Star.
London, England, 1822-02-21 00:00:00

DISTURBANCES IN IRELAND.

The Whiteboys are still active in the South. On
Monday night, the 11th instant, they searched Mount
Tenchard House, the seat of S. E. Rice, Esq. the
father of Mr. Spring Rice, M.P. for Limerick. The
arms had been previously removed. They asked for
some water to drink ; the servant offered them beer,
but they said that 4, they were bound to drink nothing
but water."—lt is said that the Whitebeys drill every
night, between Loughill and Ballyhahill.
Monday se'nnight, a number of the peasantry went
to the demesne of Lord Courtney's agent, where se-
veral ploughs were at work, and ordered the plough-
men to desist, who obeyed this command. On Thurs-
day night the Whiteboys a second time visited Water
Castle, and entirely demolished the house.
A part of the 42d Regiment on Tuesday se'nnight
scoured the country for several miles, round the ruins
of the Rev. Mr. Geraghty's house, and succeeded in
apprehending five men, in whose custody was found
part of that Gentleman's property. They were com-
mitted to the County Jail.
The Limerick Chronide of Saturday states, that a
Gentleman, who was robbed a few days ago of fire-
arms, sent to a friend, on Friday, several valuable arti-
cles for safety, accompanied with the following note:
The Whiteboys having the country to themselves, and plenty
of arms, no doubt will commence to plunder us all. 'llrz plan now
is to commit all their depredations by day, as they seem to have
little fear of the military, and certainly none of the Yeomanry.'
An armed party entered the house of a tenant to
the Lord Chief Baron, near Abbeyfeale ; the family
r escaped through a back window, but the ruffians de-
stroyed the furniture, and set fire to the house.

SPECIAL COMMISSION.—CORK, FEBRUARY 6.
Yesterday evening Baron hi‘CLELLatmentered this city, to
open the Specirl Commission.
There are on the Calendar, up to this day, .10G persons !—of
whom nearly 200 arc charged with ♦Vbiteboyism.
During the sitting of the Special Commission in this city an
additional guard will be mounted in the vicinity of the Judge's
lodgings.

kr:Justice Moose will arrive in town to-morrow evening,
accompanied by the ATIORNILY- GENERAL.
At about half-past eleven o'clock this day, Baron 'AliCt.rxtano
proceeded to the County Court, where the Commission was read,
and the Grand Jury sworn.
The Baron then proceeded to charge the Grand Jery.—The
disturbed state of the country was so well known, that it was
unnecessary for him to enter into any details in order to picture
or describe it ; but, beyond all doubt, there existed in this and
the neighbouring counties a conspiracy, the objects of which were
so wicked and daring, as only to be exceeded by the atrocious
means by which it was sought to be effected. ft commenced by
armed bodies traversing the country by day and by night, issuing
their laws as they passed, and punishing any violation of them
with sanguinary vengeance ; they were guilty of the foul crime
of murder, and in the prosecution of their nefarious designs had
with every obligation sanctified by the laws of Goo
and man. In illustration the Learned Baron stated an instance
which had occurred at the late Special Commission for Limerick,
where a man came to prosecute some persons who had been con.
corned in a daring attack on his house ; when his wife gave evi-
dence against hint (her husband) and admitted that she bad sworn,
if he ever prosecuted those persons she would never cohabit with
him. In the same case was seen the Crown prosecutor, at one
side of the Court, receiving suggestions from the fattier, in or-
der to lead to the conviction of those who had plundered and
robbed him of his property ; and at the other side, the son of
that father directing tat defence of the same persons. But the
objects of these miscreants may be traced farther. Not content
with aiming at the lives and properties of the peaceful and in-
dustrious—of net only those who resisted, but those who did
not abet them, they aimed at the dissolution of the entire frame
of society, until, from the tarots of impending danger, all sunk
before this lawless conspiracy. The Learned Baron then pro-
ceeded to state, that as soon as Government had ascertained that
a 'sufficient number of persons were in custody, on charges
which were capable of proof, they determined to send slown the
Commission. He next proceeded to take a revive of the dif-
ferent laws which had been enacted to meet the disturbances
which had broken out in this country, first in 1776, though those
at that period were not so great its extent, or so criminal in their
nature as those of the present day.
Several persons were then sworn to give evidence before the
Grand Jury, and the Court adjourned to the City, where the
Commission was opened, and the Baron charged the Grand Jury,
in nearly the same words as he addressed the County Grand Jury;
after which the Court adjourned till Monday.

The Duke of YORK entertained a distinguished
party to dinner yesterday, at York House,
The Countess of HARM iGTObi had a select party
yesterday evening, at her house, in the Stable-yard,
St. James's.

The Duke of WELLINGTON and suite visited the
Adelphi Theatre on Tuesday evening.
Yesterday the sale of the QUERN'S furniture com-
menced at Cambridge-house. A great crowd col-
lected at an early hour. The auction, which will
last for eight days, began by the sale of the lease,
which was knocked down for £8,500.