Star.
London, England, 1808-01-14 00:00:00

MILITARY MOVEMENTS IN IRELAND.

The Royal Tyrone Militia have marched from Wexford to do
duty in Cavan )--they are replaced by the County of Dublin Mi-
litia.

The Sd Garrison Battalion have marched from Duagenso to
New Geneva.

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The Louth Regiment of Militia which only arrived in Marie-
rifle, on Thursday, from Cork, received a route on Monday, and
have proceeded for Belfast.
Saturday last the North' Cork Militia arrived in Ennis from
Tuam, to do duty. •
The Royal Meath Militia, under the command of Colonel the
Marquis of Headfort, has marched from Liford to do duty inLon-
donderry, and have succeeded the vd Battalion of the 30th Rai-
ment, which has proceeded for Longford.
The South Mayo Reginient marched from Parsonetown oar I#k-
turday last for Eyreeourt--they are replaced by the 83d Regimint.,

Monday se'nnight, the recruits for the Ayrshire
Militia, raised under the new Act, marched from Ayr
to join the Regiment at Portsmouth.
The Earl of UXBRIDGE, on Friday last, entertained
upwards of 150 of his laboarers, and their families,
with a plentiful dinner, at the Noble Lord's seat in
Anglesea. A large party of the neighbouring gentry
at the same dined with his Lordship.
The Hon. HENRY ERSKINE is as distinguished for
that species of wit, called punning, as GEORGE SEL-
ww was formerly in England. 46 Punning is the
lowest sort of wit," said a gentleman to him one day :
" It is so," said he, " and is therefore the foundation
of all wit 1"
At the last dinner, given by Earl GaosvENoit to
the Corporation of Chester, the most conspicuous
dishes were, a baron of beef, and a large Christmas
ore, which weighed 1541b5. It contained three geese,
three turkies, seven hares, twelve partridges, a ham,
and a leg of veal.
In the church-yard at Dunstable, Bedfordshire, is
an epitaph on a woman who had nineteen children at
five births, in the following manner :—at the three
first births, three each time ; and at the two next, five
each birth.
As some Gentlemen were dining one day at a ta-
vern on roast beef, one of them observed, " that the
Irish made more bulls than any other nation :" An
Irishman standing by, replied, 44 And by ./—s, the
English mallow more."
Two Lancashire Gentlemen, of the name of Tins-
worth, father and son, have challenged all England
to fire with a ball at a target, at 20 rods distance, for
10001. We understand the challenge has been ac-

cepted.
Authentic intelligence has been received by the
Underwriters at Lloyd's respecting the capture of
some American vessels by the Algermes in the Medi-
terranean.
Sunday se'nnight, at Greenock, a man named James
Arran was found burnt to death in his bed. It is sup-
posed he had taken a lighted pipe into bed, the fire
from which had communicated to the clothes.
Monday se'nnight, James Livingstone, a collier,
while repairing some machinery, fell to the bottom of
a coal-pit, ninety fathoms, in the neighbourhood of
Bo'ness, and was killed on the spot. He has left a 1
wife and three children.
The late dreadful accident of Joni; LOCKER WAIN.
RIGHT, Esq. produced such an effect upon Mrs. W.'s
mother, that she died in a few days of the shock.
Mr. RICHARD STILES BLAKE, an officer belonging
to Woolwich Dock-yard, has taken the building yard
at Bursledon, lately occupied by Mr. Parsons, where
Government contracts are to be carried on to a great
extent. The keels of a 74-gun ship and a frigate will
be immediately laid down.
On the night of Mcmdark'nnight, the Rev. WIL-
LIAM ATKINSON, in returning home from Sledmere,
where he had been marrying a couple, to his father's
house at Langtoft, unfortunately perished on the road
near Burrow-nook, on the Wolds, where the body was
found the next morning.
Yesterday as Mr. Hearn, of Portland-place, was
riding a mettlesome horse, which he had purchased
on Saturday last, out of a stable, the animal began
to rise
.gently before ; when a gentleman, who ac-
i companied Mr. Hearn, advised him to dismount to
prevent an accident. The horse went quietly for a
short distance, but at length began to plunge, and on
his rider clapping spurs to him, he reared, and fell
over on his back. Mr. Hearn was takes from under
the animal with his shoulder dislocated, and his head
dangerously fractured. He was taken into the house
of Mrs. Fearn, but we understand that apprehensions
were entertained of the accident proving fatal.
Wednesday se'nnight, a man was found dead upon
the turnpike-road at ilowgate, in Morresby, Cumber-
land. He appeared to be from 2.5 to 28 years of age,
dark brown hair, light eyes, and small features ; had
on a short coat, or topcloth jacket, drab colour ;
swansdown waistcoat, brown, with yellow stripes ;
another waistcoat, black cloth ; a white shirt, Irish
linen ; long breeches, unbleached linen ; short ditto,
jean, a sort of lead-colour ; grey ribbed worsted stock-
ings ; a cotton neck-handkerchief, brown, with yellow
stripes ; and a stuff hat with red lining ; a bundle,
wrapped in a checked pocket-handkerchief, in which
was a decent black coat and an old hat. There were
no marks of violence upon the body ; but by what
means he came to his death, no evidence appeared to
the Jury.—The verdict was—Found Dead.
; Many Clubs, who were heretofore in the habit of
deferring their Lotterypurchases until the last moment,
in expectation of a fall in price, are now known to have
already completed their subscription; quota of Tickets
and Shares—a strong proof of their high opinion of
the present Scheme—and consequent risk of incurring
an advance on their purchases by further del iy.