Star.
London, England, 1823-09-25 00:00:00

LORD DONERAiLk

A rumour was actively propagated this day, to the
effect that Lord DON/RAILS was fired at by some
secret assassins, in his own Park yesterday. The confi-
dence with which this, we are most happy to say,fabri-
cation, was asserted, may be inferred from this circum-
stance, that we were actually referred to a Gentleniao
of rank, whe was stated to have read the whole ac-
count of it to our informant, from a letter which he
had received from the scene of the alleged attempt of
assassination; and, on our repairing to this Gentleman,
he had not only not received any such letter, but he,
was enabled to say the whole was totally devoid of any
foundation, as the respected Nobleman whose name was
mentioned, is, and has been for some time, at Dunmore,
near Waterford.— Cork Advertiser of Saturday.

Tas MURDERERS OP rms FRANKS FAIIILY.

FROM THE CORE MERCURY OF SATURDAY.
On the authority df a lett& which we have seen from
a respectable Gentleman, near Mallow, we have much
gratification in communicating the intelligence that ALL
the barbarians engaged in that most diabolical murder,
have been apprehended, and that one of them has
turned approver.
FROM THE SOUTHERN REPORTER OF THE SAME DATE.
There were hopes, from some reports which were in
circulation yesterday and this day, that the remorse of
some of those implicated in the inhuman transaction,
had even outrun the eddy interference of the Govern.
meat, and it was stated, with some appearance of con-
fidence, that five persons had been apprehended on the
information of one who knew of every particular con-
nected with the murder and of all the previous arrange
menu for it. We believe, however, that there is no au.
thot ity for the rumour, and that, up to the present mo
ment, no other light than what suspicion casts, has
fallen upon the perpetrators of the bloody deed.

FROM THE CORK ADVERTISER ALSO SAME DATE

We have been informed that two persons have been
arrested, who are suspected of having been concerned
in the above murder.

HOHENLOHE NECROMANCY.

We understand that it is the intention of the Jesuits
to suspend the further performance of Miracles until the
Ist of January next. We give them full credit for this
instance of ingenuity. It was, no doubt, very difficult
to find fit subjects for the delusion monthly. It is wise
to take more time—quarterly, perhaps, or only twice a
' year, will answer much better; monthly operations were
'too rapid—there is nothing like doing a job well—it
gives satisfaction to all parties. The Irish are prover.
bially quick, and there is a great many of them—by the
last census, the exact number of persons in Ireland is,
6,501,812; but, notwithstanding their quickness and num-
ber, we can easily conceive, that the Jesuits found no
small difficulty in preparing monthly exhibitions. It is
not every person who is sick, lame, or blind, that will
suit the purpo,e. The patient must be prepared—a
female is preferred—she must first be persuaded that
she is dying, if' it be intended to recover her from an
incurable disease—or if she has, or thinks she has, any
stiffness in her joints, she must baieve that she cannot
walk a step—or, if she has any weakness in her organs
of vision, she must be convinced that .she is totally blind
—but this, although it be a greet deal, is, yet, not all:
—she must have the art to carry on the deception
for some weeks, the longer the better, it improves
the miracle, and finally, she must have the hardihood
to swear to what nobody of common sense believes. On
the whole, it must be admitted that there are many
points required, and many considerations necessary, in
order to get up a miracle in a proper style, and really,
" to give the Devil his due," the Jesuits deserve praise
for the activity they have already manifested in the
clever working of Hohenlohe necromancy, in Ireland.
The first of next month will spew whether our in-
formation as to the postponement of the miracle sys-
tem be correct. In the meantime the Priests are busy;
they are everywhere preaching in favour of Holsesslohe
necromancy, and some of them have been trying small
miracles, on their own account. But this will not do—
Dr. Murray will soon stop this pettyfogging way of
going to work—miracles must come from head-quarters
—they are not such easy matters as to be performed by
every Priest in Ireland, who may have the ambition to
rival a Bishop. It required all the piety and talents of
Dr.. Murray and twenty-four Priests assembled in Iloly
Communion at Ranelagh, to bring forward one miracle
in a becoming manner. The examination of evidence,
comparing testimony, writing it down, avoiding incon-
sistency, as far as possible, shaping the whole to suit the
taste of believers, and, in fine, nyanaging Doctors and
Nuns, so as to bring out the air in a creditable way
to the Church, is attempting a labour quite beyond the
reach of any but the Bishops, and, therefore, inferior
members must not presume to encroach upon the privi-
leges of their betters.
Whether Hohenkhe necromancy has received any
check from the deep indignation of all the rational part
of the community, we cannot decidedly pronounce ;
but certain we are, that if the higher orders of the Ro-
man Catholic Laity do not utterly and promptly repu-
diate the pretended miracles, Mr. O'Connell may/put
the Catholic Petition in his pocket, or apply it to any
natural purpose he may judge necessary. In truth,
the Jesuits have recently furnished the enemies of the
Catholic Claims with a strong argument against them,
and it will certainly be employed with more or less
elect on those who feel a higher or lower degree of dis-
gust at the barefaced tricks of the Hohesilohe necromancy.

Tuesday night Mr. SETTLES, the King's Messenger,
arrived at the Foreign Mice, with dispatches from St. Petersburgh,
which place Mr. Burnes left on the 3115 August.
The Duke of GRAFTON is entertaining a party of
friends, at his seat, Easton Hall, Thetford.
The Ladies GREY changed horses at Exeter, on Thurs-
day last, on their way to Torquay ; and the Earl and Countess
GRZT stopped there on Monday alto, on their way to Torquay,
where they are likely to remain the winter.
Silk manufactories are daily increasing in Essex, and
is the country generally.
MACREADY has entered into an engagement with the
Drury Lane Manager, fur the neat seesaw.
There ate now living at and near Honiton, three sis-
ters, whose united ages teaks 276 years.
We call the attention of our Readers to the letter of
Captain COVERDALE to Mr. FRASER, of Houndsditcb,
thinking it of vein national consetfuence.
A survey of the windows of ail inhabitecrhouses is,
now making, by order of the Board of Taxes.
The, planet Venus attains her greatest brilliancy this
month, and nue exhibits a celestial object of great beauty.