Star.
London, England, 1810-04-24 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Yesterday Colonel NEWPORT'S fine regiment, the
Worcester Militia, were reviewed at Portsmouth, by

General Warn(Abt, who expressed himself highly
pleased with the discipline and appearance of the
corps.
Colonel GRANT, M. P. has left town for Ports.
mouth, to join his regiment, the Inverness Militia,
which is to be reviewed.
The regiments of Local Militia in the county of
Inverness have been called out.
Preparations are making at Plymouth for the re•
ception of _ 1000 sick and wounded from Lord WE4-
LINGTON'S army. General ENGLAND has put all the
medical men in that quarter in requisition to attend
them.

We are glad to hear that by the abilities and per.
severing zeal of Dr. GRANT, under the orders of Ge.
neral NicoLLs, the regiments which arrived in so crip-
pled a state are now all getting effective, and, as was
stated by Sir LUCAS PEPYS in the House of Commons,
will all be fit for another service next month.
Lord MORTON'S regiment, the Fifeshire
which has the last five years been dch,g duty in Eng-
land, has just marched into tlie barrack.; at A.berdcen,
and are to be reviewed by General *DONALD.
The 2d battalion of the 79th, or Cameron High-
landers, are quartered ia the neighbourhood of Edin-
burgh, and are fast completing. The first battalion
of this noble corps is on the advance post at Cadiz
their gallant Colonel, General CAMERGN, is with
Lord WELLINGTON.
From some unknown cause, an uncustomary muc
ter of one of the battalions of the Coldstream Re,j.
ments of Guards took place yesterday evening,
seyen o'clock, in the Birdcage Walk, St. James Part..
After the men had been properly drawn up, the Ad.
jutant read a copy of a General Order to them; afte
which they were dismissed.
Major-General MONCRIEF left Hull on Wednesda;
for Ipswich, having been removed, to take a cea
mand in that District. Brigadier-General Sir Meg
TAOVE BuItGOYNE, Dart. succeeds Major.Gener
MONCRIEF in the commapd of the Garrison at HuC
A general Court Martial is ordcred to assemble.
the West. Indies, for the trial of the Grenadier con:
panies of two battalions of the 60th. for misconclua
before the enemy at Guadaloupe.

The most magnificent entertainment that has
witnessed for many years in this Country, was y
terday given by his Royal Highness the Prince
WALE% to the Knights.of the Garter, and the Offs
belonging to that most noble Order.
An additional room, besides these previously adapt
ed to the reception of his Royal Highneis's visitant
cats thrown open upon this occasion. Nothing cou'
exceed the brilliancy of the scene.
The following is a list of the Illustrious and H
nottrable Personages who were present :
Duke of York, Duke of Clatence, Duke of Kent, Duke
Cumberland, Duke of Susses, Duke of Cambridge, Duke,
Gliucester, Duke of Devonshire, MarqUis of Buckinjham,L
Chatham, Marquis of Salisbury, Lord Westmorland; Lord
lisle, Lord Spencer, Lord Camden, Duke of Rutland,
Hardwicke, Duke of Beaufort, Marquis of Abercom
Chesterfield, Marquis of Stafford, Marquis of Hertford, L
Dartmouth, Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lonsdale' Lord Windy
sea, Bishop of Winchester, Bishop of Salisbury, Sir 13a34 Hear;
Dean of Windarar.
The Dukes of MARLBOROUGH, GRAFTON, No
THWAIBER.LAND, and BUCCLEUGH, Lord PEMBROKE Al'
Sir FRANCIS MOLYNiUZ, were invited ; but from i'
health, were unable to attend.
JOHN BURNET, Esq. is appointed Judge Admiral
Scotland, in room of ROBERT liorsON CAT, Esq.
ceased ; and ALEXANDER MACONOCHIE, Esq. Advt
cam, is appointed Sheriff of Haddington, in room a
MT. BURNET. • :
Wednesday last, at seven o'.-lock in the evening,
meeting took place' between Lieutenant BOOTH,
tended by Lieutenant Kthvit;oios, and Lieute
PONSONBY, attended by Captain CLEAVER, all of '
East York regiment, now in barracks at Sunderlar
when after an exchange of shots, without either taF
effect, their indifferences were accommodated.
Mr. SMITH, who fought the fatal duel with the
Mr. W. PRIEST, surrendered and took his trial
Bristol on Thursday last. He was acquitted.
'DIE UNFORTUNATE JEFFERY.--From the foliinto
paragraph, which we copy from a Paper pred
Plymouth, the place whence we received the repo
of JEFFERY'S death, we are inclined to hope that di
report will prove unfounded, an donat 'there is still
chance that be may have been ied to Amen
as formerly stated : '4-
" Plymouth, April 3.
" A report has been in circulation for several days par, that
letter to the mother of the 'unfortunate Jeffery has been recciil
from an American Captain, addresses' to her at Fowey, t/
his being taken off the islard, after a lapse of twelve days,
that he had eaten the flesh off his shoulders. We have o
pains to•ascertain what credit is due to the report, and find it d
tirely staid of truth. The mother resides at Polperro, armne
under the 'name of Honor toad, basing been married to .
husband ; she lately received a letter trona the Navy Boa
that she should receive the wages due to her son, as soon'_,_,
received a proper account of his death; she has also recow
letter from Mr. Whitbread, making enquiries into the si.
of the young man's relatives. The anxiety of this poor f.
friends may be more easily conceived than described ;.aod
renders the conduct of Captain Lake doubly atrocious
pressed Jeffry,- when only Its years of age, out of a prig
setf•
Two younge men now reside at Polperro, who sailed with r
the Recrikit, but they cannot give any satisfactory a:counto1
after being put on shore"
The Society of College Youths, of Ashton•an'
line, in the county of Lancaster, a few days ago
on their st. Michael's Gothic church bells, a c.
plete Peal of 7002 harmonious changes of Gran
Caters, which was nobly brought round in fou.,,th ,
and ton Minutes—and 'the artists were, 1
Mr. James Moss ; 2, Mr. James Turner ; 9, 11.1.'1,
muel Moss i 4, Mr. Elias Hall ;
• Mr. lIP
jun. ;6, Mr. Thomas Hammond ,7, Ti"
5, Mr. John 'Ol
Dewsnap ; 8, Mr: Aaron Walker ; 9. Mr. .11.10
Granger ; tenor, Mr: Charles ea es
s ; C
eightond,
of the Peal, Mr. Samuel-Moss, jun. at
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tenor, 20 cwt.