A barbarous Murder was committed the 4th Inst. at Night, on _John Williams_ Carpenter of _Cumback_ in _Radnorshire_, by stabbing him in the Throat with a Knife, and beating out his Brains with an Ax: His Door being left latch’d, and the Key in the thatch as usual, and no Robbery committed. It was not discover’d till the 7th, when his only Brother _William_ came, and in the presence of abundance of Neighbours, owned the bloody Knife, which together with the washing of his bloody Cloaths by his sweetheart the Night the Murder was committed, and no body to get by his Brother’s death but himself, caus’d him to be apprehended, and sent to _Presteign_ Goal; and his Sweetheart was bound to appear against him. _See_ p. 178. From _Dijon_ in France, ’tis written, that a Person having withdrawn himself, his Relations charg’d one who was his sworn Enemy with his murder, and examin’d him with such exquisite tortures, that, to shorten them he confess’d the crime: whereupon he was broke alive, and two others as his accomplices were hanged. The Man suppos’d to be murder’d, soon after return’d home. _Brussels 25._ O. S. About 2 o’Clock this morning, a dreadful fire broke out in the Arch Dutchess’s palace, which with the goods and furniture, and Royal Chapel were laid in ashes in less than 12 hours. The Arch-Dutchess and her ladies only escap’d, almost all the Papers and Records of State being consum’d. _Bourdeaux, Jan. 24._ N. S. Forty monks dy’d here in one Night; upon enquiry to discover the cause, a dead Viper was found in a Cask of Wine they had regal’d themselves with, suppos’d to have come in at the bung-hole. _Morlaix_, in lower _Bretagne_, _Jan. 11._ N. S. By a fire which broke out in the hospital, the whole town was burnt down; the People were reduc’d to the greatest hardships. Several nuns have dy’d suddenly at _Englen_, five leagues from _Brussels_, their Bodies were open’d, but no marks of Contagion or Poison appearing, some weak People believed it must be by witchcraft, but they could not tell whom to accuse. However, the surviving sisters quitted the Cloysters, and with the Bp.’s consent return’d to their Friends. _The following Narrative, given by a Gentleman of unexceptionable Honour and Veracity, has been lately published at ~Edinburgh~._ One _William Sutor_, Aged about 37, a farmer in _Middle-mause_ (belonging to the Laird of _Balgown_ near _Craighal_,) being about the month of _December_, 1728, in the fields with his servants, near his own house, over-heard at some distance, as it were, an uncommon skreeking and noise; and they following the Voice, fancied they saw a dark gray-colour’d Dog; but as it was dark night, they concluded it was a Fox, and accordingly were for setting on their Dogs: but it was very observeable, that not one of them would so much as point his Head that way.