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

HIS MAJESTY'S ANSWER.-SPAIN.

Th. following is a copy of his Majesty's Answer, pre-
sented at the Bar of the House by Mr. Secret try Can-
ning on Friday, acknowledging. the Address of the
Commons relative to the Negociattons on the subject of
Spain :
" lientlemen of the. House Commons,

" I thank you for your loyal anti dutiful Address.
" I receive pith satisfaction the expression of your
gratitude for my rarnest endeavours to preserve the PEACE
or EUROPE, and the assurances of your ready and affec-
tionate support in any measures which I might find it
necessary to adopt for maintaining the heuour of )(I'
CROWN, and the interests of MT PEOPLE.
(Signed) " Geoeoz II."

BATONNR. APRIL 26.—An express Ins arrived here,
coming in the grratrst baste from Paris, to carry, it is
affirmed, to his Royal Highness the Duke of Angonleme
directions, to suspend the march of the troops, till the
return of an Envoy Extraordinary, who is to go to make
new proposals of peace to the Corms. If it is true that
M. de Martiguac IS to go on this mission, it is said he
will have to go to Cadiz, because the King and
the Cortes were to go, for their security, to that
city, as soon as information should be received of the
actual invasion of the Peninsula by the French. This
news, though it is very possible, does not agree with the
dismissal of the Constitutional Consul, and the public
recognition of a succrssor appointed by the Junta. It
is noon, and the mail from Madrid, which we expected
with impatience, is not yet arrived.

Lettersfrom Madeira, dated the 21st ult., communicate
the unpliasant tidings of a serious accident having be-
fallen his Excellency Lord Amherst, which at first ex-
cited considerable apprehensions for his Lordship's life.
His Lordship's embarkation on board the Jupiter, at Ply-
mouth, was delayed some days by an illness, from which
he had not entirely recovered when the Jupiter sailed. On
his arrival at Madeira his Lordship felt the benefit of his
voyage thither, and was so much a convalescent as to be
induced to ride on horseback. It was on this occasion,
that in pawing a horse which had been tied up, he re-
ceive.' a severe kick from him on his leg, which was
alarmingly lacerated. His Majesty's ship Jupiter, with
Lord Amherst and suite on board, sailed from Madeir4,
fur Rio Janeiro and Bengal, April s.—(Hancpslare
Telegraph.)
Yesterday at three o'clock a Cabinet Council was held
at the Foreign Office, which was attended by the Lord
Chancellor, the Earl of Harrowbyy, the Earl of Liver -
pool, the Earl of Westmorland, Mr.i Peel, Mr. Canning,
Earl Bathurst, the Duke of Wellington, the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, Viscount Melville, Mr. Wynn, and
Viscount Sithuouth. The Cabinet continued in delibe-
ration till near five o'clock. The following law-officers
were in attendance during the greater part of the time
of the discussion of the council :—The Eines Ad-
vocate, the Attorney-General, and the Solicitor General.
The drawing-room, which was postponed on the 23d
ult., will be held, it is stated, on Thursday next; but no
official notice is yet issued upon the subject, least any
relause should unfortunately take place in his Majesty's
health, and again prevent Inns from being present.

LORD GLIM HEIM e.—This nobleman (who originally
distinguished himself as Mr. Sylvester Douglas), died at
Cheltenham, on Friday la,t, in the 130th year ut his age.
Before his elevation to the peerage. he was for some time
principal Secretary to the Earl of IVestmorland, as Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland; and a few years afterwards, was
appointe4 one of the Paymasters-Ueoeral of the Forces.
We learn that a motion was unsuccessfully made in
the Non Regent House (Senior Members), of the Uni-
versity of Cambridge, to petition the Legislature against
the Irish Tithe Bill.

Two defaulters at the Stock Exchange were declared
on Saturday; one a Mr. 6—, an initividual of great
respectability and a Member of the douse; the other a
Mr. N—, whose concerns are on a more limited scale.
Several otner parties are expected to follow on or before
the settlement of the present account.

The late Mr. Kemble's Will has been registered in
Doctors' Commons ; probate hating issued on the 2fith
ult. Priscilla Kemble, widow, the relict, and Mr. Chas.
Kemble, the brother, the executors; the etfceis being.
sworn under 10,0011/. The settlement of 1,000/. per ann.
secured by the testator in his life-time for the life of him I
self and Mrs. Kemble, and the survivor of them, is made I
over to her, and she is also made residuary legatee for
life, and is empowered to dispose by will of the principal
sum of 1,000/. ; at her death the residue is vested stbso-
lutely in his brother Charles. 61/1. per annum fur life,
to Mrs. Hatton of Swim :ea, and 20/. per annum, to Mrs.
Mason of Edinburgh (the testator's sisters) are the only I
other legacies. The Will is dated the 22d Nov. 1620.

A Correspondent wishes to obierve, he thinks it a
strange contradiction to the practice of most Courts, that
a person who way be enforced to attend as au evidence
upon a Coroner's Inquest should not be entitled to some
remuneration for his loss of time. I n the cage of a pour
man being obliged to sacrifice a day, or part of a day, to
attend upon any case of accident, it is a severe loss, and
may probably be a reason to prevent his tendering assist-
ance when be has once experienced that he shall receive
nothing for his loss of time and trouble. This subject
may be of greater public impor:ance than at first ima-
gined, and the writer is induced to the observations by a
recent case which came under his immediate huowledge