Star. — 1813-12-01 (London, England)

MELA'NCOOLY CATASTROPIIE.—The following dis. avrous recurrence took place yesterday, about ane o'clock, in the counting•house of Messrs. Hum and Son, Manchester warehousemen, Aldermanbury. It appears, that about twelve months ago, a nephew of Mr. Hawn, who was also his clerk, shewed sympmins of mental derangement, and gradually beeem.; ing worse, his uncle at length was obliged to send , him to St. Luke's, from whence he on Monday eight contrived to make his escape, and it eight yesterday m;rning made his appearance in the counting house, in Aldermanbury. He was then informed that Mr. Hawn was from home, upon which he went away, and called again about eleven, when Mr. HARM instantly dispatched a messenger to St. Luke's. Two vrsons from thence soon after attended ; but the young man by this time having become very *outmageous, they declined taking hold of him without further assistance. Mr. Presto, the constable of the sight for the ward of Cripplegate Within, was sent for; sad, on hie arrival, the unhappy maniac. mounted upon a small desk or upper countinghouse, which stands on the floor of the warehouse, and swore he would not be taken. Mr.. Presto, more daring, or less prudent, tbau the Keepers of St. Luke's, rushed up the two steps that led to the ,-place where the lunatic had placed himself, and Reared the contents of a pistol in his heads The ball entered by the temple, asd the unfortunate man died in less than two minutes. On the lunatic being seized, another lo.,Jed pistol was found in his pocket, besides a quantity of powder, nine bullets, and a bullet-mould. He was instantly taken back to St. Luke's. On this circumstance being mentioned to , -the Alderman of the Ward (Wow), he considered it improper to suffer a man who had committed murder id the City of London whether sane or insane, to be • sent out of it until the affair was investigated ; but the Alderman having no power to demand his person froth the Keeper of the Hospital, he wrote a note requesting that the lunatic might be brought back to , • the City ; with this the Keeper of St. Luke's complied, and last night he was committed to the Compter by Mr. Alderman WooD, tor further examination. It is said the unhappy man gives a very strange 'account of his escape trom St: Luke's; he also states of whom he purchased the pistols, and where he slept on • Mon. Lay night. • Friday, about three o'clock, ',() or 40 Dutch sea-1 sum marched in procession from Leith to Edinburgh, the two foremost carrying British Union flags : all their hats were decorated with orange ribbons. They planted the colours upon the Cross, and gave three hearty cheers anti huzzas, and then returned to Leith in the same crdvr, singing " Orange Boven" as they went along. Sunday se'nnight, about mid=clav the prisoners in P. rth jail, having found means to liberate themselves from the inner cells, collected together near the outer doer, and, on the entering of the jailor at the usual time, they seized him and possessed themselves of the key. They immediately rushed out, to the number of nine, and tried to escape in different directions. Several ))eople were in the streets at tie time, and, on the alarin being given, three of the fugitives (among whom was Robert M' Laren, who had been sentenced t i death, fisr stealing, at the last Circuit), were imstrediately secured. The other six have not yet beeh taken. Among these is a person who was committed for swindling, and who ateellteS the *charac&er of a elergyillaS6