Star.
London, England, 1822-03-26 00:00:00

IRELAND.

CONVICTION OF SIX MFN FOR TIM MURDER OF TIM ,MI/PITT;.
-Six men were convicted at the Assizes of Philipstown,
Wednesday, of the murder of the Murphys. Patrick b.:- ,
/Writ* ltrulle, and the regnets, four brothers, were condere..
It appeared in evidence during the trial, that Casa* who seas
executed foe the same offence at the preceding Arsizes,
formed the design of cuttieg the tongue o.:t. of the moutit
Murphy's sister after she was murdered. Th.. four Ke:g,.7.;
were identified by one boy, and the other two by another b.r.-;
they were seen by them ::dually engaged in firing the h.tese, cri
perpetrating the abominable crib is for which they were ce,r-
victeti. When the awful sentence of the Lw was passed on the
unhappy men, they appeared obdurate and unmoved : nit vi:.
ting the bar, they loudly proclaimed their innocence, and ut-
tered imprecations upon their prosecutors, &c. Since their con-
viction, however, Patrick Bridle has confessed the 3 the evisknee
of the two boys was circumstantial); correct. He E.:, b - rt.
spited for three weeks, the others were ordered fir
Friday next.—Saundcres .:rues Letter.
Mantas Wer:n was executed on Wednesday for t:;^
murder of T. Knox, a Westmeath Polic9l:o3, Cr..:.:
had perpetrated only on Sunday week.
John Daly, Junta Fyens, and Matthew Mara,t, were com:teti
under the Whiteboy Act, for unlawfully a,sembling and
arms, on the 26th of last December, from the house of
Cooper, of Ballybritton. Sentence of death was passed upon theta.
An attempt has been made to murder Mr. Fair, of the courty
of Mayo. As that e.ndeutan was returning home on Monday
evening, a villain, who 1.. y cenceakd behind a ditch, fired tw
shots at him with a doub:e barrelled gen. Both happily niter'.
Fourteen persorc were committed to the County Jail at
charged with Ml:btu:limn.
In several parishes of Dublin, Meetings have been held, a-1
Resolutions tfsed, having :Or their object to Petition the Leits-
lature, that the Malt Tax, if necessary, might still be continued,
and the Window T. repealed.—Judge Fr.recinte, in a charge
to the Grand Jury ct Cavan, recommends that county to join the
capital and other great towns in Petitioning the l'arliament fee
its removal.

A postscript to the Limerick Chmnicle of Wedneul:7, nth
instant, announces that John Kelly, a schoolmaster, alcl
Fitzgerald, the writers of Captain. Rock's notices, were tha
tried before the County Assize Court, and found Guilty.

HUNTING.
His Majesty's Stag:hounth nett on Friday, at Langley Broom.

The Hainbiedon bounds, Friday, at Stevens's Castle Dow..
Mr. Dewing's Hounds, to-morrow, at Saham Toney, No:fo:: ,
to run a buck; and on Thursday, at Scanting.
The Sanderstead Harriers, every day, at Kennel.
Mr. Chaworth's Hounds, to-morrow, at Illatherwick ; ar.l ,
on Friday, at Kirby, at half past ten.
Sir G. Lansdown's Hounds, to-morrow, at Iloaton Gate;

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and on Saturday, at Ellington's Guide Post.

DRIVING.

The grand Match made by Mr. 13ouvrost Hawrra, of Tattle-
ford, Suffolk, to drive five horses 74 miles in five hours. was un-
dertaken early yesterday morning on the Bury St. Edmunds
road, over 32 miles of ground. The stake was for 200 guineas,
to make the best of his way. He started upon as light a sulky
could be placed upon wheels, and did each 12 miles as follow § :
The first M 47 minutes 10 seconds.—Second, 48 min. 50 Sc:.
Third, 49 min.—Fourth, 54 min. 20 sec.—Fifth, 47 min.
Sixth, 50 min. 18 sec. The race was wun easily, with four mi-
nutes and fifty-seven seconds to spare.
HURDLE 13.10 E.

Monday se'nnight, a race, in which three leaps at speed w.,r,!
included, took place on Durdham Down, by three Gentletner.
F. Millie, Esq. who rode a small grey mare, won two heats, io
fine style, beating Captain Vandaleur, who rode his own ekes-
nut, and Mr. Party, who rode a black horse belonging to Mr.
Leigh. Captain Vandaleur then offered to run another beat, if
allowed to ride Mr. Leigh's horse; which being accepted, he
beat Mr. Baillie's mare, after a close run, by about a neck. A
large company was on the ground, among whom were Ntat,
Ibeknertn, and Davis. A boxing match was knocked up between
two hopeful scions, one from Bedminster, the other from
I'hillip's, in which more gluttony than science was exhibited,
they fought 9.0 rounds without being satisfied.
BETTING AT TATTERSALL: S, MARCH 25.
ILIDDLESWOLTII.
3to 1 agst Mihummer I4to 1 agst Frolic
4 to 1 agst Aquilino 5 to 1 agst klockbird

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NEW 1A It ET STACK.
9to 4 agst Stag I 4to 1 agst Stanford

6 to 1 agst Aquilina 15 to 1 agst Mystic
7 to 1 agst Vhalebone 17 to 1 agst Stamford
7 to 1 agst Sycoraz 22 to 1 agst Vertigo
13 to 1 agst Antonio 25 to 1 agst any other

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OA ILL
6to 1 agst Pastille I 7to I apt Rosalind
11 to 2 apt Cat I 9to I agst Tippitywitchet

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March 14, at Billericay, at an advanced age, Mrs. 31ary
Blencowe, only daughter of Henry Blencowe, Esq. of llicn-
cowe Hall, Cumberland, and Mary Prescott, heiress of Alcs-
antler Prescott, FAci. of Thoby Priory, in the county of Essex.
I.ON DON : Printed and published by Lyra Kan, Picket
l'lacc, Tvmplc-13ar.