The Sun.
London, England, 1815-04-15 00:00:00

AIURDER AND SUICIDE.

Yesterday about on:. o'clock/ John ,Wagborn, a
respectable tailor, residing in Hull's-buildings,
.Fetter-lane, was observed by his wife and chil-
diet) to leave his work, and commence sharpening
a carving-knife. The unhappy man being' in a
state or mental derangement; naturally excited
their fears, and the WOlllllll attempted to, quit the
room, us did also. the children. This, however, be
prevented, by locking the dock-. • For sonic thne-
he preserved.a degree of coolness and consistency,
that led their) to believe there carts no immediate
danger to. be apprehended.' About two o'clock,
however, the unfortunate subject of this tragedy
became suddenly outrageous,
.and, seizing his
prepared weapon of blood andalestritctim, he tell
upon his.wile, and nearly severed- her head from
the body. He then as suddenly- inflicted a similar
act of horror upon himself,•and was proceeding
to close the revolting scene by butchering, his
children, when-a Mr. Itevicke, attracted by the
cries Of the children, and the groans of the dying
mother, rushee) from the street to the room, and
but sting it open with extraordinary violence,
happily succeeded in- rescuing the infants front the
butchery that awaited them. The' unhappy man
and his murdered companion did not long survive.
He had; it- appears, been some, time since in' a
housz of confinement as a lunatic, but recovered,
and:Wl-15 restored to his faptily. Ott Wednesday
he kV aS again seized With a fit of d'erangement,
which _led to the dreadful-catastrophe it has be-
come our Painful duty to describe.—An inquest
will- be 'held on the bodies this day.

A Gentleman in the neighbourhood of Carup--
deli, Gloucestershire, lately levelling some ground,
discocezell ill a t►►:lulus, containing about twenty
loads; nine skeletons, carefully placed in regular
order, and in good prese►vation : the teeth were
vrry iierfec.t, and the ribs only had yielded- to
decay.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

DUTCH MAIL.

VIENNA, AIARcH 31.—We, Francis the First,

&C. At the moment when we had reason to in 7
didge in the confident hope of letting our beloved
people enjoy, in their full extent, the blessings of.
a permanent peace, secured by mutual decision's
and poli:ical conventions, we are compelled, by
the events that have lately occurred, to make new
exertions that exceed the ordinary resources of
our States. Faithful to the system we have al-.
ways followed, ,our chief endeavour; dicier these
circumstances, is .to refrain, as far.as possible,
from burdening our' svbjects with 'new oppressive
taxes. On those considerations we have reSolvcd
upon a measure which, while it provides for the
wants of the State, will give the 'udders of the
papers called ktetrelni)tipn and Anticipation Bonds.
air opportunity of employing to advantage their
disposable funds.. We have accordingly resolved—

1. A loan shall be opened to the amount of 50 millions' of
florins in value, called Vienna Machrieng-.
2: The contrilp.:ions to this loan may be made indiscrimi-
nately, in redemption or anticipation bonds : not lets than
100 florins will be taken.

3. The interest shall be 2 per rent. payable half yeqrly,
4. For the greater seeurit. iiithose,concerned in this lean,
we hare resolved, that besides the collective revenue of:4;nr-
States Will serve to cover it, o'u'r Gatrictan sair-nrincs s!..2ati
be a special security for this loan, and orklere.d,• th.4t the pro-
duce in 'pulley of the salt winks of Wieliezka and. ilahnia
shall in particular serve to pay the interest and the principal
AA this loan.

5. That this burden on the-Revenue of the State may. con-
tinue no longer than circumstances render it absolutely ()a-
cessary,we have resolved, that a sinking fund shall he formed
to discharge it, into which shall be paid• yearly the sum of
aou,ouo florins, likewise from the produce of the same salt-
wo, k,
Travellers just arrived froM Maestricht, say,
that-last Saturday and Sunday above 15,000 Prue.
sians passed this place ; and that a very large body
of troops is expected.soon to follow. The road
front Maestrthlit to Veuloo was coveted with
troops and transports of ammainition.
_

Persons come from IVesel state, that advice
had been received at that town that 50,000 Prus-
sians', would cross the. Rhine there in the course of
this with and the .11ext. A standing bridge is
making 'iver the Waal at Nimeguen.
BAsLE, APRIL I.—Since the 27th Hollinger) is
shut against the Swiss. • The •following day the
garrison received a large reinforcement. The day
before, 3000 French entered Alliirch. The French
are also COCteitiiti, their strength in the neigh-
bourhood of this, place. Sixteen hundred cavalry'
arrived on tlx 27t1i. They are tlitowing up bat-
teries about a (Flatter of a league from this town.
The. neighboining German. villages are occupied
by Batten troops.
BAacELoNA, MArtcti 17.—A great• number of
troops having come into this frontier province, it
seemed - indicate hostile intentions towards
France, hut no movement haS been made by these
troops to • justify this :apprehension. We hear
that his Majesty King Ferdinand intends to come
lucre. . .

iltivssEt.s„,krn B.—The Duke of Wellington
made the jouvney from Vienna in six days, _so triat
lac oVertook ttt Lorrain a gotuier whom. he had
dispatehed•from Vienna 24 hours betore he left.
Since his arrival the military preparations are con-
tinned with increased activity. On -the other
side, the French are successively. strengthening
thentrontier fortresses most of the new troops
are arrived abort Lille and Arras : the French are

also putting their second and third line of fort-
resws in x state of defence.

It is aliirmed,.that the Duke of Wellington has
brought -with him the Declararion of the Allied
Powers to the French Nation, and that this im-
portant document will very sotm he published.
Tuimr, MARcH 24.—The following Proclama-
tion has been published at .Marseilks :
" li.o)al Highness the Duke D'Angou,
lente has deigned to inform the Governor Marshal the Prince
of Essling, that he Is arrived at •Nismes, and that in a few
days he will come-to Visit the faithful-city of Marseilles.
The sentiments which you have fiianifested*With so muds
ardour lot' -the best of Kings will he displayed a-new at the
sight of hisitugust nephew—of that beloved Prince whose pre-
seace lately excited such transports among you. He will re-
ceive front you the pledges and indubitable proofs of the devo-
tion and tidelity which the circumstances reclaim, and with
which yodr hearts have been constantly aniinated. •
" Your confidence in the Commanders and -Magistrates,
who participate in all your sentiments, and who are ready to
devote themselves with you, in the dyfrnce of the throne,
acid for the causes of the lawful Sovereign, will encrease of
our strength, and ensure the public tranquillity.
" You will constantly reject the perfidious manreurrcs of
sonic agitators, whose insintuitions tend to disturb- the har-
mony which exists between the brave National Guards, and
the troops of the line. Their wishes will be deceived; no-
thin;; can disunite us ; the citizen and the soldier will have
but one sentiment, but one cry : to tfcfend, at the peril qf see
lives, the throne (if oar good Kitts', LOitiS Xl7 .111.—hive le
(Si:filed)
Marshal of France,- Prince of ESSLING.
" Marseilles, March 15."- . •

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