Star.
London, England, 1825-04-08 00:00:00

THE ARMY.
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'The Depot of the 97th Regidinft of Foot touched, on the 903
Instant, from Pnetensouth; and. will &Ma to-marrow, at Chatheni,
Where it is to be stationed.
The 53d (Shropshire) Regiments( Infantry will march, towards
the latter end of this month, from Weedon to Chatham.
Detachments belonging to the 4d, 6th, 13th, 21st, 58th, 44th, 45th,
147th, 48th, 54th, 91st, and 914 Rieman. of Foot, marched yes-
terday morning. under the command of two Staffierjeants, from
Westminster for Albany Barracks.
. Detachments belonging to the 41st and 59th Regiments of Foot,
marched yesterday morning from Westminster, for Portsmouth.
A detachment belonging to the 99th Itegitneut of Infantry set
out yesterday moaning, from Westminster for Gosport.
A detachment belonging to the 4th (the Queen's Own) Regiment
of Light Dragoons, marched yesterday morning from Westminster,
for Maidstone.
A detachment belonging to the 57th Regiment of Foot. marched
yesterday morning from Westminster, for Chatham.
A detachment belonging to the Royal &air Corps, marched yes-
terday morning from Westatinster, for Hythe.
Detachments belonging to the 70th,1 74th, and 76th Regiments
of Infantry, marched yesterday morning from Westminster, for
Winchester.
The Ist Battalion of the 60th (the Duke of York's Own Rifle
Corps) will march, towards the latter end of this month, from
Chatham to Windsor.

DREADFUL EARTHQUAKE AT ALGIERS.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM ALGIERS, DATED MARCH 7.
" On Wednesday, the 2d instant, this city and neigh-
bourhood were visited with a tremendous earthquake,
which continued at intervals for the five following days.
It has thrown down several houses and injured many
others, and has totally destroyed the town of Blida, one
day's journey from this, burying in its nuns nearly all
the inhabitants. Out of a population of 15,000 persons,
chiefly Moors, Jews, and Arabs, about SOO only have
been saved, and those in a sadly mutilated state.
" The first two shocks which occurred, were at two
minutes, and at forty-two minutes after ten A.M. were
extremely violent, and the motion both circular and
perpendicular. On the same evening, two more shocks
occurred; on Thursday evening three, on Friday two,
on Saturday two, and on Sunday, between the hours
of oue and three A.K. two more, which, it is to be
hoped, may prove the last.
" To-morrow I purpose going to visit the ruins of
that ill•fated town, where I am told a horrible scene
of devastation presents itself: 7000 dead bodies have
been already dug out. In one spot, supposed to be a
Jewish seminary, the bodies of 280 children were
found, and a vast number of persons in the ruins of
the Mosques, where the people had congregated, the
earthquake having occurred at the hour of prayer.
" In the immediate neighbourhood of the town, the
earth has opened in large interstices of from eight to
ten feet wide, and as many deep; and it is worthy of
remark, that the same phenomenon which generally
precedes the eruption of Etna and Vesuvius, occurred
at Blida—namely, all the wells and fountains in the
neighbourhood became perfectly dry.
" The troops which the Government sent out to pre-
vent plunder have been attacked by vast hordes of the
Cobails, and have thus added to the work of death.—
The Cobails are of a race totally distinct from the
Turks, Moors, or Arabs: they are the descendants of
the ancient Numidians, and inhabit the mountains of
this part of Africa, are perfectly independent, and have
never been subdued by the Turks. As an act of grace,
the Dey bas manumitted all the slaves, and has ordered
a public thanksgiving for the salvation of this city.
" GOD knows whether we are to experience any more
of these horrible visitations. There is every appear-
ance to the contrary, if the weather be any indication.
Your mother and all of us have, as you will easily be.
lieve, been most dreadfully alarmed. We were afraid
even of going to our beds, and spent the greatest part
of our time oaths roof of the house, which is a perfect
flat, and there we were safe, so far as regarded anything
from above, and had the house given way, we should
have stood a chance of being uppermost on the ruins.
61 There is one circumstance which I have omitted
to mention—that an excellent barometer I have, kept
gradually falling for some days before the earthquake,
while the weather indicated no change whatever, other-
wise than that on the day it happened my thermometer
rose suddenly from 58 to 621 degrees, which is a very
-traordinary occurrence."

OLD BAILEY-THIS DAY.

STEALING IN A DWELLING-HOUSE.
Jain Macdonald stood indicted capitally for stealing, a the month
of February, a great variety of wearing apparel and other property,
the goods of Mary Ann Cooper, of Rdgeware.
Several witnesses were called to bring the charge home to the
prisoner.
The Loan Cam Jurrsen summed up the evidence to the Jury,
who found the prisoner Gulley of stealing under 4411.
CHARGE OF ROBBERY AT A FIRE.
Dania Trotter, a fireman, was put to the bar on au indictment,
charging hint capitally with staling, on the 16th day of February, a
large quantity of silver, the property of Michael Starkey, in his
dwelling-house, 28, North-street, City Road, Parish of St. Luke.
The prosecutor stated, that being absent from home on the night
in question, he found the greater part of bis house had been de-
stroyed by fire. When he left home there were in the house
about three hundred ounces of silver. On the Monday following
witness found from a hundred and thirteen to a hundred and
twenty ounces remaining. The search was continued on the
Tuesday and Wednesday, and about fifty ounces more were dis-
covered. The prisoner was a fireman and assisted in the search.
In consequence of information, and idiom ounces of silver having
been sent subsequently to the prosecutor, by Messrs. Abud, of
Clerkenwell, the prisoner was secured.
William Mead, foreman to the Hope Insurance Company, to
which the prisoner also belonged, stated that the prisoner was pre-
sent, and had the care of part of the property found. He gave him
a most unexceptionable character for eighteen years.
Mr. J. 1). Sutliffe, principal clerk in the employ of Messrs. Abud,
said, the silver in question was brought to their house by a person
named Heath.
Mr. J. Heath proved receiving the silver from a beer-machine
maker, named Searle.
Mr. Searle proved receiving it as a gift from the prisoner, who
said he bad found it at a are, and thought it would serve him for
solder. Witness was induced to inquire into its valueaeonv the
circumstance of its weight. Prisoner did not ask anything for it.
The Aker who took the primmer into custody said, that when
he informed him for what he did so, be said be was totally ignorant
of it; but when the °dicer explained, the prisoner readily said yes,
he bad picked up a bit of something which be thought was solder,
and told to whom he had given it. The prisoner declared bis
nocence, and was about to can a great number of witnesses, but
the Jury intimated that they were satisfied.
. Mr. Justice Pins said, the capital part of the charge was done
away with as the house was destroyed; but his Lordship thought,
for the satisfaction of the public and the prisoner himself, that be
should make some remarks.
The Jury instantly found the prisoner Not Gaily.
Yesterday, Elizabeth Webster, alias Eady, was indicted
for stealing twenty yards of bombazeen, the property
of William Bates Drew. Verdict—Gaddy.
Wiltiala ThotapsoN, aged only seventeen, was put to
the bcr on an indictment charging him with assaulting
on the Kim's highway, and wits force' and violence
taking hum the person of Elizabeth Davidson, property
to the amount of 51. and upwards. The facts were
Cully proved against the young, though daring delin-
quent, and the Jury found hitn—Gwiltif, Death.