The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-02-23 00:00:00

CORN EXCHASGE. FEB. 23.

Having had no fresh arrivals of Wheat this Morniar,
and ►at little of fine gelidity left aver from blonder, the
the show of samples was very small, yet there Is no al-
teration in prires.—Barley is Is. ppr quarter cheaper,
having a large qoantity at market, which wet heavy
sale at the above derline.—(hets are Is. per quarter low.
er, the arrivals being very rousiderable.—ln Beans and
Peas there is no alteration.

We have received a letter fl'om Compeigne, stat-
ing, that on Saturday evening a man• passing poet
. throug pos
h Itibecourt (the t-stage between Couspeigsie
and Noyon), announce 4, that the Duke de Berri had
been assassinated. It is not necessary for us to observe.
that this intelligence preceded the even twenty-four
boars. On Sesday morels, the rumour of this trim.-
was generally prevalent in Cbropeigne.—(Gezetie d.
Po-6mm)
The following is a description of the water-clock
need by the anciente :
" It consists of a cylinder divided into several small
tells, and suspended by a thread fixed to its exit in a
frame, on which the hour-distances, found by trial, are
Marked out. Aa the wawa AOKII from one cell into
another, it changes very slowly the centre-of testily of
the cylinder, and petit it itt Motion.
" The form if this initrument is thus deleeribed IsS
Profr:ssor Beckmann The molt common kinds of
these watet-clacks all, however, correspond is this, that
the water issued deep by drop though a hold of the ves-
sel, mid fell into another, la which a light body time
floated marked the height of the water as it rose, and by
them means the time that had .elapsed.' .
" The mem improved form the same instrument bath
acquired is thus describedt by the same author, from one
le his own pesseselos:—
" ' Among tae fliwest iltoptevements to this marhise
mar fee. reckoned as alarms, which coosists of a bell
sinti small wheels, like thoad of a clock the; strikes the
hours, crewed to the top of the frame is which the cy-
linder is suspended. 7be axis of the cylioder, at the
hour when one is dahlias of being straitened, pushes
skin a small crash, which, II leftist, fall a welt
puts the Alamos is motion. A dial-plate, with aha
is also placed, sometimes, *ter the frame.'"
Errasoisixest Catts.—flendav night a potator
Hemp, le a field helesging to Mr. John Lambert. at
fanner residing at Barbing, in F.ssex. was robbed of a
qnantite of potatoes. The robbery being discovered.
the thieves were traced a considerable dowser in the
'sow, sod at length five men were sees going aloe,
*Oily hide., four of whims carried each a sack and tbn
Nth a dead man on his back. The thieves limns" that
they were discovered *ldeated themselves and ram off ;
all effected their escape except the one who carried the
dead man; he was taken into custody and his load picked
up. tin being•euassised before a Magistrate at Rom-
feed, he stated that be and his accomplices were Irish-
men, and resided at Irish-row, in the Romford-road t that
the man whom hi carried bid died ell their mar home in
minseqeerice, bp believed. of the greet fatigaille soder-
west during the night. He was committed to Cbeises-
feed gaol. The seeks which the thieves tarried veer
bead to entaili oath one hundreel AO la hat( of
potatoes.
An alarm's" Ike `rope sit, at ten ettlatiliast skit.
la the...premien' 401 Me. Nickell., &emelt* masufac-
Wee, Tshersaeletetw, L'ity-roxl. Two booms were
burnt so the groeMl, and several others materially
jured.
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