Star.
London, England, 1830-11-26 00:00:00

GENERAL ORDRR.

Hone Guard•, Nov. 23,1830.
The General Commanding in Chief has been pleased to
Lieutenant Clement Hill, of the Royal Regiment of Horse Gua to
be Extra Aide-de.Carnp on his Personal Staff.
By command of the Right Honourable
The General Commanding in Chief,
JOHN MACDONALD, Adj.. Gen.

Horse Guards, Nov. 17.
At a General Court-martial held at Colewart Barracks, Portsmouth,
on the 12th of October, 1830, and continued by adjournment to the
14th of the same month, private Patrick Lamb, of the 47th Regiment,
was upon the under-mentioned charges, viz.—
"alr.rarengusing to obey the orders of Colour Sergeant Patrick
r O'Donnell, when ordered by him into confinement.
"2. In refusing to obey the orders 9f Capt. Dundas, the Captain of
his Company, to surrender a musket he had fa his hands, and of which
he was making a violent and unlawful use.
"3. In firing from a musket or muskets loaded with powder and
ball, three shots, or thereabouts, with the avowed intention of killing
Colour Sergeant O'Donnell, Sergeant Mi}uire, or other
" 4. In wilfully breaking a regimental musket, and wasting four
rounds, or thereabouts, of ball ammunition.
" 5. In wilfully breaking the windows of his barrack room, injuring
two doors and an iron bedstead."
Upon which charges the Court came to the following decision :•••
" That the prisoner, private Patrick Lamb, is guilty of the whole of
the charges upon which he has been arraigned, and does, by triune of
the Mutiny Act, and the rules and articles for the better government of
his majesty's forces, sentence the prisoner, Patrick Lamb, private 47th
Regiment, to be shot to death, at such time and place as his ma-
jesty shall be pleased to command.
" The court having thus performed this painful part of ha duty,
does, in consideration of the youth of the prisoner, 22 years of we, his
extreme contrition, together with what has been brought forwent on his
behalf, venture humbly to recommend him to the gracious eossideraden
of his Majesty.
His Majesty has been pleased to approve and confirm the lading and
sentence of the Count in consideration, however, of the reaseneseds-
don of the Court, of the youth of the prisoner, his mmenes soneridsn,
and what was stated to the Court in his behalf, his Mar has been
(unbar pleased to extend his most gracious pardon to the prisoner, on
condition of being transported as a felon to New South Wales for ths
term of his natural life.

The General Commanding in Chief directs that the foregoing
preferred apinst Private Patrick lamb, of the 47th Regiment,
with the finding and sentence of the Court, and his Majesty's plasma
thereon, be entered in the General Order Book, and read at the bead of
every regiment in his Majesty's service.
By command of the Right Honourable,
The General Commanding in Chief,
• JOHN Al A C DON A LD, Adj—Gen.
PLICUOVTR, Nov. 28.—The sentence of the Court Martial which
assembled at die Citadel, in the month of October, for the trial of
Lieut. C. W. Webster, and Ensign R. Baird, of the 29th foot, was
that they should be cashiered from the anise. His Majesty has been
pleased to approve of the sentence of the Court. The Court having
strongly recommended Lieut. Webster to the favourable consideration
of the King, he has been graciously pleased to restore him to his rank,
but to be severely reprimanded. Mr. Baird left Plymouth for IRdin.
burgh on Saturday Let.
The depot of the 29th Regiment embarked on Friday on board the
William Fawcett steamer, and sailed on Saturday for Ireland.
Ths bad-quarters of the 87th Regiment, commanded by Lieutenant
Colonel Blair, arrived on Thursday, in the Lord Blaney steamer, and
marched into,Longroom Barracks. The 87th Regiment was inspected
on the Government Parade, on Tuesday, by Major General Sir John
Cameron. The General formed the regiment into hollow saqquare, and
addressed the °dicers and nost.annmissiated °dicers at oonsiderablelength.

PLYMOUTH, Nov. 25.

The double steam-vessel the Twin, built to ply between !Werke
town and Tattooist, has been fitted with two ruddily, and on a trial on
Friday round the Breakwater she was found to answer bee helm perfectly.
The Bramble cutter arrived on Friday from the Western Islands,
where all was quiet.
The Foudroyant, 80, and Malabar, 74, have been placed at their
moorings in Ordinary, after having undergone their triennial inspection.
The Proserpina new frigate, of 48 guns, the first on a dry dock, will
be hauled out the next spr
The Belviders, 43, at ftrunsouth, and the Gannett, at Chatham, are
ordered for Commission. It is said that Capt. Hon. R. 6. Dundee will
have the command of tbe former.

The Thames freight-ship, with stores for Bermuda, came In yea-
terday.
KILL Rainbow, SS, Captain Sir John Pranklia, with Commissioner
Briggs and family on board for Malta, came in from Portsmouth on
Saturday.
The Pallas frigate, Captain M. Dixon, will go down to the Sound
to-day, to wait for orders.
In Hamosas--Cakdonia, Kent, Revenge, Pallas, Admin., Race-
horse, Leveret, Pickle, Opossum.
At the Island—Royalist, Vigilant, Bramble.
Its the Bound—Rainbow,

APPOINTMENT,, &C.--Capt. Chat. Phillips is ap.
pointed to the Ariadne, vice Grey.—Commander P. P. King, late of
the Adventure, is promoted to the rank of Ca tido.— Lieut. Robert Peter,
of the Agoras, is appointed to the command of H.M. padres-brig Opos-
sum, vice Hannam, decal...ed.—Lieut. William Lee Kees, late of the
Druid, (and who brought the Opossum to England, in consequence of the
death of her late Commander,) is appointed to the Astral', vita Peter.—
Lieut. 11. M. R. Allen is appointed to the deep Gannet, which Is ordered
to be fitted out at Chatham for foreign service. Mr. James Newnheun is
appointed supernumerary clerk of the Undaunted. Dr. illortiMer is
appointed first surgeon, and Dr. Scott, second surgeon of Hasler Hoe
pital. Mr. Thomas Barnes, late supernumerary surgeon of the War.
spite, 76, has been appointed surgeon of the Druid, 46, in South
America. Second Lieutenant J. F. litittain, of the Plymouth Division
of Royal Marines, is removed to Portsmouth, vice Davidson, deceased.
Second Lieutenant Appleton, 11.111. is appointed to the Hyped" at
Newhaven, via Watson.
Mr. Philips (eon of Capt. J. R. Philips, Royal Navy) is appointed a
Second Lieutenant of this division of Hoyal !defines.
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Of the eight Members returned train the county of Not-
tingham, only one voted with the lots Miler, en the Civil idiot saes.
lion—that was Admiral Sotheron. The ether Member foe the county,
Mr. J. S. Lumley, the two Members for Newark. Blown. Sadler and•
Willoughby, the two Member; foe East RoNsed este Bainetlaw, bard
Viscount Newark and Capt. HMI. Arthur thincembe, and Ms Om.
man, Nottingham, voted for inquiry into the national expenditures—
Den. Sir Ronald Ferguson was also In the house, but he was shut out
when they divided.