The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-08-21 00:00:00

re. .-!.1-t :weeles—:
A short time singe.* °ember of fires broke out in
the eilleige of Bluing, about two miles from New.
insiltao there were 's!) leas than five fires in a month.
them was at a barn attached to a house lately
biNtiigliktolhe Earl .ef Yarmouth, io which there
t-ileafforlo the 'valise of 4001. The parsonage-bouse,
04' Of the peginises attached to it were destroyed.
Seviial:Cettegesbiyie been destroyed ; _and at all the
tire* vltyllltle'pr-eperty was saved. ,;The frequent
Area ertatecia,Centidereble degree oratarm in that
part' of the country,
.and there was vary strong sus-
ltitioh that the fires did not happen by accident. An'
ineestigatien topic piece by some of the principal
Geutlemen of that part of the country, but without
effect ; they therefore applied to Bowdetreet for an
'Officer; and Salmon was dispatched. On his saint
at Bening, he received every possible .assistance and
information upon the subject of the recent alarming
fires from Mr. Parr, the-Agent to the Phenix Fire-
ngice in that pert of thercountry ; in a short time he
obierved ,00h suspicious circumstances against a man
and his wife, of the name of Webb, as to induce
Aim to take them into custody ; a meeting of Magis-
trates was Celled inconsequence, and Webb and his
wife were examined before them. The elimination
lasted-nine hours, at,the.closokf which, tke &Cain.
stances which came nut against the prisoners were
sufficient In induce the Magistrates to commit them to
St. Edmunds prison. 'in a feerdaYs after, 'tic.
cumatences tsatospiried which induced Salmtin to ap.
.prebend Jahn Webb, 'tie son of the prisoners, who,
epee being interrogated; ocsafessed• his' grant to Sal-
oon, ist the presence of Mr..Fisin, a respectable fai..
seer, And that his bend ecteelly set fire in the'.pre.
mists with a candle,•-brdesire of his' mother. lie
was detained• in custody, sed was afterwards ex-
amined with his father end mother before the Ma-
gistrates,.when a son and brother of the priioners,
,-only thirteen year of age, was produced as an
evidence, and confirmed the confession 'of his brother
Jobbvand said he saw his brother John set fire to the
premises', and. that he did it by desire of his mother.
At the close of the -nomination, -no evidence appear.
ing against Webb, sin., he was discharged,the whole
of the infamous crime appearing to have been perpe-
trated by Mis. Webb and her son John, who were
both committed to Bury Prison for trial, and the
parties were betted over to prosecute.* John Webb
was committed into the castedy-of Mr. Norwich, the
Keeper -of Bury Prison, who was about conveying him
there in a single-horse chaise, when just is he had
proceeded about a mile on Newmarket-heath, John
Webb was seized with a fit, and fell out of the chaise.
Mr. ilforwie..h thought it right to return with him,
and a Doctor was sent for,wko 'Weised that he should
not be removed en that night, and the Prisoner was
placed under the care of site parish constable at the
Peor-boose; here he took an opportunity of eluding
the attention of the constable and-escaped nut of the
Poor-house. A number of persons were dispatched
in different directions in pursuit of him, and it wnc
discovered that the cover of the well in the yard (60
feet deep), of the Poor-boase was open, and the rope
of it moving : on looking down the well, he was
ob-
served nearly at the bottom, there being but little
water in it. He was drawn up out of the well, and
given into the custody of Salmon, whom the Gentle-
men there engaged to convey the culprit to Bury
Prison, not considering him safe in any other person's
custody. The Gentlemen were .so mac!' satisfied
with Salmon's conduct and exettiOns,*thet they are
-about to reward him liberally.'
The first fire broke nut on Sunday afternoon,
June 28, between the hours of one and two, in a
barn belonging to Mr. G. Brooks, a farmer, and
raged with great fury for a considerable time; laying
waste several cottages, barns, stables, end other out-
buildings, and burnt out nit less than seien
who had time to save but very little property. The
second fire its the same village broke out on Tuesday
'evening following, the 30th of Jeep; between the
hours of seven and eight ; it was discovered whets it
I.vres breaking out in some stables belonging to Mr:
ihturtin;witich consumed several other buildiogs, and,
besides a large qeantity of wool, other property to 'a
considerable amount. The flames also communicated
to the. Parsonage-hot:se, and destroyed the whole of
'hot holiding, together with. the whole of the stables,
coach-hoese, and other outbuildings, to a considera-
ble amount.' A third fire broke oot at Exiting, on
Fridsy-evenioe, the 17th of July, chick was dis.
covered it.• the. house of Mr. Charles Webb, *a
butcher, but happily an early alarm being given, the
fire sees soon estingnished ; but the incendiaries were
so determined in their diabolical purpose, that they
actually-Attempted to set fire again to the same pre-
mises Ant the following night, in two different-parts
at the time time.
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CORONER'S* INQUEST.

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, •_. DEATH FROM-FRIGHT.
_ Ati inguisitios was taken on Thuntday night before Muni
Lp*ts, EN. Coroner, at the Pipe Apple, Pimlico, on the !wily
of Mirc.Mary Banda', of N 0.6. Palace-sweet, Muslim—Saila(
Garner. a iervantrdepoied, that the family was alarmed a*
Toeolay morning, ishout tine o'clock, by the watchmen knock.
ing at the front door, and calling out, •• There are thieves in
the law-e." The deceased fell .on tht. floor in the drawing.
room, from excessive terror ; the . watchmen searched the pre-
mise*, hot could. ant find the thieverwho bad been sera get aver
the area railings. The deciased.soon became inten-ible ; depo-
nent sent for a-Sorgeon, who attended bee mail she died: De-
, portent was of opinion. the death of the deceased wit produced
by excessive fright.—Mr. C. F. Clarke, Surgeon, Pimlico, de-
posed, that be was sent for In attend the d ceased about fear
.o'clock on.Tmesday maruiug I he foetid her in a state of imen•
sibility ;,he endeavoured to st imulate the system and restore ani.
elation. but failed;' sbe,died by dye o'clock. He was of opi-
t Rims that bet deash -ammo* probably ceased by excessive ter.
for. Mie.J ury consulted for rime time. and agreed to return
the following verdict—Died from excessive Fright.
_ .
Yesterday mornittg,is abentlettisn was going along
High-street; Wit it. ettimil, 'he ' was surrounded by a
leang.nf :thitfres,b'Offis' cif' isitioth' was observed to pick
Iris' packets 1. 6, boy 'who Iris sellista fruit cautioned
- ,him to mind his pockets, as he knew them to he pick.'
:poi-1001, and they 'all ran away. The Gentleman,
MI feeling Ills pockets, divroreriti that he had been
:bobbed, but pursuit was alt in •sain. ' Shortly after
IIP of the fellows returned to the spot and gave tlifi"
iloltr boy ledreadful beating. so as almost to render
'him insensible, anti then made his escape.
Wednesday afternoon, Ai sti:ne yevuog men "err
• playing at cricket' sin Kennington Common, one of
. them, of the items of Atersisder Ai mstrong,' had iti
misfortune to bare ON* or Ili eye's. struck out by the
ball. - _