IRELAND.
The following is an Account, pursuant to the Act 8th and 9th Victoria, cap. 37, of the Amount of Bank-notes authorized by law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Ireland, and the average Amount of Bank-notes in Circulation, and of Coin held, during the four Weeks ending Saturday, the 30th day of June, 1860 :—
Circulation Authorized: Average Circulation. Average Cain Held.
Bank of Ireland.... £3,738,428 .... £3 192 250 .... £688,195 Provincial Bank ... 927,667 1,012,682 Belfast Bank 281,611 .... 399,835 Northern Bank 243,440 277,391 Ulster Bank 311,079 409,606
National Bank 832,269 .... 1,219,9'23
.... 300,013 .... 186,154 149,269
.... 602,393
Details of the Orange riot at Lurgan on the 12th instant, informs 1118 that large parties of those connected with Orange Societies, or sympathizing therewith, including women and children, entered Lurgan from the coun- try districts, and were accompanied by fifes and drums; there were several thousands in all, and they attended divine service in the parish church and afterwards separated to return to their respective homes. One of the par- ties, on arriving at about two miles and a half from Lurgan, was met at a place called Moyntaghs, near Derryadd, by Roman Catholics, and a riot ensued. The disturbances having continued for some time, some of the Protestants returned to a Protestant house in the neighbourhood, and there procured fire-arms, with which they returned to the spot, and fired at the Roman Catholics, sixteen of whom were wounded, and two of them (Thomas Murphy and Charles McCann). are not expected to recover. The riot oc- curred near to a Roman. Catholic chapel. Ten arrests were made, some on- the declaration of the dying men. An investigation was held in Larger', before Lord Lurgan, J. Hancock, Esq., am! W. M. Miller, Es' q., R.M., when five of the prisoners were discharged, two admitted to bail till next Wednesday, and the other three committed till Wednesday for further in- quiry. Great commotion and excitement prevail in Lurgan.
The workmen of the copper mines of Boumahon have struck for higher . wages.
The local papers report that the excitement in Lurgan still prevails, and another outbreak is apprehended.
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