Star.
London, England, 1817-04-07 00:00:00

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The formation of Oft Troops-Of Light Diatoms,
in the Ida of Wight, to be coitsmandeti by Sir Lieu.
Lino T. W. Houdin, proceeds wit'. gixilt spec t=
nearly all the most active And respectable Ireomanrj
in the Island having tendered their services. The
number being limited to two 'rrunps, bothe diffizolty
has occurred in making .4 selection Agreeably to the
wishes nt the numerous and respectable AppbeAssts.
Wednesday a Detachment of the 23d Light Dra-
goons marched into Southampton from Radipole
Barracks, on their route for Deptford, to embark for
France.

Saturday se'nnight a part of the baggage of the
88th Regiment was brought to Edinburgh Castle,
and on rhursday• last the Depot of that Corp*
marched in from Leith. The Regiment, on its ar;•
rival from France; is to be quartered there. The 40th
Regiment marches from Edinburgh to Glasgow.

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BRUSSELS. APRII. v.
The number of English embarked and embarking
at Calais, to return to England, amounts to 65(N), in-
cluding all the Superior Officers and Commissaries
going home. The horses that go with them are
from 1000 to 1200, both of the Cavalry and. Anil-
lery. Thesetroops take with them SO pieces of sr•tiller; and the necessary ammunition waggons.
7ghe British Cavalry remaining in France is still to
ain in the same Cantonments on the sea co:ist of
reach Flanders. It is said that the Grand Review
of the British Troops, which has been announced, will
nut take place before the beginning of May, by which
time the Duke of Witt.unarom is expected. ,

FRENCH ARMY.
Letters from Lille give now the following adcount
of the state of the French army, which differs in
some degree from the various representations which
have been hitherto made of the military situation of
France. According to these letters, the Royal
Guard consists of 20,000 men of all arms, without
reckoning two Regimhnts of Swiss, which form a put
of the guard. The Infantry consists of 81 DepArt-
mental Legions, consisting each of from SOO to 500
men. The Regiments of Cavalry are on an aver.tge
from 200 to SOO strong. 'The Corps of Artillery
and Sappers are complete, as fixed by the 9rdinance
for the peace establishment. Besides these, France
has in its service some Regiments of Swiss and two
Regiments of Germans, the last under the command
of the Prince of HOHENLOL. All these Corps have
the due number of Officers. It is supposed that the
general recruiting will begin agai3 in May. All the
deserters from the Netherlands are sent by the French
Government to Lyons, to be there enlisted in a tier-,
man regiment I long and fruitless endeavours' having
been made to put a stop to this proceeding, the
French deserters ow now received, and sent to the
Northern provinces.

AORIOLK COUNTT MEETING.

A General Meeting of this County was held at
Norwich on Sunday last. convened by the limn
SSENEN/, puksuant to a Requisition signed by the
Duke of Nortiotc, the Earls &rumen and AL's-
SMILE. Lords ANSON and PitTR; Mr. Coca, Gene.
rd WAtiror.e, and several other Gentlemen of the
ca11.10111*440,441i0ct of the Binlnitatialt-was in take,
into coesiditration the propriety of addressing the
Pillitli 1101 INT on the atrocious outrage recently
committed upon his person ; and of praying him to
dismiss from his presence and councils those Mini-
sters whose measures had shewn them to be the ene-
mies both of the Throne and of the People.
The Meeting was held in the. large Halt of• the
Castle ; . and long before the doors were thrown open,
all the avenues were thronged by multitudes, anxious
for admission. There was a strong disposition ma-
nifested to anticipate the period appointed for this
accommodation by forcing the doors ; and, when ad-
mission was at last obtained, the bars set up for the
purpuse of dividing the hall inui compartments proved
ineffectual: Tbey were immediately overleaped, and
the audience became pressed into one compact mass,
from which ne individual member composing it '
could sever or attleate himself.
The MOH Sumner took the Chair a little before
one-O'clock ; 'and after stating the purpose of the
Meeting, the Under Sheriff to read the requisition.
The Earl of Autessant.e then addressed the meet-
ing einem length, and concluded by submitting
certain Resolutions, which (his Lordship observed)
if agreed to, might form a basis of an Address to
his Royal Highness. The Resolutions were then
read. The substance of the fun and second was—
* Thu the Misting kk, in connams with all classes of his
klakam's *blasts, the dospestUisoeriees of the disgraceful out-
rage commkted en his Royal Highness on his return from exer-
cising same of the Mod important functions of his high statism.
They mold not refrain, at the 1411111 time, from calling the atten-
dee of Ms Royal Highness to the distresses of the nation, and to
the eras constitutional principle, that the only security for the
pot administration of public slaws was In the real responsibility
of hileisters; the meaning of splash was, their liability to pm-.
nishmem, and a a dismissal (remade Mikes for mismodact."
hir.-fiOUTAINJUI (late Sheriff), seconded the Reso-
fumes. -
~7- . •
• C 6,1 Woonanouss arialouslY opposed them ;
arid intimated that another meeting would be held.
Mr. iterjeant FRITH addressed the Meeting. amid
viole4 token of disapprobation, and moved an
Ainen4ment to omit all that part of the Resolutions
which referred to the Removal of Ministers.
Mr. ***VIM seconded the Amendment.
Mt. one supported the Resolutions. He congra-
tulated e County on the unanimity of a Meeting
sireh as i had never befOre seen, either in numbers
espror .1 Lability.. He , had now represented them
for forty' years s he was still the same hater of tyranny
he had ever been; and gloried more in•being a County
Member than be should in any favour the Crown
could bestow upon him. . .. ..
• The Rev. Mr. Gummi. in ,a shear, but energetic
address, stipported the original question.
After some feether,discustion, the Amendment was
negatived. and the original Resolutions were declared
by the &WWI to be carried by a decided majority.
On the minion, that the High Sheriff be requested
.to sign the Address. on the part of the Meeting, that
, Gentleman declined to give the sanction of his signa-
-1 tire to a measure which he did not think could at all
tend to alleviate the distress which this Country felt
1 in common with every other in Europe. He then
I left the Chair, ands
on the motion of General Wat-
tted by the
I wojurdiesspla,. ;ha tawhieecgtpwermifforwdaserecald called to tObeitr, end signed the
aeltreSentatives of the County.