The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-08-25 00:00:00

NAVAL INTRLLIGENCE.

DEAL. Attn.24.—Arrived yeiterday, and sailed for
the River, the Europa, Talbot, from Jamaica; Eel
log Grove, New, from Dlosinica ; and this morning
the Asp, K, tiny, from the South Seas; his Ma.
jesty'sship Phaeton, Rear-Admiral Otway, for the
Leith station, and remditts wind-hound.
• PURTMOUTII, AUG R4.—Arrived his Majesty's
ship Driver, from Leith; and Rosario, from a
cruiee.—Passed up Channel, the Fortitude Increased,
'Nanning, from St. Kitts, out seven weeks; pas-
sengers landed here by a pilot-boat.—Went nut of
Barbour the Regulus transport, with stores, and
,tbe•BalrfUslll transport, with troops for. Gibraltar ;
both brought up at Spithentl.-I'ut back the Galen,
Tracey, for Boston, by adverse winds.
LIVERPOOL. AVG. 23.—Arrived the Mary, lbw:,
• from Munolnaas; sailed the Ist of July—was
boarded by an Insurgent privateer, who informed
them that the brig 'l'om Bowline had been on shore
en the Man..' Rocks, but was got oti without da-
mage. Arrived also the arlmarnock, Robinson,
from New York ; sailed 15th July—in lat. 43. 26.
long. ,O. spoke the Rico, from Jamaica to Liver-
pool.

The Fortitude Increased, Manning, arrived at
-Portsmouth, sailed from St. Kitts, 7th July. Left
there the Julius, Wickenden ; and the Everthorpe,
M4Arthur, for London—expected to sail ohout the
17th July. Alan the Britannia, Sharp; and I,,rd
Nelson, --, for Louden, were to sail about the
Ist of Augoot.—tilw the Faith. Qoelch, bound to
London, about a fortnight since, just off soundings.

POLICE REPORT.—We are .rpquosteil to contra •
diet the report of a case at the Nlansion•house, on
Friday last, stating that Meredith and ltyan had ob•
taitted 151. worth of tea from Mr; Peck, of Coleman-
street, whereas they had only ordered tea to that
amount, but did not succeed in obtaining it.
The manufacturers of this t.•wn have this week
raised the prices of weaving Is per cut, or about 10
per cent. on the sort of goods most generally manu•
factored in this neighbour hood.—Presfon Chronicle.
The Crown Prince coach was upset or, Wednesday
innrniog, betwixt Birmi•.gliam and Warwick by the
slipping off a wheel. We are happy to say, that the
passengers escaped with only a few slight nruises.
The two persons who accidentally shot a boy in
.Bagnigge Wells-fields a few days ago, have made a
Pecuniary cotopeostion to the father, who, as his
child is recovering, has consented to drop proceed.
The. Magistrates have undertaken to prevent
the recurrenc of such dangerous sport in the fields al-
luded to. _

SWINDLER.—A few days since a young man, re-
pre4entrog himself as nephew of Mrs. 'louse, grocer,
of Blandteril, called at the Blacking Manufactory
of Richard Turner, 114, London-road, Southwark,
and ordered goods to the amount of I It. Si. and ten-
'tiered a check for 361. 7s. on Glyn and Co. purport-
ing to be drawn by Sales. Pollard, and Co. of Alders.
gate-street, whnlesste tobacconists, which proved to
be a forgery, .ind received a check in exchange on
Sir John Perriug end Co. for 251. 45.--This is to
guard shopkeepers from experiencing the same freed.
lie represented his name to he Kintley.
%Varsaw was visited on the 23,1 ult. by a dreadful
storm of hail and thunder. At Praga three soldiers
were killed, and live wounded, by lightning. A barn
and stable were set on fire, and several buildings
much damaged.
Yesterday, at Hatton-gartlen, George Taylor, a
constnhle, belonging to Pentotiville, was obliged to
pay a fine of 104. with 3s. costs, for insolence,
drunkenness, and neglect of his duty, at the watch..
bouse. Ile delivered the money with macb reluct.
auce and was discharged.