The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-12-28 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Fai.mouTo, Dec. 23.—.1rrvell :he Pollyblank, Ball, I
and Mari, Toms, hoth from Liverpool.—Wind E.
Poursmoczn. Der.27.—.1 reived the Hannibal, Frantz,
for Dantsic.—Wind E.
RA3IIIGATS, 27.—The Medina, Sheppard, report•
ed yesterday as being on shore, on Sandwich flits, was
got off this mornings thl-, apparenly with trilling da-
mage after discharging about hall her cargo in good
condition. She has proceeded up Sandwich haven to re.
ship her goods.—Wind,
VEAL, Dec. 27.—N0 arrivals or sailings.—Wind,
F.. N.
Rya. Doc. 27.—Twelvr-Cs.ks of Frenrn Oil leave
been pickle ap at sea and on shore, in this Bay
marked. '-
We learn that oe:rrral French fishing boats have also
picked op scow: mks of the sante.

Testertioy, to Coerce( Dicemears was held at the teat
India Donee, when the following Commanders took
leave cf the Court previous to departing for their retire-
tire ilestinations,aia —Captain Henry Cobh, Kent ; Lap-
A'exsntler Nairne, lienerel Kyd—f•r Bengal and
China; Carain Il illiam Elope, Ilerefordshire ; Canto's.
Samuel Serie, Inglis; Catalano Cruickehank;
Farquharson—fur Bombay and China; and Captain
John Paterson, Repulse—for St. llrlena, Bencoolen, and
China.
Captain David R Newall was sworn into the com-
mand of the ship Scaleby Castle, consigned to Bombay
sad China.
A Gaten ov House STE lUDS COMMITTED ;On TRW,.
—Thomas Wilcox, charged wills stealing two capital
horses, from the stable of Z. Levin, IN. of Salt bill
park, New Fisbbourn, was on Tuesdiy brought to ebi.
cheater, in custody, from Kingston upon Thames, and
underwent an examination, together with J. Ililf and
Balcombe, suspected of being accomplices, before the
Magistrates of that city. (Itelcombe, it will he recol-
lected, a short time ago nnderwent several examinations
before oer !tench on suspicion of uttering a forged ncte
at Stirling, but succeeded in provingan a!i,i.) They
were reminded for another examination, which took
place on Thursday evening, when they were committed
to Horsham gaol to take their trial at the next Assizes.
Since writing the Aore, we have to state that a yonng
man of very respectahle connexions, in Chichester, has
confessed that be was the me-san who opened the stable
window, and left Ids companiane (the parties committed
to prison) in. We forbear to give the tilsne, till Me rats
famish the public with the particulars of the case.
(I.lrigh:on herald.)
On the night of the 12th of November, a farmer's wife
of the name of Weischwall, at Wilkischen, in Prussia,
poisoned with arseuic her daughter, a girl of 15 years of
age, for fear she should make it known that her mother
stole some geese. After the crime was discovered, she
confessed that two y. ars ago she dispatched her father-
in-law in the same manner, to inherit the property
sooner, rind five months ;lap the husband of her eldest
slaughter, in order to marry her to a richer MIMI.—
(F rankfort Paper*, Dec. 21.)
51ontlay night last, Mrs. Rogers, the wife of a
'Lieutenant Rogers, of the regiment, on half-pay, re-
siding in a cottage in Lave Lane, near the New Road
Bate, was burnt to death. It is supposed she comedown,
in the night, for something. when the accident happen-
ed, as it was not discovered until the servant eatue down
the next morning, and 'hiding something obstruct the
opening of the kitchen door she opened the w
on looking in, the body of her mistress presented a
shocking spectacle, being burnt in a 'manlier too dread-
ful to describe.—(Plymouth Joaraal )
Oa Thnrsday evening.an Inquest was held at the Bel
videre Tavern, Pentonville, on the body of Mary Lock,
an interesting young woman, servant to John Scott,
Esq. of Middleton-terrace, Churchwarden of the parish
of St. James, Clerkenwell.—The unfortunate young
woniandrad been in Mr. Scott's se..viee about sixteen
months, During which time she had borne a most exem-
plary character. For about six months past she had
kept company with a young man, a carpenter, in the
neighbourhood, who had promised her marriage, which
she expected was to have been solemnized on Christ.
max Day. On the evening of Sunday last the unfortu-
nate girl went out and returned about an hour after the
time she was expected house; sometime afterwards she
was found snspendeil by the neck from the iron
rails of the back)area. During her absence she had learned
that the pretended lover was a married man, and that all
I.er expected happiness w.s consequently hopelees. This
it vas supposed had induce,. her to commit the rash act,
Verdict—•• That the deceased put an end to her existence
in a state of mental derangement, produced by
disap-
pointment its her expectations, from the unprincipled
conduct of Francis Bowes, who had kept company with
her for several months, and had lately married another
person."