The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-06-17 00:00:00

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SIUMNO INTEbLIOSNUI

DKAL. Jima ig.titiod E.—tame down from the Rim
esid sellodobe Mime, Probye, sad the Royal George,
Reynolds. for Calofts; the Tnisbe, Reddie, for Jemmies ;
rad the Eclipse, Lest. for Rlibos.—Arrived sad sailed for
tie River. the binerva. Dale, 'fur Virgihic—Seitod. the
Outeh Mute Dge Reed, !tart. for Gibraltar.—Half past
6, p.m. ThealtAtat George, for Calcutta, remains. - •
Portsmouth PLAVIIIIIIM Awl Falmouth.—No ',rivals
or sailing., .

At Pigment) the Light•house of the breakwater.iito
be built not or, but within thst enormous mole, and, of
course, near tie western extremity of it.—(fisid.)
A seaman selonging to H. M. Ship Canner, in .111*-
moan., was Ist week tried by a Court-Martial, for
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tempting to stab his Captain with a bayonet. Hs wiais.
condemned to be hanged, but the sentence was on Satiti
day committal, by order from the Admiralty, to swan
years' tranomrtatiae.
King's cetera regularly sail from Plymouth to Cahill
and back, h. the' purpose of obtaining correct informs,
lion on the Sate of Affairs in the Month of Spain, We
understand that that the people of Cadiz consider the
war as only commenimd, and are persnaded that a new
aspeGt of affairs will shortly present Itself. They re•
rat maim the period is the Peninsular war, when pearly
MI Spain, with the exception ofCadis. was in the bands
of the enemy, and they seem confident-that even a simi-
lar state of things would lead to the same remit-1. t
the expulsion of the invaders. It appears that the Sp I-
siah Marine is in a most deplorable state; and that the
Inas of the correttedaden with treasure, captured by the
Jean Bart, French sbipmtwar, in the W'st Indies, was
a most inaitypielOug event for gpain, in her present want
of casb.--(Wese Briroc)
DOM, Jose 13.—(Ecraacr or a Patll4lll LITTZt.)--•
"Arrived his Majesty's steam packet, the Arrow, Captain
King, from Calais, and the Hoverelgn steam packet, Caraln
Hayward, jun. from Boulogne, with three carriages and a
number of passengers. By persons arrived to-day, we were
sorry to learn that the Lord Liverpool London steam-packet,
which got ashore on her last voyage, received so much in-
jury that she was 33 hours in making her passage back to
London ; considering, however, the danger she was in, we
consider the injury she sustened as of smell impartsnce. as
no lives were lost. P, S. The London coaches have just ar-
rived. sad broaeht several passengers who were on hoard
the Liverpool steam packet which left London this morning;
bat owing to another accident, at present unknown, she was
obliged to return."
nottiTot...koa 13.—1 t is rumoured in this city that
the celebrated Bergasni and Lady sailed toge-
ther from hence for Dublin ou Tuesday last, in the St.
Patrick steam packet.
The eregtion of a Council House on the scite of the

• ' • grdtriencia • temas.
:RETTING Al' TATVERSAI.f.'B,:hII,II
poncorraNST. i.aeaa--7 to agst itherwood-9 to 2
cut ?biker —4 to 4 egg Tancrid-9 to 1 *gig Miss
hatioy-1600 to £5 asst Prosody.
TaoittOb /into rot 200 Sottitttows.—Tbe Bportinz
Match between Captain IGllardrrhorse OodOlphis and Mr.
Harrington's brawn mitre, took piece yesterday, over two
smiles of Oaf, at. Wrexham. Essex. The Match was to trot
eighteen stiles against each other, end to carry nine stone.
Tbe horses started at opposite ends, and did Uie ground as
follows :
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tem MIAMI. Tag 11011lii.
.„ min. see. in. sec.
trap
The first two adios ea* by 7 32 • • 7 Sit
flentind .. • 7 28 .. 7 ST
Third 4 .. 7 32;
Fourth ditto 7 24 .. 7 ' 36
Fifth ditt0.......... • 7 24. . • 6 30
Sixth ditto
Bettintb ditto . •••••. ir 4* • 7 '4411
Eighth 414t0 if N .. 8 ' 1 '
Ninth dittob. s• •V. 811: 7,w .

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The Race was won by the.mare easy falba lest two mike.
?he mare broke Into a gallop in the sixth mil and the horse
did in the thirteenth mile. The horse was bicked at bto
Otter the drat two miles.
Hoarsen MATCA.—Toe Trervi Patti
Yesterday afternoon the second annual Pelee Wherry, given
by the Gentlemen of the lona of Court and attars, as an olt-
eating mein to industry, wes contended for,by eight miler-
men belonging to Temple Stairs, which was decided in three
hefts by the eadermentioned persons, distinguished as (al-
loys, viz.—
Thome. Rdw. Collins ...Orange
B. Windsor Pink its. Watford....Purpte
Jas. r -4+ .Brown Henry Idallett....Leght Biro
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Eight Webster.. Green I Chas. Gingen ....Yellow.
The competitors proceeded front buoys stationed in the
centre of the River, opposite Temple Gerdes', up roved a
boat moored off the Adelphi, down the north shore, through
the second arch of Bleckfriars Bridge, back again round the
boat off the Adelphi, and then to the prize wherry lying
of Temple Gardens ; the first two boats in each heat to be
entitled to contend for the prize, which was declared in fa-
vour of scarlet, grave. light.blue, and purple.
Soon after seven o'clock, the successful Candidates in the
preceding heats, having arranged themselves is readiness,
proceeded by signal from the appointed station to go the
distance over again for the grand Prize. This contest was
most ably maintained by the I competitors, each be-
ing confident of success. Victory, however, was finally de-
cided in favour of Light Bine, who took possession of his
Prize in the presence of an immense cineourse of spectators
that lined the bridges end banks of the river.
Boluses.—This day (Tuesday) wi'l be a floe day's plat la
the boxing line between Cooper •the gypsey. and Biihop
Sharpe, for one hundred sovereigns. Betting is nearly eve,*
hat the mosey for choice. There are two other Matches.—
The sport will take place at about the same distance as Mori-
sey, but In a contrary direction.

present, has occupied the attention of oar Corporate
Body for some time past. The new building will be in
the Grecian style, from& des'gn by Sinirke, and will com-
bine architectural haauty with public accommodation.—
The work, we believe, will be commenced immrdia'eiy.
The tepposition among the Steam Packets, although
not very profitable to the proprietors, is likely to operate Respeeting the late outrage at Weston. near Ball., the
Bath Herald of Saturday says—"We have received a Letter
greatly to the tdvautage of the public. In the notices ot
under the signature of ••Veritas," contradicting some orthe
two establishments of this description, a few digs ago,
we observed a curious contest as to who should accommo•
revolting circumstances detailed in our lost, in the article
headed " Horrible Outrage." Such a communication, on
date the public on the cheapest terms; at length, one of anonymous authority, is Inadmissible, especially when op=
them, thinking be would give his rival the coop-de-grac4 posed to facts regularly swore to, on Magisterial inoetige-
annouaced in large letters—" Fare to— W. Os. dd.!" don. It may not be *miss for us here to state. as well for
Bet the adverse party, that he might not be outdone, int• the information of oar Correspondent. as an allusion to some•
mediately announced— other doubts that have been raised oe this subject, that
" Fare to-01. os. Od. (aid a bottle of porter to whatever maybe the result of this entiappy ear.. in its
.fu-
each pawner !!!") . tare legal process, (be particulars which appeared Inoue Last
,_ZACItiIIY v. Werra.—A Writ of Inquiry was held on Herald were " onexaggerated abstracts of the evidence
ikon before the Magistrates, and were supplied to es
Tiesday, at the Star. Bedminster, to assess damages in by e friend wholly a narejudiced agaiost either ofthe parties."
this case, for an assault and bottery. The defendant had For the last forty-two years four successive days have
met plaintiff walking with his wife in Melsom-street, not elapsed without a haslet t thing place at the parish of
Bath, awl to revenge a former quarrel, struck plaintiff Stoke Demerol. until last week, when from Monday to
with his umbrella, which blow broke his head and struck Thursday last there was not a single inners!.
the skin of his wife's now. The defendant suffered. An inquest was held on Saturday at the Wbitecress-
judgmeat ip default at the last Somerset assizes, and a street Prison, on the body of Catherine Christie, aged 60
Sheriffs Jury now gave 1001. with 40s. cos s, yeses. Mr. Thomas Wadi:, surgeon to the prison, stated
At the Petty Sessions, held in Swansea, last week, Wen, that tbe deceased, on the 17th of February last, was a
Lewis. a Sheriff's Officer, was, under the ammo of the prisoner for debt, aod being indisposed, he was called to
37th Geo. 111., a 23, for regulating the costs of distresses attend her, and found that she bad appearano a; of dent
the for payment of small rents, convicted in three times and rheumatism, and within the last few days she bad an
the amount of the sum overcharged by bins, with fall inflammatory attack which terminated her existence.—
costa—We hope this will operate as a warning to others, The Onversor of the prison said that he understood the
and deter them from oppressing those whom adversity deceased was a female of some notoriety ; but during her
may place within their reach. confinement, not a singleindividoal had visited her. Mr.
On Saturday last, a spirited horse, harnessed to a cart Wadd, the surgeon, said that inquiries bad been made
with a gentleman's baggage and a boy therein, having about the deceased, and it was found that for solar years
taken fright at the sapping of the sails of Abe Ilfracombe she bad lived "by her wits;" she had cut a great figure at
packet, then lying in Swansea harbour,. set off at full one time, and pretended to be the widow of i distinguish.
speed, and in his progress leaped over the Quay into the ed Colonel, and had applied at the Horse Chards for a
neer. The tide being in attbe time, the boy was shortly pension; the frandnlent representation being dlsoovered,
picked up by the vessel's boat,having received no injury, the pension was refused her. Daring her confinement
bet the horse, which was a valuable one. was salons- she tied obtained considerable soma of money froth the
stately drowned.
Nobility and Gentry, by addressing letters to them,
We are lrejoiced this week to convey to oar readers in stating her distressed condition. Mr. Spencer, the
general, and the commercial part of them in particular, keeper, said that the deceased, when brought to the pr..
the gratifyingintelligence, that Government havingson, was taken on a Court of Requests execution fur the
agreed to advance a sum of money to the Committee of sum of 11.195. lid. ; he had no doubt of the arrest being
Management of the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal, that a friendly one, and when the forty days expired, she gqt
highly important project, which has so long remained a friend to lodge a detainer agait.st her, to enable her to
incomplete from want of fond, and which is so admit- take the benefit of the Insolvent Art. He had also die.
ably cilculated• to open and facilitate the communication covered that she bad plismjered her last lodgings is
betwein this city and the manufacturing districts in the Crawford street, and that shF sought an asylum in ft e
North. is now likely to be speedily carried into effect.—
prison to prevent her being tried criminally fur the rot.
(Bristol ilereary.) berg. He could not discover that she bad a single friend
A Pawricat. Butt ; on, SCOTCH TRAVELLtiII.—A In- or relative left, though many persons knew hex when she
moms incident, which was nigh leading to a fatal result, was the dashing Mrs. C—, the chore arnie of a. Noble
at a respectable Hotel in Belfast, on Saturday Lord. The Jury having viewed the body (the renesies
last. Three Scottish Gentlemen (whose names we forbear of a very handsome person) returned a verdict of Natu-
oneadooiait) having arrived in the Eclipse Steam Pacifier, put sal Death.
up at the Hotel. They had e coasiderahie seasof money in Euteanv Glasses, Fe it metier., lie.—Tbe Nobility erg
their possession, and, for their better security, they proposed Gentry are latimil to inspect the Ware-roornsofCoopet acd
*stet, together in one room, and were accordingly accent- son, tidl, Bishopsgete.st.-Within.where it exhibited 1111 11.10$01::
seamed with a three bedded one. Some time lifter they had meat of new and second-hand Plate GI , Mairehiy see-
reeked, while imaginatioo was, perhaps, conjuring upriireful ed to every description of Drawing or Dining-rooms. I.
nof bloodthirsty robbers and midnight asaassiaations.one prices are just reduced 40 per atilt. on Plates messitrice.
ee watchful trio soddenly exclaimed 0. 1 see a MOM !"--. WO inches by 72, and upwards ; and on those of smaller d -
nis alarming annunciation was instantly followed by mentions the alteration will be found equally important.—
the Gentleman starting up, in order to secure the door,. The extensive preferencet ulgiven
eprtoo this
rt Establishment .s
t.
sad prevent the escape of the robber : while, cautiously thankfTuollysatockneoverince: dby
slipping out from the viewing, he was espied by one of
clog
adeisn
aasar
superior
maigtinheeirr g.riaptirtitictlec,:slirrittiFo:litroeettbet;cingatonat:
his terrorotenek companions, who, thinking lee was the I
hope to merit a coatiousnco of public support. In the fief.
robber, qoickly sprang forward, seized a chair, ant
nt, is comprised every new rand elegant *r-
atio him with desperate fury. 'the third individnal Ilitietie 0-drrt6"
i pholuery, Cabinet, and Chair Work, regulated pp >
alio 'tined in the attack, ana the con,e„ence was op suck a scale of economy, as to demand and ensiles the pa-
likely to be dreadful ; at this moment, the noise having tronage of rank and fashion.
amassed the landlord and some of his savants, they dew
The most prominent trait of beauty in either Sex, is a
Sowards the bed room, and forced the door.
Mee Head of Hair, which is easily produced by tb.
A light being introduced, the reader may judge
wonderful powe
the astonishment of the parties, when it was powers of HOWLAND'S dIACAIISAI OIL. The
on sod genuine—which possesses exclusive ever.
discoveredby
the two Gentlemen that the sup-
gette properties in nourishing the Hair, preventing ite
e
posed bloody robber was no other than their own coin- felling
oor turning Grey, io cases of Sicknres. Alarm,
panion, who lay speechless, covered with wounds, and '"
Fright, Study, Acconchernents, &c.—preserves to the
weltering in his blood. Surgical aid was immediately latest period of life—promotes a luxuriant growth 011
procured-, and the unfortooate Caledonian, who bad been
dreadfully wounded, is now in a fair way of recovery. the baldest places, adds strength o the roots ; produces
Strong Cowls, which damp weather or exercise cense:
Some idea may be formed of the violence inflicted en
effect ; renders hair that is dry harsh and as soft as silk,
him, when we mention that the chair (a strung reahce
_i_asy,
elegant
sod beautiful. This Oilialaantanbie in
the
gaily one) was literally dashed to pieces in the scuffle.— '
(Dstlefia Breniag Poet.) Nursery; as a due attention to Children's flair, is of*,
greatest lesportance.lt eradicates the scarf mays:lit please*.
The present state of the agricultorai interest of the
sad makes the hair firm at the roots and taxes a ramie% '
country may. is some degree be seen, by the vast quail. foal a, beautiful head of Hair. 'Produces Whiskers,
ti ty of valuable landed property which this paper exbi• E4bries, Ste. This Oil has been for many years 'tat.
bits for traosfer.—(/bias) versa* admired and acknowledged superior to all ethers,
There are sow living in the parish of Kilsyth, a man and by its inestimable virtue*, is daily bosomed situ
94 veers old, and three men who are each S 3 years old, in the mintier* of Royalty, the Nobility, Beokry, sad.ppli-
gock health-fad following their employments, There lie, at tutr,—Tise sole Proprietors have jowt sukp4e/
are bnkiee two couple, who have teem 63 years married. their Agent. in Town -and Country, ,with a suil4*
The resettle if tar is 52, sad the oldest 55. The mouthy. Also theikEssamcs op Teas. tar • elimlgiliar
emitter " -tf these ' Perms will amount to about Rea or GreL Ray to lack or Drone. The Gsirtsileklu

ages o,

eight