The National Register.
London, England, 1821-05-07 00:00:00

PEMBROKESHIRE GREAT SESSIONS.

oKrim—William Roblin, a small farmer about
three miles from Haverlordwest, and who also kegs an
alehouse, was indicted at these sessions for the wilful
murder of William Darts, a young man who formerly
lived with him a servant, but who left his place in con-
sequence of the bad habits of the prisoner, and his fre-
quently ill-using and heating his wife. In the month of
Sptember last, on a Saturday evening, the deceased and
his new employer was returning from their work, and
overtook Robin' on the road, neat his own house, when
a violent quarrel arose between the prisoner and the de-
ceased, witich continued some time, and at length ter-
minated in the former procuring a pistol from his own
house, with which he snot Davies through the head,
who died of the wound about three weeks afterwards.—
•The facts appeared so clear against the prisoner, that the
jury pronounced hint guilty, and the learned judge, after
an affectionate address, sentenced him to sutler death, on
Monday the 23d ult. and that his body should he dis-
sected and anatomised. The awful sentence of the law
accordingly took place on the above morning. Ile re-
ceived the sacrament from the hands of the Rev. J.
Thomas, the ordinary, and appeared to be devout. He
then shook hands with Mr..l llamas, several other mi-
nisteis, and all present. On the drop he was asked if
tie had any thing to svy, to which he replied, " No, I
have nothing to say—but Lord Jests, receive my soul !
save me a miserable sinhet ;" Just before the fatal mo•
men t, he was warned that he had but rive minutes to
live, and if he had any thing to say to icter it. •' No;
I have nothing-1 supl•ose you want me to confess
ttttt niers of which lam not guilty' And he continued
pray Lord Jesus rec•etve my spirit," until he was
latuw.ied into eternity.

Great Perfornsance —A horse belonging to Mr. Rich,
hatter, in Holborn, was backed to gallop 31 tittles in an
hour, on IVeilnesday, for 100 guineas. The ground on
the performance took place was from the eleven
mile stone tnrough Croydon to the eighteen rue.
The rider, A boy, was dimwit, and the !torso went neatly
a mile beyond the boundaries; but the boy, unhurt,
mounted again, and completed the match, about t
,liree unlrs, an four inionte4 and a half w ithiu the giten
tints. 'I he hum was much distieszed.

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THE INDIAN BAT, OR VAMPYRE.—Captain Sted.
man was, while in Surinam, attacked during hit sleep
by some of these animals and as his account of this
incident is somewhat singular, and tends to elucidate
the fact, we shall extract it from his own language from
his narrative. " I cannot here (says lie) forbear relating
a singular circumstance respecting myself, viz.—that on
waking one morning about four o'clock, in toy ham.
mock, I was extremely alarmed at finding myself wel-
tering in congealed blood, and without feeling any pairs
whatever. Having started up and rung for the surgeon,
with a firebrand in one hand, and all over besmeared
with gore ; to which, if added my pale face, short hair,
and tattered apparel, lie might well ask the question
Be thou a spirit of health, or goblin damned—
' Bring.st with thee airs of heaven, or blasts from hell r
" The mystery, however, was, that I had been bitten.
by the Vainpyre' or spectre of Guinea, which is also
called the flying dog of New Spain, and by the Spaniards
perrovolador ; this is no other than a bat of a mon-
strous size, that sucks the blood from men and
cattle while they are fast asleep, even sometimes till they
die ; and as the manner in which they proceed is truly
wonderful, I shall endeavour to give a distinct account
of it. Knowing, by instinct that the person they intend •
to attack is in a aolind slumber, they generally alight
near the feet, where, while the creature continues fan.
ning with his enormous wings, which keeps one cool,
he bites a niece out of the tip of the great toe, so very
small indeed, that the head of a pin could scarcely be
received into the wound, which is consequently not
painful ; yet through this orifice lie continues to stick
the blood until he is obliged to disgorge. lie then begins •
again ; and then continues sucking and disgorging till
he is scarcely able to fly; and the sufferer has often
been known to sleep front time to eternity. Cattle
they generally bite in the ear, but always in places
where the blood flows spontaneously. Having applied
tobacco ashes as the best remedy, and washed the gore
from myself and my hammock, I observed several small
heaps of congealed blood all around the place where I
had lain, upon the ground ; on examining which, the
surgeon judged at least that I had lost at least 12 or 14
ounces during the night.
MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT.—Little ref
mains for report during the preaent season, but a •repe-
Mean of our great, even super-abundance, in unison
with our want and misery. In the olden time, defici-
ency or waste, made woeful want; at the present mo-
mentous crisis, a plethora of all the good and fat things
of lire has induced galloping consumption in the most
vital and important parts of the body politic. Our state
physicians. and sundry consultations and feelings of the
puhlic pulse, however they may disagree on the causes
of the disease, and the peculiar importance of the symp-
toms, seen] sufficiently unanimous in the only practica-
ble remedy—sending the patient to Bath, the English of
which every one is able to construe. The weather has
been variable during the present month, but its present
mildness and warmth, after the rains, will doubtless
have a sudden effect on vegetation, which has not hitherto
been forwarded. The late sown and thin wheats begin
to cover the ground, and to put on a luxuriant appear- •
ante. The pulse and Lent corn crops in the early dis.
tricts make a good show, and the seed season will soon
be finished in the north. All the operations of husbandry
are reniarkably forward, more particularly, the distress
of the times considered. Should the warm weather
continue, the grass crop will be general and abundant, .
Both fat and lean cattle, from the vast stocks; are at
moderate prices, and the country is amply supplied with
Irisn pigs, pork and bacon. Valuabk horses, always . •
igarce, are at great prices. Long wool is in request.—
Hops are in great plenty, and a new crop coming for.
ward. The weather has lately been more favourable •
for seeds and artificial grasses. The lambing season has
been peculiarly successful.
Duea.—A meeting took place early on Monday
morning, in the fields hetweesi Kilburn and Lord's
Cricket-ground. The parties were Mr. a medi-
cal man, and Mr. ll—.--, a gentleman of fortune.—
After exchanging two shots each, the seconds interfered.
and put an end to the affair. Mr. D-- sustained a
slight injury in the wrist.
About nine o'clock on Sunday morning, a young man .
about 24 years of age, having the appearance of a trades-
man, was observed walking in a melancholy manner by
the side of the Regent's Canal, near the City-road ; his -
manlier attracted the attention of several persons; at
length he jumped in, Lin was fortunately rescued from
his perilous situation, and taken to a neighbouring public
house, whose every attention was paid to him, his
clothes dried, and he departed apparently reconciled in
ntitid ; but instead of retuning homewards, lie went
again to the same spot, and coining to the edge of the
canal, with a kiiuk lie cut his throat from ear to ear, and
fell head foremost into the water, whence lie was taken
shortly alter lifeless.
Toe servants of Mr. Stephenson, of Cold Harbour,
near Beverley, hating occasion to take some sulphur
and cream of tartar, a few et citing' ago, is parcel was
produced which was supposed to contain the mixture,
and two of the men who preferred the medicine in milk
took the prescribed quantity. Not being able to find any
treacle in the house the outer servants were prevented at
that tone front partaking; slid a person coming into the
kitchen a few minute, afteroerds, found the word
" Puismi," in large lentos, on the envelope of the still..
posed mixture, which proved to he arsenic. Medical
id was ianmedi.,tely procured ; hut in spat of every ex.
crtion one poor Wall died within tvii boors; the other
is expected to teem er. Had it not been for the want
of tri acle, several wore persons tt uIJ have parial.
and Ow comeipiences, would still be wore fatal.
inori,iiy, Joseph 1).1y, a waierman, be.
longing to Vauxhall stairs, was diocu,i red dead in. his
boat, floating with the tide above Wi.ttniinster-bridge,
with his head hanging over the side of the wh:: ry. It
oat at first suppu-sil by the passtiot watettutit, that lie
was drinking, water; but on doter inspection, found the
deceased a corpse. The boly Was in,,ainly conveyed to
the workhouse, %%Ism medical msgait,:e was adinitais-
,„ red for upwards of two hours tvi....uut

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