Star.
London, England, 1825-07-11 00:00:00

COMBINATION-MURDER.

Early onWednesday morning last, a party of ruffians,
about 11 or 15 in number, armed with bludgeons,
attacked three meat near the Gas Works, at the draw-
bridge, 'treat. Ringsend, Dublin. It appears that for
some time threats had been held out against the appren-
tices in Mr. Morton, the ship-builder's, employment,
lie having taken a greater number than the corobinators,
according to their rules and regulations, allow. About
the hout abovementioned, the men, armed with oak
►ticks, were seen under the walls of the Gas enn.
verns, and the principal object of their vengeance was
e young lad, named Andrew Merchant, an apprentice;
the villains left him in such a deplorable state, that he
died in a short time afterwards. The second person is
an aged man, a 'joiner, of the name of Richard Neale,
also in the employment of Mr. Morton ; be lies in a
Melancholy situation. The third person happened
merely to be on the road, and having, in consequince
6f the noise, looked back to see the cause, and having
been observed, some of the party followed him ; he
made his way iota a field; he was pursued, knocked
down, and dreadfully beaten ; lie now lies dangerously
lkoundecl in the head and various parts of the body.
—The peva- stranger who accidentally witnessed the
horrid tiansaction, and thus became himself the object
of vengeance, turns out to be a pedlar from the coun-
try, who had been bathing, and was returning to town.
A message was sent to Alderman Montgomery,
Coroner—he summoned a Jury to attend him, and at
five o'clock they went to hold the Inquest on view of
the body, in Sir Pat:ick Dunn's Hospikal.
The sister of the deceased identified the la-dy ; some
of the witnesses examined at the Police Office, deposed
to the facts. Dr. Stack and Mr. Nealty, the reaident
Apothecary, proceeded to examine the body ; they
stated, that the principal flacture, on the bead of the
deceased, extended from the top of the parietal hone to
the base of the skull ; these was a considerable extra-
vasation of blood, the temporal bone was completely
broken through ; there was another wound on the right
side of the forehead. The Jury, atter a patient inves-
tigation, returned the following verdict :—" The de-
ceased was murdered this morning, between eight and
nine o'clock, by some person or persons unknown."
Two ten, John Kennedy, a carpenter, and Patrick
Kelly, a shipwright, were apprehended, and underwent
aviong examination on Thursday before Mr. Gabbett.
In consequenee of more of the eviderce given on Wed-
sresday having gone before the Public, through the me-
dium of the Press, than the worthy Magistrate thought
advisable .to promote the ends of justice, the Reporters
were on Thursday eicluded. Kelly was discharged,
and Kennedy remanded for further examination. •
• Peace Officers were dispatched to the coast, for the
purpose of intercepting the flight of the accused.
• The unfortunate young man who was murdered was
about 21 years of age: he was a native of Kinnegal, in
tire county of Westmeath, and was but a•short time an
apprentice to Mr. Morton. He received Ss. a week
wages, our of whicir•he supported a porir sister 'out of
place, who is now in a miserable state of destitution.

Lady AD km, ;tile of the Lord High Commissioner
Hof the lonian Islands, arrived on the 9th of Jane at
Trieste, on board of the English frigate SYstr.t.e, Capt.
PEcnnr., from Corfu. Her Ladyship remained at
Trieste till the Vth, when she set out for the baths at
Recoarn. The SYDILLE returned to Corfu.
The Eirl and Coun.ess of LtvEitrooL left their resi-
dence at Whitehall, on Saturday afternoon, for Coombe Wood.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER and Lady
SAaAH Boanutow, left their residence in Downing-street, on Sa-
turday, for the seat of Lady linceutonAstuttat, at Charlton.
Mr. PHILLIPS'S new Wcrk, on Floral Emblems,
which has just appeared, ntd of which a French translation is an-
nounced in Paris, opens so wide a field for the employntent of
taste and genius, as to render it highly probable that the elegant
art which it teaches will speedily become an object of very general
attention. The Grammar and Dictionary of Floral language which
it contains, and which are both of very easy acquirement, are each
Illustrated by plates designed and executed by the author.
• AaawAhs.--Baroness Willoughby de Eresby and the lion. Miss
Barren, from Cheltenham ; Mr. and Mrs. liosenhagen, at the St.
'George's Hotel, Albemarle.dtreet, from Cheltenham; Captain and
the Hon. Mrs. Stapleton, at ditto, front Berkshire.
Darattruass.—Pa,coe'Grenfell, Esq. M.P. and family, for Tap-
low ; Colonel Austen and 'Miss Campion. from Jordan's llotel, St.
James's-street, for the 'Continent ; Mr. and Mrs. Campion, front
ditto, for'Sussex ; Mr. and Mrs. Newton, from ditto, fur Newmar-
ket Rhodes Mines, from ditto, for ditto; Mr. and Mrs. Blake and
family,fruni the London 'Hotel, Albemarle-street, for Brighton ; the
Countess of Carhampton, for Kent; Captain and Mrs. Lambert,
-from the Pulteney Hotel. Albemarle-street, for Paris ; William
Oibornet Esq. &in ditto for Brigivn ;,Captain Cushlan, It. N.
from the. St. Georges Hotel, Albemarle-street, for Portsmouth ,
Mr. and Mrs. Girdiestone and family, from ditto, for Paris; Chat
.I%ite, En. from ditto, for Windsor.

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• Saturday eveniog these.Ceard?ris *sated one of tbe'•
most heart-glad denieg Sails* which we remember ever
to have witnessed.Theirßiiyal Highnesses thahkes'
and Duchess of Cambridge having realised that their
interesting little Prince and Princess obould 'patronize
the, annual Juvenile Fete• this seititen,..saiwrday was
selected fur its celebration, and all the necessiit arrapgd-.
ments were made accordingly. Nothingaliet human
ingenuity could devise was left unclane on this occasion •
to combine beauty and splendour of decoration, with
variety of entertainment, and the most perfect order
and accommodation. The usual brilliancy of the illu-
minations was heightened and diversified in every pos-
sible way, and presented to the poetic eye numberless
beautiful magical illusions. Tire promenade in the
quadrangle, with its dazzling canopy of thickly
studdA lights, seemed like a near approach to that
more lofty starlit canopy from which it intercepted the
view. The festoons of variegated lamps, hung from
tree to tree in the centre of the gardens, locked like a
magic chain r f rubies and emeralds, and other gems,
&nig by sportive fairies around the trees that enclosed
their favourite haunt ; while the multitude of similar
lamps that giittued through tite leaves of aM illunii•
nated grove at the bottom of the qiialrangle, shone'
like the spark'ing fruits of the ga-,lens4)l the Ilesper ides,
or those more sparkling still which deck the imaginary
orchards of the heroes of eastern enchantment. In
other parts. of the gardens, the different Rags of Eorope
waved from the boughs of the trees, with that of
England proudly floating above the rest, to remind
the young visitors of the lofty rank which their cciustry
held amongst the nations of the earth. The lower end
of the quadrangle was embellished with a great quan-
tity of party-coloured lamps formed into various ap-
propriate devices, with the motto " Welcome to our
Royal Patrons;" and its sides were decorated with
representations of hobby-horses, kites, hoops, and
other emblems of juvenile amusement, also constructed
of lamps. The Rotunda was hung all round with
banners, suspended from spear-heads, displaying the
armorial bearings of the leading noble families of Eng-
land; and it was also richly illuminated, as were the
Ball-room and the Picture-room, particularly the laver.
in which was exhibited the Musical Temple. The
several other parts of the Gardens also possessed their
attractions, amongst which the revolving evening star
which shone pre-eminently brilliant. The Pavilion
was fitted tip wiih peculiar magnificence for the recep-
tion of the Royal party. At five o'clock the doers
were thrown open, and shortly afterwards the children
began to arrive, attended by their respective parents,
governesses, and tutors: The Gardens then fil:ed
rapidly, and by the time the amusements had com-
menced, they were completely crowded. Then it WAS
the scene became delightfully beautiful and interesting.
If art had before rendered it splendid and imposing, na-
ture now added the appearance of a little Paradise, by
gracing it with V e loveliest objects of her creation.
Cold, indeed, must be that heart, which could not be
warmed into rapture at such a sight. Several thousands
of beautiful children, dressed with the greatest taste, ran
about delighted from one entertainment to another, the
joy which glowed in their little innocent breasts beaming
from their sweet and riant features, whilst the smile
that lighted up the countenance of each affectionate pas
rent, spoke their participation by reflection in the joy of
their little ones.—lrwas a rich banquet for the mind of
the man anti the philosopher to contemplate so large a
collection of human happiness within so small a com-
pass; and if a sigh could escape from his breast whilst
he regarded it, to slew that his feelings were not uns
mingled, it cr uld only he a sigh of regret, to think that
the light and pure h 'arts. of the little-beings before him
should ever become the seats of less happiness or less
innocence. The evening being delightfully mild. and
serene, constituted an additional source of attraction,
and consequently, at abouteight o'clock, the number of
individuals present could not have been less than from
12,000 to 15,000, amongst whom were the chldrea and
several adult members of neatly every family of dis-
tinction in and around the metropolis.
At nine o'clock the Royal patty arrived. It con-
sisted of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge, the Princess Augusta, and Prince George
of Cambridge, accompanied by Lady Jersey and her
two children, and attended by Miss Winyard, Ba-
roness Ahlefeldt, Co,loneli Keat and Prom, Sir William
David-on, Sir James Regnelt, and Major Jones. They
were received at the private carriage entrance by the
Proprietors and Officers of the Establishmeot, and con-
ducted to the Royal Pavilion. Their appearance was
hai:ed by the company with three cheers—the band
playing " God save the kiNg.° The Royal Duke
bowed his acknowledgments, and so did the little Prince, '
who seemed an object of great interest to his young
fellow-subjects in the Gardens. lie was dressed w ithl
great simplicity in a blue jacket and white trowsers ; and
his Perfectly natural and unpretending manner excited
the most favourable feelings towards him. A child of
Lady Jersey's was universally mistaken for the Prince's
little sister, who was deemed too young and delicate
to encounter the night air. Their Royal Highnesses
expressed the greatest delight at the splendid appear-
ance of the Gardens, and the excellence of the are ange-
merits, and after conversing some time with the pro-
prietors upon the subject, they proceeded to one of the
galleries, where they saw the ballet of " Lithe Peso's
Wedding," and the performances of the female juggler.
—They were then conducted to the other gallery, and
beheld the fireworks, which were very ,beautiful and
displayed numerous appropriate devices, and in the
midst of which, as usual, the assent and descent on the.
tight-rope, to and from the Moorish Tower, took place:
As soon as they were concluded, the Royal party re-
turned to foe Pavilion, where they again received the
warmest manifestations of respectful regard from the
company, and remained these for a few minutes, dui ing
which someornamental fire b tlloons were sent up in
front cf the orchestra. They rose s eadily, and as they
topped the lofty trees they fringed their shadowy foliage
with a momentary light, and floated out of view. Trim
Royal Highnesses then retired, highly gratified with
their evening's recreation. A sumptuous collation had
been prepared for them by Waud, of. Bond-street, but
they did not partake of it. In this respect, however,
Royal example was not followed by the younger por-
tion of the rest of the Visitants ; for no sooner were the
fireworks over, than erei y box in the gaedens was
thronged, and the attack that then cominenced'upon
cold howls and pastry, proved that the eyes and ears
are not the only organs to be gratified even at Vatti,
hall. Upon the whole, the entertaininents a the even-
ing gave the most unmixed pleasure. •
Among the numerous .pretty children that were in the Gardens,
the Infant f:yra attracted particular ttteation ; she wore 'a green
kerchief round herneck, which was fattened in (runt by a gold lyre.

illy t.. Master Carpefiter
Esurquen..2. Jutv varishle light airs.--•Salled yester-.
day,. the Oibuitie fratikit, Tlr the Sie.diterranean. -•
PoodrsmotrritiJutv lo.—Light airs from the South, and calm.—
Yesterday, the Coaretnart. captiOn Giornale It. Isamu%
arrived front Plymouth, to fit fur the Coa4 of Africa, whither she
will convey those intrepid travellers, Major Doman and Capt. H.
Czarritstrotr, who are expectid to embark in about three weeks.
DiAL, JOLT 10.--Wind R.—Arrived the Hwy, Baows, from
the Mediterranean; Ann Hlizabeth, Kalisz, from Cettc ; and Sir
It. Barclay, Nicol., from St. Domingo. Sailed the Hannah,
Sunman' for Bombay; Cicero, .....---, for Quebec; and his
Majesty's ship RAMER, to the westward. The ship Caroline,
Coariestra., having completed her repairs, passed through from
Reinstate this evening, for New Brunswick. Part of the cargo
of the Cadiz Packer, wrecked on tile Goodsitin Sandi, has been
landed here and at Bawl:fate.

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