Star.
London, England, 1821-12-20 00:00:00

THk ARMY.

bISTURBANCES IN IRELAND.

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Tire 3d Battallonof the Grenadier Guards, which left Lon:
PROM THE DUBLIN JOURNAL' OF MONDAY. I don by the canal boats on the 4th imtint, embarked at liver.
Thursday night several horses were taken from the pooTlhOelldtehteactintlhe,ntaonfdilhaended safely in Dubin nn the 11h inst.
farmers in the neighbourhood of Powers Town, 8.2t1 Regiment, which sailed about fw•
County of Tipperary, and a mounted band were seen
eyeuatrstimat:r inrethtuerntain At
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to ship,
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crossing the hill of Ardgecha ; and on the same grant. It will be immediately landed, and placed La Cumber-
night a party visited three houses near Clonmei, in land Fort until fortherorders;
search for arms, one of which is situated within a'
short distance of the artillery barracks. Notices re-
larding tithes have been posted in different parts,
' but no act of violent outrage has been committed in
Tipperary since our former arrivals from that district.
In the County of Limerick, the house of J. MOE-
RISSAY, Parish of Ballingarry, was surrounded by a
gang, who cut down the ash trees in his grove. They
had previously deprived him of his arms. Friday
evening the mills of J. BENNETT, Esq. within half a
mile of Nenagh, were plundered of a case of pistols
and one musket.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Two noted characters, taken at Charleville, were
armed with a musket and a blunderbuss heavily
loaded, and.they have been transmitted to Cork jail.
Another desperate man was seized at Coleman's-
well, and sent to itatlikeale. This ruffian had three
guns and a quantity of gunpowder; ene of them is
identified, and he is committed for trial.
A carman, conveying a sentry-box, was stopped
near Cratloe, by a party, who broke it in pieces.
The Public Authorities are now exerting them-
selves in the county Tipperary. Wednesday, Colonel
llaowEt.t. caused the picquet of the Tipperary Staff
to apprehend Patrick Maher 41iasStri*e, and J. Bar-
ret alias Beady, both notorious.robbers, charged with
various felonies. The Catholic Pi iests.are everywhere
admonishing their • flacks, and exerting all the in-
fluence they still possess to restrain• them from un-
lawful combination.

Wednesday night an alarm took place at Ennis,
when Major WARBURTON set out to scour the coun-
try with a pasty of police, and the Clare Staff, accom-
panied by Lord MOUNT CHARLES, a distinguished
young Nobleman, who manifested the greatest zeal
and activity, during a most fatiguing search, while
the rain poured in torrents. Lord Mousr CHARLas
and Major WA MIR rox returned with their patty, at
five next morning, without having found any of the
lawless bands.
A few days ago, a melancholy circumstance oc-
curred near Glannamada, in the county of Galway,
between two brothers. A turkey-cock having tres-
passed on the premises of the one brother, and being
treated, as the other considered, in rather an un
friendly manner, some sharp words were produced
between them ; when one of them seized a pitchfork,
and plunged it into the neck of the other, of which
he died shortly afterwards in the greatest agony.
SPECIAL COMMISSION. _ _ .

Ltatentcx, DEC. 15.—Yesterday, at two o'clock,
the lion. Baron M'CnennaN o and the Hon. Justice
Mootte, arrived in this city from Dublin.
This morning, at eleven o'clock, both the Judges
entered the County Court, and after the Lord Lieute-
nant's direction to hold a Commission for the trial of
such persons as were in custody for offences recently
committed against the public peace was read the
Grand Jury were sworn in.
Baron M'CLELLAND addressed the Grand Jury in
a luminous and constitutional charge. He took a
review of the dangerous and wicked associations
which disgrace this county, and cited several Acts;
framed for the suppression of Whiteboyism. The
first of these Acts was passed in the year 1776, when
it was enacted, " that any number of persons asso-
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eating together, under any particular disguise, with
ire-arms, &c. amounted to a high misdemeanour,
subjecting them to iamisonment and corporal pu-
nishment, under the discretion of the Court; but that
when such a party should proceed to any operative
acts of violence, each and every one in such an unlaw-
ful assembly, was subject to the high penal punish-
ment of death." Also, threatening letters, denuncia-
tions, placards of an insurrectionary spirit, against
loyal and peaceable subjects, was also capitally penal.
The slightest trespass, after sunset, by any such party,
though in other occasions but a trespass, yet in this case
of a Whitehoy system, is capital. Any one giving coun-
tenance or protection to any person or pet sons asso-
ciated for any illegal purpose, are considered con-
spirators, and are equally guilty. By another Act,
passed in the 27th of his late Majesty, denominated the
Riot Act, threatening Magistrates in the performance
of their duty, which was too common: and: well
known in this County, was capital in the eye of the law.
His Lordship then referred to other sections, enabling
the Magistrates to call upon any of his Majesty's sub-
jects to aid and assist in putting down all tumultuary
proceedings, and that in case of any one refusing, the
said refusal was indictable. He then referred to the'
prudence of arresting any person or persons who may II
be in the secret of the insurgents ; that the Magistrates
were bound to swear such person or persons, and in
case of refusal, to commit them to prison. All sus-11
picious characters, who may be roving- and strangers
in the country, and likely to diffuse the wicked spirit'
now afloat, should give bail, and in case of refusal,
ought to be committed until the ensuing Assizes.
His Lordship then implored the Grand Jury to co-
operate with the Police Magistrates; to concert to-
gether by Baronial Meetings, and advise upon the
most judicious means of. arresting the progress of
disaffection ; to stay all other avocations except that
of promoting the peace of the county, in, order that
a deluded peasantry may be restored to habits of loy-
alty, peace, and industry; and he sincerely trusted,
that the effect of this Special Commission would be
salutary in restoring the peace of the county.
No Crown prosecutions were entered into this day,
but on Monday morning the trials *ill commence.
All the Bills exhibited to the Grand Jury, this day
were returned as " inte." The (fraud Jury will re-
sume their sitting at ten o'clock on Monday.
The number io the county jail yesterday for trial
amounted to 49, and are charged as follows :—For
murder, four; assembling by night, and breaking into
houses, 13 ; robbing on the highway, two ; having
arms and gunpowder concealed two ; administering
unlawful oaths, two; assaulting crown witnesses, 12;
various other offences, 12.
The City Calendar contains a list of 24 for trial,
eight of them are capitally indicted.
The two Copingers, father and son, charged with
being concerned in the murder of Major COLLIS,
hstvs been appieheuded and committed to prison.

THEATRICALS.

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DRURY...LANE.. —Yesterday evening' a crowded and
fashionable audience assemlblei at this TLeatre to wit-
ness the re, aesentation of that wonder ful chluction
of our immortal Bard—Macbeth. Mis's EDMISTON,
the young Lady who made successful A debut in
Jane Shore last week, played Lady
.Macbeth ; and it
gives us pleasure to state, her pert.a.nraric e of that
arduous character was such as t.l establ,lr her claim
to the public faVour in the higher walks cf Tragedy.
Previous to the commencement of the Play the
fol-
lowing Address, claiming the indulgence of the au-
dience for the fair debutante, was wed spoken by Me.
Cooern:
If, when the Sun withdraws its beaMs on high,
The rising Star is beautcoui in the sky ;.
And those, who most admied day's gorgeous light.
Can gladly view the lesser gems of night ; •
So, tho' that lustre's lost which twani'd the rays
Of glowing health on Straitsraaav's lofiiest lays",
Ye yet may hail that light which now w..uld soar
To shine where brightest genius shone before.
Unthinking Pazaion, and close following Shames,
And Famine clinging to the sinking frame,
Are Nature's woeful truths of ev'ry day,
That all can feel, dui alt may not pourtray.
But blood-sr:died woman ! spurning ev'ry fair
And ev'ry fvling that makes woman dear,
Is Inspiration's task, and tow'ring Mind
Must form this awful monster of her kind!
Then let me calm our vent'rous suppliant's fear)
Tell her you will not blame, but kindly cheer;
And if her failing power shall speak too plain
Wbat ye once saw• ye may ne'cr see again ;
E'en her bold effort shall command applause;
To fall is honour, if in Honour's cause !
This effusion was received with favourable greei;
ing, and the Lady Macbeth of the evening was re-
ceived on her entrie with loud and long-coritinuert
applause, which was again and again drawn forth as
she proceeded in the delineation of the passions-whicb
agitate the soul of that ambitious and guilty woman:
The young Lady evinced throughout the most cor;.
rect conception of her witty.; and, if there was a
defect observable, it was perhaps a want of sufficient
compass of voice, and, in one or two scenes, of suffil.
cieat energy; but these are defects which a repetition
of the part will probably remove; and they wereby
no means so striking as to detract from the general
merit of the performance. In the earlier scenes, in
which she taunts Macbeth upon his irresolution, and
urges him on to the commission of the dreadful
crime which was to ensure his elevation to the throne
of Scotland, and the accomplishment of his ambi-
tious views; she displayed an eminent degree of his-
trionic talent. In her last scene, the powerful work-
ings of a guilty conscience even in sleep, were pot&
trayed with much skill and fidelity to Nature. Iler
exit was marked with general plaudits. Mr. KEAN'
played Macbeth in his best style. The soliloquy "Is
this a dagger that I see before me?" was a masterly
effort of impassioned recitation. Mr. COOPER played
Macdiff and in the few scenes in which an oppor-
tunity offers for the display of talent, this meritorious
performer drew forth; the most marked applause.
The Play was, in the minor parts, well cast, and it
was announced for Friday evening amid general and
fervent approbation.
• Mn. Siddons is here alluded to.

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Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India
House, when the following Captains were sworn into the coin-
:nand of their respeetive ships.' viz. Captain F. Anon', Buck-
inaihamy
3elvlie
sildrei,fo: Bombay and China; and Captain R. Curroao,
for China direct:—The following Commanders
took leave of the Court previous to departing for their respec-
tive destinations, viz. Captain M. HAMILTON, Dunira; Captain
A. H. Campania., Duke of York; and Captain J. Sin:cut:an,
Berwickshire, foe Bombay and China:
FALMOUTH, DEC. 18.—Wind S.W. blows strong.— Arrived
the Marchioness of Salisbury packet, with a Mail front Jamaica,
from whence she sailed the Gth November.
Mem:rum, DEC. 18.—The gale last night from W. to SS.W.
was unparalleled at this port, accompanied with thunder and
lightning; and although the harbour was full of outward-bound
shipping not the smallest accident occurred, owing to the indis-
putable advantages of the 111TakTrits.T.
PO/TO/WM Dec. 19.—Wind S.W.—Came in the Franklin,
WALLOP, with loss of jib-boom, bowsprit, and sails. •
Drat., Dec. 19.—A hid S.W.—Arrived the Tobago, Weso-
NORLAND, in forty-nine days from Demerara. Seven olock—e
II Just arrived the Juliana East Indiaman, Captain Queue, from
Bengal.
thawicit' Dec. 19.—N0 arrivals.-Sailed the Lord Dunne
packet, for Cuxhaven • and the Prince of Orange packet, foe
Holland, both with Nlals.
Doves, Dee. 19.—The Antigone packet, from Calais, was I
obliged to transfer her Mail and passengersin the Roads toslay,l
in consequence of the bad state of our harbour ; she returned
immediately to France, It has blown hard all day, with thun-
der and lightning.—Seven o'clock—Weather more moderate,
but the lightning continues.
RAUSGATI, Dec. 19.—Wind S.W.—The Mountstone, of
Plymouth, on shore yesterday on Sandwich Flats, has been gut
off, and brought into this harbour ; also came in several vessels
for shelter.
MAUGATZ. Dee. 19.—Captain MUNRO, of the ship Good Czar,
reports that, on the evening of the 29th of October the Pieter
and Emma, of Rotterdam, front Batavia, was totally lost, with
all her cargo, on the Island of Ascension.
LIVE/POOL, Dec. 18.—Arrived the Earnest, LYNAN, from
Gibraltar, in nine days; also arrived the Itolsert Fulton, front
New York, from whence she sailed the 24th November.
liaoseow, Dec. 18.—The gale last night was tremendous from
the S.S.E. to W.S. W. The William and Mary, of Plymouth,
sailed for Bristol to-day about two o'clock, and it is feared she
has suffered owing to the gale coming on so suddenly.
Cesrom-Horse, Dec. 19.—Entered Inwards:—The Hope,
from Montserrat; Wellington, front Malaga; Sincerity, from
Stangate Creek; Vinery, from Worcum; Glasgow, ftom Lis-
bon; Express, from Gibraltar; Ihrmony, from Cadiz • Avan-
tua, front Rouen ; and St. Lawrence, from Quebec.—Cleared
Outwards :—The Comet, for New Providence; William, for
Jersey ; Ida, wad Amazon, for Jamaica; Caroline, fpt Teneriffe.
Nonce ro blatueras.—Merchant vessels should be guarded
in passing Cape Antonio or Cape Corientes, not to approach the
land so near as to be seen from deck, those places, as well as the
whole coast of Cuba, being infested by pirates. In passing Cape
Antonio, to prevent being surprised by open boats, it is advisable
not to raise the land in view as before stated, nor steer higher
than N. by W. until arriving at lat. 22. 30. or thirty miles north
of the Cape, allowing a knot and a half current to the southward
in the calculation.—Aeserican Paper.
ANOTHER £30,000, Sold in Shares by HAZARD--
The Ticket, No. 18,9(X), drawn THIS MORNING a
Prize of 1.30,000, was Sold in Shares by HAZARD
and Co. who also Sold in Shares No. 16,427, a Prize
of L5OOO, drawn the Third Day.
The Ticket, No. 18,602, drawn this Morning a
Prize of 05000, was Sold in Shares by CARROLL;
who also Sold in Shares No. 11,486, drawn the Se-
cond Day, a Prize of .030,000.
Saturday la'sr, THOMAS ROBINS, Esq. while sport-
ing in the neighbourhood of Tavistock, having shot
at a rabbit, which he wounded, two of his spaniels
were so eager in pursuit of the animal, that the rabbit
add both dogs, in skirting an old tin shaft, fell in, a
depth of 14 fathoms (84 feet). A miner was imme-
diately procured, who ventured down the shaft by a
ropy, and found one of the dogs at the bottom not in
the least injured; the other dog was missing, and
is supposed to have escaped in an adit leading from
the mine. The rabbit was dead.
Monday, as Colonel FIELD, accompanied by seve-
ral other Gentlemen,, were settling a race in Hyde
Park, his horse took fright and g.a.loped off at full
speed ; but in the exertions used by the Colonel to
check him, the animal broke its leg, and was other-
wise injured. The Colonel was conveyed home in a
Gentleman's carriage. The horse *as a favourite
one, and of great value, and by the Colonel's orders
was immediately destroyed, to-prevent the agony the
poor animal must have experienced.
A tradesman of a respectable market-town in Che-
shire, spends his evenings of the week in the follow.
ing improving and preditable style:—Monday, he at-
tends a drinking club; on Tuesday, an oyster dub ;
on Wednesday, a sausage club; on Thursday, a de-
bating club; on Friday, a tripe club ; and on Satut-
day, a beef=steak club. The Sabbath, as a day of rest,
he religiously observes by lying in bed the greatest
part of it. Indeed, after a man has been so well
clubbed during the week, no wonder be should be
knocked down on a Sunday.
AN EXTRAORDINARY LEAP.—Wednesday se'n-
night, a horse belonging to Mr. Maws, of Loughbo-
rough, took a hedge six feet high, which in length ex-
ceeds any leap recorded for many years, being in
length from hind feet to hind feet, 11 yards and 24
inches, carrying a youth sst. 121 b.
Boximo.—Kendrick, the black, won his battle on Tuesday
night, by giving his antagonist a tremendous blow in the wind-
eke, which completely doubled him up, and he was obliged to
back out of the ring. The night being dark, was much in favour
of the black. They were, however, both well punished. •
Seam Gues.—The following singular occurrence took place
on Thursday, in one of the preserves belonging to Heuer
liourntros, Esq. at Walton Hall. The gamekeeper was, as
usual, going his daily rounds of visiting the different spring-guns
that are set in the woods, and had approached within twenty
yards of one of them, when it went off, apparently without any
cause. After re-charging it, he went to adjust the wire, when,
at the distance of between forty and fifty yards from the gun, to
his great astonishment, he found a fine cock pheasant lying dead
upon the ground !—The bird was probably alarmed by,his near
approach, and, in flying, came in contact with the wire, and thus
discharged the gun.
It Exesooanucaer.—John Fish, a cow-keeper, residing
in Thornton-place, Quebec-street, New-road, applied a few days
ago at the Police Office, Hatton-garden, for a search warrant,
under the following circumstances :—He stated, that he had
been robbed of £6O in Bank-notes, which were deposited in a
salt-cellar in the cupboard, together with forty 'billings in silver,
but that the latter was left, and he suspected they must have
been taken by some lodgers. The warrant was granted, and two
officers dispatched to put it in execution, but previous to making
the search, they went to see where the money and notes werel,
deposited, when it struck them that it was strange the money
should be left, and after tearing down some of the wainscot, and
stripping up some of the flooring, at the extreme end of the
roots, in a mouse's nest, they found one sPIO note much eaten,
and the rest reduced to fragments to line the oat, so that neither
mane., date, nor number could be traced

We have great pleasure in recording the spotitaa
ncous and most liberal determination of the College
of Eton to return 30 per cent. on the tythes of the Pa-
rish of Eton, to be considered as 10 per cent. for the
last three years. The Rev. Mr. Geovite, Rector of
Farnham, and one of the Fellows of the College, has
also generously given notice of a reduction of 15 per
cent. upon the tythes of that Parish, which were pre-
viously very low.
Lord Driest': has given notice to all his tenants, that
he has put off his audit-day till the Ist of February,
and at that time he shall reduce his rents 20 per cents
This is truly characteristic of his Lordship's good-
ness: doting the whole time of the high price of
corn, he never raised his old tenants one farthing.
At Maidstone on Thursday last, as at Lewes a fe*
days before, there was held a Meeting of highly re-
spectable Agriculturists. The Petition brought for-
ward stated the distresses of the class to which the
Petitioners belonged, and, referring to a former Peti-
tion presented last May, expressed their grievous Xs=
appointment that no relief had been granted in come.
(pence of it. Sis EDWARD KNATCHBULL was present,
and promised to be in his place in Parliament to plead
the cause of the Agricultural body, and vote for mea-
sures of relief; n ay,the worthy Baronet held out a further
promise, viz.—that the Marquis of LONDONDERIIt
would give his vote on the same side of the question.
Three dogs, on Friday night, worried a flock of
thirty-three forward lambs, in a field at Sidlesharn,
Sussex, belonging to Mr. J. Skinner : they were des
tected in the act, and one of the marauders shot dead.
Two or three years ago, a Gentleman from the
neighbourhood of Leeds lost a valuable gold watch,
and its appendages, when shooting op the moOrs ;
this year it was found, little worse from its long ex-
posure to the caprice of the seasons.
The Lady of Lord Chief Justice noir being very.
ill, Dr. ItADCLIFFE paid her more attention than was
customary with him. This was observed, and it was
the more remarkable, as it was well known that the
Doctor mortally hated HOLT ; accordingly, some of
his friends asked him the reason—" Why," said BAD.,
CLIFFS, " 1 know that HOLT wishes the woman dead,
so I am determined to keep her alive to plague him!"
The parish of Whitechapel was, during the last
week, all in a bustle, owing to the election of a Sexton,
which was warmly contested by a 'fax-gatherer, of
the name of NIGHTINGALE, and a poor, but once
opulent tradesman of the name of Witxmaw. The
latter was successful, the numbers being 639 for
Wit.ostax, and 631 for NIGHTINGALE.
Sr. PAUL'S SCHOOL—Tuesday a numerous assem-
blage of Ladies and Gentlemen attended the usual
Winter Speeches of this distinguished Seminary.—
Among the company were the President of the Trus-
tees, G. PALMER, Esq. the Right Rev. the Bishop of
LLANDAFF, Sir GEORGE STAUNTON, Bart. Sir Tnos.
LautteNce, the Rev, Dr. RICHARDS, Rev. Dr. SHEP-
HERD, &c. &c, The following is the list of the young
Gentlemen by whom speeches were delivered:—
Messrs. LEE, INNFS, STONE, COPET.AND, SOAME4
major and minor, BULL, ROBINSON, HASSALL, HAL.
LETT, STEEL, HADEN, SHACKLETON, HOCKIN, BAR.
NARD, CHALKER, SAXTON, POWELL, ARNOLD, HAL..
LIDAY, and FowrirNe. The declamation reflected
great credit on Dr. SLEAyII, and the Other Masters,
by whom the young students have been formed to se
happy a perception of the elegancies of language,.