Star.
London, England, 1823-05-26 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Two squadront of the 7th Dragoon Guards marched from
the Cavalryßarracks, Glasgow, on Friday,last, and tbe remain-
der of the regiment next day, on their rote to Ireland. A squa-
dno ar the Scotch Greys is expected there to occupy the B.u-
„atuvrl do duty till the arrival of the 6th Dragoons (Innis-
killer). ' Ireland.
Ibursdse the two companies of the 77th regiment, which have'
boo, tut some months stationed in Edinburgh Castle, marched
forGonew, on their way to Port Patrick, to be embarked for
/auto. On Saturday they arrived in Giusti*. The duty of
Gaerimn is to be performed by detachments from the Ar-
the
raign, at Leith Fort, and by the men belonging to the different
`,...„Aig parties. until the arrival of the 73d regiment, which is
''—evstadigtes couse of this week. The departure of the 77th is,
uoilerstand, in consequence of the disturbed state of Ireland.
sae tee no
Dragoon Guards, and the 77th Foot arrived in
Glasgow, no offence having been committed by any individual
too corps, their general civility made them extremely ac.
of
„astable to the inhabitants.
-rit large detachment of Inv: lids, which arrived in England on
tee Ganges, free7trader, from the Mauritius, disembarked
"ist-6-aseensi, on the 19th instant, and niarched to-Chatham.
yeeeth, or King's Royal Irish Hussars, arc arrived at fps-
„dee. Two companies of the 40th regiment have also arrived
st Ilaseieb•
Tke. Niirdt Western regiment of Oxfordshire Yeomanry, cum_
waded by Lord CHUKCHILI., completed the annual period of
service on Saturday last, at Woodstock. The regiment is con-
siderably increased in number since last year ; and although it
had before obtained a high reputation among the Yeomanry
Corps of the kingdom for its usual`n and pline,
it has distinguished Itself more than on the present occa.
nue, elie orderly behaviour of the men in quarters, and the
redskin and accuracy with which they performed their ma.
mores in the field, obtained for them not only the highest ap-
„mute.° of their Noble Commander, but the praise and admi-
;non die-tool Officers of regular Cavalry who were present.
A Dew regulation is about to take place iu the Ordnance Mili-
tary Department, to facilita.e promotion in the ArtiUery and
engineers, as well as to reduce the number of candidates for
thine services, now past the usual examination, at the Military
Academy at Woolwich, which is, to allow Officers of the above
to depose of their Commiuions, the purchasers to be placed on
Half Pay of those Corps, and the vacancies to be filled up by
tae Lifer:lees.
MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
WAR OFFICE, MAY 24, 1823.
itt Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieuteuant George F.O
.Clarke, lions the 4th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice
Smith, who exchanges.
4th Ditto—Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Ross to be Lieu-
tenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Sherlock, who retires ; Cap.
taio,Tlpruas Hutton to be Major, by purchase, vice Ross;
Lieutenant North Ludlow Beamish to he Captain, by pur-
chase, vice Hutton; Cornet Henry Fanc to be Lieutenant, by
'Airtime, vice Beamish ; Ensign George Chaloner Ogle, from
the red Foot, to be Cornet, by purchase. vice lane.
4th Regiment of Light Dragoons--bieutenant Joshua Sim-
month Smith, from the Ist Dragoon Guards, to be Lieute-
earn, vice Clatke, who exchanges.
Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards--Lieutenant William
Seriontson to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice
Mich, who retiree
Ilk Regiment of Foot-Captain blathew William Ford, on
le half-pay of the 24th Light Dtagoons, to be Paymaster,
site Robert George Banker, who exchanges.
Cd Ditto—Ensign Christopher Clarke to be Lieutenant, with-
out purchase, vice Strange, deceased ; Charles Kerr Macdo-
nald, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Clarke.
65th Ditto—George Knox, Gent. to be Ensign. by purchase,
vice Dixon, whose appointment has not taken place.
67th Ditto—Lieutenant William fair, en the half-pay of the
Regiment. to be Paymaster, vice Pilford, deceased.
nth Ditto--Serjeant- Major James Duff to be Adjutant (with
the rank of Ensign), vice Hinds,deceased.
81st Ditto--Brevet Major John Murdock Wardrop to be Ma-
jor, without purchase, vice Waterhouse, deceased; Lieutenant
Samuel Jenkins to be Captain, vice Wardrop.
Cape Corps—Major Geo. Sackville Fraser to be Lieut.-Colonel.
Cape Corps (Infantry)--Brevet Major Lord George Lennox,vice
from the 9th Light Dragoons, to bebiajor, by purchase,
Fraser, promoted.
Royal African Colonial Corps--Morg-an O'Meara, Gent. to be
Ensign, without purchase, vice Edwards, deceased.
Royal Regiment of Artillery—First Lieutenaut-Theophilus Des-
erisay, from half.pay, to be First Lieutenant, vice Doyle, re-
tired on half-pay.
Commissions in the Montgomeryshire Yeomanry Cavalry, signed
• by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Montgomery.
Richard Jefferies and John Davies Corrie, Gents. to be Cornets.

STATE OF IRELAND.

FROM THE DUBLIN JOURNAL OF FRIDAY.
The provincial Papers received this Morning are
free from any details of new outrage; but we have a
sufficient catalogue from previous communications,
and cannot yet flatter the Public with any well-
founded hope of the speedy restoration of good order
in the disturbed distticts.
In the depot of convicts at Cork, there are 300
men and 45 women, for transportation. The tribu-
nals in the South are daily adding to this number,
and that such examples of the power of the law should
not produce a salutary effect, shews the force of the
delusion and determination of the misguided peOple.
Perseverance in the execution of the Insurrection
Act will, no doubt, finally subdue the obdurate spirit
of the insurgents; but in the meantime, the country
is ravaged by their atrocities, and notwithstanding
the horror expressed in l'arliament against the appli-
cation of martial law, it is yet a question, whether
the objects of ha manity would not be sooner attained
by it than by the slow process of trying them at
Special Sessions.
None will accuse us of harbouring sentiments either
unconstitutional, or tinctured with the least feeling of
cruelty ; but it would be kindness to the people them-
selves, to convince them that their objects are ut-
terly impracticable—that society could not subsist
under the law they wish to establish—and that were
it possible to realise their views—namely, the occu-,
pancy of the land without paying or tithe rent—
thro' force, a civil war would immediately jcommence
among themselves--the strong would claim a larger
sham than the weak—and the elements of rapine and
bloodshed would be engendered from the very nature
of their new circumstaoces ; but before the insurgents
could ever arrive at the first point in their system, the
whole power of the civilized community of Great
Britain and Leland would be excited against them,
and a war of extermination would leave the field
'without occupants.
It is probable the peasantry do not calculate upon
a result of this kind, and also, that they will not listen
to any salutary advice, either from the Judges at the
Sessions. or from the Clergy at the Altar, and there-
fore, considering them incorrigible, as far as persua-
sion and the power of the Insurrection Act ought to
have influence, we see no reason that Martial Law
should be deemed a measure of terrific severity, for
truly, if the Insurgents shall pursue their plans of out-
rage much longer,,the well affected part of the com-
munity ss ill be left no other resource for defence and
protection against savage barbarity.`

Saturday se'nnight, 29 houses were burnt to the
grounJ at Woodbridge, near Dorchester, occasioned
by the landlord of the• Bear public-house firing at a
swallow. The houseless inhabitants are in a wretched
cuudition; many of them took shekel in the Church.