Star. — 1821-10-09 (London, England)

COUNTY OF LIMERICK.  DUBLIN, OCTOBER 3. Sunday evening, at the early hour of seven o'clock a daring band of armed ruffians entered the hnuseof Curragh, in the County of Limerick, the seat of sir Aubrey De Were Hunt, Bart. and posses•ed them.. selves of one musket and one blunderbuss. The villains, many of them wearing turbans, searthed LI several apartments, but as their avowed object *as to obtain tire arms, they retired without committing any other depredation. Sir Aubrey is at present I England: his cousin, Miss Hunt, and Sir Aarty's I two children, who were at Curragh during the visit of the ruffians, have removed to the hospitable man, I sion. of Castletown for safety. _  The same night a general search was made these deluded wretches in the neighbouthc.c.J ot Beek Castle, for fire-arms ; the habitation of near!r creri peaceable inhabitant was broken into and doors windows demolished.  A large -party, consisting of many !mere& 0( armed ruffians, made a descent from the mnun,l,tint 1 bordering on the County of Kerry, into the 10,114 Newcastle, and Churchtown adjoining, on S9ndn7 night last, and about twelve o'clock (the night being !extremely dark and showery), an advanced parry I approached, without observation, close to the Castle, and being discovered by a sentinel of the 40th regi,. merit, the alarm was given, and the guard corning to his assistance, after several musket shots being fired, the marauders retreated. A few nights since, some malicious mow trampled down and wholly destroyed a corn field belonging to Maurice Harnett, near Newcastle, and a potatoe field of the widow Buckley's, whose son was recently murdered at Ardagh, on his return to Newcastle from the Assizes. . An escort of the 40th regiment brought into flit Newcastle Bridewell, on Monday evening, a prisoner, upon whom was found the gun of which Mr. G► ing's policeman was robbed, near Abbeyleal, whit the prisoner was in the act of levying contribtaiwn with it at night. Several houses near Charleville, Listowel, Glin, have recently been plundered of arms.  The system of levying contributions in Louses ty night has extended to an alarming height, and which nothing short of an increase of military force, poi giving to Captains of detachments the Commission of the Peace, can effectually put a stop to.  At the-old sheep fair, nn Tuesday last, at Lam about 10,000 were penned, and the sales werecoosi. tiered brisker than those of the last (21st Septet* fair. Ewes were sold from 20s. to 25s.—lambs, hat 1 Ss. to 18s.  Brough Hill fair was held on Monday and T. day. There was but an inferior shew of caale,sha consisted of Highland bullocks, Galloway heifers* Irish cattle. There was considerable demand, its reduced prices, and nearly all were sold. Pails who kept cattle a twelvemonth, lost very cosi, ably. There was a good shew of sheep, which sit off slowly, and_ sold from ss. 6d. to lOs. There is at this time 60 wheat ricks of this ydt growth in the small island of Selsey, near Chiche,ter; a much greater crop than was ever remembered, asd all got up in lair condition.  BIRTH&  Thursday, a poor woman at Beeston, of the name of Gm Heaton, was delivered of three children, two boy. and who, with their mother, are doing well. Her husband is a al. lier, and frequently out of employment. At Brodera, in Guzarat, on the 7th Lieutenant-Colonel Nlackonochie, of the Hi pany's service, of a son. At Edinburgh, on the 2d inst. Lady Torphichen, Its Dublin, on the 3d imt. the Lady of JrSargon Eat;aordinary to his Majesty, of a