The Sun.
London, England, 1818-12-29 00:00:00

IRELAND.

TOAN, Dac. 21.—A few nights ago, spine irt•
human wretches had the hardihood to enter the
fields, tit the rear of the houses on the Tullina-
thdy-rOad, Where some sheep hail been sent to
fatten, when they stripped a number of them of
their wool, tmd lefi their flisli nitieli torn, from
the cruel manner in which they pulled off their
covering, exposed to the cold of a severe
There can. be no reason . assigned for this pirct
of depravity,-nor could, we hear, the wool be 91
much use to the ruffians, as a quantity of it was
found about the field ; it seemed only to be the
work of a set of wanton miscreants.—(Tuarn
2eite.)
At the fair of Hollymount, a few days ago,, a
giarreltook. place in a public-house, 'when, alter
some time, the owner of it succeeded in :timing
therioters'out into the street, at the same time
threatening, that if any of them returned with an
intent to force an entrance, he won't, shoot them.
Scarcely had the Publican finished these words,When
lie sat.* a crowd coining to his doUr ; antldeterinin.,
ed, we are told, to prevent their entrance, he fired
at the foremdst,and wounded 'an 'unfortunate man,
of the'name of John Fleming, severely. The mi..
'serable sufferer was instantly removed to the diS-
pekisary in this town, where every attention was
paid to him, but to no effeer ; he lingered for
about two days, when he died in great pain. A
number of Sings were extracted frOm different
parts of his body previous to his death.—(ibid.)
CARLow, Dec. 25.—0 n Monday night, a man
of the name of BreOnan, who lives near Carlow,
in the Queen's County, having had sheep stolen,
traced the robbers ,to a cabin in Graigue, where,
on searching, the skin, and carcass were found,
with the remains of several others, in a sort of
cave at the back of the house. The owner has
been committed to Maryborough gaol. His name
is Delany,

SCOTLAND.

SEQUESTRATIONS.

December 19. Malcolni M'Lean, surgeon, druggist, and
vender of Medicines; Gorhals of Glasgow—Creditors meet in
the Wheat Sheaf Inn there, 28th DeceMber and 18th January,
8t 1.
December 19. Margaret Milne, haberdasher and merchant,
Stonehaven—Creditors meet in the Mill Inn there. 31st De-
ceinber and 14th Janhary, at
December 22. 'Alexander Ross, clothier, Glasizow—Credi-
toys meet in the Lyceum Rooms there, 30th December and
lath January, at 2.

MEETINGS, DIVIDENDS, BCC.

Creditors of John Fergusson, merchant and banker, Corn-,
meet in the Tontine Inn there, 9th January, at I.
Creditors of James PinkertOn, jun. hrt:wer, Glasgow, meet
in the'inike of 'William Robertson, writer there, I Ith Ja-
nuary, at I.
Creditors of William Hatt, late merchant, Leith Walk,
Edinburgh, Meet` in the Exchange Tavern, Leith, 4th
Ju-
nuary„ at I.
David 11Ptaren merchant, Stirling, and Robert Guthrie,
Merchant, Cupar-File, have applied for discharges.

AUDACIOUS BURGLARY.--Miss ►i.yile, a respect-
able young woman, a dress•maker, residing in
tirodk•street, tainbeth, went out on Christmas
;ve, ve, abaut seven o'clock, accompanied-by her
servant and apprentice, to take home some
dresses to a customer. On her return, though
not absent Mote than an hour, she found her
house had 'been entered some villains, and
Stripped of all the furniture which could he
MoVed by hand, irichiding, her feather bed, bed-
ding, carpet, whitlow curtains, &c, The clepre7
dawn remain undiscovered,