The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-12-17 00:00:00

ANOTHER BARBAROUS MURDER!

By accounts received in town yesterday from Rath
molin, County Meath, we learn that a horrid murder
was perpetrated in that neighbourhood on the night
of Tueday, the 1 lib instant. The unfortunate victim
is said to have been brother to a man who gave evi-
dence on the trial of the murderers of Mr. Cruise,
whose melancholy fate is in the recollection of our
readers. His name is William Wiley. It is supposed
that lie was waylaid lir a party on his return from the
fair on that day; .anif murdered in a small field near
the road leading from Longwood to Rathmolin. The
head was nearly severed from the body, apparently by
a sharp instrument. No inquest had been held when
our informant left the place; but there are certain cir-
cumstances known, which will, in all probability, lead
to a, complete detection of the inhunian murderers.—
(Dublin .llorniag Poet.)
• [mon THE I;UOLIN EVENING POST.]
Extract of a letter from Kinnegad :—" 'ibis d% I
saw one of the most awiel sights I ever witnessed;
•a
small field near the road, leading from LongWoOd
to Rathniullen, near Mr. Thomas Kingston's house,
on the same land, a man of the name of Win. Wiley,
who was waylaid, or followed by a party from the fair
—knocked down with a shovel, sticks, &c., and with
a razor or knife, cut his throat from ear to ear, and
almost severed the head from the body—and cut his
mouth either side in like manner, and other parts of
his face—they took oil his coat and waistcoat, leaving
both some distance from the body, with the waistcoat
buttoned, and not one drop of blood on either—the
hour between seven and eight o'clock. The Imitte.st
will be held to-morrow morning, at nine. This is far
worse than Mr. Cruise's murder, he was brother to the
Wiley that prosecuted Dunn.
ATTACK ON A POST BOY AND HIS ESCORT.
Coax, Ditc.• 10.—Information has, we regret to
find, reached this City to-day, that on last night be-
tween the hours of ten and eleven o'clock, as the Lime-
rick Post boy was conveying the mail from that City to
this, accompanied, as nsnal, by two Dragoons, they
were attacked near Ballybowra Mountain, by some of
the lawless banditti, who are at present every night on
the alert for inisAief. One of the Dragoons was shot,
and the Post-boy's hat was perforated, front another
ball. This attack nas made shortly before they reach-
ed the place where it is usual for the Limerick Post
boy to meet and exchange with the Cork Post their re-
spective bags, and the Limerick Post and the single
Dragoon had to return over the same ground where
their Companion was shot a few minutes before. It is
lamentable to reflect to what an extent the banditti are
proceeding, as the present attack was made with no
other object than that of committing a wanton and un-
provoked murder.—(chronicle.)
We regret to be obliged to detail an instance of the
extension of the spirit of outrage, which has so long af-
flicted some of the contiguous counties, to almost our
own immediate neighbourhood. On Thursday night
last, the haggard of the Rev. Mr. Cash, situate be-
tween Masroons and Carrigdrollid, containing, as we
are informed, ten stacks of corn, was burnt down.
Surely this,evidence of the contiguity of such a ma-
lignant spirit, shows the necessity of having every
measure of precaution and defence speedily adopted,
to meet the alarming evils.—(lbid.)
• SPECIAL Commissios.—Mr. Baron il'Cleland ind
Mr. Justice Moore were expected at Limerick yester-
' day. This day the Commission opens for the City
and County of Limerick.
The Solicitor-General, Mr. Serjeant Joy, Messrs.
Lloyd, White, and Townsend, conduct the Crown pro-
; secutions. Matthew Barrington, Esq. the Crown Soli•
citor fur the Munster Circuit, arrived from Dublin in
Limerick, on Sunday.
No day is fixed for the Commission to be held in
' the counties of Kerry, Clare, and Cork.—(Dublin E.
Post, Dec. 15 )

GREAT EVENTS FROM LITTLE CAUSES OFTEN SPRING*
—General St. Martin, who has new alienated South
America from Spain, served the latter country heartily
in the beginning of her struggle against France. He
distinguished himself in the field—was recommended
for a step of rank—that of Lieut.-Colonel. He deserved
it; but was refused it. He left Spain in disgust; re-
turned to his native country, Buenos Ayres, and the re-
sult we see !—This Officer was Aid-de-Camp to the un-
fortunate Spanish General Solanot, and afterwards to
General Sir Charles Doyle. He is described to be very
handsome, amiable, and full of talent ! about forty-five
years old.
MAJOR ANDRE.—It is rather a curious circum-
stance that, when the remains of this unfortunate gen-
tleman were deposited in Westminster Abbey, on the
29th ult., the vault opened to receive them was found
to contain the corpse of the Duchess of Marlborough.
BRIEHTON, DEC. 4.—A JUDGE ROBBED!—Mr.
Justice Bailey, who is among our arrivals this week,
had his larder robbed of all the provisions it con-
tained, on Thursday evening.
On Thursday morning. the house, No. 4, Royal
Crescent, was robbed of a great quantity of plate, to
the amount, we hear, of nearly 100/.
Plicebe Hassel, aged 111 years, departed this life
on Wednesday last. His Majesty bad, for the last
seven or eight years, allowed the deceased 10s. 6d. a
week.
SucF is the unexampled mildness of the season, that
primroses and violets in full bloom, are now called
about the streets of London.