Star.
London, England, 1823-08-11 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland has appointed the following
Noblemen and Gentlemen to be Officers in the underm n -
aimed Yeomanry Corps, viz.
Crowbill Infantry—James Carrick, Esq. to be Sub• Lieutenant,
vice Redmond, deceased.
Ross Infantry—Second Captain, Henry Loftus Tottenhain in lie
First Captain, vice Charles Tottenham, deceased.
Moats Infantry—Lord Viscount Castleraain to be Captain, vice
Kelly, resigned.

The Tartar steam-vessel, which ar ived at Fal-
mouth on Saturday, from SoLucare whence it sailed on
the 20th ult. brought a Messenger with dispatches for
Government, which were received in tow n reitertfay.
Lord MoNTAGUE and Lord DOUGL:.3 an ive..l last
week at Dalkeith Palace, where :he young Duke of
Bocor.eucit is also daily expecteJ. Przleo- oions,:we
are informed, are -already begun at 11. e house for
the reception of his Royal Highness the Duke of
YoRK, and his Grace the Duke of WELL:Norm—
Edinburgh Star.
I)E:wise OF THE MAREens CoRNIYALLis.--Satur..
day morning, died, at his house in Old Burlington.
street, the Most Honourable Marquis CoRNwALLis,
in the 49th year of his age'. His Lordship had been
in a declining state of health for several months. He
succeeded to the title on the death of his ghllant and
excellent father in India in the year 1805.
We are sorry to find that' the statement made to
the LORD MAYOR that flow were ILO lives losthr the
late accident at Billingsgate. is not altogether correct.
On Saturday the body of an unfortunate sufferer by
the accident, was observed floating in the "I hame,,
near Alderman Parsons' Stairs, Lower East Smith-
field, by a waterman, who immediately rowed out
and brought it on shore, in a high state of discolOura•
tion. It was afterwards conveyed to the Dundee Ares,
Nightingale-lane, Lower East Smithfield, and soon
afterwards recognized by his relatives. He appears
to be about 24 years of age, named John Bushnell, and
*was in the employ of a potatoe-merchant in Fleet-
market. In his watch fob was found Bs. 6d. and a key.
The following are amongst the passengers who
landed from the Royal George:
General Quiaoca, and his Aide.de-Camp. Mr. RAMEY ; Co-
lonel COLEONEDO, Colonel Hussiumettna, General %%mon Ito.
)(AMY, and two Aides-de-Camp ; Colonel JANMIZNII' General
PAurcosts, and two Aides.de-Camp, and abbut forty other
Officers—Captains and Lieutenants.
SURREY THEATRE.-- This Theatre was thrown
open on Saturday night for the purpose of exhibiting
to a select number of friends the various alterations
and improvements which it has recently undergone.
The whole of the interior has been painted anew.
The fronts of the upper boxes are embellished with
burnished gilt ornaments on a blue ground. The
front panels of each box of the lower tier are covered
with glazed cotton of a bright blue colour, thickly
plaited, the plaits diverging in a!1 directions-from a
richly-gilt ornament fastened in the centre. The ap-
pearance of the whole front is splendid, and its effect
considerably heightened by the brilliancy of a superb
chandelier, lit with gas, suspended in the centre of
the house. The body of light thus thrown on the au-
dience is very great; but the eye of the spectator is
considerably relieved by the colour of the front panels.
The back of the boxes has been covered in, some of
the back seats cut off, and their place supplied with
small boxes capable of holding two persons each.—
Four private boxes at each side have also been fitted
up in a very tasteful manner. The pit has been also
much improved. The seats are covered with red
cloth, and backs placed to every alternate row. On the
whole, the House has alight and elegant appearance.
EXECUTION OF WM. DONALLAN.---WM. Donallan
was executed at Maidstone, on Friday, pursuant to his
sentence, for the wilful murder of Bridget Donallan,
his wife, at Chatham, in the year 1818, by drowning
her in a well. On ascending the scaffold, he addres-
sed the crowd for several Minutes, in a distinct add
firm voice, declaring the justice of his sentence, and
the merited punishment which awaited his crime...
The dreadful crime for which he was to suffer *as
committed in a moment of passion, and without any
premeditation ; but he was no less sensible of thejus-
tice of his fate. He urged the spectators to take
warning from his dreadful example, which was the
consequence of his giving way to passion, and a total
disregard to religious admonitions. As soon as he
had concluded a short prayer, the platform gave
way,andire was launched into eternity. After hanging
the usual time, the body was taken down, and given
to the surgeons to be dissected and anatomized.
It is with regret that we announce the not uner•
pected death of the Rev. Edward Baker Lloyd,.af
the Wesleyan connexion, Halifax, aged 33 years.—
This is .the second victim of the dreadful accident
which occurred on Monday week, in the overturn of
the Royal Fleece coach, at Shelley Bank. Mr. Lloyd
lingered in severe pain till Wednesday last, when he
wired. An Inquest was held on the body on Thurs.
day, when the same full evidence as before was given
of the improper conduct of Edmund Smith, the coach-
man, and a similar verdict of Manslaughter returned.
The remains of Mr. Lloyd were, on the same day,
conveyed to Halifax for interment. We learn from
the communication of the Coroner, that Mr.,Stephee
Wilson still lies at Shelley in a dangerous state.
MELANCHOLY CIRCUMSTANCE.—TWO respectable
families, at the East end of the Metropolis, have been
plunged into i.be greatest grief within the last few
days, owing to the following affecting occurrence:
Two fine girls, one aged ten, and the other cane, the
daughters of Mr. Taylor and Mr. Mackintosh, WI
of Feeterstone-buildings, Limehous.e-fields, vrb",
were inseparable companions, and in the habit (:e_
playing together every day after school hours, wi:e_
misted by their panics on Friday evening last. i
circumstance, n'ter some time had elapsed, of enne'e,
excited amore 'ran ordinary degree of all?* al?:
apprehension for t:teir safety, and persons went'
quest of 'hem i i dill 'retit directions. . It Vi"
leng.h learned float I'm child ofa neighbour that boa'
-Ile girls were playing, about half-past eight ocho,
near a pond in a fie'
with his lantern,
hem, accompir;:ed by a watchman
k the ope
proceeded to Cie pond about ten o'clac
. en t"
o close by. The father:of one el
night, when a bonnet was discovered ban
water. 'lire feelings of the poor fatla:s may been'f.
conceived than depicted, when, afier seararn..g
_;
the water for some time, he succeed d (by
a clothes pole, to which-was attach an iron lirr ~
that
.cdragging outi
child,
nof the
dthee pondthen that
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