The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-01-03 00:00:00

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mit, no point, at witch the Subscription can be
Supposed to be no longer necessary—for it will
continue to be so, until every individual, who 'be-
lieves Col. WARDLS to have rendered a national
service, shall have had an opportunity of ofering
the tribute of his gratitude.

Yesterday a Cabinet Council was held at the
Foreign Office. There were present the Loan
CHANCELLOR, Marquis WaLLESLIWY, the Earls
of CAMDEN, Ltvenroot, and Batutrare, Lord
MGLISRAVE, the CHANCELLOR of the ERCIRE.
•Mr. Secretary RYDER, and Mr. R. S,
MEDAL
The Right Hon. Lady SHErVIELD has resigned
the situation of Lady of the Bedchamber to the
Princess of WALL', and the Lady CHARLOTTE
CAMPBELL, sister to the Duke of ARGYLE, IS ap.
pointed in her place.
Yesterday Sir DAVID Donn A.S held a public day,
at his Office in the• Horse Guards, and gave aadi-
ence to several Military Officers.
His MAJESTY has been pleased to appoint Lieu.
tenant-Colonel GEORGE VIGOREUX, of the 2d
Royal Veteran Battalion, to be Lieutenant-Go-
vernor of the Scilly Islands, vice Major-General
llEwertct, deceased.
The report in the French Papers of the death
of Mr. BATHURST, Envoy Extraordinary from
Great. Britain to the Court of Austria, is believed
Ito be unfounded. His friends have received ac-
counts, by which it appears that he was in perfect
health and understanding on the 13th of Novum-
cer. They are, therefore, not alarmed at the Un-
pleasant paragraph, dated the 10th of November,
from Berlin, and inserted in the Paris Papers that
were received on Sunday.
Sir THOMAS JONES, Baronet, one of the Re.
presentati4s of Shrewsbury, has presented that
, Corporation with two whole-length portraits of
their MAJESTIES, to ornament the Town-hall.

Mr. C. R. VAUGHAN set off yesterday, to em-
bark for Spain, being appointed Secretary to the
Hum IL WELLESLEY. Mr. V. means, if possible,
to visit the brave, but unfortunate town of Sara-
gossa, of which he speaks in his narrative.
Colonel Ay, who commanded the rear-guard
of the army in the island of Walcheren, with his
Aid-dc-Camp, Capt. lIAy, and Capt. MITCHEL,
of the Quarter-Master General's Department,
landed from the Ulysses frigate on Monday at the
NOM.

Lord CARLISLE, it is.said, has another play, of
a serious cast, upon the stocks. Of ,course it is
not, as with some—upoe the laughingstocks.
The Frencli,Papers speak openly of the great
change about,to take place in the Government of
Holland. It has had the effect, they confess, of
increasing considerably the price of Colonial pro.
duce, particularly of sugar.
Dispatches from Lisbon were received on Mon-
day last at the Earl of LIVERPOOL'S Office. Their
contents relate chiefly to the defeat of the Duke
DEL PARQUEN army at Alba de 'Formes.
It is imagined that on the meeting of Parliament,
the Opposition to the present Ministry will he at
strong, and as formidable, both -in the House and
out of it, as ever was known.
Great men seldom excel in trifles. TURENME,
after having gained several battles, •learned with
difficulty the. manner of saluting, with ease, at the •
hea4 of his regiment of infantry.
The Gentlemen of Doctors' Commons are anx-
ious to know what BONAPARTE means, by saying,
that his repudiated wife has adorned his person for
15 years. In this country the word is equivocal.
The Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR has appoint.
ed Tuesday next for a Common Hall, to receive
the Report of the Sheriffs, in relation to the Ad-
dress agreed to on the 7th of Deceniber last.
Paris Papers inform us, that part of the Impe-
rial Guard have set off fur Italy.
In one of the Paris Journals we find it sinned,
that the Toulon fleet, of 11 sail 'of the line, had
passed the Straits of Gibraltar. This assertion is,
we have every reason tobelieve, unfounded.
The sth Regiment, which coiuposed the rear.
guard of Walchercn, is reduced from 1100 to 234 ;
but many, sent home sick, have recovered, and
are equally anxious, with their brave comrades, to
meet another campaign. After the 50th Regiment
had embarked at Flushing, the sth went through
the ceremony of Witting the gates and delivering
over the keys, ite. to the Mayor, after which the
regiment embarked.
NORTU AKERlCA.—Notwithstantling the vigi-
lance of the American GovernMent, four vessels
are actually arrived at Liverpool, that rallying
point of speculation, from the United States,
within the last fortnight.
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Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India Hostas, green -Gr. Hugs Inius, Bart. 1
was unanimously appointed a Member of the Secret
Committee of three, duritig the present direction,
in the room of Sir WK. HENSLEY, Bart. deceased.
The under-mentioned times were fixed for the.i
ships David Scott and Cirencester. The former
consigned to Madras and China; the latter to St.
Helens, Prince of Walees Island, and China : viz.
To sail to Gravesend, 14th instant; stay there 20 days;
and be in t►e Downs, 13th February.
The ships Bombay and Royal George, for China direct,
were ordered to be afloat 40th -WWI; vain to T3raveseed 3d
February; stay there 3J days; and be in as Downs, 14th
March.
A gentleman in the county of Tipperary has,
as so object of curiosity as well as pleasure, un.
dertaken to establish in his park, a colLtny of
beavers. He has planted plenty of birch, aspen,
ash, willow, sallow, osier, alder, &c. round the
ponds, and is about to procure several pair of
beavers to turn In.

On Saturday-morning, as the Gardener belong-
ing to gerkelepsquare, was clearing the carth of
the trees, he perceived some earth which appear-
cd to be fresh dug up, and on examining into it
he found a deal box, and en opening it, it
114. found to contain the body of a male in..
fent, laid in sawdust ; the infant appeared' to be
between two and three months old. The box
seemingly had been just deposited, the WHO and
it appearing it9ite fresh. It was gonvepd with
the contects toS,t. Georgel Infirmary) and a Jury
laummosed to attcod. '
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