For such is the case with Colonel Garrett . Was there ever sach a disgraceful 6 tate of any British regiment brought to light as that of the-46 th . in the late proceedings at Windsor ? What , therefore ; does surprise nue is this , that they , the Court , should make no report as to the conduct of Colonel Garrett . Is it , I will ask , the opinion of any man , civil or military , that such an officer should continue in command of a regiment , w 3 iich he hns publicly disgraced . ? And yet I have never heard of liis being ordered to quit the regiment , or of his being allowed to retire from the service by the sale of liis commission . " It is stated that an action for false imprisonment has been brought against Major Maxwell and Lieut . M'Alister by the friends of the boy Simms , whom they took into custody . The matter is , however , open to " arrangement , "

      The Action By Simms Against Major Maxwel...

      The action by Simms against Major Maxwell and Lieutenant M'Alister has been brought in the County Court , and damages laid at 25 / .

      Twelve Peers Taave Subscribed To The Per...

      Twelve peers Taave subscribed to the Perry T ) efenco Fund . Only three members of the House of Commons have subscribed , viz . —Mr . D . Seymour , Mr . Ouseley Higghis , and Mr . Gore Langton .

      Romance Of The Old Bailey. A Trial Had J...

      ROMANCE OF THE OLD BAILEY . A trial had just concluded at the Central Criminal Court , on Monday , when , an elderly person , ' of most respectable appearance , who had been sitting on the seat under the j udges' bench , deliberately got up and walked , to the counsels' table ; and , placing himself close to Mr . Giflfsird , who was the first gentleman on the seat , he said , in an earnest and solemn tone , " Do you remember Cardiff ? " and at the same instant placed the muzzle of a pistol close to his cheek , and pulled the trigger . The weapon exploded with a slight report , an « l from what was afterwards discovered , at appeared that the bullot which it had contained had dropped from the barrel . The powder being thus scattered , the fatal intention was frustrated , and the eflect of the discharge was merely to occasion a slight injury to the cheek of the learned gcntlornan who had been made tlio subject of so deadly an attack . Ho was seized , and ordered to be searched , when he , with great coolness , exclaimed , " Yes , I have another pistol , " and added , "it ia loaded ; " at tho same time taking a pistol from his breast pocket , aind handing it to the officers j and upon , vts being examined it was found to be loaded with a ball . Tlio escape of Mr . Gillard wa 8 moBt miraculouB , for if this second weapon had been used instead of the other , some deadly injury , if not loss of life , must neueflsarily have been tho consequence . Whon ho had recovered himself sufficiently , he looked at his assailant , and was astonished to find that ho was an utter stranger . The prisoner , who exhibited tho utmost composure , but wlioso appearance gave Btrong manifestations of insanity , was tliun removed to tho flherifTs parlour , and Mr . Alderman Kinnis and Sir John Mus ^ row at once proceeded there to talco tlio necessary < l . positions . Tho prisonor gave liia name Hugh Pollanl WHlougliby , and said ' that ho was Die brother of Sir 1 luiiry Wiilo-UKhby , < u « d that ho was a < : l < ji- ( Lryiiiaii . ami resided ill Oxlbrrf . Upon hln buiiitf soarohort , a wold wat ( -h nnd Hmlii , Hvo |> oumc 1 h in g «» l < l , twulvc HlullhiKs in railver , ami four ki > y * t woro found upon him . llo w « h Hi . llldciilly clleulu . l toro . iui .-o and ubliuii Lho proli . r . « l .. i . HJ «««««»«»«¦« <>< ' Mr . UurkHon , whom ho namucl . Aftm- a pivliiiiiiiury i-xumlnaiion , Urn lurtdur iHtKJuc-dJiitfN J" H »« nmttor wcro potJtpoiioil ior a week .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 23, 1854, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_23091854/page/3/