Star. — 1821-08-18 (London, England)

LIMERICK, AUGUST 6.—MURDER.—Lieut. KENT, of Clare-street, a most indulgent landlord, called on one of his tenants, in Francis's Abbey, a few days since, for some arrears of rent, for which keepers had been previously placed on the premises. Lieutenant KENT having heard that some property had been secretly removed, repaired on Saturday night, the 4th inst. to the premises, to warn the keepers to be more vigilant, and, while in the act of pointing to some loose boards, through which he said the property had been taken away, the boards were raised, and Mr. KENT was instantly shot through the head. The perpetrators of the horrid deed have for the present escaped.  MY. WEBSTER WEDDERBURNE left town on Wednesday last for France, with his Solicitor, Mr. SMART, in order to appear to answer personally any process which the French laws may subject him to for the (wounds said to be given in defending himself from the late attack of a servant at Boulogne. At a Meeting of the Vestry of the United Parishes of St. Magnus the Martyr and St. Margaret, New Fish-street, by London-bridge, which tools place on Thursday evening to take into consideration the propriety of putting the church in mourning, out of respect to the memory of her late MAJESTY, it was resolved unanimously, that the pulpit, reading-desk, and clerk's desk, together with the altar, organ-loft, and Churchwardens' pews, should be hung with black cloth, and the front of the pulpit decorated with an escutcheon. The Thanks of the Vestry were likewise unanimously voted to the Churchwardens for  calling the Meeting. A fire broke out on Thursday night at the house of Mr. SMITH, Northumberland-street, Strand, which consumed the interior, but was providentially prevented extending to the adjoining houses, by the timely arrival of the engines. It was occasioned by Mrs. SM 1111, who was sitting up waiting the return of her husband from the Theatre, and being fatigued, fell asleep, leaving a candle burning, which, from some accident, unfortunately caused the above melancholy circumstance, by which the different lodgers (the house being let out in separate apartments) will suffer an irreparable loss, as it is feared few, if any, were insured. The audience at the Haymarket Theatre were thrown into great alarm by the servants announcing to Mr. Sstrrn that his house was on fire; the last words only were heard, and being understood as applying to the Theatre, an universal rush towards the doors tack place, and a considerable time elapsed before the mistake was discovtred, and order restored. Friday se'nnight a fire broke out in the premises occupied by Mr. Enoch Bunn, at Eaning, which for rapid destruction has not been surpassed by any of the conflagrations in that unfortunate village. The alarm was given about half-past ten o'clock, at Newmarket, from. whence the engines proceeded with the greatest alacrity ; but from the distance at which water was situated, the flames could not be subdued, and the dwelling-house, a barn, stables, 'outhouses, three fine horses, and poultry, all fell a sacrifice. A curious circumstance occurred in Whitechapel ion Tuesday evening, at the time the Queen's funeral was passing. A bullock ran into the entry of a baker's shop in one of the bye-streets, went up two pair of stairs, and in laying down upon the landing-place, burst open the door of the front room, and frightened two or three women who were sitting at tea ; some drovers with ropes dragged him down ; but just as he got to the bottom of the stairs, he broke loose, and 'ran up stairs into the garret, and the window being open, he put his head out, and appeared to be looking at the Funeral Procession, which was then passing the end of the street; he was at last got down; and, ?hough a large beast of the Holderness breed, and the stairs very narrow, very little damage was done. Thursday, whilst a young man named Richard Manning, was employed in the repairs of a house in South Audley-street, the scaffolding on which he stood unfortunately gave way, and he was precipitated head foremost to the ground with great arolence. Some persons, who were passing by at the time, picked the man up in a state of insensibility, and carried him to the Middlesex Hospital, where he died immediately after his arrival. The celebrated horse Young Whiskey broke his leg last week, at Clifton Park, and was destroyed in consequence. Tuesday night the Parish Church of St. Luke, ' Old-street, was entered by thieves, and robbed of a quantity of black cloth and other articles.