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subaltern officer, and an artificer, 
went into it, when just as the last 
n was going in (as it is re- 
ported) ie ag MO blew up. 
The effect of the explosion was 
dreadful. Those who lived at a 
istance took it for an earthquake, 
for the doors and windows flew 
open, the furniture was thrown 
down, and the bells, set in motion 
by the pressure of the air, rang 
ofthemselves, It happened to be 
market time. Twenty of these 
oor people lay crushed under 
their horses,and oxen, which were 
likewise crushed, and under their 
overturned sledges. Round the 
stump of a lamp-post was a horse 
whose bones were broken, twist- 
ed round like a cord. The in- 
stances of almost miraculous es- 
capes are many. Some persons 
were saved merely by the falling 
of beams, &c. forming a kind of 
arch over them. The number of 
the killed and wounded is between 
3 and 400; that of the houses da- 
maged 6 or 700, and the loss 
sustained not to be made good 
for half a millon of dollars. 
Glass is wanting to mend the 
windows, which are almost uni- 
versally broken by the pressure 
of the air. 
10.—The canal in St. James’s 
park was exceedingly crowded 
with skaiters; and, although se- 
veral accidents happened, some 
of which were attended with fa- 
tal consequences, owing to the 
ice not being sufficiently strong 
to support the pressure, still the 
obstinacy of the unwary persisted. 
About nine o’clock in the morn- 
ipg ove man was drowned; and 
about three o'clock in the after- 
noon the ice broke in near the 
Pagoda bridge, when twelve per- 
- brought off a copper still. 
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sons fell in; all of them were 
happily got out safe except one 
boy, whose body was not found 
at a late hour last night ; several 
others got a ducking in conse- 
quence of their imprudence. 
~ Dublin, Dec. 11.—On Friday 
night, John Laffin, esq. surveyor 
of excise, assisted by Messrs. 
D’Arcy and Patterson, revenue 
officers, with parties from the 
88th and Kilkenny regiments, 
proceeded to the parish of Kilfi- 
dane, where they destroyed four 
extensive private distilleries, and 
About 
eleven o’clock on Saturday morn- 
ing, as they were approaching 
the village of Kildysart, a nume- 
rous mob, some of whom were 
armed with scythes, pitchforks, 
&c. ‘assembled from all quarters 
of the country, and increased to 
about 700 men, who threatened 
the destruction of the officers and 
their party. In this awful mo- 
ment, Mr. Laffin, at the imminent 
risk of his life, rode up to them, 
and endeavoured toconvince them 
of the fatal consequences that 
must inevitably result from an 
attack upon the military, who 
were all determined to do their 
duty. Hishumaneexertions seem- 
ed to be appreciated by some old 
men, as they were seen to retire 
and. endeavoured to influence 
others. But they were not to be 
counselled, and the attack com- 
menced by a tremendous volley of 
stones. Mr. Laffin was knocked 
off his horse—the military were 
obliged to fire, and to preserve a 
cool and steady retreat. They 
abandoned the seizure, but kept 
this immense mob in awe and ata 
proper distance. Repori states 
the loss of lives, but the fact is 
