Star.
London, England, 1801-01-29 00:00:00

IRELAND.
151113L1N, JANUARY 14.

There bail:teen for many years a prailice in Ire-
land of paying one year within the other, fo that
a year's, or at leall half a year's 'rent always lies in
the tenant's band—now &rely there never can be
a better opportunity of wiping off this arrear than
the prefent—and if landed gentlemen will infill on
the farmers immediately paying up the back rent,
as it is called, they will render fervice both to them-
(elves and the public—they themfelves will receive
their rent, and the farmer who has not money laid
by mull bring corn to market to raife it, nor can
he complain of bardibip, as his prices and gains
were never fo higb -at any former period.
By a Gentleman, who is a moll perfea judge of
the &Ned, and whore bufinefs for many years has
obliged him to traverfe this kingdom in every di-
reaton, we are informed, that lie never raw Inch.
plentiful haggards, nor ftich quantities of corn
dived in the country, as there are at this moment;
but that from the vail thins received by the farmers
Jail year, they are enabled to hold their corn back
in expedlation of similar prices this year. Their
crime will produce its own puniflunent ; for, from
the extenfive orders given to import foreign corn,
there-xan be no doubt that prices will fall exceed.
ingly here, as they are already beginning to do in
London. .

Tuefday morning a foldicr, one of a gmrd placed
on board the Carolina Matilda of Mo(s, arrived
two days fence from Bourdeaux, !wing intoxicated
with brandy &sod in the ma fler's lockers, fell over-
board in Poolbeg, and was unfortneately drowned:

COURT OP RlNG's BENCH, DUALIN, JAN. 23.

The ATTORNEY Gamma: moved the Court on
an affidavit made. by Peter Bayly, Efq. Secretary
to the Grand Jury for the County of Dublin,
(worn for the purpofe of pi ocuring an order to be
made to compel Charles Wifdom, an Attorney of
the Court, either to lodge in Court or return to him
the feveral books and documents belonging to the
office of Secretary, which were always -lodged
with Mr. Bayly, and which ought to be continued
with him. Mr. Attorney General Rated that the
&cum:Rance: which produced the grounds of this
application were very extraordinary indeed. It was
Rated by the affidavit that Mr. Bayly had filled
the office of Secretary to the Term Grand Jury
of the County of Dublin, for upwards of 24 years,
during which period he had concluded' hirnfelf
with honour and integrity—a fait Mr. Attorney
General raid, with which the Court pas judicially
acquainted. In the lantern) it alto appeared by
the affidavit that Mr. Bayly was lying dangeroufly
ill, in fo much that it being nee..:•ary he fhould
make an affidavit, one of the learned Judges (Mr.
Janice DAY) attended him at his honfe, in order td
take fuck affidavit.—The affidavit further Rated
that the regular bufinefs of the Jury was con-
dated by Mr. Thrmas Flood, alto an Attorney
of the Court, in the abfence of Mr. Bayly,
Noma general fatisfaftion to the pry. Mr.
had been many years affiftant to Mr. Bay-
', in that office—and he alto (wore, in another
;affidavit, that he attended as nfual. The A-
{davit went on further to Rate, that after the
grand Jury had paned all their prefentments, at
Which Mr. Flood attended for Mr. Bayly, and
after they had been difcharged by the Court, Mr.
Henry Baker, an Attorney of the COntt,*and one
of the then Gaand Jury, and Mr. John Garnet,
who had been High Sheriff of the county Dublin,
and to whom Mr. Wifdom had been Sub-Sheriff,
went back to the Jury-room--took the Jury book;
and entered a rule cfifcharging Mr. Bayly from his
office as Secretary, and entered the name of Mr.
W ifdom, who afterwards called on Mr. Flood to
deliver to him the bcioks and records of the pro-
ceeding.: of the Grand Juries, which were accord-
ingly given up.
The Court deGred Mr. Baker and Mr. Virifdota
to be called. Mr. Wifdom appeared.
Cats; JUSTICE. Have you -heard the affidavit
Mr. Attorney General has Rated
Mr. Wifdom. I have not, my Lord.
CHM! JUSTICE. It is Rated that you have the
books of the County Term Grand Jory..!—Mr.
dom. I have, my Lord--they are in the jitry ream.
CHIEF Jusrtca. In what charatterhave you the
books i—Mr. Wifdom. The Grand Jury appointed
me to be Secretary, and handed them over to me.
Mr. JUniCC DOWNES. Do you claim to be at.
eretary ?--Mr. Wifjoin. Yes, my Led, tinder the
Grand Jury's appointment.
Crtsae lusrice. Mr. Attorney, you have Rated
a cafe which is of fo very infamous and abomina-
ble a nature, that it muR not be paired over in
()fence, but mull be put into a Rate of enquiry.
What are the names of the perfons that were con-
cerned f—Mention them, and cake a cabditioihd
role for an attachment.—Mr. Arroasav Os *:
SAL. They are John Garnet and Henry Biker,
Efquires.
Con): jusrice. Take a conditional order for
an attachment againfl them both—and let Mr.
Wifdom anfwer the affidavits.

ICILMAINHAM SESSIONS, JANUARY ty.
11:atufe extremely intereUig to the rights
married ladies, was Mental in the profecutioant
Elisabeth Quinn *gala Rob. (ting, her hufband,
for &Sault and battery. After muclvargument sit
the cafe, the Chairman Rrenuoufly recommended
to the profecutrix to knit amicably with her huf-
band, and return to her family. The Connie for
the defendant, to induce Etch cornprornife, offered..
on the part of their client, to fettle on her 3001. in
cafe fhe fhould furvive her hnfband, and enter into
fecurity of wool. never more to moleft her, on
returning to the losing and penitent affeltions of
her tender bufband. The lady modeftly alledged
the rifle of her life in cohabiting with him; and
her Cnunfel tendered a propofal of a feparate main-
tenance, as the condition of dropping the profecu-
tion.—The trial was then adjourned, fine dt, to
confider of the terms of accommodation—in the
meanwhile the lady remains under proper protec-
tion. to fecnre her fafery.
Court adjourned to the t3th February.