Star.
London, England, 1802-03-08 00:00:00

THE MILITIA.

n.fi of the London papers of Saturday fe'nnight
c main remarks on a circular letter from the Horfe
Guards, and add, that it is now pretty accurately
atc,rtained, that the difembodying of the Militia,
and the reduaion of the Army, will take place in
April. The fag, however, is, that the letter al.
laded to was circulated for a very different reafon.
an old (landing regulation in the army, all
:ers on leave of abfence are obliged to join their
corps on the loth of March, in order to attend
th:: ufual field days, preparatory to the reviews
in the fummer. But his Royal Highnefs the Com-
mander in Chief, with his accuflomed attention
to the convenience of the army in general, and
particularly now to that part of it who have fo
lh.ndfotnely come forward for the defence of the
country, as the militia officers have, (being for
the molt part Gentlemen of landed property in the
county, and of courfe having other concerns to
think of than mere parade), conceiving that the
wry hitt attention to the minutiz of the fervice
;night not, under the prefent circumaances of the
country, be neceffary in corps of this defcription,
has been gracioufly pleafed to difpenfe with the
attendance of all Militia Officers (as is the cafe in
the Line) on the loth of March, and has poltpon-
ed the day to the 14th April, by which time it may
naturally be fuppofed that lonic certainty will be
afcertained of the refult of the prefent negotiation.
It cannot therefore be argued from the Letter al-
luded to, that the loth of March was the day first
f.‘ed for the Difembodying the Militia, or that it
is row paponed to the t4th of April.
But as the remarks which have appeared tend
not only greatly to miflead the Public, (having an
official quotation annexed, the real meaning of
which every one does not underiland), but alto to
difappoint the hopes of the private Militia Men,who
are in daily expatation of returning to their homes;
(many of the Supplementary Men thinking them-
Iclves, even now, hardly ufed in not berg dif-
charged, as they are entitled to be when the war
hall be over, conceiving that period already ar-
rived) ; it is highly proper that the public fhould
be informed refpeeting the real nature and inten-
tion of the above mentioned Letter; and we ate
happy in having it in our power thus to fet them'
right on the points alluded to.

This m r..ingarrivedaMailfromLifbon,brought
to Falmouth by the DUKL of YORK packet, in 13
days.

Colonel Nowa, from Egypt and Malta, and
the Ruffian Prince Baattmsky. came paffengers
in the packet which brought the German mail on
Saturday.

A veffel has arrived from Jamaica, which left
that ifland about the t 7th of January—at that
nod no accounts of the French armament had
been reccived. It had not arrived at St. Do-
mingo, nor did this veitel meet with any French•
fleet on her way home.

A veal from Italy has jult brought to Lady
HAMILTON a prefent of a cafe of fay, udder,. .•
We are inforined from the belt afithorityslthat
tl!e Countefs of PoITS --/uTIi had neither a dance
or a cat d party on Wednefday la% Alh Wednefday.

Their Graces of MAR Lamtouc H have annouilced
tlieir intention of holding a public day at Blenheim
on Friday nrxt.

The Duke of RUTLAND has purchafed Mr. WAN.
DE LL's celebrated horfe for 400 guineas.
The Earl of LAUDFtDALE is gone on a viiit for
two or three days to Mr. Fox, at St. Anne's Hill.

Vifs:OUla VALENTIA left town on Friday morn-
hr., for his feat of Arley Hall, near Bewdley, in
Wt,rccaerihire.
The Michels of NEWCASTLE is fucceeded in her
honre in South Audley-areet by the Counters
I%'•-•vagcr of AYLesavit Y.

Mr. Jones's horfe, Blood•hack, on Wednefday
ran twenty miles within an hour, at Newmarket.

On Nlonday morning Taft, at eight o'clock Mr.
Flctcher's hay mare, and Mr. Ofwald's grey, ftart-
cd to run the match of too miles over Doncafter
cow fe. Peafe rode the grey, and Jackfon the bay
mare ; the latter running away at nailing, went
the firft time round the courfe in four Minutes.—
They both ran the firft ten miles in aWnt 38 mi-
nutes—went 4o miles before they baited, and then
changed riders. After having gone 68 miles the
hay mare tired, when Mr. Fletcher gave in.
Lord FREDERIC MONTAGUR'S carriage broke
down in liill•ftreet, on Thurfday night, as his
Lordlhip was going to the Countefs of Mousy
llncc u MBE'S rout. We have the pleainre toactd,
that no further accident happened.
A Lae trial has thrown a great light on the
Inviieries of love Ipirs, and will afford falutary
leifons to the young of both fens. The grave
counfellors expatiated on the caprices of the tender
paftion with a perfect knowledge of the fubjet,
and laid down MEOW Of tourAit, like men Oi CX.
perience in the law of wooing

A tradefmAn's wife at Cambridge, poreffed of
eonfiderable property, was lalt week detefted in
Pealing a card of lace and a pair of filk Rockings,
from a mercer's (hop in that town.
Tnefday afternoon, as tome workmen were ce-
lebrating the completion of a chimney, at a new•
built houfe on the Surrey fide of Blackfriats-bridge
(a cullom among builders), one of them feattng
hinSfelf carelefily on the top, with a gallon of beer
upon his head, unfortunately fell into the Itreet,
and, we arc forry to fay, was kill:d in the pretence
of his companions.
It has lately been afeertained, and is confirmed
by the perfonal experience of Sir Jossru Banks,
that the powder of ginger is an effeaual palliative
of the gout. Sir Jour, takes two tea-fpoons
heaped up with ginger-powder, in a pint of milk,
boiled with bread and fweetened with fugar, re-
gularly for his breakfall, and, in confequence, the
Ets of gout, which ufed to attack his head, loins,
end ftomach, are now confined to his extremities,
2nd are of (porter duration. The ginger (hould be
taken firfi in (mailer quantities, according to the
rength of the ftomach.

A SONG,

ST TM! LAT! W. COWER; NOT IS HIS ►TINTED

WORMS.

The poplar* are fell'd, and adieu to a (fade,
Aod the whifpering found of the cool colouade !
The winds play no longer, and fine in their leaves,
Nor the Oufe on his furface their image receives.
Twelve years had elapfed, fince I lift took a view
Of my favourite field, and the bank where they grew ;
When behold on their fides, in the graft they were laid,
And I fat on the trees under which I had ftrayed.
The black-bird has fought out another retreat,
Where the hazels afford him a fcreen from the heat ;
And the fcene where his notes have oft chanted me before,
Shall refound with his fmooth flowing ditty no more.
My fugitive years are all hafening away,
And I omit myfeW lk as lowly as they;
With a turf on my break and a ftone at my head,
E'er another fueh grove rifer up in its Itead.,
The change both my heart and my fancy employs,
I retell on the frailty of man and his joys;
Short-liv'd as we are, yet our pleafures, we fee,
Have a Rill Aorta date, and die fooner than we !