Star.
London, England, 1813-01-15 00:00:00

COVE OF CORK, JANUARY S.

The Lord Cathcart transport, No. 200, arrived here
on Sunday last from Castlehaven, which place she
was forced into 13y stress of weather on the 28th ult.
The Lord Cathcart took in a lading of flour at Que.
bec, for Government, and proceeded to Halifax,
whence she sailed under convoy of his Majesty's ship
AFRICA, and about mid-passage, in a heavy gale,
paned company with the William Pitt transport, for
whose safety serious apprehensions are entertained.—
The SYBILLE and her convoy, for Lisbon, &c. remain
wind-bound. The transports with the Brun;wick
Hussars, are to proceed, we understand, in the first
instance, to Gibraltar, Whence, if not countermanded,
they will proceed to Alicant.

THE ARMY, •
&Aar.
Sanirday acid hinadat last the '7oth Regiment
Marched from Stirling Castle, In two divisions, for
Montrose, where they are to be joined' by a detach-
ment of the 78th lion Aberdeen.
The regiments or Life Guards will soon renew
their military services 41 the capital, having been re-
cruited already to their comrlete complement of men
and horses.
The following Is a true statement of the fact at-
tending the transaction, which has induced the Doke
of iqoantuttnaat.Anto to tender his resignation, as
Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, for
the Palma %Woofs acceptance
" In consequence of that corps having been or-
dered upon.forvign sarvice in September last, two
troops were added to the establishment. And as it
has been usual upon such augmentations, to considct
the general claim's of the service to a share of the pro-
motion, one troop only was given in regimental suc-
cession, and the other was filled by a Captain from
the half-pay establishment. But the Duke oflsloltrll
BERLAND conceived, that in conformity to an alleged
privilege appertaining to the corps, the Officer next
in seniority to the one promoted, had also a right to
the second troop, though he is only a Lieutenant of
1809 ; and also that no Gentleman could be ap-
pointed to a Cornetcy in the corps, unless under the
recommendation of the Colonel.

a It could not, however, be admitted, that the
Blues bad ever enjoyed any such privilege distinct
from the other regiments of the service, and his Grace
thought proper to give in his resignation."

RS Lai TO TILE RUSSIAN SUFFBEIRS.

Yesterday a Court of Common Council was held
at Guildhall, which was very numerously attended.
The Loeb MAYOR observed, that the present Court
had been convened by him, in consequence of a re-
quisition which he bad received, signed by several
Members of the Court, to take into consideration the
propriety of granting a sum of money, in aid of the
Russian sufferers.
Mr. Dame expressed his hope, that the proposition
he was about to submit would meet with unanimous
support. Every one would agree with him, that this
was not a party question—a question of Whig or
Tory principles—a question of Ministerial or Oppo-
sition influence ; but one of humanity, and one upon
which, he had no doubt, every one of those Gentle-
men who were in the custom of voting differently
from him, on other occasions, would now unite with
him. He then proceeded to take a review of the'
principal occurrences of the campaign, and to con-
trast the previous power and reputation of Bona-
parte, with his present situation. He would not
detain the Court, as he was convinced no arguments
were necessary to induce those who heard him to
agree with him, that the tribute of acknowledgment,
Which he was about to propose, was due to the bra-
very of the Russian army—the sufferings of the
Rustiati'people—and an act of justice' to ourselves.
He bed heard large sums mentioned on this occa-
sion ; but he would not throw obstacles in the way
of the grant, by proposing a sum which would, in
itself be ridiculous ; or one which, if acceded to,
would prevent the Court frcm coming forward on
any future occasion. He had heard £lO,OOO, and
he had heard £5OOO mentioned; he himself hesitated
between ACIOOO and .€2OOO, and threw himself upon
the opinion of the Court.—(Cries of e2OOO from all
sides.) Thus authorised, he would propose the
larger sum. He concluded by moving—,, That this
Court, deeply sensible of the painful exertions and
sacrifices made by the Russian Empire, and the
great sufferings and distresses of that brave and loyal
people, arising from the unprovoked invasion of their
country by the French armies, do subscribe the sum
of £2OOO, in aid of the fund for the relief of the suf-
fering Russian people."
Mr. Qum seconded the motion. In his opinion,
the present vote had two objects, policy and humanity;
the proposed donation was due, as a tribute of sym-
pathy, from one great city, the capital of a vast and
powerful empire, to the suffering inhabitants of ano-
ther city, which had recently been great and flourish-
ing also.—(Hear, hear).—Looking at the question in
this point of view, he was in favour of the grant;
bat neither could he dismiss from his mind this re-
flection, that the Russians had also a claim on our
justice, as being sufferers in the common cause of in-
dependence. It mattered not to him what was the
internal policy of Russia ; it was sufficient to know,
that the Russians were a people who would fight to
the last extremity in defence of their liberties. He
truted that he should be pardoned by the mover for
suggesting, that, instead of the relief being forward.
ed from this country in specie, it should be forwarded
in such manufactured goods as would prove service-
able to the sufferers : thus, whilst we were assisting
the suffering Russians, we should also be serving our
own manufacturers. He concluded by expressing his
hopes, that whatever difference of opinion might
exist on other subjects amongst them, yet that the
present vote would pass as unanimously in the Cor-
poration of London, as the opposition to the French
armies had been in the plains of Russia.—(Hear, /dear).
Mr. DIXON observed, that immediate aid was re-
quired by the Russians ; and the quickest mode of
affording it would be, to remit the amount of what
they might vote to Lord Cathcart, to be by his
Lordship placed in the hands of persons who would
see it properly appropriated. If sent in manufac-
tured articles, it could not reach them before the.
middle of summer.

Mr. JACKS was also of opinion, that it would be
impolitic to send out manufactured goods to Russia.
He also warmly supported the motion.
Mr. GRIFFITHS hoped, that this volt: would pass
unanimously, and that it would prove a stimulus to
the rest of the country.

Mr. WAITIIMAN did not mean to oppose this pm-
position, now it was brought forward ; but, had no
such subject been agitated, he should not have thought
we were called on to exercise our liberality on the
present occasion. We were not at all indebted to the
liberality of the Russians—it was not our interests,
but their own, which they had sought to promote.--
They had certainly made a brave stand ; but they
had made it for themselves, and, by that stand, they
had given us a useful lesson. What Russia, single-
handed and bj herself, had done against the finest