The Sun.
London, England, 1801-10-13 00:00:00

IRELAND:

DITBLIN, OCT. 3.

MAJOR SIRR having been informed that a man
had been receivc4 into the Meath Hospital whose
hand had been blown off- by the bursting of 'a
blunderbuss, knowing that comirton ruffians have no
business amusing themselAs
.with such toys, and
naturally concluding that the accident might have
occurred in a robbery, went to the.Meath Hospital
and found all his conjectures right.—Michael Cos_
golly who with a strong gang robbed Mr. Walsh
one night last week in Fingal, and attempted to fire at
him with a blunderbuss which burst, was the patient,
and had just had his arm amputated.—The Major
placed a guard on him, but did not remove him ;
through him he traced Michael Kavanagh, who
about the same time with another gang robbed Mr."
Magennis's house at Bullock. By contrasting the
confessions of Connolly and Kavanagh, it appears
that many gangs of robbers are formed for the
ensuing winter : they consist of the most desperate,
pardoned, or absconding rebels, and were we to
state their numbers, it would be too alarming; but
we call upon the Police to imitate. the aaive vigi-
lance of Major Sirr. Of the Yeomanry exerting
thems;lves to search the city and scour the country
there can be no doubt ; and we recommend to all
loyal persons to arm their houses well, and to close
their doors immediately upon the falling of night
during the ensuing winter.

A few days since Mr. Whyte, the Sheriff of
the county of Wexford, found in that county, (in
consequence of information) a cumber of pikes, io
which new handles had been recently fitted ; and on
last Sunday evening Capt. Cornick, of the Scare.
walsh Infantry, surprised a Committee of seventeen
persons in the town of Ferns in the same county,
whom upon examination it was found adviseable to
commit to the gaol of Wexford, as having assemb!ed
for the very worst purposes.

Yesterday at night all, a very numerous ban..
ditti rushed into the village of Dundruin, three
miles from Dublin ; they fixed sentries at the doors
of several houses, while seleft bands of eight or
ten entered other houses and robbed the inhabitants.
7--In this manner, Barret, a farmer, who also keeps
a public house, was robbed of 1301. his watch, and
some valuables. Misset, a person who keeps jaunt-
ing cars and an ale-house, of 61. and upwards.—
Wrinkle, a farmer, of 'his half year's rent which
he had made up to pay his landlord. Woods who
collets the Church Cess, of a small sum. Raining
of a small sum. Several persons attempted with
such weapons as came to hand, to rush out and repel
this dreadful banditti ; but the robbers who fired
repeatedly, were too numerous to be encountered,
and carried off their booty at ease.

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Mr. Ls ROVER, Chief Engineer, and a Mem-
ber of the Academy of Belles Lettres at Rochelle,
Lord of a Manor in Touraine near Chinnon, has
attested in a memoire, that near his Castle, a part
of the soil has been metamorphosed twice in the
space of twenty-tour years into a bed of 'stone ; he
is himself witness to this change ; all his neigh.
boors and tenants have also seen it. He has butlt
with this stone, which is become exceeding hard,
much of it having been eMoloyed in "building. A
small quarry from whence his men extratled some,
and then desisted, begins to form itself anew. Shells
which at first were only distinguishable by the mi.
croscope, grow with the stone—the shells are of
different species. There are ostracites and gri_
phites, which are never found in any of our seas ;
some in the shape of hearts, the seeds of which
develope themselves insensibly, and extend to six
lines or half an inch in thickness. Is not this suf-
ficient to puzzle those who affirm, that all shells
which are met with in different parts of the earth
have been deposited there by the seal
On Wednesday last, as. John Mead, a servant
of Dr. Highmore, of;. Huntingdon, was riding
between. Brampton and Buckelen, the horse ran
away with him and threw him, which fradured his
skull in so dreadful a manner, that he died the same
evening.

A few days ago a- new, improved, and enlarged
Edition of 10,000 copies, making in all one hun-
dred thousand, was published of Dr. SOLOMON'S
" Guide to Health." They are bought up with an
avidity truly astonishing, fully repaying the Doetor
for the care and attention he has bestowed in re-
vising, and correding it. People of all ranks, high
and low, rich and poor, should never be- without
this valuable mirror (which is sold at only three
shillings each copy, though from the great advance
in the price of paper, now worth double that sum),
and which reflects so much honour on the Author,
not only as to the morals of the rising generation,
but also-for the rules and regulations of their health,
laid down with such accuracy and precision as to
be understood by persons of every denomination,
without at the same time hurting their delicacy.