The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-12-14 00:00:00

ORIGHTONvIists.

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The ball at the Cutlet ts• Monday last, was one
of the most elegantly and numeronely attended of
due diet season. Lord A. lbw., Lord • end! Lady ;
C...-Sessastsatt -Lord YAisovru, Lady AMCOTTI,
Lord CoLtaassa, Sit it. Bbaszet,- we hear, and
almost every personal( high fashionable distinction,
svhs .at present do, us ,the keener of sojourning
among us, [mint there. The asiensbiage wai not
store nanserous than, sociably select, and seldom
has the merry deuce. beet distinguished by more
skilful and animated votaries than on this occasion.
The. wholesome direnina, with increasing spirit
old vivacity, was continued for many successive
haus, and reluctance in no shape was of the party,
until the time of retiring arrived, when its 'tau.
onto was obvious during the descent to the respec.
tive carriages.
Yesterday the weather turned out tolerably fine ;
but it was " an eager and a nipping air," the rides
and walks, . notwithstanding, were gaily attended,
and numberless were the visitants at the libtaritel.
The collier, brig, which had received so much
damage on,Thursday, the Isabella, was yesterday
s complete' wreck. About 50 chaldron of her
cargo have been lost. • To make the most of the
timber, tenet, &e. the breaking up of the vessel
was commenced yesterday, which has been greatly
annoyed by the turbulence of this day ; the wind
having blown almost a hurricane from the south,
accompanied with heavy and soaking rains. 'I he
springs, as we predicted they would, have now
broke ground on the level, and seriously unpleasant
are the apprehensions of the householders there.
It is almost superfluous to observe, that scarcely
a fashionable has adventured beyond the grateful
influence of the domestic fire-side, during the
gloomy progress of this day.
The South Gloucester Millie* had a field-day
this morning, and wet jackets was the ceder of •the
' day. Perhaps it should be the characteristics of
the military, nut to have their previoissly deter-
mined points of action and duty superseded by the
casual inclemencies of the elements. It appeared,
however, that the worthy Commandant of the
South Gloucester, was of that opinion this moruing.
The " concord of sweet sounds," continues oc-
casionally to relieve the silence of desertion, which,
for some time past, has given a sombre aspect to
the Pavilion.

The Aurora bark, of London, on her passage
from Quebec, with a cargo of timber, boiled to
Sheerness and Chatham, encountered a very heavy
gale of wind on the 22i10f November, in lat. 51. 15.
N. long. 32. 30. W. in which all her boats were
stove, nearly all "her provisions, and every article
em deck, washed overboard, and her bowsprit
,sprung, when the hardships of her unfortunate crew
comreenced, the only article of provision left being
a little bread, sufficient only to supply their wants
for the short space of twenty-four hours, then at
Ole distance of 1,000 miles from the Land's End :
/set, on the 2.6th.following, after enduring all•the
.hardships imaginable for four days, during
three of which they had been without food, and
reduced to a roost deplorable state, being almost
deprived of taintent, and their limbs froet.bit.
ten, a 'wee terrible pie of wind than that ex.
pertenced on the . 22J came. on, in which the
vessel fell over on her broadside, which acci;
dent released 'from the horrors of an expected
but untimely end the first and second mates, two
seamen, and two boys, who were washed overboard,
and perished ; the remainder of the crew, consisting
of the Captain and three seamen, were obliged, for
the preservation of life, to cling to the side of the
wreck,,in which situation' they remained eight hours.
During this period, the main and mizen-masts,
foretop-mast, and back-stay went by the board;.
soon after which she again righted, but was full of '
water ; however, this afforded another retreat foe
the unfortunates, being then enabled to get into the
foretop, where, after some hours, theysecn red them.
selves from the violence of the sea. The decks of
the vessel then
_blew up, and strange to tell, these
men endured all the horrors of starvation 'for
the further space of seven clays, whep, on the
second instant, in lat. 47 50. N. long. 23. 30.
W. the ship Maas hove in sight, and bore
down on the vessel, not perceiving at first
that any of the crew remained on board ; but on
nearing her, some men were discovered in the fore-
top, and in consequence a boat was hoisted out to.
bring them off, who had for 11 days been kept
alive by sucking the ropes, which afforded them the
water gathered there during the heavy rains. One
of them appeared in a dead state, and the others
were senseless, and in a most-horrible condition ;
no irstelligence as to their hardships could be ob-
tained from them until within three or four days
previous to the illaidac's arrival at Plymouth, when
they gave an account almost incredible to believe,
but which wai actually the case. Two English
merchant-brigs hove in eight at the time the crew
Aare- kis, the midst of their' sufferings, to one of
which Captain FLECK held out a red handkerchief,
which remained flying some hours; but this only
tended to increase their misery, as no notice was
taken. of their signal of wretchedness, and both
vessels proceeded on their course. During the gale,
in.which part of the crew were washed overboard,
one of the litte boys, pf respectable connections,
clung to the Captain.; the latter could have saved
him, had be been enabled, to gain a rope, but that
WAS impossible, Eul they, were both separated by a.
most awful sea, The Captain and his seamen arc
extremely ill, and no hopes are entertained, for the
recovery of one of the latter ; it is expected that
each of them will be obliged to have a limb ampu.
tated, in consequence of their suffer:lugs by a most
. severe frost, that came on during the time they re-
, mained ou the wreck.
ATTEMPT AT Soscapc.—*Early Wednesday morn.
istg.a very respecteble family in the neighbourhood
.of Park.lane was alarmed by the sudden intlisposi.
lion of a young lady, twenty. three years of egei the
daughter of a merchant. Surgical aid was proctored,
.and the young lady eras. suspected of having taken
poisoue:., A vessel was discovered in which sume I
ntslienic had been mired, powerful met*i were
administered. A pert of thepoisonous draught wart'
extracted. The lady, however, is not expected to‘
recover. The rumor the rash act is not known. !,

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THE #ACILET'S.

The removal of the packet station from Feel,
M eit onth to Plymouth is already severely rb
Inhabitants of the first of these places; th '
e Mips.
ril9fltl7lllPelichttgt(itile "l
centred epe
o ndfedth in a great tourist
Isep Gtte packet intercom,:
:rbe difitoce which occasioned the removal of t—
packets, was the result of momentary irritation
and had scarcely been committed when aiunem4;
ass made. It appears, that on the 24th of 0.40
Mara just at two of the packets were about to sai
they were boarded by the acting tide-surveyor, e
his boat's crew; who, proceeding.to search the►.
eels, broke open the seamen's chests, aid tae
therefrom the little adventures which they
tained, The privilege; either recognized or con
aired at, of carrying out these adventures, free u
duty, was a strung inducement to the setae* t
engage in this service, who, in consequent
e u, tg
abatement of perquisite, refused to take the 1,4441
to sea. Within four days after, honorer, 01 re
turned to their duty, and the inconvenience or fur
warding the mails did not continue longer this
few hourP, two packets having been expecliteds
the '2sth, and one on the 27th. This is the merit
the offence which has brought down this Arsivi
sitation upon the town of Falmouth.; fur the tv,
mours c,f rho towns.pcople having made cost%
cause with the packets.men, and of their hall
aided and abetted by thousands of Cornish align
are proved to have been wholly untended. sc,
being the case, it is to be hoped the,
will not persevere in rendering tl,u pm ket es*obibb
meat permanent at Plymouth, but remove it hunt
diately to its former channel. But it is not &is,
upon the ground of the punishment exceeding tb
offence, and of the disadvantages which Falmouth
likely to incur, that the revocation of the ereot
removal is recommended t Plymouth dots out le
ford the sante convenience, as a packet station 4
Falmouth present,. An instance, in proof, oaties
to the packets which sailed from the furter pu
last month, and put into Fain/ono ; from ohm
they sailed on the '27th tilt. The Jamaica pick
left Plymouth on the 13thi so that 14 days' lone
were left behind, which would have gone by 01
packet had they been sent as heretofore to r.
month ; and the packets fur Lisbon, Unlit, it
Surinam, would also, from Falmouth, hate trig
a week's letters more.. There is reason to belie
that the Postmasters-General themseltes are*
ble that Falmouth is the most convenient slither
the packets; but having yielded to the-
sentatiow Which induced them to order themes

they feel, perhaps, a delicacy in revoking IV;
der, unless the grievance to the commercialist
is mado apparent to them. If the merchants
London feel those inconveniences from the nee
rangcment, which we have reason to suppose ti
do, they will not lose much time in furnishing
Postmasters-General with grounds for re.eatahl
iug the packet station where it confined so m
years.

CORONER'S INQUEST.

An Inquest was held on Wednesday evening
the Horse anti Dolphin, bliaerlosbeld.streott s
before A. Gera., Esq. Coroner for Newsiest
on the body of Mr. Simeon, •who lost-his life
the late dreadful fire tit the Mexican totel,in
street, on Saturday last, anti where a part of
body was discovered lying in a heap of rebbish
eight o'clock on Wednesday morning„ the side
iug entirely burnt off. A Piofessiunal Gentl
in the neighbourhood was immediately sent for,
attended, who, after examining the render
times gave it as his opinion, that it was tkb
of a male person. When, after a long east
lion, the Jury brought iu their verdict—Acci
Death on the body of a male, together with
ashes of a second person.
The servants of the deceased were examined
fore the Jury as to thesieescape, and the aim
the fire. •
It is not true that the waiter, *holm ape
to have been burnt, has mitered is the firma
The body of Mrs. Simeon. hme not yet been •
vered ; a great number of workmen were erniti
ed yesterday to dig in the reins, but no (fact
her could be found.

*O. V
A signal.station has lately been eslabliskal
Holyhead, which promises to be of greet benefit'
the mercantile interests of the country.

46 Beware the Ides of 'Marsh'!" was the Na
ing given to Imperial Cksar asks passed trawl
pitol.—This presage was neglected, and the Wur
Master fell by the hands of Conspirators. EW
rience has thus shewn that these timely warnince
hints of our better Genii should be attended to
It is a fart authenticated beyond question, tin
dream has enriched several inhabitants of Onto
try, by the impression of a particular Nwilib°
the Lottery this, we• understand, is'onti
had by au early application at the Offices, 0
very great demand for Tickets and 'Sham is tit
to make them very scarce, and considerably
in price.

• BIRTH.
On Thumlax, the 13th isbtant, the lady of Crawford
Ant, Esq. of Finshory-square, of a daughter.

MARRIED.
Yesterday, at St. Mary-le-N.nne Church, Haul Aril,
Frank land, Esq. late Captain in the 2Sd Light Drltret
only sou of Vice-Admiral Frankland, to Mary, only do'r
of Heil. Streater Gill, Eq. of Eashiug llouoe, to the cutall
Surrey.
Yesterday morning, at St. Georo's, Blootnsburt, *el
James Cazalet, eldest sun of Cazalet, Esq. of Sec"
+vivre, to Islios Arnold, eldest d.sughter of Mrs. Arnold, of
gale-street.

DIEI).
Lately, nt Benraton-hall, Lincolnshire, in child-bed, tst
of the Rev. Peregrine Canals.
On Saturday iiiglit, siiitinly, in the King's Mews, MrOil
man, wife of Mr Bowman, many years and at 'limos' !it
her Majesty's coachmen ; she was appnrenily in goat 90'••
an hour previous to her death.
On Wedueiday Jane, the youngest daughter a
Thomas, Esq. Leirester-

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