The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-12-23 00:00:00

L INTELLIGENCE,
22.—Arrived aed remain in the Downs
Margaret, Moly°, from St. Kitt's ;
ion, from St. Vincent's ; George,
'iramichi, for Grangemouth ; Ann,
ev Brunswick, for Hull ; Aurora,
Smyrna ; Agnes, Spain from New
aia, Beckett, from Quehec.—Came
River and sailed, the Washington,
; Loyal Briton, Plookett, for
Hope; British Army, Palmer, for
laces Ann, for Africa ; Oro-
fer Cork and Bengal ; and the
Irons Newcastle, for Charente.—
ib, for New South Wales, ill ordered
,r to repair the damage she sustained
and, and will sail the first fait wind.
DEC. 21.—Came in his Majesty's brig '
to St. Helena, Sm.; she run down
belonging to this port is the night, and
:o men were drowned.
FALMOUTH, DEC. 20.—Arrived his Majesty's ship
Les., from a creize.
LlentrooL, DEC. 21.—The Henry, —, for the
West ludi'es, was stranded about 28th Oetobt,r, ot
Petridge Island, the cargo sold, and the ship tot off.
—The Triton, llogarth, from Liverpool to St. An-
drew's, New Brunswick, pot into St. John's, New
Brunswick, in distress, sth Nuv. wills loss of her
maintop-mast and leaky.
HULL, DEC.. 21.—The Dairy Maid, ---,
from York to London ; and the London,
from London to ran on board of each other
on the night of inst., when off Cromer, sod the
former received so much damage that she immediately
801 k—clew saved.
RAMSGATE, DEC. 22.—The brig Mary, Jones,
from Ireland to London, with provisions, was got
off last night, and brought into this harbour, dis•
masted and making much water. The brig Effort has
drove off' the sand into the North Sea, or seek in
deep water—the former was most probable, and a
boatman of this place landed this morning from a
ship, who reports, while on board her he maw a
vessel at a great distance with her sails flying *bout,
as if abandoned ; the boat he belonged to made to.
• wards her, and is not yet returned.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 22.—Sailed his Majesty's ship
Salisbury, for the West Indies; and Fos and Inte-
grity transports, for Cork.

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The Mastership of St. Catharirtee, near the Tower,
is in the gift of the QUEEN, whenever there is one.—
That establishment having been founded by FLEA-
Non, wife of Eowatto I. the wives of reigning So-
vereign, have always been permitted to nominate the
Master. If Colonel Desettourr, the late Master,
had died before the late Quest'', there can be no
doubt, that Major. General TAYLOR, to whose the
Patrice RRGENE has given the office, would hare re.
celved it from her MAJESTY, the Genetsl having so
lout filled what was, perhaps, the moat coo&
denthal office about the KING, and having 1,4.'0 also
Secretary to herself. The Mastership has been unk•
formly conferred upon persons of some distinction. It
•was held, in 1710, by the Earl of PETERSHAM.
The only individuals who have inspected her late
" Next:vile. Will are the PRINCE REGENT, the Duke
of Yana, -the Duchess of GLoucesvee, the Princess
AUGUeTA, end Sir Joust NICUOLL, the Judge of the
Prerogative Court. The reason assigned for the de.
ley is, that they bare not taken an account of the
property.
The late QUEEN left her suite of garnets only to
the dowager Queen of WIRTEMBERG, because gar-
, Mete are the only precious atones that can be worn
. deep mourning, which the Dowager Queen is
let heed to wear for life. All her other diumonds
tatileleft to be divided among the other four Prin.'
ceases, equally. Her fine wardrobe, said to be of
iseinense value, she has left to Madame BECKEN•
MOREY.
STRATUTIELOSAIN—Orders ere gone down to ex-
pedite the, arrangements for building the Palace fur
she Duke of WELLINGTON. The ground was marked
last week, and this week the topping of trees and
removal of other incumbrances will commence. In
Jess than 10 days the purchase trolley will be paid
into the hands of the Earl of RIVERS. We are touch
pleased to add, that never was there a bargain eerie:
pitted so much to the satisfactiou of all the part'
cononned.
It Ippears, by accounts from Liverpool, that the
tee rite(' hdve assumed a sudden briskness, quite "nee-
peeled and unusual at this advanced period of the
year, so near thetime of closing and winding up of ac-
counts. Several speculators in cotton made their ap-
pearance, and large purchases west, made by private
treaty, on Thursday, Friday, and firsturday.. The pub-
lic sales of tbisarticle, on Friday,werealso numerously
attended and conducted with more briskness than was
expected. Upwards of 5000 hales of the various de-
scriptions were sold ; and as there was considerable
- competition among the buyers, it contributed to im-
prove the prices, which may be quoted a shade higher.
Good Bowed were again in chief request, as were
• also Sea Island and Savannahs; Beogals were like-
, wise looking up. Some extensive orders for manor'
. factored goods have also reached Liverpool, chiefly'
for the Mediterranean markets.
Ten thousand pounds is the sum agreed upon b
- the Dock Company, to be given to the Cerporstinit
Dull, for the piece of ground called the Beast Mar-
ket, which ii to be sank into a junction dock for the
accornmodation of the increased shipping belonging
to that port. •
The Rev. Dr. Halloran, convicted of forging a
frank (by using the name of Sir Win. Garrote), tied
sentenced to transportation, sailed on FS day. lest
from Sheerness, on board the Baring convict shipt
bound to New South Wales.
FORTUNATE ESCAPE —On Monday a fire broke
out ire the house of Mr. Newman, baker, at Ed.
monton ; it began in the upper part, in one of which
• rooms was a woman-servant : the devouring element
had made such progress as to intercept the passage
of the young woman down stairs, when she -flow 14
.the window, and precipitated herself frees a three
stories window, when, surprising to say, elan escaped
with only a trifling Epatesirsa in one of her it.g9)
it doin; very well.

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