The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-07-12 00:00:00

AM. OLDHAM.

The will of the late James Oldham Oldham, Esq
of Montague-place, Russel-square, whose death we
announced a abort time niece, was proved on the 6th
instant, in the Prerogative Court of Canter-miry, at
Doctors' Commons, by his son Joseph Oldham, James
Mundell, and Gilbert Stroud, Esquires, the three Exe-
cutors. The testator's house in Montagneeplace, with
all the valuable furniture, plate, and wines. together,
with his carriage and horses, &c. is hequesteed to his
widow, Mrs. Oldham, for her life. together pith a very
handsome income to enable her to support so elegant an
establishment, and after bequeathing four thowtsnd
pounds, to each of his grandchildren; and legacies
of one thousand each for the benefit of the Cha-
pel of the late Countess of Huntingdon, at Spa fields,
and the College at Cheshont ; anti also to several Bible
and Missionary Societies, and other clisritaltle institu-
tions; and numerous small legacies to the Trustees and
Committee of the said Chapel and College ; and also to
several of the Ministers who officiate at the different
Chapels in that connection throughout the kingdom ;
and to his domestic ts. lie bequeaths the im-
mense balk of his personal property amongst his three
sons and anon!, daughter, in suitable and most equitable
proportions. the personal alone is sworn under four
emired thousand pounds.on which the Immense sem of
s.2lllllAtati already been paid foe Probate Ditjy, Intl to
which of course the Legacy Duty on the numerous le-
gacies when paid will form a considerable additioo.
tietddes this immense personal estate, the tes•ator d's-
tributes his numerous mansion-house., farms, and other
freehold property in the Counties of Middlesex and
Buckingham, and also his extensive premises in Holborn,
which melon freehold, anti Isis valuable Rectory of Do-
verdale„ 'Worcestershire, between his three sons, in
most hat iMltsw allotments to each. The will bears date
the 7th of December, Is2l, and by it the testator parti-
cularly desires to be buried at ths College, at Cheshunt,
where the ceremony of his interment accordingly took
place with all due solemnity, on Tuesday, the second
instant.

The steam vessel Rapid, arrived at Leith harbour
front the Broomielaw oft Sunday week, in 85 hours,
baying in thatperiod sailed round the North of Scot-
land, and gone through dm Sound of Hoy, *pi,* lk
tide which bad hitherto been thnugeht itt.possible
stem. When it is taken into consideration that the
Rapid sailed about 650 miles. and stopped hensexigest
at Tuberrapry, Stornoway, Strotoooss, sad Aberde
this feat May well rank amongst the highest ysit
formed by steam navigation.
On Saturday last, a rather singular mackteo was
exhibited on the river Tyne. This vehicle, if so it
may be called, is constructed of two strong pieces of
timber, pointed at the ends, apparently about is feet
is thickness, and united by erase bars. The director
Is elevated on a seat in the centre, and by tarring
with his bands a wheel fixed immediately before him,
from which is a belt that goes round an axle, and
movie; two levers wjth his feet, the maebitte is pro-
pelled forward by a wheel ye each side, in a manner
-Adler to steam boats. There is a rudder attached to
It proceeded at about the pace of an ordinary-
beet, but the working of the machinery appears to be
tatseedsd with considerable labour.—Veteecatle Cher,
aide)
Two fish, of the Lophiva tribe (Lopbius earepeus,)
were taken by same fishermen off Sestiorlasd,4ersea-
day last; the
other about
ral fins, the animal
which it is sal
,askata. The
'airs set whb