The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-09-24 00:00:00

THE ARMY.
His Royal Highness the Commander•in-Chief gave
dience yesterday morning, at his Office in the Hone Use
to some Or I and other Officers.

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The 48th (Northampton) Regiment of Foot has received
orders to proceed from New South Wales to Madrai.
The 40th (or 2d Soesersetshire) &linnet of Infantrt is I
going out in detachments, as guards on board convict ships,
for the purpose of replacing the 48th Regiment in New
South Wales.

The let Division of the 62d (or Wiltshire) Regiment of
Foot, which arrived on the 18th instant at Portsmouth, on'
board the Vibilia transport, from Halifax, has received
orders to proceed to Dublin for disembarkation.
The 62d Regiment. on the arrival of its 2nd and 3d
Division on hoard the Loyal Briton and Cato transports
from Halifax, is ordered to replace. in Dahlia, the 23d
(Royal Welch Fusileers) Foot, which is under orders for
Gibraltar.
General Felix Buckley, who died on the 14th inst. was
the oldest officer in the British army. He entered the service
in the reign of George 1., and expired at the great age of
114 years.
. A Court of Inquiry has been sitting at Murray's Inn, in
this town, since 'Monday last, composed of the Hon. Major
U 1 Harris, a Field Officer of the 96th Regiment, and
an Officer of the Royal Artillery ; for the examination of
witnesses, and inquiring into the circumstances connected
with the riot and outrages committed on the inhshitants of
this town by a number of the 931 Regiment.—(Weetmeefh
Jounsal.)

The Duke of York arrived hi town on Monday from
Sudburne, the seat of the Marquess of Hertford, where his
Royal Highness has been for some days on a shooting
excursion. Yesterday his Royal Highness held a Levee as
Commander in Chief, at his othce in the Horse (hard.,
which was attended by between thirty and forty military
officers.

We can state, on what we have every reason to consider
good authority, that the Earl of Errol is likely to be elected
Representative Peer in the room of the late Lord Napier.—
(Stirling Joecrnel.)
In the afternoon of Satarday last, an affair, which oc.
cored from a rigid desire of exercising duty, had nearly
preyed of serious consequence to Prince Leopold. His
Itaval Highness had been on the water, enjoyieg the fine
betimes off Rantsgate, and bad kept oat rill the shades of
'weather had closed open him; but wises about retain-
ing, he was hailed by the Commander of a Revenue Cith
ter, cruising off that harbour, in the usual way; no answer
being, returned, a gen was tired; still no answer
was given, when a shot was fired, and the boat was soon
after hoarded by the crew of the cutter, overhauled, and
the Royal Party treated as smugglers.—(Kentish Chro-
nicle.)
A similar mistake occurred some years ago, respecting a
still more illtistrioss branch of the 'Royal Family. About
the tinge the Prince of Wales (his present Majesty) first
resided at Brighton, and before the Commutation Act took
place, smuggling WAS carried on upon a very eatensivescale;
and a band of armed men were employed by an officer. of
the Customs at Horsham, to grapple with the strong and
numerous gangs of smeggiers of Sussex. It happened one
night, or morning early, that the Horsham band, having
received information of the intended route of a gang of
smugglers, was lying in ambush in a lane adjoining
the turnpike-road, when his Royal Highness passed
on horseback, accompanied, as was his custom then.
on his rides between the Pavilion and Carlton House, with
a small party of friends and servants. The Revenue Officers
supposing, from the clattering of the horses' feet, that the
Pnnee's party were the gang of smugglers of whom they
were in quest, immediately gave chace ; while the Prince's
party, finding themselves thus pursued, increased their
speed, apprehending they were pursued by a gang
of highwaymen. to this manner "be mu, and
they ran, and they ran and lie ran,"--till the pur-
suers reached the turnpike gate; when inquiring about
the number of the smugglers whom they had supposed had
passed before them, they learnt, with equal astonishment
and concern, that they had been chasing the Heir Apparent
to the Throne. instead of packages of valuable contraband
goods, of which they expected to make booty.
A BOAR HUNT IN BUCKINGHAINSIIIIIII r!—The follow
ing curious circumstance occurred at Sanderten, in Bucks,'
last Friday. As Isaac King and R. )iomerset, sqrs. were
returning from a shooting party, they were suddenly sur-
prised at their dogs violently barking round a thicket. Mr.
King advancing to discover what was the cause, beheld, to
his great astonishment, a large black bear. making off to
the opposite side of the field. Ile immediately tired at it;
but the shots instead of injuring Bruin's tough hide, ooly
served to quicken his pace. After a long chase, and firing
two or three useless shots, as it was growing dark, the gen-
demo were obliged to give up the portant. It was after-
wards discovered that the animal had made its escape from
a travelling menagerie that was going to High Wycombe
Fair.
AN &A/SANS HUNT AT SIERRA Lsoxs.--The follow
log is an Extract of a letter from Free Town, Sierra Leone,
dated July 26, 182.1 Oa Thursday last, an elephant,
of enormous size, was seen close to a village called Lei-
cester, near Regent Town, and within three miles of Free
Town. The segroes immediately gave chase, and fired at
him repeatedly. when the enraged animal turned resod and
rosbed in amongstthem, picked out an unarmed man, whom
he seized round the body with hie trunk, and threw him to
a considerable distance; after which, driving one of his
tasks through his body, he killed hint en the spot. They
000tioned the chase into the thickest part of the bush,
where they were not able to follow the elephant, who finally
escaped. One,gentleman was within 20 yards of him at the
time he killed the man, and the animal came within 200
yards of the hospital."
During St. John's Fair at Perth, on Tuesday week, the
worthy superintendent of Police, as usual, took up all the
suspicious characters found strolling through the market.—
One of them, more pert than his neighbours. pretty smartly
asked," What be had done ?" " It's to keep ye foe do
in'," was the Baillie's hieratic reply—thos realising the
good adage, " It is better to prevent crimes Chap to puoisb
them."
Coax Excnswon, Sept. 25,—The arrivaliof grain this
week are only moderate. The Wheat trade remains prm-
cisely in the same state as reported on Monday. Dry par.
eels of Barley support the last quotation ; bat damp sorts
are lower. There is no alteration in the. prices of Oats to.
day ; bat Unwell very little business doing in the trade.