Star.
London, England, 1815-09-12 00:00:00

THE .4,7111 r.

The Co.lMANnEn.lN•Ctttrr has directed a Cen?r,tl
Order to be issued, prohibiting the enlistment of
sailors and seafaring min into the land service.
Friday the reduction of the P.. yal M trine Corps
commenced, when a good number of men were die.
charged from the Po:lsm/41th Division. The entire
Corps is to consist of only 6,00 j men-1,500 at each
of the ftiur Divisions.

Reductions through our home departments are to
take place immediately, and the greatest syste:n of
economy observed. The discharges from the Arsenal
at Woolwich have commenced, and will be adopted
in other situations the instant the service will admit
thereof. The yachts at Deptford, which are appro-
priated exclusively to the Royal Family, are paying
off In common with all other ships.
The arms, accoutrements, and clothing of all Re-
giments on foreign service, are to be permanently de.
posited in the Isle of Wight.
A gieat number of men who are unfit for active
service, have been collected from the different Regi-
ments in Lreland, and are now assembled at Midleton,
from whence they are to embark for England. fpr
the purpose of being formed into a Veteran 'Latta-
; lion. They have had their choice whether tbcy would
remain with the 6th Veteran Battalion in Ireland, or
proceed to do duty in England, and those who pre-
ferred coming over amount to upwards of 6tio men.
Wednesday, Colonel OTloNerta.„ after thirty-five
years absence on active service, in India, returned
to Limerick, his native city.
RAMSORTE. SEPTEMBER I.—Three hunched and
twenty-one of the Royal German Waggon Train,
and seven Waggons, embarked this morning for
France, via Ostend ; they were commanded by Ma.
jor O'Batte, and put on board the following fire
transports, viz. The Friends, C.W.; • Kibley, G.;
Oliver, C S.; Union, G.A. ; and Traveller, D.W.
which will get to sea with them this next tide. One
of the above waggons, on their journey from Can-
terbury to this place, had the misfortune to overturn,
'by which accident a poor woman, 'king thereon
(wife to one of the men) sustained serious internal
injury, so much so that the poor creaturc's life is
despaired of.

Yesterday at noon the Duke of MECKLENBERG ar-
rived at Cumberland-house, St. James's, from Kew,
and in the evening honoured Covent-garden The..tre
with his presence, accompanied by Mr. WATSON.
Major Ponta., and Baron Salmaungsta.
The Earl of COVENTRY has invited the PRINCE
REGENT, who is now at Bagley, to pass a few days
at Combe.

It has been mentioned in the upper circles, in Dab-
lin, that Mr. PEEL and Sir CHARLES SAXTON, attend-
ed by their friends, are gone. to the Isle of Anglesea,
having previously intimated to Counsellor O'CONNELL
and Mr. Ltnwu r., the route they intended to take.
Yesterday a Common Hall was held at Guildhall,
for the election of two persons to serve the offices of
Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, in room of WILA
LIAM %ma, Esq. who has paid -his fine to be ex.
cased, and Tuomas Hobson, Esq. who had: refused
to take upon himself that office, when, upon the she*
of hands, the COMMON SERJEANT declared the elec-•
titre to have fallen upon THOMAS CHAPMAN. Esq. and
Joine GLAD:rota, Esq. who were declared duly elec-
ted accordingly.
The swords voted by the Corporation of the City
of London to the Commanders of the Allied Armies,
are to be sent to the Duke of WELLINGTON, add by
him presented to those heroes.
Among the Parisian Belles oT Fashicn, white straw
hats are turned up before, with a plume 14111.1 y to
the left. All bonnets are now worn much lower than
they were a month ago.
PILLOEY.—This day, at twelve o'clock, a l'urser
in the Navy, named Burroughs, stood in • the pillory
opposite the Admiralty At Chariug-cross, for an hour,
. pursuant to his sentence. He was convicted of de.
kauding the Victualling Board, when i'urser of the
RHIN frigate, in the West Inches. The crowd was cot
great, aad the culprit was not moleve4 in the least.
A DREAM INTERPRETS').—Sir Jo.iN L. of Rich.
mend, with his usual raillery, thus ad iressed his sis•
ter, at the breakfast tab:e, the other morning—"
know, Lady CAROLINE, you arc deeply read in the
Philosophy of Dreams, and consider them as ciim.
minds from the Genius of Sleep, to direct our wait-
ing moments : now, 1 pray you, upon that print. 'pie,
interpret the curious dream I had last
.citit. I
thought 1 was at the I3'ank of England, receiving a
Dividend upon Fifty Thousand Pounds Stock ; and
that a fellow pressing upon me, I called out lustily,
Oh ! my 4 Coma ; when the man, with much good
nature, exclaimed, law bless you, Sir, I'd rather give
you 9 Cheer:, thatrhurt you. N .w, how do you ac-
count for this extraord nary Dream ?"—•1 Here is
the thing itself, (said Lady CAROLINE, point ng to an
Advertisement in the Newspaper,) You are directed
by the Genius of Sleep, to ,Bun's, either at 4, Cor■-
hill, or 9, Chwt,intCrohs, to purchase one•of the S
Print of £t150.000 Stock, in this Lottery, which be-
gins 7th November, Mentors make haste, or they
may be all sold.".

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