The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-08-15 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

DEAL, AUGUST 14.—Came down from the River
last evening and sailed, the Tontine, Turley, fur
Philadelphia.—Also sailed the Symmetry, Jay, fur
Genoa, &c.; Cambrian, Browirrigg, for the Cape of
Good llope ; Rose, Henderson, for Columbia River;
and Hope, Perry, for Chester. The three latter passed
through the Downs this afternoon.—Sailed the Royal
Sovereign yacht for Dover Roads.
PORTSMOUTH) AUGUST 14.—Sailed his Majesty's
ship Rosario on a cruize.; Columbine, Wilson, for
London ; and Riga, Forster, for Riga.
PADSTOW, AuG. l4.—The Vine, E-sery, of and
for Swansea from roam, was brought in here in
distress, basing carried away her fore and main-top-
masts in a gale of wind, at five P.M.
CORK, AUG. B.—Sailed the Tyne, Bell, and the
Earl St. Vincent, Simpson, with convicts, for New
South Wales.
SHEERNESS' AnausT 14 —The prig Ceres, from
London to Pernambuco, has pot into this port with
the loss of her mairt.top.mast.
HULL' AUG. 13.—Arrived the Ajax, Stevenson,
from Greenland, with ten fish, 115 butts
• GRAVESEND' AUGUST 14.—Arrived the William,
Erriogton, from Gottenburgh ; Sceptre, Ord, from
Archangel ; Hoop, Smith, from Ostend ; Friendship,
-Visser, from Worcsm; Ceres, Rinks, from Gibral-
tar; Deborah, Be,i from Christiana; and two or three
more.—Sailed the intrinsic, Taylor, for Hour-derma ;
Davies, Harrison, for Rlsinear ; Barbadoe4 Packet,
Balaton, for ditto ; elicity. Timothy, for Vigo.

"UNLOVED VALVE OF PROPERTY.—On Wednes-1
day last was let by auction, fur 31 years, at annual
rents, the Elephant and Castle Public-house, New-
ington Botts, the Chapel, and Dwelling-house, and
sundry messonges and tenements immediately ad-
joining. The total rental, for the last 21 years, has
been 1001. per annum. The Estate produced on
Wednesday a total annual rental of 6231., subject to
the several takers expeuding in improvements nu less
a sum than 1,7501.
DREADFUL CATASTRONIE.—On Saturday, as
three boys were playing in a field near Bennington,
Ilerts, where some coos were feeding, one of them,
about 16 years of age, proposed to tie one of thel
others to a cow's tail, which, with the assistance of
his remaining companion, he unfortunately accom-
plished. ■nd, horrid to relate, the poor boy soon
fell a victim to the barbarous whim of his associates,
for the enraged animal dragged him up and down the
field at full speed, plunging in all directions, and be-
fore he could be extricated from his perilous situa-
tion, life was totally extinct.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—At an early hour on Thurs-
day morning, as three Gentlemen, inhabitants of
Islington, were passing the New River Head, their
attention was arrested by a noise in the water ; on
going to the spot they perceived a fem.,e struggling
on the surface, as if she had been kept Genet by her
clothes; they immediately got her out, and carried
her to the Blue Coat Boy, Goswell-street-road, where
prompt assistance was rendered...On recovery, she
fell into a Rood of tears, and after some time re.
hated where her mother lived ; that her father was
deed, and she was kept at service: that she was'now
but 16 years old, and that her mistress used her with
great cruelty, but still her mother would not permit
her to leave her place. On the preceding night
' she went to Sadler's Wells, and stayed out too late
' to go home ; that she had wandered about the fields
till at length she formed the dreadful resolution of
self-destruction.—She was sent home to her mother's

residence.
Thursday night, about half-past ten o'clock, Wil-
liam Rhoades, Esq. of Fulham, crossing Fulham-
fields, was met by a single footpad, who, presenting
a pistol, robbed him of his ;noney and watch.
It is mentioned in a French Paper, that a sow, in
the commune of Montmedy, recently brought forth a
monstrous kind of animal, with the head of a bear,
the ears of a roll and the body of an ape, but without
a tail. It only lived eight hours.
Bow-vraorr.—Friday being the day appointed for the ex-
amination of Lord Ranelagh and his five servants, some inteie t
was excited in a number of persons to hear the investigation,
the charge being of an extraordina-y nature, against a Noble
Peer and five or his servants. acting tinder his direction, ftrmed
with a double-barrelled gnn, n piich.fork, and Indian clubs.
for i.seaulting, detaining for half an hour, and obiaini-g seven
shillin.s for the re ease of Mr. Wallace Mill, a Gentleman in
she La's, Mr. Le Gall, and two other Gentiemen, at the time
they had t ken shelter fr •rn a Tinted' storm a short time since,
under a tree at the bark of Lord Itanelagh's grounds at Ful-
ham. After waiting till two o'clock, his Lordship not appear-
ing, the Gentlemen left the Office. slating, that they should in-
dim his Lordship for the smolt, and obtaining she hil-
lines, at the ensuing Middlesex Sessons ; and as to the false
imprisonment, they should proceed by action.