The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-04-17 00:00:00

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Basr-mtaserr.—Wednestlay evening,* nee a the Coast, Aram o.—On Tuesday se'nnight last, at
a very early hour of the morning, two murders, of
most eatrionlinary investigations took place before
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Mr. Nasal, the Sitting Magistrate, that eve!' ails-
the *sat atrocious and shocking character that could
graced a civilieed country, respectingtvto beings in appear upon record, were committed on the lands of
the shape of men, whose conduct proved that they t
Castle Jane, in the neighbourhood of Skibbereen.
could not possess intellects superior to beasts. l
The narrative, in which the tragical occurrence has
been stated to us, mentions, that, on the Monday
longing to the Office,
appeared, that. on the same evening as Croker, be-
might previous, William Horan, Kai. of elontall,
was passing along the lhmp-
near the Above place, having had occasion to send a
stead-road, he observed at a short dietance before
him hr o men on a wall, and directly after, he 0b... man (the only son of a poor wid6w) with a sum of
served the tallest of them, a stout man, about six
money to Cork, he, after having received the ne-
cessary instructions concerning his business to town,
feet high,* liangipg by his neck froma lamp-post at- cessary
departed from Mr. Horan's, about the hour of ten
'ached to the wall, being that instant tied up, and
turned off deliberately by the short man ;
this very I o'clock that night, for Castle Jane, and had pro-
funexpected and extraordinary sight astonished and seeded but a short way from home on the following
`alarmed the Officer; he mule up to the spot with all morning, when he was attacked, robbed, and subse-
Ppossible speed, and just after he arrived there, the quently murdered, in a manner as barbarous in per.
11211 man, who had been hanged, fell to the ground. f petration, as it k revolting to the sense of cisilized
society to endure. Time first effort used towards
.Croker produced his staff, said he was an Officer,
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1 effecting the diabolical deed, is supposed to have and demanded to know of the other man the cause
; been strangulatiou, as no traces of bleed cordd he
I a such extraordinary conduct ; in. the mean time,
red ; after. which, they -carried the lady a
I the mall who had been hanged -recovered from the discovered
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'effects of his suspension, got up, slid on finding Croa:
the sea-side, a little below the Lepp Bridge. Here, distance of nearly,half a mile across the field., to
i ker interfering, gave him a violent bloat on the nose,
1 which nearly knocked him backwards. The short the savage barbarians, after hating stripped the
however,',
nfortunate man If every article of wearing appa-
,lnan was then endeavouring to make off;
PI" eel, severed his head from his body, afterwards
the Officer procuredassistance, w,cl Wel). the
were secured, and brought to the above °fix, when
mangled the.tly threat the trunk of the body into
carcaie in the most disfigured condi-
the account the fellows gave of themoetre wata Hat' tics, and lastly
they worked toiet her on. Caul& 1.31a7 had Weer iT; , the -wet*, placing a stew 'we ' uwe Of his legs ; but
. company together en W.dnesday afternosii, h" ! whatbecame of the decapitated member, no person
tossed up with hotf-penea for money, and afterwards can inform, nor is it of use to know, more than that
for their clothes : the tail man, who was hanged, lit has not since been found. Not satisfied with this
won The otherarjacket,trowsere; and shoes. They sanguinary act, they (as there is but too sufficient
ithen, in the most 'Wanton manner, and worse dwell reason to ,beliere, them the same party), proceeded
I brutes, tossed up who should hang each other. Thu to the house of the mother of the unhappy victim,
short one won that toss, and they got upon the wallsi murdered her likewise, and threw the body into an
The one to submit, and the other to carry their sa•l. adjoining pond near the house of Castle Jane l-
-1 rage conduct into execution on the lamp-iron. 'ay The remains of the man were not discovered until
:loth -agreed, in this statement. The tali one, who' Friday last, 'while an Inquest was holding on the
! had been hanged, said, if he won the toss, he would body of the poor widow, his mother, upon which
have hanged the other. He said he then felt the ef.. a Jury was immediately summoned by Jonas Mor-
fects on Mt neck of the.time he was hanging, and 64. ria Townsend, Esq. a Magistrate of the County,
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eyes were so much swelled, that he saw double. a ' and through his exertions, we understand, some sus-
' Mr. Nears and Mr. Smart, the Magistrates, be
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pi--Ic.ious characters of that neighbourhood were taken
expressed their horror and disgust at such eondu • into custody, and are now in Skibbereen jail. The
and language; and ordered the man who had he"-11 resident gentry, we are also informed, are CM !..ag
hanged, to find bail for the violent and unjustifiable, every endeavour to bring the perpetrators to detec-
' assault on the Officer, and the short one for hanging , tion—two persons have already absconded, one of 1
the other. Neither of them being provided with ; them a son, and the other a servant boy to one of the I
`prisoners bail, they were committed to ileidewell for trial. .
secured.

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A warm 'debate occurred in the Quarterly Assem-
bly of the Corporation of Dublin on the 10th inst.
on a motion for granting the Freedom of the City
toNajor O'Dcrsounoc, who acted u Captain under
Colonel SKERRETT in the defence of Tariffa. This
was strongly opposed on the ground of hit being a
Papist. An amondment was moved and carried,
that the word " thanks" should be substituted for
" freedom."—The Petition of the Board of Alder-
men, against Aft
..Popish claims, was adopted by a
majority. • •

MR. SADLER'S BALLOON.

Mr. Sadler, the celebrated aeronaut, intends to
make his twenty-second ascent from Birmingham in
the course of a few weeks. In consequence of the
total destruction of the balloon by which he last took
his aerial flight, he has had an entire new one manu-
factured, which, In point of beauty and strength, far
exceeds any by which he has hitherto ascended.-1t
is of a spherical form, and made of the best Itt-
string silk, with an interior net-work woven in its
texture, by which additional security is given, and
the possibility of bursting or being torn, in a great
measure guarded against. When inflated, it presents
a beautiful appearance, being composed of alternate
tripes of crimson and white, which are connected,
in thec entre, by a zone of gold colour. The car is
also extremely rich, as well in its decorations as in
the classic taste of its design. Its shape is oval, and
I the colour of its side is a deep crimson, while on the
bottom is represented, with great correctness, two
shells of the Nautilus, which, rising from the base,
and spreading their extended edges towards each end
of the car, seem to screen it from external •injury ;
above these are festoons of hack foliage and gilt
acorns, lopped in a fanciful manner by the beaks of
eagles; the upper pannels are rendered particulatly
elegant by the insertion of a brass fret-work railing,
bordered with a crimson beading, studded wit h. bril-
liant stars, awl at each end is a plume of feathers
formed of drop d'or, and confined by semi-crowns
set with mock jewels. The interior is lined with
yellow cotton cushions, and there are two seats
, fixed, under which are small lockers for containing
ballast, and the necessary provisions and apparatus
for the voyage.
This splendid vehicle is attached by six gilt ropes
to the base of a dome, in the embellishments of
which neither expanse or pains have been spared ; it
is formed of crimson silk, intersected. with spiral
lines of gelded twist, and studded with silver stars.
At the top is a rich crown, beautifully ornamented
with mock jewellery, and around the base is a wreath
of laurel, below which hangs a luxuriant drapery of
crimson • and yellow lustring trimmed Mith gold
hinge and tassels, forming altogether as splendid an
object as can well be conceived. A net-work of
strong cord will, as usual go over the balloon, to
w4ttab #6l/he' sii4 4.1941bY tYientlAiliegMOL- - j
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ENTRAOEPINART INSTANCE OF A TRANCE.—JUS•
soodattundun Muhapater, one of the principal land-
holders of hiedneepeoV, iw the Fast Indies, !Nies
required, in March, 1809, to attend the Zillah court,
was reported, when called upon, to be asleep, and
unable to make his appearance. A man in court
hearing this excuse, observed, " Oh I. if that be the
'case, it will be some days before he awakes." The
curiosity of Mr. Rees, the Judge and Magistrate,
being excited by the answers he received to his ques-
tions upon the subject, he proposed to visit the man,
with a view to enquire into this extraordinary cir.
cumatance, and ailord any relief that might be re.
quired. Jussoodanundun was found upon a bed, in
his dormitory, in sound sleep, surrounded by enure.
ber of friends and relations. His pulse and breath.
ine were scarcely perceptible, and in this state her
'remained two days and a half, and two nights, with-
out motion, without taking any sustenance, or per.
forming any of the animal functions. lie was bled,
but it was with difficulty that about ten ounces of
blood were procured ;" various external stimuli were
employed, and an emetic administered. day these,
means, his pulse was considerably increased is
strength, and his breathing became•more perceptible,
and once the stimulus, applied to the nose, occa.
sioned sneezing, but he still continued in a sound
sleep. Having directed a repetition of the emetic,
the first producing no effect, his visitors left him, ex-
pecting teat Le would soon be disturbed by its ape.
ration; this, however, was not the case, for though!
he vomited three times,it occasioned no interruption to
his slumber. The next morning the usual symptom of
returning animation, namely, great heat of the legs and
feet, was observed ; and as his attendants said he would
probably awake abOut twelve o'clock, no further
endeavour, to rouse him were'etuployed. About;
tweivetAileas predietedthe awoke, as from a corn- '
mon sleep, with liteoau3l illietntletlffstlett orithe
lapse of time, having slept three nights and tree
days and a half. Jussoodanunden Mahapater a
man nearly_ 50 years of age, strongly made, and cor-1
palent. He relate*, that about the age of one or
two and thirty,' he first became affected in this ex-
traordinary manner,-without being able even to con-
jecture from what cause it originated. During thir-1
teen years, these fits of sleep continued seven, and
soreetimes eight days, with seldom more than tea or
r twelve days interval ; 'for the last four years the pe-
Rods of sleep have decreased to four, and rarely'
exceed five days. He states that, during these fits,
he has never dreamt, or been conscious of the slight- I
est degree of animation. The comtuon methods of
disturbing sleep have constantly end ineffectually
been resorted to • such as tumbling him, attours
shouting, &c. ; and a gun has been fired Roil to
his ear, without producing the desired died,:
At the termination of the Sleep, he rises whollr'nn-
conscious of haling passed more than a contmon
night's rest, and the only itteonsealence he exrrt-
ences, in consequence, is a great degrei of lassitede
the following day. His general health is goodr and
he enjoys ordinary rest, of nights, during wisanday
be called his interval of watching.. As the shertebse
of his neck, and corpulency, would lead oell'fe
suppose there was a tendency to apoplexy in 'this
case, I was surprised to learn-, that, -in the' dnin-
mencement of these fits of sleep, tad several rs
afterwards, his habit' teak appeases* ro
such iedicatiess • • i'r•.z ' ' •
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8.%a0x G ERAML—This contemptible impostor
wrote, before heembarked at Harwich, a most furi-
ous and bombastic manifesto, proclaiming the • inju-
ries which he said he had received from the British
Is Government, and threatening the nation A% it 11 his
vengeance. He declares that he will• throw himself
upon the mercy of the great Napoleon, who, he is
sure, will pardon him for offering his services to this
country i• and he adds, that he will make his wrongs
resound from the banks of the Seine to those of the
'Danube. These wrongs, be says, were inflicted
upon him, not only by the Government, but by the,
'Newspapers; and he kindly gives lU3 notice that he
will, some time or other, come here at the heed of
itis tremendous Croats, and take vengeance u:on us.
In the mean time he says he is quitting this country
with no °Mei property but his sabre, though he
brought 50001. into it. It may afford some satis-
faction to his creditors to know, that " It stabs him
to-the heart" to think of leaving England without
paying his debts.
Friday lest, one Matey, a private is the 9th
royal, veteran battalion, was drummed out of the
Castle or Edinburgh, for deserting twice, theft, and
other offences. By this sentence, hi is deprived of
the pension, after 30 years sertAsioista -
Among the extraordinary noes of the
presebt day; is that of the yew** Princess of Ar-
cot having lately bestowed her 11110 upon a White
NeelPoll4.llAliPlibileitsibintial tie Amnia:
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