Star.
London, England, 1823-08-15 00:00:00

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Wednesday sennight, the Dumbartonshire Yeomanry Ca-
valry, under the command of Major DENSSTOVIS, of Colgrain,
were inspected by the Duke of Alouraosz, Lord Lieutenant of
the County, accompanied by Lieutenant-Colonel SMYTH. in the
lawn of lxvenside, near Dumbarton. The day was favour-able,
and the manner in which the Corps went through the different
evolutions, elicited the warmest approbation from the Duke of
M 0141110511 and Colonel SMYTH, and afforded the highest gratifi-
cation to a numerous assemblage of spectators. A number of
carriages were on the ground, filed with the rank and fashion of
the County, among whom were particularly distinguished the
Duchess of 3lowenosz and the Ladies GRAHAM, Lady CAstrxxxx,
&c. The same day, the Duke of Morrison inspected the Dum-
barton Volunteers, under the command of Captain DizoN, and
expressed himself highly gratified with the steadiness and preci-
sion with which they performed their manoeuvres, and with the
completeness of the equipments and the soldier-like appearance
of this fine Corps. The inspection being • ended, two prizes,
given by the Lord Lieutenant of the County, to the best swords-
men, were competed for by the Yeomanry, and gained, the first
by Corporal lluxtocu, and the second by Scrjeant ki'Lxv, jun.
A race was also run by the horses of each Troop, for purses given
by the Officers, which afforded much sport. The successful can-
didates were slr. Prima, of Captain Cauraitzt's Troop ;
of Certain BUCHANAN'S; and Quartermaster
ticorr, of Captain &tourer's. The business of the day being
over, the Duke of Moriransz, Colonel Slim', and several Gen-
tlemen of the County; honoured the Officers of the two Corps
with their company at dinner, at the Elephant Inn, Dumbarton,
when many loyal and appropriate toasts were drank, and the
conviviality of the egening kept up to a late hour.

This morning, their Royal Highnesses Prince Lao-
wan, and the Duchess of KIMT, attended by their respective
suites, with the Princess ALZICANDIUNA, embarked at the Tower
an board the Hero steam vessel, for Ramsgate, under the dis-
charge of a royal salute from the ramparts. On their arrival at
me Tower, they were received by a Guard of Honour, and at-
tended by the Wardens of the Tower in full costume. The
loyal Standard was hoisted on the occasion.
Yesterday the Duke of SAXE-WEINIAR arrived in
town, front Bushey Park.
Lord DUDLEY and WARD entertained Viscount
end Viscountess GRANVILLZ, and a distinguished party, to din-
ner yesterday, at his house in Park-lane.
Lord HOLLAND had a dinner party yesterday.
Yesterday, Prince Pounnac, the French Ambas-
tador, transacted business at the Foreign Office.
The mercury in.our thermometer, in a southern ex-
posore, which, on Tuesday, between one and two o'clock, reached
103 degrees, was, at the same hour yesterday, scarcely 63!
SHERIDAN'S School for Scandal is performing with
eclat at Versailles.
HAYMARKET THEATRE.—The entertaining Co-
!Tidy of The Young Quaker was revived at this Theatre yester-
day e►ening. It is very effectively cast. Thom, Liston, and
Ilanixr, were severally excellent in the leading characters; and
Miss Cutouts and Miss Lova, in Dinoh Primrose and Armfuls,
tettieed deserved applause. The latter Lady introduced a new
Song, and sang it with much of her peculiar sweetness. rang
'so Murder followed, in which Lurrow kept the House in a rOar,
and Mater performed with his usual ability.
This morning, about one o'clock, an alarming fire
broke out at the shop of Mr. BENNETT, block-maker,
in St. Catherine's-street, near the Tower, which de-
stroyed the house and the whole of the stock. It
also damaged several other houses adjoining, and
great apprehensions were entertained for Irongate
wharf warehouses, which are full of flax and other
valuable goods.
A friend of ours, says the Plymouth Journal, on
whom we can rely, breakfasted last Thursday
morning with an intelligent Officer who came passen-
ger in the Royal George, and who had visited, within
the preceding fortnight, Ferrol, St. Lucas., Corunna,
and Vigo; and.it is chiefly through that channel that
the following particulars have been obtained :
Among a great many French and Spanish Officers
attached to the Constitutionalist cause, Quiroga, find-
ing there was not the slightest chance of preventing
either Vigo or Corunna from falling into the hands
of the Fiench armies, consulted his safety by filet,
and came passenger in, and landed here from, the
Royal George. Our friend's informant above alluded
to, dined, about eight days before his arrival, with the
French General in command at Ferrol, and his Staff:
they sat dawn twenty-five strong. He said be never
saw a more brilliant appearance than they made;
and he repotted the French troops in that quarter,
whom he had opportunities of seeing under arms, to
be in the best state of discipline, and well equipped in
every respect. He added, that they are much in
favour with the Spaniards, as are the whole of the
French armies throughout Spain, and for this reason:
their behaviour, wherever they hare been, is diame-
trically opposite to the conduct of the soldiers Bo-
naparte sent into that kingdom during the late war.
The former commit no excesses—they never pillage
nr plunder, and evei ything they require is regularly
sought and paid for in hard cash. Every one knows
this is not as it was wont to be.
Therms at Vigo had all been spiked before our
fiiend's informant left, so that even if the inhabitants
Lid had a wish (which was not the case) to oppose
the entrance of Morillo and the French troops, they
not the means ; and he had no doubt that 1110-
rillo took possession either on Sunday or Monday
sennight : and that Corunna would be in his bands
soon after.
Our friend's informant had a good deal of conver-
sation with Sir Robert Wilson, while he was on board
the packet, on the voyage from Corunna toVigo, and
lk found that the Vigo militiaman was greatly pozed
in which way to dispose of himself, atter his flight
from Corunna. Ile at last, however, came in the re-
sol,,tion of going directly to Cadiz as a der nier ra-
m:we, and engaged a fishing schooner, which happened
14 be lyingat Vigo, to colivey him thither.