The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-03-31 00:00:00

TIM STATESMAN►

grocer—April 424 J. Gelsthorp, Molineux-street, Marstla-
bonne, carpenter—April 22, C. W. Rodd, Broadway, Wor-
cestershire, =lister—April 19, J. Evans, Wapping, linen-
draper.
CERTIFICATES—Aram 19.
W. Layton, Peterborongh-coutt. Fleet-street, gold-beater
Osborne, New Brentford, fishmbngar—E. MtGarth,
W inehester-row, New-road, dealer—R. T. Wood, Albany
New-road, Walworth, merchaat—J. Johnson, Leamington,
Warwickshire, grocer.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
J. Stevenson and W. Parley, Northampton, wine and spi-
rit-dealers—W. and J. Beasley, Gosport, grocers-r-11. and
C. D. Walther, Castle-court, Strand. bookbinders—J. Skel-
ton, W. Stones, J. H. Skelton, and W. B. Stones, Chandos-
street, Covent-garden, warehousemen—W. Dewbirst and J.
Halstead, Bowerby, Halifax, cottoa-spinners—J. Dyster, J.
Culyerwell, and W. T. Coker, Leadenhall-market. leather
factors—J. Sanderson and D. Birelav,Old Jewry—E.Hodg-
son, A. Vaughan, and S. Hodgson, Hollis-street,Cavenclish-
square, milliners—B. Jowett, sea. and B. Jowett, jun. Red-
Lion-court, Bermondsey-street, skinners—J. Jackson, jun.
and J. Denniston, jun. Haliftx, corn-dealers—J. Carey, J.
Burrows. and J. Wason, Shepton hlallett, Somersetshire,
booksellers (so far as relates to J. Wasou)—T. Newman
and J. Ilartwrlght, Cheltenham, woollen-drapers—Y. Bol-
ton and T. 11. Fretwell, London, Russia brokers—J. Whit-
more and R. Bayley, Farewell, Staffordshire, millers—W.
and T. Darley, Moor Town, South Kelsey. Lincolnshire,
coal-merchants—W. Chase and J. Sayers, Norwich, wine
merchants—l.o index and M. Conway, Skinner-street. Snow-
hill, milliners—J. Houlden and W. Woodall, Manchester,
stone-masons—F. and A. Hewitt, Clapham, ale-brewers—N.
Glossop and T. Thompson, Sheffield, cabinet-makers—J.
Stevens, W. Durrant, and T. NVileman, Lindfleld, Sussex,
common-brewers (so fares regards J. Stevens)—J- Hay'
craft and J. Farrar, Birmingham, wine-merchants—H.
Beaumont and W. Powley, Liverpool, brokers—W. Drake
and T. Gillman, Liverpool, menagerie-keepers.

♦\ ERAGE PRICES OP CORN IN ENGLAND AND WALES IN VIZ
WEEK ENDED MARCH 22.
PER. QR. S. d. PER Qa. 5' d.
Wheat 50 9 Oats 2l 3
Rye.... .............30 1 Beans 29 0
Barley 33 ti Peas . .... ........ 32 10
Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, cotn.
plead from the Returns wade in the week ending the 21ith
day of March, 1823, is Ns. 21d. per cwt.

LOSS OF THE ALERT PACKET.

The following additional distressing account of the
loss of the Tormentera in the Alert Packet, from Dublin
to Liverpool, is from the Liverpool Advertiser of Satur-
day :
It is our painful duty to record the loss of one of the
sailing packets of this port, by the sinking -of which
while on her homeward voyage from Dublin, it is sup-
posed (according to the general reports of the few snr-
sivor-.) upwards of 100 (dour fellow-creaturis —men, wo-
men and children, have suddenly perished.
"The Alert sailed from Dublin on Tueshy night,
about half-past eight, and on Wednesday morning made
the coast of Wales. The wind had been generally fa-
vourable, but about ten o'clock, a. m. the Captain
finding
the breeze abating, and the vessel driving towards the
West 3louae ruck, sent the boat a-head, in full expects.
t;on of clearing it by towing. There was, just before, a
tine light breeze, which, bad it continued (and of which
there was every appearance), the vessel would easily have
avoided the rock. The tide, however, at this unfortu-
nate juncture, became so powerful as to render abortive
the efforts of the rowers in the boat, and soon drifted the
vessel upon the rock, which she struck, though not with
very great violence. But it was soon discovered that the
shock caused the vessel to leak considerably, and the
pumps were immediately set to work. The water, in
defiance of every exertion, continued to gain upon them,
and in a few minutes reached the cabin floats All who
could, now lent their endeavours to bailout with buckets.
The leak continued to increase rapidly, and it was soon
perceived that all efforts to keep the vessel afloat were of
no avail. She became water-logged, and there being no
wind, it was impossible to throw her on the shore, which
was perhaps a mile and a half distant. In this desperate
situation, several individuals leaped into the sea, to reach
the boat which had been towing a-head, and which con-
tained the greater part of the crew. Those in the boat
picked up as many as she could contain. numbering in al!
seventeen, amongst whom is the Captain, who, by the ex-
ertion of the mate (who was before in the boat), was saved.
The boat was but 12 feet long, and with this load, being
nearly level with the water's edge. was with difficulty,
though in a comparatively smooth sea, rowed to the
shore. Meantime, terror and despair seized the e dor-
tunate beings left on board the vessel. But a veil, never
to be penetrated, is drawn over the terrific scene that
closed their earthly career. Those saved in the boat can
but give a confused and imperfect relation of the horrors
of those awfid minutes which preceded their escape.
One only of the cabin passengers was saved, a respect-
able tradesman of Liverpool. He thinks there were
abort' IN) persons on b• and : the Captain supposes not
more than 70, exclusive of those saved. In either ac-
count we find a mournful reckoning; and as, with the
exception of those in the cabin, the passengers were
chiefly persons in the humbler walks of life, the troth it
will be perhaps impossible to ascertain. The gentleman
saved (to whom we have alluded) states that when the
ho it pulled towards the shore they left those on the ves-
sel, amongst whom were three ladies, many
.other fe-
lt ales, and some children, weeping and praying! On
reaching the shore, (after rowing three Ruiners of an
hour) a lVelchnian, wtio bad observed the disaster from a
bill, informed them that the vessel had disappeared. The
boat returned to the fatal spot immediately, and, we
learn, saved two more individuals (men) who had con-
trived to keep afloat. The rest, to the number of
one hundred to one hundred and thirty (for
reports are various) had sunk to rise no more. We do
nut consider ourselves warranted in publishing any of
' the names of those who, it is supposed, on no very cer-
tain authority, perished on this melancholy occasion.
Little on this point is yet precisely known, and
.to pat
forth surmises, might hut unnecessarily distress the
feelings of individuals. So far as we can ascertain, the
dreadful catastrophe was purely aecide el al ; and we have
reason to believe, that, considering the immediate peril
• of every one on board front the time the vessel struck,
every exertion wastnade to keep the vessel afloat, and to
draw her towards the shore for preservation. The boat
in which the survivors ezcaped, was bat 12 feet in length,
and was loaded almost to swamping: And here we tan-
nin help regretting, that vessels destin provided' so
nainiVkssengers, should not be better with
hosts, in case of accidents of this nature, or by fire ; and
it is with sincerity and respect that we applaud our
townsman, Mr. Gladstone, for his valuable exertions re-
s lative to the Steam-boat Bill, by which every steam-
p.,cket must be provided with a sufficient number of boats,
to render effectual aid in the event of a catastrophe so
dreadful as that which we have related.
" Extract of a letter received in this town from Mr. 11.
Evans, dated Holyhead, March 27:—"f he boats flow
this place have picked up a few packages that floated from
the Alert, and 28 of the bodies are now in this church,
waiting the Coroner's Inquest.'"

RIOT IN CATO•STRINIT, gDGEWARI-ROAD.AbOIII
one o'clock yesterday morning, the ueighbournood of
Paddington was in the greatest disorder and tumult,'
owin to a numerous body of Irishmen who inhabit
to-Street, having had a quarrel amongst themselves, and
which was only quelled by calling out the Guards, who
advanced with their arms loaded, aided by a posse of
constables and watchmen (two of the latter are reported
to be seriously hurt), and succeeded in taking about 40
of the most riotous into custody. The exact cause of
the disturbance is not correctly ascertained.

CLOSE OF THE SURREY INSTITUTION.

The following conamonication reached us several
days ago ; bat we were compelled by press of Parlia-
mentary and other intelligence, to postpone its inser-
tion till now :

March 2.1,1823.
This night, at ten o'clock, the doors of this Temple of
Science, this agreeable retreat from the fatigues and
anxieties ry of business, this fountain-head of literary and
scientific information, will be finally ,closed to its sub-
scribers. When we look back to the pe3nliar adlantages
which this place offered to the )oting and inexperienced, I
and to the pleasant relaxation which it afforded to those
advanced in years. who, here, whiled away their hours
man agreeable and improving occupation ; when we
recollect the very usefel and excellent library of more
than 6000 volumes, which was ever open to the wants of
the subscribers, and above all, the various Courses of
Lectures winch Lace been delivered at this Institution;
we cannot but regret that the wealthy and enlightened
inhabitants of the County of Surrey should have suffered
this Temple of knowledge to fall into irrecoverable ruin.
But the scientific and literary prelections delivered at the
Surrey Institution, deserve something more than a cur-1
sory notice. We shall briefly enumerate some of the 1,
oust distinguished persons who have added lustre to the
Lecture-room of this Institution. Among those who
have paid the debt of nature may be named Dr. Shaw,
'the able and scientific Zoologist, and Dr. Lettsom, the
humane and benevolent Philanthropist. Among the
living luminaries, we may mention Mr. Samuel Wesley
and the correct and tasteful Crotch. In Chemistry, the
acute and ingenious 'Thomson, and the classic and en-
quiring Murray. In Physics Mr. (now Dr.) Millington,
who is now a Professor in the Royal Institution, and
whose first Lecture was delivered at the Surrey. In
Geology, Mr. Bakewell. On the Philosophy of Ate,
Mr. Landseer. On Perspective, Mr.Jolin George Wood.
On Architecture, the classic Elam,. On Ethics, Dr.
Collyer. On various branches of the Belles Lettres, the
discriminating Hazlitt, and the lofty anti truly poetic
Coleridge. On Aerostatics, the Aeronaut Sadler. On
experimental Philosophy, Mr. Partington. On the
Steam-engine, Mr. Webster. On Pneumatics and Elec-
tricity, the ingenious, lucid and indefatigable Mr. Charles
Woodward, whose gratuitous labours in the field of sci-
ence, are worthy of all praise. Mr. James Jennings,
whose lecture on the Listory and utility of Literary In-
stitutions, afford a pleasing evidence of his zeal in the
cause of Literature and Science, and Mr. Golds-
worthy Gurney, whose Lectures on Chemistry, this
season, have afforded such a treat to every
lover of science; and it is due to the Managers of
the Surrey Institution to state, that Mr. Gurney's newly
invented thxyg. Hydrogen Blowpipe, whose simplicity,
perfect safety, intensity and power, have been the theme
of admiration to every chemist, was first introduced to
public notice through the medium of this Establish-
ment. A great deal has been said respecting :he fate
of Literary Institutions in the Metropolis, and
abundant vituperation has been bestowed upon the ma-
nagers of these Establishments. The Surrey Institution
has not escaped this general obloquy. We think, how-
ever, that this last Establishment forms a prominent ex-
ception to the general rule. At the commencement of this
Institution, each subscriber paid 30 guineas for his share,
and for this moderate sum, lie has had, or might have
had, fourteen years full and free enjoyment of this ex-
cellent and well conducted Establishment ; lie might have
had daily access to a room containing the Morning and
Evening Papers, Gazettes, ;to a room containing the
principal Magazines and Reviews, and every new book
of character; to an extensive Library of Reference, con-,
slating of the most valuable works; to an excellent and
well selected Library of circulation, containing popular
and standard works, and the best floating Literature of
the day; and twice a week, fur six months in the yeas,
to Lectures illustrated by the most curious and costly
experiments; to which rimy be added the use of Philoso-
phical Apparatus, and access to a convenient and well
arranged Laboratory. All these and other advantages
every subscriber to the Surrey Institution might have en-1
joyed every day, from eight o'clock in the morning 'till
ten at night, for fourteen years, for thirty guineas!!—
And yet (mirabile dictu !) we are told that the money
has been squandered*, and that the Establishment has
been badly managed! For our parts we think, with ao
ingenious author, that "Literary Institutions are the
cheapest of all the known methods of diffusing know.-
ledge," and whatever may be the sentiments of those
who have not attended the Library and Lectures of the
Surrey Institution, we have no hesitation in saying, that
while we award the full need of praise to the other Lite-
rary Institutions of the Metropolis, we think that 'no
Establislinient of this nature has been more ably con-
ducted or succeeded better in combining " the useful
with the agreeable " and at a moderate expense, than the
Surrey Institution.
• Notwithstanding this alleged extravagance, there is
still property remaibing, which cost between Li or 9,000/.
and which is shortly to be sold for the benefit of the
Noprietors.
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EARTHQUAKES.

By letters received on Saturday from St. Jago de
Chile, it appears that on the night of the 19th Novelsr
bee, a shock of•an earthquake was experienced, the most
severe ever remembered in that country. Its duration
was of the very extraordinary space of four minutes.'
during which the earth is described as being in continued
motion, resembling the rolling of a heavy sea. Its ef-
fects were most fatal at Valparaiso, where, it is said, a
few houses were left standing: of those but a small pro-
portion were habitable. There is some variation, how-
ever, in the accounts as respects Valparaiso, and as it is
natural to expect, under the first impression of so-awful
a calamity, that there should he much exaggeration, it
is probable that hal been the case in the present instance.l
The loss of lives in Valparaiso is stated at from BD tol
2.00, among when are same English. The only names
mentioned are those of a Mr. Stevenson and of Sir. and
Sirs. Kelly. Most of the villages in Chile had suffered
severely, and souse of them were destroyed. No intel-
ligence had been received from Conception, but equally
dreadful accounts were anticipated from thence. At San-
tiago the shock bad been comparatively slight; Ano lives
were lost there, gor any houses thrown down, but all the
churches except Ihree had been much injured as to re-
quire taking down; and it would be necessary to rebuild
many of the houses before they could be rendered habit-
able. From the 19th up to the 26th of Nov. which is
the date of the letters, slight shocks had occurred daily,
so that many of the inhabitants slept in tents without the
city, only venturing into their houses to take meals,
daring which time all the doors were kept open.

Letters from Naples of the 11th inst. received on Sa-
turday, stste.that a severe shock of an earthquake was
felt on the stls at Palermo, by which a number of houses
and churches were destroyed, 21 persons killed, and 125
wounded. The damage done to the city alone was esti-
mated at 50,00e1. It was nut ascertained that any other
,part of Sicily had suffered.

Captain Burdett, of the 10th Hussars, eldest son of Sir
F. Burdett, Bart. was thrown from his horse, which
rolled over him, on Monday morning (the 24th inst.) be-
tween Carrick-on-Suit and Kilkenny, and suffered a se-
vere contusion of the shoulder and thigh. He is now at
the Hibernian Hotel, in the city of Kilkenny, attended
by Dr. Wan. Ryas, and we have very great pleasure in
being able to add, will be able to ursue kis journey in a
day or two.--(Dublin Freeman's Journal.)