Star.
London, England, 1824-02-23 00:00:00

PHE- AT MV.
Saturday the Duke of YORK transacted business at th-ebom-
Mander-in-Chiers Office, in the Horse Guards.
Major-General Sir PATRICK Boss, of the 75th Regiment, Knight
Commander bf St. Michael and St. George, is appointed to the Staff
in the lonian Islands.
Orders have beetrreceived at Winchester, to prepare the Barracks
occupied by the Officers, for the reception of the Judges of Assize.
The 96th Regiment having completed its full establishment, the I
recruiting patties are called in.
Wednesday and Thursday two Companies of the 65th Regiment,
from Edinburgh Castle, arrived at Paisley. The newly raised Re-
giment,
the 94th, now in Glasgow Barracks, are to replace the 65th,
in Edinburgh Castle.
Saturday night's Gazette notifies that the 87th Foot, to conime-
nsorate its distinguished gallantry at the places hereinafter named,
shall henceforward bear upon its colours and appointments, in ad-
dition to any other badges or devices, the words " 'Montevideo,
Talavera, Vittoria, Nivelle, Orthes, and Toulouse."
MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
WAR-OFFICE, FEBRUARY 20, 1824.
2d Regiment of Dragoons—Charles Norman, Gent. to be Cornet,
by purchase, vice Markham, promoted in the 9th Light Dragoons.
10th Regiment of Foot—Major-General Sir John Lambert, K.C.13.
to be Colonel, vice Sir Thomas Maitland, deceased; Lieutenant
Richard Lane has been superseded, he being absent without leave.
27th Ditto—Ensign Edward Cerjat Spencer, from half-pay of the
24th Foot (a Gentleman Cadet, from the Itoyal Military Col-
lege), to be Ensign, vice James William Grant, who exchanges.
28th Ditto--Lieutenant John James Peters, from half.pay of the
Ist West India Regiment, to be Quartermaster, vice Richard
Reynolds, placed upon half-pay.
63d Ditto—Ensign William Smith Sewe ll Doyle to be lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Conroy, promoted in the 16th Foo Honoable George Spencer to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Doyle.
76th Ditto—Lieutenant John Faincombe to be Captain, by pur-
chase, vice Hamilton, who retires; Ensign Edward Kendall
Champion to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Faincombe ; Fran-
cis Carr, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Champion.
Ist Royal Veteran Battalion—Lieutenant Leeson Paterson, from
half-pay of the 57th Foot, to be lieutenant, vice Mayes, ap-
pointed to the 95th Foot.

BREVET.
Major-General Sir Frederick Adam, K.C.B. to have the local rank
of Lieutenant-General In the lonian Islands.

STA FE.
Brevet Major William George Moore, of the Ist or Grenadier
Puot Gthirds, to be Deputy Quartermaster-General to the Forces
serving in the Windward and Leeward Islands (with the rank
of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army). vice Popham, deceased.

HOSrITAL STAFF.
Assistant Staff-Surgeon David IVl'Loughlin, 11d.D. from half-pay,
to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Henry Clifford, who
exchanges.

MEMORANDA.
Hospital-Assistant Alexander Munk Wrick has resigned his
commission.
The Christian name of Ensign Mackentie, of the 90th Foot, is
Alttister, and not Austin, as formerly stated.
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, FEBRUARY 20, 1824.
Royal Regiment of Artillery.—Major-General Sir Benjamin Bloom-
field, Bart. to be a Colonel-Commandant, vice Farrington, de-
ceased.
Commission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Berks.
William Bowles, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant.

CLERICAL Dun.--Saturday se'nnight a meeting
took place upon the Race-course near this city, between
the Rev. L. K--- and J. S---, Esq. when
shots were exchanged without doing any material in-
jury. We have not learned the particulars of this affair
of honour, further than that it resulted from a female,
to whose favours both aspired.—Lincoln Mercury.
BANK-NOTE ROEUERY.—In the year. 1821, while the
cashier of the banking-house of Messrs. Jones, Lloyd,
and Co. in Lothbury, was counting some notes one even•
ing, a man entered, and snatched a bundle of Bank of
England notes to the amount of between 4,0001. and
5,0001. The cashier was .so completely stunned at the
robbery, that he did not even call for assistance until
the thief had rushed into the street, and made his escape
through Tokenhouse-yard, where it was suspected a
house was open for his reception. A few days after the
robbery, a watchmaker in the City was applied to by a
decent-looking man for a stout silver watch. A 101. note
was given by the stranger to the watchmaker, who soon
afterwards ascertained that it was one of those which had
been stolen from the banking-house. About a year after.
wards, the watchmaker received a visit from the same
person, who produced the watch, and wished that it
should be either exchanged or repaired. The watch-
maker, instead of striving to get the fellow into his''
power with address, stared at him and darted round the
counter to seize upon his person, but the thief was too'
active, and easily escaped, notwithstanding the cry of
Stop thief!" which pursued him for some time. The
watch was, however, left in the watchmaker's hands.
All inquiry after him was useless for a length of time,
but the stolen notes began by slow degrees to return
to the house, and it was conjectured that the thief
was living cautiously upon the profits of his enter-
prise. At last a stolen 501. note was passed at Gravesend,
and the person who had uttered it was apprehended.
He behaved very impudently, and denied that he knew
anything about the robbery. The watch-maker) how-
ever, the moment he saw him, said, " That is the very
man who gave me the stolen 104 note for the watch."
The clerk of Messrs. Jones, Lloyd, and Co. also identified
him as the person who snatched the bundle of notes,
and he will answer for the offence at the Old Bailey.
Tuesday last, an Inquisition was taken at Luton, on
view of the body of a female infant, which on the pre-
ceding afternoon had been turned up by a sow, which
was groping about in an outhouse belonging to an old
farm-house, which is now converted into several tene-
ments, and occupied by poor people. It is probable the
body would have been completely devoured by the
voracious animal in a few minutes, had not some chil-
dren, who were playing hear the spot discovered the
circumstance. It could not have been buried more than
two or three inches below the surface of the earth., and
was merely strewed over with bricks and dirt. In con-
sequence of the information given by the children, se-
veral persons repaired to the spot, and a bloody sheet
and shawl, in which the child appeared to have been en-
veloped, were found. A great mass of evidence was
taken, from which it appeared that the body of the in-
fant had been concealed for about six weeks in the
room occupied by its mother, and had not been interred
till early on Sunday morning last. One witness spoke
particularly to an intolerable stench, which she had
several times perceived on going up and down the stairs
which led to the room occupied by the mother of the
child, and where it was doubtless concealed. John
Fensom, with whom the mother, Elizabeth Hate, co-
habited, and by whom she bad previously had a still-
born child, appears to have been deeply implicated in
the horrid affair. From the state of the child's body,
the surgeon was of opinion that it must have been dead
six weeks. The investigation occupied about twelve
hours, when, after a mature deliberation, the Jury re-
turned an unanimous verdict of Wilful Murder against
Elizabeth Hare, the mother, as principal in the fi:st
degree, and against John Fensom in the second degree.
John Fensom, who was in custody, was committed to
the County Gaul, under the Coroner's warrant, and a
warrant was issued by the Coroner for the apprehension
of Elizabeth Hare,who had absconded, but who has been
since taken and conveyed to gaol- - •