The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-07-23 00:00:00

MONMOUTHSHIRE.

At the General Quarter Soak!), for the County of
Monmouth. h. 1.1 at Usk, on Monday last, before Lard
Granville C. L. Sonarrtr , CiAir:iltn, the Vicar of,

RIOT AT AITLEY CRAPAL.—A dispute has lOW emit
timmesalasillted between the inhabitants at Aattey, Ist .
lareassities, and the Vicar of Leigh, tesatecting .tbe
right of presentation to the perpetual Carney of the
Chapel. The Vicar nominated Mr. Birkett, and
on Seaday week last, that Gentleman, accompa-
nied by a Sheriff's officer and the High Comte-
hie of the Division, proceeded to talcs p ion of
the Chapel. The party were opposed by a large body
of the inhabitants, who were collected, and Mr. Bir-
kett was very roughly treated ; nor were they able to
enter the Chapel until they bad obtained the assist-
am of a party of the 7th Dragoon Guards. On
Thursday; three persons, Joseph Rawson, James
Thorpe, and Joseph Beaumont, were taken into cu.-
~ tody, and conveyed to Leigh for examination before
Mr. Barron, when Joseph Beaumont, for an assault,
and Joseph Rawsob and James Thorpe, for a riot,
and obstructing the Sheriff's officer in the execution
of the writ, were committed for trial at the West.
Derby Sessions. Bail, however, was instantly offored
for their appearance, and they were set at lib... ty.
On the other side, writs of Beare impedit against the
Bishop of Chester, the Vicar of Leigh and the de
facto Curate have been sent for, and would prohahly
be screed yesterday.
Horsham, the seat of the Marquess of Thomon.l.
has boon the scene of a very shocking occurrence. O.t
Monday night, as the family of this respected Noble-
man were about to go to rest, a person of the name of
Henson, a Russian by birth, and who was valet to the
Marquess, rushed oat of the housekeeper's room with
• knife in his hand, and meeting Lady Sarah O'Brien,
his Lordship's second eldest dangliter, at the font
the staircaee, made* stab at her bosom, hnt Itartu-
nately withuot the intended effect, or doing her much
injury, as she received the blow on her hand. Some
of the other domestics who were attracted by the
noise to the spot, were then attacked by the maniac.
fur such he appears to have been at the women?, but
they avoided him; he then escaped from them, and
when at some distance, he plunged the knife in his
own hovrele, which immediately protruded, and he
was then secured. Medical advice was provided as
soon as possible, but it was unavailing, and the
wretched man espired yesterday. After the commis-
sion of the fatal deed, it would appear that he recover-
ed his senses, and conversed with the Marquess, to
whom be declared he had no rause whatever for the at-
tempted murder of Lady Sarah, nor could he account
for his conduct. lie had been always treated with
ereat kiaiiess, and was a favourite servant in the fa-
odic. An inquest was held on the body, and a verdict
of "Insanity" was re:urea—(Jora:sera Reporter.)
Sunday ae'nnight Mrs. Thompson. of liorwatill, on
return from church with part of her family, re-
ceived a dreadful shack, on finding her husband dead
in his chair, at a tab e whereon he had been writing a
letter. When she left lihn to attend divine service,
he was apparently in good health. The jury, on view
of the body, returned their verdict to the Caramel', T.
Barton, Esq.---" Died by the Visitation of Gad."

In the night of last Saturday se'nnight, as John
Smuts, a ferry.llAo. of Shoreham:), was coming lip the
river in hit boat, he rested on his oars and fell fast
asleep, and ms hen he awoke, f..ntid himself a league at
sea. His host was taken into tow by a barge, which
enabled him to reach the shore sooner than •.e I
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