Star.
London, England, 1815-10-21 00:00:00

IRELAND.

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Dustin, Ocr. 17.,--We are concerned to state the
murder of Mr. DAUM GIUFFIN, of Brannicks Own,
County of Meath. This horrid deed was perpetrated
fay seven armed ruffians% who broke into his house,
and took thereout all the wearing apparel, and cash
telhe amount of £lO.
There was not a fat sheep sold at Ballinasloe Fair
that brought the grazier twopence-half penny a pound,
yet our butchers, for good wether mutton, demand,
and, what is more provoking, obtain 6.0 per lb.
Tuesday night, an armed party ot twenty mis-
creants set fire to, and entirely consumed four farm-
houses, a large quantity of wheat, oats, and hay,
same bedding and furniture, the property of the Rev.
JOHN HUNT, on the lands ot Glangar, convenient to
Cappawhite, near the confines of the county of Lime-
rick ; the perpetrators also threw seven pigs, belong-
ing to Mr. Hunt's herdsman, into the flames ; it was
with some difficulty that the herd Escaped sharing the
same death ; the villains, on retiring, mentioned, that
they would serve the person and property of every
individual in 'the neighbourhood in a similar manner,
that would not conform to Captain Slather's regulations.,
CLONbIEL, OCTOBEE l4e-11'e are happy to hear
that the parish priest of Caher has used the most firm
!and determined exhortation to his p irishioners, to
induce them to abandon all legal associations, and
partituhrly tn. give in their arms. Mr. Perry, we
understand, has hactsomx guns surrendered to him in
consequence of this warning.
Coax, °cremes 14.—Yesterday morning, Richard
Parkts, Esq. Tomas P. Boland, Esq. and the Rev.
Richard Lloyd, all Magistrates residing in the neigh-
bourhood of Mosiksiown, proct eded to a house where
a man named Fenton sojourned, who was strongly
suspected of being concerned in serving the notices
adverted to in our last ; and obtained such satisfactory
informatii it of his guilt that they had him taken into
',custody; and committed to the county jail.
A melancholy circumstance occurred near St. Pa-
trick's lisidge, abdut five n'cl •ck yesterday evening.
As three labi.uring men who were at work on board
a ship lying at Merchants Quay, were going on shore
together on the plank, which was placed from the
vessel to the Quay, it unfortunately slipped or turned,
rind :Ito three were precipiimelx-intri ste river, wnen,
drzadful to relate, in consequence• of their having
fallen between the vessel and the,quay, the flood
being so rapid, they were drowned before any efforts
could be made, or any assistance AI irded to ha ve them.
THE LATE Prawn —At Ballincollig, the sudd,n
violence or the Rood on Tuesday night last, was so
great that a guard-room was swept away, although
built with lime and stone, the guard having escaped
with great difficulty. From the instantaneous swell of
one of the numerous little canals which intersect the
grounds for the couvenience ot the works, tl.e sentinel
was cut CE from the rest, and took refuge an a wail,
part of which had beet. swept away. In that awfully
anxious situation he was obliged to remain from ten
"clock until six the next morning. Another
guard experienced a sie,st providential escape, in con-
sequence of an unusually strict order intvine been
given a few days before that the Grand Rounds should
visit all the posts. 'lle Officer of the night, in pro-
ceeding to the guard-room, had tow .de nearly to his
armpits, and when he reached it he found the Offices
aid guAld all asleep, the sentinel separated from
them, and the water rising every instant around them.
Had he been a few minutes later it is must probable
the whole would have eerishesl.

CHATSweaTu.—The Duke of DEVONSHIRE and his
suite arrived that superb chateau on Sunday se'n-
night, for the express purpose or keeping open house.
agreeably to the routine adopted by his ancestors,
His Grsce'3 stay will piobably be protracted until
the close of the month of November ; in the interim,
balls, concerts, and card-parties will be given iri con-
stant succession. Among the company are—The
'RUSSIAN AIIIBASNAIRJR and his accomplished Lady,
the Duke of BEAUFORT, Earl PAULICT, Lord and
Lady GRANVILLE LUVESON. Lord and Lady Mon-
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PETH, aild Lurd SCARSDALE.

The paragraph which has appeared respecting the
farms on Lord BRIDGEWATER'S estate, and the mode
of letting them, is totaliy void of foundation.
There is, a respectable family in Exeter of eleven
brothers, of whom ten exceed six feet each in height,
and the deventh, who is now fifteen years of age, bids
fair to grow beyond that height al►o.
A short time since, a man employed in repairing
the chimney of the Chapter House, at the Collegiate
Church, Manchester, fell, and was so much injured as
not to survive the accident. It is here deserving of
notice, that on that d•ay precisely forty years before,
the unfortunate man was born, at which time his fa-
.her was engaged in erecting the identical chimney.
A melancholy circurastance occurred last Saturday
in the family of Mr. Jacob Ricketts, in Bath-street,
Bristol. A servant maid procured some oil of vitriol
for a ctomestic purpose, and carelessly plated it in a
tea-cup, within the reach► of a fine girl, under three
years of age. The child, imagining it was water,
drank it, and although every possible assistance was
pi °cured, she lingered in great suffering for twelve
hoots, when she expired.
A few days since, Mr. C. Parker, of Gunby, Lin-
colnshire, on• retutaing from shooting, imprudently
kit the g.::i charged, when a son of his, about eleven
years old, rtok up the same, pointing it at his brother,
..bout nine years oldo and the piece going off, killed
him on the spot.