The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-11-30 00:00:00

AA artiste dated New York
oL the co:dualism of property in
lea and framinhiat trapshr of
sorted _that it w.as solely with- a view of recovering
these valuabletecords that General Joeksoa imprisoned
the Spanish • Governor, who bad been making a dis-
graceful profit by the sale of these articles. - The 'at-
tempted remedy, however. it appeared, increased in-
stead of mitigating the evil.
MINUTE AND RADICAL RETRIINCHRNT.—We some
time ago mentioned part- of the reductions in contem-
plation or actually effected by Ministers, but we were
not till now in possession of the fact which we are
about to state, and which evinces more than any other
their determined purpose of economy. Among the
multiplicity of agents employed in the Arsenal and Dock
yard of Woolwich is an establishment of 40 cats. These
useful animals, it would appear, have, during our sea-
son of prosperity, been rioting on rations which cost the
country threepence a week each. They are now order-
ed to have shorter commons, and to be placed out at
board wages of two—thus saving the nation no less a
sum than forty pence per week. We strongly recom-
mend this instance of retrenchment for its good sense as
well as for the relief which it occasions, convinced that
the animals in question, like some other official persons,
will be the more effective if they are less fed. Another
view of it we consider equally consolatory. Ministers,
by reducing their establishments, see that they will
have fewer rats—adetestable species of vermin that have
lately increased to an alarming extent, and consequently
will not only be able to diminish the allowance, but to
lesson the number of their cats.—(Tianee.)
The celebrated Colonel Brows. of Milan fame, it is
understood, is now enjoying the hospitalities of Lord
Stewart, our Ambassador to Vienna, at Wynyard-hall,
in the county of Durham.
In consideration of the loyal and zealous attentions
of the inhabitants of Ramsgate, on the King's em-
barkation and disembarkation at that place, Lord Sid-
month has addressed a letter to Sir Wm. Curtis, an-
nouncing his Majesty's command that the harbour of
Ramsgate be henceforth denominated a Royal Har-
bour, and that the Royal etandard should be hoisted
there on the day appointed for the celebration of hi. 4
Majesty's birth-day, and on the anniversary of his Ma-
jesty's accession and coronation.
SUDDEN DEATH OP THE COUNTESS OF BESBO-
- a courier who yesterday arrived exprebs
from Florence, intelligence was received that her lady-
ship was taken seriously ill when travelling about six
posts from the above city. It was the death of the
infant son of the lion. William Ponsonby, that had
such a lamentable effect on this amiable Lady's nerves.
Her Ladyship breathed her last at seven o'clock, on
the morning of the 1 Ith inst. in the presence of the
Earl of Bebborough and Mr. Ponsonby. Her Lady-
ship was sister to the Earl Spencer, and to the late
Duchess of Devonshire. These two ladies were called
the Hirai Sisters ; in beauty and accomplishments
they had few equals.
COVENT GARDEN THEATRIL—To accommodate the
genius of Shakspear to the taste of result times, The,
Two Gentletnen of Verona was last nfickt revived at
this theatre, bet presented rather in the form of awl
Opera than that of. comedy. When the public look
for delight to the vilification of their *yelled ears. IV'
/lir than to the play of feeling or the exercise of intellect,
thls,nianagers• 'do well to depend on their artjsta
and their vocal performers in the performance ofthe
fashionable Mele-Drama. In the present Piece a variety
of songs is introduced upon the original plan of taking
them entirely from the writings of Susesersac, and
chiefly from his sonnets and poems. Mr. Rumor is the
composer, and with the exception of two movements,
which he has taken from ARNE and SHIELD, he claims
the origin of all the music in the piece. The music was
calculated to add greatly to the reputation of the com-
poser, and combining with the splendour and magnifi-
cence of the pageantry, obtained the deserved applause of
the audience to the performance. Miss TREE in all her
songs was delightful. Miss Ilamixox sung with great
epirit, and in a bravura in the second act was encored.
The pageantry we have mentioned is the most gorgeous
that can be conceived. It is a representation of the
Carnival with all '.its gaieties and amusements.
actors were all strenuous in their exertichise -,Ltstolk
as Lawnce, together with his dog Crab, kept the audience
la unceasing laughter. The animal is a remarkably
time dog of the Newfoundland species, and went through
his performance with the utmost unconcern. The
lies of Legatee have been partially divested of
;ET offensive matter, hut not sufficiently. The other
parts were well sustained by the respective performers,
and the play was announced for repetition amidst the
loud applause of a very crowded house.
DOVER, Nov. 23.—1 t has blown very hard all day
from the sonth-west, and indeed this afternoon it
turned to a complete hurricane of wind and rain. The
cruising lugger belonging to the Badger revenue cut-
ter, in making for the harbour this morning, was, by
a sudden squall and the swell of the sea, driven against
the North Pier Head, when she filled, and almost in-
stantly went to pieces. The crew, by the promptitude
and bravery of our boatmen, were saved. The wreck
was strewed to a considerable distance along the
shore.
MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK.—Loss or THE Sane SHA•
Fox. Car?. Wyea.—The ship Sea-Fox sailed from
Sandy Hook, on Saturday morning last, bound to Port-
an-Piince, with a fine wool, and nothing material oc-
curred until eleven o'clock, when she was struck by a
sadden squall and capsized. Mr. Dawson, one of the
passengers, states, that the dead lights not being in, the
water rushed with great violence into the cabin windows,
which filled it instantly ; he immediately seised his sis-
ter, Miss Matilda Dawson, with whom lie attempted to
get on deck: the water through the cabin windows
forced them out of the companion why; the struggle
was so great, and the companion so very small, that his
sister fainted, and could not be got up. Captain Wyer,
who was still in the cabin at the time she ca
reached the deck, but was instantly swept overitert
and remained in the water near half an hour, when
be providentially reached the ship again. The fol-
lowing are the names of the passengers who were
drowned in the cabin:—Lieutenant Easterbrookt wife
and two .children;. Mr. Christian F. Speyer*, of New
York; Mr. Jonathan 0. Walker, of Port-au-Princes
Miss Matilda Dawson and servant, of New York I
the cook and seven seamen were washed from the
deck, The following were saved :--Captain Wye;
Eisvis Dawson, George Dawson, William Rees, a adieu%
al Immo. sad four of the- drew.
The body of the man: who was Aroma Whisk
Atilt is the Thames, is noseqessee of diem Wog me
hie' or fence to prevent pee
soos %saris( Satt sight. am,
Bawl Wharf, has since bee owned ; Wp" lissitrast
Nicholls. and he resided was she Tower at
he was sews latasiesied es the ;ley ef .
otiiiriir:
easosqiiiioce of the represereties of this . i . : ils'
tp be erected top eat *War eocunilialle -1 ' -'T
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CLoxstrta., Nov. 23.—1 n order ro effect their dia-
bolical. purpose, it is probable that the monsters set
fire. to the thatch in several places at once, and tha. the
Notate's, taken by surprise, in rushing towards the door,
created a fatal confusion which retarded their progress
till the roof fell in and orerwhelmed tbetk— for the

remains of eleven or twelve of them were found near

to the door, inside—the master of the house was

one of •these; he was distinguished by being lame
of a leg, and having last a tooth in the front of
his mouth; he was found reclining, with part of

his bowels protruded from the belly, where many
suppose a ball to have entered—and near one of
Isis bands lay the barrel or a biut4erbus she was sup-
posed to have been carrying. Close by him and by
the door lay a man with the key of the door in one
hand, and a gun barrel near the other.
It was a most unfortunate circumstance that there was
but one door to the house, or some of the people might

have escaped; and that they seemed to depend upon
their arms and their strength in a thatched building.—
It is mentioned they had ten stand of arms within—this
is very probable, as we saw the barrel of a large iron
blunderbuss, the barrel of a fowling piece, five shorter
gon-barrels, one pistol barrel, and three locks of arms
carried away from the ruins by the Police stationed at
Eißiard.

From the position in which Mr. Edmond Shea, (the
proprietor of the house) was fond, as :hove related, it
id supposed he was in the act of drawing the bolt from
the door when be met his death. A child about two
years old was found placed in a pail of water, where
it remained untouched by the fire, save only what
floated above water.

At each side of the door there was a loop-hole for
small arms, about three inches is diameter, which com-
manded the entrance; these, however, did not appear
to bate been used, as the glass remained entire in one
of them on Wednesday, and the other was little broken.
It dors not appear that Williams or Dillon, (ex-
amined ol the Inquest) saw any of the monsters en-
gaged in this havoc, as they CMS in the direction
of the smoke ; but we understand that s:x men were
seen about the fire, by persons observing frotn near
three quarters of a mile distant :—and it is also men-
tioned, that so late as eight o'clock in the uiornini., a
fellow olio remained sleeping in the straw in the hag-
gard, adjoining the scene of the conflagration rose op
and ran off, on being observed by some women who
came to view the ruins.
Of the neighbouring Magistrates, there attended on
Wednesday, at the place of this most alarming and in-
human enormity, Messrs. James 0. Jacob, William
Barton, James Purefoy Poe, V. Despard. Richard
Chadwick. and R. Cooke, of Kiltynane.—These. Oen-
tleinen opened a subscription fir offering rewards for
the discovery and prosecution Of the oorgons concern-
ed in the before-recited infernal act, which was signed
on the spot by ambers.
About two in the afternoon of Wednesday, the re-
mains of the sixteen sufferers were taken in 12 coffins
free the raise—sevea to Closets eburehltord.foat to
Bait of Kilvemnon, and one to Orange.—/Flweigist
wasmourntal in the extreme. Several Clergymen ap-
' postai with betbeada, so did several other geminate,
farmers, and others,—all evidently impressed as they
should be on so melancholy an occasion.
In another place we mentioned the attendeuee of
Magistrates on Wednesday ; on that day they ad-
journed their Meeting till yesterday, at Cloonten—
when there were there assembled Messrs. Robert
Cooke, Benjamin Bennett Bradshaw, James Pardo),
Poe, William Barton, Francis Depard, Richard Chad-
wick, and Richard Millett. These ticntlesnen had
summoned nearly 40 persons from the immediate vi-
cinity of the scene of woe, many of whom had level
their nearest relatives or friends--and at five o'clock,
yesterday evening bad not examined more than fiftees
of them; so that we think the investigation may ceo.
tinee some days. There seemed to be no backward- I
ness on the part of the people to give every assistance
In their power to the inquiry; and many there are who
would hazard life and limbs, to bring the destroyers
of their brothers, sisters, and of other relatives aid
Maids, to the tribunal of justice. The Sbeas are
known fur ages in that cosetry—opalent, respectable.
and esteemed ; the Mulleily's are connected with a de-
termined and extensive body of men; one of the young
women who perished on the occasion, and to whom we
had before alluded, bad 4001. and was to bare been
married in a few days. The murderers of each as
these will have many enemies—the nature of the deed
could make no human being a friend—at least no one
worthy of the name.

We shall not again allude to the supposed cause of
the *. direful wrath" which produced this frightful
catastrophe, so repulsive to every feeling of humanity
-,but it seems to be of a local nature, and independent
of toteign infection. On the same sight that Mr.
114alsall Shea's house was burnt, one of his brothers,
i, HA near Barnockstown, got a nodee to quit his
la - but we hear of no other instance of a like nature
in part of the country.
In the meantime we regret to learn, that in the
parish of Sollahead, near Tipperary, indications of the
County Limerick infection begin to manifest them-
selves—and that unlawful oaths have been there ad-
ministered.

lIELANCIMLY OCCUIRRiNCE..--On Friday last a poor
man of the name of Keating, who resides in one of
the small houses in the rear of No. 140, Meeklen•
burgh-street. Dublin, was employed by Mr. Richard
Dollard, of the same street, to remove some ferniture
for him. Whilst this employed the poor man found
in the kitchen some dough that bad been prepared
with arsenic, for poisoning rats. Not being aware of
its being poisoned be brought it home to his mother
telling her to make bread of It; the dough, is the
musadme, bad been missed, and some alarm baying
bees excited, It was mentioned to every one about the
plop that it was poisoned. Keating, who bad returned
• bin work, immediately ran bone, but be arrived too
late, his aiotbor sad two children who were wades.'
talk id the place hid eaten some if the bread! Me-
ilka aid was instantly procured, bat we.regret to add
amt. 'Om of the children, a Bee girl shoat
Nine pore of ago, died on Saturday night, sad Jim,
crow stoked attains o'clock -os Smalley morsieg.
The•inka, by (tlie yetis-gest of the two chil-
dren) la lb% WI in salionssad Is NO alerted so
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