Star.
London, England, 1821-10-24 00:00:00

DUBLIN, OCTOBER 20.

The intolerant party has obtained another recruit
in Dublin, in the person of Ex-Sheriff BRADY,a man
Knighted by the KING himself, as one of the support-
ers of his system of conciliation, and who we did not
expect to find a deserter from the regiment so soon
after he had received the bounty. At the breaking
up of the Quarter Assembly on Friday evening,
Sheriff Ssami invited the whole Corporation to dine
with him at Morrisson's, whine he had ordered dinner,
and, as the candidates for. Aldermen were there to
declare themselves, a more than usually numerous
attendance took place, consisting of between ninety
and one hundred members, when Messrs. ARCHER,
Foot, Wutreotto. and BRADY, declared themselves
aspirants for the Aldermanic gown. On the health
of the wor:hy Sheriff being drank, he availed himself
of the opportunity of stating, that when last he had
the honour of presiding in the Chair, he appeared,
by the line of conduct he had adopted, to have given
offence to some Members of the Corporation, by not
giving a particular toast ; but he must assure the
Gentlemen that the line of conduct he had then pur-
sued he would still fearlessly follow, and not be
biassed by any one; he could not be in that Chair as
a puppet, by pulling this string or hat; he was not to
dance, or sing, or make a speech, at any man's pleasure.
He did conceive from his heart that in obeying the
mandate of his Sovereign, he was b,:t supporting the
interest and independence of the Corporation of Dub-
lin, and he did, therefore, hope no one would dictate
to him what line of conduct he was to pursue. Things
were going on so far so well, when a Gentleman got
up, and declared he would drink the " Glorious Me-
mory," in spite of the Sheriff; on which Sheriff
most manfully stood up, and declared he would either
be supported in the Chair or leave it, which, we re-,
gret to find, was the case. Sheriff BRADY was then
voted to the Chair, and the toast was accordingly
given by those who were opposed to Sheriff Smirn.
At the Quarter Assembly on Friday, the vote of
thanks to Sir A. B. KING and the Mansion-House
Committee, for their conduct on the occasion of the
KING'S visit, was carried only by a majority of ten,
the ~umbers being—Ayes, 50—Noes, 40. The Mem-
ber of the Co. poration who brought forward the mo-
tion said, he was induced to propose it, in hopes that
it would be negatived, a rumour having gone abroad
that within the last six months the politics of the city
had become much changed.

yarn: Tne DUBLIN PATRIOT OP SATURDAY.
Weinesday, the 17th instant, about noon, as Mr.
C. Sparling, a rest ectable farmer, with his wife be-
hind him on horseback, was riding towards New-
castle, in the county of Limerick, when near Ash.
grove, two men armed came from behind a ditch,
one of whom seized the bridle, and the other fired,
and shot him through the body, just under the heart;
the horse started and turned sound, when the other
deliberately fired at his back. He died about twelve
hours after: the wife was not molested. Mr. Sparling
formerly lived at Patrick's Well, where, about five
years since, his house was attacked, when he was'
dreadfully mangled, and left for dead; and a man of
the name of Cross, who was in the house, was killed.
When the report of the shots which had been fired at
Mr. Sparling was heard by some of the peasantry
who were then working at about the distance of a
quarter of a mile from the place, some of them im-
mediately exclaimed, " There goes Sparling l"—The
cause assigned for the murder of Mr. Sparling is,
that he took an unoccupied farm from Lord Court-
ney's Agent within the last three years.
Such horrible events occur so frequently, that the
feelings of nature seem to be extinct in the hearts of
some of the peasantry. If any one asks,." Who is the
man who was murdered on such a night?" the usual
answer is, '6 Only a Policeman!"-or, 66 Only a
Tythe Proctor!"—lt is said that an oath to the fol-
lowing effect is administered to the deluded peasantry:
—" No Rents, no 7'ythes, no Taxes!"
Two persons were murdered on Tuesday last, the
16th instant : one of these unfortunate persons, a man
of the name of Ivis, had been a Tythe Proctor, and
had lived near Askeaton; the other victim was a man'
named Fitzgerald—but what oircumstance had in-
duced the assassins to take away his life, was not
publicly known.
We have been informed that a man of the name of
Gorman has been waylaid and murdered in the
county of Cork. This was the man who warned the
Magistrates of the intended attack on Mr. Ivis's house
last month, at which several persons were killed.
To these bloody atrocities we have to add the Com-
mission of another murder on Thursday evening—
that of a Policeman, while in performance of his duty.
LIMERICK, OCTOBER IS.

Thursday, the I-Ugh Sheriff received a third respite
to stay the executiun Michael Shaughnessy, who
was to underg., the sei.Lence of the law this day, at
Newcastle, to the 2i!!, instant. The intimation states,
that Shaughuessy's .'Aistence will depend on peace
being restored to .the western part of the County; and
that the at TIIS plundered by the banditti should be
immediately restore.l. This gracious and merciful
advice of t' Government has been communicated
by the Shera to the Right Rev. Dr. Touhy, for the
purpose of being announced by the Clergy to the con•
gregations of the Parishes which are most disturbed.