Star.
London, England, 1811-04-13 00:00:00

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7•3 THI bflax OF THE STAR.
The humble Peti,ion of the Hanel lately employed at the ravi-
lien Theatre, &e. Ste. . - • •
Houstr newrria,
That by your Petitioners strict obedience to the
bridlellind and' corresponding apptli, the se /dux :Ara
• of the EQUEtTRIAN ART t. have long enjoyed the con-
fidence of the nation
That your Petitioners ure inetpressibly happy to
find they are to act in a now grand and splendid
STAGE SPECTACLE; 'called the TYRANT SARACEN and
the Noss.l Montt, on the large Stage of the Theatre,
Westminster Bridge, on EASTER MvenAv next, the
15thAptil,13.11-; and in which, among other singu-
lar incidents, your Petitoners are to drop in battle on
the stagekwithout being shot —diea Theatrical death
---,imitate being slightly And dangerously wounded
in the oft and ,hind feet--attick redotibts—'camps--
*Veked,batteries with iarl7lolt—oto lie close on
ate 'oath among brush=wood, rocks, and marshy
' srouudiLin anikutscade—rise 31.nd dash on the enemy
IP,ltrbigisest 'itch of animation, by tkay of surprise.
at your Petitioners seriously hope that the deli.
ii.e.ation which is the object of this prayer. will have
it dtie weight by opening your eye:, that yoti and all
our Noble Patrons and gallant Waatuoaapf this our
native and hafifirlde, may, still seem* little merit.
Lastly, your Petitimers most-humbly and respect-
fully request that you will send one or more of your
excellent and accurate Repoiters to the aforesaid
Theatre (Astley's) veryratrly on next Monday even-
ing, where they will see the Saracens and Moors,
horse and foot, ready to commence their intended
operations nn the aforesaid large Theatre ; such be-
ing prepared with extensive new invented gradation
platform-work, &c. and report the truth, and nothing
hut the truth, of what your most humble Petitioners
have advanced.
That yon may live to support 'root. Petitioners in
their humble endeavours to amuse this great Metro-
, ftai; d thousand years,..and we, your Petitioners, live
6 deserve it.
• Signed in behalf of ourselves and the rest of the
• .stad The SNRACEN and} ,„
• ‘....aargers.
The Moons
Itoostrs,Wastasinster Bridge, April,lBt 1611.

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COM, AMU. 4.
'Wednesday Maurice ,unan was brought in here
and lodged in the county gaol, charged with burglary
annsmitted at Highiort, on the night of :he 11th ult.
This fellow is wounded in the left side, and acknow.
ledges to be one of the gang concerned in the attack
011 Mr. Purcel's house.
Yesterday was committed to the county gaol, by
Thoinas Disney, Esq. John Crowley, charged by a
Coroner's Inquest with the murder of Wm. Buckley,
in a boxing match. The combat had been previously
agreed on, which ended so fatally.
This day the trial of the proprietor and editor of
the Southern Reporter, for an onetime? 14,4 t o cer-
taro .Officers of t::e Cost..m House, took place,
Ste% after a clear and elaborate ch.c:!clation of tuc
presumed libel, and the faces upon which it was
founded, and after an able and eloquent appeal irom•l
the Learned 'Mr: Gould, of Counsel for the travel
and a cleat pod .constitutiotull charge from die
right Judge the Hon. $r W. C. Smith, a most respec-
table Jury retbined'a verdict of Aiquittel, without
leavinz tho box. c 4.4 . •
• • DUBLIN* APRIL
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This morning, between the hours of one and two
o'clock, Mr. Neal Mt-Laughlin, of the Linen Hall,
Was brought into St. Mary's watch-honse,.by Capt.
Gardiner, another Gentleman, And a drummer, be-
longing to the Armagh regiment, in an insensible
state, and in a few minutes after expired. Mr..
M'Laughlin was on his return to his own house, when.
he was observed to fall in Capel-street, nearly oppo-
site the Belfast Hotel, by the drummer, who shouted
for assistance, when the other Gentlemen, who
were passing at tl-2 time, humanely lent their as
sist.o.cc. His watch, cash, and other articles found
upon him, were taken care of, and safely deli.
vered to his friends—an Inquest sat on the body this
snot lung, and. brought in a verdict, a visitation by
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PRovioesce.
Aram 8.--Nine unfortunate wretches have been
sentenced to be hanged in Clonmell, three of whom
suffered lite dreadful sentence of the law on Saturday.
The followingaix were sentenced on Tuesday last, by
the Learned Judge Mayne, who previously to pro-
nouncing the awful sentence of death, in a most im-
pressive manner, addressed the prisoners individually,
on the enormity of their crimes—John Corcoran, for
bring at A. Molony, a Constable—Charles Langley,
• for house breaking—John Lane, for a rape on M.
Dogherty; a ehiid 14 years old, attended with very
odious circomsrances—D. Casey, for assaulting Ho-
nom Maguire, And carrying her away with an intent
to marry her—Patrick 'robin, for demanding arms,
and breaking the house of S. Carney—and Jahn Far-
tell, for assaulting the dwelling house of Mary Ryan.
in October lait.
Matt. and Win, Ryan, for the murder of Michael
Igennedy ; John Carey, for the murder of Thomas
flanitgan ; John Kilfoyle and Thomas Connors, for
the murder of James Burke; Joseph Green and John
Burke, for the murder of John Kane, were all found '
k of tuattilanghter,ahey were severally sentenced
its* burnt in the hand ; Matt. and William Ryan,
imprisoned one year ; Carey, six months ; Kilfoyle,
Connors, Greene, and Burke, three months. John
Slattery, for the murder of Stephen Pendergast,
guilty of Manslaughter, to be burned in the hand,
and confined two months. Denis Shea, John Stack,
Thomas Corcoran, for riotously appearing by !lieh
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at Callingarry, and assuming the name of Caravats,
to he confined six months, and whipped at Ballingarry,
on the 22d of April. Thomas Maher, for a riot, to
be confined three months, and fined ten pounds.
• The ,Marshalsea Jury selected from the Strand,
have, much to their honour, set an example which we
hope frequently to hear ha; been followed, by perso-
nally visiting the prison, ai'l distributing the fees al-
lowed to Jurors, which in this instance amounted to
nearly seven guineas, among - the most unfortunate
and distrosest debtors •f that misfkrable ritteptacle.