Star.
London, England, 1805-09-25 00:00:00

DUBLIN. SEAT.

Mr. Gaavraw will attend his duty in Parliament
&may after the 'opening of the Seffion.
On Sunday let the Bifhop of MEATH arrived at
Donaghadee from Portpatrick.
The 'Whop of DOWN arrived in this City a few
days ago.
The venerable Bffhop of Li►tsuca is in town,
and apparently in good health.
The accouchement of the Lord Chancellor's Lady
took place unexpectedly during her prefeot vifit to the
North. We are happy to learn, however, that her
Ladyfhip has not fuffered any injury from a circum-
[lance fuppofed at a greater diftance.
Lord Dom BRAILIAI has returned public thanks to all
the inhabitants of Doneraile, who exerted themfelves
on Sunday fe'nnight in extiniguifhing an alarming
fire which raged in his premiles, and which threat.
coed the molt alarming progrefs. His Lordlhip has
alfo expreffed his obligations to Colonel Gomm:toe,
and the officers and men of the 6zd regiment, for
their aaive affiftance on the oceafion.

We are happy to hear, that in the event of a war
between Auaria and France, our gallant country.
man, the Field Marthal Baron O'Bssov, is likely to
(land high in command. The EMPEROR of Gas-
MANY has appointed him one of his Privy Council-
lore,
Chief Chamberlain, Governor and Commander
in Chief of Dalmatia, where he has an army of as
well difciplined troops as any in Europe ; and as a
further mark of diainaion, has conferred on him the
rank of Colonel Commandant of his own regiment
of infantry, which is the &It in the world.
Yefierday, a body of recruits, about too in num-
ber, marched into this city, from Liverpool.
The building of a Reeple to St. Andrew's Church,
proceeds with all expedition coalition with its intend-
ed height : when fiailhed it will be a very confider.
able ornament to the city of Dublin ; the tower is to
be 130 feet high, and the fpire 80, being in all 250
feet, or 31 feet higher than that of St. Patrick's Ca-
thedral.

On Sunday laft, the Cove of Cork corps were in-
fpeaed by Major CROKER, and on Tuefday the City
of Cork corps went throngh a variety of evolutions
before Major FENroN. Some of the Northern Yeo-
manry were infpeaed laft week by Gen. CLIO NAN E.
The belt of three one mile heats was run for near
Maryborough on Monday lad, for one hundred
Guineas, P. or P. between the Rev. Mr. O'Nsit.'s
grey poney Batchelor, and Roam'. COLLINS, Efqr's.
black poney. The firit mile was well conte Red, but
as Mr. COLLINS'S black pony bolted, The was not able
to come up with the grey polity. The fecond heat
was won hollow by the Rev. Mr. O'Neri's grey
poney. The day being remarkably fine, there was
a great affembiage of beauty and &anon from Mary.
borough and the furrounding neighbourhood.
The laft week has been rendered remarkable by
the number of unfortunate and melancholy events
Which have occurred in Waterford: On Wednefday
laft, a young man, a flator, named Reilly, was killed
by a fall from a feaffold, at a new building on Hen-
nay% Road. Thurfday another was drowned in the
river. Saturday morning three ;sarong' who were
employed in taking down an old houfe in Higb-areet,
were fuddenly overwhelmed by its fall ; one of them,
a mafon, named Patrick Doyle, was extricated
alive, and without material injury ; the other two
were found quite lifelefs: one of them, a labourer,
named John Lonergan, a man of excellent charater,
has left a widow and two fmall children to deplore
his lofs ; and, on the fame day, by the fall of a fcaf-
fold at BAllioamona-houfe, a man of the name of,
Foreftal was killed, and a lad named Meehan, Is-
verciy bruited, but expeaed to recover.

EXTRAORDINARY MURDER.—On Monday night
lei Mr. Ifasc Blight, a molt refpeaable and opulent
merchant, was murdered while he was fitting in his
chair in his own houfe, at Greenland Dock, near
Deptford.
Mr. Blight's houfe is the firft below Greenland
Dock, and fronts the river Thames : the back part
is furrounded by a prong paling. On Thurlday
night lalt (at which time Mr. Blight, with his Lady,
were at Margate), a friend of theirs, a Mr. Scripps,
was fitting alone in a front parlour in Mr. Blight's
houfe; about half ;salt eight o'clock he was alarmed
by a piflol or gun, loaded with ball; being fired
through the window: the ball lodged in a part of
the room not far from where he fat ; every fearch
was immediately made, but no perfon that could be
fufpeded was to be found. The next day (Friday)
Mr. Scripps wrote to Mr. Blight, to inform him of
the circumttance, when the latter it:dandy tame to
town ; but neither he nor Mr. Scripps could attach
fulpicion upon any one.
On Monday night, there Gentlemen were fitting
together in a back parlour in Mr. B.'s houfe; and
about the fame hour (half pall eight o'clock), Mr.
S. having occafion to go out for a few minutes, took
a candle, anti left his friend alone. He had not been
gone more than two or three minutes, when he
heard the report of a gun ; on which he immedi-
ately returned, and found Mr. B. lying (hot through
the body ; the ball had entered a little below his
ribs, palled through his back, and lodged in the
wainfcoting behind where he fat. The only perfon
in the houfe when the murder was committed, was
a female fervant, who alto heard the report of the
piece, but was in a kitchen at tome diftance; neither
Mr. Scripps, the fervant, nor thole who were called
in, could find any traces whatever of the murderer;
he got clear off; neither gun nor piltol was left be-
hind, our any thing that could tend in the lealt to
difcnver him.
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The unfortunate Gentleman was infiantly put to
bed, and the Alliance of a lurgeon immediately pro-
cured, who foon pronounced the wound to be mortal.
Mr. BliAht, during the night and yefierday morn.
ing, was futficiently collated to be able to anfwer
every queaion relative to the horrid trsnfaftion.
The whole account, however, that he could give,
was cxtremely fhort ; he Rated, that after Mrs
Scripps left him, he fat alone, and neither heard nor
aulpated any one; at lali, however, he faw the door
of the room open fiowly (but this did not alarm
him), and almoft at the fame inltant be was lhot
he neither faw nor heard the perfon who fired at him.
The above particulars Mr. Blight repe.sed
teveral times before he died; and declared
that he was not confeious of having an eney in the
world. He expivtfl at three (o'clock yegi.day at
crayon.