The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-26 00:00:00

- SHIPPING INTELLIGENCH.

DiAly May 25.—Arrived and sailed for Holland, the Liver-
pool Packet from Canton ; else, and sailed for the River
the John Maud, Rise, from Jamaica.—Came down from
the River this evening and remain, the Violin transport,
Oxley, for Cork.—Sailed this morning the whole of the
outward bound, for their different destinations, except
the Supply, S. Seaman, which ship waits to complete her
compliment of men.—May 21, Wind S. W. Came down
from the River and remain, the Fortitude's Increase, for St.
Kitts.—St. Vincent's, Planter, for St. Vincent's, Sarum,
for Quebec, from Harcourt, for Demerara; Scipio, for
Halifax; Asia, for Quebec, and Donald, for Miramnichi.
Arrived and sailed for the River the Winchelsea, Adam-
son, from Bengal.
POATSMOUTII, May 25, Wind S. W.--Arrived, the
Orient, White, from the Downs, for Madra..—Passed
by the Galconda, Edwards, from Madras, and Bengal,
for London.

FALMOUTH, May 24, Wind S. W.—Arrived the Union,
and Maria Ann, from London; Albion, Colville, from
Cephalonia, and Lord Hobrat Packet from Jamaica,
sailed lath April, and. from Crooked Island, 23d.—On
the 20th inst. passed through, a French frigate, ander
convoy of a frigate and a sloop ; sailed, o•ie which had
troops on board, and isformed, thry were bound to-New-
foundland.

TheEtst India Company's snip Winrhelaea arri►ed off
the Wight yestrrday. She left Bengal the 30th Janu-
ary, and St. Helena the 10th April, the Thames, Gene-
ral Hewitt, and Ma►chioness of Ely were lying at the
new anchorage when the Winchelsealeft Bengal.
By letters from Cadiz of the Ist inst., we learn that
the merchants of that province of which that city is the
head, have been officially informed that the Naval De-
partment would find ships of war for the defence of that
port and the other points of the coast, and at the same
time that the Intendant of the Province and the Consu-
lar Chambers were to be urged to provide hinds for the
two•fold purpose of fitting the ships eut and of maintain-
ing the crews.

Lieutenant Jones. a native of Holyhead, arrived on Tues-
day, at Bangor, in his Majesty's revenue cruizer, Mermaid,
with her prize, the Pilot. of Flushing. a new smuggling lug-
ger. This vessel was taken after a chase of nineteen hours.
from the coast of Yorkshire. She threw over the whole of
her cargo, consisting of 400 tubs and bales of gin, tea, and
tobacco, which the Mermaid passed by without picking up,
being Intent on the capture of the 1. Seven of the smug-
glers escaped iu their galley in the night, and five were
taken on board. The Mermaid had nearly captured the
Achilles, anothersinugglint lugger, five weeks before, and
that vessel threw over the whole canto of 700 tubs, pert of
which has since been picked up. Thus the smugglers on
the Welsh coast have lost 1160 tubs of goods in a few
weeks.

A Treasury order has been received In Dublin, directing
the Commissioners of Customs to admit cocoa shell Into Ire-
land for home consumption, from Enropean ports at an ad
valorem duty of 311. N. 4d. per cwt.
Perhaps it is not generally known, even to our Cornish
readers, that one of the sublimest scenes in the County,
is the cavern from which the adventurers of Great Seal
Hole Mine, in the parish of Saint Agnes. commenced
their adir. On Monday last, a party of gentlemen
descended to the edit level, which is fifty-five
fathoms below the surface, through North Seal
Hole Aline, and partook of a breakfast, in this
immense natural excavation. Several vocal and
instrumental amAteurs were present, and never was
music heard to greater advantage. This cavern which
runs inland from the base of the cliff, upward of 50 fa-
thoms, was first explored, about 50 years ago, by the late
Capt. Thomas Stephens, father of the present Capt. Thos.
Stephens, who) nearly forfeited his life for the indulgence
of his curiosity. It appears, that on a calm day, at
low water, he managed, by the assistance of the
able miners, to land from a boat at the month of the cave,
and leaving them on the outside, proceeded to explore
the interior. Having inadvertently rem shard until the
sea had risen above the top of the entrance, all hope of
escape appeared to be precluded, when one of the men
who waited for him, heriocally ventured his life fur the
chan e of rescuing the Captain from Ills fearful situation.'
Taking a rope in his hand, he dived through the aper-
ture, which is very small, and found Capt. Stephens on
his knees on the highest rock he could discover, calmly
awaiting his fate. The miner succeeded in fastening the
rope around the Captain, and making his way through the
waves which were roaring over the entrance, he and his
companion happily succeeded in getting him in safety in-
to the boat.—(/Pest Brito)..)
Sturman or Sumac —On Monday a field of excel-
lent sews grass was cut down in the Borough Mnir
Perth ; and on Wednesday at Covent-garden market, a
small quantity of green peas (not qnite half a peck) was
offered for safe, at the moderate price of 21. 104.!
So striking are the changes that are taking place in
different parts of time metropolis, that stage-coaches every
day regularly proceed to Wandsworth, &c. along Abing-
don-street, Milbank, &c. returning of coarse by the
same route. But a few years ago this station was a
swamp, on which rafts of timber were floated.
The Farm, at St. Bartholomew's, Sandwich, was, on
Wednesday last, pursuant to public notice, let by Auc-
tion, to Mr. Spain, of Ash, at 6001. per annum, being
2501. less than a former rent.

Same pear teem that were literally covered with
bloi•oins, it was observed, on their shedding them, were
but thinly set with fruit, so that their produce must fall
very short of what was reasonably expected, from their ear-
land-like appearance. But this observation does nut ap-
ply to the apple-trees, which, it seems, have hitherto
escaped injury, and yet of fair promise a circumstance
we feel pleasure in reporting, as a well-cropped orchard
is, at this time of agricultural distress, a great help to the
little farmers, some of whom tenants of the Duchess of
Dorset, we know, last year, made one hundred pounds
each of their growth of apples.—(Senez Advertiser.)

It is a curious fact, that at present cattle is Sentiend ex-
ceed in value those of the same quality in England by at
least 10 per cent. This circumstance is entirely owlag to
the practice of letting grass parks for grazing during the
summer months , a custom which bas been adopted is most
of the midland counties.

An extraordinary Yearling Ram was yeaned in 1820,
and shorn April 21st, 1823; his fleece weighed 171 lb.
of clear salve, and of good quality ; lire weight of caress
without wool 17 stone; he clipped kind and handsome
Ile was bred by Jr. Howgate, 01 Hay-Park. near Knares.
bro., who also bred his sire, dam and dam's site, all pare
Leicester', without any cross for 31) years.

LYNN. May 40.—Our market continues the nme for all
descriptions of Greta, with the exception of Wheat, which
advanced is. to is. per quarter, but the sales are principally
made by the millers. and the trade is very dull.

COURSE 9F_EXCIIANG E.—Fag ',Av.

Asasterdam is f.. 111 10 Gibraltar 301 0
Ditto at Sight It 8 Leghorn ' 4Ol 0
Rotterdam It II Genoa ... ..... 49 0
Antwerp • 12 10 Venice Italian Lip.... 28 10
Ilainburgh. .. ..... SP; 4 Malta 45 0
Altona BB 5 Naples BSI 0
days' air ?5 90 Palr- ...

Paris, 3 days' sight...:, .. diem, rot.lls 0
Ditto 26 IS Lisbon AI 0
Bordeaux 26 15 Oporto ,51
Frau Melon the Slain 1591 Rio. Janeiro 40 0
Petersburg 3us p role til 3 !labia 4l o
Berlin ...Cur Dolls id Ilgr. Dublin... i 9l V
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Vienna, Et. 2 m.... 80 10 30 Cork
I'rleste ditto
Madrid ' 361 0 Portugal gold in e01n.01.0%.04
gadiz ... .... 3 0 Foreign gold in bar3l.l7a6d
ilboa .311/ 0 New D0ub10005....3 16 0
Sareelosa ..... ...A 014 0 New Dollars 0 4 9
Saint eau . 4....1N U Slivatiabars,staadard 4 10j

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