Star.
London, England, 1825-02-07 00:00:00

COMBINATIONS IN DUBLIN.

This abominable system increases rather than di-
minishes. We have had lately to record several in-
human outrages which have resulted from it. At six
o'clock ore Monday evening, the house of Mr. Butter-
Windt, clothier, 53, in Chamber-street, was entered by
five or.six men, alined with bludgeons—they had pre-
viously rapped at the door ; when it was opened, they
rushed in, broke the furnitote, the windows, and as-
saulted Mr. Butterworth's mother—he fortunately es-
caped wctse treatment, having been absent at the rime.
This system has become very alarming—if it be in
the power of a lawless and desperate banditti to break
into, or even enter the private houses of all whom their
edicts may mark out for summary vengeance—no home
is a sanctuary from ruffians, no family secute from
such visitations. No time should bt lost in probing the
really alarming combination to the bottom. We can
understand that an station of trades exists in this me-
tropolis, to a very serious extent—and exchange of ser7
vices is no uncommon thing among .them—the nailers
are ready to do business for saw)ei 3 and others, and in
return receive their friends' help in like way—so faith-
ful ate they to each other, that the utmost difficulty
exists in bringing offenders to justice—Dablin Paper.

WINCHESTER, Fes. 5.—A writ of inquiry of da,
mages, in a cause, Lord Palmerston v. Charles Henry
Wade, Esq. of Upton House, near this place, was exe-
cuted at the Town-hall yesterday. It was proved, on
the pint of the plaintiff, that the defendant, wi Ii his.
servant and two drigs, committed a trespass in Night-
ingale Wood (a preserve of the plaintirs).in the early
part of October last, and repeated k on the loth of
November, after having received sevetal notices front
the gamekeepers of the latter not to trespass, one of
whom the defendant had endeavoured in vain to conci-
liate by the amicable offer of a gratuity. The Jury
assessed the damages at 6d.
Saturday se'nnight, as early as six o'clock, Mr. Crab-
tree, of Colston Bassett, Nottinghatnshite, was return-
ing home, and when going up Colston-lane, he was
stopped -by two men, who threw a rope over his horse's
head, which immediately slipped from the horse on to
Mr. Ctabtree, and catching him tound his neck, drag-
ged him off, and nearly strangled him. The horse set
off at full speed home, and an alarm being excited by its
lappearance, a servant man of Mr. Clabtree's mounted
;him, and went in search of his master ; he had not pto-
-ceeded far, when he .aw Mr. Mat tin's waggoner r ei:der-
ing assi‘tance to Mr. Crabtree, whom be had just f.tnid
thrown into a ditch, with his hands tied behind bins,
also his feet tied together, and been robbed of upwards
of 1201.—Doncaster Gazette.
A letter ft om Honduras of the I I th of December, re-
ceived at Kingston, states that the town of Truxillo, in the province
of Honduras, had been taken possession of by the Chat ihs and some
French people, who had driven away the European Spaniards.—
AU the chief people and authorities of the place bad arrived at Belize.
Omoa was likely also to fall into the hands of the Charibs, and the
cireumstancewas considered soinjurious to the settlement of Belize,
that the interference of the British was strongly urged, to recover
the possession of those places from the Chatibi.
A letter irons Madeira, tit the 12th ultimo, says—
" Yesterday, at 20 minutes past three, I was witness to a moat
extraordinary phenomenon :- about a league out, beyond the ship-
ping in the port. the sea seemed to be boiling and throwing out
smoke, as if from a submarine bre, and I almost expected every
'moment to see the flames bursting out. After a time, I espied a
stream of water descending from a cloud, very high in the air,
proving the appearance-to be a beautiful water-spout. This hap-
pened in a fine clear day, and remained in view about half an hour."
INSOLVENTS' PRTITION6 TO BE HEARD, FEB. so,
AT THE COUKT, PORTUGAL-STRUT, LiXdPLII.II-ISII•FISUM
J9bn Welch, Staplegre, Kent, whiting-manufacturer.
James Benham, Woodstock, glover and general-dealer. .
limeras Webs, Longport, Kent, baker.
Gawp Cooper, Yore-street, tobacconist.
theineel Wharton, King's Road, Chelsea, surveyor.
Coke Chapman, Great Yarmouth, auctioneer.
Thomas Maynard, Chertsey, wharfinger and coal-merchant.
Jobe Padden, Belvedere Row, Surrey,bnicher.
Wes. Cooper, Mount-street, Bethnal Green, marine-store-dealer.
William Wbiteway, Duke-street, Commercial Road, labourer.
Richard Itamenhill, London Wall, cabinet-maker, &c.
John Bartlett, Chippenham, Wiltshire, dyer.
Josia Stammers, Lewisham, cot n-dealer.
Joseph Weaver, Lamb's Conduit-street, Purveyor to the Forces.
Thos. Brown aks, Gloucester-street, Commercial Road, brazier.
MEETINGS 'OF CREDITORS TO-MORROW.
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• haft ITTITZDia.
J. Aadertoadate of Edward-street, Portman4q. tea-dealer 1
SWOP. narmiart.
J. B. IlenelU, Quadrant, Regent-street, &c. dealer 1
W. Long, Little St. Andrew's-street, Seven Dials, oil-merchant 19
J. U. Moore, Citp-read, blind-maker 19

J. Durham,
J. Lukin,.o

swan rrzyrnsos.
-t, Strand, labinet-maker
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gNDS.

DIVIDE
D. Troop, Goodman's.yard, near the Minedes, merchant
S. X. kiamery Fornitars Ino, bill.broker