The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-04-22 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

FALMOUTH, APRIL 20.—The purser of the Kon. 1i.48...,_
ny's ship, Regent, wrecked near Mauilia, landed yesterday
afternoon from the American ship. Foz, 117 days from
Manilla, booed to Flushing, and immediately left by express
for London.--Wind, S.E.
PLYMOUTH, HI.--krrived the Elizabeth, fro m Leghorn ;
and Cambria', from Cliozzle.—Wind, N. to W.
PORTIVOUTH, 21.—Arrived from the DOllll9 end Latons,
Amy, for Demerara; SedansFatale. Allen, for the South
Seas; and Accession, Roadem, for Bahia.—Wind, West-
wardly.
GIBRALTAR, MARCH 27.—" The Lady Wellington Packet
arrived yesterday from Malta, last from Cagliari, in eleven
day'. Saw on her passage a French frigate, apparently
leruising oirCarthagens."
Dam., Arum 91.—Arrived to-day, and mailed for the
River, the Regent, Lamb, from Bombay ; Anthony Story,
Bews, from the South Seas; Fly. Dobson. Gallipoli; Al-
fred, Trish, Tobago ; Success. Shand, Cape of Good Hope ;
and Caledonia. Mazely, St. Domingo. Came down from the
River and remain, the Hopewell, Crabson, for St. John's.
The Sarah and Elizabeth, from the South Seas, arrived
yesterday. instead of the Elizabeth and Ann. Sailed this
morning the whole of the homeward-bound for the River.
pool,
The
was Mountaineer, Ellis, from St. John's, N. B. to Liver-
wrecked near Cape Sable, Feb. 28.
Elnzannass, Aran. 21.—Sailed the Commodore, Hayes,
with convicts for New South Wales.

Kiss/nom, Jamaica, March 17.—The
spade" under command of Commodore Porter, at
teinptlld to enter the harbour of St. John's, Porto Rico,
but were refused; and one of the schooners persisting,
she was fired into, and her commander and two men
were killed. Two piratical vessels were lately off Crab);
Island, and had plundered the schoon,r Waterloo, of
Barbadoes, of 4,500 dollars. The Scotia, arrived mu
Dundee, was boarded on Thursday last off Navvies, by
the Congress American ship of war, cruisisieg for pi-
rates. The John Symonuet, from hence to St. Jago de
Cuba, has been taken and burnt.
EIIIGIATION.—On Saturday last, the 'Mention's Packet,
Captain Heughan, belonging to Dumfries, sailed from that
port for Richibucto, with goods and 73 passengers and on
the day following, the Jessie, Captain Milroy, for St John's
New Brunswick, also loaded with goods. and SI passengers.
Of these 150 emigrants, the greater part are farmers belong-
ing to the neighbourhood of Dumfries; but Clydesdale,
Eskdale, and Cumberland also tarnished their quotas, and
besides agriculturists, there were blacksmiths: shoemakers,
toilers, and other tradesmen on board-7-all anxious to repair,
or improve their fortunes in the land o(libertrand,good liv-
lag. ,Of the rural emigrants, pot a' few:are pyritous who
have already visited the New World, awl' Who, itvrely re-
turned to Scotland for the purtrealru of-camlng out their
wives, children, and other relatives...` ' •
The vacancy which has occurred in consequence of
the death of Alderman Smith, iothe.ward of Farring-
den within, is likely it is said, to be supplied by Mr. De-
puty Crowder.
RESPlT6.—Yesterday morning an immense concourse
of persons assembled before Horsemenger-lane jail, to
see the execution of Edward Hales, for the violation
a female child tinder ten years of age.- So far haul the
preparations advanced, that it was reported
hto us the ex-
ecution had actually taken place,. After te irons had
been knocked off, however, a respite was received, defer-
ring the infliction of the sentence till next Thursday. It
is stated, that the respite was occasioned by a memorial
addressed to Mr. Baron tiraliam.
A respectable tradesmen, who was happy in having a
family of blooming daughters. had his happiness lately
increased, when i; was announced to himiliat his fruit
ful wife had at last given hiei a son. Due preparations
were made for the important ceremony of_ the christen-
ing; and, on Sunday se'nuight, the happy father set out
for the kirk, accompanied by a female relation carrying
the infant heir. 'I he baptism was performed ; but, io
the confusion of the moment. he deliveered his son to a
woman who stool is waiting for anothvr infant brought
for the same purpose,—a change,hsving been com-
mitted by mistake to his female assist int.' Qi; their re-
turn, the child was delivered toite supposed mother; but
what was the distnay of all concerned, on discovering the
unhappy blunder ! The " houdie" at, last solved the
riddle; and the exchanged children were again restored
to their parents' srais.—(Pc.ith .441,4