The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-03-03 00:00:00

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The intelligolcio stideinoil from Madrid. comes down '
thine net. It orates, that on the 19th, Ferdinand two. ;
coaled td clime the Session of the Cortes in the usual"
manner, with a Speech from the Throne; when he. took
occasion to declare that he was dissatisfied with the con.
duct both of his Ministers and of his principal Generals
Mips, Ballesteres,• Absibal, , and had determined to
dismiss them from their respective offices. This nniook.
ed for declaration excited commotion in the Cortes,
which soon spread through the city, and an attempt
was made -by some of the people tq petition
-for a Regency, declarieg their Resolution to sap-
-port the Minis/Are,. who in consequence, refused to re-
sign their posts. On the 20th, the King found himself
obliged to give way, and formally reinstated both the
Generals aadblinisters.Next day every thing was tranquil.

Hamburg papers to she 26th ult. reached us Ithis
morning; their contents are of no political interest. On
the htli of October they write from Batavia, that there
was a dreadful eruption, of a Volcano, and that in the
lava nearly 2000 persons perished.

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The Dultit of Wellington is out a visit to the Ring at
Brighton.
The Spanish An has contracted with one
manufacturer only for the supply of twenty thousand
barrels of gunpowder. which are to he shipped for the
Spanish army with the least possible delay. A vessel
left the River on Saturday with ,Sve thoussnd stand of
arms on board, which are intended to he landed at Ce-
nteno. This is Ilia second export of arms for Spain

Within a very short period.
A private letter from Paris says, it was proposed tbst
if M. Manuel should be expelled the Chamber, that his
party should all secede; but that the proposition was
negatived.—Sugar and Coffee at Paris increase in price.
The former has been as high as two shillings a pound.
Recruiting parties have been sent out, for the purpose
of raising men to complete the corps of Royal marines
to the number recently voted by the House of . Com-
mons. Above 700 mem will he required for that pur-
pose. it is expected that a British squadron of observa-
tion will be •fitted onr, in the event i f hostilities between
France and spain.—(Hamp. Chroa.)
We hear thst herd Exmouth has made a most zealous
offer of his services to command a squadron of observa-
tion, in which be hopeahis rank may not be a hindrance,
as, however, few the ships may be, he should think it no
derogation to. hold the appointment.—(Portemestih
paper.)
A meeting of several Members of Parliament. and
other most respectable assembled on Satur-
day at the Crown and Aurhor, fur the purpostof taking
such measures as are rust likely to promote the cause of

the Greeks.
Till IRISH COCRT.—The Levee yesterday was most
nninecoesly attended. Ile number of the nobility and
gentry was unprecedented on any former occasion at
Dublin Castle, with the exception of the Levee held by
his Majesty at the period of his visit to this country.—
Carriages were setting down for above two hours.—(Duls-
tix Post, of- Friday.)
last week, the seamen of the river Tyne, in the expec-
tation of their services coming into requisition by the
war against Spain, refused to go to sea without an ad-
vance of wages. They obtained in consequence an ex-
tra guinea, which makes their pay WI" ss. per voyage.
Durlisat arose.)
The specalaters in grain are busy, in the hope of ti-
tian a war demand or a famine; and some have entered
the market who have but little knowledge of the article
is which they have been to deal. The military Depot
is almost fall; yet additional graearies are in request.—
(Perlis fide.)
Tae MORDRIL AT SCAIROHOCHH.—We regret to state,
that Mr. Law, who was shot by Arad es Friday morn•
tag week, agitated la our test, after liuering In great
agony till ellen last Friday, was releaseedd his stiffer-
lags by deeds. The two men, Mead and Belt, are hourly
expected to arrive at York Castle.—/ reek Courant.)
CAIRN Extuaxot, ;Banat 3.—The arrivals of grain
seetimalated greatly the latter part of last week, and this
morning there is a good supply of Wheat, Barley,
Iteaos,and Peas from Essex and Kent, also many vessels
from the Norris with Oats. The demand for Wheat con-
tinues very brisk, and a further advance is Attained of
2 to 3s. per Quarter since lest Monday ; Harley alto
sells freely, and is 1 to (22. per quarter dearer. Good dry
Beans sell well, and are is. per quarter dearer. Boiling
and (trey Peas are unaltered from last week. Tivte hag
been a good trade foelliits, and rather more money is'
obtained for prime samples. Flour is expected to ads
trance Again ss. per sack.
SwlTartsts MAIIHRT, MARCH 3.—There was a 'MI
aritaber of (hen at Market this morning, which mold M
a lower price than last markebday, owing .to the Ithiht
being Mill and the numbers greater than required. Ot
sheep. the supply was much the s sme as last Monday.
and the price full as high as last week's markets.
PallleaTßlANHill.—lt has been stated, that Mr. RHO
Abernethy. the north country pedestrian, started at three
o'clock on Friday afternoon, to go on foot from Oxford-
kith& to the 56113 taile-stone on the Gloucester-road, and re-
tern in twenty-eight hours. The umpire upon the occasion
has (tarnished our infonaut with the particulars of one of
the greatest travelling feats ever before recorded. The pe-
distrian started at the rate of six miles an hour, accompa-
nied by one horsemen only, to keep incog. ai much u
possible. Ile went through Uxbridge .6 quartet be-
fore six o'clock' (fifteen miles,) and he- stopped sad re-
freshed st twenty-five miles at forty minutes past ,even
e'cicck, and ate a chicken. lie halted two hours at &My-
ths miles, and did half the distance in thirteen hours twelve
minutest, and returned to his quarters at the forty-"eve toilet
at a quarter before six on Saturday morning. After being
well robbed, he went to bed, and Started again at eight
e'cleck tolerably well. He did the next thirteen miles iii
three hours, anti beat time so as to leave him nine miles for
thajasttlette hours, which was the wortt part of the match.
He Mon by extraordinary perseverance, with four minutes
to spare, nearly blind with fatigue. We repeat, it it the
greatest thing sceamplisbed on pedestrian retold.

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HEAL, MARCH down from' the river last
night, sad soiled, the Ades' Mayne, for Madras and
China; also to-day the Nellsons. Parr, for the Brazils.
Arrived this morning, and remain with some others, the
Hope, Mourant, trona 6ibralter and Lima; and the
Knox, from the C. 11. Hope.-1. Arrived and sailed for
the river *ith the rest of the homeward bound, the Es-
lactation, Jones, from Terceira : John and Ann, Roble-
son, 42 days from Havanna; awl the Conway slops mf
war from Lima, last frOm Portsmouth. Salad the
Ardent. "eyrie, far Belf N.N. W. •
' Poure*otrrn,Mancn '2.—Arrived His Majesty's Ship,
Actin, from the Havanna.—Paased down 'Le Channel,
the Waterloo, Alssger, for Bombay and China; and the
Kellie Castle, Adams, for Madras.—Wind %V.S W.
PLTIMITH, Fes. 2S.—Sailed His Majesty's Ship, Ac--
tin, for Portemonth ; and all she (*meta-bound de-
tained by contrary winds.—Arrived, the Hope, Ford,
from Oporto.—Wind
Faistourm, Masco I.—Sailed. the Pilot, Gardner,
for Calcutta ; the (trace, Crayon, fur St. Michael's.—Ar•
rived, the Dutch ship, Apollo, Durand, from Batavia, to
Antwerp.—Fce. 2S, Sailed the Norfolk, Grey, for Ma
&as; the Shokespere, Anderson, for Valparaiso and
Lima, the John Popplewell, Portland, for Whitmore;
and the Cecrops. Harmers, fur Jamaica the Emulation,
Stanviorth, for Lisbon ;.and Henry, Quick, for Hassatto'.
—Wind N.
The Aid, M`Kenzie, from Peterhead to London, stink
in Aldbro' Bay yesterday ; crew sated.