Star. — 1822-01-03 (London, England)

LIMERICK, DEC. 3o.—(PRIVATE LETTER).  There has never been such a demand for workmen in the frame-work-knitting branch, as there is at present in Mansfield, since the year 1814. A Gentleman, recently returned from a journey through Liverpool, Manchester, and Preston, reports, that the manufactories there are in full work, and that all bands are employed. Sunday se'nnight, a number of the Quakers in Newcastle, visited the habitations of the poor in Sandgate, and other parts of the town where poverty and distress most prevail, and humanely administered to the wants of the most necessitous, by distributing various sums of money, proportioned to the indigence of the different individuals.  " Another dreadful murder has been committed in this county. You may have seen from the Irish papers accounts of nightly attacks made upon the house of a Mr. CONDON, of Scart, near Rathkeale, several times in the course of the last six months. He took a man named Gorman for his tenant, in the room of one '.vhom he had ejected. This man became obnoxious n: an intruder. The famed Captain Rock sent him notice to quit, with which he did not comply. A party of ruffians attacked his house last night, denouncing terrible vengeance. Gorman and his two sons, able-bodied young men, resisted their entrance manfully. Upon this the party attacking commen-1 ced a fire of slugs through the doors and windows, and one of the young men was shot dead through the breast, and the father badly wounded in the leg and arm. Is it not singular that this happened within a mile of a strong military post, the town of Rathkeale,' and was not known there until two o'clock the next day? The fact was, that no one of the country, people would dare to announce it. There were six military parties near the place—the nearest half a the farthest little more than a mile. InforMation LAI been given to the Commanding Officer a fortLight before of the intended attack, and Gorman's house was guarded far several nights. At length the information was disregarded, and the guard withdrawn ; and the very first night after, the murder was committed. Some arms have been delivered up, hut, of such a quality,that I verily believe it to be done either for a stratagem or for a joke, by Captain Rock —old guns and pistols without locks, fit only to nuke horse-shoes. 1 need not tell you 4 the boys here (for ..o they call themselves) know the difference in the use of fire-arms."  Sir Josh and Lady SHILLLEY have left town fur their seat, Madresfield Park, Sussex. Enmosarous Contatas.—We have great pleasure in noticing the great improvement which has taken place in the condition and morals Of these laborious people, through the liberality and kindness of their employer, Mr. LAING ; the benevolence of that Gentleman appears to be unbounded. For some time past upwards of one hundred boys and girls, who are engaged at his works, have been attending an evening school, and thirty younger children the day school, at the sole expense of Mr. LAING, who, in addition to paying the teacher, has furnished them all with Bibles and other books adapted to their respective ages and classes. He has also established and liberally subscribed to a fund for clothing the children connected with his works, by which the children of both sexes have all been new clothed within these few weeks. These, and many former instances of his benevolence, have called forth the gratitude of his workpeople, who have sent him a letter by a Committee of their number. Moen or Mits.