Star. — 1801-04-09 (London, England)

IRELAND.  • DUBLIN, APRIL 4. .Although a great deal has been fail of the numerous criminals that fill our prifons, and the probability of confiderable convictions and executions •t the prefcnt affixes, we are pleated to find that in fsveral internees the Judges had not the painful talk orpatfing fentence of death ona fingle traver• firs and that in three or four counties only perfens here been convidtad of murder. Cunfidcring tht state this libelled country is repreflusted to be in, numberlefs eonviaions Ihould not be wondered  at—but it is notorious that the major part found guilty of murder were alledged to have committed the crime as far back as the year 1701. If, during ' the remainder of their circuits, the Judges have not to exert the rigour of the law oftener than in that which has elapfed,it mail be acknowledged bythofe who have an oppertunity of perufing the trials and conviaions of late in Engl:tud, that we by no means exceed that country in criminal proceedings. At Lent Affixes, bold at Mullingar,for the county of Wefteneatb, on Friday the aoth ult. feveral performs were tried WC:we the HOILJUIIiCe DOWNEs, and found guilty of burglaries and robbc.iLs. Extrad of a letter from Philipflown Our Armes are juft concluded, and afforded a better barveft to the Lawyers than ever wasbefore known, as the number cf civil adions tried before Mr. jaltice Dowa ts was beyond any thing that has before occurred. The crown bufinefs alfo was heavy, though not too much fo for the indefatigable application of Lord NORBLIev. The only remarkable matter that occurred was the trial of ROBERT SI!, RVINOTON, Efq. maifirate of that county, on Friday, for taking a forceable poffefflon ; but the Jury not being able 20 agree, were, on the Sunday morning following, drawn to the verge of the count,. The Gentleman was on Saturday convided of an atranit and fentcnced to three months imprifonmeut." We hear two of the numerous banditti who lately robbed the mail-coach, near Carlow, have been taken up near Athy, in the very ad of attempting to pats tome of the notes which they had taken out of the mail. The notes have been pofitively iden. tified ; and there can be little doubt that thefe via. lains mull Mon difeover the entire gang of their companions.--The mail-coaches arc much better guarded than they were previous to the attack near Carlow ; forming with the coach-guard and paffengers a fore; that few troops of robbers will dare to run the Mk of encountering. Letters from Grenard mention, that oatmeal has fallen in price above 12s. per hundred, in confequence of the produdive profpeft the prefent fine feafon forebodes. In many places perfons that were fuppofed not to be worth an hundred of oatmeal, are now producing quantities for Pale, which they bad hoarded in expedation of receiving a much higher price for it than was had for the like at the deareil period. LIMERICK, Motet( 5 .—Monday night, the 16th intl. eight villains broke into the houfe of Mr. Michael Langan, near Cabin, laid him on the Boor, put draw under mad over him, then fet tire to it, and tortured him in fuck a manner, that he confeired he had tto guineas, which he handed them, bat he was fo Mockingly burned, that he died on Friday; and on Sunday another houfe was robbed in the fame neighbourhood.