The Sun.
London, England, 1833-12-25 00:00:00

MORE INCENDIAR;SM.

(From the Stamford News.)
LgADri.nAst.—A fire broke cut about half-past revel
on Friday night at Lerlenhom, on the premises of M:t.
Ordl-y, Mucklow. The wind being very high, the
whole of the yard was soon in flames. Th, sky was
illuminated to a great extent, and the fire was seen at a
ereat distance. Assistance arrived very early from Bark-
ats.n, Passingham, Welbour ne, &c. It began to Beeline
about one, but was not entirely out ten o'clock the next
morning. There were consumed a wheat stack, a barley
stack and a piece of one, two straw stacks, an old hovel,
ploughs, harrows, roll, and other implements. A fodder
stock was also for the most part damaged or destroyed.
che wind took large lumps of fire into the neighbouring
men-rise 3 of Mr. Burrtt, who kept wetting his stacks to
hinder them from catching. There is no doubt these
premises were fired wilfully, though no particular indi-
vial, a is suspected.
HossEacta.—ln consequence of some disclosures which
have taken place since the fare on the premises of Mr.
Longbottom, of Holbeach Marsh, suspicion attaches very
strongly to two of his own servant men, who, after under.
going an examination before Dr. Moore and the Rev. Mr.
Morton, magistrates for the division, have, we understand,
been committed to Spalding gaol.
Tue LATE FLEE AT WEitalNGTort.—Wednesday last a
man named Perkins, in the employ of Wm. Bate, Esq., at
Werrington, and upon whom suspicion alighted imme-
diately after the 4rearlful incendiarism which took place on
the property of Mr. Bate, who is one of the magistrates
fur the soke of Peterborough, and of Mr. Wigginton
an adjoining proprietor, was apprehended when at
work, by a police-officer, who came from town fat
that purpose, and brought to Peterborough, where he un-
derwent an examination before several Magistrates, amongst
whom was Earl Frtzwillistn. The Magistracy began their
proceedings by examining several witnesses against tiro
prisoner, which occupied a considerable length of times
and during which the unhappy man made a full conies.
sion that he was guilty of the crime whereof be had been
accused. The result of the investigation was, that the
prisoner wad fully committed to take Vs trial at the en-
suing Northampton Assizes. From what we could ascer-
asir:, the wretched culprit stated in rff-act that his mind
was first directed to resolve upon the perpetration of the
horrid act, in consequence of a conversation which had
taken place when returning from work in company with
some fellow-labourers, who, it appears, expressed a die.
satisfaction at the use of thrashing machines having in
injuri us effect upon manual labour, and a machine be nr
in exercise in the parish, it was suggested by one of the
party that " a fire would do good in Werrington." Of
this he thought no snore until the morning of the fire,
when be was unfortunately tempted to put this in-
timation into execution, and, rising at his usual
hour, breakfasted, and by means of a piece of white
rag ignited a heap of thrashed straw, thinking it
would make a blase and create an alarm without
extending its flames to the destruction of other pro.
perty. From the commission of the awful crime,
to his subsequent apprehension, it seems that at times
strong perturbation influenced his mind, insomuch that,
for the whole of one day, he carried a rope in Lis
pocket, intending to hang himself ; at another time he
was much disposed to wait upon the Rev. Joseph Pratt,
a neighbouring magistrate, and disclose the f aal deed
which he had committed ; and once, also, he Lad
determined upon running away. During the early
part of the time in which the m rgistratea were sits,
tang, he manifested rather a firmness yet freedom
of deportment, which scarcely indicated guilt, but
when the scrutiny of the witnesses became rather tedious
his apparent courage yielded to those overwhelming
convictions of guilt which induced him to develop the fact
of his achievement of the black act which so fearfully de-
pressed his spirits. The prisoner's previous character is
fair, anal his reputation unblemished. By his guilt he has
left f our small children without a parent, who, he feared,
for lack of labour himself, might prove a burden to his

parish.
MAncir.—Two youths, of the names of Brigstock and
Stoney, are fully committed to take their trial tor settin4
fire to Mr. Vawser's stackyard at March, on Sunday Cle
B‘h instant. One has confessed his guilt. The oldest is
not quite ninetwal