The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-08-12 00:00:00

NAVAL IN I'eq,LIGENCE.

DE AL, Aria. IL—Arrived stud sailed for the Riper
the Willie, Bradfield, from Rabic—Caine down from
the River and sailed the Robert Edward, Sherburne,
for Charleston.—One of the homeward-bound ships
that guise(' yesterday, after working through the
•Galls, bore up for Ike Downs—particulars gukuown,
and still remains.

POIITiMOUTY, AUG. 11.—Arrived the Union,
Whitaker, from Jamaica, whence she sailed the td
of June: spke the Richard find Sibels, all well.
The Lord Cianitoun, sailed the It Jane for
England. The William Bryant arid the Cleveland
had arrived safe out.—Sailed the Speke, Quinton,
(or Calcuvta.

RAMSGATE. Ava. 11.—The Resetotien, from
Antwerp, and the Nassau, from Rotterdam, both
bound to London, hare put in here for shelter.
liAitivicu, Atm. 11.—Arrived the Lady Nepean
maim, with a Mail and passenger* from Cozhaven.
IltitA, Aca. B. Arrived the Perseverance, Pat-
'iron, from Greenland, with' four fish.
AliG O.—Arrived the Esmouth, Thompson, from
ditto, nine
BANFF, AUG. 7.—The brig Triad, Ridley, it.
rived this thy from Greenland, with two &It; the
Mite died on the passogo.

FURTHF-R PARTICULAR % OF THE. FIRE IN RAT-
CLIFFE HIGHWAY.
Most of the unfortunate individuals who were ',owned oat la
coneeque r. of the late calamitous fire, have lost all their p•o-
-petty, bin h ippily no lives were lost. —The whole of Tuesday
wis occupied by the firemen in diggi th.• rubs, in hope. of
finding some of the property, hut they only succeeded in 6. d-
iag some oo.•reigns, .•nd other trill ng a. tides. A desk, be-
longing to Mr. Worker, containing property to a ro siderable
an.uunt, is missing. thus of the firemen no fuesda) found smear
the -upporiers of the desk in the ruins almost in a perfect state,
which 1.41 ton great anxiety to the recovery of the properly I
but ou digging for some time afterwards, hot the lea t s.ssop
tom of any particle of the desk appeared.
Friday evening, when a mo-
ment before there appeared to be a perfect calm, the
inhatitants of Croydon, near the (larch, were thrown
into alarm by the suilden rising to a great height in
the air of foot leen pieces of cloth that had been peg.
gad down in the bleach-ground of Messrs. S. and I'.
Storey, one piece of which was so twisted round the
steeple of the church that it required a great length
of time to disentangle it, another piece on a large
tree that stands in the cho►ch-yard.
The long continuance of dry weather has been par-
ticularly favourable to the youpg broods of partridges
and pheasants throughout the kingdom. In come of
the Southern counties the coveys of partridges are
large and numerous beyond all laiter precede Wt.
A fire broke out at one o'clOilt this morning, in
the upper story of Mr. Graham's, grocer, on Led•
gate-hill, but owing to a plentiful supply of water,
and the prompt assistatice of the firemen, it was very
soon subdued, after burning part of the roof only:
The Tyrolesian Peasants from Italy,whosel)toicing
on Stilts four feet high, has surprised John Bull and
his numerous family so much as to cause the doors of
ASTLEY'S Amphitheatre to be surrounded every even-
ing at an early hour, in order to gain admission,
finally terminate their engagement on Saturday nett,
after which, report says, they return to the Conti-
nent.
LYING IN STATE.—A very considerable crowd of
people were assembled in Fore-street, during the
greater part of yesterday, to view the remains of a
Miss Hill, lying its state. She was the daughter of a
tobacconist, who, some years ago, left her a consider•
able property, which, by economy, she extended to
,0001. it

1 sale, awe property, wnicu, lay rG, ...... iv, , ay., •.• --- .
atera- the large sum of 100,0001. The principal part of it at this season. It will he advisable for al! those wan
ske has left to Methodist religious establishments, have butter for sale to bring it to market ;fume-
I, bait and to various charitable institutions; the remainder distely, as all sccours agra that the make of but. ‘
among her relations. ler will be very abundant thin year.
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