Star.
London, England, 1824-08-06 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Ah interesting experiment is about to take place at Woolwich,
under the immediate inspection of the Master-General of the Ord.
nahce, at which all the principal engineers and military :dream of
the day are requested to be present. Its object is to ascertain the
importance of a new Invention of Count Canner in the art of for-
tification which, if the theory is borne out by practice, will have
the effect of rendering a work impregnable by mean, ika vrau
constructed in the fosse as to make the breaching it impossible.

The Ist division of the 31st Regiment of Foot has arrived at
Gosport from Dublin.
The ad division of the same Corps has embarked at Dublin
for Gosport.
The sd division of the 12th has arrived at Bristol from Water.
ford. The Ist division of the same Corps, and the 2d, are now cm
their march from Bristol to Brighton and Chichester.
' The Ist division of the Bth, under the command of Net
Sunni; has arrived at Portsmouth, on board the Loyal &lieu
transport, from the Mediterranean.
The Ist division of the Ist battalion of the 80th has arrived at
Portsmouth, on board the Cato transport, from Quebec.
The 3d battalion of the, Grenadier Guards has moved from qua:.
ters in Lower Westminster into the King's Mews.
The 76th Regiment is ordered from Kilkenny to Dublin.
Sunday morning the Ist Division of the 15th Hussars arrived at
Cork from Waterford. The transports in which the 15th Hussar,
arrived at Waterford brought over the 12th Lancers to Brighton.
Sultrier Yeoma's' Cavatar.—Sir Wau.san Joturre, Bar.
havitig retired from the 15th Hussars, and taken the command of
this highly respectable Corps, the Regiment, with their fine band,
were called out yesterday upon Duppar Hill, near Croydon, and re.
ceived their new Lieutenant-Colonel with the accustomed honours.
Having been inspected by him, and gone through various evolutions
with their usual precision and correctness, the new Commander
expressed the highest opinion upon their military appearance and
discipline. Sir WILLIA3I and the rest of the Officers were after.
wards entertained at dinner by Groacia limas, Esq. the senior
Captain, at his residence, Morden Lodge.
MAJOR- GENIRAL DUGALD Caseesm.t.—The late Major-General
Deoato Casteszti. entered the service as an Ensign, on the 30th
Ari1,.1783, in the 57th Regiment of Foot. He was appointed
Lieutenant in the same corps, on the 20th March, 1783. lie was
promoted, on the 24th January,l7Bl, to an Indep..-adent Company,
was subsequently placed upon half-pay, and appointed, on the i,t
July, 1793, Captain in the 46th Regiment of Foot. He was ap-
pointed, oil the Ist January, 1798, Major by Brevet, and Major cf
the 46th Foot, the 27th April, 1800. He was made, on the 25th
September,lBo3, Lieutenant-Colonel by Brevet, and appointed, oa
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A General Court Martial was held at the Court House, Spanish
Town..lamalca, on Monday the 26th of April, for the trial of
Captain Matasnatt, of the St. Catherine's Regiment of Alilitia,
upon a charge preferred against him by a private of his Company :
" That Captain G. J. Marshall, on the morning of the 29th of
March last, whilst on duty with the Regiment, insulted John Ro-
berts (then being a serjeant of the company under the command of
Captain Marshall), by addressing hint in the following words :
6 You may go to hell or the devil, you are a damned stupid serjcast,
and shall no longer be a serjeant of this company'—in breach of
the 26th clause of the Militia Law now in force."
The Court having heard the evidence in support of the prosecu-
tion, as well as what had been offered in defence, the following sea-
tence was pronounced by the President :
" Captain MARSHALL. the Court are of opinion that you are not
guilty of the charge preferred against you, and do most honourably
acquit you of the same, and I feel great pleasure in returning your
sword to you.. , -
" The COURT cannot avoid noticing the very indecorous and im-
proper conduct of the prosecutor, John Roberts, in the progress of
the trial, in presuming to dictate to the Court the course to be par.
slued in reteieing the defence—and fur having stared that he would
refuse to answer any questions put to hint by Captain Marshall.
and declaring his determination not again to do duty under Cap-
tain Marshall."

Sunday lair, Mr. Paws, the American Manager, ac-
companted'hy Miss L. KELLY, and the other performers whom he
had engaged, embarked at Liverpool, on board the packrt-►hip
Pacific, and sailed for New York,

According to an article in the Austrian Observer►.dte
troubles which at present distract Moldavia have their origin in the
animosity of the ancient Nobility against those of recent erratic;
who ire in possession of the principal offices.
Private lette►s from Calcutta mention, that zt force
under Colonel Bowen, is an attempt to storm a stock.
ade, was twice repulsed, and in the evening had to re.
tire, with the loss of BO killed and wounded. The
following casualties are mentioned :
10th Regiment (Native Infantry), Lieutenant Armstrong, Italed ;
Col. Bowen, severely wounded; Ensign Barberie, ditto, lost a leg.
2.3 d Ditto, Captain Johnston, severely wounded.

A letter from St. Thomas's, of the 20th ultimo, states,
that a violent shock of an earthquake was felt that morn-
ing at three o'clock, at which time a vessel bound in,
with a cargo of coffee, sank.

The heat which we experienced here for some days
about the middle of last month, has been felt much
more severely on the Continent; and it appears that the
storm which we lately mentioned as doing so much
harm, has been much more extensive in its influence
than was at first supposed. At Cadiz, the drought and
beat have been so excessive, and of such long continu-
ance, that the yellow fever is hourly expected to make
its appearance among the garrison, which, with the
camp followers, have crowded the city to a greater ex-
tent than usual. The French have taken every means
which the intimate knowledge their :pavans possess of
medical police can suggest, to avert and mitigate the
evil, by cleaning the common sewers, and ridding the
town of slaughter-houses, and other nuisances. This is
so far good, but if the disease fairly snakes its way into
the city, it will do more mischief to the French army in
one week, than the whole patriot force did since they
entered Spain.
The repeal of the Silk Duties is beneficially felt in
this part of the kingdom. The quantity of prepared
India Silk purchased and in stock, destined to be manu-
factured in Paisley, is, we learn, very great. A com-
petent judge assures us, that there was lately put into
his hands a quantity f that species of goods called
" Canton Crape," manufactured in Paisley: the pattern
was so accurate, the fibre so strong, and the texture so
excellent, that, had he net previously been told, not
only could he not have distinguished it from the foreign
article, but, anything that was of it, he would have ac-
counted that manufactured in Paisley in every respect
the best article. We are happy to hear this. The quan-
thy of this kind of goods making for all the home mar-
kets is, we are happy to learn, considerable, and the de-
mand increasing.—Glasgow Courier.
STAGE COACHES.—One of the proprietors of coaches
in Hull has been arrested, at the suit of the Attorney'
• General, for penalties to the amount of M. for carrying
more passengers than allowed by law.
LUCKY ESCAPE —A day or two ago, the child of
Mow. Mahon, Rue Greneta, Paris, while playing at a window,
lost its equilibrium, and fell from a third story into the street. At
this very instant a washerwoman happened to be passing with a
build!, of linen ; the child fell on the bundle, and thus miraculously
escaped being dashed to pieces.
CAPTAIN ROCK IN PORTUGAL.—The Cork Southern
Reporter says, « The following is an extract of a letter
received by a Mercantile House in this City. The Rock
family, it appears, is taking a position there, Man!,
who do not like them at home, will bare no objection
to see them in Portugal:
" Lisbon, July S.
" Captain Rock has appeared here. Eleven parishes are ia a nee
of clisturis.uce about A Icabaca, Owing to the demands of the Clergy
for tithes end arrears ot tithes. The Constitution reduced tbesc at-
mands coasider4bly,but a. their acts have been annulieda CiorSl
now corn" in for arrears."

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