The Statesman. — 1812-01-20 (London, England)

VINDICATION OF MRS. VERSIII.VE.  The character of Mrs. Vermilye, in whose hogs,, Williams, the suicide, lodged, having been upon as having been art accomplice in the mu►,'.er supposed to have been committed by that inhuman wretch, she has deemed it prudent to publish the fol. lowing letter :  " justice to an unfortunate and persty.uted women, which I consider myself to be, I request you will state to public, that the paragraph inserted in a Morning Paper of i'ut day, to the purport that I had made a verbal confoisi.in of having participated in the late shocking murders of Mr. Maui and Mr. Williamson's families, is totally without fouutlmion; I have in truth nothing to confess, except what all the comery knows, that it has freeu toy misfortune to have had for a a man dia. ged n ith the most atrocious crimes. Bow the ['Alla lii question will be enabled to justify itself by thus dicing the public mind against me, I aai totally at a lois La imagine.  " I am, Sir, your most obedient Servant, " SAKAI' ViItMILYP., • Pear-tree-alley, near New Gravel-lane, January 18, 1812."  There is at length some probability that the accrues plices of Williams in the late murders in Ratelitfp.. highway, will be discovered, and brought to justice. Allblass and hart, who usually associated with him, have undergone several examinations before Mr. GRAHAM, who is pursuing the investigation with much diligence. Neither the facts against them, ncr the examinations have transpired, the ends of justice being more likely to be accomplished by observing silence, until there is sufficient proof. of their guilt to commit them for trial.  weight, of Belisha, was way-laid —daison:sthnorev:aneherriasalspsookre.ssiucw:tliitocolose;: Two common brewers were convicted last week at 111,:nchtn. ter,' in the penalty of 2031. each, for using Grains of Parades, in their beer; and an innkeeper was convicted in 1001. being inS I 12011 ionrlfo. hammer,tle discovered,eftnve iAlipli; Igel 42 s!lanuii first offence, on a like charge. On Christmas eve, no industrious man, Richard Dwyer, Tipperary,Millsswillitetaumirciikdbsiedlimereshaclot'wrords°:iuda:ngtiri:heihr ,triraletriecra:sidniseperpetis!sbaaobirusebya: barbarity—the thereabouts. A most cruel robbery was lately committed oo the property of Richard bembriek, of Vekingion, near Cheltenham. lies now 76 years of age, and works for small wages ou the turnpike.' road. In his yo.th he was itneominouly induct. Mies sober, sal careful, and had hoarded a sum of money in gold (about 25 pinetts) for the .prop of his old age. Last week going to his sto,e, he found it ruled. Beim a solitary widower he, had taken into his cottage a person to take car.' of him. This prison bad a fry days before left him. Sit.picion of course fell there, a search ales made,and about eight guineas in gold found ; but after thestritt. est and fullest ex aneihation before,a Magistrate, this cruel robbery could not be affixed on any individual. Toe old man La reamed his labours ou Me road, hut says lie-is so much trouble:l by his loss, that he cannot Merlins before. A Gentleennii in the vicinity of Cheitm!lam, haring been attacked sonic little' time ago by a highwayman kfrenn whose ruthless grasp, however, he escaped, by the timely internslion of a fellow traveller), has since thought payer to travel with loathed pistols. In one of his evening rides. doubtless initiating on his reeect happy esmpe, this wary tientlem:oi suddenly appalled by the appearance of a something' ails:mirk toward him, w nth slow and measured pace.—His imagination, heated with distempered .fancies of murders, robberies, aura ss forth (nod fermented, perhaps, by the fames of fitseehipo, at once decided this sum:fain.; to he a highwayman, fraught a e murderous and furtive designs upon his life and property ; thb idea conceived, in an instant his trusty pistol is resorted to; make et mill, present. fire, formed but one motion in the Inamartyring of the valiant youtht—whrn lo! the deed of Bea,' was done, and prostrated at his fret the hapless • And now, Reader, what do you suppose this so. iseinfog Fertile as your inventive genius way be, you would, I think, guess till doomsday ere you guessed aright ; it proved to he, not a hold midnight marauder, out An Ass ill a .poor solitary ne, pacing leis weary way to " his master's crib," perhaps after the endurance of a hard day's, work, with seamy fare. and the kicks and ill-treatment of some boatel tyrant in t •hatee of a Lord of the Creation. Alas! poor " honesty," had he lust. like his famed progenitor of old, been blest with the facuiti of speeeh, he had not come to so untimely an end, btu might hate lived to a good old age and died in peace. The following is iece of ingratitude we daily hear of, sal which lately occurred in a city adjoining to Cheltenham: tientlentun passing a river, saw a young female near drownitt;. who had been pushed in by one who had first Sedoced her, and who is usually denisminated a fashionable rake; the Centime:di offered a handsome reward, and at the expellee of near one bandied pounds had her raved and taken to her rattlers !muse. Tor seducer was prosecuted, hut contrived by fielse evidence to ;NI acquitted, and the father had the expence of such prosecution (no very great deal) to pay. On that aecouut alone, be ring publicly accuses this Gentleman, who so hintanely stepped foeword to save his daughter, with being his ruin, by WTI6IOIIII him the ecpence of the prosecution, and is villain enoince lose nil sight of gratitude or venue of his own unnatural and r..;” feeling want of parental affection !! David Fraser, late farmer, of Barnyards, near Beauly, dial lately, at the r. 7 of 96. Ile served as piper to Simon Lord tovat and fought at the battles of Falkirk and Culloden. Notwithstanding his v,..ry great age, he retained his faculties ennui he was nevnr heard to .complain of indisposition; and it esee• only for a few days' before his death be *as obliged, oriite=: . • Loy to coufine himself to bed. The tiouourable of Levet, desirous to shew every mark of respect to the ren a 1..-. of un old and faithful servaut, ordered- both his pipers to accompany the funeral, on the IS h ult:'playing a mournf.el dim. front Barnyards to the place of interment, at Kirkiiill ; he ed.,. generously sent, to the burying-groond, a sufficient supply. •. good Highland whiskey, for the refreshment of those who a' tended the funeral CRUELTY Ti)