Star.
London, England, 1811-08-31 00:00:00

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DUBLIN. .4UGDY.ST 28.

A few nights since an attack was made upon
house of Mr. William Slattery, at Knockbritt, near
Fethard, by an armed party, who fired several Shots
into his windows. There was a parley, in which
the banditti abroad required that Slattery should
give up his farm at Ballivadin, which he resolutely
refused. Finding this experiment unsuccessful they
departed, leaving him warning to prepare his pyps.

Between the hours of two and three o'clock on Sa-
turday morning last, a dreadful fire broke out in the
kitchen of the extensive and elegant Mansion of Castle
M.unt Gairet, in consequence of the kitchen-boy in-
cautiously heaping a large parcel of moist turf in the
grate, for the purpose of being dried against the fol-
lowing morning—but, alas ! the kindled embers of
the preceding evening increased to a dreadful blaze,
which instantly set the kitchen in flames. The fa-
mily were now alarmed by the cook, and they had
just time to save themselves by flight, before the de-
structive element had communicated to some powder
which lay in a room contiguous to -where the fire
broke out, and which destroyed the entire premises
with its contents, consisting of the most elegant and
fasionable furniture, plate, cash, Bank notes, dia-
monds, &c. The unfortunate cook, whilst endea-
vouring to save some valuable papers, went in, neve!
to rtturia ! The loss is estimated at upwards of
£30,000.

/View nights since, a fire broke out in the stable of
the George Inn, at Grantham, in which were eight
coach-hot ses, the whole of which were saved by the
activity of the waiter, who, owing to the plunging of
one of them, received a dangerous wound in the thigh
by the fall of his knife. The arrival of the engines pre-
vented the spreading of the conflagration beyond the
stable.

Wednesday evening, a labouring man, who resided
near Article the tire was, in Great Swan-alley, Cole-
man-street, was knocked down by an engine, and run
over by a hackney-coach, by w!iich he was so shock-
ingly hurt, as to be taken to the Hospital, where he
died on Thursday night.
This is so great a plum-year, that the most delicious
green gages have been sold in some of the Kentish mar-
kets at Bd. a gallon, though to travellers, who were
suspected of Margatecring, they were, of course, Is. a
dozen !

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Mr. Nicholson of Hole House, Barton, near tills-
water-foot, Westmoreland, had three weeks ago last
Tuesday, a bushel of barley in Penrith Market, which
weighed 10} stone.
The fair of Spancclhill drew together as vast and
as busy a crowd, for the two last days, as could be
recollected to have taken place at that mart for many
preceding years ; and the sales, which were very ex-
tensive, gave perfect satisfaction to both buyer and
seller, while the domestic industi.y of the peasant met
encouragement and reward in the brisk demand which
prevailed for flannel, handle linen, coarse canvas, kc.

SranatNo.—The Blacks, with their assistant, Bel.
cher, are reaping abundant harvest in the populous
towns of the North. At York, last week, they were
unable to satiate public appetite, although they gave
exhibitions of sparring three or four times a day; yet
the room in which they exhibited, was insufficient to
accommod-tte the people who flocked into the town,
from all parts of the country. Several Yorkshire
amateurs also exhibited.

A match has been made at Gregson's for a great
stake, bet►rixt two fistic heroes of tried weld, Jemmy,
the marine, and Crabb, a carpenter. The champions
have before exhibited in ceffee•rnom squabbles : they
are in close training, and Jemmy is a great favourite.
Saturday a eparrel took place between two work-
men belonging to a manafactory, on Snowhill, Bir-
mingham, when they proceeded to blows, and after
fighting between two and three minutes they were se-
parated. Soon t!fter one of them expired. A Coro-
ner's Jury sat on the body, and brought in their ver-
dict---,, that the deceased died of apoplexy, occasion.
ed by excessive passion of the mind."

Thursday a foot-race, for a considerable wager,
took place in Stepney-fields, betwet•n two nautical
Gentlemen, who hold distinguished places under the
Trinity Corporation, Mr. F— weighing about thir-
teen stones and a half, and Mr. J---, something
less than ten. The distance was 1(X) yards, with an
advantage of five in fa vourof Mr. F. They both main-
tained an equality the first 60 yards, when Mr. F.
took the lead, but by extraordinary exertion Mr. J.
again became in a parallel lice, when unfortonately
within less than two yards of the gpal, an accident
occurred which terminated the contest in favour of
Mr. F. The distance was run in 17: seconds.

Thursday night, as Mr. Ealing, who resides near
St. Ann's-hill, was returning from Egliam races, ac-
companied by his brother, the chaise was overturned
about a mile out of Egham, by driving against
bank, and both persons were so much hurt, that they
are not expected to survive.
A dreadful catastrophe occurred at Chapel Wake,
Birmingham, on Tuesday last. A concourse of peo-
ple having assembled at the rives Court, Lawrence-
street, for the purpose of baiting a bull, the enraged
animal hrcke loose, and ran with great fury into
Coleshill.street. A scene of the greatest confusion
ensued, and many who were partaking of the
is no-
cent diversions of the day, paid dearly for the sport
which othershad enjoyed over thesufferings of the bull,
and the mangled carcases of dogs. An infant nine
months old, was killed on the spot, two womet, and
boys were dreadfully trampled and bruised, and re-
main in the hopital with little hopes of recovery, and
Many others received serious injury.

A few days ago, as Mr, Cropley, a respectable Fir-
mer, of Burwell, near Newmarket, was returning
home from Cambridge market on hor,eback, in a
state of intoxication, he was unfortunately drowned
in a pond near the town through which his horse was
accustomed to pass. lie was in the habit of riding
the same horse for the last twelve years, to Newman.
ket and Cambridge markets, twice a week ; being a
free drinker, he was frequently tied on his horse, who
used to take him safe home. Whilst in a state of in-
toxication on the night lie met his death, the animal
static' still in the water till the following morning,
which led to the discovery of the body. The horse
would not leave the spot until his master's remains
wrre taken asore.