The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-26 00:00:00

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Ifvernatens Daave.—Leet Friday, Mr. Mania, the eore-
iser of BoMoo. presided at **Monson's Arml, at Frith
Mask. to dm perish of *beery, at an inquisition on the bad,'
of a Nola not perfectly known, bat supposed to be a peek-
MID. OS rather as sada pitchman, who was foetid in Castle
Dyke Drain, on tbea Thursday, with Ms doom tat. 'Near the
body ea the debt-Mad side a razor was discovered by Mr.
Streetee, constable of Bootee, and Mr. George Crawford.
farmer, of Thoproe lo F. wbo happened to be upon . the
spot whim Mr. Remise arrived there. Upoofurther sedich
they also footed a greet number or small pieces of paper
priated la red; whicharbon joined together,appeared toile aa
hawker's hemmer.--Mary Weston; widow; of POSIOTI; who
Meow a lodging hoaae, bad lumen the dismissed ahoettlevele -
pow es be had ocoaaloilaily lodged at her house : bat she
is tmew his seam, Os Wedoe•day last he went' s" tiff
Mime sheet twelve *Walk at noon ; end was in snit Out ra•
the reenlist; in the ermine of which tints she
boned him some water end he shaved himself, when this de-
ponent Mimed itis razor Wass wart small oite—to which he
NOW. It weenies eosvedeat to carry !phis waistcoat Doc-
Iheislearis which. aftet shoot rg it. he put It. The razor. foiled
Is the drain, RIOT to the body, and then produced. she hence-
Lisilsn the identical soe with which the deceased shaved
when at bee hease.--btr. Eno, pubileme, of .Fritts
pewee tied the imaged arrived at his house abont
_vt Wediseeda sight, and remained shoot
oelY draw-it one half phrt.of efe, and
perfectly tober. .To a question pit by the.
Onset, !whether be had ant suspicions looking chitac-
tens, or any other' coutpaiy, in his house at the time,. he
replied. nose whatever inreept his own family,—Tlie &-
roper and the whole of the jury took a view of the spot.
but not a foot mark was to be seen either on the hank or
in the drain.—The inquest stood adjourned tintil• two
o'clock on Meaday, to give time for fresh evidence to he
heard; and on thlit day a labourer deposed to finding an
empty pocket-bask on the Thursday morning near the
spot where the deceased was discovered. deceased
was Identified, and was a hawker of Scotch linen, haring
a fife and family at Hull. His name was Scortie.—
Verdict, ' That the said,-- Scurgie was found dead in
Castle Dyke Drain sign his throat cut; but whether the
fatal wound was inflicted by his own band; or that of may
other person, no evidence to the jurors doth appear.'— •
(Stamford Neves.)
AxoTata MYSTERIOUS DEATII.—On Dlondiky the
12th Inst. and the following day, an inquisition was
taken at Alconbury, Huntingdonshire, b: fore J. Pierson,
gent, coroner for the hundred of Lrightonstone,• on
view of the holly of Edward Ball, aged 36 yeats. la
appeared that 'the deceased was a draymah in the em-
ploy of Mr. Pomfret. of-Huotiogdon, and had been sent
to Stamford on Yriday night preceding with (*or barrels
of porter; that on the evening of Satin-Jay, inttweeit the
hours of ten and eleven o'clock, he was discovered• dead
by the Bide of the old North Ho 41, reboot a quarter est
a mi'e from the Wheel Sheaf inn, by tieroge Holden,
guard of the Edinburgh mail, who alighted (torn the
coach, sad with one of the lamps examined the body.
which was dressed in a smock frock and brewer's apror
His hat was dented in, front and driven over his eves;
be theo stopped at the Clay Cottages and alarmed.**
people, who Immediately took charge of the waggotrand_
with a lanthorn went off to leolc after the deceoled.
whom they found on the spot and in the same potation
-as described by the guard, but the body was erryerel as
high as the chest with a drab great east, which the de-
ceased had with him at Sawtry, and which was flinch
discoloured withk
,roa dirt on the beck and arms.; slat
which coat Zalther on or near the body by
there'd when '
etc IS forllipr appflt.i4dsthitt
tee feed bad hlrbis watch, prioT to titling' 6 o
journey, with Elizabeth Hosllog, with whom he lodged.
reqnesting her to take tare of it for him if he should ever
comeback,
road of whom he was afriiid ; she then saw him tike a 5
piece and some other silver, and rot them into a mom. -
co purse, which he put int.; his pocket; he afterwards
received 10s. of his master before setting offon his joitrney.
It has been ascertained that his expenses (Id not eseeed
Ss.; but on being searched, DO money or,purse was found
in his pocket, except-lid in copper. After a long and
patient investigation, the jury returned their verdict—
` Poend dead with marks of violence upon his budy ;
bow and by what means he came to his death, no
ew-
decree thereof appears to the said jurors.'—(l6a.)

MELANCeOLT ACCIDENTIL—On Saturday morning F.
Forney, a youth of 16, son of a Mast r ilacimeymy
Who lived in Little Ormond-yard, Great Ormmd-street,
was riding • spirited horse in the New-road; the aco-
rns( took fright, and opposite St. Pancras New Church,
he threw the unfortunate yonth, who pitched upon hp;
bead, and was taken up with his scull dreadfully frdc-
tared, and conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital.—
At the same Instant that the son met with this accident.
the father was killed, being crushed by one of the horse;
in his stable, who pressed him up against the stall wills
his hind quarters; he was carried into the house, and a
surgeon'sent for, but he expired before his arrival. leas,
ing a distressed widow and four other children to lament
his loss.

Oa'l sehmight, betwixt 12 and 3 p. tn. a tee
I men tons thunder storm, accompsnied with heavy hail
'showers, took place in the vicinity of Newmills. The
lightning; which was very vivid, struck the gable of a
house ad)oining tharvillage, passed dowa the rent, arti
killed a hne boy of eleven years, who was standing with
his hack to the fire ; alit electric fluid atrial( the boy.
lon the back part of his hest', went down his back to his
beefs, tearing his trowsers, and deprived him of life in-
stanteneously. A younger boy, who WAS setting near
the tire, was scorched. 'l' he hail was nearly the size of
a marble, but of a triangular shape ; it committed great
devastation on the tender leaves, and particularly on the
fruit blossoms. A aimiliar storm has not happened for
many years in that distiier.—(Edinburgh Star.)
MataNcuotv Accinawr.-01 Sunday evening last. this
wife of Mr. Win. Mann, a miller at Horsham water-mill,
went up stairs, taking with her an only child about two year
old, and finding herself rather unwell, laid down on the bed
and fell asleep. She shortly after wee awakened by some
relationscabing at the house, and missed the child, who had
gone down stairs and wandered into the garden which ad-
joins the water at the back of the mill. search was imme-
diately made for it, but without seec•Nß, and and it was not
until after it o'clock at night, Nit the poor infant was.
found, it having fallen into the water, slid been driven by the
current nearly half a mile down the stream.—A Coroner's
Inquest has been held, and a verdict of—Accidental Death
returned.—The mother has ever since, been almost in a. •
sate of distraction.—(Rripkton Herald.)
11 will, doubtless, be in the recollection of many of our
readers, that the late Mt. If. Reed, of West Dean, some
' years since, woo a cansiderable SUM in bets, taking great
odds, that he selected from 20•1 ewes, their respective
lambs ; this, which was considered an impareleled fest.
excited great admiration. The following circumstance.
inflating a wonderfel retention of memory, and bespeaking
the most misuse attention to his Mork, is regarded by floes-
masters as yet sore extrao-dinery ;--1. few days since Mr.
W. titaahington, elf Seises; fur the gratification of a few of
his friends, drew leSisinbe. (from the same number of ewev)
and rice versa. Alike ',IUD iinle.lllo..collowing questions
were answered bpsliti4without Hsi Igo/ betitellos. and witt -
out a mistake. s ft-a' ewe lamb
or • wether lamb 'Newman were not bred by Mr. S.,
1 bit purchased ninth; the year.-11b(it)

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•• . SPAIN.
**melted On salisrslev very interesting intelligence
freMiVigo aid from Seville, which not being ride to
conselnicatte in some of the early impressions of our
paperer thin evening, we take occasion to repeat in this.:
- lin the aetounta from Vigo which are dated the sth
%dant, it appean that Sir lt. Wilson, Col. Light, Capt.
'Entine, and souse French and Geranuotheetm arrived
thee on the Ist, for the purpose of enrolling themselves
"Meat lb. Constitutional Spaniards. • On the 4th, Sir Ro-
teat matte the.following speech to the Local Militia of
'Vivo, which breathes sentiments of that ardent and chi-
valrous character which we delight to think is. English :
DELIVERED BY THE ENGLISH I B AAA L. SIN R.
HIL%ON. nay 4, ISP, IN FRONT OF THE LOCAL NA-
TIONAL MILITIA OF VJOO, AT Tit TIME or BEING
ENLISTED IN•IT, AND Emits TAXING THE OATH OF
raxistavv.
Citizens,--1 am not in the habit of speaking the Spanish
lattgoage, but Ws necessary that I should make the attempt
ow Ofs occasion to express my sentiments in the best manner
I am able.
" I am persuaded that you will regard the expressions of
my bean rather than well-chosen words, which come merely
from the lips.
" The moment is come in which I em to take the oath to
the Constitutional King of Spain. to bis Government, and to
the Spanish Nation, during the war which it has to maintain
against the French Government, not against the French na-
tio*, in defence of its independence, and of the rights of all
• free men. For this I have left my country, and whet is
Roost dear to me, and suspended my duties as a Member of
the British Parliament. Yes, my companions, we have
.ceme to combat at your aide, end to shed our blood, if ne-
cessary, iii defence of a comma and so ooble a cause. Let
us hope that our example will have some influence on the
erring children, unworthy of belonging to Spsio, who are
waging a sacrilegious war against their mother cenntry, to
impose on her the moat disgraceful chains, through the slave
of slaves. All the English anticipate your hopes and send-
meow; This will not he the first time of my combatting on
the side of the brave Spaniards. In the last war of inde-
pendeuee I lied on various occasions many thousands of them
under my command. and in the field of Marso I learnt to ap-
preciate the rare and illustrious qualities of this invincible
tuition. In the war, pretended to be in favour of the lode-
prrtemace of Europe, I gained the insignia which I wear, and'
which are not due to the favor of the Allied Sovereigns, nor
* reward for senile actions ; I and many others have been
deceived by them, since, instead of being the liberators and
protectors of European independence, they have become .un-
just and despotic Sovereigns. I have placed my insignia over
she nniforin of a Spanish soldier of liberty, to shew that it
is not I who have ebandonal my-principles; but that it is
they who have violated the obligations contracted with
their subjects, with their Allies, and with the whole civi-
lized world.
" Now, in the sacred name of my country, in the pre -
Bence of my God, and before those Banners of Liberty, I re-
vest his Excellency to receive from me and my compl•
pions the Oath to defend them."
" vino, MAY 5.
" On the lit instant arrived the Bell packet, Simmer,
bringing Sir Robert Wilson, Col. Light, Capt. Erskine,
two French, and two German Officers, all for the purpose
of joining the Spaniards against the French. They were
received with enthusiasm, and a discharge of artillery ,
from all the sh;ps and batteries; at night they were sere-
naded according to the Spanish custom, and the town was
illnminated. On the following day they attended, by
p rticular request, at the Convent of St. Francisco, to
hear Mass, for the souls of the massacred at Cadiz, af-
ter which the whole of the troops were ordered out fur
the inspection of Sir Robert. On the 4th (Sunday)
r!,e English Officers, (the French and German having
gone to Corunna) were regularly admitteJ L Spanish
sokliers, and after a snecch from Sir Robert In Spanfilf,
at the itc.ni of the troops, they fell into the ra ti!ts
with musket and baycnet. Sir Robert was in the
Spatial uniform, decorated aid& all hie Orders. Three
Poodeed troops merehet: off immediately for actual rer-1
vies. A dinner was afterwards n in cotupliimait to
Yhb Eogllsli. Sir Robert, wit int Chief oe
h~s.rigfir: end the General( • his left, wa
1.10-04 ••••1••• lbromed Of th n.:llsb, Spaulsb,
en ; Portuguese colours; entity appropriate touts' were
drank, fol‘owed he dischargesof artillery, national,
1.0 z,, fcc.; after whirls the colt env, attended by the
band, marched through the streets, serenading the houses
of a I the principal inhabitants.
Not log can rifted the exertion of the people at
piece, and they have a very respectable force here
r-ad: for serrin, besides what have already been sent off.
Every man throngbout the country is asoldier, tut they
are in went of arms; every horse has been given cp for
ve use of the lrerty.
"CORUNNA, MAT 8.
" A brie from Ermined with powder is arrived here.
A French line of, battle ship and a brigof war have been
cruizing off here for several deys past, and have t ,ken a
Spanish vessel from Gijon to this port, with 4,000
stand of arms and an Artillery Officer, who had charge
of them.
" A Spiels!' Officer, who is arrived here by sea in six
d sys from hub •a, gives the following account of the
Spann army :—slorillo, neer Benavente, 9.000; ledinpe-
cicada, near Valladolid, 4,000 guerillas; Bellesteros,
near Sarinena, 9,000; Mins, in Catalonia, 38,000 in-
fantry, and '2,500 revelry ; Abishal and Espinosa near
Madrid, In,ollo infintry, and 3,000 cavalry.—Besides
these regular troop., there are 12,000 militia and 90.000
volunteers. " vino, mar S.
"Sir Rosser WILSON, and the other English officers
set off this morning for Corunna. A guard of horse
soldiers were appointed to attend them the whole way,
aful they were also accompanied by the Grenadier Com-
pany of Volunteers as fer as Rodendelia, where all the
civil authorities, with the militia, came out to meet
them. At Pontredese they were received by the Magis-
trates and soldiers in the same manner, besides which
they were met by young ladies in a triumphant car, who
placed a crown of laurel on Sir Robert's head, and con
ducted him into the town .amidst the rejoicings of the-
people, discharges of at tillerv,
" MAY 15.—" Sir Robert Wilson and the British Offi-
cers arrived at Coronae on the 10th, where they were
received tvith every demonstration of joy; they will de•
pelt from thence this day for Logo, under an escort of a
troop of cavalry.
" the French ship of the line, and brig of war, which
have been cruising off Coronae, have disappeared; the
post is now quite open.
" Letters from Lisbon state, that Rego has been dis-
graced'"