14 AUGUST 1886, Page 2

The Belfast riots, which on Saturday last were so serious

that the casualties were as numerous as those of a small engagement in the Soudan, and which were followed up by rather serious riots on Monday and Tuesday, have at last been quelled by the intervention of the soldiers, who appear to have in one instance interfered to prevent the police from charging the mob. We hope most sincerely that the riots may not now be renewed. The soldiers are believed to be impartial. The police are, we fear, regarded by the people as exasperated foes, who took delight in shooting when there was but the barest excuse for using their arms.