The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-11-13 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN'

ACCOUNT or vas.FUnt BRAE. k FAMILY DESCENT
or JAMES HENRY LEIGH. EsQ.
LATE UU or PARLIAMENT tuft tae Stir OP WINERESTER.
We have received the following Hite:resting particulars
from %correspondent in tbe neighbonrhdod i—Tbe remains
of Mr Leigh were on Thursday last removed from Stoneley
Abbey for interment at Addlestrop, the anciant residenceof
that branch of the family—The body was attended to its place
of desli nation by 12 of the tenants of the Stoneley mite, and
the procession followed by the Carriage, of 7 of the deceaskth
friends.—Mr. Leigh warn descended from Rowland the eldeit
son of Sir Thomas Leigh, who was Lord Mayor of London
when Queen Elisabeth came to the crown; which Rowland
had property in Gloucestershire, at Loughborough. Addles-
trop, 84r.—Thosnal, the third son. wbo was knighted, had
estates in Warwickshire, among which was Stookey (net
Stonelelgh es at present written, to make it appear to ale
pertain to the family of Leigh) Abbey. one of the dissolved
Monasteries. which, among other Church property, was
bought in large quantities from the grantees of the crown,
by this Sir Thomas Leigh's Fathes.efod Sir Rowland Ili it,
to whom he had been apprentieed,and(having married Alice
Harker, the rich niece of Sir Rowland) ultimately became
his partner.
A third Sir Thomas Leigh, great grandson of the Lord.
Mayor, was also knighted end roads a Bassos sool ifier
the institution of abet order; who. taking part with. ate
greatly assisting• Charles the First, was created Raton Leistill,
of Stoneley, at Oxford, lo 1643. and dyinglas ;571 was low.
/led of Stoneley. in a lush erected by himself for the re-
iMition of Ms f4silyeestert of when dossodants down to
the last Loci! lAirk Vier tirade depesited, several of bit.
Lordnhio's oliefstaio baring boos lowered In eke chancel!
of the church.

This loloblentaa had issue five seas:—'.'John died young.
2. Thomas, who left issue, bat died before his father. 3.
Charles, who died without issue. 4. Christopher, tail
whose wary and issue a monument had been erected, and
was remairdog in Stoaeley Church, till within a very few
crass sinee. 5. Ferdinand, a student its the law.—Tbe
line of Thomas, the second son of the first Lord just men.
tinned, terminated in Edward, the last Lord Leigh, who
was High Steward of Oxford, and died tinder a commission
of inneey in 1786 ; previous to which commission being
cued ont he had made a will, wherein 'he bequeathed his
large estates to his sister, the Honourable Mary Leigh, for
and her lame in tail; remainder to the first and newel'
his mule kindred, being of his blood, as should bear lbw
name of Leigh.
In a few months after the death of her brother, this lady
was.(notwithstanding the limitations In her brother's will)
'Need "to assume the right of bequeathing this volt
noperty, though she had only a life.ioteresi therein; Gaul
areoriliogly gave the same to the late Rev. Thomas Leif{!
life (nude of the deceased) ; and after his decease
late James Henry Leigh, (whose mother was sister to
lat. Duke of ',hand's, thronenwhom be became allied
the Doke of Buckingham, blerq. of Chandos, Ike.) who,
his diseommisie widow, sitter to the lute Lord gsy aid
le, has left three daughters, two *hereof are married aaa
only son,)Uhamios Leigh,f sq. who likewise has issue,and
succeeded in obtaining possession of this trek eget/.
It is singular that the deceased was removed la a dis-
tance for inertness, after hillift 'been at the expanse
' cresting a moat splentid Mausoleum oa the opposite
to of the chancel of Sasseley (Sarah. to the vault whore
Peerage family are deposited, with 48 catacombs for
reception of his descendants, and a superb chapel at
cost of 2000 I.! It will leave as room to conclude

at the Ch • y proceedtags iestitated by the ofeeeen-
ant of Christopher L sigh before noticed, has Make* she
efostfideiece of the possessors. if SAX reitabiltif of
vast property be claims from them; wisiebb -tbe erec-
in of the Mausoleum will sow appear (as. supposed by .
moo to have bees intended) to have established. and
confirmed in the Wad of every beholder asgt.—Mowid
Gild it may be es. We &ball titan lei. mateands.
id on doubt confirMed for ev-e, 10? lite benefit
the feirm and aged poor of Stoneley Parish, the Hospital
iith the land thereto belonging) which was erected snit
Arnished by the late Hen. Mrs. M try L•igls, from whence
tese objects have of late been 'spelled, aid the parish,
spoiled of its in'endeil estate, which has recently beew
reverted to another and very differeet purpose. Sorely
..is truly charitable lady, who snide a sons•what similar
provision for the aged at Hamitall Rider's, an estate in
Staffordshire, where her intention is only partially perverted,
aver could have expected sash a change to have been
Tought in her intentions for the benefit of the Stonely
'our, or she would not have suffered herself to have been
Induced to the measure of attempting to dePat the inten-
',ins of her brother, which even he could not have

.ostratetlt those inteations befog in sectirdaare with the
patent for the creation of the dignity; and here the
following remark natnrally suggests itself.—Of what
materials were the judgments of the trustees of
the late Lord Leigh made, who, ha►ing ander his will an
estate ereate•l for 5110 years to preserve those remainders,
could imuteuliately surrender such trust in obetlicare to
the will of a person, who haul not any power to
bequeath the smallest part of the estate, which estate she
only bald under them during her own life ?

Sir Robert Wilson arrived at Falmouth on Monday, and
I hourly expected is London to day. -
ATSIOSPIIIIRIC PneNOMMON.-00 Theenday evening.'
tbout half past four o'clock, we obserr d it most extraurdL,,
nary Ph, nomenon in the Atmosphere. While the rale
descended in torrents, the Southern part of the Hea'vetes
became suddenly illuminated and contiuued encrusting It.
ght for abut ten minutes. The thermometer rose, in
lib time, fifteen degrees,, and the barometer was very
?asibly affected.—The sky appeared on fire. People felt
degree of alarm almost as if the final day was approach.
ig, for nature seemed to weaar a fact of direful anger.
At length, however. the rain ceased, and the Heavens
assumed ammo@ aspect, since which the temperature and
state of the weather have been mild and agreeable. We
Auld be glad that some of our scientific readers would
favour ns with their opinion of tidy extraordinary appear-
tnce. It is to be remarked that just before the brighten-
lag, the atmosphere had been unusually dark. —(Waterford
Mirror, Nov. P 4.)
A respectable gentleman assures us. that we may rely
the correctness of the following, paragraph: —When
Ir. Sadler, was on his aerial excursion from Derby, last
week. he passed over Schema. nod was so near that be
spoke to the people from his trumpet. A young man, of
the name of Samuel Waterail, the son of a farmer of that
place, was in a field at some distance, when the ballot's
went over him, and on his return home. be expressed his
regret that he had sot had his gun with him, that he
might have fetched that huge.thing down, for he might
well have had it as any body else! and added that he
irew some stones, bet could not hit it! It seems therefore,
lot Mr. Sadler was in greater peril than he was aware of,
I passing over that part of Derbyshire.—(Nottin4 ham lie.
iota.)
Over the mantle piece of one of the parlours at Mount
Vernon is a small framed miniature of Washington, which
was cut out of a piece of common earthen-ware. It is a
singular fact that this id regarded by the family as the
most accurate likeness that exists. The general contour of
Nis face Is well ascertained, and there is a strong similarity
s most of the portraits; yet those who knew him best agree
let there was a certain expression in his countenance,
rhich is quite wantiageven in Stuart's painting; and in
the engraving which was executed from it. This very or.
..inary kind of danbt, which was broken oat of a common
pitcher, and probably executed by some potter's apprentice,
is said to possess more of this intellectual characteristic
than soy of the ether po rtraita...(Glaigo lc Citron.)

SHIPPING INiTLIAGICNCE.

Extract of a letter from the Asent to Lloyd's, at Waterford.
dated 9th instant, half past 4, p. m. :
"We -bare this instant heard a report that Hook Tower
Light House is on fire ; and ifithe true it is probable tim light
must be discontinued for a short time."

DIAL, November It —WiedS.E.—Arrived and sailed for
_the River, the Joseph, Christophersoe, from Demerara.—Cams
down from the River and sailed the Ricker', Roper, end Mar-
garet. Wildgoose, for Grenada; Volasla, Raffel Meanwell,
Phißipsit Hercules, Wilson; and' Westbrook, Hall, for Ja-
melee.
Pokretioorn, November IL—Wind S.E.—Arrived the
Penes, Chianell, from DOICIOTata.--..—Sailed the Sir Edward
Paget, Geary, for Bengal ; and the Barkworth, Cotgrave, for
BOlSbai ; also the Dart, Vim:, for London.
Pkewourti, November I I.—Wind E.—Arrived the Maria,
Haggrist. from Christianstadt, in 2S davit.
Fs toMOUTH, November 11.--Wled E.—Arrived H. M. brig
Zephyr, from MRford. '
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. OTORM ON THE COAST OF CORNWALL.
(MINIMUM PROM TIM WILT BRIT.'S OF TIM 7TH INST.)

The storm which otaborrnime,'Prldey tied Saturday list was
stiondnd with Bitch disastrous effects alone coasts end in
various parts qt Om country. was experienced in this county
stiskiereat seventy. Tnough severely felt alone the Southern
COT, its fury was chiefly experienced in the NortliChannel.—
Ns less then el: vessels were driven on Shore in St. Ives Bay
on ffiday. The dangez does at St. lees to fishing boats, nets,
ite. is estimated at dowsed* of Ootlol.
iwbionnt'sebay considerable damage has been snetained
by it emus • isootewind eesn". Mort of the boats belonging
Western side, were able to reach the shore at the
nceinent of the sterna; but ewers! of them were
e wards sunk, and others were stov•,, whilst the nets
.wets- torn and nearly covered with sand. Toe boats on
the Eastern side were not so fortunate. A host belonging
to the 31uunt, being unaiile to gain the shore before the
fury of the tempest Ondered it impossible to do.so without
being dashed to pieces, rode at anrititi• dueler the whole ot
Thai-clay night; and being perceived on Fridsy morning,
a lune beat was sent out from Newlyn, and happily suc-
ceeded in takiug out the crew, when nearly alienated
with fatieue.—OnTloirs•lay evening nineteen tithiniC:hodts.
having on baord about 69 men, left Porthleaven in quest of
pilchards. They had scarcely token up their stations, and
thrown out their nets, when •the tremendous storm com-
menced; and what is very extras:l.-din:try, the whole rode
out the night, without sustaining sny considerable ilAinage.
On Friday morning, they were driven from their anchors
in diftrelit directions; some of them were cast on shore
near Mullion and thowalloe, whilst others still kept the
sea. The farmers and other inhabitants near the places
where the boats went on snore, rondered every assistance
in their power to the poor sufferers, nearly exhausted by
retinue and banger.
ill/During the steam on Thursday night Is poor miner who
had jest route from working under ground in a urine near
St. Agnes. miss,ttl his way and NI into a shaft, where his
lifeless body was (oath,' uext morning. Another wan who
had missed his way, and wandered about on the common
unt'l he sunk exhouated, on the groboil, was diseoveifil by
two men, when life ,was nearly extinct, by whom he was
conveyed home, when happily. by prompt exertious, anima-
tion was restored. Op time same night, Mr Trewin, a re-
spectable fanner of the pariah of Simon seed, who was
returDingfrom St. Liorren.its fair, near anemia, was drowned
in the river Camel which was much swollen by the rains
that had fallen. It is supposed ise fell over a narrow bridge
IN had to pass. about a miler HU his own butt•e. rise holy
was Nand nearly two teileotv.the behlge,westinteeday ;
teliserborite ow h lie tudek7.4r mit of the creels...and leas
found next moining.
Net 4v. Nov.- 4.—Last Week we experienced one of the
'most heavy gales that has been reinAmhered by sonar of the
°bleat Islan.fisie. it continerieed. on Thursday afternoon,
siilh 104.1.i5..d1ed a White which, in its viarlence aol
effects resembled a hurrican-, whirling up light substances
(such as dry ore weed, straw. Sao.) to a great elevation in
therair. in a short time the roofs of houses began to be
di tithed, and nut only thatch, but slate end tiles, were
flying alba in every direction. Many cottages, &e.
werekornpletely peeled of their covering in less than a
imartir of an hour, the ttraw in its ascent resembled a thick
cloud of smoke. fewarils the evening toe terrors of the
shivering inmates of these d.vellings were increased by a fall
of rain resembling at torrent, and which continues, without
any considerable intermission, the whole night. Afloat of the
houses were shaken violently; some chimneys were blows
down; and so great was the con.ternati•.n excited. that,
several people remain. d watching throughout the night.
The storm continued during the following day,and bad halt
little abated on tiaturilay. Considerable injury was sus-
tained amongst the beats of the different islands, by
breaking their chains and losing their ru.lers. masts, &e.
but happily, as none of them were at sea, no lives were lost.
—The direction of the storm was Northerly end Easterly.
Oa Sunday several dismasted vess-ls proceeded up Lhannel,
amongst them wake brig of
it oar.,
PILCHARD Ftsuay.—The severe storm on Thursday,
night drove off the coast moose immense s'ioals of pilchards.
On Tbnitselay seeping. vast quantities of tills were sees
near hievagissey,tind the seaners were preparing to enclose
them,, when the intimations of the co uing storm reutiered
it prudent to desist. When the weather mo treated, the
fish were no longer to be seen.—A Shoal of halt appeared
off Si, Manes ou uesday, and shoot 450 tool/thuds were
enclosed by the suns on feesday night.
SHIPHURCILS.—The brig Morris so, of 240 tons iirthen,
John Umber, master, from Cork, bound to Newport; with
212 pigs, ass totally lost off the island of Lundy, about 10
o'clock Lathe dreadful night of Thursday. the 3llth ult.;
and melancholy to relate, out of 28 persona on board, only
3 were saved, viz. the master, Mr. Dunbar, one seaman,
soil, a buy. The following is the matter's account t—e •
Soiled from Cork on 'Filen' sy, the 23,h of October:it'
3 o'clock p.m. saw thetiolines Ligh,t, when the wind settled
to tie E.N.E. with eke.. Thnridoy 311th, eioltoeft gale,
with Sleet; wind E.N.E.' Finding we were driven by the
wirtd. determined to bear away to &terse port. At 3 p.m.
saw the Nase Point. Bore away from the Nose Point for
Cork, Haring split the fore 'tit and fora top sail. Wind
blowing a hurricane, with onow. Vessel hove An her
beam ends. Ballast and pigs shifted to leeward. Every
sail split. At 10 o'clock p.m. saw" Lundy Light. Made
repeated attempts to wear ship ; but being completely
water logged, slie soon attack, and in a shoPt time was
dashed to pieces among the rocks. The .passengers. 18
in number, were all Irish ; with the exception of one
cabin passenger, name unknown: Among them were four
women and four children. 'file survivors were saved by
clinging to the mast. Another of the crew reached the
shore, but died on the rock*, from the severe cold."

(FURTHER PARTICULARS FRO3f THR 'CORK PAPERS.)
One of the survivors has arrived in this city : he is the
pilot, and a native of Passage. lie stated that four persons
only came on shore, min or whom died immediately. The
Captain and boy remain at Lundy Island, and this man
cams over in the Marquis of ilarietea packet. The man-
ner in which his life was preserved is providental: he had
clung to a plank, and was nearly washed off it several times
but still held on, while another person whom he could not
distinguish, and es ho held also by. it, was struck off and met
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a watery grave. .
Among the passengers, we have to lamest Mr. Samuel J.
Newsom, of Patrick Street, who has left a wife and a large
family to mourn his death.
We have also to add the name of Mr. Edward C:ehurne, son
to Mr. Clehurne.--This young eel:dimes acted for sometime
as Librarian to the Cork Institution.

(IRON TOE BRISTOL lIIIRCURT )
The northern roasts°, Devon and lornwail lay open-to
the utmost fury of the storm. From Cloven'', we learn,