Star.
London, England, 1806-11-12 00:00:00

DUBLIN. NOP. 6.

On Tactility evening an attack was made on Mi.
Jon as's honk at Fortick's grove, in which two of 444
villains were killed on the fpot, and two more wert
wounded, and made prifoners. from whom inapt.•
taut information, relative to a numerous banditti,
affoelated for extenfive olepredathins in the vicinity of
' Dublin, may be (vetted.
Mr. Jones had received a previous inforniation of
the meditated outrage, and was prepared for the re-
ception of the 'Roes, having had privately introduced
into his hours a party I,f the military. At the hour
of keen, five of there daring mifcreants obtained ad.
miffion into the houfe, and conceived thernfelits
thereby ((cure in the (Nat of their vifit t they were
quickly. however, rendered fenfible of (Nit error,
and, after exhibiting the Merton defperacy.ef radi-
ance, leafed as we nlyt Rata . The remainder "of
the party, who were ditfide the honfe. together with
the fifth villain who had entered, efferfted their el
cape. Lieut. Hamerton has received a fevers wound
in the arm from a piflol ball.
The bodies of thole killed lay on the new rod
near Fortick's Grove till the afternoon of yellerday
—and a" pit was opened therein to &poi(' OW re
mains—a very appropriate censetary.forneffiaos of
fuch chiraEter.
The two prifoners were yellerday morning brongb t
into Dublin, and examinationi berrth fnorni hills of
indift n t were fent up to the CorntnillinnOrandjay,
then haling, which were immediately found. Tbefe ruf-
fians belonged to a gang of 35, which would limo he
extirpated were every Gentleman to stet with the pru-
dence and courage manifefled by Mr. Jones.
Mr. Juflice CODFR►y, who planned the reception
of the rubbers, is flat adtvely employed in purfuit of
them.

The above robbers took cnnfiderahle property
on thelane evening from O'Brian, who keeps
the toll houfe at Ballybough Bridge:

The only Capital drawn yeiterday, was Ng. 1104,1
la Prize of wool. which was fold in one 4.:karter,
two Eighth, and eight Sixteenth Shares', by Swart.'
aqd Co. at their Offices, No. tt. Poultry, and Nn.
12, Charing Croft, where No. 7,157, a Prize of
10,0001. and No. 7479 a Price of fool. in the int-
'kW Liiiiery, wets alto (hired and fold.—.. The LOt.
tdrA •will end on Saturday neat. The bows for
PiltclMlinK undrawn Tickets and .Shares, . are. Ists-
fore Ten in the hfOrning, and after Three in titi
AC-this period Of the Lottery it feldnm occists
that the Imbed contains two ao,oool. two soool. two
mesol„,jand -four of fool. Purebafers are .
ednot to loft fight of to valuable an.obiettyparticu-
farly thOfe who hold (mall Prizes, as they kills Make
zit exchange it a trifling expence. Tickets and
Shirai as felling at Holm say and Co.'s,, 26, Corn
bill, .52..Cbaring Crisis, and St. blargaist'• Hill,
Bovelogb, • .

bl a D ea.—r-Yellerda y fennight. between the bpnr.
of oneinsireD wailageehendvdin a commonilodg.
ing ftisufe, in ritiliffe, by Thtinias Spacer, a mdreSt
ger from Pail:ley, Matthew Smith, accnfed of the
=teeter of a fears& dhdd, abbot that vonorks old, in
Puifley. The infant wilithe iWrgilio ate nff•P' inn of 2
writer in Paifley. The father had given the mother of
thechild (Agnes icelly) .the fum of 31. to tan in
maintaining her offsprini, shish was confirmed in
drink, between her att'd Matthew Srnith, with whom it
appears,lbehadfome cosinedion.lnt knowing whet e
to get a trent (unpin Smith firangledthe innocentrand
laid it beneath the rpof of an old tree in the garden
and fent for the apprentice of a Donor in Paifley— it
is nrongly Cupporeol With the view of felling the body
for the purpofe of diffedion ! When they had at rival 1
at the fpot, the child, having fotnewbat recovered.,
was crying. The mortar Smith, then took it by the
heels, and Wised its head again() the ground with all
his force, due or lift times ; but the mole being fat,
this experiment was not fufficiern to• terminate the
eiinence of the poor little •fufferer. The child Rill
breathing, the dodoes apprentice tied an handker-
chief, as tight as pollibk, around the nonsuch, to
prevent the playing of the lungs. Notwittnanding
there v ari, us device., lire was not yet tntaHy eitinet.
In order to complete their hcllifh intent, Smith held
the child's head in a bucket of water, which termi-
nated its (offerings. The child was then put into a
rag cellar, and was difcovered ihortly after, by the
naufeous (null, with one of the feet, and part of the
leg, eaten away by rats.—Such complicated baths-
icy could not elcape the all feeing eye of a jug Pao
VI Dane,. The ',ay means which were tiled for the
accumplifhment of this mon Orange, and moll un•
1 natural" murder, were the means r f its difenvery.--
The handkerchief, which was tied around the infant's
body, belOnged to the mailer of the apprentice, and
was Ramped with his oast:. Accordingly he was
Ilsrpeded : be owned the handkerchief, but 4enied
any know:edge of the tranfation. The apprentice
then confeffed, ,and turned evidenre for the crown.—
Whereupon meffengers were difparched in every di.
ration ; and by the indefatigable activity of Spence,
Smith was difcovercd as shore related. lie WAS next
mottling fent off to take his teal.
The young man, a journeyman Printer, who was
wounded in Long-acre, on Friday evening by two
foreigners, in an elation difpute, died ycfletuiy
mnrniag.

BIRTHS.

On Tburklay lalt, u ltati,theLdy of Du 'Can Campbell, Ffq
of a (laughter.

Friday lat. the !My et William Lloyd. rrl or Anna. in %rep-
Mire, a a too and heir. at Rollet, the teat of her father, Admiral
Harvey, M. P. ter i M.:.

l~ANlllcL.

On the 3•4 h ult. at Birmingham, the Rev. Francis Pell y, Redo,
of Salon. t:lnucefterfhira, to Mfrs Nutt, only daughter of George
Arf.,n Nutt, I,fq. of Birmingham.
Oa Monday fe:night, at Stoke Church, James Clyde. Ffq. Pur-
ger in the ituysl Navy, to Mifs E. btstdon,eideft daughter of C.:p•
steorge Brrdon,of the Royal Navy.
At Fdinhurgh,the sit ir:.l James FctrulToo,of Crofsbatl. advo-
cate. to Mifs hlary Homes daughter of the late jobta Home. 1,11
s Menden.

1 hurl4.y. at St. Mary.la bonne, Captain Gentle Marlhall, of
the Royal Marines, In nolfa Mary Kopp, tbt. elJ•ft daugLter of
lei, bard Kerp. F.fq nf the New Road.

Dedditsgfidd Fogton, Efq. of the Mend or .t. Chelflopher, to
Judith. daughter ut Clement Calves, f.fq. of thr fame iflit.d.
0.1 'floridly Lit, the Rev. Francis l',lly, Reetor of Sidon,
Glnucciterfkire, to Md.. Nutt, only ,laughter of (horse At.iun
Nutt, ifq of Nrwhall-fteeet, Rietn,n7ham.