Star.
London, England, 1824-04-12 00:00:00

tirr ARMY.

The bead-raTfers of the 97th Regiment art now ertahrtsted a 4
Winchester. Five Officers and about 40 men are arrived. The
officers' names are—Major Mortals, Captain Nisei: Lieutenani
SCOTT, Lieutenant CARMICUAEL, and Adjutant iii ACKINTOSII.
Payment is now issued from Greenwich Hospital to Officers and
men of the 182 d Foot, kst, 2d, and 3d Battalion Royal Marines,
2d West India, and crews of the Sceptic, Romulus, Fox, Nemesis,
Conflict, Albion, Brune, Ceylon, Canso, Dragon, Devastation, Ilv-
brus, Lacedemonian, Primrose, Rota, Regulus, Severn, Etna, Ter-
ror, Whiting, Pandora, Surprise, Asia, Jaseur, Melpomene, Manly,
Madagascar, and Erebus, for different captures made in 1813,1814,
and 1815 ; the highest class is SCI. s. Gil. the lowest six shillings.
(CiacuLaa.) Whitehall, April 3, 1824.
Ssa—lt has been determined by his Majesty's Government., that
a General Inisection of the Yeomanry of Great Britain shall take
place during the ensuing Spring, by a Field Officer of his Majesty',
Regular Forces, for the purpose of ascertaining the actual state of
the Yeomanry throughout the kingdom, with a view of putting
them, in. such cases as may be necessary, into a more efficient con•
dition. To effect this object with the least expense, an arrant-
:stela has bees made to divide the country into districts, itnitior
into one district the several counties lying most convenient for th.:c
purpose, and a Field Officer will be appointed to examine the con-
dition of all the Corps within each district. The district in which'
the county over which you preside is situated, will comprise
and as one Officer will have to inspect all the
Corps within that compass, it will be necessary to arrange the days
and places of meeting in such a manner, as not to allow the day
fixed for the meeting of one Corps to interfere with the day fixed
for the meeting of another in a different county. . I therefore take
the liberty of suggesting to you the convenience of arranging, %%ids
as little delay as possible, with the Lord Lieutenants of the Coun-
ties of the precise days upor.
which the Yeomanry Corps within those respective counties wi:lhe
ready for inspection, and having consulted the convenience, as well-
of the Lord Lieutenants of those counties, as of the Corps them-
selves, if you will have the goodness to signify to me the times and
places agreed upon by all parties, I shall make the necessary cunt-
munication to the Field Officer who will be selected to carry she
duty of inspection into execution.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
(Signed) IL PEEL.
..'s Lieutenant of the County of

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NATAL lATELI,IGENCE.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE

The Queen Charlo:te, for 140 tubs of foreign spirits, seized by
the Linnet, tender to the said ship, on the 29th inst. at the lsoust.-
of Mr. Glover, Portsmouth; and recalled at No. 2*, Arundel-street,
Strand. _

The Inglis, from China, is at anchor in the lower part of the
Queen's Channel.
The Independence, ROSIEST; was totally lost at Sr.- Michael's*
about the 28th ult.
The Sea Lion, Torriw, from New York, is lost at Teneriffe.
Tire Alligator, Scorr, from Sierra Leone to Loudon, put into. the
Isle de Los, in January, and has been condemned-
Arrived at Portsmouth on Saturday, the Success transport, Lieu-
tenant R. D. PRITCDARD, Agent, from Sierra Leone the 31st of De-
cember; Cape Coast,. the 29d of January ; and Ascension, thel•tcbs •
of February ; bringing Capt. Fitness, late of the Owns Guninowts,
and nine invalids.—The BANN was in the Bight of Benin, cruizing;
for the suppression of the slave trade- The DRIVER had not re-
turned from. Rio. The station was considered healthy, as was als.•
the garrison at Ascension. Lieutenant Groans WOOLCOMEL, Fir se
of the Own: GLENDOWER, was left in command of that ship. Mr-
C. H. BINSTEAD, Midshipman of the Owns GLENDOWER, and Mr..
C. G. Li.ovo, Master of the BANS, have been promoted to the rank.
'of Lieutenant, and appointed acting in the former ship..
• The &Ancor, 46, Captain W. Bs bingos ; and the Twnsn,
Captain Fetoreict Host, will shortly sail for the South Americans
station; the former from Plymouth, the latter from Portsmouth.
The IIECLA, Captain W. R. PARRY; Gimps*, Captain G. F..
LYON; and the FURY, Captain 11. P. [locusts, lying at Deptford,
will shortly be ready to proceed on the North Pole Expedition.
Saturday, arrived at Portsmouth the WILLIAM AND MARY (Dub--
lin), yacht, Captain CHARLES MALCOLM, to refit. Sailed the Plusses.
for Chatham. Remain, WILLIAM AND MARY and CaLuort.
Lieutenant J. Itoentson, vice Nimmons; Mr. F. AP Beats CND.,
VERS, to he Surgeon; Mr. A. BAIRD, to he Assistant-Surgeon, are.
appointed to the WELLES! EY.
Admiral Sir Gtoece :klairrto, G.C.B. is expected to arrive at
Portsmouth this day, and hoist his flag in the Vicaviv, Captairs
CHARLES INGLIS. it is expected that the QUEEN CRIARLOYDD
be paid off on the oGth inst.
Tuesday, arrived at Portsmouth the brig Ewtrrstotx, E 13ZIANS•
FIELD Master, in twenty days from Gibraltar, bringing passenger',
who landed on Friday (on the Swirrsust being released from qua-
rantine), and the vessel sailed for the River. She left Gibraltar on.
the 17th ult. under convoy of the ALACRITY, 18, Captain Yoaxt„
and parted company next day, off Cape St. Vincent, twenty.seeen:
sail in company, the greater part bound to England. The Sintt-
wat was driven on shore in Gibraltar Bay, in a heavy gale, on
February 17th, but by the prompt, cheerful, and great exertions of
Captain MACNAMARA, of the CHANYICLISER, and Commodore JONff,
of the United States frigate Constitution, she was gut off, as soon
as the gale abated, with comparatively little damage. Such was Cw
praiseworthy kindness of Commodore Jones, that when. the CHAN..
EICLEZIS sailed to join in the blockade of Algiers (by which the Was
prevented giving further assistance), he sent for the sails of the
Swirrsver, had them dried and repaired on board his own frigate,.
and continued to-send two Officers on board daily, until the Salt-T-
-atu was repaired, rigged, ballasted, and ready for sea. When the
So/venues sailed, the REVENGE, 78 (Vice-Admiral Sir H. NEALL)
TRDIUNE, ACTIVE, PHAETON, NAIAD, and Castinuan frigates ; BAN

on, and Rose, were blockading Algiers.
Lieutenant AIIRROIIt is appointed Agent for Transports afloat,
and to the command of the Loyal Briton, which, with the Marqui*
of Huntly transport, from the River, will embark at Greenock
for Gibraltar, the 94th Regiment, now quartered at Glasgow. The
Loyal Briton will sail from Portsmouth for Greenock to-day.
Fermoumr, Arun 10.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived the Commer-
lcial Packet, Corners, from Tenerife, and sailed again for Loudon ,
Lark, Vivien ; and Lark, Baows, from St. Michael's. Sailed his.
Majesty's brigs PARTRIDOR and Peassum, ou cruizes ; Duke of
Kent packet, for Lisbon ; and Plover packet, for the Mediterranean,
POJITIMOUTII, Aran. 11. Wind N. N. W. Arrived the Catc
transport, from the West Indies; Finsbury, WALKER, from Gibral—
tar; and Elizabeth, Teems, from Gallpoli.
Deer., Aram 10: Wind N.N.W. to N.N.E. fresh breeze.
Arrived the Honourable Company's ships Inglis, Seeing;
quharson, Caooesuemte; and Charles Grant, from China.
Areal. 11.—Arrived the Cadmus, Tereus., from the Mauritius,
Catherine Stewart Forbes, Commies, from Bombay; Bristol, &rec—
tum, from Cadiz ; and Nassau, TRIIRIAYSI, from St. Michael's.
Cowes, APRIL ll.—Arrised the Batavia &era, from Batavia;
Albion, I.ee, from Charleston; and Elizabeth, Does, from Boston.
—the latter with loss of bowsprit, &c.
Divot:Dom.—Sailed the LIVILT, 46, Captain WILLIAIII.Nworr,
C.B. for Lisbon ; and the Gaessmorres (having repaired dansages
for Falmouth and Gibraltar. The HYACINTU and Recentness sloop!
, of war are ordered to be built here. At the pert—Barresone,
OCEAN, 6111.1011, THRT:S, PlllllllOlll4 and Srerauzz.r.

Saturday, the 3d inst. Captain and Adjutant Edwat
Skilton was installed, with the usual ceremonies, in St..
George's Chapel, one of his Majesty's Military Knight
of Windsor, vice William Gelispie, K.W. lately deceased.
The number of prisoners confined in the House
Correction at Coldbath-fields, and in the New Prison ,
Clerkenwell, since the last Sessions, exceeds 1,000,
602 in the New Prison, and between 400 and 500 in ti.
House of Correction.. A greater number than the present
I was never recollected on any previous occasion.
EXECUTION.—Wednesday morning Charles 1141Evar
was executed at the usual place, head of Libbertoy
Wynd,Edinburghrfor the murder of a woman, said
be his wife, in the Firmouth, parish of Aboyne, Aber,
deenshirei in October last. After hanging the usw
time, the body was cut down, to be delivered for dissc
don. He was dressed in black.—Though tried un.
several aliases, his real name, as stated above,
Charles M'Ewan. He was a native of Ireland, bo.
near Armagh, aged 36. The prisoner acknowledge,
-the justice of his sentence, and that no doubt rornaint
upon his mind as to his having committed the deed f
-which he has suffered, though he could recollect n,
of the circumstances, nor by what weapon it was
tecte,i, Flom the state of intoxication in which he wa`
it the tine—neither could he conceive the motive

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CALEDONIAN ASYLUM.

'The Seventh Anniversary Meeting of the Friends
'lnd Supporters of the Caledonian Asylum was held at
the Freemasons Lavern, on Saturday, and numerously
attended. Much disappointment was experienced at
the absence of his Royal Highness the Duke of YORK,
,who was expected to take the Chair ; but his Royal
Highness was prevented by indisposition.
As soon as the cloth was removed, a letter was read
to the Meeting by Lord SALTOUN, written to Lord
ELGIN, by Sir HENRY i !ALFORD, intimating the inabi-
lity of his Royal Highness to be present at the Meeting,
owing to a severe cold, which rendered it advisable fur
him not to quit his room.
Lord ELGIN rose and addressed the Meeting, and as-
sared them that no man regretted more than he did the
absence of his Royal Highness, especially as sickness
was the cause. He begged leave to draw their atten-
tion to his generous impartiality in affording his patron-
age to every charitable institution, both of the Navy
and Army. It was under his tuition that the Army
had Arrived at that pitch of perfection which excited
the envy and admiration of the whole world. At the
entreaty of several of his friends he should take the
Chair, though he felt himself incompetent to supply
the place of his Royal Highness. As he had intruded
already too long on their attention, he should now sit
down, after returning them his heartfelt thanks for
their kindness in selecting him out of the numerous dis-
tinguished persons then present, as a Representative of
his Royal Highness. Ile begged leave to propose the
health of his. Majesty with four-times-four. This toast
was drank with the most rapturous applause.
The usual Royal and patriotic toasts followed, and
were received in the same manner.
Mr. STEWART NICHOLSON made a most gratifying
statement of the flourishing condition of the Char ity.
lie thought that great credit was due to the Directors,
for the care they had taken in the expenditure of the
money contributed for the support of the Asylum,
tver)thing having been conducted on the most eco-
nomical principles, but not to the prejudice of the chil-
dren's health, as they might judge themselves by look-
ing at them.
'lle children here made their appearance, ushered
into the room by a Highland Piper, habited in the cos-
tume of his country. They were all, forty in number,
dresseci in jackets and kilts of Royal Tartan, and bore
the appearance of the most perfect health. They drew
up i❑ the form of a crescent, at the upper end of the
room, and sang the air of ' Scots whit luec lei Wallace
bled," with great taste; and after thrice parading the
room, withdrtw amidst the most enthusiastic applause.
Mr. NICHA.SON, in continuation, said that the greatest
praise ought to be awarded to the Reverend Mr. Lees,
their schoolmaster, whose mode of instruction had at
once ensured the respect and affection of those poor
Orphans, who all loved him as a father. Mr. Nicholson
-concluded by proposing thelrealth of the Rev. E. Irving,
who had come forward in the most liberal manner, and
contributed his services as Moderator, in the absence,
from indisposition, of the Rev. Dr. Blythe. This toast
having been drank with applause,
The Rev. E. lama briefly returned thanks. In the
perfot mance of the duty, for which they had so unne-
cessarily honoured him with their notice, he had derived
the most heartfelt satisfaction. He disclaimed the pt offer
of aay merit to himself individually. He had discharged
Lis duty to his GOD, and he trusted his brief labours on
this, as well as every other occasion, would tend to the
Lonour of the ALMIGHTY Author of their being.
On the health of the Highland Society being drank,
General TunNEtt rose, and thanked them for the
I: moor they had just conferred on the Society which he
tad the honour tea belong to. Ile said he was sure that
he spoke the sentiments of that Socicty,when he assured
them that, he had long watched over the rise and pro-
gress of this their, as yet, infantile offspring. He could
rot but envy the feelings of some of the company pre- ,
sent, who doubtless would, at some future period, lead
on in the blood-stained field of battle those very chil-
dren whose lives through their means would thus be
rendered so essentially serviceable to their country.
With what enthusiasm would those children fight when
animated with the double desire of serving their• coun-
try, which was always uppermost in every Scotchman's
heart, and in strewing their gratitude to their benefac-
tors. He would not trespass on their time longer, but
'conclude with wishing success to the CaledonianAsylum.
The Dinner was excellent, and the wines of the best
quality and in profusion ; Gow's band was in attendance,
and throughout the evening greatly ine.reased the bar-
, many, by performing those national airs for which Scot-
land is so famed. Messrs. Broadhurst, Philips, Collier,
and Smith also contributed their vocal powers, which
were duly appreciated by the company.• A great num-
ber of the Gentlemen wore the Highland garb, and
favoured the company with a Highland Reel, which
They performed with great spirit and elegance.

CONVERSATIONS ON THE BIBLE; BY A LADY.—We
have no hesitation In recommending the little Volume just published
under this title, to the notice of Parents and PrOprietors of Semina-
1-in. The very ingenious Author of the Conversations on Chemistry,
Botany, &c. has given deserved popularity to this style of writing,
which possesses Considerable attractions for young readers; and the
Author of the present Volume has well applied it to the illustration
and explanation of the Old Testament, many portions of which re-
quire the aid of a skilful Commentator to render them perfectly in-
telligible to young persons.
The flattering and distinguished patronage DISON
and Co. have secured to themselves 'by the production of nu-
merous Novelties, induces them to call the attention of Ladies to
'an entirely New and Elegant Dress, adapted for Court and Evening
Attire. It claims a decided superiority over the French Tulle
Dresses in style and durability, and can only be seen at their Esta-
blishment.—A superb collection of Blonde and Chantilly Pelerines,
Veils, and Laces just imported.-07, Regent-street, facing the
Argyll Rooms.
JOHN SALTER, 35, Strand, Goldsmith, Silversmith,
and Sword-cutler to his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, re-
spectfully returns his most grateful thanks to the Nobility, Gentry,
his Friends, and the Public who have so liberally supported him
during twenty-four years. lie takel this opportunity to inform them,
*kat be has rebuilt the house (lately destroyed by fire), at the corner
of the Adelphi, Where he has laid in a new and fashionable Assort-
ment of Goods, such as, be trusts, will merit the continuance of
their patronage, support, and approbation. Every attention has
been paid to increase the accommodation of his Friends, and he is
determined to meet the times, by selling the best articles on the
'very lowest terms.
PATENT PLATE GLASS WINDOW.; and SPLENDID
Looctr:G GLASSES, &C.—The Patent Windows,without Cress liars,
having the effect of one uniform sheet of Glass, have obtained the
highest approbation of the first Nobility and Gentry in the King-
dont in whose mansions they are placed; similar to which may
always be seen, adapted to French Casements, Conservatories, Li-
brary Bookcases, Skylights, &c. at Joint Moots' Looking Glass
Manufactory, the corner of Dean and Compton.streets, Soho, Lon-
shm (Established Fifty Years), where, from the immense fall that
has lately taken place, Glasses of the first quality, elegantly framed,
are sold on a very reduced scale ; and large Sizes, up to One Hun-
dred and Forty-four Inches in height by a proportionate width, at
prites less than ever known ; from which they will be delivered to
win Su his spring machines, expressly Constructed for that purpose.