The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-01-05 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

DEAL, January 4.--Wind N.W.--Sailed yesterday the
whole of the outward bound.—Came down from the River and
remain, the Peter, Ellis; and Independent, Wild, for Vera
Cruz.—Arrived the Thames, Ileasiside, from Chia.. The brig
De patch, Findlay, cut from her anchor at I a. m., having
druve close In the hawse of another vessel, and at V a. in. was
run on board of by a large ship and was obliged to proceed to
Hempel. Harbour.

PORTSMOUTH, January 4.—Wind N.W.—Sailed H. M. ship
Cambridge, Captain Mating, for South A nerica.—P.sved by
for London the General Palmer, Truxett, from Madras ; and
the Palmyra (or Pyramus), from Madras.
PLYMOUTH, January 2.—Wind W.--Arrived the Sons of
Commerce. Gibbs, from Oporto. in 9 days, with loss of sails,
bulwarks, &c. and part of her cargo of wine thrown over-
board; and Union, Lawrence, from Terceira.
FALstourtt, January 3.—Wind W.—Sailed 11. M. Packet
Magnet, with a mail for Lisbon; and Nancy, Candler, for
Genoa.

LIVERPOOL, January 2.--Arrived the Sarah, Tolun, from
Demerara ; Havanna Packet, Euston, from Havanna.—The
11°1.04, Wade. from Liverpool for Rio, was totally lost on
the Rocks oft' the Great Orms Head, only one of the crew
(John Williams) saved.
The brig Magnet, of Aberdeen, is totally lost on the Island
of Sardinia, Master, Pilot, and two of the crew drowned.

The Minerva, Morley, struck on the Scroly Sand on Friday,
and was carried into Yarmouth leaky.

DEATH AND WHIMSICAL REQUESTOF A SINGULAR

CHARACTER.
Mrs. Lightbourne, the survivor of the remakkeble Glouces-
tershire Coheiresses, who sometime since became possessed of
Sandy Hill Park and Mansion, In that county, died last week
at Cheltenham.
These ladies had suoteeded to this inheritance in a manner
extraordinary as it was eventful. Tnis extensive property,
exceeding 7000/. per annum, together with nearly 101,000/. in
the funds, had long beencontended for in Chancery by various
claimants, tho then supposed neer:r of kin to that breach of
the Tracy family, who were the last in legal possession, until
a respectable Solicitor in Gloucestershire discovered that the
right of inheritance awes equitably vested in the two sisters,
then humble inhabitants of the town of Cheltenham. Impart-
ing to them his opinion, he is said to have undertaken to pro-
secute a suit in favour of their claim at his own expense, on
condition of a stipulated remuneration if it proved successful.
The issue confirmed his judgment, by putting the two sisters
into an Indisputattle possession of this floe property, far which
report states him to have been liberally rewarded by a dona-
tion of 20,0001. One of these co-heiresses did not lo .g enjoy
her good fortune, and her moiety in consequence devolved on
Mrs. Lightbourne, who has also recently paid the debt of na-
ture. Whether the estate is entailed, or what bequests may
hove been made from it, has not yet been declared, further
titan that Mrs. Lightbourne has humanely left some hundred
pounds in trust as annuities for the future maintenance of more
than thirty cats, from whose domestic society s:ie is said to
have derived her principal delight, and whose provision was
therefore regulated by the state of affection in which they were
classed.

OFFICERS Of CUSTosis.—Tile following is the scale of
salaries proposed to be paid in future to Officers of Cus•
toms in Ireland, ulio are, from the sth of January
to he pisced exactly on a fueling with the English de•
partment:--

To Collector . . L 450 a year.
• Comptroller • 300
Port Surveyor . 200
First L ndwaiter . . . 150
Second Ditto • 90
TidewAlter . .30
(And daily allowance when employed on duty )
It will be observed by the above scale. that the salaries
in some instances ere !reduced one half, and others one
third, from the present rates received by Irish Officers.—
(Dublic Erening Post )
AILAIY.—A detachment belonging to the 7th (or
the Prince lioyal's Regiment of Dragoon Guards,) which
has b'en for soma time under the superintendence of Col.
Peters, at the Cavalry Riding Establishment, at Pimlico,
has received orders to march on this day for Liverpool, for
the purpose of embarking there for Dublin. A detachment
of the 24 Regiment of Dragoons has received orders to
march this day, from Pimlico, for Newcastle. The nSth
(Connaught Itangets) regiment of Infantry has received
orders to march from Ca•tleber to Naas, The 31st (Ilan-
tingdonshile) regim nt of foot has received orders to march
from Naas to Dublin, to replace the 77th (East 31ioldleses:
Regiment of Infantry, which has marched to Cork for the
purpose of embarking for Jamaica.
On Saturday at one o'clock the first assemblage of the
performers for the Italian Opera took place at the King's
Theatre in the Heyin•rket, when Mr. ttenelli, the new
manager, attended principally for the purpose of engaging
the instrumental performers for the ruining season, Which
is expected to commence in about a fortnight. The first
parformance is (it is said) to be a cew opera, the mus c
somposed by Rossini. . _ _

SUSPECTED MURDER.—We related last we.k the circnm.
stanceofaiman bring found dead in the Wyrly and Essington
Canal, near this city, under suspicion of having beenlmurder.
ed. Although many persons from difl'•rrnt parts of the county
have been to view the holly, nothing has yet transpired by
which it can he identified. and having become very ofen•
sir...it was yesterday interred in St. Michael's churchyard.
It is remarkable that on Friday last, a woman from Brom.
wick, whose husband had been missing for several weeks,
came with two of her friends, and on seeing the body of the
man, declared it t• he that of her hash Ind ; and her two
friends were also of the same opinion, until the arrival of
the brother of her husban I ; who. immediately on seeing
the bo IV, WAS positive that it was not him. For the better
satisfaction, however, of all parties, a medical gentleman,
and a respectable neighbour from West Bromwich. were
sent for to this place; and they, on viewing the body,
corroborated the brother's statement, that it was not the
body of the woman's husband.—(liehlichl Mercury)
Cwitisr's eloserrab.—The Governors of this excellent
Institution, ever anxious for the comforts as they are for
the mental improvement of the boys, have recently substi-
tuted on Monday a thinner of boiled beef, f..r that which
true " Blu.s" usually denotninited sky Otte; and conse-
que:,tly they have now meat live days in the week. The
sopping in public," which formerly comtneweil in
March, by a new regulation took place last night at
seven o'clock, and in future will commence the first Sun-
day in the year. and continue till Esst-r. In consequence
of this new arrangement, this intercs:ing spectacle will
he greatly beightened,and the liAlitsand decorations much
more effective.

Seidl .-0n Thurs !ay last Samuel Prince, Esq., a
ger:O.-man of property, lately resi iing at Dover Piit!M, in
the liens !toad, pit a period to his existence by cutting
his t.srott with a razor. The tinfortunive gentleman lust
a beloved wife about two years ago: since her death his
mind his been so much depressed in cons. qiience of the
event, thit it became necessary to pay inure than ordinary
attention to his actions. On the above day, in the absence
of those attendants wit sin it was found necessary to place
about his person, the unfortunate deceased contrived to
procure a razor, with which he retired to his bed room,
locked Limself in, and cut his throat in such a dreadful
manner as to cause his death in a few minutes after the
I,tal act. On the fulloning diy a Coroner's inquest was
hull on the body, and a verdict of insanity returned.
DESPERATE ATTZMFT ON Tile Lire OF A YOUNG LADY.
—Some person, unknown, concealed himself in the house
of Doctor Eustace, in Gardiner Street, and about 2 o'clock,
Tuesday morning, the villein entered the chamber of the
Doctor's sister, through the windo r ; awakened by the
noise he male in farcine; his way in, the lady called for
assistance, when the miscreant assaulted her with a knife,
which he stru••k at her side, fortunately without doing
much injury, and retreated by the window. Miss Hastace
is a young Lady of very amiable manners, and we rejoice
that her wound is by no means dangerous. She was
stabbed between the fifth and sixth ribs, its the left side.--
After the rullian retreated, a liar, appar-ntly worn by a
lime burneror mason's attendant, was found in the roo:n.—
The assassin must hare leaped down 16 yards into the
back yard—part of the lady's clothes, snd part of the bed
clothes were foam' in the yard. The hat above alluded to
is in the Police Olice, at 11arlborough Street.— (Dublin
Jourmai.)

MAIME I'S. -( Div.)