Star. — 1810-12-26 (London, England)

IRELAND.  Dammam, 18.—Saturday night las!, one of those nocturnal outrages which have, and we regret to say, continuo to _ disgrace same of the southern counties, tool: place within three miles of thii town. ' 'Nearly one hundred villains, some of them armed, attacka the farm-house of Townley B. Hardman, Esq. at Caulestown, county of Meath, and on entering it demolished al the furniture, pulled down the stairs, and broke every article they could. They afterwards destroyed the ploughs, harrowd, gates, &c. and polled up some young quicks. Mr. Hardman was in possession of Caulestown only since November last. This work of destruction being accomplished, they deliberately proceeded to another farm of this gentleman's, on the Nanny-water, which he has been for some years improving, broke into the house, took the steward and his wife out of bed, threatened them with death if they left the place, and abused the man. In this neat cottage, wherein Mr. Hardman lay frequently in summer, they literally destroyed every article of furniture, and then proceeded to the farmyard, where they committed the same destruction as at Caulestown. Such of the young trees in the plan. tation as they could not pull up they broke in two. After accomplishing their hellish purpose, they took six of his boreewut of the stables and went off ; but not until they warned.the steward to leave the place, as that was only their first visit !—They called! themselves Carders." The horses were found next day 1 near Bellestown-hill. This daring and destructive outrage calls aloud for the prompt interference of the neighbouring Magistrates and Gentlemen of the Barony of Duleek to check it in its bud Monday, six threshers, who for some time have been administering unlawful oaths, and committing depredations in Cunnemara, (two of whom were dressed in white shirts over their clothes,) were lodged in the County Jail of Galway ; they were apprehended, after a long and fatiguing pursuit. Three others of the gang were killed, and one wounded ; another effected his escape after being I taken. WILXFORD, Dec: 2C.—The horrid murder of John Lonelle, paik-keeper to John Knox Grogan, of Johnstown. Castle, Esq. was supposed to be about ten o'clock on Sunday night, the. 16th inst. It appeared at the Inquest, held on the folliewing day, before Christian Wilson, of BereVille, Esq. one of the Magistrates of this county, And George Harrison Beade, Esq. Mayor of Wexford, that the deceased was partly uncressed, and is•the act of closing the window-shutters, his wife standing beside him, when a gun,-loaded with three bullets, was discharged at him, two of which unhappily. took effect. The assassin was close to. the window when he fired, as the two balls entered his throat, under the chin ; one was extracted from the upper part of his skull, the other lodged in the brain. The third ball having struck the bedstead, and broke part of an adjoining rafter, was found in the room. The Jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder, by some person or perscins unknown. The deceased and his wife were natives of England, and had no family ; had been several years in the service of Mr. Cr. igan, and from his strict honesty, and faithful discharge of the several trusts committed to his cafe, cnj.iycd the highest confidence of his master. Two ( persons of the name of Merryman have been com-1 iniacd to goal, on suspicion of being accomplices to. I the above murder.