The Sun.
London, England, 1823-04-04 00:00:00

IRELAND.

STATE OE TUE COUNTRY.
Conx, Attncx 27.—The amount of tire Peti-
tions for burnings, and other destruction of property, delivered
in to the Clerk of the Peace yesterday, was 10,536/. 4s. 10d.
Of this the sum of 0,6131. 17s. J. falls on the County at large,
Petitions to that amount being over 100/. each.
A notice was posted at Ballinamona Church on Sunday last,
threatening one of the Churchwardens to burn his house and
himself in it, if he persisted in collecting the parish cess ; even
the Clerk of the church did not escape their threatening wrath.
This week notices were posted on the doors of three of the
tenants of Nicholas Whiting, of Mount Riverst Esq. who re.
sides in the parish of Aghabologue' ordering them in the name
of General Rack to give up their lodgings—they having taken
them contrary to the rules.
Mancit 29.—A notice from Captain Rack was posted on
Sunday last, on the chapel door of lnchygeela, which was hit.
mediately torn off by the Rev. Mr. Holland, P.P., who, in the
most impressive manner, exhorted his parishioners on the folly
and illegality of attending to such threats. During the late
disturbances in the neighbourhood of Inchygeela, ibis Reve-
rend Gentleman has been must conspicuous and successful in
bringing the deluded peasantry of his parishes' to a thorough
sense of the calamities which rue sure to follow every breach of
the public peace, and his exertions on the present occasion, it is
hoped, will be attended with similar good effects.
On the night of Wednesday, the 26th ult. the house of Rich-
ard Fitzgerald, Esq., at Muckridge, VIM attacked by a large
number of insurgents, all armed, with their Laces blackened.
They attempted to force into the house, both at the front and
rear, but as it was well secured, and spiritedly defended, they
failed to accomplish their purpose. After firing some shots
they went off threatening furiously to pay Mr. Fitzgerald
another visit in a short time. Military assistance was sent for to
Youghal, and a party of soldiers were accordingly dispatched,
but did not arrive till after the villains were gone. The military
on returning passed close to the house of Captain Cotter, near
Muckridge, who challenged them, and after They had answered
military assistance,' from some misapprehension they were
fired on from the house, and two of the soldiers were unfortun-
ately wounded, one slightly, the other rather dangerously.

THE NASSUCK DI AMON D.—ln the course of
the late war h amongst the booty taken
mere several valuable diampshis and Ow jewels,
but the most distinguished of the diamonds is of
an inimense slie : it is said to weigh about 360
grains, or 90 carets, and its- shape is triangular.
It hag, we understand, been valued at above
silty thousand pounds sterling, and is now either
at the India House or at Messrs. RUNDELL and
Bat AG ES.

Sir GEORGE BEAUMONT, who is now on his
travels in Italy, has acquired, by purchase, the
beautiful group of AlicuAEL ANGELO, represent-
ingMlST, the VIRGIN, and ST. JoaN. It is
considered as one of the finest productions of the
chisel of that artist.

Dr. BAcoNT, of Gloucester, at the reqtiest of
the relatives and trustees of the IateDr.JENNEIi,
has undertaken to write the, account of the life
of that distinguished charactor, and to arrange
his numerous manuscripts for publication. •
• The works carrying on at Sheernefis, have not,
latterly, been sufficient for the constant employ.
ment of all the prisoners belonging to both ships
stationed therc: but as an early embarkation of
convicts for NeW South Woks will take place at
that port, the remaining number will, in all pro.
bability, be about adequate to the future demand
for convicts' labour.

Mr. C. KEMBLY returned to town on Wednes-
day last, he was not accompanied by the widow
of his lamented brother.

Mr. BRUNTON, late Manager of the West Lon-
don Theatre, now holds the same situation at
Exeter. Mrs. BuNN, who theatrical talents
were justly admired at both the Patent Theatres

in London, forms part of his company, which of
course will be supported by those of his daugh-
ter, one of the best actresses Of ttke.day.

CAUTION.---A NOVEL SWINDLING TRICK.--
Amongst the number of advertising money-lenders,
whose tempting proposals appear in the public
prints, is one who offers to procure the acceptances
(to bills for moderate amounts) of firms whose
respectability will insure their being discounted
by the bill-brokers, upon the party for whose
accommodation such acceptances ate- procured;
paying a reasonable douceur of 5 per cent., and
lodging adequate security, to be approved of, in
the hands of a banker named. The party apply-
ing for the accommodation being satisfied, upon
an interview at the public tavern, With the names
of the proposed acceptors, i 3 then directed to
draw the bill, with which the advertiser tie-
parts for a short time, and on his return
delivers it over to the drawer, with the proposed
acceptance, and made payable at the banker's
on receiving the douceur agreed upon ;
and en-
gages, as soon as the securities are lodged
andapproved of, to meet the drawer again, if re-
quired, and get the bill discounted by his own
bill broker. The sole object of this trick is to
defraud the drawer of the douceur, for on going
to lodge the securities, the acceptance proves to
be a forgery,and the deluded sufferer learns that
there have been numerous applications there,
under precisely similar circumstances.