The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-12-16 00:00:00

THE

Spain."—According to intelligence from Verona the
Austrian troopa are to begin to evacuate Piedmont
soon, and the Army of Ocropation in the kingdom of
Naples is to be considerably, reduced.

Friday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at
the Foreign Office, Downing-street,'which was attended
by the Lord Chancellor, the Karl of Liverpool, Viscount
Melville, the Chancellor of the Exchequ►r, Mr. Secre-
tary Cannincl Mr. Robinson, 3r.c. The Council sat in
deliberation till about half-past four.
There are various rumours in circulation respecting
the intelligence contained in the dispatches front St.
Pet►rsburg, brought by Mr. Charles Bankhead. One of
them is, that it related to extensive levies having been
ordered by the Russian Government. Another, that
great activity bad begun to be observable in the Russian

fleet.
'l'h* Kentish Gazette of Friday las', says that one of
the Government steam packets was detained at Calais,
to bring over the Duke of iVellington, and that his
Grace was expected to arrive at Dover on the following
day, Saturday.
Cabinet Councils are held daily at Paris, and Couriers
are daily sent off to Madrid, London, and Vienna. I ut.
Nuidiately after the Cabinet Council on Wednemlay, at
which his Majesty assisted, the Minister for Foreign
Affairs had an interview with the Duke of Wellington.
A Courier arrived on Wednesday evening in great haste
from Madrid. The intelligence received by him had not
transpired. but be could nut have brought the answer of
the Cortes to the despatch sent to Madrid, immediately,
Later the return of the Duke de blostutorency frost
.'Verona.
A letter from Hembnrgh dated the 6th instant, end'
.eeceived by way of Holland, sta'es that an Ambassador'
bad actually lett that city for Constantinople.
We are informed that the frost is so intense In Paris
and the neighbourhood, and that there has been Inch a
succession of fogs, that a person might almost fancy him-
self in London.
Our Reporter, at the Dinner'of the Shipowners was. We
find, misinformed, respecting the cause of Mr. Crokerl
absence. He did receive an invitation ; but wrote, thai
be should be obliged to be out of town.
Wednesday, Admiral Sir Henry Blackwood arrived
Portsmouth in the Leander, of 50 guns, having bred
relieved in the command in the East Indies by Commo-
dore Grant.
The Gloucester, Commodore Sir E. Owen, mild
from the Nora on Thursday for Plymouth, where all
the other ships under the orders of that officer are &s-
-lit:tabled.
1. Sixteen counties have already determined to meet for
the purpose of petitioning for a Reform in Parliament'{
and, we understand, that a number of the opulent fret
holders of the county of Durham, are about to sire a
Requisition to the High Sheriff for the same purpose.—
(Newcastle Chronicle)
Sir T. B. Lethbridge, Bart. has at this time no
less than 13 farms on his hands for want of tenants.
Very liberal abatements from former rents have been
Proposed, but such is the state of agriculture at pre-
sent, that the amount to be abated, is' less a matter of
consideration, than, whether it is prudent topay any
I rent at all ! Several large farms in this conoty,which •
short time ago, made a respectable figure on the rent-
' till, are now pronounced by experienced farmers to be
lunavei ling for profit at a pepper corn rent ; and an agri.
anlturist, upon whose judgment and ,veracity we can
reify, has assured w that an estate, a few miles from this
town, which cost the present owner upwards of 25,0001.
wonted be now dearly rented at 2001. per aarl.—(Temstou
Comer,)
Yesterday morning, the London mail was overturned
,in the neighbourhood of Boronglibridge, in consequence
of haying coins in contact with a cart arid we are ex
treniely sorry to elate, that by this accident William I
Crackanthorpr, Esq. High Sheriff of this minty, had his
.arse broken—the rest of the passengers escaped unhurt''
—(Carlisle Journal, Ilee. 14.)
The expectation which was lasi 'Pik ,entertained
if the return of the keelen to their work bus,
we are happy to say, bell. m
completely fnlfilled. Al
many keelinen as can obtain employment are now at
work, and the trade of the river is again in. full activity.
I. consequence of this change, the Swan cutter, which
had been brought up to thp bridge here, was taken from
,her moorings on Wednesday morning, and carried
down to Shields. As the present stoppage hill been
productive of nothing but misery to those who caused,
and has ended to their disappointment, we shall refrain
from remark, further -than to say, that we hope, both
for their sakes and that of the public, it will be long
before we have to record a similar occurrence. On Sun-
day lof the keelmen were liberated from confine
meat.—(Newcurt/e Chronicle.)

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
DIAL, DEC. IS.—Came down from the river fast night,
and sailed, the Pigot, Tomlin, for Bombay ; Dorothy,
Forster, Reward, and Africa, for Jamaica; Robert, Joules
Haynes, for Barbadors ; Recovery, Fotherby, for New
South Wales; and Success, transport, Martin, for Barbs-
does ; and his Majesty's ship Glorester, for Plymouth.-
14th, Briton, Orem, for Trieste.—Wind
PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 13.—Arrived the Mottle, Greenslade.
from London for Coronae. Sailed the Dash, Wicklow; for
Leghorn ; Borneo, Ross, for Batavia ; his Majesty's ship Va-
lourous, went out of harbour for Spithead ; and his Majes-
ty's ship Leander, came into harbour from Spithead.—
Wind E.
PLYMOUTH, Dec. I4.—Arrived the Elizabeth and Jane.
from Seville, in twenty days, with sails split; ant the
Princess Charlotte, from Lisbon, in fifteen days, Hernia.
Geoffry, from Van Dieman's Land; Sailed the Indian,
Mayor, from Port au Prince.—Wind N.E.
FALMOUTH, Dec. 13.—Sailed the Lady Mary Pelham,
packet, forßrazils; Hercules, Not, for Gibraltar ; and Har-
riet, Anderson, for the South Seas.—Wind E.N.E.
The Starling. Douglas, was lost near Constantinople,
during a gale; the Ist ult. Crew saved. Two imperial ves-
sels were lost the same time.
HARWICH, Dec. 14.—Sailed the Henry Fretting packet,
with mails for Holland; Lord Duncan. Ditto, for Corthaven,
and Charlotte, Ditto, for Gottenburg.—Wind E.S.E.
Onevcsann, Dec. 16.—Sailed►tloe Earl St. Vincent's,
Reeves,and Ann, Frankland, for Near Soul Wales.

M ARKIET.-Mlll6 MORNING.

CORN EXCHANGE, DEC. 16.—The arrivals of last week
were extremely large, and the fresh supplies of this
morning from Essen, Kent, and Suffolk, are tolerably.
Rood. Prime samples attained rather more money ut
the earlier part of the morning ; but the trade after-
wards became dull for all sorts at the satne prices as
last (voted. Barley does not sell so freely as of hoe,
and the pricvs are rather lower.—hood Dry Beans fully
Maintain their value, hot other kinds are very dull sal;,
and rather cheaper.—Barley and prey Peas remain un•
altered from last Monday's prices. 'the lane stipiriy of
oats has caused touch dullness in this trade; except for
the prituest parcels, last week's prices cannot be obtained.
—Flour remains nnaltered.
SMITDFIELD Mlaaarr, Dec. 16.—The market wee not so
full this morning as was eepected, bet we oh. a among
the number of risen a street many prime ones which obtain-
ed a good price. With sheep the market was also moder-
ately supplied. The trade was brisk this morning for all
kinds of cattle of rime quality.