Star.
London, England, 1818-12-02 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The Earl of DALubuste, as we annonnedd some
time ago, is appointed Governor. General and Com•
mander in Chief at the Cape of Good Hope, in the
room of Lord CHARLES SOMERSET, whose period of
service is.about to expire. Lord DALHOUSIE iS now,
Governor and Cotnmander in Chief at Halifax.

Yesterday morning a detachment of 550 men, be-
longing to the 52d Regiment, Arrived at Lambeth,
on their route front France to Uxbridge. Another
detachment, equally numerous, will arrive tomorrow.
The Depots ordered to Canterbury, are those of
the 4th, 17th, 22d, 242 h, 30th, 34th, 46th, 47th,
and 48th Regiments, under the command of Major
STEWART, of the 24th, part of which are arrived.
Oa Sunday morning the body of Serjeant STYLES,
of the 84th Regiment, was found weltering in its
blood, in one of the alleys in the GarrisOn Of Sheer-
ness. A deep wound orr the back of his head, appa-
rently made by a blunt instrument, was the only evi-
dent injury. He was immediately conveyed to the
Hospital, and expired the same evening, without be-
ing able to utter a word relative to tne origin of his
death. Suspicion having fallen on a rigger in the
Dock-yard, he is now in Custody.
CONNAUGHT RANGERS —We stated on Monday,
that a number of. men had been discharged from'
the 88th Regiment, or Connaught Rangers. 'the
soldiers of thus gallant regiment. like others who bad
shared in many of the brilliant actions in the Perrin-,
sula and elsewhere during the war, but' had not the
,fortune to be present at Waterloo,' of course were
not served with the medals which were distributed j
in comniernoration of that ever-memorable battle.'
This, iddiougle, certainly not meant as an invidious
diitinction, seemed to hurt a little the pride of many
of the heroes of the late war. Most of the men dis-
charged from the 88th have been decorated with
silvermcials presented to them by their Officers. Of
these medals there are thrca classes. Every man
wholias fought in twelve general battles in the Pe-
ninsula, has a grand cross, with the name of each
action engraved upon it—his name on the reverse.—
Such as have fought in any number of actions, from
seven to eleven, have a medal enumerating the ac-
tions, the soldier's name round the edge, and on the
reverse Hibernia leaning, on a harp, her right arm
extended, holding in her' hand a wreath of laurel to
crown the hero.—Those who have fought in any
number of actions, from one to six, have a smaller
medal with the same device. In addition to which,
those who served with the corps iu Egypt have a
sphinx and " Egypt" engraved on their badges.—
There is to be no further reduction of this gallant
corps at present.
HEROES OF WATERLOO.
rnon TUE PERTH COURIER."

It is impossible to imagine a more interesting pe-
riod, or an occurrence which more particularly calls
forth the generous and kindlier feelings of the patrio-
tic mind than the return of a victorious army to the
bosom of its country, after having achieved the battles
of its country: sucks, iddeed, have been the sentiments
of mankind in all ages, and such we are persuaded at
this moment universally occupy every truly British
mind. We recollect with pleasure those benevolent
exertions which were made for the. support.of the in,
dusttious labourer, rendered necessary by the lust
great reduction of the army and navy and we cannot
but look forward with anxiety to the effects of the
proposed reduction of those invincible troops now re-
turning to their native land, after restoring the peace
and assertirg the independence of Europe! Can it
I he supposed that this great nation will stoop to tell
an army of 20,000 men, oho have deserved so well
ortheir country, that the battle beiry, now over, we
are done with their services; and, that they must all
at once be turned upon the effective and ordinary la-
bours of the country? It is proper and becoming,
.on every principle of gratitude, that we should rear
the sacred temple and the monumental column to the
memory of the departed hero; and that the triumphal
arch..should encircle the procesion of the conqueror.
But never let the parsimonious hand of the econo-
mist deprive the poor soldier of the moans of mak-
ing
a gradual return from the field of Mars to the
common walks of life and habits of industry. Our
idea therefore humbly is, that the Army of Waterloo
should not be immediately reduced to so small a
number as some have anticipated; but, that public'
works should be devised in various parts of the coun-
try, the execution of which would render that ever.'
memorable army no less honourable in peace, thin it
has been glorious in war.
" If we look into the history of Rome, for prate-
dents, we shall find many instances where.the Roman
soldiers were employed in great public works; but
even in the employment of the British Army, during
the period of peace, we find instances of the greatest
national benefits being derived from the well-directed
exertions of the troops on the Pence Establishment.
In particular, we may instance the army of General
Wade, in the formation of the Military Roads, to
which indeed we may trace the whole operations Of
the Parliamentary Commissioners; whose labonelhave
conferred such uomingled blessings upon the High-
lands of Scotland."

The writer then proceeds to waggest several works
of importance to the country at large, in which out.
returning troops might be employed, instead of being
thrown-adrift on the laiJour of the regular inhabitants.
Sidon TRADE IN ANIMICA.—(Ir;pn ca American
Paper.) " PHILADE.LPIII.I, OCTOBER se.
"A FOUL sTAIN UPON ova NATIONAL ESCUTCHEON.
—One hundred and thirty-nine human beings having
been sold at public auction, for the benefit of the
United States, the proceeds of the same amounting to
more than 50,000 dollars, have been placed in the
national treasury. This abominable transaction is the
more disgraceful to our national character, inasmuch
as the human beings thus sold were not the subjects
of the United States, but had been kidnapped iu Afri-
ca. If this act is not made to ring through the civilized
world as a mproach to our nation, much greater
forbearance will be exercised towards us than we have
hitherto experienced. What! that liberty boasting
nation who call themselves the only free people on
earth, this same people seize by violence the helpless
sons of Africa, transport them to the United States,
when the Government immediately seizes them : and
what does Government do to recompense those unfor-
tunate wretches? Does it rescue them from the shac-
kles of kidnappers? The only remunrationthose un-
fortunate beings get for the ipjnries done them by the
American citizens, is that of being sold slaves for life r