The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-04-21 00:00:00

Spain, the 116 tkh Iloveeunsent tilt that no-scruple of de-1
licacy, or fear of misconstruction, ought to restrain them
front avowing n earnest sv;sll, that the Spaniards could
prevail opon-themselves to consider of such modifications,
or at least to &deka their dispo.ition to consider of them

hereafter.
It is useless now todiscnss what might have been the
• result of his Majrnanxions erideavionrs to bring about
*a accoodat wren Franoenni! Spain, if nothing
•.14nirn
%recurred to interrupt their progress. Whatever might
.b the indisposition of the Spanish Government to take
• e'tlie first step towards such an accommodation, it cannot
'he disguised that the principles avowed and the preten-1
sions put forward by the French Government in the
speech from tbe Throne at the opening of the Chain-
bets at Paris, created new obstacles to the success of
• friendly intervention. The communication of that-speech
to the British Government was accompanied, indeed,
unit renewed assurances of the pacific disposition of
France; and the French Ministers adopted a construction
of the passage most likely to create an unfavourable im-
pression in Spain, which stripped it of a part of its ob-
jectionable character. But all the attempts of the Bri-
tish Government to give effect. at Madrid to such asset-
rances and explanations, proved unavailing. The hopes
of success became gradually fainter; and bare now va-
nished altogether.
It remains only to describe the conduct which it is his
Majesty's desire and attention to observe, is a conflict be-
tween two nation% to each of whom his Motety is bound
by the ties of amity and alliance.
by
repeated disavowal by his Most Chrisian Majesty's
Government, of all view* of ambition and aggrandise-
ment. forbidi the saspicion of any design on the part of
rro,nee, tp establish a petmanent military occupation of
Spain ; (41' to force his Catholic Majesty into any awe- I
vires,ilerogatory.to the independence of his Crown, or to
his existing relations witli other Powers. .
The repeated assurances which his Majesty received,
of the determination of Prance to respect the dominions
of hie Most Faithful Majesty, relieve his Majesty from
any apprehension of being called upon to fulfil the obli-
gations of that in•ltove defensive connection, which has
long subsisted between the Crowns of Great Britain
al I Portugal.
With respect to the Provinces of America, which have
thrown of their allegiance to the Crown of Spain, time and
the course of events appear to have substantially decided
tneir separmfon from the Mother Country ; although the
f .rmal recognition of those Provinces, as Independent
States, by his Majesty, may be hastened or retarded by va-
rious external circumstances, as well as by the more or less
satisfactory progress, is each State, towards a regular and
sitded form of Government. Spain has long been apprised
of his Majesty's opinions upon this subject. Disclaiming
is the most solemn manner any intention of appropriating
to himself the smallest the smallest portion of the late Spa-
nish possessions In America, his Majesty is satisfied that no
attempt will be made by France, to bring un ter her domi-
nion, any of those possessions, either by conquest, or by
cession from Spain.
This frank explannti in upon the points on which perhaps
alone the possibility of any collision of France with Great
Britain can be apprehended In a war between France end
Spain, your Excellency will represent to M.de Chateau-
briand, as dictated by au earnest desire to be enabled to
preserve in that war, a strict add undeviating neutrality ;
a neutrality not liable to elterstion towards either party, so
lorg as the honour and just interests of Great Britain are
equally respected by both.
I am commanded, in conclusion, to direct your Excel-
!prey to declare to the French Minister, that his Majesty
will be at all times ready to renew the interposition of his
good offices. for the purpose of terthinating those hostilities,
which his Majesty has been so anxiously, although ineffee-
teeny, emicavouring to avert.
1. &c.
(Signed) Geoacdt Contuse.
Ws Excellency the Right Hon. Sir C. Stead, O. C. B. de.

VirtiKLY ReaWM Or TUE WeATIIIIM—bIIIO last week
was an epitome of an English season. Sunday. Monday,
and the beginning of Tuesday, were gloomy and austere;
bet the wind having changed, on the latter of those days, from
the eastward to the westward, a revolution equally complete
took place in the state of the atmosphere, and the weather
bright and mild. Wednesday had all the aecontpa-
niments of the vernal season; but, the neat day, the wind
having turned to the north of west, the breezes became keen,
while the itmospbere continued, for the most part, clear. On
Wednesday and Thursday there fell some slight showers of
ra4l; and on Friday noon there was a hall shower, which
pas followed in the eiening by a gust,lihe * hurricane,
accompanied with a fall of hail : and oa Saturday afterhoon
some more bail fell. Immediately before the storm on Fri-
de, alott, there wee a remarkable fall in the Thermometer,
as will be observed io the following table. The quantity
of water collected in the rain-page last week amounted to
*sly ese•teeth of an inch.

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*Week. etissek. 'I at 001. : .
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t..... : :7 1: *ll 2:::it
14. I. ••.. . GI '4S '4l. .40 Cloud
16. w.... 4.
.11 43 ,1 Cloud
11;111.• •.. 49 .04 ;129 $9,93 Fair
HI. F. .64 SO SS ,a 0 Heil
19, ..... If JO 94 ,43 Hail

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a .4* lON Cloudy
47 43 ,14 Cloudy
'46 41 • ,40 Cloudy
it 63 ,13 Cloudy
06 61 29,93 Fair
119
36 ,60 Heil
,63 Hail
NATURALISTS. CALSNDIR.—To enable oar renders to
judge of the season, we select from the calendars of the Rev.
Mr. White of Selberne. an.l Mr. Markwick, of the neigh-
bourhood of Battle, the dates of the following familiar oc-
CarrenCeS, which have been observed during a course of
years, and which may usually be expected about the present
period :
(Where two dates are given, they denote the earliest and
the latest times at which the occurrence was observed. The
letters W. and laLete the initials of the agates of the ob.
servers.) • •„: •• • •
Swath', appoored.—.W. March 26,111 T April 7-
47; last seen, Hi. •
Mitrtin ap.— W. Nov.. March 29, Ma 1.1.1417. April 14, May
6; last seen, Dec.*. •
,VijrAtfegale heard.—W. April 1, May I.—M. Apra 14,
Meg d; lasi moss)„
Cturalfp •Aprill-.-24.—M. March .3, May 17.
Goosefre,r3/ —W.• April 8-14.—M. March 21, May 1
Oterrenti.— W. April g-3. M. March 24, Aprlll6. 1.
har-tree 11.1—itr.:AstelL11,111ey tel.—M. •111orob99,',ApIl
heard.—.W., 44,11 At May 3;
last uesrd.Juue Vb. rr. .••• iv. •
alga aura. )11ay.,O.r.;47:11garela 10,
Iri 3y 8. •
&rift Aptillilday7-131/Arrec.NY 19.
Garden Merril 2.-4 r. April 'lll,'. 14.-; , March
ob, May.: " ••• '•
Hantiserell.-..W: April 90. June Allra-111.11111
98. . •
Apple-tree L..- Apailti. May 'Art 11, May
azaberii, !OA wood, Aprutill-4910—dif . April
8-9.

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ny ha..to ail ) ~ .
. the packet ship Canada illich.arrire,at Liter 1.
front New York, on FrWay,' wi hare received New XOrk.
yapers, dated, snows lit 'of April,. of, whiob tile followig,
is an extract :—,A tOftli commenced yesterday morn
iog between tine and ten o'clock, with the, wind at east,.
a.:(1 continued .throughout the day and evening. The.
wind blew with great force, and the snoW tell faster than
during Sly storm the peat winter: Suclitivas its severity
that, but few inhabitants left their ellrellitigi, unktis
argent business called them oat, !yid thdtc found it ex:
tremely difficult to get along from the.yfottmcit. of the
ar
wind and depth of snow. At noperiod:4lou; i loter,bas,
the city exhibited the appearance sit diallests: . Tho
re
Louses fronting the north and east we.eqty :
,d.aavritb
entire sheets ut snow, as %Vet fences and trees, it' etery
object upon which the snow fell.