Star.
London, England, 1801-04-23 00:00:00

TIIIILLUISOII V. COPtlien.

Mr. Gams, moved, that the Defendant might
be permitted to attend the trial of this caufe. It
was an aQion brought againft him by Mr. The!.
lufion for a malicious profecution. He was in
cullody, and it would be of great importance to
him that he fhould be prefent at the trial.
Lord Krviron faid, the Court had very lately
refufed to linen to a fimilar application. In the
cafe of a witnefs, who is in cuftudy, the Court
had gone the length of granting an Halves Caput
ad VA-warm, but had never proceeded farther.

Mr. ATTORNIT GINIII•L, on the part of Mr.
Thelluffon faid,that motion would be unnecelfar.
becaufe the Defendant bad preferred a ficofid
indiftment againit Mr. Thelluifon, where he could
he a witnefs, and he might be prefent at the trial
of the anion for a malicious profecutien, if the
Court would have the goodnefs to order both
caufes to come on together.
Lord 'Canyon Paid, the Court would not make
any order at prefent. His Lordffiip Paid hii dif
faculty was this—that the officer, in whore cußody
the Defendant was, might be guilty of on efive.
Mr. Dining, of Cnunfel alto on the part of
Mr. Menai:fon, faid, he should he glad that the
ltefrodant would try the fecond indiftment frit,
as a fort of a feafoning, to their anion agaiiit him
for a malicious profseution.

Mr. GAULT took sothimg by his aftloll.

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IRELAND.

I)ujiiis, APRIL 18.-I'he Dorfet Yacht is or.
dered to be at Holyhead ou Monday, to bring
over the new Lord Lieutenant, Earl :imam RE.

Monday next the Curragh Races commence--
The G.,11 Cup is to be run for by fix Candidates,
and great bets are depending on the event.
Wednefday night the Limerick mail coach was
attacked by a numerous banditti, about eleven
o'clock, at a place called Cherry-hill, between
Monailerevan and Kildare. The vilhins fired on
the eleort and coach, by which one paffenger and
:. boric was killed, and three horfes wounded.—
They then carried off the poft bags which fhould
have arrived yefterday from the following towns,
via. llorri►-iu-Offory, Emo, Limerick, Marybo-
rough, Monallerevan, Nenagh, and Rofcrea.—
Me frequency, fyllem, and boldnefs, with which
.heft daring enterprifes have lately been perpetra-
ted, occalliin bath furprize and alarm.•
It was Mr. Mond, of Gardner-lbeet, that was
• unfortunately killed in the mail•coach.

• Lite on Thurfday night, a ganE of villains were
apprehended in a honk near Baoybough-bridge.
.by Mr. Jultice Gnomes,. on whom were found a
number of counterfeit Dank-notes,and a purfc with
about ten guineas.—They are alto charged with
being concerned In many robberies lately commit-
ted in that part of the vicinities of this city.
Yefterday the Cray Quarter Alfembly tutani-
smugly ele,fted Alderman RICHARD MAaoses to
the Office of Lord Mayor for the enfuing year.
. The Commons then returned the names of the
following perfons to the Board of Aldermen, as fit
and proper to terse as Sheriffs :
Nathaniel Cretan $7 itobcrt Sutter 87
Abraham B. King 23 George Blow' 8s
Murk Illoshant George Carleton 86
Wary Jena 112 I. Poundal ;
Out of whom Metfrs. Kl/10 and Ciravta were
eholin for the caning year.
Nara's-, Mao. to.—The fpirit of emigration
is fit very prevalent hare, that all the velfels which
come.from America mum crowded with paten-
gers. Seven or tight have lately failed from hence
vice full.
Oa Virednifitay lall, Bryan AP !Crown, Paola
MOM, and gobs Magre, were executed at Car-
Nrstiffergni, in obedience to their fentence, being
&dud guilty at laft affizes, of the barbarous and
horrid murder of John Killen and his niece, a young
girl, in the neighbourhood of Randalflown, in
Febru.rry latt. The unfortunate culprits were
brought from the gaol to the place of execution.
about the hour of eleven o'clock ; and having ar-
rived at the awful fpot, the two rft mentioned of
thefe unfortunate men (pent a confider.rble time in
devotion with their Clergyman, a Roman Catho-
lic Prieft, in which they apparently joined with
great fervency. Bryan M'Kcown, the oldeft of
dick offenders, acknowledged the jultnefs of his
fentence, and declared thatlie had been the perfon
who committed the crime for which he was then
about to fitifer. Patrick Marais and John Magre,
the latter of whom was a foldier in the Mayo mi-
litia, repeatedly declared their innocence. Having
taken have of their Clergyman and friends, they
reigned thetnfelves into the hands of their execu-
tioner, and having mounted the platform, they'
were launched into eternity, and their corpfes
were theta-aro carried away to die county infir.
Miry purfuant to law.
Ctorria EL, APRIL 4.—On Thlnfday lA, a vil-
lain as yet unknown, fired a (hot out of a blunder.
bufs, from behind a heclge, at Win. Price of Col-
'mine, in this county, Elq. by which Brut eleven
dugs had entered his arms and fingers, and two in
his groin, of which he lingered in the greateft
agony until lira night, when we are lorry to add,
he expired very much regretted by all thole who
had the picafure of his acquaintance.

On the 14th intl. about four o'clock in the af-
ternoon, the young *laid belonging to Mr. MIL-
LLa of Dalfwinton near' Dumfries, was obferved
to Lc on fife. Before the difeovcry was made, it
was bunting in various parti, and its pmgrefs,
which* appeared td be rapid, threatenel denrue-
tints to the whole extent, arithunting to upwards of
362 idet. Mi. Miller, who Was then in a field
at 'forte' dillance, was the firlt perfon who obferved
the fire. lic intlandy difpatcheil men in all di-
rations td alarm the inhabitants, anl in a very
the rt time vtd numbers, near to 300, were colka
ed,whoeterted themfelves with aflonilling energy.
Many of thefts were at times in very hazardous
fituations, 'being furrounded by fire on all fides,
but fortunatele they efcaped troni thofe perils.—
They generally took their finalist's to the wind.'
ward oldie fire and followed it, and by incelfantly
heating with grc.:n branches, cutting with ales,
and treading it down, they happil fucceeded in
!topping its prngrefs, about half pall fix o'clock in
the evening. We are happy to hear that no lives
were 1011, and tmly one or two perfims fliglstly
hurt.—One man was wounded in the foot by a
hatchet, but is likely to. get well form.
It appears the fire was necaliimed by a neigh-
Louring tenant having caufed his (errant to burn
tome heath on an adjacent farm, which communi. '
cated to the heath among the wood, ant! this con.
vered the fire in its whole progrefi.
sl'he prompt affernblage iiTl the inhabitants in
the nektrhboarhood, their active and unremitting
exertioty, deferve to be mentioned in terms of high
refpea and though this accident mutt be dither-
fing tnMr. Miller, yet the knn interell which every
one Prefect evinced to Cohen the calamity and sr-
i*.fl its progrefs, cannot fail of afforcfing him the
I igh and enviable confide ion of knowmg chit in
flit mslin.. circle of his it.:ighbourtnaki, ciery
Plan is his friend.

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Mr. R isaJ the precaution to enfure
W....is about eight yc.as ago.
leek yar a fir w0..,1 near iiinnaird in &Wing.
Aire, by the burning of molt and heath, was much
injured, and fiaue cottages burnt down. The fire
euntinued ahnult a week, to the great terror of the'
'iris:Agate&