The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-04-07 00:00:00

The coltiarated Baron GERAMB, lately arrested
fin-
der a warrant from the Secretary of State, and sent out'
of the kingdom under the Alien Act, embarked en
Saida) on board the Lack Frisreees packet, for
Heligoland. The fellow was, after ail, but a lie,*
ordinary impostor. , Ile was, originally, a French
. hair-dresser, for some year resident at Lyons, came
to England, and lived several months near the
Tower, devoting his whole time to the study of the
English language. As soon as he get a little smat-
tering of it, he started upon the town as a tirst.rase
military commditder, and disciplinarian ; bit never
outoepping the modesty of nature and his originisf
habits, he confined hinted( to the regimee of thel
beard and mustacheos. if by such knowledge, skill,J
end acquirenvents, he passed himself off upon wine
of our great Colonels'and Generals, as an Officer or
extraordinary merit, surely they are to blame, sod
not poor Monsieur Riiskere, the Lyonese
dmsse-.
Died, lately, at Leeds, J. It..fintith,
an artist of very superior abilities, though not Moil.
nally brought up to the profession, and as a crayon `.
portrait painter, he has not left a superior behind
him. His whole length portraits of C. J. Fox and
Earl Stanhope, for individuality of character and
identity of likeness, were never surpassed, and .
rarely equalled. It is much to be regretted that he
did not live and finish two large family pictures, each
containing six or seven whole length figures, and
which were in a forward state at the time of hie
death; tits), would have beeu, lasting memorials of
his tai *s. As a mczrotiut engraver he was liko.
wise eminent : hii prints'frem the pictures of Sir .1.
Reynolds are fhithful transcripts of tire style and
manner 'of the original's. Ile felt indeed so fordbiy
the peculiar excellencies of this great master..oli
the English school of painting, that he trans-
mitted
them to copper with the greatest felicity.
His engraring of the whole length of Colonel Tar-
leton may be here referred to, to justify this high corn-
mentlation. On subjects of art he possessed 'very
extensive and general information, which he always
liberally imparted to those who might be most bene-
fited by the comnunication. A.s a critic on the
works of living artists he was extremely, indulgent,
always dwelling with pleasure on whatever merited
praise, and avoiding unnecessary censure. Many a
young artist will long feel indebted to him for his
friendly assistance, encouragement, and advice. The
two Wards, Hilton, and De Wint, were his pupils
It may likewise be added, that he very early disco-
vered the great excellence of Moreland, and contri-
buted perhaps more than any man, to spread the
celebrity and secure the success' of that eccentric and
original genius: to have contributed to the produc-
tion of such men is no trifling praise—peace to his
!
memory
About 13 months ago, a heifer belonging to Mr
Langslow, of Abcott, near Ludlow, Shropshire,
sickened (the time having arrived when she ought to
have calved), but the calf could not by any means
be extracted. After remaining in a drooling state
nearly two months, she gradually recovered, and she
was prevented from becoming in calf again, in order
to be fatted, conceiving that, as usual in these cases,
the calf was decayed • but to' the astonishment of
one present when she was slaughtered, last
week, (remarkably fine beef) the calf was discovered
entirely sound and perfect, excepting the eyes, while
were diminished and bad fallen back into their sot:.
kets.

An eagle, of an extrordinary sire and fierceness,
was lately killed At Moyeuvre, Department of this
Moselle, It attacked a mats' who had alighted from
his how to pick up something from the ground ;
and notwithstanding .be repeatedly struck it, and cal.
led out for assistance, would not relinquish his hold,
until some peasants ran up and dispatched it.
There is a man of the name of lijchard Scott, now
lining iu Maryport, who has been employed .hy the►
Curwens, of Workington Hall, for 55 years, and
in that time has never lost a day's• wages. For the
last twenty-seVen years he ha 3 walked 290.72 mile,
to and from his werk, at which he still continues
thoegh 80 years of age.

Sir William Beanhy's house in Harley-street was
broke open on Satnrtley night. A pane, of glass in a
sky-light lending out of a mews was broken, and the
traces of a boy's hand ,were followed to -different
openings until the house was entered. It is suspect-
ed that the boy so introduced must bare been a sweep,
from the dirtiness of the hand. -The thieves got off
"ith a trifling booty only.

A singular circumstance is stated in the case of
Wliat, of Fowey, convicted of the-murder of Valets
tine, the Jew. The Prisoaer was brought up to re-
teive sentence. on Thursday, and Mr. Justice CIIAM.
BM:, supposing it fo be Fridny, sentenced him to be ;
executed on the Monday. The Act of Parliament
enacts, that persons convicted of minder shalt be ex.
ecutei within 48 hours after their cnaviction ; they 4
are therefore geuerally Acted an the Friday, in order
that they may have tU benefit of Sunday, which is at.
dies non. The sentence, however, not being con-
formable to law, es it allowed a longer period than I
48 hours between the conviction ind execution, the
prisoner was brought up again on Friday, and sen-
tenced to be executed on Saturday. The execution
respited till the Ist of May, and the opinion of
The Judges is to be taken respecting the legality of
the sentence.
Wtz,rur, Frnr ItarsiNn.—On the night betwixt
Wednesday the '2sth and Thursday the Yeah ult. the
threshing mill on the farm of Caddercuilt, M the'o
rish of Cadtkr, was diabolically set on fire. .The,
flames soon communicated to the barn-yard and bare,.l
and consumed three stacks of bay ant, corn, severatl
carts, &c. together with the barn. On the,first ap-
pearance of the fire, the possessor of the ferns ime
rnediately gave the alarm to his neighbours. From
the prompt and active exertions of all around, the
flames were presented from communicating tis
dwelling-house, stable, byre, &c. which, with, the
cattle, and one corn stacks were •saved front de-
struction. •

ElizabeilviVuodger, the wife of George' Wood-
ger, of the parish of Rotherham, *bower, and
Suonisi Lyall, the wife of Thomas' Iteall,• of the
same parigh, tabourer, bate been cointnittod to York
C:mlt., chart!• by the Coroner's. inquest iiith• the
wilful millet. • f a certain male child, by,suffoeating
and drowaiug t,11; mid chi:e, then !yin dead iet the
parish of Rothe' ham.

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