Star.
London, England, 1823-05-10 00:00:00

TILL ARMY

It appear% by the decision of the Master-General of the Ord-
nance, that Officers or the Royal Regiment of Artillery and
Corps of Royal Engineers, who have been allowed to retire on
half-pay by their own desire, shall not be considered on perma-
nent half-pay, hut liable to he called upon to rejoin, when those
on temporary half.pay are brought into their effective Regiment
or Corps.
Tuesday, a soldier belonging to the Ist Royal -Veteran Com-
pany, of the name of Funnel, was found in a ditch near the
Spur Battery, on Chatham Lines. Ile was conveyed to the
Hospital of Fort Pitt, where he shortly after expired from the
injury he had received. A Coroner's Jury sat upon the body,
and returned a verdict of—Accidental Death.

Yesterday, Prince LEOPOLD had a numerous grand
dinner and evening party.
The Countess of ESSEX gave a grand Rita on
Thursday evening, at her house in Hill-street, Berke-
ley-sq.i:i!e, to nearly 400 distinguished fashionables.
The Earl and Countess MORLEY gave an elegant
entertainment yesterday, to the Marquis and Mar-
chiones of STAFFORD, Earl GOWER, Lord BELORAVE,
Viscount and Viscountess GRANVILLE, and a distin-
guished party, at Kent House.
It is said to be now settled, that the Duke of Po-
upNAc is to be the accredited Minister from France
to this country.

The last accounts from Stockholm state, that great
preparations are making in that City for the marriage
of Prince OSCAR with the daughter of Prince Eu-
GENE BRAUHARNOIS.

IVe have authority to state, that the intelligence
inserted in the London Prints as to the embarkation
of Sir BENJAMIN BLOOMFIELD at Leith, in the Se-
RINGAPATANI frigate, Captain WARREN, for Stock-
holm, is incorrect: the gallant General not having
yet set out on his Embassy to the Court of Sweden.
Yesterday se'nnight, an Inquisition was taken at Cambridge,
on the body of Mr. David Beaumont, of the Eagle Inn. The
deceased, who was only twenty five years of age, had complained
of a slight oppression at the chest for a day or two, but appeared
in excellent health : on the Thursday, after eating his dinner, he
complained of being unwell, sank down, and expired.—Verdict,
" Died by the visitation of Gon."

Yesterday morning, in the Court of King's Bench,
an elderly Lady went into the Jury-box, sons cere-
manic, and seated herself as Foreman of the Jury.
The Jurymen seemed perfectly unconscious of the
intrusion; as did the old Lady herself. The ludicrous
appearance of a Jury so constituted produced an in-
voluntary sensation of laughter throughout the Court,
until one of the officers glanced his eye at No. 13,
whem the astonished Jurywoman was abruptly, and
not without some reluctance, peremptorily compelled
to descend from her extrajudicial station asJurywoman.
Wednesday night, soon after twelve o'clock, an
alarming fire broke out in the premises of Mr. Dis-
brow, bookseller, in Castle.street, Windsor, which in
a short time was Burnt to the ground. The flames
caught the adjoining house, which was just fitted up
for Mr. It. Clode, corn-chandler. Notice was imme-
diately given to the Foot and Cavalry Barracks for
their assistance; their engines came immediately,
but they could not get water in time, and the se-
cond house was also consumed in a short period.
The wind being high, the flames communicated
to Mr. Roberts's, a grocer, which was soon destroyed.
The houses of Mr. BLUNT, saddler to his Majesty,
and Mrs. WAND, caught successively, .and the latter
fell in : when the fire was got under. Great damage
is done to the house of Mr. KNIGHT, bookseller, which.
is opposite, owing to the great heat' of the flames.
Great praise is due to the Fusileers andLife.Guards,
for their assistance.
CITY Bustaiss.—A Special Court of Common Council was
yesterday held, to receive a Report from the Bridge-house Com-
mittee relative to London-bridge, and for the transaction of other
business.—Mr. Wat.sa gave notice, that he would, at the next
Court, move a vote of censure on Alderman Magnay, for the un-
gentlemanlike language used by him, relative to the conduct of ;
the Court, in not granting him a vote of thanks for his conduct
during his Mayoralty.—Mr. Alderman ATKINS thought it an un-
usual thing to propose a vote of censure on an individual, (or cer-
tain words alleged to have been spoken by him, before any in-
, quiry took place, to ascertain first whether the words were or
; were not spoken.—Mr. Weasn said, he had waited to bring for-
; ward this subject, until the worthy Alderman should be present;
but he had slipped through his fingers.—Mr. Alderman Aranis
moved that the notice should not be entered on the Journals of
the Coat, which was agreed to.—On the motion of Mr. Alder-
man Woon, it was resolved to send a Deputation to the Com-
mittee of the House of Commons, stating that the communica-
tion made by theta to the Bridge-hoist Committee was so im-
portant, that the Court was induced to take further time to con-
sider upon it ; and requested, therefore, that the Committee
would suspend their proceedings on the subject until after the next
Court, to be held on Wednesday next.

BAD TIMES.—Proof Ist.—The number of Com-
missions of Bankruptcy issued in the last four years
has been progressively decreasing :—in 1819, there
were 14.99; in 1820, 1821 ; in 1821, 1238 ; and in
1822, 1004.—Proof 2d.—The sums received by the
Commissioners for the Reduction of the National
Debt from Savings' Banks and Friendly Societies
amounted, for the last year, to £l,B7s,ooo—half a
million more than the sum invested by these Institu-
tions in the preceding year. This is a decisive proof
of a progressive improvement in the condition of the
lower orders.—Proof 3d.-1 he trade of Knaresbo-
rough is in such a flourishing state, that in the short
space of three years, upwards of three hundred dwel-
ling houses have been built, and small houses are no
sooner finished than they are inhabited, principally by
weavers' families.—Proof 4th.—During the last year
SOO workmen's cottages have been built at Manches-
ter, and upwards of 100 are now in progress.

ELEGANT GLASSES, FURNITURE, &c.—The No-
bility and Gentry are invited to inspect the Ware-
rooms of COOPER and Sort, 93, Bishopsgate-Within,!
where is exhibited an assortment of new and second-
hand Plate Glasses, admirably suited to every descrip-
tion of drawing or dining-rooms. The prices are just
reduced 4.0 per cent. on Plates measuring 100 inches
by 72, and upwards ; and on those of smaller dimen-1
sions the alteration will be found equally important.
The extensive preference given to this Establishment
is thankfully acknowledged by the Proprietors, who,
in their endea spurs to evince their gratitude, by ma-
ntlfaeturing articles in a superior manner, at prices
suitable to the times, hope to merit a continuance of
public support. In the furniture department is com-
prised every new and elegant article of Upholstery,'
Cabinet, and Chair-work, regulated upon such a
scale of economy as to demand and ensure the pa-
tronage of rank and fashion.
RAT CATCHING EXTRAORDINARY.—Monday sett-
night, a butcher, resident at Walcot, whose slaughter-
house is much infested with these vermin, absolutely
took 33 alive in one trap.

• NAP' it INTELLIGENCE;
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Yesterday the spathes were closed at the Rut IA; IFlOuse,
and delivered to the Purses of the following ships, viz. Manful)
of Wellington and Princess Charlotte of Wales. for /theiral and
Bengal.
In the &Ai of Yestetday we contradiCted the statement iti an
Evening Paper that the Thomas Contra East Indianian bad been
lost. The vessel merely ran aground on the shelf off Woolwich,
on Thursday, and *at hove off during the night without any
damage whatever either to the ship or cargo.
The Balsa sloop, of 10 guns, Captain STEWART, arrived at
Chatham on the 4th instant, to take oil hoard the remainder of
her guns, as there is a general order for all ships and vessels so
to do, that have not their establishment of guns on board.
PENZANCR, MAY 7.—Arrived, the schooner Alert, of Bristol,
Captain EDWARD Jones, from Bristol, bound to Rouen, with
iron ; and the Seatowrair cutter, from a cruize to the Westward.
The schooner Grace, Captain Row, is arrived at St. lye's from
Gallipoli, with a cargo of oil for Liverpool.
The smack Peace, Captain Cantor, from S..lcomb, bound to
Liverpool, with malt, sailed from the Mourt-road on Tuesday
morning, and about noon struck on the Runnel-stone, rear the
Land'a.Rnd. The pilot-boat Nelson succeeded in getting her
into Whitsand Bay, whet e the crew we-re oblized to run thtvAisel
on shore, in order to prevent her from sinking.
FAL3IOUTH, :11AY S.R.—Arrived the Hazard, Dr
GRAUCHY, from Gibraltar, in twenty days. Sailed the An,,.
Apollo (Liverpool packet), Hope, Joseph and Mary, and Clare.
wont, for London.

PLYMOUTH, MAY B.—Wind S.R.—Arrived the Re'rase, Rl:c-
-rass, from Charente ; and Matilda;Custamps,Trom ltio Janeiro,
in 94 days. Sailed the Nancy, Tnostesor, for. Bengal, &c.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the
CoLviux' from Cephalonia. rut back the Mariner, LIMIEST,
for New South Wales.

Cowes, Mat 9.—Put in the Palmyra, Lama, from London for
Calcutta.

DEAL, MAT 9.—Wind W.—Came down from the River
last night, the Meanwell, Pinaurs, for Jamaica ; Zeno, Tauirev,
for Lisbon; Georgiana, WATT, for Antigua; Margaret, Law,
for St. Vincent's; Redman, FREEMAN, for St. Kitt's; and tier-
bice, Warm, for Genoa.—Put back this morning the American
ship Augusta, Gars, for Canton.=-Anived to-day and remain.
the Helen, \Vaunt, from Gibraltar; Royal Charlotte, HAY,
from Oporto; Lively, HoocsoN, from Sierra Leone ; Valeacir,
ANTHONY, from Demerara ; and Good Intent, from Palernio.—
A brig, from Gibraltar, got entangled this morning with the
Goodwin Sands, but was extricated by the assistance of a Deal
and Broadstairs boat's crew, and proceeded fur the River, with
the loss of an anchor and cable.