SATURDAY last, a number of Colonel Talbot's Fencible Regiment, quartered in the barracks of Drogheda, being in pursuit of a deserter, insisted on searching a house in that town where they said he was secreted, and, on their refused admittance, proceeded to force open the door. A mob immediately assembling and pelting them with stones, they returned to their quarters, procured muskets, sallied out among the people and fired several shots at them. Fortunately however, no lives were lost at that time, and the Volunteers assembling, 15 of the Fencibles were secured and lodged in gaol, which it was thought would put an end to the riot; but on the remainder of the party making for the barracks, two of them were wounded in so desperate a manner with stones that they died on Monday. We are very sorry to hear that, that this disturbance was renewed on Monday with great animosity on both sides; that another of the Fencibles was killed on the bridge of that town, and that several of the inhabitants were severely wounded. Between five and six o'clock on Monday evening, a strong detachment of the Royal Irish Dragoons set out from this city for Drogheda; and we hear they are to be followed by a party on foot, in order to quell the disagreeable riot existing there. We are happy to assure our readers, that the late disturbance at Drogheda has entirely subsided, with the assistance only of the civil power. It did not arise from any misunderstanding between the volunteers of that town and the provincial recruits, as stated in some of the papers yesterday, but was entirely a drunken affray between one or two of those recruits and some of the towns-people. The Volunteers, on the contrary, gave every protection in their power to the provincial recruits.

The troop on horses sent on Monday to Drogheda returned without having entered the town, as very happily their presence was not necessary.

Irish Daily Telegraph 21 October 1873

JOHN Dineen was charged by Constable Hurley with being drunk, so drunk that he fell into the river, and would inevitably have been drowned, but that the constable saw his peril in time enough to pick him out.

He was discharged with the lowest fine, 5s.

Drummer Libeter or Leadbetter of the 8th Regt. , was brought up by Constable Horgan as a deserter; he saw him break away from a picket, who were unable to recapture him; he arrested him subsequently, after having disposed of his boots.

He was handed over to an escort.

John Neill, a labourer in a flannel jacket was charged with assaulting and abusing Constable Lord in indecent language. He was sentenced to gaol for 14 days.

Constable Dunne brought up to the bar Haly, of Carrigdarohid . . . probably one of the historical Halys of Donoughmore . . . whom he found drinking in a car, while his sober horse was quietly conveying him home through the public streets.

Prisoner was still drunk Mr M'Ostrich . . . What are you?

Prisoner. I have the name of a farmer. Mr M'Ostrich You are not sober now. Prisoner.

I'm as sober as a man there is in Ireland, in defiance to any man (much laughter). I was never drunk in my life.

The bench had ocular proof of the contrary and fined him 5s. Constable . . . I won't give him up the horse and car till he gets sober. Haly . . . I'm a soberer man than you are (laughter).