Star.
London, England, 1822-01-07 00:00:00

COUNTY OF CORK.

On the nights of the 22ciancli8ci of December se-
veral houses within three or four miles of Bandon, in
the Pari,h of Temple Marlin, were attacked and robbed
of arms in the most daring and systematic manrer.
Thursday night last, a large Meeting of these mis-
guided men was held at Quarry's Cron, near the
Commons Mountain, four miles north cf Bandon,
where they divided inta three parties, each taking a
different direction. One of them proceeded to the
house of a man name 4 Fleming, at a place called
Knocknanirk, about two miles from where they had
originally met, and beat him most unmercifully.
The Kilkenny Moderator of Tuesday contains the
following account of a rencontre between the military
and the insurgents in the county of Limerick :

" A letter was received in'this city yesterday from Rathkeale,
stating, that a detachment of the 42d Royal Highlanders, lately
quartered here, came up a few nights since with a large body of
the insurgent peasantry in the vicinity of that town, when. an
engagement took place. The latter were defeated with the lost
of five killed and seventeen wounded. Not one of the military,
we are happy to say, was wounded in the action, of which we
shall probably be able to communicate ample particulars in our
next. This is the first engagement which has taken place be-
tween the King's troops and the peasantry in this still disturbed
quarter of' the country, and its result will probably strike n
wholesome terror into those infatuated marauders who hate so
long been able to c..nduct their schemes of murder and spoliation
without any effective check."
EXECUTION OF FIVE MEN FOIL WHITEBOTISg.

Monday morning, at six o'clock, Thomas Kelly,
Michael Kiely, Timothy Shea, John Histon, and John
Mullane, who were convicted at the Commission. of
offences under the Whiteboy Act, and ordered for
execution, were taken from the County Jail on cars,
to Newcastle, to undergo the awful sentence of the
law. They arrived at the place of execution, a field
of Mr. HARTNETT'S, near Newcastle, a little after
two o'clock. When the platform was erected, the un-
fortunate men ascended, attended by their Clergy,
who, having previously afforded them spiritual con-
solation, individually exhorted them to make open,
free, and full confessions, to the surrounding spec-
tators, and to warn them against the awful delusions
which had brought so fatal a result before their eyes.
After the unfortunate men had severally addressed
the populace, whose number might be estimated at
about 1500 only,
The Rev. Mr. FITZGERALD, in the most solemn
manner, exhorted the people upon the awful examples
then about to take place—five human beings stand-
ing on the hi ink of eternity, brought to that igno-
minious scaffold by the vile counsel of those whose
mandates they have fulfilled; and perhaps some of
those very persons who have thus immolated their
fellow mortals at the slain() of vicious purposes, are
at this moment, silent spectators of those miserable
victims. If such ate present, what must be their
feelings, what reparation could they make to an of-
fended GOD, and to upright laws so violently out-
raged ? Let them retrace their steps—let them give
up their arms—let them bow with humility to the
offended laws; laws which are calculated to puriue
and punish the offender, and also to pardon the re-
turning prodigal. Where are the mad conspirators?
where are those who set the laws at defiance ? in
whom, perhaps, the unfortunate men before you have
more than once glorified in their growing strength
Where are their associates now, who revelled in crime?
Not one of them dare shew their heads—and there
are their victims. Turn from your evil ways, or that
mt.s. be your fate also.

The Right Hon. WILLIAM CONYNGIIAM PLUNKETT
has been appointed his Majesty's Attorney-General
for Ireland. The Right Hon. WILLIAM SAURIN (now
Attorney7General), for the present, retires from office.
It is said that he is likely to succeed the present LORD
COVEY Justice of the King's Bench, whose age de-
mands the'quiet of private-life..
The Marquis of DOWNSIMR:i arrived at Read's Ho-
tel, Lower Grosvenor-street, on Saturday, from Berk.,
and left it again in the evening for Hatfield House,
Herti, en a visit to the Marquis of SALISBURY.

CORN BACHANCR, JAN. 7.—The 'arrivals of all
Grain last week were very large, and we had considesisble sup-
plies fresh in this morning from Essex, gent, and Sufielk, yet
prime Wheat sold from 2s. to 3e. per quarter higher than last
Monday, the quantity of that description being small lit com-
parison with that of inferior quality, upon,whiels there is no imp
provement in prices, but the sale of it was rather brisker than it
has been for some time past, although the arrival of Flour freest
the coast has been immense. Fine Malting Barley is ls. per
quarter dearer, hut the stained and inferior sorts are unsaleable*
Beans are Is. higher, and fine sampks of old were in demand at
that advance. The supply of Oats within these last few days
has been very considerable, but fine fresh Corn fully supports
last week's priets.
&aril YIELD Blamer", SAL 7.—Currency of this morning :-
-Meet', 2s. 6,1." to 3s. 104. per stone of Sibs.; Mutton, Sts. 64,
to 3s. 84. Veal. 3s. od. to 4s. 10d• Pork, Sts. 6d. to 4s. Od
Cattle at Market : Br uu, 11170; Calves, 220; Sheep and Lambs,
13,850; Pigs, 490.—flay and Straw per load, Hay, 31. 10s. to
41. Vs. Clover, 41. Os. to 31. Os. Straw, 1L Bs. to 11. 145.