Star. — London, England, 1816-05-30 00:00:00

. . watt RE/MittoSi. TO THE EDITOR. Of . STAR. s w ahe high rewards, both pecuniary and he which have been bestowed• on that part of now,' 'ch had the good fortune to be. eugaged mg . the wcdo u ill at Waterloo, induces me to offer a few sumo o n that action, and to inquire how far obterl dissatisfaction which at present prevails tbe 5 in consequence of the distribution of the ar my, in is well or ill.founded. tlto It is poot olly, but erroneously supposed,, that the s ag Waterloo was a continued g eneral action sag d a ys ; it was no such thing. On the 16th,, t did not commence until late in the the eler nes . Aa , i d a Considerabl e p ortion of the arm y was at I " 7° A i is sco of a day's march, and some corps still , v itig aither — from the scene of action. Nearly the whole de 17th was a day of rest; and in the contest • 4 eneol d - on the 18th, several of the regiments, • stemlen are now decorated with Medals, and oho distinctions, were but very slightly engaged,, sod tome sot el all. Far be it from me, Si, to attempt to detract from 12 , pra i se to which the army engaged in that action wide& They fought gallantly, and added l oather wreath to the *Routs which our glorious and i m il e ible army bpd acquiredi but in paying • ;Mk led well-merited tribute of praise to their 11.! . came admit that they are mare in M reward than are many gallant portions of our in " d i st had preceded them in the path of Victory. lb s y loading accents bad been as severely and as, v u t ady contested ; and I will name one, where the w w oo pisticululy in Officers, was muck greater, in popostioa to the numbers, than that which was a miss' at Waterloo..-I meals the battle of Al ta& lOthe battle of Vittoria, every ammuaition mite, every baggage waggon, every gun but two, wen taken front the enemy—this was not the case at WOW. In the battle of Weida, the Bide bared of is. who bore the contest of that glorious day, can Motel that which no other army which has been aiabed since the commeacement of the war can do-- 20 db that they killed, wounded, and made pri soners of the enemy, a number greater than the ,mment of their owe army:, yet the distinctions ited for that action were confined to the General agars, and to Officers commanding corps, having the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel s for an Officer Com- Wading a regiment, If of a rank under that of Lieu tenant-Colonel, was not to receive the distinction granted on that occasion. In the campaign .in Holland, in 1799, in which five actioas were fought between the 27th of August and the 6th of October, his Royal Highness the Cost lialinlit-nitalsir can himself bear testimony to the gallantry of that tinny--that they defeated the enemy every one of those actions, yot no distinction was nu conferred. For the victories seised in Egypt, the distinctions were confined to a few General Officers, who were made Knights of the Bath. Until lately, it was not customary in our service to confer marks of distinction on our Officers and soldiers for their services, however long and arduous might be the contests in which they were engaged, or however glorious the result. The enthusiastic ad miration excited 'by the battle of Waterloo, arises, tit horn the gallantry S and skill displayed on that occasion having been greater than what bad often before been evinced by our armies, but by the law portant consequences it produced—by terminating the war, and by placing in our hands a mast, who, 1) long as he was free, would never hen permitted us to enjoy the blessings of peace. It is these multi that have obtained for the Army of Waterloo rewards finer before conferred : but let it be recollected, that our former victories had contributed to produce these teaks: that it was those victories which reduced llOssrAsTE to that situation which rendered his de. Met It Waterloo decisive. Had the resources of Ba uman not been so completely exhausted by his' loser defeats—had he still possessed the means of %tains the contest—the battle of Waterloo would *have been considered as deserving of more dis *in than were many of the actions that preceded it. Leta also be recollected, that the army which fought at Waterloo had experienced no hardship of anY kind—had not suffered a single privation :—they Inalebed to the field, fought, and conquered r...their serlift Was the service of a day. be what I have said,. I beg I may not be under noot as intending to express an opinion that the re wards conferred on the army which fought et We. tenon bare been improperly bestowed—nothing is farther from my intention : No I the brave fellows I ' 4 composed that army, merit all that they have moiled; my wish is not to tarnish their well-merited h "ourei but to prevent those gallant men who have ha fou l gh e t i g i l e orio red us ev ly ery in w. e i v va el l ion par a t ud a k the ardsh 7 l ti o i varto'-Yes, Sir I would, were it possible, prevent we% men from experiencing the keen regret and *le y cation which they experience• in seeing strip. the whole of whose serricei have been confined It . o t i n le • th day, decorated with distinctions which I had not bee* able to obtain. 1 2ihoer is the soldier's sole reward :—sniall, kis it the number of Officers who have acquired, in service, after having devoted their lives to it, the ( "f providing fir a family. !Ile British service . ri t 4 wei . r serv ice is Europe in which an honorary e S c r )11 . a' _. _ ~~ ~, kitithseOn For teisink et gifts trilotifttertact i -in our service, an Officat who enters it 'olds xoptit i sal who condoles •in it until- he has Perforitteli the last march thit riaturd enabled hins , to support, retires from it nakewarded oti 'this account by any mark of distinction I In conferring distinctions on the Officers and men who served auWaterloo, nothing; I am certain, was 'farther from the "thoughts of the Panics REGENT, than to wound the feelings of men whit had long and glciriOndy served him! but, is it possible to suppose that men who have served throughout the war, in every quarter where our armies have been employed— that ;hose brave fellows Who volunteered to storm Badajos, Burgos, Ciudad Rodrigo, and St. Sams. .tian—that men who hid fought in every action under the Duke of Wittman", from the battle of Vi miera to the battle of Tonloose—who had shared all the dangers and hardships of those campaigns, but who, not being present at Waterloo—is it, I say, Sir, possible to suppose, that those men must not expe rience the severest mortification and regret in seeing the service of a single day rewarded with honours and emoluments which they had not obtained ? - No, Sir ! such a supposition would betray a total igno rance of human nature—an ignorance of the honest and honourable pride of a Soldier ! Let then the hunt REGENT heal the wound which he has (unintentionally I am certain) inflicted :—let him not allow the greater service to remain undis tinguished, while the lesser is rewarded :—but him confer a mark of his royal favour on all who, - from the length and nature of their services, have deserved it. If expense is an objection, none need be incurred—a bit of Ribbon will be as much esteem ed as a Collar of Diamonds : it is the honour con ferred by the gift, and not its intrinsic worth, that stamps its value in the mind of a Soldier ! ODE TO THE MEMORY OF. BURNS. WRITTRN WE THOMAS CAMPBELL, Zig. AND SPOKEN AT TIM COSINFAIORATION OF ROBERT BURNS, ON SATUR EAT, IT ME. CONWAY 01 COVIINT-GARDEN TIigATRE. Soot of the Pool wheresoe'er beckno'd from earth thy genies plume Her wings el immortality ; Suspend thy harp in happier sphere, And with thine influence Slums The gladness of our jubilee! And fly Eke fiends from secret spell, Discord and strife, at BuiNi'S name, lixords'd by his memory ; For he was chief of Bards that swell The heart with songs of social Same, And high delicious revelry ! And Love's own strain to him was giv'n To warble all its exudes, With Pythian words unsought, onward, Love the surviving gat of heavzsi, The choicest sweet of Paradise In Life's else bitter cup dialled! Who that has melted o'er his lay To MART% Mg in Heav'n above, But pictued sees in fancy strong, The landscape and the hvelong day That saill'd epos their motual Who that has felt forgets the song Nor shard one dame alone to fan— His Country's higk-soid'd peasantry What patriot-pride he taught !—how much 'l'o weigh the inborn worth of nun ! And rustic Inv and poverty Grow beautiful beneath his touch. Him in his clay built cot' the Muse Eatrassed and shew'd him all the forms, Of (skylight and wizard gloom, .(That only gifted Poet views,) The Genii of the floods and storms, And martial shades from Glory's tomb ! On Benneek.deld what thoughts arouse be swain whom 21111.143 . 5 song inspires Beat not his Caledonian veins, As o'er the heroic turf he ploughs, With all the spirit of his sires, And all their scorn of death anti chains? And see the Scottish exile tamed By many a far and foreign clime, Bend o'er his bomeborn verse and weep, In memory of his native land, With love that scorns the lapse of time And tits that stretch beyond the deep E 'd by Indian rivers wild The, resting en his arms, In Beeirs's carrel sweet retails The seems that blest him when a child, And glows i and gladdens at the charms Of Scotia's woods and waterfalls 0 deem not, 'mid this worldly strife, An idle art the Poet brings, Let high Philosophy contrind And sages calm the stream of life : • 'Tin be redoes its fountain springs, 1 hi ,soh sr pissioas of the soul ! It is the Muse that consecrates The native banner of the brave, Unitieling at the trumpet's breath, • Pa% chisels, harp t 'tie she elates Tie swop the field or ride the wave, A anieerst In the storm of death! And thou, young Hero, when thy pall Is wooed with mournful sword and plume, When public grief begins to fade, Aod only tear of kindred fall, • Who but the Bard shall dress thy tomb, And greet with fame thy gallant shade Seek was the Soldier,--Boans &olive • That sorrows of mine own intrude, In g straine to thy great wintery due. In verse like thine, Oh! could Sc live The Wend I mOurn'd—the brave, the good, &mean that died at Waterloot! • ' Farewell high Chief of Scottish song, That could's' alternately impart Wisdom and rapists in shy page, And brand each vice with satire strong. Whaelswe are mottoes of the Wart, Whole troths aim* the sage f• Farewell; lamest may Envy dare To wring ems baleful potion bolt Fawn the crusb'd battle of thy host, • But, while the lark sings sweet in air, ' • ntay the gratifal Pligrini stop, To bless the spot that holds thy dust I ' ll Evans was born in a clayaeottage, *high his father had hulk with his own hands.. Major EDWARD Hobos, el she 'fah Homan, who fell at the bead otitis wradava in the attack of the Ptah Law*. id &ties . teitissity his Roy at Highness the P mace Kneel. liked. levee at Carlton House, which was very splendid) , and numerously attended. Addressei were presentee from different parts of the country, expres " lite of 3alty and affection upon the late happy marriege of the Princess CHARLOTTE with Prince Laopot.i+ amounting, we understand, to the number ot twent , -three. A Gtard of Honour of the Grenadier Guards, under tit command ot Colonel JODDRELL, with the Band in their state uniform, with caps to correspond with the Grenadiers, which they have within these few dayshad given to them. A party of the Life Guards attended in Pall Malt with their Banda which played a:ternately with the Band of the Guard of Honour. Sir NATHANIEL CONANT, with Townsend and Sayers, and a numerous assemblage of the Bow street oMcers attended, to direct the Military, in me there was a necessity for them to act, but we under. stand every thing was perfectly orderly. It being a Collar Day, the Court was particularly brilliant—all chose who have the different orders of !armour and merit wore their collars; both English and foreign had a very elegant and splendid appear ance. The Dukes of CLARENCE, GLOUCESTER, and Prince Liropoi.o, were present; the two latter paid their respects to tie REGENT, upon their being ap pointed Field Marsh .tls. - There were present the Archbishop of CANTIVA BURY, the 1..0RD CHANCELLOR, all the Ministers and Officers of State, the Foreign Ambassadors, all the Judges and taw'Officcrs, and an immense number of the Nobility and Gentry, and Naval and Military Officers of all ranks; besides the M3gistrates of Li verpool, Bristol, Brecon, Pembroke, Yarmonth, lisbury, and the Vice Presidents and other Members of the Highland Society, to present Addresses. The following had the honour of being presented to the PRINCE' REGENT Mr. Charles Forbes, M. P. with an Address upon the Mar riage of the Princess Charlotte with Prince Leopold, from Be verley. Lieutenant General Bouchette, Surveyor General of Lower Canada, ou his departure for America fur public eervice. The Rev:Doc:or Statinier Ciarke,.oii his being presented to the Rectory of Tillington. near Petworth. The Honourable Mr. Scott, by Lord Eldon. William Barton, E..q. the Mayor of Liverpool; Mr. Clarke, the Recorder; Mr. Bullet and Mr. I. bitindal Holinsiseti, the Bailiffs; Mt. Aspinall and Mr. pourne, Aldermen of Liverpool, upon their presenting an Address of Copvatulation on the Mar riage of the ?rinses' Ce - alotte and Prince Leopold; *by Viscouut Stilmouth--upon which occasion the Regent was pleased to con fer the honour of Knighthood on Wm. datum, Esti the Mayer. Lord Herbert, on tenting froin abroad. • The Ekrl of Mayo, on his being elected a Representative Peer. Visconat Folitstone,on los marriage, by the Earl of Pembroke. Mr. Hatt , with an Address from the county of Glamorgan, on the Princess Charlotte. niarriaze with Prince Leopold. Mr. Ryder, on his going abroad. Mr. i. i ratter, btorekv,per General, on return froni France. 1.4t1 of 11'4rwt - ek, on coot tog to his tide. Duke of St. Albans, oo coming to his title, by Earl Fltswllliam. Coland Allan and Mr. at. Paul, with an Address of congratu lation on the marriage of the Princess Chaim te with Prince Leo pold, irom the Corporation of Berwick upon Tweed. Mr. Nlitchell, by Sir W. Stirling, on his return from Russia. Mr. Hawthorne, on bring appointed Commissioner of &cm in Ireland. Lord Granrley. Re .order of Guildford, accompanied Mr. Ser pant Onsio .v /via. Serjeant the Members of the town,' with an Adiress of eorigrarieation on the marriage of the Prin cess Charlotte with Prince Leopold. W. h. B. lAttiehales, ou his arrival frem Ireland. slr miss Grey heron, on corneas to his title. Mr. lowph Well. Clerk, of the Cheque of the Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners. oar Richard Paleiter, eu his being nomad a baronet. ' he Rev. Thomas Penrose, on his appoinugeut te be one of his Royal I-Ugliness the Prince Regent's Chaplains. Mr. Courteuay, with au Address of Congratulation on the marriage of Princess Charlotte with Prince Leopold, from Exeter. Lie.itemost Robert Johnson, R.N. by Mr. Addenbreite. 'I he Honourable Major Lowther, Royal Hussars. . . Mr. Loveday, by the Lord in Waiting. Colonel Rubeitson, on his return from the Adriatic, being ap pointed a Companion of the Bath, Lieutenant Colonel of the H9th Regiment, and ou receiving permission to accept of the Cross of the imperial Austrian Oteicr of Leopold.. Mr. ferquhar,M. P. with a congratulatory Address on the marriage of the Princess Charlotte with Prince Leopold, from tile City of Aberdeen. sibe Honourable Lieutenant Moncktoa, on his appointaitht ti Ist Lite Guards and on hi 4 return irons foreign service. Erica Presleri;k Bentiricir, on his being • appointed a Lon'tpattiop ut the flat h. lire Rev. Doctor Booker, on his being appointed a Chaplain to the Prince Regeut. Lord Juba 11.ynne and Colonel Palmer, the Members for, Bath, • ei h au .tddress float the Mayor and Corporation of the City of bath, upon the marriage ut the Princess Charlotte with Prince Leopold. The Hon. Capt. Finch, on his behig appointed Aid-de-Camp to Lieut.-Gen. Lord Conibermere, and at the same time he took leave on Macon% co France. Lord W. eleutruck, on toming from abroad. Vice-Admiral Vulgarian, on his appointment to be Commander itt Chief and Governor et Newfoundland. Mr. H. Addington and Mr. Vansittart, with a Congratula tory Address upon the marriage et the Princess Charlotte with Prince Leopold, froni the Mayor and Corporation of Harwich. Lieut.-Cul. O. Rebus, of the Bengal Anillery, on his being nominated a Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. Mr. William Henderson, Lieutenant of hie Majesty's Hon. Band of Gentlemen Pensioners. Mr. Kendall, High Sheriff of the County of Brecon, with an Address of Congratulkuion on the Marriage of the Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold, from that place. Major Hawker of the North Hants Regiment, on his appoint- Meat, h 7 the Duke of Clarence. Earl otaalfast, On leaving England, by Sir Lumley Skaf- faunas. LwutoCeL Burke, otA his return from Genoa, and being op pointed a Companio n of the Bath. Captain Chamberkyne, upon his being noraloateta Compa nion of the Bath. Lieut. Gordon, 3d Guard', on his appointment. Colonel Foley, Royal Marine Corps, by Lord Grantley. - Captain BkGeorge Farmer, Royal Flunahlre Rifle Corps, on coming to his title, by the Lord is Waiting. Captain Usher, so being made Companion of the Bath. Captain Newland, Royal Horse Artillery, on return from France. The Rev.Thamas Hulse, by General Hulse. Lieutenant-Colonel Miaray, Lath Hussars, on return from 'brood. . Majoe•General Baron de Rottenburg, on his appointment to the command of the Regiment de Rolle, and on his return from service in North America. • Major Sir George Neste, Royal Engineers,' from France. • Coked Cornwallis, on his marriage. Lientelleabfloneral Hear, Winyard, on his appointment to tbe 41N6 Opal= R.N tmjils preened's. ' Weirs Wsidegrave, on presenting it• Coneratzlatory Address Imo IlleTomo et Bedford. • Liestenant.Colonet Macleod, inth Regiment, on being up -pointed a Companion of the Bath. Curti —t Tharp, Coldstream Guards, on hi. appointment. LioutpCokoel Cooke, Grenadier Guards", on being appointed Callieekll of the Bath. LienteGansral Campbell, on his return from the Command in theol Wks Wands. .11111 A.P. Green R.N. on his return from weeks Cep& A. Te Elphins:one, R.N. on his return from abroad, I Liin. MAD k Rich, R.N. by his fathers NC Chat, R3dt. . . ' . - Capn Bowen, apes Rein! appointed Costunissioneri tlsE Nitre L%Pt. Roda, R.N. on hb 'return Frain the West India, aid Oa being appointed CoMpinkin or the Bath. . . Capt; Leslie, I`LN. on hie return froM the East Ladish. • Litnt. Hudson, Grenadier Guards, on his *o4:ointment. ~ Capt. Charles Malcobn, R.N. on his return from ierviee, bf the Lord in Waiting. Cornet Meade, 13th Light Dragoons, on his appointment: • Capt. P. Rainer , RN. on being appointed Compaiikiti of ilia Rath, by Lord Melirille. Colonel Askew; Grenadier Guards, on being appointed s Cite; paniou of the Sa:h. Lieut.-(folhtl Dick, 4ed or Royal gigblanders, oft bis returd tram foreign service, by thesDuke of Athol Major Clayton, by Major-General Sir George Walker, K.C.11; on his promotion. Major-General Sir lames 'Cour on his return from Fr ance , 'and receiv4ig thi Ciand Cross of the Bath. Major-General Sir W. Parker Carrol, on being permitted td accept and Wear the Rotas mid distinguished Order of Charles ill: Lieut.-General Darter, by Lieut.-General Sir H. Oakes. Major-General L. Weddrington, on his return from Gibraltar, and appointment to the Staff of Canada. Lieut.-General Mr Henry Clinton, upon his appointnient to tht command of the Stl Re:timent of Fain. Lieut. Wm. Smith, loyal Horse ArtMel7, froth France. I.ieut. R. Linder, lit his airaintturnr. Lieut.-C(110nd Pack, Grenadier oar his return ?root Fraitce. Lieut.-Colonel Austen, 59th regiment, from service, by , nel Adams. ,Colonel Doherty, 13th Light Dratoens, on hisoposintment 4 companion of Bath, and return, with his regiment fro 4 France. Major•Gereral SFr George Withen, on his appointment to laa Colonel c.f tr,t Battalion of the Rifle Brigade. Major-General Madden (Portuguese service), en his appoint. mcnt as Companion of the Bath, and as a &night Commander of the Twister and Sword Captain Broughton, foth Foot, on h:s return frini the Condnent; Captain Berkele) Drummond, 3d Guards; on kie promotion, and return from France, by the Late of Athol. Lieutenant-Colonel ISoumane op his appointment as a Capps nion of the Bath. . Lieutenant Chambre, SiSel Light Dragoons, on big return front service, by Lord Rolle. LiettienanniColunel Cutcliffe, 4.5.1 . Light Dragiximi, on his turn from service, and as Cornpaniun of the Bath and Knight of the Guetphic Order, by Lord Rolle. Mr. Kirkman Finlay, M.P. to present an Address front Glasgow. r Captain W. S. Badcock, R. N. on his prernstion. Captain W. Ferris, R. N. upon reccivinz the Order of Knight Companion of the Bath. The Rev. C. Rigby Collins, Mayor of Salisbuip, with an 4t4 dress, accompanied by the Earl of Pembroke and Viscount Folk 4011 e. Sir Matthew Ridley and Mr. Ellison, to present a Cciogratuta: tory Address from the inhabitants of Newcastle upon Tyne. Captain James Walker, of his Majesty's ship Queen, on being appointed a Convent= of the Bah, and On receiving persolisiOn to wear the insignia of a Knight Commander of the Royal Par. tugeese Order ut the lower end Sword. Captalu Hawker, late of his Majesty's ship Salisbury, on his return from Newfoundland. Captain Pipon, Aid de Camp to Major General Rreddrington, on his aachnt went to the Stiff of Canada. • Lieut. Colonel Fluker, on his promotion and return from abrold. Viscount Cranbourne and Mr. Masterton Ore, with an Ad dress from the town of Weymouth and Meleash, Regis. Lieutenant General Sir John Hamilton, on his return from Ireland, and on his promotion to the Grand Cross of the Portu guese Royal Military Order or the fewer and Sword. Mr. histlsins, High Sheriff for the County of Pembroke, with an Address from that place of Congratulation on the marriage of the Princess Charlotte wilt Prince I.eopoid, oa which occa. don the Regent was pleased to confer the honour of Knighthodl on him. Viscount Sydney, High Steward of Yarmouth; General Loftus, &c. with an Addre , t ot congratulation hoot the Mayor, Corpo radon, and Connt,nalry ot that place. The Mayor and Sheriff. of Pri.tol, accompanied by the Lord High Steward, the Recorder, the Town Cierk, and the Mem bersi with an Addry ss ot Congrattilaiiou on the Royal Marriage. by An Address from the Lnglola tiwist Church was presented the Rev. Mr. Sterkey, the Pastor, Messrs. Perrin, Humbert, and Rham. An Address on the Restoration of Peace, and the Marriage of her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte. Augusta, was pre sented to the Regent, from the Protestant Poreigo churches, try the Rev. L. A. Auspach, of the Nonce Church; the Re*. lohn Wernicke, of the Dwelt Church; the Rev. R. S. Harmsen, Ml nister of the same; Arthur David Agass.a, Esq. John Mennell, Esq. and S. Muller,Etq. of the French Church; John Brooke,Efq. and Dirke Plokker, Esq. ot the Dutch Church.—Also an Ad. dress front the Savoy Clara. Generals ziir Wm. Cockburn, Sir G. Walker, and Sir L. Cols. Lord James Murray, Mr Archibald Macdonald, and Sir Geo. Beckwith, Vice•Preaidents of the Highland Society, with an Ad. dress to the Regent, on his being appoinzed Pre-ident, accompa nied by the Duke of Argyle, the Duke of Athol, Earl of Aboyoe, Lord John Campbell, %%count Kirkwall, Sir Alexander Grant, of Daltrey, Bart. J. P. Gram, of Rothiemurchus, Esq. M.P. and Colonel Cluistie, together with Mr. S. ItGillivray and Mr. J. Hamilton, the Secretaries. At the dose of the Court the REGENT went to dine with the Q,ortEm. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EPSOM RACES, MAY 49. The Woodeot Stakes of jugs each. h. ft. for 2-yr old colts, Set 6lb ; fillies, /Ist Sib; the last half mile. Mr. J. Perrin's b. c. by Dick Audrews, out of a Barb Mare , of Ld. Lowther's - - 1 Mr. Blake's b. f. by Waxy, darn by Young Whisky g Air. T. Sadler's c. by Marmion, out of Folly . 3 Mr. Cuman's f. by Eaton; out of Gerona! . 4 D. of Rutland's f. by Senn', out of Annette - dr. The Cobourg Stakes of logs each, with 20gs. added . from th e Rue Fend, for S-yr olds, Ist 1111 b; four, Sst ; five, lit 81b; six, 8u 121 b; and aged, 9st ; two miles. The winner o f o Plate or Sweepstakes in 1816 Lowry Sib extra; of tiro, 51b. D. of Rutlaad's Fandango, 4-yrs old - 1 Mr. Charlton's b. f. loser, 5-yrs old . 2 Mr: Gould's b. es Vision. 4-yrs old . 3 Mr. Blachford's Casual's; 4-yrs old . dr. Mr. Rush's b. f. Tbeodora, 4-yrs old - dr. BITTING ON Tut MIST STAKES or SO OVINIAS EACH, WHICH TAKE& PLACE TO.SI4IIIIOW : Even betting—The field a pins[ Hector and Grey Skin. ' 100 to 5 , against John of Paris. At the late Curragh Races Mr. Hazard's colt won the 100 gs. Stakes, beating several others. Sir Francis proved hiutsdf a sound horse, and of excellent bottom. Mr. Bailey has purchased of the Duke of Leeds the brown Ally Maronette, by Orville, and the brown filly by Sorcerer, dam by Mooreock, to go to Russia. Lord Darlington has sold *Thomas to Mr.Thornhill, and North Star, by Orville, out of Monymusk, to Captain Wright. The Ross-shire militia have arrived at Dingwall, where they are to be disembodied. The Pilgrim merchant ship, which is now in the River, bound for Sierra Leone, carries out two RT. kants of the Guards, six corporals, three serjeants, and a corporal of the cSrps of Artificers, who are go 'ing to t ibin Major Nom in his comme n d a bl e expe dition or exploring •the interior of Aft ica. These men, who have been selected for their courage and lgood conduct in the campaigns of the Peninsula, ate to have—the serjeants 1000, the corporals 500 dollars each, which, in case of the death of any of them upon service, will be received by his family. They are a fine set Of men, and appear to be well qualified for such an enterprise; upon the prospect of which they ore in eacellent spirits. In the same ship go a Lies tenant of the African Corps and two Staff Surgeons for Gorse. • There are also some merchants going in her, in 'charge of merchandize, with which they are to tilde with • the Africans, consisting of trinkets, `beads, calicoes, duffs, and ornamental articles. -