The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-05-16 00:00:00

TO THE FAR!, OP .Lli EaPOGL,
ON TIM PART kinICO A YIE3ICA 1 LINI.LY TO TAIIE

WILLIAM SAWYER.

The unfortunate young men, Sencr, who un-
derwent, yesterday, the dreadful sentence of the
law, had attempted to commit suicide in four differ-
ent manners. He first attempted to shoot himself after
he had committed the act, which he has expiated
with his life, on the unhappy woman, which nut .
being effectual, he then cut his throat from ear to ear,
and although the skill of the surgeons effected his
recovery, the arms of utterassee were so impaired
that it was with difficulty he creed he understood.—
He then took an immense (Nautili/ of laudanum,
which was also ineffectual. 0.1 Monday mortse.g,
at aboot two o'clock, Mr. Box, the Surgeon of New-
gste, was called to this wife' helve man, and found
him suffering under the operation of an active poison
—by the immetliete administration of some powerful
antidote, its effects were so far counteracted as to
enable him to undergo his awful benefice. The ut-
most case hail been taken to preveat this—he wee
constantly attended by two persons. who sat up with
him day and bight—he had been stlictly searched,
and no person was peimiited to have access to him
without undergoing the same ceremony. It has beets
discovered that he had concealed, within the lining of
his hat, a small quanti!y of corrosive sublimate,
which he mixed with Isis bread without being ob-
served, and thus again endeavoured to destroy him-
; self. By the professional skill and humanity of Mr.
' Box, who rem:titled with him to the last, he was re-
- Hewed from the excruciating torments this mineral
produced, and was etialelsid to meet his fate with to-
lerable composure.
On Sunday evening, about seven o'clock, his wife,
who resides at Rochester, went to Newgate, for the
first time since his committal, to take her farewel of
him; though he peremptorily refused to see her, yet
this circumstance produced the greatest agitation in
his mind. He had been married 10 years, and has
left a son nine years of age.
By the decision of the law in this case, there is an
end of the formerly existing custom of going abroad
to fight duels. British subjects are now amenable to
the law at home for any foreign off,nce.

Oil) 1141LI?Y.

MOND IY, Shy 15.
'llium:is Romer, Clerk to the Regeue7 Canal Company, who
abscondr,l with Dewey to au emit • :mutant, and is So was
3l,Prehftilled at Ldinburgh, by ThOWLS Fat', %t as this mor::ing
airaigned on n hill of itidictmCnt charging him n itli felonin.ssly
emlwzal;ng a bill of 5111. cairn ted to his care. by virtue of his
employment. 'Mete were other iiithetinonts against him for
embezzlemeat to a very considerable amount.
Ile pl. ade I guilty ,o the hut wtment , and on being admonished
by the !trammels to weigh his plea, he replied that be had
upwade his tuital completely upou the subject.
Ilr is swa:ly "iO3e..rs of arse.
Thomas Roach, Dossoangh, and Mary Runt, were in-
dic:ed for a capi ai offence in ri..iously assemblin tnd begin-
nine to pull down the house of Ise Hess. Mr. "Robinson, in
Itur!ingtun--treet, during the late disturbance.
The rrnseciitor was a Thomas White, and others, who had
indicted the Prisoners for a miulcmcauour in February Scssioni,
when toes were acquitted.
One of ,:se w inwsses in support of the prosecut:on is a Pri-
soner in Cold Rath-fields, and on examining the indictment it
was found defective (whether for she purpow or not, we do out
knew) and the Priouers were acquitted.

3.11 %inlay übout eight o'clock.
s. liken it the Kirig's He scl cellar, in
lis.:!!. •n, ts on the hotly of J.
Al,..!ie, his do::th oil Friday morning by
aerideistall s.ablsiog Isiavoti with a knife.— Miss M.
?Horgan, a relative of s:eceaserl, depose'd that hi.
mother beiu!„; es:leg:4 ouvly ill, she attended her, and
on Thursday the ()id lady wanting something
(shout three o'clatk, they hoth got up to make a fire;
be b.•pri to s;.iit some a mil with the knife predeeert,
a cosureon desert knife, the end of a piece of woos;
rested on his breast, and the edge of the knife to-
wards bins. ‘iritisess heari an exclamation, "I am
stabbed, pray call up Mr. Cain, the landlord."
Mr. Cilia the landlord deposed, that early on Fri-1
ri.iy morning he was called by last witness; he saw
the deceased as al.eady stated ; he instantly pro.
coed a surgeon, but be expired before the surgeon
tan a: he was Icing near his mother's bed..
M. Da.is, a surgeon in ibiltiorn, stated that on
claniimeiors he tumid the plaid jacket, flannel waist.
emi, and shirt of the deceased, were cut, and a
wound four inches sleep between the ribs in his left
breast. Witness afterwards opened the body, and
fosihd the heart had been penetrated, which caused
hi. immediate death. (Cross-examined.) Ile could
srot conceive the knife produced would inflict such a
ss cured by slipping from a piece of wood.—The Co- -
roner said no evidence was produced to prose the Boliretbroke Castle, in Lincolnshire, the remains
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deceased committed suicide, and notwithstanding Mr. of which fell last week, was built by William de
Davis': opinion, it might he probable that if the left Nomura, first Earl of Lincoln, and afterwards de-
Land slipped from the end of the knife, although it vended to the family of Lacy; it was taken by FA-
wag extremely bfunt, it might penetrate with still ward If. from Alicia de Lacy, because she married
~rester force than if intentionally plunged. In this lvithoet his permission, and given by Edward 111. to
opinion the limy agreed) .and retorted a verdict, John of Gaunt, Dike of Lancaster. Henry IV.
Accidental Death. was born there.
Yoterdey morning the Gentlemen who usually
We hare authority to contradict the statement in contract for Lotteries attended the CuaNcar.Lott of
salve of e-e ropers, that Lord RoseeeeitY had set- the EXCREQUER, to make a bidding for twenty thou-
tied open his Lady the damages awarded against Sir sand Tickets, to be draws hi one or two Lotteries,
lIE(RY &impasse', with an addition of 50001.; the and to finiah drawing on the 21th of August hest.
whole of which Is destitute of Vundation. The biddinßs 'sere as wider :
Lost. Faesowrit arrived off Listron,'in the .Bnyne,• Me,sr.:. ft tcn RDSON, Gooohoce. and co. 2 El 5 7
ii
ete.sahr. enneor.t.. . S
on the 20th of April, in seven (la's fr.* Spi.head.— 14.sals. :tad SHEWELL )4 13 0
The liaidttgae and Ajn.s, which veiled with sealed Ale,sri Sr v cAttasos and Co. and GEORGE CAR.
!mw ROLL were, of course, declared the Contractors.

T:•P Faille day the Sessions ended, when sentence of death was
pas-el on Josiah Box, convicted at the last Session of forgery ;
Don id ltoherts, for '•ighway rohkery ; Solomon Simons ;old
Thomas for a like offenee ; Thomas Hooper. for bur-
; Edward Webb, for a like offence ; Ann Itooke, for
strafing good, priv tcly in a shop ; RictoirdStacey, for a like
li:fence; and Joh. churen and Thomas 13eckcolt .m, fur stealing
gleids is a dwellmg-house.
I. our were ordered to he transported for life, viz. James
William Garcia Henry Hayes, and William Zachary ;
and Geerge Broom, for la years.
John Rickards, Eleanor Smith, ttiebard Patch, John Cole,
Geer..,e Sherrington, William Tidmarsh, Joseph Tidinarsh,
Henry-Tints:tr. John Lockwood, Robert Gooch, alias Pearl.
James Baker, Geo. White, William Brooks, Caroline Good-
wits. Gime Davis, Conotaustine Milcow, Thomas 30110, Corne-
lius Connor, James Thomas, Thomas Homer. George Parker,
! Robert White, Mary Sterry, C .arles Clarke, Patuck Con.
way, James Kensey, Thomas limey, George Taylor, and
' Jimics Kelly, far SCVell
' .:ohanna Sterry, to be imprEalied in Clerkenwell Bridewell
for two years.—Six for ooe year, and 13 for kisser terms.—
Eleven were ordered to be imprisoned in Newgate for various
perintls.—Eler en Bawd Is. each and discharged.—Ten joegments
were respited.—Ssven to be privately whipped, and 19 were
discharged by proclamation.
Adjourned till ilst June next.

'the votaries of fun and
..frelit: yesterday, ie pur-
suance of ancient custom, proceeded to Greenwich
Park, in search of those boisterous amusements for I My Lottn,—From sr verso parts of Amerea I bete
vehicle at this festival, as well as that of !;aster, that received thanks for my letters to erect. Lerdship ors
beautiful spot is distinguishes]. Eerly in the after- the sehjeet ef the Americee er• The temple ie A me, fee
noon, the bent-roar! was crow:led with vehicles of think, or, at least, teeny er them thitiLthit thHie leers
all descriptions heatily lade!' with beaux awl belles t tete had great •xtielit in producing thee Peeekof Olorsti,
of inferior note, ei.o were ell hastening to the than wile+ you and your Collenguim never adopted
grand centre of attraction, to participate its the any rneasere more wise nor in better time. 1-'4%1"
gaieties of the day ; and those who were not so hoots never thanker] we for my 'deice. You, to
lucky as to obtain the adventage of such convey. whom the peace was much mote necessary then to
antes, were seen in thousands biting o.lle road on Mr. Madisou, here Poorer acknowledged your ohli-
each side, and proceeding towards the same goad. gaCutiS to me. Yon base eppeared to be sulky wits,
At four o'clock, the Park presented a scene of me. though f taught you bo evictly chit to in, ft
bustle and confusion which will scarce admit of de. order to avoid the groat evils e high were eotrioft
seroption. In every direction innumerable grouper you from all quarters. The tee sequeuces of the
were seen in search of pleasure. Some in the lure! I American war were foretold by me needy two year,.
exercise of "threading the needle," others in the I before the war begun. I told you that you it o
favourite game of " kiss in the ring," some dancing, have ear, if you persevered in seizing erre re* merest
some running, some hunting the slipper, and by far or Aram kelt ships on the high seas. You d:11
the most numerous class, at the risk of their necks, severe ; and you had wet. 1 Old yen that the .a.rne-•
and dielliertnie hazard of making such exhibitions ricans would bent you in fighting, if you enroll:tree
as on other occasions would excite the blush of mo. the nee for tos to years. Yoe moister' the Ka r, net
destyeiriiitdown what is caned /blithe they did heat y eu. I told you, that you woree nee
The old and the young, the rich and the pour, the t rev have peace, if you demeh led any emiceevitto
master fuel the servant, were alike active in the same from A eierica. Yeu insisted on great conme.enee
pursuit, and each seemed to receive an equal portion on her part cc a tree qua nets of peace: end, after
of ee.loy meat. It is needless to say. that in such a them months more, you made pence by giving up
mot') assemblage, the strictest decorum, in point of lorry •hing, no: eeceptieg the sine qua non Itseteet-
manners, sons not at all times preserved, and an In short. you exeentled fifty millions of money. acrd
occasional boxing match among the Gentlemen, or a lost, I dare say, 30,Ce0 men, in acconsplielting se--
feline scratching match among the fair re x, gave thing, rade• t crentieg a nary in Americo, caiseieg
variety and inter est to the spec'acle. TheSpPrtaLors ; her nmoultetteee to flourish, and implanting in 1141
Of (bile gambols Here not less numerous then the! hearts of Americans, for nges, a hatred of the Eng,
actors, and among others, we ooti..erl many persons r Ilsh Government.
of respectability, who seemed to derive infinite de- r I remind you of these things, in order to hespenk
light from the refinements which were presented to r your attention on the prevent subject. I shall hose'
their view. ' deal in prophecies *spin ; and shall not he no :el
In the town of Greenwich the 7'hespiun cores afraid of proving, hi the end, to hare been a (Aso:
mire assembled in prat force, and by their re- prophet. You appear to me now to he in a very
spective merits excited the applause of lie multi. fair way of adding Lowther six hundred millirem to
tude—who, as night approached, kit the. rural our debt, and of Initoging the genres ..p to I I rty
sirr:th!s of the Park to participate in those eejos... shillings iestead of *fleecy-eight seiltiries, at warn
mints which the numerous
atffro‘r,irsg,i,ol
aanedeo:lmiceicita a - point it is now roomed. wish to. prevent this ; a:A
if i do not succeed, snail, at any rate, hate
MIDDLES EX SESSIONS. lion in the neighbeteloried
thick falling shower rendered extremely desirable ; these pages to refer to when the m'schief has testier
—etwo—e in their way contributing to the encouragement of place, and when few besides mvself will be • lee
Yesterday Elizahals Large, otherwise Jennings,
taste by hutiourieg the itinerant Alaisegers with their to say, that they did all "to then po .or to prevent
patronage. lam of opinien, that Frotece aton.• line -
was tried as an incotrigible rogue and vagabond, she
having already been once convicted of taking iUegnl Tee load towards London was crowded till a late she uas in 1793, mere than a motel/ for the • •
Insvrances in a Little Go, and being now charged hour of the night. lion against her. But, am further of opt
with a similar offence. • The neighbourhood of Tothiltt holds, Westminster, that before the war against her be six month' :•
Godfrey, a Boy-street officer, p-eved the guilt of
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the Prisoner, and William Hassel, Clerk of the as also distinguished for its chaste amusements, and you will see America taking a part in it wee•.
mirth and jollity prevailed in all the hotels hi that vi- you carefully abstain from every three the! tee
House of Cos :ection, produced a copy of the for- ci„ity the whole evening, be construed into a violation of neuirel matinee
mer conviction, and she was now sentenced to a , tights.
farther imp' iseument of six months, and cautioned,l e
A French frigate is said to have passed Dover, on War or peace with America will depend upon the
that should she again offend, she would be liable to Frit%est with tan' hite flag flying; but as soon as she opinions of the people in that country. The'people
treitsportation• got oir ; :Irk she lowered the white hoisted there tat, really and truly represented in the Cott.
trillia;:t Harrison was convicted of defrauding the tri-c: .eured, end went intn e• gees!. There are no vile sham elections iu the
Mr. i'icketing, a silk-mercer of fleilscal-greenseof e* , United Stntes. That whirls the people wills will be
*quantity of silk, and sentenced to be imprisoned •.ce Le,' and le alter' Patterson, three well; r, ..,.. The Americans are a sensible people; they
thr-e moreete ktetwn characters, Weld brouree to the Office by all :rem a press which is really free; they die-
Bereen, Rowland, IVall, Melo:fan, and George I Wesibrock am! Humphreys, :longing to the Oldies, enss all political matters freely. They love peace ;
IP:ais, vs et e serenity convicted of pit knife pockets, red charmed by them i the Aceof Parliament they would prefer peace ; they would make some
and sentenced to he transported for seven years. fur poeishiug persians 'f tend Pith implements of, sacrifices to peace ; but they will never hesitate
From• the evidence in Devis's case, it appeared, house:freaking is their posseasion.--It appeared, ' a moment in prefetriuczac. e •tp shlveti.or depeud-
that he was detected near the Tioeatre, mid that! from the evidence of 'iumphreys and Westbreok ante.
• . •
he was at the titre accompanied by a gang of 4 • that about two o'• ..e1: yesterday morning they Now, then, what is likely to he the view a hick
or le, the, on Donaldson, the officer, taki• e him' saw all the Pri•; .ters in company together in the Americans will take of the present scene in hr;.
into cur-Andy, made a violent attempt at rescuing the Broad Way, Westminster, and they supposed rope? And P hat are likely to be their feelings %onto
him, Mill it was only at the hazard of his life that ' they were ale to proceed in the act of breaking regard to what is passing in this quarter of the
the officer succeeded in taking oil his Prisoner. open a hour., and Weeded to watch them, but the world ? It is very easy for our corrnpf press tee
Prisoners I, erceiving them attempted to make off, persuade the alarmed and selfish part of Englaerl
when th.: Officers called for the as!lstance of the that it is necessary to plunge the country into war,
watehm. , anal they were all secured. They heard in order to root out the present Government of
an irot crow, such as are used in breaking open France. But, it will not be so easy for any body
houses, and sat it fall from the prisoicr Leo on the to persoside the American people that such an wt.
paver After they had procured a lighted candle dertakieg is just. They will see the matter in it
they ',and three picklock keps on the step of the true light. They will see that Napoleon has beets
do of the house which the Prisoners were about to teplared at the head of the Government by tee wiet
leeak open, and which they had every reason to he. of the people of France ; they will see that he lee,
lieve' dropped from the persons of the 'Prisoners Wil. had the wisdom and virtue to abandon his ismbititree
Lams and Patterson. The Prisoners were committed projects ; they will see that he has micas:Try c. n-
to Tothillfields Bridewell as rogues aid sag,anonds. fined himself within the ancient limits of France ;
We regret to state, that all attempts to rear+ the they will see that he has tendered the alive branch to
workings of 'festoon Colliery have hitherto been un- all snrroonding nations ; they will see that he meal
availing. The old working which we said the work. to coo•teed solely for the independence of Ft-mete ;
men were opening, was found quite dry, but entirely they will see that he has returned, ns nearly as ei:
filled with inflammable air ; this will take some time comstances will permit, to the ;•rineirriec of 17S° ;
to expel, and even then, we understand, the work. they will see that he has provided for the people berg
men will have a enrsiderahle way to cut before they really represented in the Legislature; nosy will ,mo
reach the workings of the present colliery. On Se. that there is to be no religious persecution, aid et,
turday se'littight the engines be to gain upon the predominant church in France; they will see the: the
water, and have since continued to maintain their French people have derived great benefits from the
advantage. Duthie the week the water has been re- Revolution, and that new all these benefit* are to be
duced five fathoms in depth, an that there is a rea. confirmed to them ; in France they will Apo a free
sonahle hope, that the working: will its no great people. and its Napoleon they Will see the Soldier of
length of time be cleared. In the distance between Freedom.
the hack of Beaton and Benton alike, seven of the On the other hand, they will ask what right Erte .
shafts belonging to the workiegs of Heaton Banks , land, or any other power, can have to interfere i ►
Colliery, have fallen in, presenting most frightful ' the internal affairs of France ; they will ask why
chasms. Of many of these the surface presented i England should not treat situ, him now as well es
not the least vestige, nor was their existence known! at Amiens ; why not treat wits him as well as wire
in the neighbourhood. This circumstance surely the Directory at Lille? They will ask why nig.
renders obvious the necessity of pointing out, on the land should refuse to treat with him, from whom sies
discoetinuarice of a colliery, the precise situation of i received the Islands of Ceylon and Tritsatiari ? They
the shafts by some permanent ma k. The old cot. I will ask what can be the real object, the ultimate eh.
liery, we have heard, was obliged to be discontinued jest, of a coalition of those Powers who were owns.
on account of the influx of water, which was so bled at Vienna, and who were disposing of States at
great that seven engine,, of the construction of that I their pleasure.
day, could not get the better of it. 'rile first steam , The Americans have seen the Republic of Genoa
engine used in this part of the country was erected ! given to the King of Sardine! ; they have seen Pe.
at Heaton, and most probably on this colliery.---1 land parcelled out between Prussia, Russia, a...l
(Nevcaalle Chronicle.) Austria ; they have seen the fleet of Denmark take:,
CUallasEY, Max I2.—Last night, about eleven! away ; they have seen the people of the Republic of
o'clock, a most dreadful Are took place in the I llqllatid sunk into the subjects of a King ; teey
brewery and dwelling-houie belonging to Mr. Ben- I hate seen the Republic- of Venice transferred to the
nett, which were totally destroyed. It was with I Emperor of Austria ; they have seen the Pope rr.
the greatest difficulty that Mrs. Bennett escaped the placed with the Jesuits at his heels ; they have seise,
conflagration pith her life, nod what added to her that, in Spain, where a free Constitution had horn
distressed situation, Mr. Bennett was absent in Eng. a ferried by men who had been fighting on our side,
lend on business. Mrs. 13. had not been in had an the King hoer been brought back ; that he has deotro. -
hour before the alarm was given, and the ravages of ed this Constitution ; that he has treated the maker.'
the fire were so greet, that every article of Veering of it as traito:s ; that he his re-established the Incpti-
apearel, furniture, and stock was consumed ; but sitiolo which Napoleon had Abolished ; that %viten re n
the horses were with difficulty ,used. In what innti.l of the alleged traitors took sleeper in Gibraltar,
:ter the fire happened is not yet ascertained. To I they were given ap to their termer., sold that weets
Sir John Doyle, the Governor of the Island, the complaint of this was made in our Parlienveto, ran
greatest praise is due for the disposition with which I reply was, that " we had no right to .o interfere on
the inhabitants and soldiery were placed to ter.deri the doinest.l.: affairs of Spain." Ti
every possible assistance on this melaecholy occa. ask, why, this lorinciple is not
waillnti
shun. tic affairs of frence. Tey

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