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

KANTURK.

The following is an extract of a letter received by
a Ger.tleman in this city from a friend near Kanturk :
" We left at one o'clock on Saturday, half an hour
before which, three fellows called at E. Riordan's Eq. and dc-
' marketed the arms—they then.turned all the men from work,,
as they wouid be roomuch tired for thebusiness of the night.'
GOD only knows what designs they entertain—,one report says,
an attack on Kanturk, another states a general rising, whilst--
another asserts, that an encampment is to be formed at once.— '
You cannot conceive an adequate notion of the desperate resolu-
tion of the peasantry—every one of them Is, it is said, sworn,
and they express a determination of going to the very utmost
extremes.

0 Their exertions to procure arms, you may perceive, from
their having yesterday taken two guns from a Protestant Cler-
gyman of the name of Cotter, Rector of Castlemagner, and a
Gentleman of the name of Bullet, who were fowling in a neigh-
bouring wood; immediately after the shots were heard, Atm* -
one hundred of the peasantry aueniblvd, and deprived them of
their fowling-pieces."

We are assured, that the conversation said to have
passed at the late Suffolk Meeting between the Under
Sheriff and a Gentleman in the crowd, did not take
place.

ANNIVERSARY OF BURNS.--The Anniversary of
this great lyrical Poet, was celebrated 'yesterday,
se'nnight, in the Commercial Inn, Dumfries, with
More than usual eclat. Very nearly fifty Gentlemen.
sat down to dinner; Mr. JOHN M'DIA TIMID in the
Chair, supported by General Dlitom, of MoUntzAnnatt,
and' Major WILLIAM MILLER. JOHN SINE, Esq.
Croupier, supported by the celebrated author of the
Queen's Wake, and the key. WM. GILLZSPII4 au-
thor of the Progress of ROnement, &c. Amidst °the r
insignia, the room was decorated with two excellent
portraits of the Poet and his venerable relict, Mrs.
BURNS, painted for the use of the Club, and presented
to the lembers by Mr. JOAN Gmrict.AN.

Thursday, the Osex brig was laur.ched from a slip in Sheer-
ness Dock-yard : a great concourse of spectators had assembled,
although it rained very hard at the time.
We are sorry to find that Sir Mamma Lava, K.C.B. Captain
of doe Serrsece, 74, is dangerously ill at his house in the Royal
Naval Hospital, Stonehouse.
Wednesday se'nnight the Countess of Oxman, now at Dorris,
the seat of the Noble darl's brother-in-law, had the misforttmo
to rupture an internal blood vessel, but all apprehension of dan-
ger is now happily removet'.
Monday, when the Countess of Kitxranar had mounted her
horse, with a view to take her usual exercise, the spirited animal
reared, and unfortunately threw her Ladyship to the ground.
We are happy to state, that she was only slightly bruised by the
fall, and that she is now nearly quite recovered.
liectstawcTot het NB. --Ireland containi 11,943,000111nm-
den acres, or nearly twenty millions of English acre.; the
total number of inhabitants it abtut 6,200,000; the number
of Magistrates on record is 4537, of whom 602 hors died, so
that the whole now living amount to 3,928. Ot thii number
1,547 are non-resident; 183 are resident, but tot acting; 266
act, in Counties, although nut resident; and there are altogether
1,932 resident and acting.

Yesterday morning,- a melancholy "sent took place at the
Auction dart, which-put a stop tti- business foil some time
Mr. Shuttleworth, the auctioneer, bad i sale of wine in the
middle . room, and whilst the sale* mil' going om a Gentleman,
named Blissett, residing in Park-street, Winston at the ;mo-
ment he was shaking 'hands with a friend, sutide;aly fell but
and expired.
Yesterday, Thomas "Woo, *a ha who was apprehended etts
Tuesday last with a loaded pistol in his possession, by Ditch,
the officer, was brought up to Bow.street, for re-esausiassiogu—s.
He is suspected to be the person who Ired at the wattlinsan ip
Burton Crescent, The pistol he bad stoke (rani tilt
Arms public-house,The-ilehts, Chino. The prisoner ifsse RI 7
committed fur stealing the pistol.

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