Star.
London, England, 1806-12-30 00:00:00

DUBLIN, DECEMBER 14.

Friday morning lak a duel took place between
Ds Efq. a gentleman of the law, and
Captain J—w, of the Bth dragoons. The latter gen-
tleman received his antagonitt's firft fire a little above
the groin, which fortunately was obftrated by (ome
dollars in his ;raincoat pocket; another fhot was
exchanged, which hit the Captain in the abdomen,
and great doubts of his recovery are entertained.
On Monday morning a party of the 18th Dra-
goons fet off for Nev.in, for the purport of efcorting
to town Tome perfons charged with delinquencies of
a faint's nature.—(Satmdcrr I Paper.)
The Ponboy conveying the Mail from Drogheda
to Slane, was flopped about fir o'clock on Sand ty
morning, at a place called Curly's Hole, by tab
men, who robbed him of the bag of letters dif-
patched from thence for Slane, on Saturday night.
and the croft poi letters from Drogheda to Havarti,
&c. The Potimallets General have offered a reward
of Sol. for the apprehenfion of the offenders.
Early on Saturday morning a violent fire broke
out in the extenfive concerns of Meffrs. Sweetman,
brewers, in Francis-fir**. We ate happy to Rate,
that there has not been much damage (Whined.
At Tullatztore, on Saturday lak there was one of
the grearell forms of thunder and lightning ere, re-
membered. A boy and boric belonging to the Poll-
Mailer, were both killed by it, in view of the Canal
Pcfrage Boat, which chanced to pats by at the time.
On Friday night, Dennis Goodwin, a perfun em-
ployed in the General Pon Office, was apprehended
under a charge of embezzling letters containing
property.
Orders have been iffued ►y Goretnoient, to the
corps of Yeomanry in this City, to parade four days
in the month.

An Athlone Correfpondent income, that a notice
was polled on Sunday laft upon Dylart Church, or-
dering that the Tythes Gould not be relied, and that
any mice doing fo Gould be threllied.
Some time ago, a party of Tinethere called at the
houfe of a Gentleman in the neighbourhood of Edge-
worthaown, who on being jfuntmoned, went out to
them—they were very numerous, partly nonmed,
and accompanied by a piper. The Gentleman was
rcquelled to afk for a tune, which he ignited to de-
cline, but they infißed he thould—he told them the
tune he would afk for he was afraid would not pleafe
them, and called for a Goa lave the King," which
was very cheerfully given. They then faid-he Gould
have their tune, and they immediately thud up
Sa Vourneen Declifh."—When it was Gilled,
they tendered him the oath, which he having de-
' dined taking, he was then folicited to promife that
I he would not pay Tythes—*this he alfo declined, and
they fufferell him to expoßulate with them for tome
time—and on parting be was told they would give
him a week to confider of it. He was then dehred
to afk for another tune, when be repeated his de-
mand for " GOD fave the King," which was played
as before—they then seabed him good night.

SFSCIAL COMMISSION.
The following is the rank of the trials at Long
ford, of the perfons charged with being ThreChers
Ferral Blaney and Thomas Donohoe, acquitted.
Patrick Wrin, acquitted, and to be difcharged on
giving bail for bis good bebaviotss for (even years.
Peter Morris to be hanged on the 27th infiant.
Robert Fitztimmons, James Klibtidge, and Patrick
Coyle, labourer, to be publicly whipped in the town
of Craned on the sad inflant, and the inth of Jan.
51137, and coLfined fix months each.
Patrick Coyle, farmer, to be publicly whipped in
the town of Grattard, on the aad indent, and to be
confined three months.

Muarna..—On Tburfday evening fall, about ten
o'clock. a murder was commuted on the Eaft pie
Wall, &negate, the perpetrators of which, we are
forty to fay,lave not yet been difcovered. 'fhe per.
fon killed *as William Rowland, a (allot belonging
to the fortitude, of London, now lying in Ramfgata
harbour. This man, it Teems, cat Con thole quite
(ober,* little before ten o'clock, and bad but jolt got
on the Pier, when he was dabbed by lone perfon or
perks', in three different pane of hie body, and fell
dead almoft immediately. It fauns that a young lad
was near him, and law a man run *wavy I and, al•
though It was moon light, It is feared the bny canna
(wear to the man if he law him again. The Coroner
and Jury fat on the body yefterday, and, after a long
inveitigation, brought in a ?Lydia of.--Wilftildo -der
ogoialk a Farina or perfuns spknown

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