Star.
London, England, 1821-11-26 00:00:00

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men seized JOHN ITEWEON, Esq. of Castle-
While he was walking on his lawn, but a
age distance from his house. They darted from a
yin which they had been concealed. He
was totally unprepared, and was compelled to ac-
company them to his house, to deliver up his arms.
when they approached Castle Hewson, the inmates
for defence ; but the banditti, presenting
dorerlhed ostage, threatened Mr. lizwaore with the fate
/Goo, and to save his life, the arms were handed
with which they walked off. The house of E.
risr, Esq. of Ballynort, was also visited by the
or party, who obtained one musket.
is the County of Cork, disturbances still continue
wed. Several farmers have been sworn to bring
fgoo the city of Cork one pound of powder each,
lodes penalty of death.
joy BARRY, a constable in Dunlow, when re-
hosing from Cork, was attacked within six miles of
pisliovi, by three carmen, with whom he walked in
ropily for some distance. They took his carbine
and word, beating him most unmercifully. He en-
%honored to get the country people to assist in pur-
sax theiti, but in vain.
--if* disturbances in the vicinity of Mallow are far
foo having abated. The military force in the town
0/Mallow has been augmented by the Staff of the
North Cork Militia, consisting of about 96 effective
so, which had received orders to march front Ter-
sug,tbeir head-quarters, in the course of last week.
COUNTY OF DUI3LIN.
ire are sorry to learn, that within ten miles of the
yeaupolis, many
.houses and haggards have been
burned down, within the last week, in the town and
,kinily of Garristown, and that in the noon-day,
three horses were shot by a man in woman's clothes,
,earilig a veil. The allege. d offence, the daring to
take leases from the Lord of the Manor, of land for-
mall commons, but enclosed by Act of Parliament.
COUNTY OF LIMERICK.
ilioN THE LIMERICK CHRONICLE OP WEDNESDAY.
hbaughoessy, whose sentence of death was com-
moted to transportation for lite, and who was sent
some time since to the convict-ship at Cove, was last
week remanded to the depot in the city,of Cork, it
was supposed in consequence of some useful informa-
tion which he was about to communicate, touching
&present disturbances in this county.
Saturday last, Mr. F. O'SHAUGIINESSY, Officer of
Essig, stationned at Ratlikeale, proceeded to the
sod of Cratloe, county of Clare, assisted by a party
tithe/9th Foot, and there destroyed three very ex-
waive distilleries, containing large quantities of pot
ale and singlings ; also destroyed 40 bar rels of malt
I process, and seized 10 barrels of dry malt, which
have been lodged in the stores at Limerick.
kis said that the Adjutants of Militia Staffs will
be imted with the Commission of the Peace.
'ham JOHN CROKER and his Lady, returning
the carriage to his house at Croom Glebe, a few
sights ago, were fired at by some villains from behind
ate, near Croom, happily without effect.
We are credibly informed that those nightly ma-
in order to protect their personr from the ef-
• of light shot or slugs, actually envelope them-
. resin hay ropes from the feet to the neck, which,
e are told, will repel that description of ammuni-
. This hint should be attended to by all who are
• upon defending their residence, so as to
prepared with more weighty metal to enter these
• (*mail.

QUEEN'S COUNTY.
Wednesday night last a party of men attacked the
se of a person named MURPHY, near Cullahill,
the Queen's County, and within four miles of
hnstown, County Kilkenny. The party having sue-
hied in breaking in, dragged MURPHY, find beat
s so cruelly, with spades, that in a short time they
epsired him of life; after which they nearly severed
is head from his body with a billhook. The reason
signed for this atrocious outrage is, that MURPHY
stunted two persons who had stolen sheep from
his, and who were convicted of that offence at the
Lt Assizes.

COUNTY OF CLARE.
Saturday evening, as a man belonging to JAMES
ferocu, Esq. of Carbane. in the County of Clare,
sas returning home from Ennis, at five o'clock, he
was waylaid and murdered near Cratloe, by some'
moos unknown ; suspicion is attached to a man'
whom he had a dispute with some time back, at the,
fair of Sis.mile Bridge, in the said County. his
skull was literally broken to pieces : he has left a wife'
with See children to deplore his loss. An Inquest
sruheld on the body on Sunday, by It. G. GREENE,
Esq. Verdict—s, Wilful Murder against persons
unknown."—Clare Journal.

The Clore Journal, of last Monday, reasserts what
it had formerly stated, respecting the death of Goes-
Ss, the unfortunate young man who had been
rounded at Six Mile-bridge. It says, that the house
vas enveloped in flames before the death of that per-
son, but still leaves it a matter of doubt whether the
wretched creature lost his life by accident or design.

40i

His Majesty's ship MENA!, Captain MORESBY, C.B.
arrived at Port Louis, Mauritius, on the 4th of April
hit, with the Success brig, of Nantes, VINCENT BCR-
IIAND Master, from Zanzibar to Bourbon, with 343
islel, men, women, and boys. The MENAI had
Imiuusly captured the Emily schooner, with 80
gnus. The following is an extract from a letter,
describing the recent services of this ship the
23d of April we embarked Prince Simiski, a Mada-
Z4Chief; Mr. Hastie, Ambassador; Mr. David
Missionary, with their suite, and arrived
"the29th at Tamative. We saluted, and the forts
wileatd it. About six hundred black fellows were
!Iwia.ka a crack, to clear the boats. The population
!!Rwely black. The palace of the King, Randama,
lie:gated on a prodigious high mountain, more than
XOO mules inland. One of his principal Generals was
10 huh Serjeant in our Artillery. The King sent a
!kluge to our Ambassador (whose principal object
a the aboli;ion of the slave traffic), that 1200 of his
wiPs, and 2000 slaves, were on the way to escort
..tto up the country. There being no carriage con-
LeTanues, everything is conveyed on men's backs.—
had a bullock sent on board every day ; they sell
here at about a dollar and a half each, weighing from
3901bi.t0 4001bs.—plenty of poultry, but no vegeta-
..ies.-Itmes and lemon-trees grow wild: in fact, these
vil islanders gave us everything we wanted. We
now fitting (12th of June) at Port Louis, for a
Yo-months maize, intending to take a trip to the
Johanna Islands, with two Madagascar Princes.

THE ARMY.

The 75th regiment bas been removed from the lonian Islands
to Gibraltar.