The Sun.
London, England, 1816-08-16 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Friday night, in consequence of several silqts
having been tired, and the sounding of horns, the
11ev. Enwattp CHOKER-, a Magistrate, And hi's
four
brothers, their brotherin-law, Major:Gough, and
the doniesties of Ballineguard, with a constable,
proceeded to the direction in which tine firing was
heard'; they had not gone tar, when they came
ofi with the ad‘ aimed detachment:, consistilog
four, fellows, who weretaken without much resist-
. Once; but one of them, after making several blows
of a scythe at Mr. Croker, on the approach of tine
main body, who new were within a few yards of his
little party, at tempted. to escape, Was shot by a tnus
let-hall, and died of thetvound in a few hours atter.
The-cowardlyruffians seeing what happened to their
comrade, retreated in till directions—the name of
the man who is killed is John Scott ; and:, after
an inquest is held, his body will be consigned to
CrOppies' Hole, at the rear of the County Jail.
The names of the 'other men Wire tvere taken and,
who are, lodged in jail are, Patrick Scott, brother
to John, Cornelius 4oulahan, and l'homas Dap-
don, all from the neighbourhood ofFriarstbwn,
and. who -are men of bail cliqracter„ They' were
mounted On stolenlimses taken from the vicinity,
one of whichreceived tvo balls in the flank, Cer.
tainly ton much praise cannot be given,to Mr.
Cruker's family for their spirited exertions in thus
resisting 'the attempts of the midnight legislators,
whose avowed objects are to ruin theproperty op
their more industrious and loyal neighbours., and
if their laws are not 'obeyed, to visit them with
death and destruction.

Since ,writing the above, a. Coroner's Inquest
was.behl on the body of Scott, by Mr. Cox, and
a very intelligent Jury, when a verdict was re-
turrtetl That be died of a gun-shot wound,
received in the right side of his back, which pass-
ed, out through his belly, when itt the act ref ream•
'ling away, after being legally matte a prisoner
by a Magistrate ; being one of a numerous party
tumultuously -assembled at the botir of twelve
o'elock.at night, disturbing the pettee."-7-(Linbs
rick Chronicle.)
We bear that: on Thursday night, that very ae.
rive Magistrate, Vete I). Hunt, Esq. of Capnt,
apprehended
.two men, who are charged with btu-,
ing principals in the murder of W. Baker, Esq,of

CAPTAIN Guatvr.—There is' good reason to
hope that .the tepentanec of Captain Grant, mitt
his desire of restitution, are sincere. A Gentle-
man of the city of Waterford, who was robbed of
his watch, on the 3d ofMay, by Citrant, as he sup-
posed, has had it intimated fts him that the Willa&
has Inert recovered throngii-the means of Grant's
wife. At the same time, however, it was stated
that the robbery was not committed by Craw, hot
by a fellowky whotu Grant has beets often 'lac:onatc(l.—(bablia Corrolpondent.)

FRENCH PAPERS,
(RECEIVED THIS MORNING.)

Fan's, Ai76.l3.—We are in forth id fidm Lynn!,
August pith, that the Rhine haa rettwnecl within
its bed ; fine Art'atlier had continued since the 9th.
They tea; It day and night in the country, and the
corn is alinost all got in., 1 a the course of Wed-
nesday and Thin day the price of rye fell an
eighth.
M. Gallatin, Plenipotentiary Minister of the
United States, has just hired the former' hot'el of
M. Cambaceres, situated in the rue de l'Univir-
sit6, facing the rue tie Beaune.
Mad. Catalani arrived on the 7th at Frankfort,
where it is thought she will give several concerts.'
REGato, JULY 26.—‘Ve have had happy malts
'from sending troops upon all the road's and in every
'commune to arrest vagabonds and deserters. Great
ntimbers 'of these; gentry have returned tci their
'comannYS,ln oilier to avoid being arrested. Tbe
Magistrates,in:reCeit'ing t heir declarations, assured

theta that Iris Majesty brill prepared succour an►l
< means of living for those «•ho Wanted it. in the
kity' of Castel Novo 17 o theiC,Ontortunate
wretches went to the Priest 1111(1 name a sort of
amende: himorable for their VagabottrlAge, and
caused U 011.1536 be offered up for them to Saint Fer-
Ilinand, Protector of the Unhappy; to obtain from
Heaven grace that they might not wander from
their duties in future.
The htirvest has been very flue anti pleiltiful in

these countrirs.
Schools of tuts and trades have been established,
(rhere children will be instructed gratis. This
institution itt bringing up the children of the poor
to labour .must have great influence over their
conduct when arrived at maturity.
Cotter, JuLY 26.-.6our city enjoys the most
profound tranquillity, and the Magistrates vier-,
the their functions in peace. An Ode, however,
has appeared which displeases Government. It
is, attributed to M. IVilliams-Duchalt, one of the
IUOSt ludined men in the Greek language. It is
translated into the Modern Greek and Italian.—
The Emperor Alexander is there invoked as
the only restorer of the independence. of the
lonian lies. The English Commissary ,is
very diligent in his endeavours to suppress this
Ode,
,but the common people repeat it whenever
they can do it with impunity.
Three vessels hare sailed froth our roads': it is
thought that they will join Liird Extivouth,io his
expedition against Africa.
'The coasts of Albania said the Morea are much
Welted with pirates. The Turks do not employ
any means tp repress them, tearing, no diinht,
that the event would bring a foreign fleet upon
their coasts. They are. building severiil.redoubts
and arming some old forts, .but that is looked
-upon simply as a precautiou.
PETERSIWRGH, JuNa 22.—Some
,showers hove
at length put as end to the dry weather. During
the last 3 days we have had teveral storms.
STPCKHOLINI, JULY &heal(' Thorn-
ton, Minister of Great Britoin to our Court, who
bud permission to go to England, has returned to
his residence; here.
Dry weather has continued only in the envi.
,tons, of this capital. It has rained a good deal in
'Vinland. In general we need not fear a bad
year in Sweden. Corn has, however, during the
lust Ifw jlays, risen greatly in price.
iiittiASSUIIGII, JULY B. Great numbers of
•Eligliblt go through our city either for FlCAlictt or
.Germany.
CHAUMONT, Avo. o.—They bad some frightful
stOrniS on the sth this mouth in the Arron-
dissitnent of Vol (liaute-Marne), which caused
a great deal of damage.
The increase of waters has every where been
greater than was ever before known, and what
yet remained in the meadows has been swept away
acid Ale%troyed.
Independent of the lois of hay, more than 10
''(..;ntuanOnes have had their crops completely de-
stroyed,
The Conut D'Artois, and the Duke and Duchess
of Berri, set oil. this morning at nine to go to Ram»
bouillet. The Duchess of Anpuleme followed

them at eleven. .
NAPLES, JULY 22...Oficial' news from Noy*
inspires a hope that the communications between
this city and the rest of the kingdom will be
established in a few days. On the lath .the last
convalescents were in a state of perfect cure.
During 36 days no new symptom of the malady
bas manifested itself.
A Decree of the ,Kingi elated July 17, orders
the full awl entire execution of the law Which
forbids the- subjects of his Alajesty•to apply to the
Holy See for dispensations, briefs, and rescripts
iu spiritual and ecclesiastical concerns, excepting
on matters which solely Concern the conscience,
withont hay* first obtained the permission of

the Sovereign. i\roreaver, the dispensations,
briefs, and reseripts of the Sovereign Pontiff grant-
ed even alter permission is obtained frzni the Kink
to s,d'eit them shAll not have any etrict without re 7
'reining the roya-I signature, and as these sorts Of
aiiplicat inns are generally made to the respectirC‘
Ordinaries, they are forbidden to execute therW
mites: hey havC the royal signature. ' In case of
evasion they will be liable to the penalties. ut the
laws.

BERLIN, AWL 3.—Prince Blucher de Wahlstadtt
arrived here the day, before yesterday from Carls-
bad in very good health, and received the visits of
the Military Officers hey'e.
The Counsellor of State of Niebuhr, Plenipo-
tentiary Minkter of Prussia to the Holy See, has
depayted froth this place to go to his. post.
LIEGE, Auo. 7.—The clinic of the Editor of
the Mercure Surveillant ,was pleaded yesterday and
the day before,'before the Superior Court of this
city, upon the respective appeals of the Public
Minister and the Sieurde Couleneer. Ihe (led-
.
Sion is lint yet known.

FRENCH

per Cents.
Wu!: Actions.

DUTCH PAPERS.,
[ncenvEn THIS NfORNING.]

Be ussels, Atm 10.—Iu the Ntorthern 1"r nrli
Departments 2 Lieutenant-Gcnerals and 4 Ma-
iechattx-de-Ctimp (Major-Generuls) ar.e arrived
with a great number of Superior Offleeri of the
Engineers and the Artillery. They are commis-
sioned to inspect the fortresses oceured, by the
French troops, the artillery, the „arsenals, and
troops of all arms ; to hasten and promote the
recruiting of the 4rtuy. An additional number cif
Officers on half-pay have within these 'few dayi
been put upon active service. It is affirmed. al-o,
that the French Government intends to establish
a third line of Custom-houses, in order to pre% eat.
more effectually the smuggling of Prohibited goods
from the Netherlands.

The Fiend) Government has manifested for
some time past a firmness and zeal which justly
excites attentioq. Several Frenchmen included in
the Ordinance of July 24, as, for example, Um
Lamarque Pommereuil, late Director of the Press,
and the Poet Arnsidr, are now guardvd, each in
his awn apartments, by a horseman of the Alai&
chaussice. It is thought they tuna leave the
kingdom.

I)Ot►JBEcUT, Avo. 9.—The water, which at
the cod of last week was .rising in the rivers,
stood stilt at Andieitn and Nimegueu 011 Monday,
anti seetns now to be falling again, as well on the
Leek as the Macao. Ily accounts trou► Goreum,
it fell there yesterday one inch.

Auo. 12.--The water in wine of the rivers,has

begun to rise agaio.