The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-04 00:00:00

BRIGHTON. ✓AN. 3.

The attendance of Nobility_ on Saturday morn-
ing, to leave their Dames in Marlborough-row, for
several hours was so numerous, that the enclosed
Palace lawn assumed the appearance, as it were,
of a public promenade. The Regent continues in
the enjoyment of sound health and good spirits.
The Duchess of Gloucester renewed her warm bathing
at Williams's on Wednesday.
In the ttttt rning of Friday, her Royal Highness. wills I
the Duelain of Leeds, alighted from her carriage on tbs
Marine Parade, and continued, for some time, app
rently .h to enjoy the walk. This part of the town.
when the sharp breath of Boreas desolates :he northern
extremity, is irresistibly attractive; for, warmed by the
reflected solar rays on the glass of ocean, the atm-
! sphere is often tempered to the geniality of spring, in
the coldest periods of winter. The new stone pavement
here, also, extending from the Steyne to the Royal Cres-
cent, is inviting to pedestrian exercises.
The Prince Regent was on horseback in the Riding-
school on Saturday.
The Duchess of Gloucester's dinner party on New
Year's Day, consisted of the Regent. the Duchess of
Leeds, the Marquis and Marchioness and Lady E. Co-
nyngham, the F.arl and Countess of Mexhorough, the.
Earl and Countess of Warwick, and General Sir B.
This town will again have to regret the absence of its
Royal benefactor on Wednesday morning, his Royal
Highness purposing to return to Carbon House on that
day.
The departure of the Duchess of Gloucester will also
take place on Wednesday.

LEWES, J.i.v . 3.

The Duke of Wellington, on last Friday even-
ing, paid a second visit to Maresdeld Park Man- •
sion, to spend a few drip, at this season of festivity,
with Sir John and Lady Shelter - .1- • •
(7NRIPTSIAS FEATIVITIIII AT MAREMILD
ThtlrSdaT, December ?34, Lady Shelly gave a magnifi-
cent Hall and Snpper to a distinguished party in the
house, and to all the families in the neighbourliod of
Marestield Park, and of this town.
On Saturday last, being New Year's Day, Sir John
and Lady Shi.lley, equally hospitable to their pourer
neighbours, gave their annual dinner to 150 children of
the Maresfield National and Sunday Schools, consisting
of roast beef and plumb pudding; after which, rewards
were given to the deserving in each class ; premiums
were also distributed to the industrious poor, of from
I one to three guineas, with a medal :

FIRST CLASS.
For bringing up the largest Family without parochial
relief.

SECOND CLASS.
1. For the neatest Cottage.
2. For the best Darden.
3. For the Woman who has gained the most money by
out-doors labour.
4. For iu-doors labour.
Tntan CLASS.
I. To the Boy who has gained most by out-doors la-
bour.
2. To the Girl who has gained most by out-doors la-
bour.
3. To the 641 for in-doors labour in the first year.
Aud in the hope of encouraging a spirit of inolepend-
owe amongst the poor, clothes were distributed to every
family in the parish, not having received parochial re-
lief, in the course of the last year, to the number of 42.
On Christmas-day, the poor children of the parish of
Itingmer, in number about seventy, were. according to
annual custom, entertained at illyn.le-Itourne-place-
house, by the Rev. Mr. Tutte, with a plentiful and com-
fortable dinner ; after which they returned home with
cheerful countenances and gladdened hearts.
The Executors of the late Swan Downer, Esq. lave,l
out of the fund left to their discretionary power, for cha-
ritable purposes, distributed at this inclement season a
considerable quantity of coals, chiefly amongst needy
persons, receiving weekly or occasional parochial as-
sistance, residing within the four parishes of this ho-
rougb.—Frorn the same fund they have before extended
relief to several hundreds of the poor inhabitants of
Lewes, and of places in its vicinity.

The plague, notwithstanding winter, spreads' I
more and more in Turkey.
The Eurydice frigate, Capt. Wauchope, from the
St. Helena station, has been paid off at Deptford.
SINGULAR ACCIIIINT.--011 Sunday evenin, about
nine o'clock, a large portion of the brick work of the
1 front wall, in the third story of a house in lireek-street, 1
, Soho, (the wine vaults, No. 25,) fell suddenly into the,
street with a tr. tociidous crash. Three persons were
passing at the time/ two of whom, a gentleman and lady,
escaped unhurt; but the other was unfortnnateiv ,
knocked down, and severely lacerated and bruised. The I
portion of the brick work that fell has the
/lappetpearance'
of having been a casing of the original w cone-/
they it was so or not, it had by some means admitted the i
introduction of wet, which acted on the work by the re- I
rent changes of the weather. These extraordinary al-,
wades% first soddenly expanding the particks of water, ,
when it was converted into ice, and then as suddenly I
contracting them when thawed, appear to have detached 1
• the wet materials from the building. The cause is suffi-
ciently obvious; and the warning it previously gives in
the cracking of the work, is also sufficient, one -would
think, to put the occupants of hunses, and district sur-
veyors. on the alert, to prevent the occurrence of such
serious accidents to passengers.