Star.
London, England, 1804-12-13 00:00:00

DUBLIN. DECEMBERS.

On Thurfday night, as the &Waft Mail Coach
was proceeding to the Northern Road, one of the
wheels flew off at Carlifle-bridge, but fortunately none
of the paffengers were hurt on the fall of the coach.
On Wednelday !aft the long-conteßed cattle of
Dillon v. Dillon, was decided in the Court of Dele
gates, confiflirig of five Judges, Lord Weaver re-
ading. The. Court was unanimous in affirming the
decree pronounced by the Judge of the Prerogative
Court, which condemned with coils the paper let up
by Mr. R. Dillon,of Bridge-greet, as the will of his
deceafed kinfman, Sir William Dill 'n, of Mattant:
town, county Meath, Knt. Bt there concurring de-
cifions of the Court of Delegates and the Court of
Prerogative, Gerald Dillon, of Lifdornan, Efq. who
commenced the fuit, becomes entitled. to a very large

property.
Saturday night laa, the dwelling-boufe of a poor
man who was employed by Mr. Rosati.? Hoaaw, in
the tare of is farm lately taken by him in the county
of Waterford, was broken open by a banditti, who
beat the unfortunate man in a very defperate man-
ner, and forced him to take an oath that he would
quit the place before the enfuing night.—They on
the fame night committed fume other outrages dm a
honfe of Mr DUDLIY'S, from whom HOGAN had
taken the farm.
On Monday a very handfome young fellow was
taken in'o cuftody in Waterford, on a charge of paff-
ing a five guinea forgery. He gave a very contra-
diflory account of himfelf, and has been fully corn
mined. His name, he lays, is John Porter ; that pre-
vious to the year ;Sol, he lived as clerk with Mr.
Carleton, of Dublin, and afterwards with an actor•
ney in Britain-areet ; that he lately came from Wee.
ford. The moil vigorous exertions will be made for
the difeovery of his accomplices. Another of the
offender: of the name of O'Neil, has been apprehended
in Carrick, and was on Tuefday brought into Water-
ford, and committed to prifon.
Monday night Capt. Wilfon, of the peace ellablifh-
ment, furprifed a fuperior council, as they called
themfelves, of twelve per:one, fitting in a public
houfe, in John's-lane, Thomas-areet, receiving fub-
fcriptions from poor perfons in another apartment of
the place. Noon examination they called themfelves
the Mortality club, by the name of the Asp
_Pee; but
-on invelligating their plan, it was evident that molt
of the fubfcription was to fail to the landlord. The
Superintendant Magiarate, afte► a tin& examination,
made them enter into bail.—.Freeraareti journal.

FURTHER PARTtCULA&S OF THE POllO9lllO 01 rwo

PUN 111 SIMPSON'S HOSPITAL.

About eight o'clock on Wednefday morning, a
man or pale complexion and middle file, in a grayilh
drab cnlnnred coat, and white firiped waiftcoat,
and about 26 years of age, knocked at the door of
Simpfon's Hofpital, and defired to fee one of die
patient., named Edward Johnfon, and being inform-
ed that he was not out of bed, the Clanger requefl-
ed the perfon 'rho opened the door to inform John-
fon, that a man from the country wifhed to Irak
with him. This message being delivered, the suitor
was immediately introduced to johnfon's room, where
he fat down, and Paid he came from Johnson's part
of the country, near Donegal!. The latter, who was
totally blind, profeffed hirofelf fomewbat furprifcd at
a 'ad from a perfon whore voice was quite unknown
to him ; the firanger declared it was merely a odic
of friendfhip, undertaken at the desire of the wife and
family of the patient, with whom he (aid he was to.
lerably intimate. After flopping a short time he in-
vited johofon to go out with him to drink, which be-
ing declined, he took out of his pocket a finall cake,
afking him to break bread, fence he would not dtink,
laud giving it to him; immediately took his leave, fay.
tn. g that a female friend of johnfon's, whom he met
on horfeback on the road from the North, would call
on him at one o'clock. On the ftranger's departure,
Johnfon divided the cake with another patient, nam-
ed Thomas Mallow, who was alto blind. In the
emote of the day, Johnfon grew lick, his bowels
were much affeeled, and a dangerous vomiting en-
rued. It then occurred to him that he was poifon-
ed, and he communicated his fears to the Steward of
the Hofpital. Mallow complained in a limiter man-
ner ; when Dr. BOTTOM was fent for, but medical in-
terference was ineffeCual ; both were violently con-
vulsed, and at four o'clock on Wednefday evening,
as we have already Rated, Johnfon expired. Mallow
died early on Thurfday morning. The firß was 46
years of age, the latter 34.
Thus have perifited by the bands of fame unknown
villain, two inoffenfive members of the community.
whole deaths, we troll, will be avenged by a kilt
Paoviotecs I
A Coroner's Inqueß was held on Thurfday on the
bodies of the unfortunate men, and after the fullett
invelligation of the horrid tranfailion returned a ver.-
dift ot—lrtyal Merrier by Poifews agailfi few podia .r
peril's: minium.
Nothing, since the murder of the women in Peter's
Row, by Crawley, has excited more public indigna-
tion or regret than this diabolical traonfaCtion. We
were at first unwilling to fuppofe that there oasis ex.
illence a being fo completely loft to every fenfe of
feeling, as hint who has fent there poor blind mor-
tals to eternity," with all their imperfations on their
heads"—but we have unhappily received a full con.
firmation of the murder, and on theft particulars
the Public may rely.
The Trotters of Simpfon's Hofpital have offered
a reward of one hundred pounds, for the difcoverr
of the perfon or perfons concerned—and we trait the
difcovery is not very dittant.
While every inmate of the hefpital was confufed
and agitated by this aloft Clocking affair, their dif.
trefs was heightened by the fudden death of ano.
ther patient of the houfe, Alexander Rofs, who in-
Rantaneonfly died on Wednefday night, about ten
o'clock, by burning* blood relict is the head.

Monday fe'nnight, at gantwicbs Mr. Schofield,
ferjeant of the Army of Referee, was married to
Miff Betty Hallwood, of Beam-btidge. This mar-
riage being againfi the conlent of if* lady's friends,
the brother of the bride ettudly Rript to fight the
patron in the church for marrying them, who was
obliged to procure contlablcs to keep the peace dur-
ing the nuptial ceremony ; after which, the bride
was borne off in triumph by the bride-groom under
one arm, and a corporal of the fame regiment under
the other, to the no (mall gratificatlun of a large
aatramrrfe of (rebore.