The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-05-28 00:00:00

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one TIIE LONDON AZETTEI*III4r 16.
DIVIORNDS.
Julie 19, T. Harrison; Liverpool, cow-iceper —June 18, 9.
Parket'. Exeter, Door-merelmot —Jane 16; It. Kennett and D.
Punogoo, Cheap side, hatters—June 16, J. Lnoton and J. Hil-
lier. Poole, Dorset.hire;lineehdrapers—lisue lie J.. Watmoutil,
Liverpool, ironmonger—June 13 W. C. Gillian. Plymouth
I/oeic, scrivener—May 28, 11. Gambill', Couldoliteh hints,
Staffordshire, hawker—June 23, 11. Jackson, . cd Lion-street,
stationer—June tIl, A. ;Mowbray, Durham, wine-tnerehant-L
Juno 19, T. Stevens, Bristol, car enter—J. Abernethy, Francis-
street, underwriter—May 30, W. Reeve, Clapham, coach-
maker—.loew 9, 11. Crokatt, Lloyd's Coffee-house, underwri-
ter—Jane ter —Jone 1:1, .1. Pulley, C'apel court, stock-brokt.T—Juue 16,
M. and 31. Biker, Piccadilly, gnithltlieli.
CF.RTI FIC ATI-A—Jests 16.
C. 11. and T. Little, Carlisle, cotton-manufacturers—ll.
Wabroley, Surrey-place, Kent-road. merchant—M. France,
Merileld, Yorkshire, t intner—E. ;Maxwell, Featherstone-build-
Inv merchant—J. Newton, Toole)-street, cooper—W. 11.
WO; thy, Manchester, merchant—S. Sitnonds, Itaven-row, Spi-
t aaiticw, glass-merchant—J. Buckley, liali fa x, linen-draper-
-1 S. Wordsworth, Birnslev,Yorkshire cord r. ainer —W. Randall
I and J. Merchant, Stockbridge, innkeepers—W. Henan and J.
IWarr, Clerkeowell-green, Jewellers-LA'. Cox, Clifton, Glou-
cestershire, perfittner—O. Thornton, Stockbridge. and W. Ra-
i per, Chiscester,romith. tatincn—C. Miller, Aidgate Digit-street, sil-
ve
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
.1. S. and .1. S. Sewell, Tooley:street, rag-merchants--J. Ito-
g.:rs and .1. Gitlin!, Tewkesbury, tronmongers—T. and W. Wil-
liams, Ckepstotv, plumbers—R. Povall and .1. Bill, Oswesiry,
S'arepshire, linvu-drapers—F. Alituond and F. White, IVake-
-1 filial, Yorkshire, milliners—J..l. Dean and .1. Stockwell, Ro-
-1 therbithe-Wall, shipwrights—S. Taylor and 'l'. Spokes. I.ittle
I Alie-street, Goodinan's-lields, cabinet-makers—T. Blowers and
1.11. Gadget', llstteuham-coart-read, linen-drapers—R. Sayer
and J. Machin, Great Warner-street. Coldbadt-fields, carpets-
ten—G. Flutter and T. Suttle, Mershon', Surrey, nurserymen-L.
E. Smitten and J. Bonfield, Oxford-street, jewellers. .

IliniftlD- MVILDERS.

Medfonl, Burlington Canny (N. J.) Stel up. 10th, 11112.
-A shocking murder aas committed- id' Rita place by J. Melly,
.0 Just. late of tserlitigion, nn his step-mother, rather Kelly, and
Sarah Taylor, a woman n ith whom he had lived eight or tea
years, in which time they hurl several children. A brief mint-
lion of the clIT011114:111e1r4 may be HMV; iry to pretreat misrepre-
sentation. Far several weeks previous to the Shdeking scene he
appeared unsettled italas mind, mitdohown adMposition todrown
himself. A few days befoie be committed the murder, he ap-
peared more settled and einnposett t so Mulch so, that his
brother went with him to Philadelphia one day, returned with
him the next ; hut after his return be sins more 'assented,
and complained, as he had frequently done, that all his connec-
tions were against him, and couceived that they had, or then
wished to poison him, and were otherwise deviaing means to take
his life, Ile even Unsigned that the Ductor had bound poison on
his arm after bleeding him. On'thc morning of the 4th instant,
while the aforesaid women, with several children, were at break-
fast, he came into the house, and was invited to sit dawn with
them, but he declined, and continued walking about the room.
At length, however, stepping tit-laud Sarah .1 aslor, with a razor
which ue held in his hand, cat her throat, and before his stop-
mother could make any eileetual resistance, he cut her throat
also. It appeared that his step-mother had made sonic resistaiwe,
by there being the marks of the razor in different places, which
is supposed to have beets-caused by the struggle. Sarah Tay tor,
at the fatal moment, held a sucking child in her lap, and oa ye-
ceisring'the wound immediately fell ; his step-mother arose from
the table, and %staked towards She door, and fell also, and in a
feat minutes after both lay lifeless on the floor.—The mut de.-er
immediately left his father's house, and went towards that of his
brother's, which was but a few rods distant, when lie met his
brother near the yard gate, who was out, but was then just re-
: truing home. His brother, insensible of danger, went up to
him, when he drew the hand which still held the fatal razor from
behind, and with cousiderable fkirce drew it across his brother's
throat, but very fortunately the knot in his silk handkerchief
which he had around his neck, effectually prevented it from do.
big any injury. lie then auempted to get into his brother's
house, but the door had been prevluusly fastened by his brother's
wife, on being iufonned Of the eircumstaaces by a sister about
10 or 12 years old, who w..s, at the table when he killed • her
myther. The situation of the dead, the distress of the families— •
the screams and 4amentations of the children—all combined to
make this at% till scene units:tails affecting, and can much better
be imagined than described. The nurderer was soon after se-
t-tired, nut was not taken to taboo for several hours, during
which tittle he did not appear fully scr:ible of tit, dreadful crime
he had committed—bra was nearly all the time itefore his corn-
mitnient,.ruening, 011 in the (Alai% ing straia :—`• Thy are all
ag• int me—all the world is agains: m n anted to lake my
life. I must sutler I I have co mit-turd a die:tad! dreait'ul
act but they were all against me. t must die—and lam willing
to die; dm. Philadepnia anzrite.)
I,lrutessu, MAT 10.—A crime, the details of which areshock-
ing, was investigated yesterday at the Assize Court of this de-
partment. Jacques Michel de aValiche, aged •14 years, appren-
tice to a goldsmith, born and residing at Brussels, oas trice for
haviig assassinated ay/Sung girl of the same age. It appeared that
a law time pressious he had entertained a strong attachment fur
iiyoung Lady who Went to school with him. She did not make
any return to his affection, and he conceived an implacable hatred
against her. He did not conceal his-dislike, but often threxen-
ed to kill her, and on several occasions endeavoured to da her an
injury by throwing stones. On the 19th of January last she was
invited to a ball, given by a teacher to her pupils. He went in
&state of intoxication. and insulted several persons, who turned
him out of the room. He then returned to a twbaret (ale-house),
drank again to excess, armed himself with a knife, and returned
to tie ball. He there mode a stab at a man who held the ridi-
ctik of the young Lady who had been the object of his regard.-
- Fortunately the blow fell on the man's hat. The company en-
deavoured to deprive Mtn of the fatal instrument, `tit having
struck at one of the Proprietors of the house in the eye, he made
his ewer.
Some time after he entered the ball-room a third time, more
fhrious than ever. lie held the knife open, but clasped in his
hand, in a manner that none could perceive ir, lie ran to toe
extremity of the room, and there directed his eyes in search of
the victim he wished to immolate. He imagined he saw her.—
He looked at her, and by one of those mistakes which a pa-
r.:aim of rage and madness often produces, he stabbed another
young lady, resembling in height, age, and dress, the object- of
his fury. He pierced her to the heart, and saw her expire a
few moments after, only with'regret for having been deceived
in the choice of his victim.
The Jury hay* declaredihat the accused had acted with dis-
cernment in a premeditated design of committing murder, be
was condemned fo sutler 10 years imprisanment, mid to he pat,
after the expirat' of that punishment, during six years under
the inspection of the High Police of the State, unless good se-
eerily:be given for his future conduct. To the above a fine of
10,0t10 francs has been added; also the ex pence of the process.
The punishment could not be inure severe, but it is much too
lenient for a monster of this description. 1

TM GROWTH OF COMBUSTION:—A culious cir-
cumstance lately occurred to a respectable farmer
near this town. lie was employing himself in his
garden, u hen one of. his neighbours said she wouid
give him a parcel of Onion Seed that was of no use
to her, if he would have it. Ile, of course, ac-
cepted the present, and immediately sowed it on a
piece of what bethought suitable ground. The pu'a-
lie cariosity is now highly ercited as to what may be
the produce; and if it should tarn out that the soil is
adapted to the growth of the article that was sown,
without its degenerating in kindor.quality, there is ao
doubt the farmer will acquire an immense fortune by.
the discovery Which he will thus accidentally have
made ; as he has been advised to apply foil, and would
unquestionably obtain, a Patent for it ; and it is most
earnestly to be wished that the secret may not reach
the ears of our inveterate enemy on the other side of ,
the water, who has long been employing nasuccess-
fully all the scientific men upon the Continent to
make this important discovery, the better to enable
him to hurl destructiOn on this envied land.—But,
to the point : when the farmer had finished his horti:
cultural labours, he perceived that his fingers were I
very black, and on smelling at them, he found that
lie had been sowing coarse gunpowder instead of
onion seed, which it very much resembles. Should !
the new seed vegetate, we may chance to have manyl.
rlnewale-oFthe Goose arid Gunpowder story, which
we had occasion to relate a few months ago,.and for
ivlikh we know some of our readers gave us more
credit than were entitled to, by thinking we had
shewn considerable talent at invention. The acci-
dent then related, however, can he attested by re-
spectable witnesses : but as some people, neverthe-
will continue to doubt both that account and
the present, to such unbelievers wo.can only say—
" 0 ye of little faith !"—(Boston Gazette.)
On Wednesday se'nnight, a boy, named James
--, a native of Rotherham, in Yorkshire, was
drowned in.the river at Boston. Ile belonged to a
Humber keel, then lying in Skirbeck Quarter; and
was employed in wheeling a barrow of *manure down
a plank from the shore to his vessel, but by not pro-
ceeding with sufficient deliberation, acquired such
impetus in his descent, that he was unable to itop.;,
when he wished, and lie and the barrow went over
together into the river. The accident was witnessed-,
by others of the crew of the vessel ;, but.one of them
declared that the boy could swim very well, and pre-
vented
timely assistance Pram being given. The boy 1
disappeared in a short time, and his body has not yet
been found. •