The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-11-13 00:00:00

SCOTLAND.
F,Dis nun n n, Nov. 9.—On Tuesday evening a fri gilt-
/el accident happened in the menagerie exhibiting at
the bottom of Leith Walk. A working man, with a
ef:ild in his arms, was, among other spectators, ad-
s-A ring a fine Zebra, whose e,age Is next to that of one
of the lions. The latter animal, with one of his
paws, made a snatch at the child, and pulling it oat
or its father's arms, got its bead within the bars of
his cage. The poor man, on perceiving the danger of
his infant, fainted away. Some of the bystanders in-
stantly attacked the ferocious animal with sticks, and
succeeding in rescuing its intended victim, but not
before the poor child was dreadfully lacerated about
the bead and face. Some nights previous, a lady, in-
teutiously standing two close to the same animal's
cage. bad a shawl torn from her shoulders, but forma-
stately sustained no personal injury.
On Thursday night between the hones of ten and
eleven o'clock, the large Scribbling and Fulling Mill,
le Eceleshill, the property of Messrs. Graves, Thorn-
ton and Co. was discovered to be on fire, and in a
few minutes the flames burst forth in every direction,
and in little more than an hour, the whole of this
loge building was burnt M the ground. So rapid was
the progress of the fire, that two of the workmen who
were in one of the chambers when the lire began,
found it impossible to escape by the staircase, and
were obliged to precipitate themselves out of the win-
dow; fortunately, however, they did not receive any
serious injury. We are happy to state, that no lives
were lost.
'The old man formerly noticed for carrying through
de country a heavy load of useless articles, made his
appearance yesterday in the Saltmarket, His uncouth
looks, together with the size and variety of his hur-
tles, brought round him such a crowd, that the police
thought it prudent to conduct him to the office, where
he still remains. His burden was so large, that he
bad to be disencumbered of part of it before lie could
get up the oflllll4oStair. It consists of Iv broken tea-
kettle, severaitideces of old iron, broken sickles, old
tin pans, old shoes, bare-,skins, old rags of all de-
scriptions and colours, and an endless variety of soft
and hard articles, put up in parcels. To a variety of
questions he answered, "My name's Francis Scott ;
some say I belsng to the south of Scotland ; I am now
about four-seore, and I ha'e travelled the touns and
countries for sixty years, wi' my wee pickle things;
I'm unto fond o' making money, whur I can do't
honestly; but I ba'e been mackle wranged. I liee
suffered stir sair in my bargains wi' baith misters
and servants. Sometifes I gang about a bale week
and dis'na mak a Ammo ; but I'm no dear for my
keeping. I ba'e cooked na'e warm meat for mysel for
forty years. I never bide tang in au' house, and I
carry by bed about wi' me." He was lying on the
cold damp floor, whisk be bad preferred to the wooden
bench in the apartment.—(Glasgow Chronicle.)

Sri ClDE.—According to as account, which has been
published of the number of suicides during the seve-
ral months of the last ten years lathe City and Liberty
of Westminster, it appears that the saying commonly
Applied to " the gloomy month of November" is not
verified by observation. The average on the whole
is nearly 19. per month. The average of the several
months as follows :—Nov. 17 ; Dee.l7 ; January 21;
February, 20 ; in March, 24 ; is April. 16 ; May, 14 ;
June, 25; July, 30; August, 15; September, 15;
October, 12. Of the above, 163 were, males (includ-
ing four of fclo de se,) and 63 were females,
DEATH OF A liftsza.—Mr. M. Piper, whose death,
at Whitehaven, we lately announced, had amassed a
fortune of above 30,0001. Abstemiousness. self-de-
nial, and inflexible perseverance in the attainment of
leis object marked the whole tenour of his conduct ;
and these are only virtues so far as their object is
a laudable one ; but his object was, exclusively the
hoarding up riches, and on this his whole heart and
soul were invariably fixed. At the sordid shrine of
Plains he sacrificed every generous principle, every
humalfe and charitable feeling, and not these only. but
rven his own cooforts. He began the world literally
. with nothing ! In early life he was a seaman, and,
when on board, descended to the most servile of-
fices for the meanest sailor for the sake of a penny.
Till within a short period of his long-expected demise,
he boarded at the rate of Bs. a-week. a sum which he
always paid with heartfelt reluctance, and which be
usually endeavoured to diminish by some petty set-
off. If he happened to dine or drink tea abroad,
he carefully calculated the proportionate expense and
• deducted it from his board wages. He sometimes went
• a fishing, and the value of the fish which he caught
and made use of was deducted in the same way ; but
most commonly be obliged his landlady to take the
fish at the highest market price. By the various deaths
which from time to time took place among the colla-
teral branches of his family, he acquired seine addi-
tions to his property ; and with the exception of thesis
• and his own parsimonins savings, time and compond
interest did all the rest. His drese bespoke the pa

• nnry of bis disposition, one suit lasting away years.—
As to shirts be had but two, which were latterly worn
to tatters, insomuch that the poorest mendicant would
have sold them for rags. To keep them together de-
• lied the power of the washer-woman, who, to her own
defence, bad them mended with a little fresh linen, for
which, on presenting her account. he generously gave
her a half-penny ! In him the " ruling passion" was
" strong as death." A little before his dissolution.
'being very faint, be actually refused a little brandy on
account of its expense, yet so long as he had any
strength remaining, be partook freely of any refresh-
ment which was offered as a gift, saying " the neigh•
hours are very good to one." And thus be acted
through life, being fond of good eating and drinking,
at his neighbour's expense. He took much credit to
himself for bis posthumous beneficence; but was never
known to give one penny to the poor. Agreeably to
a wish ke had expressed whilst living, his remains
w re depoiited within the Nationol School in Kendal,
which mill now, in consequence of his decease, come
. into the disencumbered possession of 20001. To si•
miler institutions in Whitehaven and Lancaster, the
like sum was given on the same condition, of paying
so him during life. the full interest of that sum.—
(eorlisle Journal.)

The Isaac Todd, from Londe. to Quebec, and two
ether vessels, were wrecked moor Gaspe*. Crews avid.
The Grace, frost Easter to Melds, pit into Hall
tbe 6th inst., with leas of maloatast.