Star.
London, England, 1810-08-10 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Orders came down to Canterbury on Monday for
the training the militia regiments in garrison to the
use of the field pieces with the drag ropes.
Two very fine detachments far the Royal Dragoons
and 14th Light Dragoons, which lately s tiled from
Falmouth to join their Regiments in Portugal, under
convoy of the ZENOBIA, after being at sea for several
days, were obliged to return, on account of contrary
winds and very hard blowing weather.

Monday last, Major-General the Hon. W. LUM.•
LEY resigned the command of Chelmsford garrison,
and left the town for Portsmouth, in order to embat k

to join Lord WELLINGTON'S army in Portugal. Three
regiments in that district are under similar orders.
On Friday last Lord BRADVORD, and the Officers
of the Shropshire militia, gave a most elegant ball
at Millbay Barracks: nearly two hundred fashionables
attended.

A most splendid entertainment was given on Wed-
nesday se'nnight by the 0 fficers of the 2d Battalion of the
62d Regiment, at their encampment, near St.Hilliers,
Jersey; at which were present, the Governor, the Duke
de BOUILLON, and all the rank and fashion of the
Island. Seven large marquees were pitched for the
occasion, decorated in a state of taste and elegance,
which had seldom been witnessed at Jersey. About
three hundred persons sat down to a most sumptuous
and elegant supper, after which the dance was re-
sumed and kept up till eight in the morning.
The fete was, however, near terminating in the
style of that given by the Austrian Ambassador, at
Paris. For the flames of a wax taper having com-
municated to a part of the decoration of the marquee,
the greatest alarm was excited ; but happily through
the presence of mind, and prompt exertions of Cap-
tain C. of the 26th Regiment, the conflagration was
extinguished without much material injury.
Sunday se'nnight two young men belonging to the
Fifeshire militia, now lying at Aberdeen, were un-
fortunately drowned while bathing in the sea.—lt
appears that one of them was wholly unacquainted
with the art of swimming, and the other lost his life
I in his humane exertions to extricate him.

Yesterday the General Court Martial again assemb-
led at Chelsea College, to hear the defences made by
Captain BROWN and Lieutenant ZOUCH, of the Royal
East London Regiment of Militia, against whom
their Colonel, Sir JOHN EIMER, had pr, ferred two
charges, the particulars of which we stated on Wed-
nesday last. Several unexpected witnesses on behalf
of Lieutenant Zumn were brought forward, amongst
whom was a Mr. Dale, who holds an official situa-

tion in the General Agency Office, in Mr. Hatsel's
department, and whose testimony occupiei the atten-
tion of the Court a considerable length of time. He
stated that he accompanied Lieutenant Zouch 6n or
about the 243c1 May to the Garrick's Head, in Bow-
street, where they met Captain Brown, in company
with a Mr. Wilson, and that the placard alluded to in
the charge was very reluctantly drawn up by Lieute-
nant Zouch, at the express desire of Captain Brown
and by Captain Brown's dictation, between the hours '
of one and two o'clock in the morning, and that on
the following day Lieutenant Zouch and Mr. Wilson
called on him at the office with some of the placards,
but totally denied any knowledge of any pretended
letter being sent from their office in any official way,
addressed to Colonel Sir John Earner. To rebut this,
Mr. Wilson positively affirmed that Mr. Dale fur-
nished the prisoner, Lieutenant Zouch, with an offi-
cial cover, for the very purpose of inclosing a placard
to Colonel Sir John Earner.
.Here the whole of the evidence being closed, the
prisoners. Captain Charles Burghurst Brown, and
Lieutenant Neville Zouch, were called on for their
defence, the former of which was handed by Mr.
ADOLPHUS, Captain Brown's Counsel, to the Hon.
MANNERS SUTTON, by whom it was read in a most
impressive manner to the Court. The defence of Lieu-
tenant Neville Zouch was read by himself, during
which he appeared much agitated% The Court then
closed: that its Members might consider what should
be the sentence of the prisoners, which will not be
made public till sanctioned by his Majesty.
Yesterday a General Court Martial was held at
Chelsea College, on two privates belonging to the
West London Regiment of Militia, on charges of re-
peated desertion.

A new ship of 80 guns, to be called the CAMBRIDGE,
is to be built at Deptford.

It appears that the most active and efficient enemy
to the British interests in the United States is the Edi-
tor of The Aurora, whose name is DUANE, and. who
was forcibly expelled from Calcutta, by Lord WEL-
LESLEY, for attempting to violate that Noble Lord's
arrangements for preserving the liberty of the press
in India. Mr. DUANE is stated to possess considerable
talents, and great influence in America. His in-
fluence, indeed; pervades the whole of the United
Stated, having same share in a connection with every
newspaper published in the democratic interest. The.
consequence of Mr. DUANE is fully recognized by the
American Government, by whom he WAS some time
I since appointed a Colonel in the army.
Wednesday last, the Boston Mail was overturned
at the entrance of the market-place ; two female pas-
sengers were severely bruised, and one gentleman
had his arm fractured.

Tuesday se'nnight as the Eclipse coach (which runs
from Newcastle to London) was running between
Newcastle and Sunderland, the hind axle-tree broke,
when two inside passengers escaped without much in-
, jury; but most of the outside (nine in number, in-
cluding the coachman and guard) were severely
bruised.