The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-06-12 00:00:00

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fisherman was brought before the Lord Mayor, ou a
charge of working with an unlawful Pot, by Mr.
Nelson, the Water Bailiff.
The fact was proved by Rough, the Deputy Water
Bailiff, who seised the net from the prisoner.
The fisherman, in his defence, complained, that the
water in the Manses had been rendered so onwhole-

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some by the continual discharge of the poisonous
gross matter into it, that but few fish could live in it;
and the fishing bad seen so unprofitable, for wise time
put, as to compel the fishermen t 6 hAve tileo.llllll to
unlawful nets, to avoid utter starvation. The fish in
the rivet had been gradually decreasing for some time ;

but now,. the increased discharge of gas water in the
river promises to 'hive the Gish oat of it entirely.
The Loan MATO* expressed his astonishment at
this statement, au the Gas Company bad been indicted
at the &Woos, and the nuisance had been promised to
be abated ; but be &slued whether the poilonoas
water discharged from the gasometer mid contaminate
the whole river.

Mr. Nelson assured his Lordship that the milli
was as intolerable sad more extensive baa ever,

that the water was in an Increased degree unwhole-
some. The banditl effects of the peisottene water were
felt as far as Brantford op the river, and hero** Ito-
therhithe down it; but the extent of the mil was in-

calculable; as the fish that entered the contaminated
water were destroyed often by whole shoals. It was
well known, for instance, that there was a long bank
of mad, which extended for a considerable distance,
before the Temple, on which the red worm was bred
in great quantities, and to this bask the smaller flat
fish had, before the introduction of gas reservoirs, re-
sorted in abundance, but now that the gas water was
discharged immediately upon it, the nu.neross4toods
of fish that fed there, and helped to support the fisher-
men, were destroyed or driven away. The Water
Bailiff mentioned the recent circumstance of a horse
haring drank at the water-side by Westininslyr, and
died immediately after, when, on its being op hod, it
was declared that its death was caused by thei poi-
son° is quality of the water whirl' it had drattk, and
whics was saturated with the residue from th gaso-
meter. 4.
The fisherman declared to the Lord Mayor, that in
consequence of the injury that had been done to tie
river by the contaminated water tFat had been dis-
charged into it, he dil not now earn four pontiffs
where he bad formerly been in the habit of earsilig
forty, and that this was the case with all his hreth
The docks had done them sufficient injury before,*
these bodies •Cartagnant waters were saturated wi b
copper, and other ingredients, to such a degree, that
if a man sunk Hi It, death was as certain, and all at-
tempts to restore animation as ineffectual as if he had
fallen into a brewer's vat. The water of this descrip-
tion which was emptied into the river from the dock.,
bail driven tufty many species of fish that formerly
visited the rifle periodically. 7he salmon w.is some
time time eight in abundance, but scarcely any now
cam° sip dm river, and dnring the last year only one
salmon had been caught. The shad and smelt, which
were but a short time sinee the source of great profit,
had almost entirely departed, and many fisherown,
who formerly supported themselves and families on
the river, were driven away to seek their livelihood
elsewhere, or to enter into other occupations. But it
the (las Company were suffered to go on as they bad
done for some time back, the fishing would be en-
tirely destroyed. The fisherman prayed that his Lord-
ehip wonld take these circumstances in mitigation of
his offence.

The LORD MAYOR expressed his regret at the dis-
tress to which fishermen were reduced, and that there
was no available remedy. Ile thought, however, that
the use of such nets as that found nponalie prisoner
would only tend to increase the evil. The Act nas
imperative upon him, and he had no alternative. His
Lordship condemned the net, but ordered its appen-
dages to be restored, and mitigated the penalty.
It has been given in evidence before the House of
Commons, that the widening of the water-way at Lon-
don-bridge, by its removal or otherwise, will cause an
increased body of water to flow higher up the river,
and will tend materially to correct the . evil com-
plained of.
Oriumist.i.,—Mr. %tilt, a respectable gentleman,
who formerly carried on an extensive business, as a
wharfinger and lighterman, at St. Catherines, appeared
on summons before Mr. Alderman A Nimes, to answer
the complaint of the Master, Wardens, and Assistants
of the Lighterman's Company, for refusing to pay the
quarterage due from him as a member, by virtue of a
by-law of the Company.
Mr. "Inuit, in his defence, admitted that he was a free-
man of the C'ompanv, and so long as he carried on the
business of a lighterman, be had regularly paid his
quarterage: hut having long since retired from busi-
ness, and now deriving no advantage from the Com-
pany, he conceived he was no lonFer liable to contribute
to its funds. The Clerk of the Company, in reply, ob-
served, that until Mr. Houk was disfranchised he was
to all intents a legal Member of the Company, and
bound by his oath to conform to its by-laws.
Mr. Alderman Aximee was of opinion, that the object
now sought before him as a Magistrate was not the re-
covery of the quarterage, but the penalty for refusing to
pay it, which if pressed, he (the Magistrate) must cer-
tainly award it against hint.
Mr. Hoult, perceiving that the opinion of the Magis-
trate was against him and that he was satisfied of the
right of adjudging the penalty, preferred submitting
to the claims of the Company, and consented to pay the
sum demanded. The information was accordingly with-
drawn.

Bow-STRZF.T.—The informations received at this
office of robberies and other offences committed during
the races at Epsom, some of which were very daring
and atrocious, are particularly numerous.
Yesterday, an unfortunate girl, apparently about IS
years of age, and of an interesting and handsome
person, but whose attire indicated extreme poverty and
distress, applied to the Sitting Magistrate, Richard
llirnie, Esq. under the following circumstances:—
It appeared from her statement that she had for the
last three weeks been living at a house of ill-fame in
Exeter-street, Strand, kept by a man named James
Lock, who had exacted the sum of three guineas per
week for her board and lodging, and in consequence
of her not being able to pay for the last week, he
threatened to strip her of her clothes, and turn her
naked Into the street. This threat he deferred tie-
eating until yesterday morning (having in the 64an
time kept her lotted. np in a dark riannwithOnt any
I covering whatever) when in lieu of her clothes lie fife


hell ilk veneered and leathbome garatenb ;like the*. ap-
plaited J8411611' whkh were barely eallciatet to presevine
cameos dummy, sad then btatally tamed her into
the street.
. .
Daring the detail of the foregoing
.particulars she
seemed overwhelmed with shame and reasores, hid at
times sobbed so violently u to render her voice inarti-
culate.

Mr. litmus ordered Hamphteys, one of the Conduc-
tors of the patrol., to fetch Lock to the office. On
his being brought there the necessary. proceedings
were pot into for the purpose of Indicting the house
as a common brothel.

We afterwards learnt that this unhappy girl is of
the most respectable patents, and fee the last six
years had been residing with her sant in London.—
About three mouths ago some difference having arisen
between them, she absconded, taking with her only a
few shillings, and the clothes which she then wore.—
Tbe first sight of her remaining from home she went
to Drury-lase Theatre, keel was there picked up by a
genteel woman, who having learnt bee situation,
enticed her to a house in [fart-street, (Invent Garde%
where the rain of the poor gift war liisally effected.
The Worthy Magistrate eneimrd-thitt proper care
should be tikes of the mach was readily under-
take* os the part of the parish.
The prisoner set up a defence, in which he said
that a Firmed of the girl's *wed him 141. and that he
detained her clothes for it; %nt he was stopped by Mr.
Birnie.

He at fint treated the matter very lightly, but on
perceiving the determination on the part of the parish
to proceed in the business he offered to give up the
things; this however he was not allowed to do.
MARLIMILOU4:II-STREET.A soldier of the list Regi-
ment of Foot Guards presented himself yesterday be-
fore Mr. Mainwairing, the Magistrate, and made the
following statement:—Having found it necessary
lately to change his lodgings, he and his family, con-
sisting of a wife and three children, took up their
quarters in Ilopkins-street, llolden•sgnare, in apart-
ments adjoining the Chapel, in which Widderhurn
the Black Preacher, used to) officiate. In the course
of Ilse last week they had been frequently alarmed by
the hideous yells of souse animal, and the shouts of an
assemblage of permit's. On impsiting iglu the cause
of this ann,syance, he ascertained that a Brar Bait, was
held in the Chapel twice a week, which being sepa-
rated from his apartment by a very thin partition, he
and Isis family were in a constant state of alarm, fear-
ing that the bear might in an unlucky moment, take
it into his head t•, pay them a visit. It appeared that '
his apprehensions were not altogether groundless ;
for, on Sunday night last, when his family were re-
tiri .y to rest, his wife had occasion to go to the cup-
board, ►►here to her great alarm and astonishment, she
beheld Bruin on all fours throngh the partition re-
galing himself with the contents of her buffet. She
and her children were an terrified, that they all ran
into the street, and did not return until their ancour-
Icons visitor was escorted to his own apartment. The
poor soldier wi+hed to be informed how he should pro-
ceed in order to provost a repetition of the iialits.4la
,Mag►istrate erderesl the apprehension of Drilla and his
mAster, as well as all persons found attending the
sport of bear-beating.

The transport William, bound to Halifax, with
troops, put into Falmouth on Wednesday, in conse•
gitence of having sprung a leak. The troops amount-
ing to 850 men bare been landed, and are now at
Pendennis Castle, and the town of Falmouth ; they
consist of detachments of the 60th, 62d, and 74th
regiments, with a few of the Royal Artillery.
St Paul's Cathedral has for some time past pre-
sented a very extraordinary appearance, owing to the
scaffolding erected around the top of it, and which is
now neatly completed; it is of a singular construc-
tion, and extends from the iron gallery upwards to the
height of ten feet above the Cross. The intention is
to take the Ball and Cross down, which are to be en-
tirely new. It is an undertaking of great magni-
tude, and we trust will be completed as easily as is
anticipated.
AN Ism Purr.—A woollen-draper of Dublin, in
an advertisement in the Irish papers, thus inadvertently
exposes the nakedness of the land," while he strives
to urge the national pride of the nobility and gentry
for the purpose of bringing custom to his shop :
" I t is now stated, almost to a certainty that the Ring
will visit Ireland this summer, and must assuredly in his
Majesty's excursions through the Island, he will call at
the Castles and Family Mansions of ninny of our No-
bility and nentry, who are, no doubt, potting them in
!rood order for his reception, and surely the poor
Peasants o ill not be forgot by their Landlords, who will
put them in such condition, by coating the men and
cloaking the women, that they need not bide themselves:
and the eye of-Roy:l4y will be gratified to behold the
Irish Peasants in their native strength and comeli-
ness come forth to give him welcome."

A gentleman who has been in Ireland for a number
of years past returned to Scotland about three months
ago, and is now residing at Oatesiele, in the vicinity
of Ncilston. Two months after his arrival, a favorite
dog, which he bad left at Belfast with his son, made
his appea:ance, so/us, at (Jateside. This appeared
the more surprising, as the animal had never before
been in Scotland. In a few days, however, informa-
ti.m was received that the dog had been pnt on board
the Rapid, steam boat, under the charge of some per-
son. But it is supposed that, after coming on shore
at the Bromielaw, he had got the scent of his master's
foot, who had been there the day hefore, and had suc-
ceeded in tracing him to his residence, a distance of
eight miles.—( Edinharg/t Star.)
A rat was killed at Annan on Sunday last, which
exhibits to the eye of the naturalist one of the most
striking circumstances we recollect ever to have heard
of. This rat seems formerly to have had one of its
hind feet snapped off by a trap, just below the knee
joint, and the wound has, through time, healed up :
at this part, there is actually formed a new foot, with
the claws, &c. precisely the same as any of the others;
and the bone, which had been cut through farther
down than the flesh, still remains.—(Mid.)
Mr. Hugh Edmondson, of Caltbwaite, in Cumber-
land, about seven weeks since, had a sow which li-
tered 13 pigs ; and about the same time a bitch
whelped two pups. The sow smothered one pig, and
leaving only 13 paps, one pig was pat to the bitch,
which she suckled for five weeks. About a fortnight
ago the pig Was taken from its foster-mother, who is
still-SCo'itesiched as to exhibit to it the almost fond-
s. SS while she drives the-other pigs from hes.

NAUTICAL LovrimadasNce.
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The Rag India Ciespany's ship Prince &gilt •
rived of the Wight on the 10th inseam, frees •
—She left Mica() the 17th of Jaime*, in '
with the Castle 11lady, already arrived : parted
the Castle Mindy of Algoa Bey. to g* imp tilt
to repair her ihiSoll-111114 I arrived there ea OA-.
March. and sailed spin ow the 111 of t "iumviCill
at St. Helena on the lith of Aptil, dui
on the 18th of Alvin. r !. lilt
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The Tea Pianist, Paitial, fleasltdassi ima r
m e*
foundered ifkb May, hp, lat. 43. 15. long men
.
crew andpassengers were taken np y thi ty ; ~,,,,„,
IStb, In 1nt.43. . long. 411. Which Its arti •it Usti;
pool.
BOMRAY, Jas. 7.—The Thalia to sail 1541 isle. iltd :,
only free traders at present In the harboat.&" are the kb: I
nab, Sir Stephen Lnehlagton, and. itogbasi; dosed ?
latter are engaged by Goternme
country ships, as trantports foe . • i!
ling out for the Arabian csial£ . Nike te3lllllgtgii•!,
2
howeverts net wanssd, nee imi until the 0414,4
tee comes isle the atarbeti, there oataally hung bogus
in the place for shipment at present.
CAPE or GOOD HOPE, MAIRCH 30.—The 11. Cat BA*
Hornblow, got on shore at the Little Bowes,. bid
put into Point de Halle; she intended p s
I.
Bombay to be doeied. Ihe Lady Banks hod '
leak, and put into Point de Chile, with stir am a,
her held. to repair. The Partridge bad pso2 ink/
on her arrival at Bombay, that they were *I to rim
her on shore, and she is since beembe II
tiolcondo parted from the ship Nicosia, Oaatalsettate
London, yesterday ; on the 47th inst. saw a Igo Walsh
ship, standing Westward. The Gauges, Falifaarroes I
spoken with off the Cape, all well, by a maggeg ski;
and had no intention of touching bete. The &bum I
went to pieces in the night between the 22d awl* ,
inst.; the most valuable part of her cargo is saved. 11,
Lady Borringdon parted from three anisettes theta l
inst. in a south-east gale, ran foul of the Lady Flees,
and was supplied by her with an anchor, after doing Lee
some little damage, which has canned her detention.
Ltveneom., June 9.—Extract of a knee from Ha.
vannah, dated April 30. The British ship Hall, of Li-
verpool, from Jamaica for London, in a gale of wind,
vesterthty, was thrown oh the racks at the outman of
the harbianr, and will be lost; cargo saw. rank sail
roffee. Aleut. I fear this will be the Hall, from Jamaica
for Liverpool.
l'nwr Louts, (leLa or FRANCE.) MARCO I.—The AI.
hion, West, and the liclipse, Stewart, received considers
able damage in their hulls, masts, &e. in a hearysalacm
the 4th Jan. off the tape. The brig Dragon Wafter,
from Calcutta for Port Jackson, was, a little before al.
light, on the morning of the 30th Jan. run on board et
by a Dutch brig, bound to Batavia, in lat. SI. S. leo
both masts, ant received material damage in the hell.
PonTrotot;Tn, Jwsa Io.—The Johanna von leg
laden smith brandy and wine, was towed into Spithasi t
this evening, a wreck, by the Dolphin cutter; she le.
in caught fire, had been scuttled and abandoned byte I
crew, when the Dolphin fell in with her; the men, iti ;.
supposed, escaped in a galliot which was in company.

SLATS TRADE IT THE PORTUQUESICe—BahiII, Much
15.—Arrived on the 6th instant, the Portugama brig
the Been Carniuho, from Quilemttnes, with 2(,4 slaves
on board ; 116 died on the passage; and the next
day thp Portuguese brig Dorado arrived from Mourn-
VIP with 313 slaves f one hundred and eighty died
nn the voyage!!

As alarming accident occurred at Valenciennes on
the 4th inst. at an early hour in the morning:—Some
imprudent person entering with a light a part of the
garrison (the Gate of Lille) where a great deal of pow-
der was kept, a terrible explosion took place, leaded
guns, bombs, &c. went off, and in a short time the faar
towers of the building fell to the ground. Only ow
man, however, was killed. The loss is immense; and
such was the intensity of the lire, that the lead, ins,
and copper of the armoury were melted, and formed a
tremendous lava. There new remains of this edifice,
which dates its origin from the 16th century, and
which has defied various sieges, only the bare walls.

num.—About five o'clock on Sunday evening, a
fire broke oat at the Prussian-blue manufactory, be-
longing to Mr. Bullevincle, Maiden lane, Battle-
bridge, which burned with great fury ; the Munn
communicated to the feather-bed manufactory beloac
ing to Mr. Ward, which adjoins. Several engines
having arrived, and there being a plentiful supply of
water, the fire was prevented from spreading farther,
and it was got under. Mr. Bullevincle's warehouses
were destroyed, and the feather-bed manufactory was
much damaged.
On Monday the 29th ult., No. 14,041 was drawn a
Prize of X 21,000 Consols, and sold by BISII, in
Shares, viz.

One Quarter at CARMARTHEN
One Quarter in LONDON
One Eighth in LONDON
One Sixteenth at Baru
One Sixteenth at EDINBURGH
One Sixteenth in LoNuns
One Sixteenth at hisinsToNa
One Sixteenth at blAaLnuarnan

One Sixteenth at MARGATE
Bisll also sold the following Prises, all drawn the
same Day :
11.331 .I'l,ooo 7,969... Pon
1,610 ..• ItiO 161,494 RV
3'317•••••••••••• 1140 11,476 .......... 11u
11,367............. 230 KU I ...... Ilu
16,673 420 &c. &e.
Mimi also sold in the Lottery drawn in March, Three
Prizes of 21,11001., and several smaller Capitals,
Every Ticket or Share Ch.ince bought on or before
the 28th May, was finally derided on the 29th May.
Ticket and Share Chances are on Sale at !fish's Of-
fices, 4, Cornhill, and 9, Charing-Cross, London ; and

by his Agents in the Country.
All the 3,1102 Prises, including the £40,200
Prises, must be drawn the 14th of This Mottb.

(Jane.)

MARRIED.
On the 17th May. at Plunistesil. Kent, Mr. Joseph Ri-
chardson. jets. of Or,enwirh, to Miss Elisabeth Bossfirld
Bios. late of Blackheath.
Yesterday. at tit. Mary the Virgin. Aidersesnbory, Ro-
bert Jacerab. Esq., of John-street, to Catherine
eldest daeghter of George Elwell, Esq. of Alderatanbur!.

DIED.
Os Friday, the Bth inst., aged 27. Frances, the wife of Mr.
J. M. Binekee, of Stretford, Essex.
Os Friday, the 9th inst., at his sons 's house, at Islingtoe,
Mr. J. Edenboroegh. sen., aged 71.
Os Sunday. the 10th instant, Mrs. An Clarke, Battersea-
Web, Surrey. relict of the IsteJames Clarke. Esq.

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