The Statesman. — 1823-01-18 (London, England)

PLYMOUTH. 3.0. 16.—Salled, the Risebro', tor London; the Fortittide, Martin, for Jamaica.—The Dutch Oalleot, Brsedschaaf, which pnt in heke on Saturday, hat sustained so much damage on her heel and bottom, by striking on the Bar coming out of Seine, that her cargo must be unladen to repair.—Wind N.W.  The+ Lloyd, DoreII; for Jersey, was wrecked neat Whitby on Wednesday; crew saved. The Lion, Holtne, ind the Acorn, Harrison, of Hull; both coal laden, w.ers driven on shore near iSrlittby oW Thursday, but are expected to be got off; crew saved bjr the lii'e•boat. ,  GOOD SilOTS.—On Saturday last, Mr. JEIMPJ Cornet': . 01 Littlehampton, shot, with tone charge, from it fowling piece; thirteen arairtllls in et field, near that place: and a few days ago, Mr: Miami, jun. of North Farm, Findon, • at one shot, killed ten roola, a hen pheasant, and t pigeon.—(Brighton  WONDERFUL UNDERTAKING AND Farm:sr.—Mot. Ansarrirrug's kIATCH.—The extraordinary match to do miles, namely, from St. Giles's Church to the sixty . stone on the North-road, and return in thirty hours, is an undertaking never before attempted by any pedeitrian.— The hdndred miles in twenty-four hours Iris rarely been done. leering the additional twenty-four aiiles in six hours but Mr. Abeimetity, who is an amateur pedestrian of NI, had dose more at long distances, than any pedestrian of, latter days, rather for trials of strength than money. We left him yesterday at forty-two miles, which its accomplished in nine I hours, ind lay down on a straw palliasse. _He arrived at the sixty-mile stone in fourteen hours (eight o'clock la the treeing). and returnee! to Riggleswsde, fifteen miles, where he hilted again and went to bed. feet tired. from the partial thaw. Ind consequently heavy roads on the low grounds.— He started again at eleven o'block on Thursday night to do the remaining forty-seven miles. and the Mb to London, from Glasgow, passed him about the thirtieth milestone, before three o'clock. going ate slow rate. His friends were waiting his arrival at Barnet, and also in 'sondem, but at half-past nine o'clock news arrived at Hornet that he could, not proceed but a short distance through Hatfield. and being more than three hours behind his time, he relinquished his task. WILD Dom.—These birds have had a desOrite and fatal enemy, in two men from (we believe) Lincolnshire.. They have a boat, and a sort of raft, which tliey float along the margins of rivers, or lakes left by the tide.— On this raft is a very large gun, moving on a pivot, which will bear a charge of from Ilb. to 21be of duck shot. Th. y follow the flight of tire ducks, and, as the aquatic sportsman is scarcely to be seen, he is matte,' to approach within a shot distance of them. The murderous Instrument is then pointed, and as many as 50 have been killed at one discharge ! These wholesale destroyers have lately been in this neighbourhood. —on Sealand, the estuaries of the Dee, and Mersey where they have made a tremendous havoc, hoating(we cannot say bagging) more than 160 brace in a day.— They keep up the price, notwithstanding, demanding from Is. 6d. to 2s. per head for them. —(Sorth ll'a!eyPaper.) The workmen employed in digging tip some ground lately for the purpose of forming the new carriage en,, trance from Pall Mall to St. James Park, near the Royal German Chapel, found a number of human balm, among them some remarkably large thigh bones.—They. also found the remains of a coffin which was supposed to he of a distinguished personage, as it appeared to have been covered with crimson velvet, and or:tamented whit nails. On the plate were the remains of a Coronet or a Mitre. The date of the year 1676, was very plain.. It was found near the spot where Mrs. Hoscswen shouts, ' stood.  The only conjectured account for these ancient relics. being found there, is that the scite of the ground where they were found was attached to a ourying ground belonging to a Fryarage.