Star. — 1819-11-12 (London, England)

THE COUNTY OF ROSCOMMON. This hitherto peaceable County has, we are sorry to state, latterly been disgraced, by robberies, murk ders, nightly meetings, and swearing in associates. It is our painful duty to record the following atrocious murder, committed on a respectable Gentleman, Mr. H. ST. GEORGE, brother to Sir RICHARD Sr. GEORGE, of Mount Equity, about two miles from Ballydangan, where the unfortunate Gentleman resided. The particulars have been communicated by a friend,-ict a letter, dated Athlone, Noire mbet '2 : " I waited to a late hour yesterday, in the hope of being able to give you a correct statement of a most disgraceful outrage, committed, I may say, in our neighbourhood, at Mount Equity, last Sunday night, so early as eleven o'clock. Mr. Henry tz. George, who lived at liallydangan, dined on Sunday last with his brother, Sir Richard, in the Wood at Mount Equity, where were some other friends. On leaving his brother's, an old and trusty Steward saw him out of the gate, locked the last one, and had not proceeded more than a few yards, when he heard a shot, and a loud scream followed ; the night was so uncommonly light, he easily discovered that Mr. Henry_ St. George was dismounted near the gate ; he ran quickly, and found him almost lifeless, lying over a man who was in a faint; he then hastened to a near cabin, ansl sent off for Sir Richard, who, with another Gentleman, came up, but only to see him expire, without uttering a word. The poor fellow's body was brought to his brother's, where he bad left, in perfect health and spirits but twenty minutes before. What could have been the cause of this vile assassination, cannot be conjectured; and though it is now late in the day, I have not learned the particulars of the Inquest, or know any thing, save that suspicion falls upon his brother'. tenantry, to whom he was very lenient, as agant, besides ' assisting the poor, even beyond his abilities, with food and raiment ; his charitable and benevolent disposition came within my knowledge often, when in that part of the country. At the time the typhus lever raged, I have known him to visit the poor sick in the houses their Clergy would not venture into, administer their medicines, and watch over them night after night • hetall, it seems, did not secure him from the resentment of bad  people." Last Monday night week, twelve men, armed, attacked the house of a farmer, named Grady, near Kilpeacon, and, after breaking into it, took away a musket and some powder ; they also attacked three, other houses, near Cream, cn the same night, in which they likewise obtained some fire-arms. In compliance with the request of twenty-seven Magistrates and Gentlemen, the HIGH SHERIFF has called a Meeting of the County of Limerick, for Saturday next, to consider the best means of enforcing the due administration of the laws. The HIGH SHERIFF of the County of Roscommon has called a Meeting of his Bailiwick for Thursday, to consider what means will be most expedient to resort to in consequence of the disturbed state of that County. A Meeting of the Gentlemen of the County of Clare is to be held on Thursday, the 4th of November, at the Court House in Ennis.