The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-27 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN

SH I PPINU INTELLIOINCIL

Drat., August 26.—Wind N.B.—.Passed at the back ofl
the Goodwin Sands, his Majesty's Ship Courier, from
Flushing, with 11 sail of vessels, bound Westward ; the
outward.bound vessels from Ramseate passed this morning
at six, a. m. ; remain, the John, Pepperwell, from Jima-
ca, and Orpheus, Finday, from the Isle of France.
PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 26.—Wind E.—A great part of the
outward bound are getting underweigb, the wind being
from the Eastward.—Arrived, the Lady Kenoaway, for
Bengal, and the Hope, Flint, for Madras, both from the
Downs.— Aurora, Arnot, and this Pursuit, Pullam, from
Petersburg.i
PLYMOUTH, Aug. 25.—Wind S.—Arrived, the Charles,
Walter, from Riga ; and Sailed, the Nelly, Dales, for
Quebec.
DARTMOUTH, Aug. 25.—Off the port, the Triumph,
Crosley, from Bombay, for London. Out four months.
—She has landed her passengers, and left the Aurora
at Bombay.
FALMOUTH, Aug. 25.—Wind S.—Arrived, the Industry,
Bentley, from Schien.--Sailed,Prince Leopold, fur London.
Susenerass, Aug. 26.—A large copper bottomed brig,
laden wills hemp and tallow, from Petersburg, has pro-
ceeded up, accompanied by two Smacks, having been on
shore on the Mase Sands.

GREENLAND WHALE FISHERY.

A letter from Capt. Ash, of the Everthorp, of Hull, states
the success of the fishing ships'to be as follows;—The Ever-
thorp is arrived in tie Humber.
num.—Arid, Burst, 1 fish,. 15 tuna, Ist August; Ci-
cero, Lee. clean, 18th July; Cyrus, Welburo, lost, in July
Dordon, Thomas, 6 fish, 40 tuns, in July; Eagle, Brewls,
164 fish, 90 tuns, Ist August; Elizabeth, Rhodes, 1 fish,
20 tuns, Ist August; Everthorp, Ash, 15 fish, 155 tuts, tat
August; Exmouth, Thompson, 3 flab, 35 tuns, in Angest ;
Harmony, Sawyer, 10 fish, 80 tuns, in August; Kiero,
Col-
quhoun, 17 fish, 90 tuna, 24th June; Laurel, Dannatt, 93
fish, 135 tuns, in August; Manchester, Lankester, 9 fish, 57
tuns, 9th July ; Mercury, Jackson. 7 fish, 100 tuna, in Au-
gust; Neptune, Munroe, 12 fieb, 10G tuns; North Briton,
Allan, 2 fish. 30 tuns, in Angust; Perseverance, Turnbull,
7 fish, 70 tuns, in August; Rachel and Ann, Newham, 4
fish, 5U tuns, in August; Swan, Bring, 12 fish, 100 tans,
in August ; Unity, Short, 3 flab, 55 tune, in August; Ve-
nerable, Bennett, 5 fish, 80 tuns, in August ; Walker, Har-
rison, 12 fish, 80 tun., in August; William Torr, Daunatt,
7 fish, 100 tuna, Ist August; Trafalgar, Lloyd, 10 fish, 55
tuns, in August.
WHI TRY.—Airosell, Johnson, 12 fish, GO tuna; Esk, Dun-
bar, 11 fish, 10 tuns ; [harmony, Thompson. 8 fish, 00 tuns ;
Lively, Baxter, 8 fish, 100 tuns; Resolution, Kearsley, 12
fish. 90 tuns ; Valiant, Agar, 7 fish, 40 tune; Volunteer,
Craig, 3 fish, 45 tuns ; all in August.
LONDON.—Margaret, Kay, 7 fish, 90 tuns; Dundee, —,
4 fish, 60 tuns ; both Ist August.
LIVEHPOOL,--ftaffin, Scoresby, jun. 4 fish, 40 tuns, in
August.
Bell, 4 fish, GO tun., in August.
MON TRU., 11.—Spenrer, Keith, 5 1104 70 tuns, in August.
A BKRDEIN.—Dee, Deni.on, 4 fish, 55 tuns, in August;
Hercules, Pairbourne, IS fish, 50 tuns, in August ; Jane,
Bruce, 7 fish, NO tuns; St. Andrew, Newton, 5 fish, 60
tuna; Neptune, Armstrong, clean.
[Amt.—Juno, Lyall. 3 fish, 35 tun., in August.
PITERH &AD.—Alert, Penny, 7 fish, lOU tuns, to August;
Eclipse, Sutler, 6 fish, 70 tuas, in August; Gleaner, Shand,
11 fish, SO tuns, in August ; [lope, Robertson, 16 fish, 80
tons; Jean, Stafford, 4 fish, 60 tuns; Marv, Them, *fish,
40 tuns; Perseverance, Simpson, 11 fish, 130 tuns; Union,
Mackie, 13 fish, 70 tans.
6usaNucc.—Juhn, Jackson, 23 fish, 115 tans, in Au-
gust.

The herring fishing continues to be successful on the
coast of the tVest Islands. In Lochuirn, the quantity was
so great, as stated by an eye-witness, that shoals of them
were Boating on shore; they are very fat, but rather small
in size. A considerable quantity was caught last week at
Kintail; and there never was a better appearance of a good
fishing on the coast of Skye.
On Wednesday evening, 1 of the pilchard span 4 in
Mount's Bay were shot for the first time this season ; but
chiefly owing to the state of the weather, only one of them
was able to secure any fish : this se in, which belongs to the
Mount, took about 30 hogsheads. The driving boats in
this bay have taken fish every night during the week ; so
that as the pilchards continue on the coast, the scans may
yet be more successful than they have hitherto been. The
unfavourable state of the weather during the past week,
has been severely felt both by our fishermen and farmers.—
The sehners have done very little, and, except at Mount's
Bay, the driving bears have taken very little fish since mar
last publication. The farmers are anxiously looking for a
more favourable state of the atmosphere to gather in their
crops, which are in general very tine.—(!rest Britoil.)

THE ARMY.
The etd tor Wiltshire) Regiment of F,mt, having been
relieved at Halifax by the 52d (orOtfordshire) Light Infan-
try, is ordered to embark on board the Cato and Vibiba
transports for England.
A detachment belonging to the 55th (or Westmoreland)
Regiment of Foot has been ordered to embark on board the
Borodino transport for the Cape of Good Hope.
Detachments and invalids belonging to the Regiments
stationed in the Leeward Islands have arrived at Ports
mouth, and are ordered to Chatham.

On Wednesday a trial was made, at the bottom of West-
street, of a cradle, or cot, intended to bring to shore persons
from shipwreck. It was found, from the wei&lit of iron,
not to be sufficiently buoyant ; and the opinion of those
using it, was, that more cork must he applied, The cot
is intended to pass from the ship to the shore by means of
ropes, on which it is to he slung. It is also designed to be
used, in cases of necessity, in drawing p•tsons up high
cliffs, &c. The invention is by Capt. Manhy. On Thurs
day afternoon, the mortars (kept for a similar purpose, in
the case of shipwrecks) were fired twice, with shot, to carry
a line over the dolphin at the pier ; the first shot fellehort ;
the other succeeded very well. The cot was again tried by
passing it on a rope, with a man sitting in it, from the first
cluster of piles to the dolphin (about 100 yards) bet, from
some cause, it did not work freely. The Rev. Air. Everard
and Mr. Bass, were both very attentive to the experiments.
His Royal Highness the Duke of York, was present part of
the time.—(Brigkoi Herald.)
DISCOVIIRT or AN ANCIINT PAINTING IN THE CHURCH
AT WOOTTON BASSIST, WILTS,-10 cleaning the south
wall, which is a more ancient part of this Church than the
rest of the structure to which it is now united, the work-
man accidentally brought to light a very curious painting,
executed in the rudest style, but evidently illustrating the
subject which it represented. In brushing, a piece of the
plaster fell off, and the armed foot of a man with a spur was
discovered underneath. Gradually removing the plaster
around, the workmen found a painting, in water colours, of
the murder of Archbishop Beckett. 'The four Knights in
complete armour are in the act of assaulting the Archbishop,
The figures of the Knights are nearly perfect ; the two latter
In the act of drawing.TheArchbishop is leaning before the al-
tar ; between his haods,which are raised in a pious attitude,is
the wafer; the cup and the book are placed on the table before
him; the crosier and mitre are by his side. His Cardinal's
red robe with golden bands is distinct. His features are a
good ilea] obliterated; but there is sufficient to distingnish
that his head is tut ned roved in sudden sorprise. This
painting is evidently very curious, both from the subject
and rudeness of the execution. It was done, in all proba-
bility, at an age when Beckett's character as a saint stood
high, as a holy decoration for the church, and at no great
distance from the event. He was murdered AD. 1170. It
is not so easy to deterutior when the picture was covered
over; very likely at the Reformation, to efkeo a Catholic
memorial of a persona';- to whom such miraculoss cele-
brity was ascribed. It miebt, however, have been covered
up in the time of Cromwell ; for on the opposite wall the
plaster was also removed, and a painting of the royal arms
in Charles's time discovered. These were also royered
over, and the seal of the Partisans in those days might lave
caused both the picture and the King's arms to be effaced
together. The picture is evidently painted on the first
coating, as the bare sthne is immediately underneath. The
eivrance by the folding doors iss also rudely represented,
and below is sketched what seems intended to sia nify ,be
cathedral itself. The picture is highly worthy the inspec-
tion of the curious.

MONMOUTH 1 nom WORKS.—This manufactory, whieh
had been suspended for near IS months, has been put in
complete repair, and in consequence of its commencement
a substantial dinner of roast beef and plum pudding, with
plenty of ale and cider, was given to the workmen and
other persons who had been employed in their different
branches of mechanical labour, and at which 120 persons
were most hOspitably entertained by the occupier of the
works.

EXTRAORDINARY Cl;RE.—Abont two weeks afro, a de-
termined fellow, at present a prisoner in the To!booth of
Stirling, after eluding for a long time the officers of justice,'
was secured, and brought under an escort of dragoons to
Falkirk. In the resistance he made, when apprehended,
he was wounded, and consequently on his arrival in Fal-
kirk, a surgeon was immediately called, who found that
a stroke of a sabre had not only made a deep incision above
the thumb, but had completely cut through the fore-finger
of his right hand, close under the third joint, leaving it
attached merely by a small portion of skin. The surgeon,
as a matter of course, proposed to cut off the 'tangling
digit, which the prisoner had carried in his hand, literally
to orevent its being lost. Amputation would have been
performed accordingly, had not a young gentleman inter-
posed, and partly from humanity, and partly front curiosity,
determined that an adhesion should be attempted. The ne-
cessary bandages, &c. were immediately procured, and the
finger neatly replaced, with all the clotted blood about it.
It was several days after his removal to our jail before the
wound was examined, when it was found that the experi-
ment had been attended with complete success, and that
" nature had wrought a master cure." The finger is now
quite attached, and can be used nearly as readily as before.
—(Stirling Journal.)
The announcement of the new Miracle, said to have been
performed by Prince HOIIENI.OIIE, on Mary Stuart, of
Ranelagh Convent, has dropped like a dead weight among'
the community. Nobody believes it ; and every respect.
able Roman Catholic is alarmed, lest his connection with
his religion should be construed into a participation with
such delusion. Though the Prince, in his communications,
from Bamberg, held out an expectation to the credulous in
this country. that he was, on a certain day, this Ist of Au-
gust, to perform Miracles on them by wholesale, yet, it is
discovered, in the single one announced, that he only
executed his business by half, as the miserable object at
Kanelagh, is still unable to walk in tile garden, or exercise
her limbs, and is yet annoyed with fanning cores. It is
also apprehended, that when the great excitement she has
undergone subsides, the whole of her complaints will re-
turn with renewed activity. This is botching work, indeed,
and, it is feared, it will earn for his Higl-noss the &paella
Lion of the Prince of Botchert, instead of the worker of
Miracles.—{Dublin Correspondent.)
Tug 120Y1tRa CHECXXLO.—On Saturday last, considerable
sensation was produced in the north-east corner of this
county, by the elopement of a young lady, scarcely out of
her terns, with a gentleman on the verge of 50. She had
been on a visit in the neighbourhood of Sunderland, and,
being expected home that evenina., the coach was melon the
road by the father, who was told that she had qnitted it
about half an hour before, on pretence of in-
disposition, and was observed to step into a
post-chaise, which immediately drove off in the direction of
Newcastle. The mother of the lady, suspecting who the
gentleman was, lost no time in pursuing, and, on her ar-
rival in Newcastle, was informed that the gentleman she
suspected was then in bed at the house of his brother. In-
sisting on an interview he acknowledged her suspicions to
be well founded, but refused to say whither the lady had
retired. The morning, however, brought this secret to
light, when she was discovered to be at the Three Indian
Kings, where she 611 slept the preceding night. It is said,
though from the respectability of the parties we cannot
think it probable, that on their arrival at Newcastle, it was
found that no fund had been provided for the prosecution
of their journey to Gretna; the gentleman having depend-
ed upon the lady, and the lady, of course, upon the gentle-
man, for supplying the needful. This being an obstacle
not to be surmounted, the parties separated for the night,
and the lady being discovered, as we have stated, next
morning, was compelled, with great and manifold reluct-
ance, to accompany her mother home.— ",„ha ~ •