Star.
London, England, 1801-04-09 00:00:00

IRELAND.

• DUBLIN, APRIL 4.
.Although a great deal has been fail of the nu-
merous criminals that fill our prifons, and the pro-
bability of confiderable convictions and executions
•t the prefcnt affixes, we are pleated to find that in
fsveral internees the Judges had not the painful
talk orpatfing fentence of death ona fingle traver•
firs and that in three or four counties only per-
fens here been convidtad of murder. Cunfidcring
tht state this libelled country is repreflusted to be
in, numberlefs eonviaions Ihould not be wondered

at—but it is notorious that the major part found
guilty of murder were alledged to have committed
the crime as far back as the year 1701. If, during
' the remainder of their circuits, the Judges have not
to exert the rigour of the law oftener than in that
which has elapfed,it mail be acknowledged bythofe
who have an oppertunity of perufing the trials
and conviaions of late in Engl:tud, that we by no
means exceed that country in criminal proceedings.
At Lent Affixes, bold at Mullingar,for the coun-
ty of Wefteneatb, on Friday the aoth ult. feveral
performs were tried WC:we the HOILJUIIiCe DOWNEs,
and found guilty of burglaries and robbc.iLs.
Extrad of a letter from Philipflown Our
Armes are juft concluded, and afforded a better
barveft to the Lawyers than ever wasbefore known,
as the number cf civil adions tried before Mr.
jaltice Dowa ts was beyond any thing that has
before occurred. The crown bufinefs alfo was
heavy, though not too much fo for the indefati-
gable application of Lord NORBLIev. The only
remarkable matter that occurred was the trial of
ROBERT SI!, RVINOTON, Efq. maifirate of that
county, on Friday, for taking a forceable poffef-
flon ; but the Jury not being able 20 agree, were,
on the Sunday morning following, drawn to the
verge of the count,. The Gentleman was on
Saturday convided of an atranit and fentcnced to
three months imprifonmeut."
We hear two of the numerous banditti who late-
ly robbed the mail-coach, near Carlow, have been
taken up near Athy, in the very ad of attempting
to pats tome of the notes which they had taken out
of the mail. The notes have been pofitively iden.
tified ; and there can be little doubt that thefe via.
lains mull Mon difeover the entire gang of their
companions.--The mail-coaches arc much better
guarded than they were previous to the attack
near Carlow ; forming with the coach-guard and
paffengers a fore; that few troops of robbers will
dare to run the Mk of encountering.
Letters from Grenard mention, that oatmeal
has fallen in price above 12s. per hundred, in con-
fequence of the produdive profpeft the prefent
fine feafon forebodes. In many places perfons
that were fuppofed not to be worth an hundred of
oatmeal, are now producing quantities for Pale,
which they bad hoarded in expedation of receiv-
ing a much higher price for it than was had for
the like at the deareil period.
LIMERICK, Motet( 5 .—Monday night, the 16th
intl. eight villains broke into the houfe of Mr.
Michael Langan, near Cabin, laid him on the
Boor, put draw under mad over him, then fet tire
to it, and tortured him in fuck a manner, that he
confeired he had tto guineas, which he handed
them, bat he was fo Mockingly burned, that he
died on Friday; and on Sunday another houfe
was robbed in the fame neighbourhood.