The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-12-22 00:00:00

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no letters from Petersburg!' state, that on sc_
count of the etteissi4e negoriations in foreign billy,
the exchange had fallen froiu '22 to 181. The
merchants of that capital seem to have been per-
fectly satisi,4l with th trade of the preceding
year. Fro'n Stettin we learn, that the exporta-
tion of corn was still permitted from tilt' IPrussial
doininions. At Riga they say that :natty ships
frouit in, from the severity of the
weather, uhich would not be released from their
confinement until the spring of the enluiog year.

The must important feet in the Gottenburgh let.
tees is, that the Enelish packets ssotild be allow.
red to Maintain the intercourse with that port, not.
uillistetit!ing the maritime regulations respecting
Great Britain in the late Treaty with the Empe-
ror ALEXANDER.
NOthillg has, for a long time, created so much
seepriee as the phrase ' CONJOINT SERVICE,"
which occurs its a late Address. It is not likely,
however, that this 4 side wind' will enable the
Planners of abortive Expeditions to carry sail'
in the • wake' of. the Navy, and to keep on their
coarse' without either übservation or reckon-
Within the last six months, the individuals re.,
sitting in this country, Mho enjoy pensions in coo-
it:gm:lice of basing 'formerly, been in foreign dip-
loniatie stations, united in a remonstrance to the
Treasury, setting forth the severe pressure upon
them of the Income-tax, and petiteuniug to be re.
relieved from it. Their desire was nceeiesced in
by the Lords of the Treasury, who not only
complicit with the request prospectively, but have
rim' it a reirotpective operation, extending back.
wards fur two years.
The Defiance, NV Aisom (one of the Tay Ship.
elite% Company's smacks), has been only ten days
un her voyage to and from London, the time em-
ployed in loeding and unloading included—a run
seldom equalled at this season of the year.
betters were yesterday received (ruin Gibraltar,
dated the 3th, which state, that great confusion
prevailed at Cadiz.
We Understand that Mr. S. MIDFIELD, who
lees taken into entirely at the Cecil-street Coffee.
house, without a warrant, has dropped the pro.
eetelinge against Mr. Bueenoe, but intends bring.
lag actions against SMITIi, the (Nicer, and MI..
IRE:An, the Magistrate, by whom lie was committed.
Extract of a letter from Lisbon t..." His Ex-
cellency P. nc MEeeo Beet:see, whom General
Sir !leen De en YMPLe eecluiled from the Regency,
in consequence of that event, demanded to be put
on his trial with all the rigour the laws would ad-
Mit of. Ili, Royal Highness the Pat NC!.: Receser
granted him that permission, and his trial, which
bed been untiselly 'widened, was, at length,
terminated. Ile has completely justified himself,
and the sentence is cutirely in favour of his inno.
cenee."
Yesterday, whilst a young boy was playing with
a raven in John-street, Westminster, it dew upon
Wm, and was in the act of attempting te tear out
Lis eyes, when, very providentially, the child's
mother, hearing its shrieks, ran to its assistance.
A Gentleman in Belfast, having put unslacked
lime into some empty barrels in his yard, in Ault.
street, the title rising in the night, wetted the lime,
which set the barrels on fire, and communitated to
pert of his stores ; it was fortunately discovered
amid extinguished, before it had done mach de-
suave
Ixcerese or FAMILY.—Edward Satterthwaite,
aged 82 years, now residing at Coolthou'e, in the
North part of this country, has fire children lie.
log, aged 257 years-36 grand children, aged
712 years—and seven great grand childree, aged
18 years. Their united ages amount to 10e91—
Liverpool Adr.
A few slays ago a man was apprehended at the
West End of the Town, on a tharge of endea.
touring to pass counterfeit seven shillings pieces.
;Seven of which were found abort his person, and
placed upon a table, but whilst further search was
slaking, he contrived to swallow them. Ile was
afterwards sent to a Watch-honse, but found
means to escape.
Tuesday nigh!, as souse militiamen were drink.
leg iu c smpany with some sailors, at the Trafalgar
North-cortier.street, Plymouth-dock, a des.
lime arose relative to the late eipasition to the
Scheldt ; when one of the soldiers drew his bayonet,
and stabbed a sailor in the body. The culprit
was immediately taken into custody. The sailer
is nut expected to survive.
Yesterday morning, an unfortunate female
threw herself from "a two.pair stairs window, in
Greek-street, Sults), when at the moment two
Gentlemen were passing, who, by their humane
exertions in breaking her fall, prevented the dread.
ful consequence that seemed inevitable, and she
expetienced aqraterial injury. Distress was the
rause abc anicled fur this rub attempt.