Star.
London, England, 1823-09-23 00:00:00

SPECIAL SESSIONS.

A Court was held under the Insurrection Act, at
Nlallov, on Thursday, the 18th instant.
John Sheehan was charged with having certain am-
munition in his possession after having been called upon
by an authorised person to deliv_er them up, and also
with being absent From his dwelling-place.
John Donman, policeman, stated, that he was on
duty on the night tat the 15th September, at Killairel-
len, where he met the prisoner, at about half-past nine
o'clock ; witness asked him where he was going ? but
he gave no satisfactory answer. Witness carried him
to the guard-house.
John Clark stated, that he had been ordered to search
the prisoner's person; and before he did so, he de-
manded whether he had ammunition or arms con-
cealed ? The prisoner replied, that he had neither.—
Witness then proceeded to search his person, and found
a small box of slugs and a piece of lead concealed in
his waistcoat pocket. Ilis coat, at the back, was stained
with Mood, which appeared fresh. Pt isoner said his nose
had been bleeding The prisoner could give no satis-
factory account of himself: he was interrogated by Mr.
Lowe, and it appeared that he had slept at Walhtown
(near Mr. Franks' house), on Me night after Mr. Franks
and his family were murdered. He was a young
and seemed to be shrewd and intelligent, although
sullen and reserved.

The Magistrates without hesitation convicted the
ptisouer, who was sentenced by Mr. BLACKER to be
transported for seven years.

NAVAL LVTELLIGENCE.

Dr. TIA Ries has returned to Greenwich, with his chronometera-
in the CaLuore. Thezesult of his observations, in the Stamm
riot, has been a discovery that the longitude from Greenwich to
Falmouth is set down in the published accounts. one mile short
from Falmouth to Madeira, it is correct. The trigonometrical sur-
veys which have been made, wiU consequently prove incorrect ; but
the discovery affects nothing relative to practical seamanship.
FALMOUTH, Stn. 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Mary,. FAIR-
mow!, from Liverpool for St. Michael's after being out twelve
days—very leaky. Sailed his Majesty's ship THU'S, on a cruize.
PORTSMOUTH, Slim 22.—Wind N.W.—Put back, his Majesty's
ship SEMINGArATASI, and the Russian frigate Preadpriate.
Deka, Sarr. 22 —Wind W.—Arrived and sailed for the River,
the Maria, WILLIAMS; and Lord Nelson, DUNCAN, from Quebec;
and Prince of Orange, HUNTLY, from Miramichi. Arrived also
and sailed for Hull, the Sovereign, WILLIS, from Qnebee. Came
down from the River, the Henry, Paaraince, for Jamaica.—Six
r. M. The wind having barked to the N.W. the whole of the out-
wa-d-bound have sailed. _ _ _

COVES, SCIT. 22.—Arrived the Commercial, TALBOT, from Port-
au-Prince, with loss of anchors and cables, and part of her cargo
thrown overboard, having been on shore. An open boat has been
picked up off the Needles, with" Cherry, of Waterford," on her stern.
Savra Cauz, TeNeitirre, Ann.l3.—" We have had two French
prizes brought in here by privateers fitted out at Corunna, one of
which, arrived yesterday, was a large ship from Manila, bound to
France, with a cargo valued at half a million of dollars."
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, Aec.2s.—The Loyal Briton transport,
with the three companies of the 52d on hoard, formerly destined
for Newfoundland, sailed thence on the 25th ult. and arrived at St.
John's, New Brunswick, on the 19th inst. The Fanny transport,
now on her way to, or at New Brunswick, with part of the 52d,
affords passages home for invalids and men to be discharged. The
slips of war here, are his Majesty's ships Sarassuity, bearing the
Hag of Rear-Admiral Farm, Captain Manna; the ARGUS, Captain
}foram; and STARROWHAVVE, the Hon. Captain DONBAS. His Ma-
' jesty's ship Avnoi, Captain BOOMER, is expected in from Quebec.
The NIEMEN, Captain Starer, now cruising to the Eastward, will
sail shortly for Jamaica, for specie; and the Axons goes to-morrow
with the English July Mail to Bermuda. • '
Batts, AVOCET 4.—On the 16th ult. the Banos; Sir Mawr
Maßwzu., arrived from Rio; and on the 12th. the presence of the
whole squadron being no longer necessary here to protect ibe Bri-
tish mercantile interests, the CREOLE, Commodore Sir T. Hamm;
DORIS, Captain, Ileum; and the Barrow. Sir M. Maxwerz., sailed
for Rio, leaving the Mums, Captain T. Baowsr, which ship con-
tains the specie of the merchants. The Maar, from Liverpool, has
arrived here with British seamen for the Brazilian invite..