The Sun.
London, England, 1808-11-09 00:00:00

AYR, Nov. 3.

.:..IRELAND.

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Duitu.)T,,' Nov. 1.--Sir ARTHUR WELLESL2Y7O
arrival in this kingdoin.bas been greeted by the most.
ardenttestimonies of attachment, to this gallant
Coinm.ander. The foul attempts to defame his mi-
litary charader have tended. only to increase the high
estimation in which it has been so long and deserved-
ly held in this country.

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!. LIMERICK, Nov. I.—At agate hour on the n;glit
' of Thursday last an attack was made on'the hou4
of Mr. THOMAS MURRAY, Of Dunmoylan, in this
county. His dwelling was surrounded. by a set of
ruffiaps, who,..in the most violent manner, awakect.
him, and family from
,their beds, with menaces of
instant destru6lion if they were not supplied with
fire-arms; with mind undisturbed, and fortitude un-
shaken, Mr. M. took Post in the kitchen, deter-..
mined to die sooner than Concede to tiiii in niilates of
these assassins,.whilst his sun stationed himself in
the parlour : ifter'scolbe fruitless endeavours to en-
ter,if pill itY ;.stm.:y.iljiliti*discharged,,his blunderbuss ;
the conrcis _lilt Ogs) passed through the door
iiei.
opposite: fii,l 6,- ... MURRAY was standing, two
of which ilßortunately lodged in his left arm, in-
fliding a wound of so 'serious, and aiarming a nia-
tare
.as to render amputation (near the shoulder)
necessary. •

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Committed. to Clonmel,aol, by Lord CAIIIR,
Patrjek Lace and John priffin,chargedwith..havini'
• asiwrnblcd, :n compan n.v iith a •rio:otts mob of per--
§ons, assuming the fa4tious name of Slianavests, and
with having assaulted Maurice Dalton and Thong
Duggan, with, scythes, pitchforks, &e. on the high-
way. Also by J. PALLISE.a, Esq. ,Pat. Keating;
grated To, A„lmyglary and felony.
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• Boxtroripilbhed battle for too guineas
101.1g1ILat tCtgt/01,,Bricks, oti MondaY, 'between :f
farmer of -the name. of Mitchell, who resides at Hog_
nor, and a publican 'OF the name of George:.
match was made and the stake deposited' cif) Mon-
day se'naight, in consequence of a dispute resp,e&ing
their merits as boxers. The battle lasted fifty-five
minutes, in the presence of about woo :spectators.
It was...what a professional bOxer would have termed,
gluttony • from beginning to ending. There was no
ads-antage.inskill, strength; or bottorn;:tiie'fbrmer
of which neither of the cnimpion.s pessessed, btit
it
was fighting in earnest att-a scratch, until .one was
knocked down. Mitchell at length gave in,- but he
was abletO walk away,.which was not the case with
the viator, who was 'put to bed at the house. next
the scene of aaio.n.' 'The victor `was seconded by
Jones, a professional bruiser, from London.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.--Yesterday Yesterday a man of
colour, of the name of Paterson, who, tats the great
drum .lbelenging to the Prince of WALES'S Vuluti-
teert, chargetlWKinkston, the drum-major, with
a violen6iiitiultliwli was *stated by the complainant,
that whiligliftidlog for church, in the King's,
MeWs, on Sunday last, the Defendant accused him
with having a dirty belt, which he denied, and some
-vulgar expressions followed on both sides, when the
Defendant struck the Drumnier
.a.,violent blow on
the head 'with his stick. In detence it was stated,
that the Dfuthmer had appeared dirty on parade,
and pn beingtold of it,. .he put hirn!,elf in a boxing
attitude, and was about to draw his sword on the
Drum-major, which justified
,the subsequent assault.
Mr. Robinson, the Sedeant-nnajor,,informed the 'Ma-
giStrate that the Regiment had taken up the unsol-
dier-likeArttiA of the parties, and that a dispatch
had bee%kcfnUflAcol.Daummorni, the Comniander,
of the'Worps„*who it was slllipoied would dismiss
thenifr9o-1 the Regiment. The Magistrate declined
exercising Ms
.auority until the &loners answer
sheiildte received.
. A reputable Tradesman's wife applied for articles
of the peace•agaitist her husband, for-repeated insults
offered her person, and other. Mal-treatment.'

On Monday five- troops of the 14th Dragnona
Marched through the tnetrepolia, on their route for
Fahnonith;•. where they expel to be embarked for
Spain.

Cottri7ExcHANGA.7—Thei.e is a middling-supply of
Wheat to=day, 'and•tll9,siiles filw samples, both
on Monday and to-day are rather dearer than last
Week; Barley lieePs its price, and Malt. likewise;
in Pease and `l3;2ans of ti,e two kinds there is Intl*
alteration; OAS' are much in deinand,land still with
very few arrivals, and again at lother 4clyancg ja
pricv.--,Fiour at PO last quotation.

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Upon the night betwixt the e5t11.21)cl 96th °flat
Month, the Sloop Rube/, Of Rothsay, .loaded with
sugar, from Port Glasgow for Bristol, tvas put aihole.
at Cairngarroch, ai'x miles to the South of Portp
trick, and', it.is-lhelieved; all on board have perished,
as two nidA'iCorpies • !ere found halt. day, about a
mile-distan4l:ifitso-the'sinall boat, whiCh was beaten
all to pieces. (3a o` of Balgreggan; on
hearing of the wreck, sent a number .of his servatUs
.to prevent the Country people from embezzling
vessel or cargo. -The.bottom of the vcsy.„:: is Much
-damaged, anti the sugar washing out. The Custom
House and Eieise Orlicers.have now taken posses.,
slob of the vessel and cargo f the benefit of all con-
cerned.- She lies in a small slmight bay, b'et'wixt
high peaks; and had the people on board stuck by
the vessel, there is every reason to believe they
might have been saved.