Star.
London, England, 1822-10-05 00:00:00

IN THE WEST INDIES.

At a Regimental Chapeltoo, Ja.
maim, on the Sth of July last, by order of Colonel flowsu,
private Frederick Miller. of the 4th Battalion Company of the
Clarendon Regiment, was tried on the following Charges, pl'e-
ferred spinet him by Captain CILIUM; Airarr, of the same
Company :
Ist, For disobedience of orders at muster of the lith June
last, at Lime Savannah, in •iobtioo of the £3d Clause of the
Weds Law.

Id, For treating in a rude contemptuous manner his superior
Olken at the muster of the nth of June last, at Lime Savannah,
in violation of the 29th Clause of the Militia Law.

scl, For striking Lieutenant Senses, of the said Company,
while at muster on the Sth of June hat, at Lime Savannah, in
viohtion at the 26th Chase of the Militia Law.

4th, For belaying in a riotous and disorderly manner while
at muster as the Bth of June but, at Lime Savannah, in viola-
tion of the WM Claim of the billion Law.

Seh, For being drunk at the roll-call of the said Company, at
muster on the sth of June last, at Lime Savannah, in violation
of the 29th Cause of the Militia Lawn
The Court being duly sworn' and the Charges read, the pri-.
saw pleaded Guilty, threw himself on the mercy of the Court,
and handed the following letter to the Pancover :
. .
" Clarendon, Sth Jaly, 82e.
" Mr. President, and Members of this Honourable Court—
I am extreniely sorry, sorry keyotad eapressies, for having, is
an unguarded moment, when liquor was operating in my bead,
and overeente by passion, acted rash and inconsistently ; and I
must' beg to say, that with respect to my striking Lieutenant
linger, it is a circumstance entirely out of my recollection,
Lieutenant Beazer being a Gentleman I have always bad the
greatest respect far, both in his public as well as private capa-
city : but, if such was the ease, I humbly entreat his forgive-
ness. I therefore set up no defence, but throw myself on your
mercy sad clemency.
I remain, Mr. President and Members of this
" Honourable Court, your very obedient servant,
" FREDERICK MILLER.
" To the President and Members of the

mart-lilartial, Cbapeken."
The Pseassys, after some consultation, addressed the pri.

loner as (*Bows
" Frederick Miller—The Court, after due consideration, and
fully weighing the Charges exhibited against you, and in come-
"pence of your Using pleaded guilty, and thrown yourself on the
mercy of the Court, do sentence you to pay the mitigated pie If
ementreis pounds, and to be and stand committed till such fine
be paid."

At this time, when every one is anxiously looking
for the appointment of a successor to the Marquis of
HASTINGS, as Governor-General of India, great spe-
culations are made as to the probability or impro-
babiliry of any particular individuals being chosen;
but these seem to refer wholly to the influence of
their respective patrons, while very little attention is
paid to the merits of the candidates themselves.—
Two things are essential to a Governor of India—that
he should be a Statesman and a Soldier ; now, the
qualifications of the four principal candidates are as
follow:—Lord WILLIAM BIISTINCE is a Statesman
land a Soldier—the SPZAKIIIR is a Statesman, but no
Soldier—the Marquis of ANGLIMEA is a Soldier, but,
no Statesman—and Mr. C. WYNN is neither a States-
man nor a Soldier ! If, therefore, Ministers were for
once, to exercite their own judgments in the appoint-
mace, it is self-evident on whom the choice must fall.
TALK*. continues to draw all Paris after him in the
parts of Sylla and Regulus. In the former is this line
.m.o4d J'as goaverie sass pear, et jabdique miss eraixie
which the audience never fail to apply to the deceased
EmPtROIL Hundreds of thousands of snuff-boxes,
with the great man's portrait, habited in the toga, and
with the above line as a motto, have been sold.
The enmity of the French towards their English
vi-
eant: shews itself on all occasions, and almost every
week there are instances in which young Frenchmen
'have insulted the English. and provoked them to
'fight. At the celebrated watering-place, ieres,
la remarkable one occurred about two months ago.
An Irish Officer (Gtru) was insulted and challenged I
by a Frenchman; be killed his opponent—was " called
out" by a number of other Frenchmen t be consulted
his friends, when it was determined that be ought to
fight no more in France; but that as many as chose
to follow him to the Netherlands. should there be met
in an honourable way. This was refused, and, to
escape assassination, Gams was obliged to 9y front
Bagnieres in the disguise of a gees-d'anne. Every
other resident there, English, liish, and Scotch, was
compelled to depart, in consequence of the daily in-
sults and 'menaces which were heaped upon them..
Ile same spirit pervades almost all young French-
men at Dijon.

A private letter from Washington Ilya:—" a,
Government has just received intelligence of the
Spanish Government having deprived them of Port
Mahon, their only depot in the Mediterranean. The
Yankee's pride is touched at this measure, and sere-
' ral vessels of war, it is said, are under sailing orders
for that quarter."
A few days since, two young gentlemen having
some difference in the streets of Scariff, county of
Clare, which led to a boxing match, one of them, in'
a moment of irritation, ran into his father's house,-
and having liken a fowling-piece which was loaded,
fired at his antagonist, whom he missed, but the shots
unfortunately took effect upon a young man standing
near, but totally unconnected with the party, and
who now lies in a dangerous situation.
The Committee of the Stock Exchange, yesterday
returned an answer to the application made to them
on Tue6day last by some Members of the House, in
which they consent to recognize transactions in the
foreign funds. It should be understood, as the Public
in general do not seem to be aware of the fact, that
the Committee have never forbidden the bargains in
foreign securities; they have merelyhitherto refused,
when transactions of that description have taken place,
out of which any disputes have arisen, to allow a re-
ference to them, as is the bargains of the English
Fends, for the sake of adjusting them, or of making
public the names of those persons who may have
proved defaulters. The only alteration produced,
therefore, by the new anangement is. that an equal
guarantee to the integrity of the Members is ob-
. milled, as far as the Commistee can give it, for the
Awl ttransactioes irforFign ancusities,aa-prerourf,eatod
L with respect to those in the English Stocks.