Star.
London, England, 1826-06-01 00:00:00

IRISH AMUSEMENTS.

At the fair of Ballyhaise, on Thursday last, the Police,
whilst endeavouring to quell a riot in a publican's
house, were attacked by a large mob, armed with sticks
and stones, who knocked down the Police, and severely
injured the serjeant of the party.
At the fair of Ballyhillon, on Saturday week last, the
Police, under the command of that very active officer,
Mr. Raymond, while patroling the town, and preserving
the public pace, were wantonly attacked by an armed
mob of upwards of 200 persons, who were violently in
search of some party upon whom they meant to wreak
their vengeance, when they commenced throwing stones
and other missiles of a most dangerous nature, accom-
panied with the most alarming expressions, such as--
" Kill the Police," 41 Murder the bloody Peelers,' he.
that it was not until their lives were in the most immi-
nent danger, that Mr. Raymond gave orders to his
party to fire ; the shots did not, however, take any
effect, and the Police not having any more ammunition,
the fury of the mob seemed only to increase ; in vain
did Mr. Raymond remonstrate with the party upon the
impropriety of their conduct ; but it would not do ; all
his remonstrances were of no avail; when he, in the
most brave and determined manner, at the head of six
mounted Police, with drawn swords, charged on the
mob, and, in a very short time, cleared the street, and
took eight of the principals into custody ; but not until
some of them were most seriously, and we believe, dan-
gerously cut with the swords of the Police.
KILKENNY SPRING FAIN—On Thursday this Fair
took place. There was much detached cudgel-fighting
is the streets after the business of the fair closed, and
broken heads were given and received to rather a con-
siderable amount, and in great variety, before it was
possible to bring in the police or military.

Another steam vessel, the Hamilton, Capt.CHRISTI;
sailed from Liverpool on Sunday last for Angostura, to
navigate the river Orinoco, and its tributary Streams,
under the privilege granted to Colonel JAMS HAMIL-
TON, by the Government of Colombia. During the
greatest part of the year the steam vessels will be able
to proceed to within three days' journey of Bogota.
The distress which prevails in Arbroath is very great.
The number idle is 2,268 ; to be unemployed in the
end of nest week 1,640. As the report lok as to be given
in by a certain time, for four factories, for want of time,
not included, we may with safety add, 200. Total
4,108. Tuesday se'nnight, about one hundred people
left the town in search of work.—Montrose Uhron.
The state of trade in Leicester is lamentable, and the
stockingers, in particular, are suffering great distress.
Even in the best of times, the stockinger is barely able
to procure the means of keeping body and soul loge.
tker ; at the present, only one fifth of the stockingers
are employed at all, and they are not able to make
more than from six to eight shillings a week each. The
poor rates are ruinously high. In some of the p.rishes
they amount to more than twenty shillings in the pound.
There has been a great number of the stockingers re-
lieved from a subscription lund in L icester. For wears
together between nine and ten thousand persons were
thus assisted weekly ; but at this time the number is
much smaller, in consequence of a little improvement
there has been in the trade, as well as in consequence
Sol the lowness of the funds.