The Sun.
London, England, 1808-10-05 00:00:00

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DOBLII4, OCT. I.—Yesterci lay Alderman DARLEY
gave an elegant .break fast at t H e Mayoralty-house, to
a number of the, Aldermen, SI ieriffs, Sheriffs' Peers,
and the principal citizens, pt eparatory to his being
sworn into office fir the ensu;.l ig year.
At three o'clock, the City Regalia went in state
to the Castle, preceded by a I ,and of Music, and ac-
companied by the Lord Ma yor and Sheriffs ele6t,
Common Council, &c. Hat :ing been admitted to
the Presence Chamber, the F recorder pourtrayed the
duties attached to the high of fice to which Alderman
DARLEY was called by hi s fel'ow-citizens. The
Learned Gentleman then tc iok a review of the state
of the metropolis—the vigil ance of, the late worthy
Chief Magistrate, as well a sidle wise and conciliat-
ing demeanour of our ex cellent Lord Lieutenant,
and .the lenient and vigoror is system of the present
Administration, had ha banished all complaints;
it; indeed, there did still linger one solitary spark of
disaffedion in the country , the noble and soul-ani-
mating attitude of the Sp; Inish Patriots—their spirit,
their sentiments, were Latfficient to annihilate such
pernicious feelings. Lo,ok to that great and worthy
people—to the viaories they obtained over the finest
veterans of. France—to the humiliation to which
they reduced that scot irge of the human race,:rhat
God of his own idolatry, who had put his foot upon
the neck of Kings, and wlho had covered the fairest
portion of Europe with ruins. Let the disaffeded (if
there be), look to Po rtugal, the scene of British
glory--..the theatre in wViich their countrymen had
aehieded so glorious a v ktory, proving, that when
Britons and Irishmen fought for liberty, they were
invincible.

The LORD MAYOR having taken the usual oaths,
Mr. Justice DALY idelivered
,the Charge. He
dwelt particularly upoti the system of forestalling and
regtating which was pradised in the markets, and
inveighed with becoming warmth against the system
of Combination which •xtended to every trade. The
vigilance of the Magistrates would do a great deal,
and he hoped the public Prints would do their duty
in pointing out the abettors of a system so cletrimen,
tal- to the trade and -prosperity of the country, and
he pledged himself that justice should be done them.
;Her Grace the Ducheiss of Ricnathain and her four
daughters were present during the ceremony.
._-After the Corporation were regaled at the Castle,
in the usual manner, the procession went to the Ses-
sions-House, Green-street, where the new Sheriffs,
Messrs. SUTTON and GEouna, were sworn into_ofse.e.
The following very extraordinary robbery took
place on Tuesslay last, between Cappagh-hill and
the Nineteen Mile House.---Three Gentlemen, tra-
velling in a post-chaise, were stopped by a single
highwayman, who demanded their money, watches,
kc.. The gentleman on the side of the carriage
which the highwayman attacked, told hirwhe had
but a tew shillings in cash, and gave him athandful
of silver, with which the robber appeared perfectly
satisfied, and rode off; in a few minutes he returned,
and said, " you're a very honest fellow, and shake
hands.'! The Gentleman took him by the hand,
and having got him in his grasp, he " held on,"
until his companions in the carriage got out, by which
time the highwayman had disengaged himself and
made off. One of the carriage. horses was imme-
diately disengaged from the harness, and he was in-
stantly pursued and apprehended.---He now lies in
the Gaol of Naas to take his trial for the ()deuce.
When taken before Mr. AYLMER, of Kilcock, the
Magistrate who committed him, he addressed him
as follows :—" Now, Sir, take my advice, and don't
sell inihorse under 40 guineas, for on my honour
he's the best horse in the kingdom."

HORRID MURDER.--John Wilson, commonly
called Whiskey Jack, from his remarkable intempe-
rate life, having returned from the funeral of his
father on Friday last, was that night cruelly murder:.
ed in his own house. He and his unmarried brother
and sister have rendered themselves notorious in the
neighbourhood of Antrim, for some time past, by
their contentions and quarrels-about a small farm,
the property of the deceased's .father, to the great
afflietion of their dying parent, and the annoyance
of the neighbouring Magistrates. PETER.
Esq. and a respeCtable Jury, sat in inquest on the
body of the deceased from' twelve until a late hour
On the 27th, without coming to any decision, and
were to resume 'the painful task at ten 'the' next chiy.
The deceased has left a wife. and six helpless chil-
dren to lament hisaunhappy fate.
TRALEE, SEPT. 27.-430n*Thiirsday night Major
Ponsonby, accompanied by a-party Of the 7th lira
goon Guards and Yeomanry, scoured the country.
round about Listowel, in search of the White Boys.
We understand, however, that this design was ren-
dered frustrate by some miscreants, who shortly
af-
ter the departure of the military from Listowel,
placed a fire on the to of an old castle in that town,
which, from its elevated situatioh, could not fail of
being observed at the distance of several miles around;
(the plan no doubt, having been previously concerted
by the White Boys in case of any sudden attack)
and the whole country was soon after completely-il-
luminated by fires on every adjacent hill. This arti-
fice, we are sorry to say, had the desired Oita, for
although Major Ponsonby and his party remained
out during the night, they were unable.to apprehend
any of the banditti who disturb that neighbour-
hood.

On the night between \Monday the 19th, and
Tuesday the loth ult. the Woollen Mill at the
Craigbridge, near Strathaven, with the machinery
and stock of goods, was consumed to ashes by tire.
There is every reason to believe that the premises
were set on fire by some incendiary, and the inhabi-
tants of that parish have opened a liberal subscription
for the relief of the sufferer, and offered a handsome
reward for dete&ion.

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