Star.
London, England, 1821-09-22 00:00:00

ROYAL CONDESCENSION.

We have much pleasure in publishing the following
account of his MAJESTY'S condescending and amiable
conduct towards Commodore O'BataN, of Kilrush,
as he calls himself. .This is the little mariner who,
last summer, traversed the Shannon in his little
schooner of five feet keel, which he managed its the
most seaman-like manner, and who on that occasion
afforded much amusement to the people of Limerick:

TO THE EDITOR.

LIMER/CE, SITTrIIREIL 9.

Sta— A. your invaluable Journal has always been the reper-
tory of truth, 1 respectfully take leave to solicit your insertion of
the following simple narrative of the honour which his Majesty
was pleased to confer on me on the day of his departure from
Dunleary. I was, during the day, sailing about the Royal ficet
with my Lilliputian barge, waiting his Majesty's arrival, which
did not happen before six o'clock ; and so crowded was the Bay
with craft of every description, that I could not find room then
to display my nautical tactic., in order to please hi. Majesty;
however, by desire of the Commodore, I was commanded to
the Royal slip, inside of the line of Officers' boats, which waited
his Majesty's conveyance on board the Royal yacht, but so great
was the pressure, that I could not stffi entertain his Majesty
with a view of my vessel. Thus I was compelled to remain until
about ten o'clock at night, sailing traverse about the Royal yacht,
when his Majesty at length by the Royal lights perceived me,
and immediately ordered a boat to desire I should come along-
side, which I gladly complied with. I was then interrogated by
a Gentleman on board (whom I little thought to be the greatest
and best Monarch in the world). lie asked me whence I came,
my name, /cc. and then most humanely asked me whether I had
dined? to which I rdplied in the negative. Ills Majesty then
ordered me some sea store, which was not less than a whole side
of mutton, a loaf of bread, and a bottle of Champagne, and de-
sired that I shoald not depart from the side of the Royal yacht
until he saw me again ; when, to my very great surprise, Sir 11.
Bloomfield came down the gangway in a few minutes after, and
delivered me ten sovereigns by order of his Majesty. My little
craft then began to sink under the weight of unparalleled Royal
generosity. I knew not where to stow my mutton and bread,
and dreaded that I was to be the bearer of a Royal repast down
to Oid Davy, but fortune otherwise decreed it; I toasted his
Majesty's health in the wine, and took a comfortable luncheon,
which gave me the means of stowing the rest in my cabin lockers,
&c. I laying had the honour of displaying my nautical manteuvres
on the Shannon last summer, and being anxious to acknow
ledge the generosity and humanity of our most gracious Sove-
reign, in noticing so humble an individual, should you give pub-
licity to the above extract from my log-buck, being a concise nar-
rative of the whole, together with my gratitude for the Royal
favour I have had the honour of receiving, you will ever oblige,
Sir, your most humble servant,
COM MODORR O'BRIEN, of Kilrush.
con save TIM USG !!

A new bridge is to be erected across the river
Liffey, from the new road leading to the Royal Hos-
pital of Dublin to the opposite side, nearly fionting to
the entrance to the Phceniz Park, which is to be
called the King's Bridge.
The KING drove through the West End of the
Town on Thursday in a very handsome private coach,
with a green body, and only one footman, in a drab
livery, behind.
Between siz and seven o'clock, on Tuesday evening
last, as Mr. Spratt, of Little Russell-street, Blooms-
bury, shoemaker, was proceeding across the fields
from Dulwich to Camberwell, he was attacked by
two men, one of whom knocked him down by a se-
vere blow on the back part of the head, with a heavy
bludgeon, and then jumped upon his chest, and held
him down while the other rifled his pockets of ten
sovereigns, three £1 Maidstone notes, some loose sil-
ver, and a clasp-knife. The villain not contented
with the crime he had already committed, was pro-
ceeding to add to it that of murder—for having
opened the knife which he had taken from Mr. Spratt s
pocket, he seized him by the chin, and beating his
head against the ground with such violence as to
cause the blood to run from his mouth and ears, he
tore down his neckcloth, and placed the knife close
to Mr. Spratt's throat, and was in the act of drawing
it across, when the other, who it appears was less
hardened than his confederate, fortunately caught
his arm just as the knife had perforated the skit► of
the neck, and wrenched it out of his hand. The
wretch then seized the bludgeon with which Mr.
Spratt had been knocked down, and inflicted several
severe blows on Mr. Spratt's head and body, and af-
terwards both of them assisted in throwing him into
a wet ditch close by, and ran away. Mr. Spratt re•
mained in this dreadful situation a considerable time,
bleeding profusely, and would probably have perished,
had he not been discovered by some labouring men.
who immediately tendered him every 14taitce.