The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-04-08 00:00:00

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We hear that it bas become expedient to re-appoint
Sir John Malcolm Ambassador to the Court of Persia.—
(Hampshire Telegraph.) •

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Government has ordered 900 tons of seed potatoes to
be sent in the poor in Cunnemara, county of Galway.
Property to the amount of 90,0001. has been embarked
by settlers in Van Diemen's Land, and this only includ-
ing corns above 500/.
Mercantile letters from Havanna, dated Feb. 15, were
received yesterday. They contain accounts of the down-
fall of lturbide, in Mexico, who, seeing himself pressed
on all sides, and knowing that the indignation of the
whole provinces was ready to burst forth, and that, more-
over, the treasure he had rather robbed than amassed,
for the payment of his troops and support-rs, was ex-
pended, deemed it most prudent quietly to lay down the
imperial purple and diadem, and withdraw to his own
house as a private individual. These accounts were re-
ceived from Vera Crux, under the dare of 2d of Febraaiy,
and by the Spanish frigate Constitution, which was to
leave Vera Cruz for Havanna in a few days, farther par-
ticulars were expected. It had, however, been ascer-
tained, that the Government formed immediately after
the removal of lturbide, was on the plan agreed upon at
Iguala, when the revolution first commenced. The new
Government hail behaved with the greatest moderation to
the fallen Emperor, not attempting to inflict any punish-
ment upon him, notwithstanding the despotic manner in
which he had exercised his power as long as he held it,
and the great affliction into which he had plunged some
of the first families of the country.
A letter has reached us from Cape Coast, dated 30th
November last, which, among other intelligence, men-
tions a Tartar merchant having succeeded with incredible
labour and d'fficulty in completing a journey through
the heart of Africa, which must excite great interest
amongst geographers. He commenced his undertaking
at T. ipoli, in the Levant, opposite to Cyprus, and passed
overland to Alexandria; from this point, his difficulties
increased. He crossed tho Desert to Angela, Zalu and
Stexoock, Bournou, and Rusting, crossed the Niger at
Gana to Nykre, Zeppoo, and Moosseedoo; again crossed
the river Niger at Jennee ; from thence to Tumbuctoo,
and worked his way over the Hong Mountains to Diam-
belle. in the Mundinga country, towards Sierra Leone;
he visited the Ashantee capital, and pursued his journey
from thence to Cape Coast. The sufferings undergone
by this enterprising traveller exceed almost belief; in the
- journey over the 1.).-sert the whole of his merchandize
WAS necessarily relinquished by the loss of every one of
Lis camels, and he eas reduced to the greatest extremity
of distress; however, his genius and courage did not de-
sert him, for he hit upon the ingenious and successful
device of manufacturing and selling a colouring for the
eye-brows, whidi took wonderfully, and placed him in
comparative affluence. The account given by this mer-
chant corresponds with the descriptions we have of the
known parts of Africa in this traveller's route, and there
is no doubt entertained here of the veracity of his jour-
nal. The Cape Coast natives are suffering from a misun-
derstanding with the Ashantee country, which has proved
very detrimental to their trade, and it is feared nothing
but a military force will bring the King of Ashantee to
terms, negotiation having as yet
.proved unsuccessful.
A small force could settle this business, and the natives
of Cape Coast have some reliance in Sir Charles 51acar-
tity'a friendly interference.
The Irish papers received yesterday and to-day contain
a long list of outrages in the South of Ireland. The in-
cendiaries in the counties of Cork and Limerick keep
the country in a state of terror and alarm. We read with
pleasure, in the charge ofJ ustice FLETCHER to the Grand
Jury of the county of Donegal, that the reduction of the
duty on spirits, and the licensing of small stills, are like-
lv to put an end to illicit distillation, and the long train
of mime of which it was the source. About two hundred
hills of indictment were sent up to the Grand Jury of
the county of Mayo, at the late assizes at Castlebeg, I
against persons charged with offence! against the Reve-
nue. in the manufacture and sale of illicit spirits. Mr.
Leslie Foster and Mr. Pentland, the Solicitor of &ciao,
attended on the part of the Crown. The Grand Jury,
however. ignored the whole of the Bills, and thereby
caved those Gentlemen the trouble of prosecuting, and
the county the expense of such a multitude of trials.
The Grand Jury were, probahly, influenced by the pros.
pert of the aaresly suppression of the offence alluded to
in the charge of Mr.dustice Fletcher at Laird.
At the Antrim Assizes, Major Therry, of the 25th re-
pithent. was tried and acquitted, for the murder of Mr.
John Caddell, of Belfast, who was unfortunately taken
by the Major for a robber.
A meeting of the county of Brecon, to take into con-
sideration the distressed state of the agriculturists, is ap•
pointed by the High Sheriff to take place at Brecon, on
Friday next, the 11th inst.
At a meeting of several respectable Agriculturists held
in this town to-day, to consider of the Chancellor of the
Exchequer's New Beer Law, it was unanimously agreed,
that the Bill, in its present form, by no means meets the
wiaties of the public, and to the Agriculturists will be
worse than useless. It was resolved to represent to the
Coyote Members, that if, instead of being obliged to
brew *four barrels and a belt' of beer from eight bushels
o f malt, the price only of the article was fixed by law, and
that price to bethree-pence per quart, every end would
be answered. The brewer under the new Act would then
be enahl..al to brew such good and wholesome beverage,
as wont I indium the present brewers materially to improve
the quilts' of the beer now retailed at five-pence, and oc-
casion sorb an increased consumption of barley, as to
r ice the firmer a fair prospect of remuneration for his
Ishour, and the 'Terrine would derive one fourth more
than it does at present from malt and beer. We understand,
that Mr. Pink Lee was requested to forward the resolu-
tions of the Meeting to the County Meinbers.—(Reeding
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VesTer Mernno.—A meeting was holden at Ayles-
bury on Thursday last, for the purpose of granting a
Moors' Rate, passing the accounts of the late Overseers,
stexeivirg tenders for maintaining the poor. &c. Ice.; at
which meeting it was proposed, in consequence of a
number of pour persons having been recently deprived of
their little eitidens, that a quantity of land be purchased
or hired by the parish, each acre divided into 24 gardens,
of six poles each. and underlet to poor persons, at very
low rents. It was agreed, after some conversation, that
she Churchwardens and Overseers, assisted by a Com-
mitter of six. be intrusted to rent one ur more pieces toot
exceeding eight acres] of land for this purpose, as soon
es passible. Allr. Richard Gurney said it was a plan in
which he heartily concurred, as it would do away with
the gardens by the sides of the roads, and lie would sub-
mit, if the churchwardens, &c. thought fit, that any
part of his farm on the Hartwell road should be chosen.
Another piece of land near the New Inn, or. Walton
Green, was also mentioned. The gardens will be divided
by stakes, andeach will be numbered. Mr. J. De Fraine
gave in his tender to maintain the poor (the sixth year)
at three shillings and ninepence per head per week.
This, ye believe, is four shillings per heed less than
was paid in the year 1818.—(Bucks Chronicle.)
• MONMOUTHSHIRS.—We are sorry to hear that great
Mortality has taken place, particularly in the bill-farms
of this county, aniong.the lambs of the present yeaning
season. One farmer in the parish of Aherystwith is
said, out of a flock of six score ewes, to have lost nearly
one hundred lambs; and many sheep have also fallen
victims to the peculiar severity of the season.
Marlborough House having undergone great improve-
ments and alterations, and being completed, Prince Leo-
• poll is 'expected to-day or to-morrow from Claremont.
His Royal Highness gives two grand dinners next week
preearatory to a series of splendid entertainments during
the season.