The Sun.
London, England, 1820-12-15 00:00:00

SHIP NEWS.

DEAL, Dec. I=L--The Hud-dart, Appleton
from Quebec, has lost an 3.nclior, .and is now
Tiding near the shore off 9andon CaStle. The;
Endeavour', Murray., from Shields for Guernseys:
got on the Goodwin Sand lait evening, floated off,
and drove into the Downs and sunk ; the-Master
and one man 'saved ; the remainder have perished.
COWES, DEC. 14.---7 Arrived the Jane, Christie,'
from London, to take troops-to Jamaica.
SHEERNESS, DEC. 14.—Arrived the. Ocean,
Lillineon, from Youghal for London, much da--
map-ed, having been on shore* -on the Spaniard
Sand,- and has four feet water in her hold. •
DOVER, DEO. 1,(1. --:-Arrived. the 'Thomas anct
Hannah, Bruce, !from Exeter ; she has slipped
her anchor and cake in consequence of her wind-..
lass upsetting ; t,l ,e anchor and cable have since'
been picked

II,ELAND.

TRINITY Co?'.LEGE, DUBLIN.—The petition to
the Board for -the restoration of the. Historical..
Society, has be eii piesented'and rejected. 'The
petition was nu merously signed by the Students
and Graduates:
.of the University, with all the,
junior Fellows., except four, at their head. It. ,
asked for the-restoration of the Society on ally--
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terms whiCh th., -3 Board 'of Senior Fellows•might
think proper to impose. The B6ard were:
pleased in rep y, to avoid even going into the
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question, and 'to give the document a 'laconic re.
jection, by say;,ng that this was no time for :dis-
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cussion.—(D&ilin Register.)
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DAnING.Ot. -TR AGE.—It is with no ordinary
'feelings of regret.t ve have to call Ihe attention of our Readers
.to a most atrocious attempt on the life of that univei sun):
respected membeti of society, 6anatt:i.‘Fisnm;-, Esq.
Tuesday the sth in st. a fe,w minutes befide II o'clock, sevei,`,
sanguioary wrett it es broke in at the back door of his rsillence
near Cove, in thi s County, and 'front thence- proceeded up
stairs to his heti chamber door, which tlit,v forced open.
after a Militltt: search for the intended victiin of their
iolence, during- the very bed clothes were strip led
wit, they canoe out on the lobby making a hideouts noise.
'rihing the banisters with heavy weapons, the ,harks
:It are veto' visible. The villains, baffled in their
views, at lengEbt left the house, taking with them some
pieces of bacon, and leaving several geese after them
ice
the yard which they had previously killed. Mr. Fisher
was providentially indebted for his life to the casual cir-
cumstance of thue night being extremely dark, and • these
fellows having ito light to pursue their search for hint
otherwise it is lo be feared their purpose would hare heed
completed, as Mr. Fisher was during their visit in the next
adjoining room. the door of which remained open. Front the
well known activity of the ntgistracy in that Part of the
Coady, it is to be hoped the perpetrators of this inhuman
and unprovoked ageression will be speedily brought to that
condigi justire which such a premeditated violence so loudly
deinands.—(Cork Arkertistr, I'ke. 9.)
It has been re;tresented to us, that some dreadfully atro.
vitals circlunstancts, not sniiiciently investigated, took place
some time since iii that district of this coonty, called the Lag- •
gait, within a tew miles of Killala. The infarmation we have
received is to the following. purport :—That about eight.
weeks ago, there was a quarrel, in which a man was killed
by some stabs of a pitchfork, His wife was presetit at the
tittle, and it was feared that sht would discniver and proseewe
the perpetrators. In a few nights after 'the homicide was
committed, her house was attached, h'er th!roat cot,. and bee'
tongue dragged out, and fastened with large needle to
her cheek, in which condition
,she was Id t to expire. She
recovered, however, and, in . about a ,poiiiith after,'
other attack was made, and her throat again, cot ; but. strange
to say, she survived this second attempt (*poll her life, aria
about a fortnight ago her (lest met ion was effected by
drowning! Notwithstanding: that thii iiecount of occur;
, :is marvellous as they ate shochinig, is in eircolatiou:;
informed there has been ho iugnesfi field till lilt, bilOy
• woman, nor no rewars: 'offered, UT otivvr exeriktis.
ir the aprehension of the supposed Murderers. if it were
tat for the circumstance of the needle, (whir.th we catooo get
.vO.O we might_ be inclined to suspect. huicide ; hilt „tnritrtd
(ormant appears not to have a remote itfea Yet -the kiio.,
we learn front hint also, that some per, r,iori *" b""., :,"sr
E ere
l!a•ed,.l tits; thl ICS
tie dceadtul
,he wt;t lead to a Fore/ impth.ry ou the su,ijeet,.—
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Earl Cowper, we are sorry tom learn, is mocit
indisposed, at Brighton.
There is no truth in the rep prt; that the Duke
of SUSSEX
_will reside occasionally at Battle
Abbey, the seat of Sir Gongs: WEesica, in
Sussex, during thtabsence of he worthy Baronet
and his Lady_on the.continent.
'Yesterday the GrIM Jury for the county of
Middlesex foUnd a true\Bill cif l.ndictment against
Franklin, alias Fletcher, for' a misdemeanor.
The late GEOFFREY O'CONNELL, Esq. who
died lately at his seat of : Ballybrack, in the
County of Kerry, in the 931 year of his age, was .
passionately fond 'of anglicg, and when in hiS
ninetieth year .has frequently been seen, in the
coldest weather in Novetither, nearly up to
his
middle in water; playing with a salmon. .lie
never experienced any ill consequences from re-
maining in his wet clothes. During leis long life
he was remarkably, active; and .until his last year
generally walked both winter and summer at
least five -or six miles before,- breakfast.
The failure 'of an eminent house in the City,
last week, has, given risu to a. very serious
understanding between sugar-refieers and a, --
Captain of a vessel, having on board. :his., ship-A
large quantity of sugar
‘sl lipped for. T,tieste,and -
foi which he' had sivned a bill of 'lading.
The refiners, on this occasion, as they have
done on others, proceeqeo to the docks, acenni-
panied by a. large boil} of their workmen, :for
the ,purpose of breakir :open the hatches, and
securing the return if their property. The
Captain, however, cokidering hinaself respon-
sible for the delivery of the goods -at 'Trieste,
stoutly repelled them, ;tied, it is said,
.actually:
knocked one of the, refiners into the river,.
threatening very serious consequences to the
others if they attert4ted to cofne on board
the ship. We, underiftand
.that• .the refiners re-
tired, and are adoptingmotty,..pacific nieaSnres fOr
the recoNiery'nf their property'.-(;Morning P ver.)
About four .o'cloct yesterday afternoon a
daring villain dashed his hand Pirongh a pane
of glass in the shox ;veindow of "Alr—Armstrong,
pawnbroker, in pildwingard'ens,. Gray's-
[nn-lane, ang snattlied --out a valuable'. silver
watch, with rwhich )fe, ran off; he was imme-
diately purglieil anti-overtaken in Leather-tane,
when he de.libera,tely delivered the property
up .to YOrfis,,a con table ; to a retnarkmailt-, that
it Was surpising he aid not.Cuthis hand, be .re-
plied, "he took care of `that, for he wrapped his
hatstdkerChief round his .hand to-prevent it, and
i that his: object. was, .:that, he Might be trans-
ported:'

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