The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-09-22 00:00:00

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ST. VINCTNeg, ivor 4..—The.Wallibon Quarter,
oti Sunday night last, witnessed a scene of horror
and devastation, much more terrific and,destructive
ipits effects than even the memorable night of the
awful eruption of the Morne Sciuffriere. Prodigious
' masses of ignited substances, which': trete ejected
from themotith Of the itatlibon river, effettually
stopped the rolling of its waters, and a vast like, in
a constant state of effervescenee, had formed het i its
source, which continued daily to increase tilt it Co.l
vered about four acres of land'.' On Sunday night
' last, the diffusion of water;' froth the fill of livery
rains, became so great that the friihful reservoir;
overflowed, End the prodiginus flood burst through
the barrier of volcanic combustible' with irresistible
fury; and such was its destructive impetuosity, that.
it completely inundated the adjacent. valley, and be-
; sides its ravages in bearing down a number of negro i
• houses, several lives were lost, and others so dread.'
fully, scalded from the river of liquid fire which over-
I whelmed them,. that their lives are despaired
The mountain too, during the dreadful scene, had a
return of one of its terrific fever fits; its roarings
caused a general consternation ; and on the follow-
ing Wight% about eleven o'clock, a most violent con-
w cussio el the earths such as the oldest iohabitauts
never experienced, was felt all over the island.

The following are the particulars of the horrid
murder we noticed yesterday, which was perpetrated
at Tre Madoc :
Tuesday, the 9th instant, a horrid murder, al.
most unparalleled in the principality, was committed.
in the neighbourhood of Tie Madoc, Carnarvon-
shire. Thema Darks, who bad been employed at
Mr. Maddock's embankment nearly four years, and
who lodged at the house of a small farmer, returned
from his work; and robbed • the cottage of his host,
while the family were occupied in harvest-work at
a short distance. Before he had completed his plans '
der, the daughter came home for the purpose of car-
rying provisions to her father, and the family in the
Geld, Diviesimmediately seized the young woman,
and with a pair of shears, stabbed her seven or eight
times, and finally cut her throat, with them. The
girl not returning in due time, the brother was
dispatched to ascertain the cause of her delay. As
he approached the house, he saw the murderer
washing his face, .who said he had fallen down a
rock and Cot his face. But When the boy entered
the doer, and beheld his sister's bloody corpse
on the floor, he ran and related the matter to
his parents, who,' with some neighbours, hastened
to the spot. On questioning Davies, he declared;
in the most solemn manner, that he knew nothing
of the murder, and that he came home at an un-
usual hour, because he was unwell. his hair being
wet, lie was asked why he had washed his face, but
he denied having done so. This contradiction of the
child's testimony, with other circumstances, excited
suspicion, and Davies was apprehended, in order to
be examined by a Magistrate. For this impose he
was fastened upon a horse, his legs tied to the girths
of the saddle, his hands fastened together, and the
rope film thence was held by au attendant. When
night cam^ on he contrived to emancipate himself;
and-hav-.. fastened to the saddle the one end of the
rope, as else held by the person who had
him in custody, he slipped off', and absconded among
the tn.,untains near Tanybwlch. The Prisoner was,
however, soon missed, mud a hue and cry being
raised, he was re-taken nest morning, with the
pocket-book, watch, and other property which he
had stolen, found upon him, and is committed to
Dolgelley goal. The consequence of his escape,
therefore, is, that by his returning to a field where
he had secreted the property, which was finally
foutid in his possession, a strong evidence of his
guilt is brought to light. He is a native of Lucton,
near Ceoliiiry Mortimer, sixty-eight years of age,
and six feet two inches high: he worked at Paris
Mountain, in Anglesey, fourteen years, and from 1
his astonishing muscular power, was called the King
of the Mountains. We regret to add another tragi-
cal occurrence—the uncle of the murdered girl, when
searching after the villain, accidentally fell from a
precipice, and was killed.
A lamentable accident happened on the Ist of Au-
gust, in the small town of Villemur, near Toulouse.
A house which was rebuilding suddenly fell, and in
its fall pulled down another. A number of persons,
of different ages, aad both sexes, were buried in the
ruins, while large pieces of timber and portions of,
the sc,!ls threatened to fall on and crush those who
shun i rashly approach to give them assistance. By
great exertions and -labour, however, '23 persons
were dug out. Of these three were dead, killed at
the instant of the fall, another died two days after-
wards, and all the rest more or less hurt; some
having their arms*nd ethers their lerr°s broken. The ,
landlord of one of thphouses which fell was found
in the cellar, with halt his body buried in the ruins, ,
but his head was secured by pieces of wood, crossing
each other as they fell, formed a kind of arch over
him. In this situation he remained five hours, and
heard the dying greens, of a girl of sixteen, who ex-
pitad ever his head, crushed to death between the
stimbers which, by the particular manner in which
they fell, had. saved his life. A mother, with a
child in her arms, was killed by a. blow, from one of
the falling beams, and her child fell at her feet.—
The cries of the little infant were, heard, and it was
at got out, no otherwise hurt than by a few'
scratches on the face. .
• Loyd ',Aston, who is one. of the best shots in
Englaidlias'a. large parry of,sportsznen down at Ms
v
Cottageip NorTelit. Notwithstanding the scarcity 4
the season, they bagged, on the Ist of -September,,
1114 brace of partridges, 26 brace of barer, and rab-
jilts out, of smother..z
•
Al:tfeloasgi oervaatan a .gig passitio
•along Pall
hoiie took .frights,ond with/ t utmost veto-
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precipitated._. tonea.• the _ r.,
Kelly's Musical Shop, by aLijkli Accident_ he,,idor.,
toostely recelveil from.the 41,41;
,of the dog, ft larged
lacerated wOupd, extendiogsevend inches from Oa;
'corner of. kis mouth, up thnsid, of his faci;'sieetwl,
large blood vessels were ruptured, occasioning* eery,
profuse hemorrhage, which. was iii‘pediatalysiolpedl
by the application of the styptic. E. 13a4ger, co(St.
Alban.streetaiisting by at the time, Tfry. 42442
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• OLD DAILEY.

• MONDAY, Sarnuippok 21.
Mtry.fing era, alias Mary Macdonald, was indicted for altering,
as and for true, a certaill base and ceOblibrfeit piece of money,
madeto tide thailitode Of a is having formerly. viz. in
the Middisma Sessions, in Dec ,misbers 1110), been convicted as a
amnion utieree.
The record of the former convietko was given in evidence,
and it was proved by iiaiiey, the Clerk of. the New Prison,
that the t'risnoer was the person then convicted,
Mnag with another ;wisher maw & Wm. Allison, under the 01* e
of Mary Donald, In prodder dertecent uttering, a puiali-
caa of.the naase.of Gosling, who keeps the White Bear in Lit; le
Newport-street, was adduced, who proved, that the Prisoner
having tendkrcd to hint a bad shilling in payment of two glasses
of gin, which he returned; the Prisoner being then in company
with another woman, of whom be entertained suspicion, he fol.
tossed theta to the shop of a linen-draper in the same street, and
coinasunicated hie suspicious to an officer, whom be directed to
watch them. Tu the shoptuan of this linen-draper tie Prisoner
offered, in payment of a medallion, for which he charged ?id .a
which the shopinan returned to bows had.
While they were In conversation together, the officer employ-
ed ley Garliag came in and seized oq . the Prisoner, insisting on
seeing w, at die had in her possession. Ile by force Opened her
left hand, in'aibich was the shilling she bad offered to the silos-
mansard white he was thus employed, the Prisoner tarew from
her towards the window, among the geods placed there, shillings
to the number of ten, which, on being picked up, were found to
be all counterfeit.
The Jury, without hesitation, found the Prisoner Built,—
Death.
John 1 lohloilt was indicted for assaulting on the King's high-
way Olof Ljungeranta, patting him in fear nod danger of his lire,
and forcibly taking from his person sad against his will, a pocket
book, 221. in Bank of England notes, six tokens of the value of
3s. each, and one token et the value of ss. 6d.
The Prosecutor, a Swedish sailor, proved, that as he was pass-
ing along Broad-street, Rotherhithe, August 5, about a quarter
before eight o'clock, along with two of his companions, he was
attacked by the Prisoner, in company with several others. One
of the party laid hold of his arm. They were all acting logether.
They attempted to draw from him his watch, hut did not succeed.
Oneof them, he'coolti not say which, asked why did the Prose-
cutor shove them ? lie answered, that be had not dime so. On
this they pushed him against the ; and he fount that he had
lost his pocket-husk. lie sung out that he had lost it. The Pri-
soner immediately run a cross ; when a woman told the Pro's.--
cuter that that roan (mauling the Prisoner) had it; Cie woman
at the same time crying out, " Stop Thief I" The Prisoner la
consequence was pursued and takes ; previous to a high, while
he wits peosingehe School, at School-house-yard, he aas observ-
ed to throw something front hiss, and on searching the garden
belonging to the school the pocket-book and its contents Were
I found.
Mr. Justie Citnes informed the Jury, that there was no doubt
where a uninber of persons joining iu concert hustled a man, and
in so doing took from him his property, that was simile forcible
• taking as constituted the crime of ro bery.
IThe Jury accordingly found the Prisoner Guilts—Deo:h.
Pietro Poluni was capitally convicted for stealing ses seal ar-
e ticks of wearing apparel, the property of Michael Race, in his
' d ell ing-t se; es were also strjeso //asks; t, for stealing a
jacket, a watch, chain, end two seals, the property of Salvadore
lieorge, in the dwelling-lionse of Anton Sposito; Wm. !lia',
for a hurglarly in the dwelling-house of William Wilkins, and
' stealing two feather beds and oilier articles his property; and
l'honani Sinunixtrr.alias Denis, for breaking and entering the
dwelling-house of Robert Gunnell, and stealing goods, value es.
his property.