Star.
London, England, 1829-01-17 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

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Two troops of the lit Hing's Diagram Gordo, left &came
on Thursday morning, fur Ashton under Lyine, and were replaced
Cite iame day by di companies of the 67th intantry.

NAVAL 114 ItsLLIGENCE.

Massa Asanets Tins Day—Dablin I—Waterford 17-Leeward
Islands 1.

The Childers sloop of war graved in Leith Roads early es
Monday monde&
DIAL, Jas. 16.—Wind N.E.:—Arrived from Louden the Repo.
ful, Mallow, for the Cape; Clyde. Morro, for India: Baited the
G.orge, Fraser, for Spain.
C.olie, Jas. 14.—Arrived the George, frost New York.
SCILLY Jan 13.—A• vessel was lost OD Sunday night, the 4th
instant, Suring a strong gale, on Rosevear, one of the moat western
rocks in these islands. She appeari to have been mow-rigged;
mainmast asked, with painted posts; the top of the foremast is
about three or four feet above water at low tide. Sht is sop=
do have a heavy cargo, which prevents the hull from rising.
:eattlior pieces have been saved, marked '• P.Poyle, London 'aid
others •• Mill and Kirkpatrick, sail-makers, London." Ile wreck
ryas. not discovered until the &h.. A great dal of wreck has helm
Fallen in with titer the Wolf Rack. and on a piece of stern was
marked I' New Janet Of Scarbro' ;" and it is reported that the
masts of 1444 is I have been seen above water chase to the said rocks
Anovausan, Jill. 10.—The.Wilvaatt, from ikielk to Lemke,
murk upon the Musßac+, and lost her rudder, and ta,supposed to
Lave gone to ma in that state.
• Beeners, JAN. Ht.—There is much ice in theltiver; sad the
Light-vessel at the mouth of the Weser is compelled to put bite
Great.

Rtrrasanati, Jas. 13.—Spee Saturday last we bee had a sharp
trust, which still cousin's's, weds the wind from OBS eastward. A
great deal of floating lee is hi the slyer.
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THINGS IN GENLKAL AND THINGS IN
, . PARTICULAR.
'.This is a subject hich has 'been greatly neglected.
Some 2 000 years ago, or therehy, a mats called Lucre.
tius wrote a fine poem. de Reruns Nature, or pa
Th ngs in General," Ss Inch was well spcken of is
its day, and has beep occibionally lead slice; he'
fr to that time to :this we siarcely kttow of auy cidiq
person who has had%thS.comage sod capacity -to tfal•
'low in his footsteps., The consequence tias.berm Out
a! Trrirrgs in General" hats hien very-much. I.,st tight
of, and, with the exception of scattered glimpias and
inter iaJiationi of light, shot forth st interval., "few
and far between," from some choice spirits, worthy if
the 4 lien timr, it Things in Patriot's' have bate all
the go. . in proposing, therefore, to discourse for a little
on a LI eme which has so long liin fallow. or rather
wave, venire fully sensible of the magnitude and die-
sulty of the task we have undertaken; and we are not
A little scared by that mighty prototype or exemplar
we have already alluded to, and which shows $0 vast,
and looms so large and high through the clouds and
mists that overhang the f arther extremity of the visas tf
time. Nois, courage; we do not know whether "
touch the right strati; or not until we try, so let us
begin viiiiixidianst Ads. habei qui sewed ineeperit.- There
is no sayitig. where a blessing may fall. •
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4:, 03 Tuesday, the servants of a Gentleman is the
Ineighbourhood of Paisley being oo the watch, perceived
a man snatch -.up a considerable portion of a, large
washing of clothes, and make ofr,with the clothes. A
patsuit commenced: .Perceiving his pursuers Sailing
stpon himi-the thief threw clown Acclaims, coateiriag
au demist that the servants, having obtained theihwoold
discontinue. the pursuit; he was, however,- mistakes.
rhey contientd• to flirsue, when escape appearing ila•
POlGilgeo Iferjumperti. hum the river Ctirt, in which he wet
drowned, though the body was link more Wad
minutes in the water brittle it was got out.

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• :Tr ehiend! of 1). L. Richardson, E qt...whose poetical 1
talents and amiable private charaetvr have endeared
biro to a large ariddistinguithed.ciicle,comprehending
some of • the-1116st dlustsioui names in the republic of
letters, met on Saturday the Sd inst. at the Freemasons'
Tavern, for the tur pose of paying him the public com-
pliment of a farewell dinner, previous to his departure
for !mil,. The Chair was taken by THOMAS CA11111141.4
E q. whose convivial talents ere only eclipsed by his
splendid poetical reput.tioo.
At half past six o clock.the company:siii'dowo to an
elegant dinner; and oil the remota' of 'hi Cloth, after
the custrmary toasts, the health of blr..."ltithsfrdson
was proposed in an animated speech by the Clair.
man. It was, he said, an uneapected
him, on joining the party assembled that'evessing—
to pry a farewell tribute to their excellent fileild'ind
guest—to find it graced by the company if two
. whose presence on this occasion
.afforded him
pec.iliar gratifications; he meant his distinguished mili-
tary friend, General Miller. who had' signitilsed
serf by his more than chivalrops service. in 4 can* tar
more honourable than chivalry.; and Me..Mertin,;,the
poet painter, who, by the' ex raotdinary creation,s of
his unrivalled genius, has exceeded all that the Most
imaginative minds had ever conceived of beauty,
-gtandeur; and magnificence. In, proposing the health
cf Mr. Richardson. it Would be needlessibf him to x
palliate upon his merits; thy' were known to all his
triends.aod to none better than the partythen assembled.
Deep as Bright be.his (Mr. it.'s)•tegret at leaving his
native couistiy, it onuld be soothed by the contlelletts
that he lift --behind him those favourablo-impitisions,
which would afford to a heart constituted like his
the truest consolation, and best mitigate • the pain
of separation. And though The occasion of the
iitesent meeting ct uld nr t fail to give birth' to some
melancholy reflections, connected as it• was vrlih 'the
loss.they were about to sustain of a dear-and-valued
ffieod, whoseelegant acquirements and refined taste
are so conspicuous, it was his aisb that it should be
considered less in • the light of. a valedictory cerm
mony, thin as an occasion of offering their sits
Ceti congratulat;ons to their friend and guest, on
the literary" leputations he had already so credit-
ably achieved, and their fervent hopes that his 'di:
patture for India, which he had resolved upon, fog
reasons perfectly consistent with ' the spirit and man-,
Loess °flit character, would, furnish no bar to hi,'
fair and promising prospects in literature. The best
wishes of his Wends would accompany him to the
scenes 11e was about to visit; and he trusted this public
espresstoo of their high 4 pinion would be the more
valuable. ooraing as it did horn a body of men who
pests dealt in the base traffic of o'er stooped their
independent heads to flatter: He cot eluded an eloquent
rind affectionate address by proposing the health of Mr.
Richardson, their valued friend and guest, which was
drank with the greatest applause.
Mr. RICHARDSON recut ned thanks in a short but feel-
ing, s,Jee..li.
The Cuniasimi then gave the health of Gen. Miller,
with an eutogium on his.services in South America.
fierier .1 MILLER, in returning thanks. spoke as fol-
io% s—ln all my pioceedings in 'South America, which
have been so kindly adverted to. I have had the be.
-*refit of two area advantages, tir. which I have been
more indebted than to any merits of my own—l mean.
good friends and good fortune. These have done
nearly every thing for me, and haveleft me no other
title to-approbation than what may be cleaved from a
pI sir and straightforward course of conduct, and a
a eddy perseverance in what I considered to be my duty
, '.--encouraged andanimated by a , ferveot desire, to do
credit to my native country. And in this slight allusion
to my personal history,l should be guilty. of an injustice
if I omitted to express my obligation and grattude to the
_heroism Nnsi valour of the common people. the common
: peasantry. and common soldiery of South America.
Citotastom then gave the health of Mr. Martin.
On the tetirement of the Chairman at rather air early
• boor. 'in consequence of indisposition, General Miller
was called to the Chair, and the evening concluded
with great hilarity. The pasty broke up at a late bout.

Yestei day evening, about six, some thieves cut the
shop windua of Mt. -Butt, linen draper, in Unionastreer,
in the &Stough, and took away property Lathe amount
Of 'tit enty pound., a Hs which they got Ow off.
. Catatx a LostuLytri.—lt is a ream kable fact, that
there ale now Using at 4a.ingwold, in To:kettle, two
ti,t , whose united ages amount to Int ty lout,yeats,
the,ui.e a sheep cur, aged .23, and The other a Dutch
nia,tiff. aged' Sl years. The dogs are in gOod health
suffice -it to say, the cur only last week kill• d a rabbit.
•trieihe maatif a rat, in gallant style.
It i. a singular coma:eta upon the proceedings of
tie Cantetbury Magiatrates, that at the very n.unient
they are building a laige and commodious gaol, in
order to 44 classlty " the prisoners according to the coat-
. mind of .Mr. I'm, the dant Of. the prison we at this
moment thrown of er, it happily containing no inmate
(X any description! Long may It con.inue empty,
Klirt.:lltrald. _ _ _

A trw days since was brought horn London to our
Moteum one of those singular birds tile Albatross. Ii
is one of the largest specimens ever seen in this kingdom.
'The wings, when expanded, measure nearly 13 fret
fiorn fit, io young man of Se. Clement's, a tew
ifiys since, shot as S.ndiont, on the Isis, a female of
.that rate bird ti.e Colymbus A►cticus, or the Northern
;Direr. which has.alleady found its way to the Mu eon).
:—Usfind Hereid.
. most distressing event, to sty the least of it, took
'place i.n ve night of nuisday se nnigh., at the Pars..
:lion, the sea of Lord Somerville. situated ear Melons,.
stow in the occupation of Mr.. Robertson and family.
lleveral young men being desir. us, it is said, to übtait.
alevompany of the female servants to a dance in the
neighhouthon.l, came to the house and distuibed the
res►dents. To intimidaie and di ire them off, a gun
was flit(' by Mr. Rt,bertwn, son of Mrs. Robertson. and
:Iwo f the men retired in consequence; but the third
•unbarpily persisted in keeping about the house, when.
the gum was again discharged, and the poor fellow re•
seared the contents in his face. Whether *or not it was
supposed he ssai, ant seriously host does ootappear, but
no aid was afforded him, and he lay oat• all night not
far from the spit, in a most deplorable condition. When
bond next morning be had lost the sight of both eyes,
and .wis, otherwise dreadfully injured about the fore•
bead. He has since received the most able medical
a• sistance. Itlll his life is in danger, and, under the most
, favourable circurobtaneas,be must be doomed to dill
cut a wsetcbed existence. Tier affair war promptly,
investigated by the Sheriff of the county, and 111 r.
Robertson has been taken int•) custody. The Paraded'
man is. we understood. a native of Peebles, and last
resided at Golash:els, ft*ollotbins &rpm* if rsimseer.
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