Star.
London, England, 1822-01-16 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The depot of the 4th Light Dragoons is ordered to march
to-morrow from Romford iiirracks to Maidstone, and join the
Cay.lry depot.

Commission in the Worcestershire Militia, signed by the Lord
Lieutenant of the County of Worcester.
Thomas Clutton Brock, Esq. to be Captain, vice the llortour-
able John Coventry, resigned.
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire.
William Cathcart, Esq. to he Deputy Lieutenant.
Ist Ayrshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Lieutemint Charles Ferguson,
to be Captain, vice R. Cunningham, retired Spencer Boyd,
Gent. to be Cornet, vice Elias Cathcart, retired.

ROYAL MILITARY COWLITZ, !MAR BAOSHOT, Dec. 24,1221.
Stu—The urgent demands made (or a reduction of expense
in all Public Establishments, having been very much pressed
upon the Commissioners for the management of the affairs of
the Royal Military Coll: ge, it has been determined to adopt the
alterations in the regulations of the Institution, which ate set
forth in the annexed extract.
The increase in the rates of the second class is to commence
for all Gentlemen Cadets of that class now at the College, from
the 25th of December, 1821.
The arrangements respecting the first class will take effect at
the same time, in so far as those orphans are considered in pe-
cuniary distress, and these will be charged after the 24th of De-
cember, 1821, at the rate now paid for that rank in the second
class which the father held at the time of his death.

All other orphans, however, now at the College, whose claims
on the ground of pecuniary elistress are deemed justly admissi-
ble, will continue on the footing which they have hitherto been.
hasten to make these alterations known to you, and re-
quest to be informed, as soon as possible, whether it he your in-
tention to continue Gentleman Cadet --- at the College,
paying at the rate of (increased rate) pounds per annum,
from the 25th of December, 1821.—1 have the honour to be,
Sir, your most obedient servant, J. BUTLER,
To A. B. Lieutenant-Governor.
EXTEaCT MOM THE ILIOULATIONS OF THE ROYAL MILITARY COL.
nectstsca tl4, 1821.
The following are the Classes under which candidates are ad-
mitted to the Establishment :
First Class.—The stns of Officers of whatever rank in the
Army, and of Masters and Commanders; and Officers of rank
superior thereto in the Royal Navy, who have died In the ser-
vice, and have left families, in pecuniary distress, are admitted
at a subscription of £2O per annum. The orphans of Officers
who had volu,:tarily retired on half-pay, are however excluded
from admission into this class. Also those of Officers who had
retired by the reduction of the Corps, without having subse-
quently offered their services, with the exception, however, of
such orphans as may have 'been born previously to that reduc-
tion. Only one of a family can belong to the orphan class at
the same time. Orphans whose families and connections are
not in such circumstances as can fully warrant their being ad-
mitted into the class set apart for CAWS of real pecuniary distress,
are received into the second class at the rate of subscription of
the rank held by the father at the time of his death.
Second Class.—The sons of Officers, as (ut,dermentioned)
actually belonging to the Army or Navy.
Subscriptions.—No distinction prevails in consequence of the
father being upon full or half-pay.
The sons of Generals and Admirals, to pay £BO per annum.
The sons of Colonels and Lieutenant:Colonels, having Corps,
Captains of the Navy, three years post, .+7O per annum.
The sons of regimental Field-Officers, and Captains of the
Royal Navy under three years post, and Masters and Comman-
ders of the Navy, £5O per annum.
The sons of all the Officers in the Army under the rank of
Field-Officer, also the sons of regimental Surgeons, and regi-
mental Paymasters, £4O per annum.
General Officers holding the regimental commission of Field-
Officers, pay the subscription of Field-Officers.
Third Class.—The sons of Noblemen and Gentlemen, not
having claims of admission t,) either of the above classes, £125
per annum.
Besides education, board, clothing, washing, and medical at-
tendance are ismlsidesL -

We hate heard that all the instruments of coercion
formerly wed in Ilchester Jail, such as thumb-
screws, body irons' male and female stocks, &c. have
been laid aside by Mr. HARDY, the present Keeper,
who considers them as unnecessary.
Nearly the whole of the West-end of the town was
for a considerable time last night enveloped in dark-
ness, from a failure of the gas,

NATAL I

QinsilC, Dec. IL—Captain JACK sod "the pas...risen of the
ship Prompt, of Greenock, from this port to Greenock, with
wheat, are come up; they say, that -on the 24th of November
last they were as low down the River as Apple Island, or be.
tween that and Bank Island, when a hear, gale commenced
from the North-East, with thick sleet and now. At ten
a. M. were obliged to band their =was, and let her drive—
could not carry a sail. On the early part of the 25th, the Alp
struck the ground, bat where they did not know: immediately
after striking they wore the ship, and shoaling their water a ee-
-1 cord time, they again wore; and finding-themselves embayed,
they let go their anchors after riding a stint time she drove,
again struck, unshipped her rudder, and began to make water.
—After pumping a long time and finding the leak increase, they
prepared to leave her, but not until they found 14 feet water in
the hold. They safely landed at ?adonis*, and were received
and generously assisted by the people of the North West Com-
pany. They went out in the boat on the 27th to hiok Tor the
ship, but could see nothing of her.
Pcrtsourn, JAII. 14.—Wind N.—Arrived the William and
Amelia, Join, from St. John's, New Brunswick, in thirty-five
days. On the 6th instant, iu lat. 49. 27. long. 7. fell in with the
brig Ellen, of Dartmouth, from Newfoundland for Liverpool,
leaky, and in such a distressed state that the Maud and passen-
gers would have abandoned her, had not the sea been running so
high as to preclude the possibility of Captain Josu rendering
them any assistance.

LIVZCPOOL, JAN. 14.—Arrived the James and Agnes,
SHAW,
from Miramichi: sailed sth December. Siz or seven vessels
were lost rear Miramichi, names unknown. On the 10th Ja- I
nuary, in lat. 48. 49. long. R. spoke the American ship Iris, from
Falmouth for Havannab, who supplied the James and Agnes
with provisions.
Poaramourn, JAX. 15. —Wind N.--Arrived the Princess
Mary, Cease, from the Downs for the South Seas; Endeavour,
Islasst.zstax, from ditto for Jamaica; and the Solon, WACULIN,
from Ulaborg. Sailed the Lively, 'bestir, for Ancona.
Cowes, JAN. 15.—Arrived the Johanna Elizabeth, Routes,
from Antwerp, leaky in her upper works.
&femme's, JAW. 15.—Arrived the New Albion, CILITCHALL,
from London for Trieste, with loss of bowsprit.
RAMSGATE, JAW. 15.—Arrived the Catherine, Perron, from
London for Belfast ; and Union, How, from Exeter for London,
the firmer having slipped one, and the other two chain cables.
AIA AGATE. JAW. 15.—The sloop Nelly, SHOAT, from Bridge-
water for London, broke her anchor in the Five Fathom Chan-
nel, and in running for the harbour drove up in the bay, and re-
Iceived considerable damage: she has been got in here very leafy.
The Sisters, Ca aria, from the South Seas, is in the North Omn-
i ml, and has sent on shore for an anchor and cable.
DEAL, Jaw. 15.—Wind N.N.W.—The wind has been well to
the Northward to-day, but blowing strong with the ebb tide has
prevented the outwardbound getting their anchors. Several small
vessels in the Downs drove • and let go their second anchors.
One brig lost both anchors, and proceeded for Dover; the rest
of the vessels ride all well. Arrived and remain, the Grand
Sachem, Wooowa an, from the South Seas ; and Mary Ann and
Isabella, STZTHENSON, from Hull for Rio Janeiro. The Grand
Sachem left at Timor the Atalanta, with 600 barrels of oil ; the
Castor, with 1,400 ditto ; and the Eliza Ana. Came down from
the River and remains, the Swallow, Ross, for Bombay.

The Duke of A RGYLR has ordered a deduction of
twenty-five per cent.from the rents of his land tenants
indiscriminately, over his extensive estates in Argyle-
shire, for the last year.
Joitti B. FLEMIND, Esq. of the city of New York,
has sent £2O sterling to be distributed among the
poor of his native parish of Hamilton.
General SCOTT, of Malleny, on his birth-day, the
sth inst. assembled his tenants at Malleny House,
when he promised them ten per cent. discount on
their leases, until the agricultural interest of the coun-
try wore a more favourable aspect.
Lord KIMTORE, before leaving Drumtoclity, where
he has resided for some months past, gave orders that
an ox should be killed, and a dinner provided at his
expense for them all on New Year's Day. Accord-
ingly, on that day, the whole tenantry of the lands
of Glenfarquhar, with several of their fi iends and ac-
quaintance, to the number in all of a hundred and
ten persons, sat down to an excellent dinner prepared
by the innkeeper at Auchinblae. What remained at
the great feast, made many a little feast to the poor
of the neighbourhood, and the farmers and feuar.,
with their wives and daughters, concluded the day's
entertainment with a ball, which was opened by a ve-
nerable couple, residenters in Auchinblae, whose
united ages amount to 170 years.
Between eight and ten o'clock on Monday night
a most daring and atrocious robbery was perpetrated
on the person of Mr. EDWARD HORSFALL, of Isling-
ton-green, under circumstances of the most aggra-
vated nature. The above Gentleman was paving
through Cow-cross, on his way home, when he was
accosted by a man who pleaded great distress, and
solicited his charity to provide his family of five chil-
dren with some food, for want of which they were
starving. Mr. Horsfall, being moved by the man's
narrative, put his hand in his pocket and gave the
applicant a shilling, in doing which he exposed seve-
ral sovereigns, which is supposed to have attracted
the notice of the fellow, fur almost immediately alter
Mr. Horsfall was met by another man, who endea-
voured to relate a similar tale, but Mr. Horsfall treated
him with inattention, having so recently been applied
to. The fellow then turned sharp round, and, :nut-
' tering some execration, went away. Mr. Horsfall,
however, had not proceeded far before he was over-
taken by four fellows, one of whom (the villain who
had been relieved by Mr. Horsfall) caught him round
the waist, another placed his hands over his mouth
to prevent his calling out, whilst their confederates
endeavoured to rifle his pockets ; but Mr. Horsfall
resisted stoutly, and they were prevented ; they then
.attempted to steal his watch, but fortunately it was
fastened to a guard, and the villains were foiled in
this attempt ; however, the violence used was so great
that the chain broke, and the robbers fled with two
gold seals, a key, and a mourning ring. Mr. Ilorsfall
pursued them some distance, calling out " Stop thief!"
but the villains succeeded in escaping.
The adroit swindler, who some time since person-
ated Sir THOMAS MAITLAND, and imposed upon a
banking-house in town, has been taken into custody
in Argyleshire.
A few days ago the master clothiers, at Frome, re-
duced the wages of the weavers from 15d. to 13d.
per yard : this caused a considerable agitation, all
the men immediately refused to work, and assembled
in the streets in so tumultuous a manner, that the
Magistrates caused all the public-houses to be shut.
The men, however, in a day or two, again returned to
their work, and nothing serious occurred. The know-
ledge of this was soon circulated among the weavers
in Trowbridge and the manufacturing places; and on
Saturday the town of Frome was completely filled
with weavers from all the surrounding country, who
came with the intention to deter those of Frome from
I peaceably pursuing their employ at the reduced
prices. This immense concourse of people continued
to crowd the streets of the town until three o'clock in'
• the afternoon, when the Riot Act was read, and they
i very soon deputed; and returned to their !wring.

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THEATRE.

Last night a new Musical Drama,- in Three Acts,
was, produced at this Theatre, entitled The Pirate.
It is, as our Readers will anticipate, founded on the .
last production of that great.unknown,
.who contr6-:'
butes so larsely to the gratification of the literary
and dramatic world, and
whose prolific quill
• Can ev-ty month with ease a volume fill."
Tyro-Dramas on this subject have, with breathless
haste," been already produced at the minor Theatres,
the Dramatist at this Theatre had, therefore, not only
to go over the same ground, but was in dan4er of
being anticipated in even anv deviations *frith
might make from the original' story ; he has, how-
ever, succeeded in giving a compressed version of it,
in which the most prominent incidents are. not only
retained, but they are better connected than in the
Novel. The drantatib persona are numerous, but the
prinsipal characters were cast as follow :
captain Cleveland, the Pirate .. ... Mr. Coors&
Brice Saailsfoot, a Pedlar—. ........ Mr. Aluvrom
Mordiunt Blertoun Mr. 'Femme.
Old Mertouu Mr. Pore.
Claude Hakro, a Poet of Zetland Mr. Gwen.
Magnus Troll Mr. Lovrast.
Captain Goffe Mr. Sure.
lieutenant Bunce Mr. HAlll.gr.
Norna, of the Fitful Head Mrs. W.Vl' err.
Minna, daughter of Magnus Madamelhaeraise •
Brenda, her sister Miss Cuairr.
The Piece cornmenc.:s with the shipwreck of Cleveland, and
his preservation from the waves by Morehead Mertoun. The
freebooter's residence in the house of Magnus Troll, where he
wins the affections of Aileen, which the author of the Drama
has contrived to render more probable than in the Novel, by
giving something more of refinement to the character of Cleve-
land. Noma, the sybil of the Novel, is divested of her super-
natural qualities,-" at she exercises, by natural means, her influ-
ence over tge destinies of the sisters and their lovers. The
quarrel and duel between Cleveland and Mot-dated, in which the
latter is dangerously wounded ; the interference of Aroma, who,
by her attentions, restores him to health ; the meeting bctseetu
Cleveland and leditennet Bunce, a brother pirate; their nego-
tiations for victualling the r vessels at Kirkwall; the imprison-I
ment of Cleveland, his interview with Minna in the prison,' and
release by Norma; the seizure of Alagoas Trail as a hostage; the
attempt of Dunce to carry off both Cleveland and Minna, and
make them happy in spite of themselves ; the interference of
Mortlaunt, who rescues Minna; the surrender of the pirate, the
explosion of the Fortune's Favourite by the Halcyon frigate, are
all preserved, and with as close an adherence to the Nov•el as
dramatic effect could accomplish. Norma, who bad watched so
tenderly ever the fortunes of Mordant:4 under the idea that he
I was her son, in an interview with (Ad Meetoun, the partner of
her youthful error, learns that Cleveland was in fact their off-
spring ; her anxiety for her soil whom she supposed to have
been blown up in the pirate's vessel, is intense, until relieved by
finding that he had been prevented from going on board ; be
tomes forward, and she embraces him ; Mordount is married to
Brenda, Cleveland is pardoned, and thus the Drama terminates. ,
It has often been the remark, that the Scottish No-
vels are ricip in description, but meagre in theft
plot ; and certainly, of all the productions of this
'author, The Pirate is the most faulty in this respect :
the dramatist, therefore, had some difficulty to over-
come in adapting it to the Stage : whether, hov ever,
he has made the most of the materials, is perhaps a
matter of some doubt. One of the best drawn cha-
racters in the Novel, and one ca;culated to he the
most effective on the Stage, was that of Triptalentus
Yellowley, and his siste Miss Baby; and yet they
have both been omitted,' and certainly not for the
want of performers who could have represented them
well. Claude lidera, another admirable character
in the Nove), as in the Drama, with the help of
Mr. GATTIE'S personation, has been rendered as d 11
as possible. Bryce Snailsfoot, and Lieutenant Bunce,
have also suffered in transmutation, though M
in the former, infused all his own rich humour into
such portion of the author as had been lett to him.—
HARLEY, in Bunce, was amusing. COOPER was very
effective, though a little too vehement, ev...n for a
pirate, in Cleveland.
The pensive Miami was given to Maclarre ArFsTRIII,
and as some pretty songs, which she sung dtlighttrilly,
were given with the character, we saw no reason to
regret this, what at first appeared a capriciOrs arrange-
ment of the Manager. Miss CUBITT, as Brenda, exe-
cuted the songs assigned to her with much sweetness.
But the principal character in the Drama is Norna,
personated with adn.irab'e effect by Mrs.W.Wasr; her
person corresponded in everything, but in age, with
the description in the Novel ; and though she was
shorn of her supernatural powers, yet she still assumed
an authority and a mystic spell which seemed more..
than human.

The drama is said to be from the pen of Mr. DI-
MOND: the dialogue adheres closely to the text (I the
Novelist, wherever it could be adorted ; many f.f the
songs are in the o.iginal, and such others as have
been introduced possess considerable merit. The
music, particularly the choitts,.e,, is good; and the
scenery, of which aloe is a liberal quantity, entirely ,
new, is excellent. The piece was well received
throughout, and announced for repetition. amidst
general applause. A little curtailment is necessary,
and then we think it may have a petty successfel
career.

The Honourahie WILLIAM HENRY Jotis SCOTT,
son of the Earl of ELDON, has been sworn in one of
the Cursitors for London and Middlesex, in the room'
of = RANDALL, Esq. lately decea ed.
ACC:MINT IN HUNTINC.—J. R. Gsccouv, Esq. met with an
alarming accident on Monday, in following the hounds of the
Farley Hunt, Hants, in taking a hazardou's leap which most of
the field of sportsmen refused. • It was a quickset hedge of six
feet, with two feet of ditch approaching it, and three feet on the
other side. A Mr. Cosemerr first cleared the leap, and Mr.
GREGOItY followed, when his horse's hind legs became entangled
in clearing the second ditch, and be fell upon his rider, and
caused a dangerous compound fracture of his left Lg. He was
conveyed to a neighbouring farm-house senseless, from a contu-
sion nu the head also, and tears are enterta!ncd for his safety.—..
Mr. GRZGOILY is sixty years of age, and of corpulent habit.
SeaRRINC.—The public exhibition of the representation of the
fight between Neate and Gas, yesterday, drew a very genteel
assemblage, amongst whom was a sprinkling of Nobility.Z.The
performance excited much applause, and was given nut again for
another day. "kites and /Ads made an excellent set-to, and let
loose at each other in forcible order. Beloit. and Cooper, the
tipsy., stood to each other in manly style, and they gave and took
with much earnestness. The youngest of the Below.** and the
pye-boy ( Valentine) turned-to without ceremony, and satisfied
the audience. There were many other bouts.
•SPORTINII Dectswit.—'the match-money on the disputed fight
between Ciooper the Gipsy and Leary bay been returned to'the
backers, in consequence of the indecision of the umpires, which
sets many disputes at rest.
Coast Exemaxoa, Maser-csse, JAS. 16.--We have had very
little Wheat fresh in since Monday, but a considerable quantity
of that day's supply remained over, chiefly consisting of-the
second and inferior descriptions, for which there was little or
no demand this morning; but there is no alteration In prices
Fine malting l'arky was its rather more demand, as well as the
ordinary samples, the latter being in request r
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,fr 17s. to 19s. per quarter. Oats are rat
quence of large arrivals. In Beans and Peas

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LAW INTELLIGENCE,

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, JANUARY is.

His Hi:ninon heard bankrupt case's this day. At
the head of the paper was
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ZZ•I'ARTI ORIM.SiRAD 115 RR HOWARD AND 01113.
It was a Petition from Mr. Grimstead,,praying for
Rn order to the Commissioners to admit the Peti-
tioner to prove a delft of upwards of £O,OOO against
the bankrupts' estate. The Commissioners had refused
the claim as usurious.
His Howoua dismissed the Petition, and left the
Petitioner to seek his remedy by an action at law, if
be thought proper.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JANUARY Is.
CHILTON v. PLUMAIIIR.

This was an action against the present Master of
the Rolls, for an obstruction to the light of a solicitor
in Chancery-lane. The offence complained of arose
out of a certain coach-house, which was erected by
the defendant, and which darkened the back windows
of the plaintiff. The cause was tried before the Lord
Chief Justice in Westminster, and the Jury found a
verdict for the defendant.
Mr. MARRYATT last Term obtained a Rule Nisi
for a new trial.

Mr. SCA RLETT and Mr. Tr NDA L now she wed cause,
and the arguments, which turned chiefly upon points
of evidence, were uninteresting.
Mr. MA RRYATT, in reply, was only anxious that the
obstruction should be removed : the question as to
costs and damages he was content to waive.
The CoURT thought the proposal worth the defend-
ant's consideration ; and it was agreed that, for the
present, the Rule should stand over.