Star. — 1822-10-10 (London, England)

FROM THE CLONMELADVERTISER OF SATURDAY.  About eleven o'clock on Sunday night, the house of James Hanly, a poor farmer on the lands of Killeenleigh, about three miles from Thurles, was forcibly entered by three men, who beat him in a most inhuman manner, and inflicted several severe and dangerous' wounds on his head with stones, at the same time telling him " if he had complied with the notice they had given him last spring, they would not have had occasion to be troubled with coming to him again." There is no doubt but their intention was to kill him, as they left him to all appearance lifeless. We are happy, however, to learn that some hopes may be entertained of his recovery. A dwelling-house, the property of Michael IVlorrissy, a farmer who lives on the lands of ltossualty, in the Barony of Kilnemanagh, was maliciously set on fire-and nearly consumed : Morrissy's child had a narrow escape of being burned—for, on the fire being discovered, in their fright the child was forgotten in the bed, and had been there some time before the parents recollected where it had been left, when they rescued it from the devouring element, happily without having sustained any injury. Wednesday night, a short time after Thomas Brennan and his family (who reside on the lands of Cool. kip, near the Horse and Jockey) had retired to rest after the fatigues of the day, their house was attacked by an armed banditti, who demanded entrance— which demand was refused for some time, when three gunshots were fired through the door; on which Brennan, being apprehensive from their threats that they would burn the house, opened the door ; and on doing so, be with his son Michael, were dragged on.side, ',laced on their knees, and compelled to swear " they would quit their farm in six days time," and threatened, if they did not comply, that they should meet the death of Edmond Shea. Brennan was at-1 tacked in the same way a short time ago: he has been living on these lands for three years back, and until lately was not molested. The lands on which he resides are part of the estate of Miss Stanwick. A very daring outrage took place near Caher, on the night of Friday, the 27th ult. at a place palled Garranaclough, About one o'clock, fifteen armed men- gained an entrance into the house of the widow Bryan, for the p:urpose, it is thought, of murdering her nephew, at whom one of the party made a cut with a scythe, and shattered his arm dreadfully. His aunt hastened to his assistance, and was treated in the same sanguinary manner by the banditti, her arm having been broken, and otherwise maltreated! Hearing sonic noise, the party decamped. The same night they attacked the houses of four respectable farmers in the same neighbourhood.  A Gentleman who arrived from Rotterdam this morning, states, that the quantity of corn sent into that city from the interior was so great as to fill all the warehouses, with several ships on the river, as the Dutch thought our ports would have been opened ere this. Rapeseed and linseed were also in great abundance.  The neighbourhood of Sweeting's-tents was yesterday afternoon much alarmed, yy a loud explosion on the second floor of the Bath chop-house. On inquiry, it was found to have arisen from a young man having taken a barrel, in which was some gunpowder, near' the are. A spark fell into it, which caused the explosion, by which his arm was much lacerated, and it is feared amputation will be necessary. The window; and the furniture of the room ewe considerbly damaged.  •  si,bnTING