Star.
London, England, 1822-09-11 00:00:00

THE ARMS'.

NATAL INTELLIGENCE.

Yesterday the Duke of 'oast held a Levee, as Com-
mander-in-Chief, at his Office in the Horse-Guards;
which was attended by
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Lieutenant-General
Sir William Lumley, Lieutenant-General Sir P. Ray :unclean,
Lieutenant-General Coghian, Lieutenant-General Chowne, Ma-
jor-General A. Barnard, blajor-General Egerton, Major-Gene-
ral Lloyd-, and above twenty other Officers.
It is understood that Lord EDMAZD SOMEISET will be ap-
pointed Colonel of the 17th Light Dragoons, vice General De-
tamer, deceased.
Lieutenant-General Sir axonal WALLIS, G.C.R is to suc-
ceed the late Lieutenant-General Sir lisunssaaeo OAKES, Bart.
G.C.B. as Colonel of the 52d Light Infantry.
Major-General Sir Dams PACE, 8.C.8. is to succeed to the
Colonelcy of the 84th Regiment, vice Lieutenant-General
%mama, appointed to the .544 Light Infantry.

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rA imams,. Bair. O.—NVind. W.—indeed, the Danish brig
Favourite, SASON. from Poroground ; Camdes pocket, from the
Islands, leR St. Thomas's 9th ult. Passed the Pen fir Mott
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the Elise, Rya, from Petershurgh. The Vilibila. Illanr
Barbadoes to Antigua, was lea en& July, on the Salute., ':
PLYWOUTII, Seer. 9.?—Wlnd W.S.W.—Put back,
.• ti-
los, Mann ita., for Quebec.
Poe:miaow Seer. 10.—Wind S.—Arristd, his • Strjesty's
ship Fom. and the ROYAL Gamins yacht, from the Eastward;
and the Arno, Nonce, from Leghorn. Sailed, the Zephyr,
Animalism's, he Honduras; Thetis, WILLIAM% for the Cape
of Good Hope; Menai, 3Plslaxxy, and Adams, Carew, for
the South Seas; Orpheus, FiNDLAY, for the Isle of France ; the.
Fame, Nun, for Gibralitar ; St. Lawrence, Doudrai ,s and the
Quebec packet, for Quebec ; Woodman, Foso, for New South
Wales; Woodburn, Foontax, for Africa; and Jane, Moluxe,
for America.
Dear, San. 10.--Wind S.W.—Cane down from the River,
the Demerara packet,Vamaas.gs, for Demerara, and sailed, with
the Milford Indianian, and the whole of the outward bound,
except the James, Sam, for Africa. Arrived and sailed for the
River, the Sophia, Reessolos, from Bengal; Britreala, Sum", 1
from Grenada; and the Matilda, Joann, from Havanna. The
schooner Industry, Warman. of and for Enter, from New-1
castle, foundered off the Galloper on Sunday cowing last,during
a strong wind from the South; crew picked up by a collier, and
landed here to-day.----Half-past Six o'Clock.—Put back, she
Demerara packet.

It is also understood, that Lord HILL v►iU be appointed Lieu-
tenant-General of the Ordnance, vice the late Lieutenant-Ge-
neral Oases.

A Circular has been issued from Chelsea Hospital. stating
that the Ulcers of any Parish •in England are enabled to re-
ceive the Pension of an Out-pensioner of that Hospital, who has
deserted his wife and family, and suffered them to become
chargeable thereto, provided an order made out be executed and
transmitted, conformably to the directions contained in the 59th
ceo. 11. cap. 12. at least one montb previous to the quarter's
pension becoming due.
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of
Lincoln.

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CUSTOM Hoes; Sur:. 10.-Bbipe Entered Inwards.—The
Melpomene, from Jamaica; Kingston, from ditto; Two Sitters,
from Memel; Lord Melville, from Calais • Lark, from Ostend;'
Harmony, from St. Petersburgb ; Electra, Jamaica; Jane,
from St. Kitt's • Good Czar. from Riga; Lively, front New
Providence; Nimble, from St. Petersburg's; and the Trafalgar,
' from St. Mary's. Entered Outwards:—The Ekawson' for Cal-
cutta; Lusitania, for Van Dieman's Land; Duke of Kent, for
Rotterdam; Riga, for Jamaica • Tulloch Castle, for ditto;
Prince Regent, for Tobago; Barrow, for Trieste; Ann, for Pil-
lar' • Archimedes, for Gibraltar; and the Denison, for Jamaica.
Cleared Outwards :—The Commerce, for Antwerp; Francis,
for Gibraltar; Jane, for Naples; Gainsboessigh, for Newfound-
land; Acorn, for Oporto; Zealous for Stettin; Thetis, for
Hamburgh ; Lord Melville, for Calais; Rouville, for Ahneira.

Sir Edviord French Brotuhrad, Bart. John Fytche, George
Max maduke Allingten' John Tuftbell, and William Augus-
tus Johnson, Emits. to be Deputy Lieutenants.
Commission in the 2d Royal Tower Hamlets Militia, signed by
his Majesty's Commissioners of Lieutenancy for the Tower
Hamlets.
Adjutant James Wilkins to have Brevet rank u Captain.
THE DRESS (DtItICTED ar,onnza) OF GENERAL
OFFICERS.

Coat—Scarlet, with geed embroidery, lappet buttoned bast.
Aiguillette—Gold, on the right shoulder.
Button—Gilt, convex, with sword and baton, encircled with
laurel.

Dtsvatatrrton or PRIZE.MONEY.—The Apollo yacht and Ca-
raeleon for the smuggling vessels Ann and Oyster, on the Soth
lust. at the house of Mr. Glover, Portsmouth, and recalled there.

Hat—Cocked, without binding, the fan or back part eleven
inches ; the front or cock nine inches; each corner six inches and
a half.
Star-loop—Gold.
Tassels—Gold, with worked hangers.
Plume—Of red and white swan leathers, drooping from an
upright stem of twelve inches.
Cravat, or Stock—Black silk.
Breeches—White, with long boots, or
Pantaloons—While with Hessian boots.

We understand 'that Dr. BEATTIE, who was sun.
genii to Lord NELSON when his Lordship received
his mortal wound at Trafalgar, is appointed Physician
to the Royal Hospital at Greenwich, vice that zealous
and excellent officer, Dr. ROBERT WRIGHT, deceased.
The Navy Board have been officially employed in
Plymouth Dock-yard, every day last week. Friday
the arrangements respecting the discharge of Clerks
from the different Offices, and the classification of
the remainder, were carried into effect. The Clerks
dismissed are three from the Checque Office, two
from the Storekeeper's Office, one from the Timber-
Master's Office, and two from the Master-Measurer's
Office.- The Clerks retained in the •arious Offices
(43) are separated into three classes. The number
of the first class consists of .five, viz.—One in the
Commissioner's Office, two in the Checque Office,
and two in the Storekeeper's Office. The minimum
of the salary of this class is £3OO, which is to be in-
creased £lO annually, till it shall amount to £450,
which is to be the maximum. The second class, of
twelve Clerks, the minimum of whose salary will be
0150 and the maximum £3OO to be increased upon
the same principle as observed by the first class.
The third class is composed of the remainder of the
Clerks, viz. twenty-five, the minimum of the salary
of which is £BO and the maximum £l5O. None of
the salaries enjoyed at present by any individual re-
tained will be reduced, except by the operation of the
Superannuation Act. It. Eu.zav, Esq. is appointed
Secretary to the Commissioner. Seventy men are
ordered to be discharged from the books of the Dock-
yard on Friday next, viz. twenty-five shipwrights,
two caulkers, three riggers, two riggers' labourers,
six carpenters, four sawyers, six smiths, two scavel-
men, and twenty labourers. Mr. MORGAN, from the
College for the superior class of shipwrights in Ports-
mouth Dock-yard, is appointed foreman of Plymouth
Dock-yard.

Spurs—Plated.
Staff Sword—With gilt three-quarter basket hilt, with Staff
device inserted ; straight sabre blade, with rounded back, thirty-
four inches long.
Scabbard—Steel.
Sword-knot—Crimson and gold, corded with knotted tassel:
Sword.belt—Russia leather, gold striped, to be worn over
the coat.

Plate—Gilt, having the letters G. R. the Crown, and a sprig
of laurel on each side in silver.
Satoh—Gold and crimson silk net, with rose and tassels.
Gloves—White leather.
Great Coat— Blue cloth, single-breasted, with standing collar,
and buttons of prescribed pattern.
FULL DRESS.
_ . _

Coat—As in D►ew
Breeches—Whim Kerseymete.

Shoes—:
Buckles—Gilt.
Sash.—Not to be worn.
Sword-belt—White silk, to be under the coat.
Scabbard—Leather, with gilt ornamented mounthit‘
Hat, &c.—As in ress.

UNDRESS.

Frock—Plain, without embroidery, lappets buttoned over.
Alguillette--Gold, on the right shoulder.
Hat. Loop, Plume, Cravat or Stuck, Sword-knot, Scabbard,
Belt, Plate, Sash, Spurs, Gloves, the same as in the Dress
eniforms.

Overalls—Blue, with an edging of gold Ixce, down the out-
ward seam.
CAVALRY DRESS.
THE DRESS (Dian.= sr °Rosa) FOR GENERAL
OFFICERS OF CAVALRY.

General Officers of Heavy Cavalry are permitted to wear the
helmet of the Heavy Cavalry with the Staff uniform, a pouch-
belt, and sabre-tache, which latter is to be fastened close to the
sword-belt, in the manner in which it is worn by the Heavy
Cavalry.
General Officers of Light Dragoons, when in the field, to wear
blue jackets, faceu with scarlet and embroidered with gold, ac-,
cording to their respective ranks, and made according to the pat-
tern established fur the Light Dragoons ; a crimson and gold
girdle or sash, the same as the lacers of the Light Dragoons;
sabre-tache, pouch, and chakos.
It will be optional with General Officers of Dragoons, when
attending a Drawing-Room or Levee, to appear in the full dress
Staff uniform, or in the Cavalry uniform, as above described.
General (Wirers of Hussars are to wear the uniform which
has been established for them. When at a Drawing-Room or
Levee, they are to appear in scarlet pantaloons, ornamented with
gold.

Doubts having arisen whether the Act of Parlia-
ment which prohibits an intercourse between St. Dn
ming., and Jamaica was repealed by the Act of last
Session, opening the trade of the British Colonies to
foreign countries, the following correspondence on
the subject has taken place between the Lords of
Trade and the Ship-Owners Society :

Ship-Owners' Society, August 12.
Saa-..-I have been requested by the Committee of the Society
of Ship-owners to state to you, with a request that you will be
pleased to represent to their Lordships, that a very general im-
pression appears to prevail among Ship-owners, that under the
The person who had beea in custody, supposed to Act 3 Geo. IV. cap. 44, an intercourse is permitted between the
have been implicated in the circumstance which oc . islands of St. Domingo and Jamaica, which it is feared may be
productive of very serious consequences, as vessels which have
ponngos
in
Jamaica
ticparocain procuring
ocaffgoesi, marpromod
cursed to the soldier in the Plicenix Park, Dublin, on
Monday sennight, has been liberated., It became gone
to the free
55,re gth.t,l and become
necessary to amputate the soldier's arm on Tuesday liable to the penalties of 52 Geo. 111. cap.
morning. The occurrence is likely to be investi- The Ship-owners' Committee presume, that 3 Geo. IV. c. 44,
in a few days. repeals only the Acts of regulation therein enumerated, and con-
gatedsequently that the Act 52 Geo. 111. c. 55, prohibiting intercourse
A letter from the carpenter of his Majesty's ship between Jamaica and St. Domingo, remains in force ; and they
will take such means as are in their power toyn-l.r•ive those
Scatyr, on the West India station, dated the end of
owners,formasters of ships,who may have misconceived the enact
June, in communicating the death one of the sea- mwmencthso the
cnaeaw A c t
t;wbuiftlasaattheCommiltetteeel that anyf measures
men, a native of Ayr, to his wife, says that the fever feareffee wish
was raging in the ship—that six of the Officers and to submit for the consideration of their Ljoiships,tilaw'hethlr they
twenty-four of the men had died—that sixty of the may not think it right td recommend that instructions should go
crew were lying sick at one time—and that few or from Earl Bathurst, to the Governor of Jamaica ; from the Lords
of
the Admiralty, to the Admirales that station; and from the
none were so free of the fever as to be enabled to as- Lords of the Treasury, to the officers of the Customs, instructing ,
sist those that were sick. them to abstain from prosecuting any vessel, the master of which
A Royal Ordinance has been issued by the French may, through misconception of the said Act. and without the
Government for loweripg the duties hitherto payable most restm.ote imniteantiogo tna
Jamaica,
alatingmthespitrbit of it, hhave proceeded
by vessels of the United States on entering into the give°, it is greatly to be feared that without such
may ben"seized
be
ports of France. The amount of reduction is from and condemned, to the serious loss or ruin of the owners, not-
90f. to sf. per ton, and that on the American mea- withstanding that the Lords of the Treasury may. upon havinr
the circumstances brought before them, eventually direct the
surement : smaller dues, such as pilotage, light- restitution of the proceeds of the ship and cargo.
house duty, &c. shall be paid on a footing of corn- • i have the honour to be, die. (Signed)
plete equality between the ships of the two Powers. Thomas Lack, Esq. J. W. BUCKLE, Chatrnian.
The produce of the soil and industry of the United Office of Committee of Privy Councillor Trade,
States, re-exported after deposit, or transmitted Whitehall, August 17.
through France, shall continue to be free from dif- Sia—Having laid before the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade, your letter of the 13th inst. on the subject of
ferential duty. Goods, the produce of America, andthe
oeacgintu inn
eareoarsebetween Jamaica and Sc.S Domingo, I am directed
imported for consumption in American ships, shall you, that their Lordships do not conceive that it was
still pay such extra charges, beyond those payable the intention of the Legislature (certainly it was not of his Ma-
on goods conveyed in French bottoms, as shall not jesty's Government in framing the Bill) to repeal tbe Act of the
exceed 29 francs per ton ; and the contents of a ton 52d Geo. 111. c. 35, although it may perhaps be inferred from
the
in several species of merchandize are specified in an
the
intercourse ral terms of sec. 3 of the Act of 3 Gee. IV. c. 44, that
rcou
article of the Royal Ordinance.—The Treaty will Act of
ha
scutlisrcolhilited by the former Act was allowed by dui
;considering, however, that the first clause d I
come into operation on the Ist of October. An Atne- the new law repeals specifically certain Acts therein enumerated,
rican vessel having lately arrived at Havre, 'has is
L%%itch eaumeratioo the S2d Ciro. 111. C. S.S. is not hicluded, the
been allowed by the Minister of •Finance to enter that this• Act is nnotl • tter apprehend that thejsest inference would be
that port without paying the 'dues to which she is bar.
ma b to be taken to be repealed ; but, as a contrary
y ave prevailed,and may lead to venous embarrass-
now subject, and to remain there until the new spent and loss to
linnocent parties if it should be acted ulnae, and
Treaty shall be in operation. This favour is to be . the vessels be subsequently seized, their Lordships will take the
shewn to all American ships which may arrive be- ItePt :ft cited by the Society of Skip-owners, in order to obviate
I sel, Sir, Sce.
fore the-Ist of October, as a mark of friendly:feeling II" 1 itfaVa.) THOMAS LACK:
on the part of France. Joha William lin- ass.

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