Star.
London, England, 1810-05-25 00:00:00

DUBLIN, MAT 19.

Thursday night last a very serous outrage took
place at Kilkenny, between the lower class of the
Protestant and Catholic inhabitanti of that town, ani
the adjacent county: religious differences appear to
have caused the disturbance, which, although Alf a
serious nature, will not, we hope. be permitted t
attain any dangerous height. Ido not understand
that any lives have been lost, but many persons have
been severely injured by the rioters. Should the dis-
turbances augment, or continue, I will furnish you
with the particulars.
In my last I mentioned (hat the Duchess of Goa-
noN and Miss MAXWELL would accompany the Lady
Lieutenant to London—circumstances, however, have
prevented her going, and she still remains in this
country.

MAY 21.--It now appears that the disturbances at
Kilkenny have been more violent and alarming than
was at first reported. The peaceable part of the in-
habitants of that town are in great tribulation, from
the threats of the rioters, who have disturbed their rt- .
pose, and who cry out for " Gallowses to bang all
Protestants upon !" However, an additional protec-
tion has been afforded by the removal of some cavalry
to that quarter, who, it is supposed, will greatly
tend to preserve good order. The streets are regu-
larly paraded at intervals each night, by the military.
The tumults appear to have comm .need by a violent
attack by the Catholics on several of the Pratestants
houses. Murder, and every species of violence, has
been threatened. One person (a Protestant) in at-
tempting to protect his father's house and life front
the outrages of the populace, fired a musket from a
I trindow, and killed one of the assailants. This cir-
; cumstance has increased the public rage : thegeneral
' cry is Blood for blood. Now it our lime, Bop, is re-
peated in every direction throughout the town.
The animosity which subsists between the Catho-
lics and Protestants at Kilkenny seems to have arisen
from the following alledged occurrence : on the death
I of a Catholic Priest, for whom a general mourning
was observed, and in consequence of which all the
! shops of the town were shut, it is said that some Pro-
testants asked whether he had taken to Hell with him
the spectacles which he constantly wore when alive ?

There is in the present Exhibition a striking Like-
ness of that animated IVriter and enlightened Politi-
cian Sir PHILIP FRANCIS. The artist, Mr. LONSDALE,
has expressed the spirited characteristics of the mind
of his subject in a most able and lively manner. The
same artist also exhibits an excellent unaffected por-
trait and a fi:ie likeness of a young nobleman of great
promise, the Marquis of Dowssunti:.

At the Kilinarnock May fair, held on Tuesday
se'nnight, there was a great spew of cattle, but the
sales were dull, and the prices did not meet the ex-
pectation of the exposers..
MARY.-LANs.—The Market to-day has considerable supplies
of Wheat, mostly the Ire Foreign arrivals, of about 20,00 gust-
tens which causes heavy sales, and at rather lower prices—Baer
ley and Malt continue to support the quotation--White Peas
likewise—!leans of both kind. rather lower—New 'licks, cos.
to 4tis. per quarter—the supplies of Oats are somewhat considts.
rable, bet few Fine; other qualities rasher cheaper—Flour at
lite prices.

GENERAL CURRENCY AS UNDPR.
Wheat, 88s. 100 s. 11t0s. Beans, (old) 60s. 665.
Fine ditto, 1225. 1251. Tick ditto (old) 50s. 555.
Rye, 48s. 545. Oats 221. 265. SOs.
Barley, 244. 48s. Od. Poland ditto, 345. 37s J.
Malt 70s. 78,. Potatoe ditto, 38,
Wldte Peas (boilers) 725. 78s. Rape Seed, 461. 52L
, Grey ditto 455. 50s.
, Flag Finer 91s. 1009.—Scconds 90.915.

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