Star.
London, England, 1824-12-30 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE Iw, ELLIGENCE.

The Bishop of Ely and family have arrived at their house in
Dover-street, from the Palace, Ely, Cambridgeshire.
Lord Rivers arrived yesterday at his house in Grosvenor-place,
from his seat, Hare Park, Newmarket.
The Ladies Cornwallis have left town for Brighton.
The Marquis of Lothian left town yesterday, for Richmond.
Major Burrowes left town yesterday, for Brighton.
The Dowager Marchionesa of Exeter has left town, for her seat
at Roehampton.
Earl Gower has left town for his father's, the Marquis of Staf-
ford's, at I'ultney.
Lord Clermont has arrived at his scat, Clermont Lodge, Nor-
folk, from a tour.
Arrivals at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street.—Captain M.
Grey, from l'aris; Charles Tyrrell, Esq. from a tour. Mr. and
Mr.. ltowky have left ditto for their seat in Norfolk.
Departures from Read's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor-street—Sir
John Frederick, Bart, for his sear, Burwuoi House, Surrey ' • Cap-
tams] Job Ilanmer, R.N. for Brighton; Messrs. W. and James
Drummond, on a tour.
Departures from Long's Hotel, Bond-street—Captain Holmes,
R.N. for Chadian; William itaberrA, Esq. for Pads; Mr. and
Mrs. Muricepfor Brighton ; and C. l'hipps, Esq. for ditto.

CIVIL APPOINTMENTS IN INDIA.
Judicial Department. F.2d July, 1824.
Tlr. C. W. Smith, Judge and Magistrate of Ghazepore.
Mr. H. Creighton, Judge and Magistrate of Sylhst.
Mr. G. C. Chrap, IZegi.ter of the Zillah Court of Dinagepore
and Joint Magistrate stationed at Maldah.
Mr. E. Harding, Assistant to the 'Magistrate and to the Collec-
tor of Ailygbur.

The Duke of YORK left town yesterday, on a visiting
excursion to the Duke of IleriaNn, Lord EXETER, &c.
His Royal Highness Prince LEOPOLD of Saxe Coburg
arrived at l'aris on SuoJay morning. lie waited on the King of
FRANCE the next day.
We understand that an express has arrived in town
from Italy, bringing the melancholy intelligence of the death of
Lor.l Mower CHARLES, son of the Marquis of CONIttintIAM.
His Excellency the LORD LIEUTENANT Of IRELAND
entertained the following persons at dinner, at the Vice-regal Lodge,
on Christmas-day:—The liidiop of HA PHOE, Archdeacon Balmer,
Sir C. CAMPBELL, Sir GEORGE RICH, Sir WILLIAM MINAS!, Col.
Btu, Colonel Gout, Colonel SnAwxl_Captain MaLcocar, Captain
, NORTON, Captain MACWEI, Captain VICNOLES4 Mr. r.
HUNTER, Mr. STEELING, Mr. CAMPRELE, Mr. 'Nair, Mr. JOHNSTON,dna;
Mr. Woof), &C.
Monday, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and
DI shess of GLOIXESTER arrived at Gothambury, the seat of the
Earl of VERULAN. -

the Austrian Ambassador and Count de NRIYMAIR
transacted business with Mr. Secretary Coormart, at the Foreign
Office, on Tuesday.
Admiral KuusessTenNt has written to Prrfeisor
BARLOW, of Woolwich, a very satisfactory and complimentary
letter on the result of some experiments made on a ship of the
Russian navy, at Crunstadt, with the guard plate for correcting the
errors of the mariner's compass needle front the local attraction of
the ship's gnus and other iron stores ; ztud the Russian Govern.
'tient, in can-equence, have givtu orders for all their ships to be
furnished with corrtcting compass plates, similar to those now
fitting up for the ships ',tar Navy, :and many merchant vessels.
l's nuutia it is arrived at his house in Gloucester-
place, from foothill
Tee Doke of BEDFORD has at :ength let em building
leases all his valuable ground in Tavistock-square, and the neigh-
bourhood ; and the square itself is rapidly advancing towards
completion.
The Marquis and Marchioness of EXETER are en-
tertaining a distinguished party of fashionables, at their seat, Bur-
Lincolnshire.
Tuesday, the eleventh Anniversary of the Birming-
ham I'irt Club was celebrated at the Royal Hotel; THEODORE
Pater, Esq. in the Chair.
The Queen of BAVARIA, with the Princesses MARIA
and LOUISA, arrived at Munich on the 18th instant.
A report had reached Lisbon, of an Algerine squa-
dron having passed the Straits, and that two fi igates and
a brig had been seen off the coast of Algarve, for the
purpose, it is believed, of cruising against the Portu-
guese. The master of a Portuguese vessel says, he saw
sitf the Rock a Portuguese frigate following a suspicious
brig, under easy sail, standing to the northward. A
Portuguese squadron, consisting of two frigates and a
corvette, sailed from the Tagus on the 16th instant,
unexpectedly:
The C'oraccas Colombiano contains a long editorial
article, uiging the necessity of constructing toads, ca-
nals, &c. and holding up the immense advantages :e-
-s thing from the grand canal in the State of New York.
He concludes, 4, Let those, therefore, amongst us,
whose province it is to remove all barriers, and guard
us from innovation, give to the present system its due
efficacy ; and as the first step thereto, let a million, or
even two millions of dollars, be granted by the Legis-
lature out of the loan for the construction of roads,
erection of bridges, and establishment of post houses on
the whole line of toad between Caraccas and Bogota."
The Government of Parma has granted permission
to transfer the helmet and sword of the celebrated Duke
ALEXANDER FARNESE to the Chancellery of the Con-
stantine George Order, in order that it may be deposit
as an ornament on the tomb of that renowned warrior.
It may be interesting to some of our readers to learn
that, in addition to other discoveries of the same kind,
a new supply of aqua marinas has just been received
from Ireland. The discovery is thus mentioned in a',
leter from a Clergyman :—The first specimens were'
found in the sediment of a small stream, which led to
the examination of the adjoining mountains, which is
granite. In places less solid than others, and where
partial decomposition appeared to have taken place, the
aqua marinas lay loose-in the earthy particles, 'some-
times many together, and at others not one could be
found after several days' search.
When Captain Davidson, of the Crimonmogate of
Aberdeen,was last at Riga, his cat was unluckily stow-
ed into the hold with a cargo of flax. Puss was thirefore
missing, and consequently given up for lost. On the
voyage home, however, the complaint of the prisoner
came to the ears of the Captain, Who instantly relieved
her, nearly famished. She was twenty-seven days
without meat or drink, but is now quite recovered.

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BRAES OF LOCHABER, DEC. li.
—....
The weather here his been very wet:. Such flood!flood!are hardly remembered as those we hid a few wee
ago. The Invelaio Bridge (which in ordinary seasons
stands very
°high above the water) was carried off. All
the fields were coveted with water. The burns rolled
so rapidly, that the man who went to Killahonate for
the newspapers could not return that night; and it was
with great difficulty that he next day swam his hbrse
across the burn. (At this place the burn was never, ill
the remembrance of the inhabitants, unfordable on foot.)
Indeed, for more than 24 hours, we were so compietzly
hetiimed in on both sides, that we could not have left
the house, even in a case of life or death. Sn, whea
one element was raging round you with such destructive
violence, we were nearly destroyed by another. Thou,.2h
no serious accident has happened here beyond the (Ar.
rying away of all the bridges in this glen and is Glen.
roy, yet we are sorrY to hear that a poor man Wets
drowned in Badenoch. .

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

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The following are extractsof letters from the Agents to Lloyd's :
1. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. £6.—The Captain Pacha has arrived
here from the Dardanelles, in a two-decker, accompanied by a few
more Greek prises. The combined Turkish and Egyptian squa-
drons are reported to have left Boudroun."
u SMYRNA, Nov. 16.—His Majesty's ship MARTIN remains -in
Dort, and we continue to enjoy perfect tranquillity."

The Friendship, DAVIS, from Belfast to Liverpool, was driven
'onshore near the Pile of Foudry. on Sunday—cargo damaged.
The WOODLARK, tender to the GLouctszza, sailed from Chatham
op the 22d instant.
Nis Majesty's ship Romney sailed from Chatham to Longreach
on the 24th inst. to take in her powder and the remainder of her
sea stores. She will proceed to New York with Commissioners.
The REDWINO sloop, of 18 guns, Capt. Firzcz.waerica, is ordered
to this port to be paid off, and will be rtcommissioned.
Fatstourn, Dec. 28.—Wind S.W. to W.N.W. strong gales and
thick w eather.—Arrived yesterday the Matilda, bloone, from Mes-
sina in fifty days, for Liverpool. Spoke on the Bth inst. off Gibral-
Amherst, of Liverpool, from Zante for Dublin; and,
tar, the Lady
same day, the Syren, of Yarmouth, from Alexandria for Liverpool.
Porrsstourn, Dec. 29.—Wind N.E. light alrs.—Sailed the fol-
lowing outward bound, viz.—Enterprise, BRIIIG6; Coventry,
Boon ; Hero, Cusastinns ; Richard, 1411not.aroti; Britannia, %%res-
ew; Elizabeth, COLLINS ; Governor Halkett, Disuse ; Rebecca,
STANNA RD ; Duke of Manchester, HOOD; Simon 'Taylor, MIRK;
l'rince Regent, TAYLOR ; Ann, —; Sovereign, NINFIRLD ;
Martha, BILL ; Prince George, Panetta ; Clifton, —; and Ro-
berts, BATHGATZ. Several are preparing for sea, and should the
wind continue, no doubt thetwhole of the outward bound will be
off by tomorrow.
DIAL, Dec. 29.—Wind N.N.W. light breezes, and fine wea-
ther.—Last night the wind shifted to R.S.E. and N.E. in the course
of which, and early this morning, the whole of the outward bound
sailed. The Lavinia, Banos, for S dnt Helena, passed through ;
the Rapid, for the South Seas, arrived from London, an.i remains.
Arrived and sailed for the River, the Rising Suit, —rfrom
Michael's.
Cowls, Dsc.29.—Wind N.E.—The wind bring very light and
unsettled, none of the vessels foreign bound have gut under weigh.
Ltvzitroot., Dec. 28.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Julius CI
sir, Fiti:Ncn, from Savannah; and the Topiize, CALLS/COIN, from
Charleston.
I laawien, Dec. 29. Wind N.E.— Several coasters that have
been in here fur shelter, sailed this day for the River. A collier
brig is on shore un the West Rocks.

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rHE ARMY.

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It is daily expected that some considerable augmen-
tation will take place to onr Forces. The principal fea-
ture is, that eves y Regiment will have two Companies
additional ; the Royal Artillery two Battalions ; the
Engineers one Battalion. The number of
.new-raised
Regiments is not yet decided upon.
Ten Officers belonging to the 6th Regiment will embark at
Chatham this week, to join the Regiment in India.
The 98th Regiment will march from Chatham on Wednesday,
to Gravesend, for embarkation to Ceylon.
A detachment of the 60th Regiment arrived on the 95th at
Chatham from Canterbury, for embarkation to the West Indies.
The Zast Regiment is expected at Chatham the beginning of next
month, for•embarkation for foreign service.
The following are General Orders issued to his Majesty's Forces
in India :
Head-quarters, Calcutta, 19th July, 1824.
GENERAL ORDERS.

The leave• of absence granted by his Excellency General Sir
Alexander Campbell to Lieutenants Doyle, 4th Dragoons, and
Potts, 54th Illiment, to proceed to Europe on medical certificate,
and to he absent on that account each for two years from the date
of embarkation, is confirmed.
The undermentioned Officer has received his Excellency the
Comruander-in-Chiefs leave of absence for the reason assigned :

4th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant W. Fitzrnaurice, from date of
embarkation, for two years, to Europe, en urgent private affairs.
Head-Quarters, Calcutta, 26th July, 1824.
• 4th Light Dragoons.
Lieutenant F. D. Daly, to be Captain of a Troop, without pur-
chase, vice Sale, deceased-26th June, 1824.
Cornet M. Richardson to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice
Daly-26th June, 1824.
Captain J. Elliott, on half-pay of the 21st Light Dragoons, to
be Captain of a Troop, without purchase, vice Barlow, deceased—
lit July. 1824.
By Order of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief.
THOS. M‘ MAHON, Col. A. G.
DISTRIBUTION OF HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES
T lIROU G HOU THE EMPIRE. _

The utility of this abstract is evident to every class of the Pub-
lic having reference to the Army. Several attempts that have been
made for some time past have proved incortect; it is therefore
equally obvious that the reader must have been mi4ed. Is Order
to remedy this defect, the following has been compared with all the
different authorities at head-quarters

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