The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-01-04 00:00:00

TliE ARMY.

In consequence of the death of Sir Willimo
Pitt, late Governor of tho Garrison at POrti,
mouth, the Duke of Cumberland is appginted to
succeed in the command. His Royal Highnest
is expected there in the course of a day or two,
to make arrangements for his abodeein the house
appointed fur the Governor, bat lately occupied
by the Towh Major. He will have a complete
Staff and -Suite Mith him, •
Thu 79th, or Catnexonian HiEWantlers, m'rch,
et! into Portsmouth on Friday and Saturday 10%1
for emharkatiou for Portugal. Captain befell.
ire's troop of Horse Artillery, destined .fur
same service, still remains at Canterbury, and it
is expected will not march till such time as the
infantry are embarked at Portsmouth. We need
hardly add, that the destination of these, troops
'will•probably be changed, in consequence of the
events that have recently happened in India.
Lord licathfield gets the lit Dragoon Guards,
and Lord William Rentiuck succeeds Lord Veatiii
field in the 20th Light Dragoons.
Governor Sontag, Dalhousie, Gen. Rey
(Royals), Geocral Alum:tier, Colonel Walker
(50th), and Cul. Stewart, all from Walcheren,
have arrived in town.

'Earl GREY arrived fn.'s) Northumberlind
Tuesday evening, at his inotherts house, in lltni
ford.street, May-fair:
Sir HENRY HAL:van has been sent for to Wind:
sur, to attend her Royal Highness the Princess
AMELIA.
An early dissolution of Parliatnent is so cone.
dently expectial by some persons, that candidates
fur senatorial honours, are now canvassing in many
parts of the kingdom.
The Bishop of LINCOLN, is diTellSing Old
English hospitality to the• poor and other regidents
in the vicinity of ilugden P 4111% Huntingdon.
shire.

Belvoir Castle, the scat of the Duko of RUT.
LAND, is uncommouly gay. Hunting, coursing, and
shouting,.concerts, cards, &c. divide the attendee
of the-fashionable residents for•the holidays.
Sir HENRY STRACHEY, Master of his Malestes
Household, died on Tuesday, at his house is
Hill-street, Berkeley-square.
The Duke of RICHMOND has been,' with great
address, but with some dislicutty, prevailed on to
yield his just pretensions to the blue ribband la
favour of the Marquis WELLESLEY.
Tuesday last the Marquis and Marchioness of
BUTE and family embarked at Southsea, Ports.
mouth, on board his Majesty's ship.laminiq, fns
the Mediterranean.
A neglected Lady of high name, .is said (alma
addressed a circular to all the Members of the
Cabinet, to pot them on their guard against her
Caro Sposo, whose amorous heart, she says, cari
withhold no secret from the•present object of his
idolatry, and whom she protests, upon her own
honour,-to be totally undeserving of his confidence.
When this letter was aliewn to the noble Immo-
rat°, lie said, with great savivele" Her lady.
ship has reason to speak of me In this manner—
fur I married her !"
The extensive island of Iceland, so little fa,
Toured by nature, and so little frequented by
strangers, is to receive in the Sprint, a flimsily) •
party feom England, consisting of several persona
of considerable distinction. These.gentleaseq
tend first to visit Ilecla and tho ivater.itpouts, lad
then to proceed in explering. au hutch of tha
country as an Icelandic saintner will permit.—
Iceland, although equal in extent to England,
is precluded by its climate from manfof the com-
forts of life, but alfOrds, however, numberless
attractions worthy of a curious.or a scientifietra-
yeller.
Intim S/Npi NG....DIG NUM, who has been mat.
ing a musical tour, was su hoarse whets lie got to
Dublin, that he was obliged to hire; a .person to
perform the singing parts of the Entertainment for
him. A' Gentleman being asked, how tie liked
irlelflei Rel 3 WWI, "4" Elparl inrVinitilect.l
sings beautifully--.4ype• °rip" ' * :
Dr. A. Penne, late Dean of Fly, happen* ono
day to call a Clergyman a foul; who;,ltitiii,
little otherwise, the latter threatened' ict crietplain
to the Bishop—" Do," replied the Dein, ft' When.
ever you pleme, and his .Lordship Will confros
you." •
.Yek!erday, whiiit a eauntryroen wes standing
in Fleetstregt, admiring the fascinating figures
'placed on outside of St. benstan's Chikh,
with a basket hung on a stick over his shoulder,
some person contrived to lighten-his load, by tat.
ing ont a parcel, containing a new shirt, two
pounds of tea, and a. China tea=pot.
That the Gold Coin of this country has been
accumulated for .the purpose et. eippetation is
now an unquestionable fact, and any hint which
can prove instrumental in abolishing so injurious
a traffic, it is the ditty of • every individual to com-
manicate.—A Coiniiieveial Correspondent writes
on MO subject as follows :—" M avocations Ica&
hag me constantly to the coast, I have ucertained
that scarcely a fishing boat leaves our shores with-
out a. freight of guineas, under the pretence of
purchasing turbot (for which purpose a compa-
ratively small su=n would to adequate), and dis-
-1 poyaf their pore valuable care to our cgfc
adies.",