Star.
London, England, 1801-12-26 00:00:00

DUBLIN, DEC. 22.

Vile Earl of Dosouc H MORE, it is laid, is to take
his place at the Revenue Board, as Chief Commit:
fioner in the room of the Right Hon. Joua Lif 1135.1
FORD.

The Right Hon. RICHARD ANNESLIY, it isalfo
Girl, is to take the Ration at the Board of Sir H.
CULES LANCRISHL,who likewife retires.

The Penfioners of Kilmainham Hofpital are, it
is faid, to be placed on a fimilar ellabliihment with
thofe of Chelfea, in England. The change is to
take place from the if of January. The poor old
veterans will receive better food by it, and each
man a new fuit of clothes every year, and a com-
fortable jockey coat every third year.
Barris, who was to have been executed on Sa-
turday lafl, for felling forged bank notes, is re.
fpited until further orders.
NAASSPICIALCOMMISSION.—The following per.
font were tried laa week before thr. Hon. Julhces
DOWNES and CHAMUERLAINL, in Naas, at the
fpecial commiffion.
yaws Mathews was conviaed of ro!)bing Wm,
Keon, Efq. late of York-freer, on the ilt of N.
vember, at Cappahill, of his watch and a confider
able quantity of call', at the hour of twelve o'clock
in the day. He received (entente to be executed
on the 28th infant.

Barth. Mooney and john Mooney, father and fin,
were convided of robbing the mail on the sth of
March laft, at Knocknagee, county of Kiidare;
they, with John M‘Grntit, (who was tried fir the
fame offence in Augiat lalt, at Kildare aflizes,
found guilty, and executed) and four or five others,
1 sy in ambufh for the Cork mail coach, at Knock.
nagee, and when it came up, fired upon it, and
the efcort being obliged to fly, the offenders 14
felled themfelves of the mail. Thefe defperadoe:
have been tsroug:tt to juftice by the adivity and
vigilance of two of the chief peace officers of this
city, Meflis. Logan and Wilfon. The Mooneys
received fentenc.: to be executed. _

Tbomas Mxrpby was convitted of receiving a
bag of letters of the above mail, well knowing
that tile f.4me was a robbery, and received faitenco
of death.

M44becv Verde's Rnil Thema. Bs.llesi were cnnvic.
ted of }torte
gutliib Ryan, con vieted of receiving Itolen rods,
was fentenced to be privately whippeJ, and
prifoned lix months. Several other perfohs were
tried for leiter offences.

it is curious enough to find that authors, Thn
have been nonfuited in a Court of Critic fn, lhould
conceive themfelves entitled to afk any thing in
Equity./
The Chancery Proceedings in the Drury Law
Caufe, we think might fuggeß hints fora giu,d
Pantomime, if it were permitted to jell with filch
ferious matterso—Harlequin and his Companion
purfued by a parcel of Attornieu, inflead ni the
Enchanter or the Vice, would afford room for many
whimfical metamorphofes.—Scene, a labyrinth.
Mrs. SIDDON 9 is loon to come forward in Belvi•
dere:. It is one of her bell characters.
Coots, the aifor, was taken ill at Bath, on Sv
turday evening laD, in confequence (As Dated in
the Batb Cbronicle,) of having imprudently drank a
quantity of roll water, while over-heated by his
exertions in the part of !ago, which produced
fpafms in his Romach, and confined him to his
bed on Sunday and Monday. By the timely al-
fißanct of medical (kill, he was, however, fiffic;•
ently recovered to perform Shylork and Sir Ard.r
Malrctfa on Tucfday evening. in a tide of
finillied excellence, to an overflouing and deight•
ed audience. Ili& indifpofition ec,.a!ioned I. eV Cri
difamx)intment at on Monday tail, where
every place in the boxes was taken, in expeltation
of feeing him perform /ago.
An eminent phyfician, who is equally the dn.
ciple of slums and Efculapius, and very remark.
able for continuing his vitas to his rich patient+,
after he haX turned their diforders oat of doors,
attended a Laity of tome celebrity in the world of
wit, for three months after her recovery, and le.
gularly Raid with her Rill he received his difmiffing
tee of five guineas. Weary of his expenfive de•
voirs, and concluding that to lelfen the fee would
b: to lofe the vifitor, the ventured to give him four
guineas, at the conclution of his next call. He
looked anxiotifly in his hand; then on the carpet.
And Rood fomc time in evident embarraffment.—
" Have you 101 l any thing ?" enquired the LAdi
very kindly. " Why, Madam, 1 thought I had
dropped a guinea." " It is only a mißake in the
perfon, Sir," rejoined the fair patient, " it is
who have dropped the guinea." The Daher el
courfe dropped his vifits.
One of the unfeeling villains who plundered the
property of the (hip-wrecked mariners calf :ANT
war Abetthaw, ClamorLanlhire, is committc4to
Cardiff