Star.
London, England, 1823-11-27 00:00:00

ATTACK ON THE DUBLIN COACH:

The Dublin coach for Cork, via Cashel, which ate
-rives daily at eight A. Si. not having arrived at that
hour, some apprehension was excited as .to the cause
Of the delay, which continued to increase tip to eleven
o'clock,, without any account beibg received. In a
few :Wastes afterwards, however, it arrived, and it
was then ascertained that the delay had been occa-
sioned by a -.daring attack which was made upon it at
about half-piit nine o'clock, midway between Little.
ton and.Casfiel, near a public-house called the Horse
and Jockey. The coach was . travelling at its accus-
tomed rate, and had reached within about five miles of
thvlatter town, vrhen the coachman observed that the
road was partly blockaded with cars and stones for a
considerable way. Almost at the same moment that .
these obstacles were first seen, two shots were fired from
inside the hedge at one side of the road ; but the mis-
creants could not be seen, though the guard, whose
name is Lloyd, made every preparation to ascailtLetn.
The coachman in the meantime continued to get the
coach gradually on, and succeeded in some measure,
during which he and the guard were exposed to great
danger, as shots continued to be fired from inside the.
hedges on both sides of the road, two of which struck
the coach, and from the direction' of the balls, which
we have ascertained by seeing the marks they made, a
good, though happily unsuccessful aim, appears to have
been taken. Nothing daunted, however, by the danger
which surrounded them, the coachman and guard seem
to have done their duty well and bravely; the, coach
Was got on, but in the attempt to steer clear of the stones
on the road, it aas thrown against one of the side
ditches, and its progress them arrested. The murderous
gang who made the attack do-not seem to have taken
advantage of this misfortune, . for. neither then, nor
during any stage of. the outrage, did
.they appear. In
this predicament, it is gratifying to be able to state,
that the country pecple residing about the place, being -
called upon for assistance, muddy afforded it, and the
coach was regulated, and proceeded on its journey.
These particulars we have obtained from written ac.
counts on the coach way-bill, and post-office time-bill,
as none of the passengers who were in the coach at the
time of the attack came on to this city, and the-ebache
man and, guard who behaved so spiritedly stopped at
Cashel. Whatis thus stated, however, is substantially,
perhaps minutely correct ; and we should have' to close
our account of the transaction with an expression of in-
dignation at the baseness and cowardice of -an attack
thus made upon unoffending individuals, employed in
the pursuit of their sever al avocations, it we had not to
add, which we do with deep regret, that one of the
passengers, the Honourable Mr. Brown, brother to the
Earl of Kenmare, is missing.' When the first shot was
red, this Gentleman, who was inside, got out at the
opposite door, and there was no. account of him after.
It would be idle, at such a moment of doubt and un-
certainty, to guess what May have occurred, and we
have only to express a hope that the darkness which was
favourable to the concealment of the ruffians who made
this murderous attack, may also have befriended him.
Mr. Brown was coming on to Cork, and was attended
by his servant, who was outside during the timei the
attack, and who stopped at Cashel when the ceAch ar
rived there.—. Cork Southe)n Reporter.
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EXTRAORDINARY Sam—Thursday, the 20th hut. a
man residing in the vicinity of Deal, by the name of
Joseph York, actually agreed to sell himself, body and
goods, for two sovereigns, which was accepted by apes..
son present, and the money immediately paid. It ap-
pears that the purchaser has not yet determined upon
the most advantageous way of disposing of his bargain.
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