Star.
London, England, 1825-05-03 00:00:00

THE INDIAN ARMY.

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GENERAL ORDERS.
111•141.111T0111 Csscorra, Nov. 17, HU.
Great inconvenience and delay in .the settlement of
the claims ot soldiers, of his Majesty's Regiments
sent taEurope, having been experiknced in consequence
of Officers in charge.not being in posse.sinn of d
t', :hewing the dates to which subsistence . money,
has beep received by them,' is Excellency the Com-
mander-in-Chief is pleased t,, order, that henceforth all
Officer. recur. ing to Gs e.it lltitajn in conierand of inva-
Ads, and sold ers whose terms of ,service have expired,
shad, .previously to their quitting Calcutta, severalpy
torward, direct to the Adjutant-General of his Maj -sty's
forces to I adia, asp cial Report, accompanied by a
decaa ation, that every document conuected with the
-accounts of the men, their conditional discharse, certi-
ficate., &c. have been received, and ate held in posse,-
sion for eventual delivery in England.
These Reports and Declarations are to be forwarded
in Duplicate, one copy for record in the Office of his
Majesty's Adjutant-Gener.l. and the other for trans-
mission to the Secretary at War.
. And, in view to ensure the mast punctual attention
of Officers to the performance of the duty now enjoined,
the Commander to-Chief desires that the Brigade Ma-
jor to the King's troops will :rod, at least ten days pre-
viously to embarkatitn, to all Officers placed in the cora-
salad of troops proceeding to Europe, a copy of this
Order; and any deviation on the part of those con-
cerned will call for his Excellency's severest displea-
sure, and on which a representation will be made to his
Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief.
By order of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief,
THOMAS MAMMON, Colonel Adj.-General.
THE PONTOON TRAIN.
The Pontoon Train consists of thirty-six whole, or
seventy-two half Pont ons—the boats being formed
into two parts, for their, more easy conveyance by land.
They are constructed cf thin teak plank, covered with
tin plates, carefully soldered together, to prevent leak-
age, in the event of the seams opening from exposure
to the weather. The pontoons are, ot course,, flat-bot-
tomed, and each half we should imagine to be about
nine or ten feet long, and five feet broad. The beams
and planks which constitute the platform of the bridge
are so fitted on their respective carriages, that even over
the toughest toad no play or motion can take place,
land each half pontoon covers its own beams aqd planks
by being placed over them, bottom np, with its gun:
wales resting on the carriage.
The greatest extent• to which the bridge can be drawn
is.fifteen hundred feet. Over this troops march along
in file : for the passage of troops with a front of teal
men, it can be extended to six hundred feat; and for is
larger front and light guns, -to four hundred and fifty,
feet. For. the transportation of heavy ordnance across
broad rivers, the pontoons are fornbed into rafts -of
three each, which are capable of supporting the heaviest
piece of ordnance.
The rafts are exceedingly manageable, and can be
rowed at the rate of about four
.miles an hoar. It is
needless to say, that the beams and planks-are all made
to fit with the.utmost nicety, and the ;whole construc-
tion reflects the highest credit on.thellfficer who super-
intended the equipment, and who, we believe, is to
command the Train- on the service to which it is attached.
On his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief in-
specting the Train, on the Serpentine_ Tank, across
which the bridge was formed, the following movements
were made :—'A body of men passed over, bosh in open
and close order;-after which a six-pounder field-piece,'
with its tumbril, was tranaported Across, without the,
slightest appearance of affecting the security of the
bridge. An eighteen-pounder was then put on board a
raft (as described above), transported actoss, and landed
on the opposite bank.
Thelsrldge was then dismantled, and formed into
rafts, which were rowed on shore, when the whole was
taken to pieces, and placed on carriages, as we de-1
scribed above.
His Excellency expressed his approbation of datum.
struction of the various putts of the bridge—of the
manner in which the movements were made, and the
admirable facility with which the whole was put toge-
ther and taken to pieces, a well as the ease with which
the whole is transported.
The Train has left Calcutta, to be embarked on bOats
on the Salt Water Lake, whence it will' proceed to the
division of the army under Brigadier-General Monition,
at Chittagong. The bullocks, for its future conveyance
by land, left (Lamina some time siace.

A woman named Read lial-been committed to Lei-
cester jail, charged with the murder of her husband, by
puihing him into the canal, near roaton.
The estimates of the Liverpool and Manchester rail-
Ivoad are taken at 12,0001. per mile! The road is to be
executed on a magnificent scale; to be sixty-six feet
*tide; the.rails to be laid down in the best possible
manner, and the purchase of land, at the two extremi-
ties, must be paid for at an enormous price. This
estimate also includes the cost of engines, waggpus,
and warehouses.
A legacy of 18,0001. has been left a butcher, living I.°
the English-town, Livonia, and until•now in very de.l
pressed circumstances, by a relation lately deceased in
North America. He has already received 8,0001. of the
money, and is to get•the remainder immediately.
MAK-WAGS FOLTIMORDINARY.—The 25th ult. a mar•
siage was cal Mated at Stokesley, in Yorkshire, of a
pair who bad -passed the delightful anxious period of
counsbp in -tie factory of ;Messrs. T: and 11. Mease. A
fellow-workman-of -the bridegroom's baiting accepted
the important office of giving away the-hloonting bride,
and all the necessary preparations having be-n attended
to, the morning was ushered in by the ringing of .the
Church and factory bells. The town-cri v officially
announced the wedding to take place at half-past nine
o'clock, and gave a general invitation to the inhabi-
tants to attend. The important moment came. and
Richard Chambers, sweet sixteen, led forth, his bloom-
ing bride of 614-five, ig all blushing, as Aurora from
the East,'?-to the hymeneal altar-of the good town of.
Stokesley. All other business was now at a stand. The,
town baud preceded the nuptial procession to-the sacred
lane, playing" Cows haste to the toesishiag," and other
appropriate airs. Atter.the indissoluble knot had been
'tied, the 6, happy, happy, happy pais° were borne in
`triumph, in chairs, sound the town, preceded by the
musicians, andloUomed by a great concourse of spec..
tators and guests. The ludic' oti,nets of the sce.ve was;
greatly beightessed, by the bridegroom) who is of a very
dimi utive stature, being publicly aiavect by the cele-
.brated tensor the place, with a,gigantic rasorobitty
inches long! Rustic festivities followed, atsd mirth and
humour drew the curtsied of reciting over the bilat
of the day.

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

;•• MANSIONMOUSE• -
Aka 11 charged with receiving e -'Beiskasetwfer 4500
(beitigrii ilmise Xylem transfix potter Offrtrows.lpsw lald
on the nth of Sepiember law) as he was erneribtOse end of floe.
line,. Fleeustreet, tat the manner we have. disnidy stated, was
bontsghr up fur re-examination. The prisoner and Aka insithers
were examined on the above charge on the 23d ult. when Mr.
Hanson, the Solicitor for the prosecethm, called several witnesses,
who proved, that on the 16th ult. 00e et the stolen ACSOU notes
was presented for payment at the pike of .Mr. Doke, agent for
the thiceln Bank, by a min, whine' bands appeirrd to be, 'con-
tracted, and. to „whom be gave a€26o in local notes,. and the 'co
n-
tracted,
in a draft payable at Smith, Payne, and Co.'s. Mr.
Clarke afterwards, suspecting all was not right, posted imme-
diately to town, endows his .anrival, stopped payment of both the
local notes and the check. In a fees minutes afterwards the
check was presented, fur payment to Messrs. Smith, Payne, arid
Co. by Howard, who was detained, and the local notes were also
presented by &slithers to dean- Masterrnan and Co. where he
pras also detained ; but Mr. garkeibeing unable to swear to the
identhy.of the local not" be was•discharged, and his companion
remanded until yesterday; when. Mr.. liousfield, of Bourn, in Lin-
colnshire„ an Agent to the Seafod *at raved, tbat on the 13th
ult. be changed a owe far 1100 L cube Aber stolen one). for. a man
who gave Isle name Edwards, and whose bands he observed
were contracted. He gave him change in notes of the Sleaford
Bank. Evidence was then given to prove that the prisoner was
seen in company with the pewen wise presented the above note ati
Baum • that a quantity of local notes were afterwards seep 4-t heir'
possession; that the prisoner watched at the door while !sitcom.
pani.in presented the note at Mr. Bouslield's; and tint while,
both
left Bourn in a post-chaise. immediately afterwardar from whence
they proceeded to Folkinghom, and thence to town together.
where they arrived about eight o'clsek in the merging, and in an
hour afterwards, the prisoner presented the epee or payment as
above stated. Mr.• Harmer solicitor for the prisoner, contended
there was no evidence to :skeet his client. The Loan Mayon,
however, remanded the prisoner until tomorrow and said he
would then decide whether or not be should conuni; the prisoner.

BOW-STREET.

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Mr. Mudford came to this dice yesterday morning, to complain
of the conduct of an Italian, who bad created a great disturbance at
his house. Mr. Mudford stated that the. Italian obtained his ad.
dress, and then called at his house and requested to speak to Mr.
Peel, to whom be seemed desirous of presenting a letter. He ( Mr.
Mudford) assured bins that Mr. Peel was not in his house, and
informed him that he could obtaihshe desired interview if he called
at Mr. Peel's (Ace. This had no effect upon the Italian. He said
he had just arrived in town from Birmingham, where be had at-
tended the Catholic Meeting, and.was anxious to see the King, the
Duke of York, or 'Mr. Peel. Mr. Mudford added, that the dis-
turbance the Italian had created caused a number of persons to col-
lect about his house, when the Italian again returned, as if alarmed
at the appearance of the mob, and told Mr. Medford that as: he.had
come into his house, he should how seek his protection.
Sir RICNAZD Baena directed the Italian to be brought. before
him. He; was &rung man of respectable appearance and address.—
Sir RlCKAltilk asked how he came to apply at .Mr. Mc's house for
Mr. Peel? The.ltaliatireplied, that he wished to see him and was
ignorant where the OfliCe was • be bad been in town but. a short
time, and thought if he waited on Mr. Modfurd, he should more
readily have obtained the interview.
Sir RICKARD told one of the 134cers to accompany Mon to Mr.
Nero Aix, and as he (Sir_ltichard) had some haloes' to transact
with Mr. Peel. he would ins sheet same meet him there.

IrsitiesaJfAite, a young man, fashionably dressed, was charged
with horsewhipping a hackney coachman, and assubing a host of
miatchmen. The prisoner, whose -seal name was not known, was
daring in his gig- through Parliamest.street, sod, according to the
coachman's account, ran against and struck his horses. The coach-
man requested he would not repeat such conduct, but the prisoner
fogged Is hones, and continued to drive against the coach and
hones, and whipped the coachman, until the patience of the person
inside the coach was exhausted, and be directed •Mr. White to be
taken to the ,watch-house. The ,guardians of the night found this
to be no easy 'natter. Mr. White applied hie whip over the heads
and shoulders of the witshmen, but be was at length dragged out,
and conveyed wrier a strong escort to durance vile. On the way
thitherJse committed a fresh assault upon the.assuked by kicking
their shins, Ste. Mr. White seemed desirpus of recompensing 41
parties for their injuries, but Sir. HICIIMiD HARM sal.he should
answer the charge at the &Wens ; and he was lockedp for bail.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Yesterday one of the. Society of Friends,. arrayed.in the primi-
tive garb, was brought up from St. James's watch-house, before
111 e.. charged with having committed the sin of drunkenness.
Os lig liised at the bar, his face which was minimised with
*Ow of tbe.rosy gpd, was partly fan,
by the shads which an mor•
mons broad brim.cast on it. The Magistrate desired one of the
iikers.to tell him to. uncover, when Clements went up to him and
aid, “ Sir, you must be uncoiered:"
Waken—Vet why, friend?
..-.4loter.—Becastest it Is the illestrste's Wiens -and it is dm
r.—Friend, thou knowest .we never uncover to any person.
lIIIEI
.—At cast common politeness to the Magistrate, espe.
dap spa this messiah would cause vat-to de it.
Quaker.—Perhaps mower, we like unto. thee, • but we are not
=en of persons, and moreover, thou knows;' that it lake.
to be.uncovend before man.
The Magistrate Wing Shit this rosy Bacchanalian was deter-
mined to adhere to the principles of his religion in one point, even if
Ihe did net in mother, desired the watchman. to Mate the charge; he
then deposed that :the cksalter was sinking a.noise, and tithes be
remonstrated with bun: be *Kuck aim_s •' be then 44 Min to 4,
watch-house. On its being preyed that be was drunk, the h •
rate ordered him to go Pet and unbolt, up with the watching;
nd also to pay a Abe ads. for being % Apar. t
;Quaker.— 49.4 to logiustio lite .4Ra-wide,' 01•044. t.
- —ice ?
-ate.—To the King. • '' ' 1 • 1 .-t.
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infonnatir, the ,Siss.P*

gag tisk frieed urea up
He Num then asked fir .the IAOIIO4, but our •Ses..
rbo was 110reftteiter d PM9illin *Pe 11/1416
About Lew* a lbw for haviug.tasted pi the ittieo of thergrage, to,
Otis Majesty; bat on its being *boated, that if be did not psy k
are would•be locked up, he then drawkd out diets. and wealth:
cbarged,eisudadng u be west out, as was understood," VlPbat a
talefor my beloved Nub."
Tha Hapistute observed, that a wet .Quaker,in tbisoir of so.
briny, was a novelty.

On

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One of ibeiatost numbers of the Sydney (New South
Wiles) contains an racial notice froth Mr.
Goat sues, Sircroury to the local :Government, ad-
dressed.tothe EJitor, informing him that the censc.r-
.ship:befere eaurcised on • the peens of the. 1011, is
.wholly,wishdrewo. A Reif -,}90011), called the Aid-
Itrdlisaoh. has been commenced at Spoirsey.
hailleacbcd the Colony of the.. formation of the Aus-
tralian Cowpony, an cent which :is; hailed with the
most:cordial satistaction. us au *widows of the solidi-
tude et the English %Marlin/Ws its AdDpsing Measures
for accelerating the improwarmet of- thin Colony. , j
Friday, the ild ult. a melsacholy accidest.os
to Miss Fox, of Lincoln: -being in a state of extrimbi
ill health moil weakness, and *befog, as is :supposed;
too near the fire, her clothes caught the Name, and,
she was so dreadfully burnt as to leave scarcely Ai
hope of recovery.
_ _ _

-A (Lighten Paper says-•-A few days since nisei
in .ateempting to given this to a puny, .at Howe, laid
hold of itssougue, whilst ke thrust the ball gown its
Aro*. The poor pony became alsrined at the opera%
tion, aril-suddenly threw back Its .head with such viu.
ai 46010E44 to too. its t 'rune out by the roots,
The owner hectit iternediatvly
IItDX P,tstsc GATIL—The QulliOlittee on the Bill fie
wide lag anctinivrovieg theroad at H) de Park-torso,
.proceed with their .141104 rs ; and on Thunday. agiireiito
a resolution for removing the toll-gate front Hroe Park
Cotner, and to. abandon the idea of placing,oue at the
eud st G. ostrettok• place. jt wt 6 kopoled *that Alt a.gts
hosil t be stetiotted down the road, opposite to the
lannot Brewery, and just hirers arriving-at Sloesiem
am. Two ether gates were also meationed..to catch.l
• begyam::::Vosor bY Sloanittbquare. -lac, hut tbefuttbes
• Atka wit* ipstpliolii till tlre,nentrgonnoittee.

BIRMINGIIIIM CATHOLIC mrtilma
Tb ersday last a very fiumecpul,troting:44te
lona CatholiC,Associition was held at the, Royal
Birmingham. In the evening a cenmpliment,ry Cii",•trir
was given in the:s.,me place tov,Etward.sWouprcEsq.
the Secretary to the British Cie. olics. A1r.04 melt
wis to have attended both by invitation. bist,Lcid arse
arrive at the place until a late hour. In the meantime,
several retolutioins were.sitreed to,.and the•uvual horsi-
ness of .the Society guile, JScvetal:setecl.es
were alsti adchetsed to the meetiel.
It was at 1 ngth announced that Mr. aCrti.. pell
been in town for some time, but owbig-th ScciJere„
was in ignorance of theexisteace ti-thematieting. Hh
aas instantly sent far. :The Leach GensicmaN
cnmpanied by M-.,Etric, now en.ete4 tb Mein, stima
the meeting rox and received them with Are loude%
applause. B.,th these Gentlemen were voted members
of the As! ociation by acclamation.
Mr. O'Coinno.t. then rase: and after .retortting th. alflosrof .4111
compliment, made a long speech.
Mr, ;snob.

thus next rose, sad spoke at some
The whole business being gone thinugl", the Inerti 9g
broice up, after which upwards i*f 2-6 Gent)ennes art
down to a splendid dinner, giv, n by tt e •Aksotia i .11 to
Mr. Blount, Mr. Canning ly:ing in. tF. eCh Nea.ly
third of the company .consisted. of :*'sorestants .44d
Dissenters.
The usual patriotic and appropriate toasts wore flroolz.
Mr. Fitch, a venerable old Gentleinga: the
law of the celebrated Dr. Priestly, sat nezt'Mt. O'Coti-
nell; and when the latter rose to return thank-, Mr.
Finch rose at the same moment, scaiteirable to,u2s•
taut himself under the eight of 3 ears, and, ope.
his snufitbnx, invited the Learn si Gentleman to accett
a pinch of snuff, which he good-hu• .ouiedly
Mr. O'CoNset.t., in the cour-e of several Ann-
.speeches duting. the evening, obsesce t th.t•h s geeent
intercourse with the English people had renewed .a
great manf
.errors from his mind. He pri:posml the
health of Mr. Brownlow; which was drank with enthu-
siasm. Bred up, be said, in false ins; ressions, that G, c-
tieman during-his life gave honest and honourable s-
timony to what he conceived to be right ni inions. The
moment his clear mind was convinced, with A teadin sa
that.tpoke the pure and le.tyhomage tot ti uth, he made
that most difficult, perhaps, of sacrifices—that t f long-
cheri.hed prejudices.
The Rev. Mr. M' Descant. proposed the health of the Dissenters
who honoured the dinner with their presence.
Mr. Como, a Dissenter, Mr. Gast:sour, of the 'Ebtablisked
Church, and Mr. WILLIAM' a Protestant &knitter.' severally re-
turned thanks.
On the health of the Bar being drank— -
Mr. WI Luaus, a Banister of the Alidlarid Circuit, returned •
thanks.

The Catholic Deputation,
then drank.
Mr. Haw returned thanks.
The festivity was kept up to a late hour; .Peests,,
Unitarian Ministers, Protesta.ts, and .Catholics, v)itig
with each other to see who would dd Must to piornoto
the happiness of the occasion.
Mr. Fittest (the Gentleman above alluded to); was
hoard in the course of the night. to exclaim, on looking
around the room, " Thank Goa, the spit it of Priestley
is appeased l"

Ilessl3. O'Connell aid Brie, %vac

Day Rar.--A sewn has been published of the num-
ber of ships built since ISO, to ascertain the extent to
which dry rot exists in ts e ships built sine: .bat period.
From the supplement to that return, it appears, that of
the e hole number, only tat) have been seraired since
their building, viz. the Sr. Vinces.t and the Redoubtable.
The expense of the St.Nincent's repairs was 12,776/.
and that of the aedmtibtabk 15,2991.
Some have imagined that animal food communicates
its qualities with its nourishment. In this supp.!oll9/1
it was, that Achilles,,who was not only born and bred,
but fed up too, for a hero, was now ished with the mar-
row of lions; and we all know what a fine lion he turned
opt at last. &Mild this rule hold, it must be a melan-
choly reflection to .consider that the London people .of
the present day are particularly partial to pock. •

BIRTHS.
Friday, at Maidstone, the Lady of Captain George Usifer,_
Queen's Lan%ers, of a daughter.
Tuesday, in Edinburgh, the Lady of Sir James Milts
Bart. of a sea.

April 25, at Din/trail, 'Mss hire, -gust, litre -of Carlin T.
.Munro, .halfrpay.Mid Ragiment.
'Thursday selnnight, aged HA, Mary, the mother Of` Mr. low
ipartley, of Morley. She retained ber faculties to the-parital ILA

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NEWGATE MID tRAIDRNTIALL 111AltKIETS, MA; S. •
lice[ • .3s 441. a44*l I Vqat 4s Ad Id as 414
%MIMI id to Ad,,
Limbs 6s Od to' 7s td

PRICES or HAY Apo 1
sr. manes.
Hay 31 Ss•Od to 31 0444
Clover 41 Os Od to IA Ys Od
Straw 1116 s od to 11

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Farnham, fine 1805 to n2OO--leconds, 1p• to ;so.
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' RAW OIDES •
Beat Heifers and 'Steers (per ordinary . 2.441 4 45.'116 .
stow.)
)Ikldlings ... 11410 d pr 3* cid
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butts, 50 to 56Ibs each I9J to 2tiJrtib.
.Ditio. '56 to (Sibs each. . . - 9til So .234
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- ' Thai Coach' I littes .l6d to 174
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Skink e 5 to 401bs •'
tad 6, 244
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Spailik 11°1_6 Bides ... .......... ..... .., 14d lb 214 _

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