The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-11-20 00:00:00

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artasct roost • iratvexit, LITTII4.
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" Well may it be said that we live in eitraordinari
times. Who would haXe thought, 30 years ago, that
the wile of as hatable elitism of Aj•wlo, aad who af-
terwards wee living is. straitened cirmaimaturs is thi
city of Marseilles, shofild breathe her laic; is
, 1822, in one of the .nsost princely paimea of this great
city? publishing her last will and testament to the
world with a pomp sod eclat that is not often seen even
is individuals of the most exalted station. Mash is the
s. fact, hawse', as applicable to Madams Letitia Huoni-
parte. Hee chief heir is her grandson; the roue, Na-
poleon, who, it is said; will ultimately receive,aa im-
mense fortune. To bar eight children new living, to
wit, Joseph Boonaparte, Lucien, Lewis, Jerome, Elias,
Pauline, Caroline, sad Hortensia, she bequeaths to each
and every one the sum of 130,000 scndi (37,5001. sterl-
ing), making in the whole three bemired thousand
pseuds! The four daughters of Leedom are to have
each a marriage portion of 23,000 scudi. And to her
brother Cardinal Pesch, who already rolls 'in wealth,
she bequeaths a superb palace. filled with the most splen-
did furniture and rarities of every sort."

ELECTION OF A BRIDGE-:

Yesterday, a numerous meeting of the Livery took
place at thrildhall, in consequence of a precept issued
by the Lord Mayor, for the election of a Bridge•usaster,
I. theroom of Mr. Thedey, deemed. •
The Hall being operant by the Town-crier, the Lord
Mayor and Aldermen proceeded to the Court of Alder-
men and the Sheriffs proceeded to theeleetion.
' Mr. RAVEL!. proposed Mr. Norton, as a fit arid proper
person to perform the duties of the situation. He knew
him to be a respectable and honourable man npwards of
forty years, and there were, independently of the former
prosperous, and the present adverse condition of his life.
claims, which wonlil, no doubt. have weight with the
Livery. He had been twice disappointed in his applica-
tions, one of wbirh had nearly succeeded, when he
yielded to the call for Mr. Thodey.
Mr. BROOKS seconded the nomination, in doing which
he stated, that he hail known Mr. Norton upwards of
thirty years, and had the highest respect for bis cha-
racter.
Mr. Came-man stated, that be stood forward to put
in nomination a person well known, and greatly esteem-
ed by his fellow chinos, Mr. Lewis Lewis. That ho-
nourable individual hail once been i n circumstances which
seemed calculated to challenge the freaks of fortune.
but the circumstances of the times, which had produced
such g I distress, visited him heavily.
Mr. OLDHAM seconded the nomination of Mr. Lewis,
who had as strong claims as any man geoid have to the
situation. He bad in his early life been in the most
flattering circumstances, having been Proprietor of the
New London Ta vern, and to his fostering hand, many who
were now enjoying the sweets of prosperity, owed the
means of present enjoyment. His hand and heart were
always open tothe distressed, and Li years of Ilia life lie
had devoted to the service of that Corporation, to which
he now looked for assistance in the day of calamity.
The next two candidates were Mr. Aubrey soil Mr.
Shotter, two very respectable men. whose characters
were highly spoken of by the gentlemen who put them
in nomination. •
Mr. Mewled, another candidate, withdrew his name.
The names baring been put no, there appeared a large
majority for Mr. Lewis. Mr. Norton also had a great
show. The Sheriffs immediately declared, that the elec-
tion had fallen npoo Mr. Lewis. A poll was then de-
manded upon the part of the other candidates, and cm-
-11/ClaCed at half-past tow o'oloak. '; •

The packet from Lock N 0.16 (on the Glasgow Canal)
came into Port Hopetowo at ten on Wednesday night,
crowded with passengers. Although there are lamps
at the landing place, its unfinished state renders it dan-
gerous to persons unacquainted with the spot. Among
the p gers were several members of the Edinburgh
Theatre reteroing from the Glasgow Theatre. Whilst a
porter was arranging their luggage on a truck, a geode-
man with his trunk, deviated in the darkness from the
path, And fell into the canal. Several persons gave as-
sistance, and, just as lie was got out, another splash was
heard, and a second person immersed, who proved to be
Mr. Hilliard, of the Theatre; fortunately he was also
quickly extricated, with the loss of an umbrella in the
sauggle. While his friends were advising him to laastegl
home, a third splash was distinctly heard, aceompatited
with an outcry of " A wonsr has fallen in, hand the
boat hook." Die general agitation increased, but the
feelings of a husband and daughters were extreme on
1 discovering that hire. Nicol, having stepped aside in
search of her umbrella, had gone head-foremost into the
basin. By the activity of the porters and boatmerka
I was, however, soon rescued from her perilous situatio
having retained sufficient presence of mind to coneleol
that her clothes would support her until she seized the
proffered hook. She walked home as fast as tier powers
would permit node'. such circumstances, and every thing
possible being done to prevent cold, we are happy to
state that this distinguished favourite of the public, and
der ''ng private character, has not suffered any mate-
' Hal injury.—(ddiabergit Observer.)
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. . . ..
Among the manufacturing ;peculation, carried nn by
Englishmen in France, the following are stated in a
letter from Paris i—ait. Chardaitsme,--wear Paris, there is
an iron-foundry, nailer an individual from Birmingham.
A needle-minufactorv, upon a large scale, is opened in
Paris by an Englislininn4-an English Quaker in the
Champs Elysees has a sus factory for improvements in
carriages ; another bits" stablisheil iron-works near
Lyons—and an Englishman is establishing a soap-mans-
factory in one of the fanabourga of Paris.
The snintnit level of the Calelonian Canal is. 94 feet,
and as 53feet have been overcome in rising to Loch
Ness, the remaining height of 41 feet is attained by the
' constrection of five belts at Fort Augustus, one at Kv-
tra, and a regulating lock at.Aberclialder, within halea
mile of Locb Oich. At the south-west end of Loch
Lochy is situated the fast regulating lock on the line,
and after passingialiningh a great deal of deep cutting
at 51ov Strom., soil Mairshearlich, we reach the famous
suite of eight locks at llannvie, aptly termed " Nep-
tune's Staircase." This Majestic chain of locks sit al-
together shout GO feet perpendicular, and cost about
511,0901. They present the greatest mass of masonry to
be found in the world, as applicable to the purposes of a
canal,—(Glasgow Chronicle.)
The road from Waterloo-bridge, to the Coburg, is likely
to be well provided with places of worship. A little way on
this side of the New Cut, !Owls a neat edifies, called the
" New J tem Temple.' Within a few yards of that.
soother building rears its bend, which has received the name
of "'Lion Chapel;" and still nearer this way, on the seite of
Cuper's-gardens, a March is to be built, for preparing the
tp
unaation of a hieh labourers are now empioyed ; but the
rk seems to proceed but slowly, in conseqeence of the
; xressire quantity of water with which they have to con-
tend: . _ ..
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God CitARACTER.—A person of this town, will-
ing to be Informed of the character of a labouriaz than
whom he Intended to employ, wrote to a respectable in-
habitant to whom he was referred, and from whom he
received the following note, the pith of which we have
prioterl in italic Mr. --, begs to inform Mr.
that be has known for a number of years, and
never knew any thing wrong of hiai but that If briag
lan honest end industrious young man l'—(Plynttrath
Gazette.)

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