The Statesman. — 1823-04-08 (London, England)

ALERT PACKET.—The followingnimes are taken from letters and other papers found on the bodies of those unfortunate Passengers on board the Alert Packet:—Mary Olivers or Obers, a poor woman.—Anne Murphy, one sovereign, Bs. 9d. in silver, a silver thimble, a penknife, and a gold ring.—A man with a top coat only, with a character from John Brown, dated Westport, Stir March 1822.—A man with a letter, directed James Weld, 13, Hold-street, (it is supposed Holles-street, Dublin)—A woman, with a letter directed Mrs. Sarah Barlow, 10, Brunswick-street, Dublin.—A carpet hag, a pocket-book, marked William Heare, letters in it directed Robert Wm. Heare, Harbour-street, Tullamore, King's County; his mother, Anne Butterly, Dublin.—Some letters addressed Anne Reed, at Alderman M.Kenny's, Fitzwil. Liam-square, Dublin, from her daughter, Ellen Watters, dated 16th March last, at LiverpooL—James Weldon, en a letter.—A case directed Mrs. Ford, North Gate-streetrow, Chester.—Two letters, one directed R. 51archill, Esq., and the other, P. 51• Donnell, Esq.—A book, Edward Howard, March, 1823.—A bundle of prayer books, directed Thomas Brown, Leeds.—.t brush, marked W. Maddock, a letter addressed W. Maddock, 52d regiment, Birmingham, County Tipperary, from his father and mother, dated Middleton, 14th October, 1822.—Mary Willan, with a good deal of property.—A bible, marked John Hawkins. This man had on him a Waterloo medal, with John Hawkins, 24 battalion Grenadier Guards-1 —Mary Ashford, a letter from her sister, Sarah IVelbie, Manchester. This is the young Lady who bad the child in her arms, yet got warm when picked up.—Mr. 5141a5-I ter, son of Mr. APslaster, of Belfast.—(Dublin Evening Post of Thursday.) YORK Assizes.—Before the Judges left the city, Mr. Justice Holrovd reprieved all the prisoners under sentence of death, thirty-three in number, except Robert Gill and James Ramsden, for the extensive robbery in Mr. Bright's shop, at Doncaster, who are left for execution. On the usual question being put to each, if they had any thing to say why sentence of death should not be passed upon them, Dawson, who had been convicted of having returned from transportation, said that the Court little knew the hardships he had endured. The Captain of a Liverpool ship, s hich he bad got on board, put him on a desolate islard, where he remained fifteen months; he was then taken up by a Russian discoveryship ; and had just returned to England, when he was apprehended. At these York assizes an action was brought in the civil court, by Mr. Rusliworth, attorney, of Hull, against the proprietors of the Rockiagharn newspaper, to recover damages fur a libel reflecting upon his professional character. Verdict for the plaintiff—damages, one halfpenny. On Tuesday week, Mr. Justice Bayley intimated that lie should make York the list place in the Circuit, at the Summer Assizes, to afford more time for the transaction of business.  A man of the name of W. Harris; a convicted felon, now confined in the gaol of Portsmouth, has confessed that he was concerned with Hassey, and another man, of the name of Lre, in the marder of Mr. Bird and his housekeeper, at Greenwich, about five years ago; and he has also confessed he was concerned in the murder of Lieut. Johnson, on the Deptford•road, about 14 years ago. Km LAW Comm.—The buildings of the new Law Courts are rapidly proceeding. Two of the Courts, in line with the present Court of Common Pleas, are covered in, besides a large room for the assembling of the " twelve Judges," &c. The temporary Court for the Exchequer, at the lower end of the Hall, where the Court of Chancery formerly stood, is nearly completed ; and the old Court of Exchequer, the Exchequer Chamber, the lower Chambers where the Records used to be kept, the Exhequer, and Oliver's Coffee-houses, are to be pulled down forthwith. Fences were on Saturday raised round that extensive range of buildings, occupying from the grand entrance into Westminster Hall, along Palaceyard, and round locate stone buildings facing St. Margaret's Church ; and the whole of tbe old materials are to be immediately sold, to make way for the foundations of the other new Law Courts. The pump by tbe Exchequer Coffee-house continues, and as it is greatly celebrated for its excellent water, doubtless it will be allowed to remain. Mr. Thomas Find, formerly landlord of the Bugle and Plough, at Hartwell, near Aylesbury, and who left this neighbourhood some years ago with the King of France, who also resided at Hartwell, came over, we are credibly informed, from France last week, for the express purpose of purchasing some of the fleetest horses he could procure in England for the service of the Duke d'A nonleme. To be sure ! He is a prudent Geoeral.—(!luck: Chronicle.)