The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-12 00:00:00

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:den istAt.,Jnases's falsoe.
. Mire Niaistilstlepemd, the* the diroserei lodged abet
!beam, No. 7, Thatched Nsuwestirtt she .11111 loollres"
• well caste time, and slier a rest deal of persnssiess she
.consented to have a some ; abe •was danganossly ill on
•Thursday, bat could not be prevailed on to let the•noree
'sit up with her, saving she was used to betty herself,
;sad much prehrrett it. Friday morning witness sent the
servant op stairs to her bed room to see how she was,
Abell she found her lyisg-with her hew! out of bed qoite
deed and sold. She was a -very singular old lady soil
liv,d lunch by herself, no person hardly ever coming to
visit her.

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Verdict—Died by the visitation of Balk
Saturday, an inqueet wai held, by adjournmeet, at the
Elephant and Castle, opposite Si. .Paneras Workhditee,
before T. Stirling, Esq., Coroner. on the body of a an
unknown, found drowned in the Recent's Canal, Maiden-
lane, Battle-bridge. The deceased. was a tall thin man,
about forty years of age, dressed io a blue jteket and
striped breeches; his shirt was marked T. C. No. ti;
there ....ere poppers or any tiring else found upon him
to lead to a discovery a who he was. On the first
meeting of the Inquest au adjournment took place in
constrquenee of some marks appearing on the body; the
Jury were nut satisfied without having die body opened
by a surgeon. The body was in consequence opened by
the parish turgeon, who was of opinion that the marks
on the body were caused by the length of time it had
been in the water, and coming in contact with barges,
bee. Verdict..—Found drowned.
On Friday se'nnight an inquisition was taken at the
Tows public.hou.e, Thorpe, next Norwich, 'before Mr.
I Win. Bell, Coroner, on view of the body of William Pen.
deed, aged 40, who was found drowned in the river Wen-
I sum. Jurors Verdict—found drooled. The deceased
had been drinking at time aforesaid public-house, but not
the least inebriated; he was seen to pass to the ground
next the river, and h's not returning caused anxiety to
know what become of him ; and knowing. he must rr•
turn through the house to gn to the road, induced them
to search the river. where lie was found—but how he
came there or by what means could not be ascertaine I.
A letter was lianded to the Coroner, directed to Mr.
Pointer, Crors Keys, blagmlalen-street, where he had
lodged, requesting of hire to cell some hemp that he had
of hie, and alter paying himself for hi. trouble, to send
the remainder to a town Alibied and virtuous wife and
children, and thanking him for time kindnems he had ex-
perienced at his house. In time letter he complains most
bitterly of ill-trealuent, so Innen cu, that he says it
ruined his family. assassin demi his mini, and caused in
him the greatest frenzy. After requesting Mr. Pointer
to retain live shillings to earth up his grave two feet
above the level, he concludes his letter by requeating- to
have all his clathes, watch, brace of pisto's, and residue
of money, sent to his wife. The deceased was a flax
dresser, and according to his letter, from Rugby, in
Warwickshire.

Forum Baste or lieu ,%so Norss.—We have seen
an imitation of a 30 shillikg note of the BAIIIC of Ireland,
now in circulation, remarkably well executed ; so well,
indeed, that its being a forgery has escaped the notice
of some who were deemed good jtidgis. The number is
14.351, the date 9th July, 1822. The most imperfect
part is the signature, " J. Hamilton." Ti e scroll
border is executed with surpiising accuracy.—(Dublin
Atom Port.)
Circular letters have bz'en received by the Overseers
throngboat Englund, from the Clerk of the House of
Commons, requiring an account of all the mouey rei•iel
be the poor's-rate in the year ending the 2:ith of March
distinguishing what sumin every parish has been
levied upon lands employed iu agriculture, what has
been raised on mansions, tnessuages, tenements, dwell-
ing-houses, and cottages ; bow much on factories, ware-
houses, and other buildings connected with men•antile
pursuits. and what has been raised by rates on mines,
coal-pits, and other speculations of the like nature.
A few nights ago, a party of men, headed by what is
called the. Pinchbeck devil, employed themselves in
breaking open the doors, in the m'Jdle of the night, of
several of the inhabitants of Spalding, and committing
other iejuries. However, by accident, Mr. Devil was
discovered; apprehended, and popped into Spalding gaol,
where his satanic majesty was obliged to remain until he
paid the fine imposed upon him, together with damages
and expenses, amounting to nearly ten pounds, which,
as far v he was concerned, rather spoiled the fun of the
thing.—(SlanViard News.)
VESSEL DASHED TO PIECES RI A %VOA LE.—ST. PE-
TERSOCRO, March, 1623.-We have just te.!eie. d ac-
counts fro:n Nantucket, in North America, which men-
tion an accident that happened on the 19 h of Nov.
1821, to the Essex, a Itusseln vessel, of two her dra 1
and fifty tons. This ves,el, which was employ-
eti in the whale-fishery, etas ou that day in lat. 47
deg. S. and long. 118 deg. W. from Greenwich. an I cou-
seqnently about MID geographical miles to the west of the
Patagonian co.sst, when it was serrounded by whales ;
an I one of them, of the largest size, gave it so siolent
a blow with his tail, that the keel of the vessel was part
le laid hare. The monster stopped some time near the
ship, endeavouring to strike it again with his tail ; not
being able to succeed, he swam before the ves;rl to the
distance of about half a verst (one third of an English
mile) then at once he swam hark, and struck the prow
with such violence, that notwithstanding the rapidity of
her course, under full sail, the vessel receded, and this
retrograde movement was almost as rapid as her advance
forwards. The damage which was occasioned by this
gigantic shock is not to be described. The waves broke
into the ship through the cabin windows, all the pert oat
who happened to he on deck were thrown down, the ves-
sel tilled with seater, was laid on the side, and did not
tight herself till the um:ets were rut away. It was imme-
diately evident that there were no hopes of :sawing her.
The crew, thinki only of their own safety, got into,
the two boats, in which they embarked some provisions,
which they had with great difficulty taken out of the
sinking vessel. A month after, that is, on the 20th of
Dreetaer, these unfortunate people arrived at the Isle
of Ducie, where they stopped eight days ; bat not find-
ing any provisions there, they endeavotired to reach the
continen. of Sou h America, leaving, however, three of
their companions on the island.
A short time after this,
the two boats separated; and one of them, which had
oily three men in her, net. sixty days after their ship-
wreck, an American vessel, which took them on hoard.
It was not until 91i days after their departure from the
island of Dade that the other boat had the good for-
tune to meet wiCt a vessel ; but there were only two per-
sons on hour::, the captain and the cabin bey. EOM ne
had reduced them to the horrible necessity of e.ting
each other ! Eight times they drew lot*, and eight vic-
tims were sacritweil to the hunger adieu. sitreiving
cas-
panions. The let had been already drawn which roe-
declined the boy to the same fate, when he and the cap-
tain discovered the vessel which saved them. An Eng-
lish vessel, oa her way is Port Jackson, iu New Hol-
land, touched at the island of Duck. A Nun having
been fired, the crew soon afterwards saw the three men
who had been left there come out of a wood. A boat
was sent to bring Ahem on board the ship.—(Literety
Gazette.)

DIED.—On Saturday lost, at the bowie of tier mother- n.
law, hlrs. Harshlet. Ebtry-sttesit, Pimlico, Mirabelli Har-
riet, the wife of Mr. lease Richardson, of Castle-moo,
Leicester-square.
Os the Ist lost.. at the house of Mr. Willits, High-dreet.
Lambeth, Msjor Wm. Henry Beyiy, of the Rojo! Marines.

hor4o6N m*marrs.

Craw:MASI, 11111L-41/100N.--Irbe have
oftwie genkeexesaiewe,darkag the paw week, bat all.tbrir
vivito*, aided by the Sae weather, have hardly main-
tallied last week's prices. Many eapectod a very coasi-
tient,* advance; but hating found out, 'through the
wailers, that the public will not giro thesis a profit up:
op the percent priest, they art besoinieg uneasy. Tits
truth is, ilia a:l t'heesetuongers who are desirable t :is-
touters to the speculators, are themselves
.plentifully
sopplled already; and if the demand dues out Improve
they will have some to spare. Priers on board, Ins. t
as.; tout of bringing, about 3s. fa. per cwt.. Price*
lauded, 41/s. to 414.; cost of drying, alatut 3s. to 4s.
per .cwt. weight. Priers dried, 425. to 440..
BUTTER.—New flutter is beginning to come in, bad
the consumption of o:4i is newly ores fur preseut.
Carlow, 86.—tieltlist,.80*. to 82s.—Wa'erf sod, 70s. to
744.—Dublin, 70s. to 74s —Cork, .68s. to Mr.—Was-
rick, tiSs.—llutch, 88s. to 90s.
CHEESE.-1f the present weather continue, there
will be a very heavy loss npou Cheese, as th.re was this
time la.t year. The factors have given to s high prices
in the country ; ant if they act wisely, thy Will veil
now at the bast prices they Can °Wain; for thefirst loss
is the Lett. The trade is very dull. Fine oil Uhralnr
litis. to 7Us. —New, •Itis. to 585.--Double tilouce4cr, stis.
to 635.—Single, Ms. to bos.