The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-12-08 00:00:00

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His Malesty has not yet appeared in public, the
the full enjoyment of health anti spirit'.
The Maritiess of Wellesley arrived at the Paw
Tuesday; and left, for town, yesterday morning.
Admiral Sir laaae Co,l'n had the honour of bank ,
the King's select party at the Pavilion, on Monday la
In the evening of yesterday se'nnight, ariiited thei
the Marquess of Anglesey, Lord and Lady Berghersis,
Lord and Lady Maryborough, and Mr. Singletea. The
Marquess, Lord and Lady B. and Mr. S. have since .
taken their departure.
Wheat.sovring in Sussex is now nearly completed,
the season for which has not been altogether unfa-
vourable.
All grain was upon the decline again on Tuesday at
Lewes. The best mutton in that town is now
selling
at sd. per pound.
Butchers' meat is now more reasonable in this
town. The hest joints are at some of the shops to be
purchased at 511. and 6d. per lb., and the inferior joint' ..-°"*"."--,
as low as 4d.
During the heavy gales of last week several trees,
the property of Mr. Sergison, of Cuckfield-plate, were
torn up, two of which were riven in twain, and the
tops carried to a considerable distance. The gates and
wall of the Park were also blown down..
During t'oe gale of Friday se'nnight, an unloaded
vessel, which lay in Newhaven harbour, was blown
over and sunk.
On Thursday evening the Linoet, revetwe cutter, in
ping out of Shoreham harbour, got on shore, and lies
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exposed to the furious beating of the warm .•. .•
Yesterday morning, a brig, coal-laden, helonging.to
Captain Clarke, of Shoreham, in making for tittrbar-•
hour, in a strong gale, got on shore to the err/true of
the piers.
On Monday, a large ship, houteward bound, flße.%
ilotany-bay, and deeply laden, was driven by the g
into a perilous situation, in ghat is called.the Park, ay,
Seises. A boat put off to acquaint them. oft
or
danger, when the vessel answered the helm, and
to sea. It is expected that these adventuress. me.e,
who put off at so much risk, will be handsomely re-
warded.
BIARRIAGit EXTRAORDINART.—A man of the name of
Taylor, upwards of 70 years of age, was, this week,
joined in holy matrimony to a woman beteietto SO snit
90 years old! The happy couple were married at
(near Lewes), their native place, and were attendettO
church by a male and female friend of about their own'
age. The united gears of the four amounted to upwards
of 300 ! Mrs. Eliman treated the party with their wed-
ding-dinner. They afterwards proceeded' to Lord Hamp-
den's, where they were regaled with his Lordship's best
stingo. To give zest to the connubial joys of this bloon
ing pair, the miller of the parish has promised to present
them with flour suffieien4or the christening cake, should
the same bt nec ess rfr

MUSICAL FESTIVAL AT OLARGOAV....—The Mo4cal
Festival at Glasgow commenced of( Monday evening
last, under very favourable auspices. Besides, "Ma-
dame Catalani, Mrs. Salmon, Mr. Brabam, and Signor
Plarci assisted at the performance. Respecting the
former, the plain Glasgow critic says, " Madame Vita-
lani shone out with her usual unparal‘,..leted.apiendonr ;
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be particular in our praise. Ifilte
ply with our national prejetliees at Is gratify us whit
a Scottish song, we sliould have Teti diffidence. Her
pathetic expression, and the compass, variety, clearness.
and richness of her tone*, are what every one can ap-
preciate. It is the learned in music alone that can
speak oilier execution. As some of our rude?, may
wish to conjecture the amount of the proceeds, we
may mention a rough calculation which was made of
the numbers present. In the Pit, 500 ; in the Dozes.
600 ;in the Oallery, 300; total, 1,400. If we sup-
pose 1,200 to be subscribers, and 200 the purchavers
of single tickets, the amount will owed 5501."
TRIGONOMETRICALSI'RViY.—I;rptsin Veitch and
Mr. Drummond, the Engineer Officers entrusted with
the conduct of the trigonometrical survey in the North
of Scotland, have recently finished their task in Otk-
ney and Zetland, by establishing in those closters of
islands the several positions which serve. to connect
them with the main land of Scotland, and which.itlien
completed in the subordinate details, will WO4 aim-
rately the geography of this quarter of the. Eraplre.—.
In their operations they were attended by the Pro-
tector gun-brig, Captain Hemet, Commander; and
that gentleman was employed at the same time in a
nautical survey of various harbours among those
islands which stood in need, particularly in Zeeland,
of more accurate charts than have yet been given to
mariners. The laborious and even hazardous task has
been brought to a conclusion, with only one serious an 4
painful disaster at the close of the survey. Mr. Fitz.
james, Midshipman, with four men, having gone front
the rendezvous at Catf Sound, in Eday, to the island
of Sands. for seine provisions, they were lost on their
return, in one of those fearful currents of tide (the
Lashy roast,) which are freqnent among those islands,
and Into which no stranger would venture without a
pilot, particularly in the flimsy narrow boats called
gigs, which are so generally attached to ships of war.
The fate of Mr. Fitzjames, an amiable and accomplish•
ed young gentleman, and his fellow-sufferer', has
thrown a gloom over the close of this scientific occur.

'ion.
A few days ago a curious discovery of a deer's horn
was made by the servantsof Mr. Henderson, at Driphill,
near Stirling, whilst clearing away a quantity of moss.
They bad first eta six feet into the moss, and thereafter
i three feet into a stratum of clay, where it was fond
firmly imbedded. It is about three feet in ledgth, with
six fine antlers ; and what is very extraordinary, it is
without the least appearance of decay. There seems
strong reasons for conjecturing, from the situation in
1 which it was found, that it must have lain there previous
to the formation of the moss, This natural euriesiq Is
I at present in the possession of H. H. DrsessOld, Esq.
1 M. P.—(Edinburgh Paper.)
A steam engine of the immense power siessabandrad
and forty horses has lately been ereefigi . his Or•ice
I the Duke of Portland's estate at Kirkby. is ttat gouty of
Nottingham, for the purpose of dtainjug in extensive
tract of coal. The cylinder of this stupendous machine
' is seventy inches in diameter, and the beam, which is
twelve tons in weight, raises at every stroke fifteen 'tons
' of water, and when required, delivers at the surface from
the depth of tbe 'nine, which is 170 yards, between 700
and 000 gallons in each minute.

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