The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-09-07 00:00:00

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POETRY, '
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The following !Axes are Oaken firm: a mall Volume of POOlty,
nrillen by Edward RmslOon, of Liverpao4,
THE LEVIATHAN.
As when the huge Leviathan h seen,
Torpid awl shunh'fing, 'midst hit native ice,
ay the oar with anxious meta, • • •

The seamen ply eft _
Quick every eye, and noiselissevery voice. t
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And now the keen harpoon itseasomoo arakest
At first t • felt, till deeper grows the wound :
When, to! th' enormous animal awakes, 1 ,
And his broad till spreads devastation round. .
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34 when a nation, cold and sluggish lies,
Silent mad 4low.th' oppressor drives the steel; • . •
At tint the wound's unfelt—again he tries; . • ,
Deep sinks the shaft, and now the people feel;
,
There'd to the quick, the tail soon mounts on high,
And splendour, wealth, and power, in one sad ruin lie.

COSSACKS.

The following description of the Cossacks may
not be uninteresting to our Readers, at: a moment
'whCis their exploits are likely to engage some of our
attention. ft is from the First Part of Dr. Clarke's
Travels. He resided long among theta, and ob-
served them attentively :
" There is something extremely martial, and even
intimidating," says he, " in the first appearance of a
Cossack. His dignified and majestic look ; his ele-
vated brows and dark mustaches; his tall helmet of
black wool, terminated by a crimson sack, with its
plume, laced festoon, and white cockade, his upright
posture, the ease and elegance of his gait, give him
an air df great importances He found them in con-
siderable number at Kasamkaia, lounging before their
houses, and conversing in such large parties, that it
seemed as if we were entering their capital. Their
dresses are much richer than any thing we had seen
in Russia, although all were uniform. Each perion's
habit consisted of a blue jacket, edged with gold and
lined with silk, fastened by hooks across the chest.
Beneath the jacket appeared a silk waistcoat, the
lower part of which was concealed by the sash.
Large and long trowsers, either of the same material
as the jacket, or of white dimity, kept remarkably
clean, were fastened high above the waist, and co-
vered the boots. The sabre is not worn, except on
horseback, on a journey, or iu war. In its place is
substituted a switch, or cane, with an ivory head;
this every Cossack bears in his hand, as an appendage
of his dross; being at all tines prepared to mount his
horse at a moment's notice. Their cap, or helmet, is
the most beautiful part of the costume • because it P 3
becoming to every set of features. It adds consi-
derably to their height, and gives, with the addition
of whiskers, a military air to the most insignificant
figure. They wear their hair short round the head,
but not thin upon the crown. It is generally dark,
thick, and quite straight. The cap is covered by a
very soft and shining black wool. Some of them
have civil and military distinctions of habit; wear-
ing in time of peace, instead of the jacket, a long
frock without buttons. The sash is sometimes yel-
low, green, or red, though generally black ; and they
wear large military gloves. There is no nation its
the world more neat with regard to dress; and, whe-
ther young or old, it seems to become them all. A
quiet life seems quite unsuited to their disposition,—
' They loiter about, having no employment to interest
them; and, passionately fond of war, seem distressed
by the indolence of peace."

On Tuesday, the Ist inst. was decided at South-
well, a grand match of pigeon-shooting, between
four sporting gentlemen there, for fifty guineas a
side. Many capital shots were made, which gave
great, satisfaction, and the match was well contested,
as out of 21 birds 21 were killed, and fell within
bounds. The company then retired to the billiard-
room, to witnesss the excellent play of Lieut. and
Assistant-Surgeon Dennis, of the \Vest Essex ltegi-
meat of Militia.

On Saturday last a handspike, which a man was
using, fell out of one of the tops of the Childers,
at Portsmouth, struck Lieut. T. W. Kent upon the
head, and made a very dangerous fracture. Be was
immediately conveyed to Hasler Hospital.

Yesterday morning, at eight o'clock, a decent
looking man was found In the area Of the new build.
ings of the Admiralty, with his head fractured. He
was completely senseless, and appeared to be about
50 years of age. It is supposed that he had been at
Bartholomew Fair, as there were a quantity of ginger-
bread nuts found in his pocket. He was carried to
Middlesex Hospital.
A further experiment bas been made on the sub-',
stitute for hemp produced from the leaves of the
palm-trees, and its,superior strength, as compared
with Russian hemp, has been fully ascertained. It ,1
'is well adapted for various uses, particularly bolt]
dug-cloths, and may be obtained in large quantities.
The head of a female, with golden hair, and
teeth extraordinary for whiteness, was found by
two men, buried in a moss in the neighbourhood
of Troone. Two women recollected hearing the
cries of murder one evening, about two years ago,
at that part. All search and enquiry have hitherto
proved fruitless, after the name of the murdered per. I
son.

A Gentleman, of Reading, has discovered a me-
thod of snaking closure bricks, which admit of se-
paration into four parts, without trouble or waste, 1,
and which, notwithstanding, leaves the ends square
and handsome for work. This is effected by means
of a wire, which cuts three-fourths through the
middle of the brick, after it has been moulded a day.
or two. The additional expence of dividing is about
two shillings per 1000, and the saving in brick-
work
and labour is very considerable. These bricks
are particularly useful for small piers, chimneys, or-
namental work, &c.
Hoaatn Munora.—Some jocularities hiving pass-
ed yesterday, at dinner, between a young man and
the wife of n fishmonger, of the name of Dodd, re-
sident at West Mtn, issex, the husband, enraged
at what be construed into au improper familiarity,
plunged a knife, with which he was eating, into the
heart of the unfortunate woman • her death was in-
stantaneous. Dodd was Imam &tall secured and
taken to the watch-house, whence be will be brought
this (lily, to answer before judlebd eithority for so
&riga a raskaess.

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Sntotaaft 1. Thontsthi liVtehrotig'ht by one of the
'officers, charged by him with having followed him
round the fair several times, attempting to pick his
.pocket ; and with at last being caught by him with
his hand in his pocket. In his defence he stated,
'fluit he was in the fair in consequence of an invita-
tion which he had received from a person, to whom
'isis-tnaster had sold two tigers, to come and see her
'thew. lie said he was innocent of the charge, and
was not there with any such intention as that imputed
`to him by the officer. On being asked by the worthy
'Alderman (Awsr.xv) who bis master *as, he said he
was groom to the Duke of Norfolk, who had sold
tiwo tigers, which had been made a present to him by
I; person in Bengal, to a woman, whose father is in
the Fleet prison, and who exhibits animals to gain
7lierself a livelihood. The-worthy Alderman said it
was strange the Duke did not keep the tigers, as he
used toss amenagerie; but the Prisoner said his
Grace had no fancy. for them things; he kept nothing
but a pack of owls. .Having uo one to speak to his
character, he was remanded till Monday.
s•
Richard Marsludtwakcommitted far trial, charged
with picking thitiociet of
.ti Mr. Tillingliam, at the
fair. • '

Bartholomew ►rair exhibited fors Saturday night a
scene of riot and •ecakfasjon. which has seldom been
exceeded. Thiinflui of persons of all description;
wasitamense, and at tea o'dock every avenue lead-
ing
to the, fair was crammed with an impenetrable
mob. Thom who happened to be in the interior of the
mob could net be extricated, and those who were
outside were in the most imminent danger of being 1
crushed to death against the booths. The females,
hundreds of whom there were, who happened to be
intermixed with the mob, were treated with the
greatest indignity, in defiance of the exertions of ,
liachands, relatives, or friends. This weaker part;
of the crowd, in fact, seemed to be, on this occa-
siert, the principal object of persecution, or, as the
savages who attacked them were pleased to call it,
of fan. Some fainted and were trodden under foot,
while others, by an exertion almost supernatural,
produced by an agony of despair, forced their way
to ►he top of the mass, and crept out the heads of
the people until they reached the booths, where they
were received and treated with the greatest kindness.
We lament to state that many serious accidents in
consequence occurred ; legs and arms innumerable
were broken, some lives were lost, and the surgeons
of Et. Bartholomew's Hospital were occupied the'
whole of the night in administering assistance to the
unfortunate objects who were continually brought in
to them. The most distressing scene that we ob-
served arose from the suffocation of a child, about a
twelvemonth old, in the arms of its mother, who,
with others, had been involved in the crowd. The
wretched mother did not discover the state of her in-
fant until she reached Giltspur-street, when. she
rent the air with her shrieks of self-reproach ; while
her husband, who accompanied her, and who had
the appearance of a decent tradesman, stood mute
with the dead body of his child in his arms, which
he regarded with a look of indescribable agony.—
Such are the heart-rending and melancholy scenes
which were exhibited, and yet this forms but a faint
picture of the enormities and miseries attendant upon
this disgraceful festival. The pick-pockets were, as
usual, active, and in many cases eminently success-
ful in their gleanings. Too much praise cannot be
bestowed on Mr. Iloldsworth and Mr. Nalder, the
City Marshals, and their officers, for their activity
and zeal in preserving the public peace. All that
men could do, in their difficult situation, they did ;
and many whb were apprehended by their vigilance
will this day Undergo examinations before the Ma-
gistrate at Guildhall.
Saturday se!nnight, Mrs. Woodroe, of Norwich,
whilst taking a walk in the neighbouring fields, for
the purpose of gleaning a few ears of wheat, unfor-
tunately happened to find a large quantity of poison-
ous fungi, which, mistaking for mushrooms, she
brought home, and stewed them for her own and hus-
band's supper. They partook heartily of them, and
felt no inconvenience until the middle of next day,
when they were seized with excruciating pains, which
continued with increasing violence until Monday,
when, in spite of all medical assistance, they both
died, uttering pierfing lamentations. Seldom a sea-
son passes but some persons fall victims to this rage 1
for catiug the unknown herbs of the field.

MELANCHOLY CATASTUOPUE.—On the morning of
the 27th of August, 14 men, belonging to Conway,
went out in a small boat to finish the loading of a flat
lying near Ormshead, bound with pavement flags for
Liverpool.. After having accomplished their work,
they left the vessel about ten at night, and began to
row towavds.Conway • iwa abort while, their cries

were heard as if in great danger, but the Vessel being
a-ground, no assistance could be rendered to them.
The cries of distress continued until one loud yell
was uttered, after which there was universal silence.
Next morning the boat was found, full of water and
drifted up the river. Seven hats, two jackets, and a
waistcoat, were found on the water's edge; but none
of the bodies have been washed ashore. Conway is
filled with lamentation. Ten of the men have left
.large families. Eleven widows were unfortunately
made, and 35 children left fatherless. Subscriptions
for their relief have been set on foot, and the people,l
touched with their afferings, have been extremely
liberal.—(North IPales Gaulle.)
Flat AT Snreueen's Busn.-.-A dreadful fire
broke out on Saturday afternoon, in the farm-yard 1
belonging to Simpson, ELI, in Wood-lane,
lobepherd's Bash, which entirely destroyed the barn,'
`two ricks of hay, and a stack of wheat. Several
fire enginas.feem town arrived in about an hour
,afterwards, and by the great activity of the firemen,
'the dwellingthouse,was fortunately saved from de-
struction. Property to the amount of eight ban.
died pounds partible in the flames.
GAirrios•--Seter•' .11 depredations bays irecutly
been committed-hi the neighbourhood, of the Stir'
,and Fleet street, by a gang of issrlies,csitio,. Site'
;:cingthe servants of butchillTdeliverieg meat at
hilassei of Peopectiblei tiidestavit4itriiiie' them back
ihosliops of iheaesitastere, end. thee, la the name
of the Posen sk eskime.hoosedhey item Teen meat
1 delivered, demadd some cestlyjolut.

MARRIED.
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Oa Thursilay, at Wandsworth, John Dale, Esq. of the lin ,
E:ut I odiaCompany's service, to Fraacesliode, second laugh,.
of Mrs. faulty, of Wandsworth Common.

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At Brixton. on Sunday last, after a lingering illness, An li
wife of Mr. James Dubois.
Elizabeth Brand, daughter of the late John Brand, Evo of
in the county of Suffolk, at Stirling, in
land, on Thursol..y, the '27th of August. She was no 4 tour anti
her uncle, brother, and her uncle's daughter, to the Hebrides
nr Western Isles. She si :Is within a week of having attailled
her `2llll year. Her moiner was sister to the Lady of Mr. AI.
dermas Wood, bin who died when her daughter was very
young ;—she also had the afilect ins to experience the loss of her
father about eight year.sinee.—We understand that she bad pre-
mised her hand' in marriage to Mr. Sheriff I eygate, and ont
they were to Gave been united in wettluck ou her return, a
blessing, hon ever, of which Mr. Heygate has been de, ri%til
by the imervening hand of an and all-wise Provijeoe,
Ilevg-ate's feelitv; upon hearing the dismal tiding, of ore
ataiet jac lass of, TWI'lla:!1, nine of the most amiable and aeciao.
pli. fed inmates that ever existed in this world, can he
easier rola-rived than described,—Such was the uature of the r•.
rard Lorne to the deceased by her relatives and friends, taliat:l,ll,t, Alderman Wood and hi. Lady, in company with Mr. S!,,a-1r
Ilesgate, immediately upon receiving the :nelaucholy cc
of her illnes set off fur Edinburgh, w hen, upon their arriial
there, finding her dead, and that the corpse had been vent to
London, they &reedy returned, travelling upward', of , it
miles in the short interval of a week, without the consolation of
seeing her.—ltut every consolation that the nature of their feet.
trigs under so heavy and afflict* a loss would admit al, n;,,,
amply administered in the account given them Ay the uncle of
the most exeiuplary manner in which this amiable female r, -
signed her breath to that Being who gave it. The neceniiit,,i..
mentc and virtues .id0,5c..,..(1 by this young I:.dv we understanei,
were of so. pre--ininent a nature, as scarcely to admit of the in,.
sihility u;* their being surpassed.—ln her person she was Vain ife I,
in her manners meek, ti na fleeted , and fasta natitig to an e xtreine.—
/ler mind was equally the scat of useful and ornamental Luoii
ledge. She was a proficient iu the French and Malian la;
also, drays log, and dancing, few could exeel
he was a great admirer of the beauties of nature. atm :la
elegant writer. She was re igiouS, without the smallest
lure of bigotry. and df a dispositioa most exemplary ;end
amiable. Such is the very faint outline of th s &arming female,
who has thus Area turn fur ever from the endearing ham-coarse
of a circle of relations and friends who duated on her.—Few
young ladies Mer attracted more admiration, none ever felt it
j less; all the eh inns of beauty ;tad the polish of education,
1 the plainest were not leas affected, unr the most ignorant I is; ay.
awning, She died n aen every tongue was eloquent of her
tues, v, when every hope vs Ns ripening to reward :hem. It is he
such private and domestic dWtressea that the softer emotions Of
the heart are must strongly excited. Oa scenes of public sor-
row and fiat' al regret, we gale as upon those gallery-pictior.
which strike is with wonder and admiration: domestic calamity
is like the miniature of a friend, which we wear in our busim„
and keep tbr secret looks and solitary enjoyment, and, such is
the melancholy legacy left by this young lady, whose virtues and
charms have left an indelible impression upon the minds and
hearts of all who hadibehappiheis of bee teqnaintance.

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Oilend How, near Uverpnol.
T"E
' IebrahNICORDIAL BALM of GILEAD!
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Disoi der:. .
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Debility, LiMisiws of Spirits, Weakoess in either Sex, whethrr
hereditary, acquired, or owing to Yonitiful Imprudence, this
Medicine will arthird the most wonder..::: relief.

ANTI-1M PE'f IGEN LS ; or, Solo. 'A 1ir.41111, is n Medi-
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Scurvs. Leprosy, Rheumatic or Gouty Pain-, Scrofula or Kitc,'s
Evil, Ulcer, of every Description, Swelled sir Inhumed Lep,
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no other remedy could restore the unhappy Siltrrr,r to sat
health he unfortunately lust, the Anti- Itispetigette. h ive bens
found the great nod mils restorer of Heolia mot Vie. W. These
Drops purify the 111 sod, and restore the System when impolird
by the imprudent 11-e of Mercury.
The above Medicines are inclosed in plain directions, with
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are also Family Bottles. at Sys. contatoing Four of the smaller
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TheA BST LRGEN T LOT IQN clears and beautifies theSk
removes speedily, without pain or trouble, all kinds of Pioptes,
Teller!, Ring-womb, Spots, Redness, Swellings or Carbuncles
of the N o,e, Blotches mid every Species of Cutaneous Etup•
lion on the Surface tithe I unian Body. It is puttliarly plea-
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dimely succeeds its use. It sweetens mid refreshes the o took
Cows -lesion' which resumes, at one uwl the same hale,
an enlivened appearance. The Public have been long con-
vinced of the certaint; of its success as it safe and certain re-
medy foe Ilerpetic Complaints in general. Pints 4,. lid. Hof-
pints Zs. 9.1.
Obserse the words " Sant!. Solomon, Liverpool," engracet. en
the Stamp ; all others are counterfeits.
Sold. by all Venders of Genuine Medicines in the [banal
Kingdom. Of whom may also he had,
Dr SOLOMON'S justly celebrated GUIDE to HEALTH;
or, Advice to both Sexes, price 3r.
re Dr. SOLOMON eXpects"swhen consulted, the mt.:.
compliment of a One Pound Note; but all written Case: ,4
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near Liverpool. Paid double Postage." Letters may he nu -
dered to be addressed to X. Z. or A. B. at the Pnat-otlice, till
called for.

A CHALLENGE.
MESSItS. CUIUU E and Co. Surgeons, late in
his Majesty's service, challenge the whole world is.
prove n siogle instance where their Medicine and Method of
Cure have failed of the de-ired elect. The practice of many
years in this particular branch of their profession has mot given
rise to note unsuceessfool tense. they continue to direct their
studies so the treatment turd csise of YEN EHIAL CONI-
PIA I NTS, and that dernogeraent of the system, which is the
consequence of the pernicious and wasteful erects of :1 habit long
and most unhappily pursued by the youths of both sexes. la
the one it will tie found to he the unfailing soureesof ilarressors4
the other have its ravages fatally developed to them by a dis-
tressing state of debility, which, of tot timely remedied, tenni-
-1141e4 in Impotence. These are its remote and ultimate effects;
while coo:bumptious, loss, of muscular power. and !miens ner-
vous complaint% usually characterise the curliest stage; of this
solitary vice of persons languishin.- under dimeders incident to
such u habit, their treatment is simply and has muter proved uu-
sumps- fat in Poe *some of n long, intw;r4ons, extended
prod ice. In the must obstinate sod complicate& eases of Ye-
vireo infection, such as obstntetions its the urethra, sponzy ex-
crescence% hard tumours, 'callous ulcers; eruption, seminal
weakness, elects, as also
• STRICTIIRES,
whether recent or of long duration, and which have baffled the
skill of other practioners, are, by their present improved plan
of treatment, effectually nod pennnnently cared, without the
patient suffering the excruciating pain nod alarming demorrhnre
which frequently follows the application of the lunar
In the course of twenfe'yenrs emensive practice hi this Met',
polis, numerous cases of strictures have been sad are daily en-
der their care, the total eradication of which is of ectedhy 11
safe, certain, and expeditions suede of practice, superior toasty
other yet adopted. The wealtaesn. relastiti;on, and deiniity
Proceeding from this complaint, is speedily removed, and the
patient restored to souild sod vigonsas health. Rut where the
debility lases for years existed, u proper prrseserancr in their re-
storative remedies, after the Ittrictisre has been destroyed,
dispensably requisitp to revive the slumbering sparks of life,
and to re-noise:ate the Constitution.
Several Nohlemes and Gentlemen of the int Mapettibility
have hem under' the care of Messrs. Currie and CO. for die rr •
moval of esomploslins of the urethra, strictures, eke. ; and
received at radical and permaswltt erre, *quest char ....femme.
may be given to them, in satisfactory evidences of the drei-pc
superiauty of Messrs. Curde and Co.'s plan of Ire.ittrient.--
hinny of throe Gentlemen have had strictures from tee to twenty
Yew*, and had been under the care of Messrs. Home, Henvisides.
and other Surgeons of equal enskaroce, who attempted tisieure
by the appticat ton of the lunar caustic, without metes%
• in the country ate requested lit wale the partiodirs
of their cow, age. mid general ludtit of living, &es Ac. Inclossint
Yi remitsussee Tor advice and' derlicirks, when the same will be
`40•11. or sent to any part of the kingdom. To nature flint se-
essential to their undertaking, the postage of letter.
added to the amount far medicines,.
• MINNO. Currie owl Co. may be consulted by, either Sex, with
Air vastest delicacy, secrecy, and busier, at theii home. No.
107: Halton-garden.
Sti2t/dth June 1019.-107. llamas-garden.
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