The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-01-03 00:00:00

F EXETER, JAN. I. Toe effects of the late treseudoss weather haw, beenanore or less felt in every town and villagethrongles out the kingdom. Perhaps this city bas suffered lees than meet other places, as no iesteace of material eaten, has come within our knowledge. In the lower part of the road bete een Topsham-bridge and the Lime-kilns, on the way to Exmouth. the water was at one time five feet deep. Fi►e houses at Starerost were, on Friday last, washed, with all their furniture, tato the sea, and boats were sailing sheet the streets. taking people from their windows. Several of the gentle men's b ,Is the vicinity were so surrounded by water as.to provost ingress and egress. Great clo msg. has been dose on the strand at Sidamoth. par tit-likely at the York Hotel. The mercury in the barometer fell rapidly on Fri d ty, and became lower than was ever recollected by any obserrer is this city: the degree to which it was depressed was 27,88.------The depth of rain fallen in Exeter last month, is six incises. A tremendous gale of wind from the west-north west was experienced at Appledore on Saturday last, and a large ship, the Atlas. from the Havannah, bound to Rotterdam, laden with sugar, was stranded on the &sorrow, near that place, and is supposed will be to tally beet. The Hebe, Carder, of Bideford, is lost. and the whole of the crew has perished. A fatal event occurred near this city on Tuesday morning. about three o'clock, to as elderly man named Fourscree, Sexton of the Tabernacle ladepesdent Meeting in Rock's-lase. He bad undertaken to con duct the singers to the house of a member of the Chapel. and mistaking the pathway os the bank of the Elm, fell in and was drowned. The body was carried down by the rapidity of the stream, and, we are sorry to observe, is not yet found. Oe Monday evesieg, a young man, named Gibbs, a private in the lit Dragoon (bleeds, who was on his way from Exeter, to visit his friends a short distance from Tiverton. was found drowned is the mill-teat near that town. It appears be had stopped at Tiver ton, and it is supposed he walked into the river is s state of intoxication : his lifeless body was discovered the next morning by the miller who Iless just below; and on the water being drawn off, his handle and bel meat were found in the mad. _ _ Thursday, as a farmer's son, named Oardiser, who lived in the neighbourhood of Witberidge, was driving home a cart and horse from Exeter Market, the cart unfortunately upset about two miles from Crediton ; he was discovered bya passenger lying ender it, quite lifeless, but without the appe f a bruise. On Saturday, the 224 halliard, the Portsmouth coach, which runs from this city to the above place, upset on its way down, two miles this side of Ax minster; and, strange to relate, it upset again on its journey up the following Monday, lit a village near Southampton; fortunately eo lives ore last in either instance. I • The North Defoe amok which two threegb Tinr no to Barnstaple, spot on Frith* toitt. eight wiles . a complete weak OW the ppmesimer Mase ibmwdror In a poet chaise, pose of whom were materially hart. MELANCIIOLT AIICIDZNT.OO Wetioettlay imerrileg. the 26th ultimo, as James Dlgby, the youngest son of the Rev. J. Dishy Powell, a fine yontb of IC jest retuned from school for the vacation, sad of peat promise aril abliides, was coarsiag, with his brother sod a party of Meads, seer the maser of Ottery. his horse became restive sod sassaaageable, sad threw him : the violates of tbs coomusios was sorb that be only survived eve boars. PCTMOUTS, Dec. 31, 1821.—Every day brings as intelligendi Of the direful effects of the eontiaual norms on ear coasts, which come on at iutervah with 'redoubled violence, icarmewried Writh belie) , showers of ball and rain. Darin • trereeddons gale on Fri -day morning, the Folelithip Manlius, Deese, master, • from Havre, With Iffeargi of wine and hole geed,,„ Illound to Rio Janeiro, drordon the rocks at the N.B. end of St. Nicholas's island, and bilged. Part of her cargo has bees landed, and it is ezpeeted•4lte whole may be saved, irate. Weather moderates. The Cowries, of Morley, South Sea whaler, of this port, arrived here a Sunday sensight, with 2400 barrels of oil, after an absence of three years 'and two months. She left Coquimbo on the 19th •of August, and had a fine passage round Cape Horn, • and from thence to St. Michael's, where she was bore •to on the 10th inst. for refreihments; found there the Liberty, Wilson, and Speeolator, Thomson, both loading for this port ; the Duke of York, of Ports • mouth; Chance, of Bristol ; and Eliza and Alert, of London. On the 4th November in lat. 17.24. S. long. •y 28. 30. W. spoke H. M. ship Coromandel, from New Zealand for Portsmouth ; and in lat. 6. 45. N. long. id. W. the brig Rachel sad Mary, Poulson, out 26 from Cape Breton, Ship Harbour, for Rio Janeiro. After the Countess of Morley left St. Michael's she esperieneed the most severe gales ever remens• . ' heied by the oiliest seaman on beard, particularly ea the night of 20th whee it blew a perfect •litarriease, hut fortunately no mftteriat injury wassail -U*4. Mt. 0. Robinson, of Whitby, the Chief • limed, was sofoetuaately drowned during the fishing maw, by beterdrawiwverboard by the eatanglemeilt of the tomes whilst fast to a whale. This is the second voyage this- ship has toads with good success. We hoer ,A, letter from • genileman who lately went to de at Haverfordwest, South Wales, of which the following is au extract:—" We have got into a seat comfortable house, whiih the landlord papered and painted from top to bottom fur us. It has four middling sized rooms, dressing rooms, good as• tics, kitchen, cellars, sail garden, and is let for 151. a year. Altogether it is a much better house than ,we occupied on the West Cliff, at Brighton, at Mt a year ; is genteelly situated, and commands delightful Views. The markets are moderate and excellently supplied : at present we purchase the best joint of pima beef, mutton, and pork, cut in any way we like, for 31. per lb.; a fat goose, I bd. to Ss.; ash and poultry proportionably low; Milford oysters, 4d. per baidrod ; so that you see a little, with contentment, will salfiee."--(Brightoa eh • 'rm.) Al extraordinary fat rabbit was exhibited in oar town, yesterday, which weighed upwards of 10111bs ol -the Minya, which were as large as that of a mar -stoop sheep, weighed nearly Sibs.—(AfaidstoNe Joni 1, aim I.) % Ette . . PO" • SEVERITY or 1 2 1.11#1111hflitifir. • I Bxtraet trims the Spootis. pillilishei) of Thomas Powell Boa-too, •Esq. ii - she maw. d 0 1413; 1 moos, Wednesday. Noy U. 1821, on. the BM "fat' mitigating the Severity of .Fuolehimmt is certain cams of Forgery and the crimes connected therewith." In America, about be Med thirty _years . ago. the principles which we are now 'Outliving were recur• mended, under the auspices of Benjamin Franklia.— The experiment was tried in the State of Penosylvula, and the punishment of death was metrical. , to wilful and premeditated murder oily. But, how was it then carried in their assembly ? By a very small majority, denominated in the very act, u exporhatoti. Stilted to fire years duration, and opposed by the authority of all the Judges. one only excepted. The allotted period elapsed. and, what was the effect ? That the act passed. unanimously, as a permanent measure, not as an ex periment. bat a truth sanctioned by ',disputable feet, and with the concurrence of all the Judges ; who had. understand. the magnanimity to declare, the total alteration which their opinions had undergone, from the extraordinary success which attended the experi meat. POLICE. 114•NsioN-Hottss.—Edward Rosa. a porter, was brought ap, charged by Mr. Marmon. of Fenehareb street, auctioneer, with having melons hard/per Ofhoellet- Mr. Adamson stated, that on the i alst of December, he attended an auction in Sise-lane; as be was after-1 wards walking along Bucklershury, he saw the prisoner. , whom be knew to be a porter g Ily employed by auctioneers, carrying a hamper. He asked the prisoner what he bad in the hamper ; to which the latter replied " Nothing." Upon being pressed, however, be said be had china ; but upon examination of the hamper, which witness obliged him to carry to Sise-lane, It was found to contain 39 bottles, which witness know to be his pro- perty. The prisoner was committed. UCILDIIALL.—THE BRIDOE•STRICIIT MISOVATION.-- Another of Carlile's assistants, against whom a warrant had been granted by Mr. Alderman Thompson. last week, was taken out of the shop, 55, Fleet-street, on Tuesday afternoon, conveyed to the Compter, and, in due course, brought op before Mr. Alderman Birch, the Sitting Magistrate at this office yesterday. He hail been apprehended, it was stated, by one of the street keepers of Fleet -street, at the instance of John Part's, the yeoman so often mentioned, who vouched for his, identity as the person against whom the warrant was directed. The prisoner was a decent looking lad, about' 17 years of age. The information against him was upon the oath of John Porton, and the offence charged was the selling to him, on the 2lst of December, the ".Ad dress to the Reformers of (treat Britain, of the 24th of June." As the prisoner bad declined giving his name, Parton was sworn, and deposed to the identity of his person, and Parton, in reply to his questions, said that he knew hint well, and had seen him is the shop several 1161‘14111".. The prisoner, when 'mare, said it was a matter of Inffifferease to him whe ther be did or no, and without punch hesitation, de clared hisflome to be Johe Barclay. He was, he said, a printer ly trade, and had been an apprentice to Mr. Sherwin, 24, Paternester.row. His srastet, es quitting that business, bad rivets him up his lodsonnee. and be ing oat of employ, he had bees attracted by • bill in Carlile's shop window. which stated that a lad was wanted. He accordingly west In and offered his ser vices. Mrs. Wright, the bonsekeepir, imonoliately en gaged him at les,* week. He Irene there on tbe Thurs day, sod nu di,Marerday eight, $ man who generally called at t h e, every evening, p 44 him five shillings for his biltineek's work. His badness was to sell the pamphlets Balirl shop. but he derived he did not know whet* they wove libellous or net. Not being pre paredilitif bsn, be was committed for want of sureties. Allrastr-tinixous Orrret—Yesterday Mars &same, "an elderly woman, sAtelletrt ao.•aurin.tion before Edmund Griffith,,, Reg the Sink% Magistrate, charged os suspicion of Wag the receiver of the property. eon *biting of plate, wearing append, Ike. to • large amount, stolen from Mr. Screen, orWashingly Hall, in Huntingdonshire. Staples and Batkridge, two of the officers, traced some linen and wearier appaiel to the house of Mr. Stunestreet, a pawnbroker is Oxford -street, who attended with some of the pripperty. which was identified by a woman In the service of Mr. Screen. The pawnbroker said, the ?rimier hail pledged the articles from July last to the very day she was taken. '1 he officers, by must active exertions, have obtained a elite to the remainder of the property, which they consider can be produced in a few days. The Magistrate ordered the prisoner to be remanded for a week. • Union Haht..—Yesterday Jahn Coles and Joseph . . - Hedger Abbott, were brought before J. and D. King, Sops., charged with barimityi*doer bags of clover. —They are also suspected illeffetssr concerned in committing .vrarious burglaries toa" robberies In Kent wed Sasser. In the lodgings of the prisoners were found two setters, a pointer, and some thorough bred terrier., some dog whistles, and a quantity of wire snares, such as are used by poachers. They were remanded for further examination. Irno. Smith, a man d d like a sailor, was charged with luring robbed his lodgings. John Pottinger, who keeps the White Hart public house in Tooley-street, stated, that the prisoner came to his house on the 27th of December and took an apartment. Witness was awakened by one of the lodgers, who said that the sailor was robbing the I house; but before witness got down stairs, the pri• soner contrived to get into bed again, and affected great surprise at so early a visit. Under his pillow was found a tinderbox, with which be had provided himself the tight before out of the tap-room. In the ISM place was found a bag widch contained some leas belonging to a sail-maker who formerly lodged Is witness's house, and is now at saa. It was stated that the prisoner had taken a lodging a Ant time before at the Six Heils, Itolberhithe, and ' rereseated himself as having just come from sea. I. the idedle of the night he was detected in breaking open a box In the room nest to that in whist* he slept. fin that occasion he was kicked out of the house. tie was fully committed. Tos w-oata., SOUTHWAIIII:4Ir. Alderman J. J. 8511211, the Sitting .blagirtraWat this Justlerroone, :t i lls ea =r i att • •eistdorable • time waelndaY, Wilt Welt* lo the Meew . ney tf ;the as slerere - se i Mile Utast, erldA bierbearalsonati by ablaut* es eta if tb of illesembee, • sand d ttatilagiatilbe west 41410 d lwsiet•dti s. Vs . * body of the sMid was-wrapped ap-is ••plyn damsel, and tattooed, together with , tergoottome, i a coarse bag. A Conmer's impsest bad hien th* l epos it, aid a retain of Murder breagbt , ia agates some perms or penows mikootra. The Chnetbwesd-, en of St. Mary Alagoas, in with* parieh the hotly was Mead, had offered a reward of K•fortbedienteery of the murderers, and the officers on both sides of tie river have been thing every Wigton to obtain sand time to the perpetrators. At length, Welfare, as onset of this establishment, got private informatioa that young woman bad stated, that she bad seen a eblid thrown into the river. He succeeded in treeing this young woman Out, and brought her tip yesterday be fore the Magistrate, when her deposition was taken, which was to the following effect : That ber name was Elisabeth Canty, aid that being oil London-bridge in ber way home to the Borough, about eight o'clock in the evening of the Itth Dee., she observed a man with something wrapped up in his arms, which she soon knew from its cries to be an in fant. He was standing over the first arch of the south east part of the bridge. He looked shoat him cau tiously on each side, to see if he we+ observed, and she distinctly saw him thrust the bundle with the in fant through the ballastrades of the bridge into the river. Suspecting his lateation, and seising a female with him, she addressed herself to her, tad WC." the man is going to drown the child ;" to which the woman replied, " what is that to yea, or mind year own bu siness." While this eonrereation was passing, the mac accomplished his horrid purpose, *Lich was no *neer effected, than be and the woman made off down Toolerstreet. The description given of the party by Elisabeth Canty is, that the man was about five feet font. incises high, dark complexion, and large dark whiskers, and dressed in a light drab coat. The female was a tall stout woman, and had on a dark gown. a slate coloured whittle, and a black willow bonnet, with red ribbons. From a review of all the circumstances, the Magis trate was of opinion, that the body fan ni by the Water man was not that of the infant which had been throws into the river in the manner described by the witness. Dva•.—Yesterday enoraiag a meeting took place is the Regent's Park, between Captais C—, late of the It. N., and Mr. o—. a gentleman of forme*, and a satire of the sister kingdom, residing in Cur so•-•treet, Mayfair. The parties entered the Park soon after eight, and proceeded to a spot sear St. J•ha's Wood, when, the ground being measured, they fired at twelve paees. The Ant 6re did not take effect, and an attempt was made by the seconds to cams to terms, bat it did Not succeed ; on the parties firiag a seemed time, the Captain's ball struck Mr. in the upper part of his thigh, and be fell t he was im mediately cenveyed home. The eases of this dispute is said to have arisen is Dewy-lase Theatre en Satur day apahos.,ilariag the perfumes** Gionsasi _ _ _ Mr. Hills, of Parliament-street. Westminster. wbe had been previously» opponent good health. died very suddenly yesterday umweleg. His menet, on taking up the newspaper at breakfast time, foetid his unwire had expired. Medical aid wee immediately roomed, but it was of no avail. ROBBERY OP Tau SKIPPON AND BURNIIIIT Man. POST.---About half-past four o'clock us Saturday morning, the horse post, which conveys the letters from Burnley to Skiptoe. was stopped at a place called Snaygill, about three-quarters of a mile from Skipton, on the livnley-road, by two men. One seized the horse's bridle, the other struertblyer some tre mendous plows with a bludgeon over e arms, which disabled him from holding the hone, or molting any resistance. They also streak 'him over the head, which stunned and mach injured Ma t did not succeed in dismounting him. Chili. . eft side of his coat quite down, and took fro is eft pocket a parcel, as under, from the Craven Bank, addressed to •• C. Tattersall and Sons, of Burnley," containing 1801. in one guinea notes, and 220 one pound ditto, all of the Craven Bank, and about 51. value in Bank Stamps, upon Barnard, Diundale - mod Co. They at tempted to seize the mail bags, and had cut three straps, but did not succeed in obtaining them, as the horse. by some means, escaped from them, and, with his rider, returned bark to the Skipton post-olfice.— The alarm was soon given, and the same day, a man was taken up on suspicion of his being concerned, but no property was found upon bins.--(Leeds Wein geacer.) On Saturday last a dog belonging to Mr. Wilkin son, of Moortown, was seen bringing something across the fields in its mouth, which. on examination, was found to be the head of a new-born infant. This tiff; covery excited considerable astonishment; and infor mation was tinartlistely conveyed to the proper tattle ruin at Leeds. It was directed that the Jog should be tied up without food, till tbs following morning, when Mr. Farmery, our chief constable, and a medical geetletnen of this town, proceeded to the place. When the salmi was let loose, it ran off to a shed which was distant about 200 yards, and is used for the par pose ofluroing cattle into, where it began to scratch and tear up the earth. Os searching the place, two bloody cloths were found, but on the most minute inspection nothing else could be discovered: and there is little doubt but that the remainder of the body has been el .41 ! It is conjectured that the child was either still-born, or murdered immediately after deli very, by its unnatural mother. Suspicion attaches, we canaot say how justly, to a woman who was seen, last Monday morning, about eight o'clock, at Chapel town. apparently in a state of pregnancy; ,so.l the same day, about (me o'clock, was seen sitting un the shelving. of a cart in a shed adjoining Mr. Frith's house. at Moortown, and about lOU yards from the shed where the clothes were found. She had every appearance of having been recently delivered of a Odd ; bat she denied that such was the case. and refused to have a surgeon went for. She wished to have shelter given to her for a few days, and said her friends were la- spectable at linaresborough, and she should apply to them fur some money ; she was taken to a cottage at Moortown, where she still remains. Ths Overseer. of Chapeltown. we understand, were sent for, and they gave her some relief. The mysterious case will be further investigated this day.—(Geode Wel.. Dee. 31.) _~.j,~._.___ -- COMMNW ..INQUlllird. —.10.-- As ingsieithio wee told before Mr. ilimo.,Dip ity Cormier for ifeetislaistr, et the Hoerdflteeis et ik. Jamee's Islirmary. es the body of Jobs K. 11.0mg eg , the eelebrased Sesteli.piper. whose mileseheiy sad me refused tosestermlay. &lass performer cm the ash' _pipe% mod highly reepected by the Scotch Nobility tag thump be wisseserally i svi tad to timir festinememair mem% sad engem yeat's sight had bees at thomeitinee .it Itaideimies, E.j. at the Albany. Nbrials ease of Mr. Wedderboos deposed. that Aft, the ems. Imotiesp at Meese/Mee% me Neer fi r emssigit, the and in putting his band i sle his poshat fir bisiet, hie. hag asked a mien present So ennu i a pine% edema with him s lee foreadthe hoe rinsing; be led doers his pipes to p -to leek for it, went up stairs and knocked at th e chamber door if one of the servants, who told him that he would command search for the best( he (the deasese,4 would p down stain. The deceased, instead of going down the stairs by which be anseended, look anothet direedon, dews another paseir of mein. He (witnem) beard a very heavy fall of somethiag immediately attn. wails, and a deep groan. sad ea plat to the epee found that the deceased. who was a very hairy man, fallen down the stairs headforessost, and Lis skull woe dreadfully fractured. He was in a few minutes a lifeless corpse. The deceased bad drank several glasses of Madeira. bat was not intoxicated. Another tritons corroborated the shore, and after a few rthisrvatious et the Coroner, a verdict of "Accidental Death," was ea. turned by the Jury. A Jury assembled at the Rose sad Crown publis house, Cambridge-heath. to !again late the death et the infant taken out of the Regent's Canal, on Safer. day last. The Int Velum called was Mr. Hare, sur geon. He stated that be was called. 'boat half-past ten on Saturday morning, to view the body. He was of opinion that the child was born alive. and, from appearances. must hare been so when pat late the water; no marks of violence were upon it, sad so professional gentleman had been present at its birth. Sand. Crawford, of Stratford. stand that be was a printer. and about half-past a in the morning was proceeding along the canal to his work, when he dis covered something floating near the margin, shoot 150 yards from the Rose and Crows. On taking it out he fogad it nes a new-burn child ; it was sewn up in a woman's new c.rlieo shift, marked R. E. No. 1. with red threAd, some paper, such as that said so paper rooms, was also wrapped round it ; a piece of east-iron, weighing ten pounds, was with it, and the whole was inclosed in a bag made of e.rarse brown Holland. Verdict—" Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown. The clothes reseals st the Rose and Crown for public inspection. Brown:tn.—On Friday last Mr. Bestao I some &leads enjoyed a great treat in hunting a very fine doe. which had keen known to be resorting in the large woods sear Rochester for the last eight or ten days, and being seen by a woodman. Mr. Best was informed where she was to be found. That gentleman took out ten ample of his harriers, and very soon disco►ered Ler. Theis* came out into a large lay field between the woods. sari. as if to display herself, and bid defiance to her persona, bounded about the Grid fell.el pride and fire. sad is the Itematiftil eights imaginable.Sl;Creeseitthetann;pii;read from wood to wood I times, and seemed determined mat to leave her haunts; bet after being hooted for shout Indian hoar and closely pressed, she broke clover to the eastward. for Chadians. and being turned in the road, else wade off behind the town for Streets's', surd Luton, and from thence along the Suttertoo valleys fOr Lord's wood, which she made, but on the houo4s eons ing op, headed bark again intothe open fields, and then took a direction for Shunt's', and Hempstead, and through die great covers belonging to the Crow's, over the estates of the Earls of Aylesford and Thanet. in the neighbourhood of Rainhans, throngh Air. Stacey's pre serves at Stockbury, and was at length killed between Stoekbury and Hinbury, after a run of exactly three hours, in whist' the hounds scarcely came to a cheek. This chase excited the astonishment of all who witnessed it, as it was supposed impossible a few low-scented har riers could overtake as animal possessing such strength and speed. Five of the horsemen were in at the death. --(Rochester Gazette.) A curious pedestrian feat was performed in Pulte ney-road, on Thursday se'noight, by a man named John Townsend, who undertook to walk backwards 21 miles in 7 hours ; which he accomplished in 6 bouts and IS minutes. —(Boti Jouraal) Mits. S %RAU BOND.—Soanetioses we are laid that this lady's relations are residing in Ireland—at so• other time in ScattlanA; but that some insight may be given Into the realisation of the prospects of these claimants, a correspondent begs to state a few words for their information: Mrs. Sarah Biltd was one of four children of Bond, a jeweller, residing in an alley leading from Wellclose-square to Ratcliffe-high way ; he died about fifty years ago, and left his pro perty between Mrs. Sarah Bond and a sister (the other two children appeal to have died in their in +racy) the miser died about twenty years since, and gft Rev property. 6,000/. to her surviving sister, Sa rah Bond. who. it Appears by documents I have seen, bought an annuity of 750/per annum. Living in a most parsimonious 'neither, she contrived to scrape together about 13,t04. three - p -r cents.; 1.0001. four per cents.' and 150/. per year in the long annoities; and this, at her death, was the vrhu:e of be- immense wealth. The p-rsan nest ii.ely o o s :s this pro perty is a Mr. limo!, a respectable bu rtir:, in Shore ditch, who has traced out that he is second cousin to this wealthy spinster, his grandfather being the only brother of the father of Mts. Man.!: and the only oh stac'e in his way .0 administer is, that he has not yet been able to find out the church where Sirs. Antal father and mother were wag ried, a most essential thinz to prove the legitimacy of Sirs. Sarah Bond. It is pr..per to state, that there are eight caveats thrown in ag .inst atiministerin.r. So much C.t the stories that have h. en circulated relative to this comparatively trilling property. DIRD. On the 9.oth alt. at his house in Trinity-square. R. Stow. Esq. aged late Commissioner of the Receiver's Office. for Oreenwich Hospital Dues. Oa Wednesday last. deeply laments.l by her unfitted hes bead, her family and trienas. Susanna, the wile of M. Hart. Esq. or Ileekle.thirg-square. • On l'aeskiity last. after a long and protracted illness, at his house, Warwick-square, Mr. Unties James Letterman , aged Sti. - _ London : Edited. 'rhos.. W Pobnned et the Oise et TWIST %TUX AN" find "Tilt CONSTIM TION:: (Swig Paper). No. IRA. Shmad. apposite St. Clement's Oars'. by R. WARDELL, LL.B.. to whom iii Conisettaltotloesi Orden, te. aro Intimated to be Warmed. ' ~-i, r - - ~.-