The Sun.
London, England, 1817-09-03 00:00:00

CONTAGIOUS FEVER IN IRELAND.

AUG. 28.—Thirty persons in fever
been admitted into the Hospital within the
last fisvo lays.

STltaraNr..—We regret to state, that a Most
thrilling fever has beet) for some time past raging
in this town, from the effects of which, princi-
pally, not less than 107 corpses have been interred
in the grave•yard,. from this town and its imme-
diate neighhdm hood, since t he 27th of last month;
and trout the number of patients,' at present con•
fool, and it being'inferred that the contagion sva3
filsetv.to spread, it was deemed advisable to fit tip
the Coutt-thuse for thtir recep ion, which teas
orb'ered by the Provost, and a voluntary subsetio-.
tion entered into by the inhabitants; in conse-
quence,. loty rtients were removed thereto last
week. it is generally believed, that this calamity
has arisen front the distress and misery of the suf-
feriog poor, which excite the strongest feelings
of
,compassion. •
LoNDoNDEttint, AUG. 26.—We are extremely
sort y to learn, that set eral new cases of fever and
small-pox have occurred in .this city, _and that a
further extension of the booths erected for the
reception of poor patients has been found neces-
sary. This latter circumstance is the more to he
lamented, from the low state of the funds for their
relief. For not Withstanding the unexampled libe.!
rality of the citizens of Derry throughout this
vati-iwitoto season, 'the immense sums subscribed
by them are now exhausted—nor is it surprising,
"hem, in the single article of coffins for the. poor,
100/. has been expended.
TRALF.E. AUG. 25.—Monday last the Hon. Sir
Milian) C. Smith, Bart. one of the Justices of
Assiz:t, arrived in 'crake from Cork.. Atter the
(leand Jury were sworn, Sir William Smith ad-
dresso them for a short time, chiefly in reference
to the circumstances which produced the, post-
ponement of our, Assizes, and to the incoove-
isiences which had in consequence arisen in the
county.

On. Saturday, the 26th-of July, at Ennis, I re-
ceived a letter from your High Sbetiff,.the contents
of. which were important and alarming. Setjeant
Johnson having left the town, 1 took-the earliest
opportunity (which foccurred in Limerick on tire
Monday, following) for consulting with him on
tit, 'subject ; and finding hint to concur with me
entirely in opinion, that, considering the import
of.the communication. and the quarter from which
it -came, it- ought to be forwarded to the Lord
Lieutenant. 1 accordingly transmitted tbe letter
which contained it, submitting to the wisdom of
the GovernMent; to dictate the line which the
Judges should pursue.
'• The High Sheriff, in this official document,
which I so transmitted, not only in terms repre-
sented the state of this town 'as deplorable,'
by-reason of.' a pestilential fever raging here most
extensi.ely ;' but went into some of the particti-
-13;•s, reporting, for example, that at the moment
when he wrote, there were no less that t wenty-
rnierably had cases in the new and old Gaol.'
To‘vards sirewing how the contagion spread, he
added, that of- these-'.eleven were left in the oltl
G:tol. when the-remaititier, being healthy, were
removed to the new, of which- several had since
sickened.' The letter proceeded to 'observe, that
the infection was so extended in the town, that
hardly a house was not infected ;' it stated the
recent- death of one eminent 3)115/skim', and the
illness of three more, of whose recovefy,..
as the Collector, Mr. Eagar's, very- slight hopes
were entertained."

-Monday-night, about eight o'clock, as John So-•
tnerville, 'one of the servants of Mr. Stewart, of
it; the- neighbourhood of Glasgow, was
going to look after some sheep, part of which had
lately been stolen:two Svell-dreiied men came op
to him on the-read, one of whom held a pistol to
h;s breast, and det»anded his money; he told them
be bad none, and that they had more need to give
him money than to take any thing from him. Af-
ter soarching him, and finding that he had told the.
truth, one of them gave him (id. desiring him to
be off. He accordingly- went off; 'procured three
of his -fellow-servants, a dog, and a fireloek, and
returned nearly to the spot where he left them.—
After searching about two hours, his party met
the villains on the high road, near Kennyhili, cool-
ing tou-ards Glasgow. Somerville weiat op to
them, and being perfectly certain of their identity,
said to them, " You are not robbers now ;", on
which the one who had presented the pistol to his
breast instantly fled, but he called to hint to stop
iMmediately,or he would blow his brains out.—
The fellow still, however, continninglo run, he
ordered the don 'to' catch him,- which he very soon
and him headlOng into a ditch, by
.which his arm was dislocated. Somerville • then
called 'he' dog off him, upon which he got upon
his legs, and again presenting his pistol, called
,out
"Fire." Somerville stepped back, levelled his fire-
lock-, and said he would thaw his brains out if he
spade any resistance. Another servant, Thomas
Bowes, Olen came-up, and laid hold of the fellow,
who threw his pistol a way and surrendered himself.
At this time, another person, named Richard Fer-
tic:, a labourer at Reddry quarry, appeared, say-
log lie had been robhe-d of 21bs. of powder, and
sortie amb,er articles, and inquired if they had seen
aoy suspicious looking persons on the road; upon
seeing the two fellows, he instantly recogniied'
them at trie pi.;rsons who had robbed him, and up-
on seat-6111g one of them, found some of the pow-
der in his pocket. They then marched the two
fellows th Glasgow, and lodged them in the Police
Office, where they were recognised as old offen-
ders ; their names are William [laird and Wafter
Out the same, evening the same fellows
hod previously robbed a Gentlemen of his watch
an'l seals ; the watch has Not yet been found, but
one of the seals was got in th.e,-pocket of tine of
tint: Prisoliers.—(Greeneek Adcertiscr, Aug. 29 )
Monday afternoon the house of George Ifer-
bert, F.Sq.- of Clapham, Surrey,-was entered and
rods al of a variety of silver -plate', consisting of
tabs and tea spoons, salad spoons,' butter knives,
several doiens of knives and forks,
fito de,trr The whole are engraved with -
a crest, being a band grasping a crescent.
vame of.:the .property is estimated at near two
hundred' vounds „