The Sun.
London, England, 1818-12-19 00:00:00

IRELAND.

The following is an extract of a letter from
Newport, in the county of Tipperary, dated on
Tuesday last :
" The immediate vicinity of the village was
kept inn state of ferment the entire morning of
Sunday, in consequence of two factions, which
have so long disgraced this country, having met
by appointment on the Lord's day, to decide
their bloody feuds. About /0 o'clock they met in
time village, armed with loaded sticks, scythe.
blades, and other deadly weapons, when:Mio.
Ryan was so dreadfully beaten, that he died on
Monday evening, and several others dreadfully cut
and maimed."

The nightly depredations still .continue in this
ncighbourhod. On Thursday night last, four
larege pits of
:potatoes were opened in afield be-
longing to a gentleman of this town, and all Ole
good potatoes carried off, leaving those of an 'in-
different sort scattered over the wound. This
prevalent and destructive practice will do more
injury titan people are aware of, as it will deter
many from planting.potatoes near the town, and,
of course, increase the scarcity of the article, and
advance the price upon the industrious pour.—
( Carlow frlorwing Post.)
Wednesday last, a fine child Iva% taken out
of the river Bartow, with a log of wood fastened
to its neck. It is evident this must have beell the
act of the unnatural parent.—(lbid.)

SCOTLAND.
The Gentlemen of the -County are about to re.

1,! me (!ccisive ag4.11.10 the !
unis ince of public heggitig —(Glas;ou; ClitOn.)
The Court of Session on Saturday tetosedl
new trivl, on the motion of the Proprietob 6
the Be!lust News Letter, against the verdict ()id!:
Jury Court of Glaigow. The Court were 019111.. i.
mous ; hut we understand that Lord Beiges)
and Lord Succoth expressed an opinion that dig
4lamages were too large.—(Mid )
EXTRAORDINARY TREE.-There is 8 tree,
nE
the silver kind, now, growing at Hutton John,'
(he property of Andrew lindlestone, Esq. ishio
is 80 feet in height ; the first 60 feet from
ground, containing 250 cubic feet ; the trunk:
exclusive of branches, contains upwards of 30,?
feet of timber. The first branch, which- is 2
feet from the base, contains 19 cubic feet. Thi/
tree is nerpeni!icuhr, and has stood for a WV'
fury.—(Caletlonin4 Mercury )

A MAD BULL ortGa.—Yesterday morn.
in„ about ,ball-past twelve, a general uproar took
place on the Royal Exchange, and the tnerchantg
were seen running in all directions, owing in g
mad bull making his appearance in that place;
and in the course of twenty minutes a great num-
ber of drovers, and a numerous rabble appeardi
but -no one had courage enough to approach hint.
The bull continued his wa'k round the'Change, at
differeut tunes making attacks on the by-slanders,
one of which nearly proved fatal to a mans WWI
endeavouring to cross, was stopped'bv hitx, an"
be immediately •made a butt, and was in the MI
of tossing him when he slipped, and by this meno4
the 01411 got clear, but not without injury. JAC
Was then thought proper to close the gates, 9111..
officers wee sent for to keep the rabble out, w"
wele then very numerous ; at length a sailor got
inside the railing in the centre of the 'Change,
and a rope was thrown to him ; the bull' seeing
this made for the place, and the sailor immetli.
ately flung the rope round his neck, and made
fast, anti in this situation held him till the droveto
got a rope round bittl, and brought a cart, c`P
which they fastened him, and conveyed him
IVnitachapel, where he was slaughtered. Frei
rious to his entering the city, he did mild) mil'
chief, and goaded a GentletnatOs horse dreadfallf,
Several Gentlemen, after the, hit!' was rakeig
away, discovered that their pockets had been'
picked, and that their watches and handkercbial
were gone. All it•iness was -at a stand, OIL
most of the shops and offices round the 'cbaogo
were closed,

Last night, between ten and eleven o'clock, a►t
alarming fire broke out in the premises of Alessi'''.
Hoot;, in Bread-street : however, by the aciit°
exertions of the Gentlemen in the house, assist'
ed by the tire engines, it was fortunately sob'
•+ithout further injury than to the VII
where it commenced.
MURDER AT HoaNsEY.---Two men undt.r
a lung examination yesterday at 130w-street, be'
tore Mr. 13,JRNIII, ou Suspicion of having bees
concerned in perpetrating the recent murder nest
Hornsey ; but the particulars it would not, 41
present, he prudent to submit to the public Ore'
The prisoners were committed till another day•