Star.
London, England, 1821-11-08 00:00:00

IRISH CONCI:LIATION.

On Tuesday we published an article under the
head of « Triumph of Conciliation," extracted from
the Dublin Evening Post. After the exultation which
was there expressed about the Resolutions come to by

the Board of Aldermen of Dublin against decorating

the statue of King WILLIAar on the anniversary of
his Birth-day„we scarcely expected to meet with the
following statements in the very next Irish papers we

have received :

" On Saturday evening," says the Dublin Journal,
" we congratulated the country on the apparent ap-
proach to perfect conciliation, but Sunday morning
dispelled our,dreams of future prosperity and happi-

ness to Ireland. The statue was dressed in more

gorgeous attire than at any former occasion, we
think, within our memory. It is quite evident that
the LORD MAYOR, or Alderman DARLPY, or any Po-
lice Magistrate, or any constable, could have pre-
vented the dressing, or, at any rate, it cannot be de-
nied, that any one of them could have removed the
trappings on Sunday. But such was not the intention,
and the proceedings of the Magistrates on Saturday
are considered a mere farce. We cannot but admire
the peaceable and forbearing conduct of our Catholic
fellow-citizens. During the whole day, scarcely a
person stopt to look at the statue— passengers walked
past it without seeming to notice that such a thing
existed ; in a word, all men appeared to view this base
endeavour to excite tumult with silent contempt, and
the Orangemen may exult as they please, but the
real triumph belongs to those whom they wished to
offend. The Catholics deem all that has been done
by this desperate faction as an insult, not to them,
but to their SOVEREIGN and his Government."

" We learn," says the Dublin Morning Post, " from
an eyewitness, that the Statue was dressed yesterday
about five o'clock in the morning. The persons who
dressed it issued from a public-house in Ship-street.
Three persons ascended the Statue—there were
groups hovering about in various directions, in all,
perhaps, about forty or fifty men. When they ap-
proached the Statue, they inquired of a policeman,
who seemed as if posted near it, whether he had any
orders to oppose the dressing of the Statue? He re-
plied not. This point ascertained, the Gentlemen pro-
ceeded to business, and having decorated their Idol,
they very quietly retired. Two or three policemen
could have prevented the dressing—a single man
could hive removed it! We were told that a specta-
tor having expressed some disapprobation at the pro-
ceeding, the Police who were present said, that al-
though they had no orders to prevent the dressing of
the Statue, they had orders to prevent a riot, and in-
stantly hurried away this unfortunate dissentient to
the watch louse. Thus, it appears, the dressing was
effected under Me protection of the Police !"

DISTURBANCES IN IRELAND.
FROM TIM DUBLIN JOURNAL OF MONDAY.

The intelligence received this morning from Lime-
rick, Cork, and other quarters, presents no feature
indicating any change of conduct in the peasantry of
the South and West of Ireland. We may rather say,
that they are daily becoming more audacious, and it
appears to us, that the military have no influence be-
yond the spot on which they stand, not even to half
the range of a musket-shot. On Friday morning,
Mr. RIEDY was proceeding to his farm from the town
of Newcastle, and when not more than two hundred
yards distant from the Barracks, two armed men
jumped from a quarry, and attempted to shoot him
with pistols. By presence of mind, he was enabled
to make his way back to the town without injury;
but the attempt to murder him, at this particular
spot, within cry of the soldiers, shows the daring,
desperate spirit of the wretches.
COUNTY OF CLARE.

We are sorry to hear that a lawless and outrageous
spirit has begun to evince itself among the lower or-
ders in our county, but we sincerely trust (from the
vigilant and active measures now adopting) to see
this evil crushed in its infancy, and that any act cal-
culated to disregard the laws, or disturb the peace of
the country, will be instantly put down, by a co-
operation of the Magistracy with the very efficient
force now employed for that purpose, and thereby
prevent its growing into that state which has for a con-
siderable time disgraced our neighbouring county.
COUNTY OF LIMERICK.

Sunday, the 28th nit. an outrage was committed
in open day, at ltossmore. Mr. Shelton being confined
to his room, and whilst prayers were reading to him,
the house was surrounded by an armed party of insur-
gents without disguise; they locked up the servant
men who had been at the stables, then attempted to
get in at the back-door, which, providentially, was
well secured. They then proceeded to the front, and
discharged a loaded firelock into the drawing-room,
and demolished every pane of glass therein with a
second shot ; plundered four stand of excellent arms
with a quantity of ammunition, made up for a different
purpose to what it will be applied to. Mr. Shelton, jun.
fired on them from an upper window ; one must be
wounded, as a short Fun the fellow had at the time
fell from him. The villains having previously secured
the ammunition, prevented further firing on them.—
The alarm bell being sounded, caused a quick retreat.

DUEL.—On the 22d of October, a meeting tools,'
place at the church-yard of Contuskart, county of
Roscommon, between Hyatt KELLY, Esq. of Wood-
mount, county of Galway, attended by Captain KIL-
LIKELLY, and Counsellor DILLON, attended by Mr.
, WEST. On the first discharge, Mr. Dawn's pis-
tol burnt priming, and Mr. M.'s fire took no effect;
a second case of pistols were then discharged, also
without effect. The affair was terminated by the in-
terference of a Magistrate, and both parties left the
ground. This meeting was caused by the publica-
tion of a correspondence and statement relative to an
affair of honour between Mr. D. M. IClLLtszt.tor,
and Mr. VAL. DILI.O.N.