Star.
London, England, 1821-12-31 00:00:00

MILITARY PROMOTIONS IN INDIA.

Ilead-quarters, Calcutta, July 9, 1891.
The Most Noble the COM3IANORIL is Citicr in India is ?leased•
to make the following appointments, until his 51-tazarr s plea
sure shall be made known:

59th Foot—S. B. Fleming, Gent. to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, Ist July, 1891:
65th Fout—Lieut. Andrew Suter, from half-pay of the 28th
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice :Madden, dec. 13th June, 1821.

7HE HONOURABLE BAND OF GENTLE-
MEN PENSIONERS.

On looking into the,l.ist of Gentlemen Pensioners,
the Reader will feel•soni, sarpt Ise that, in this day of
economy an retrenchment, this Body should be per.'
mitted cootimit- is existence; especially when the
occupations and characte, s of v:Lich it is composed
are duly considered. If the existence of this corps be
indispensable, why is it not nos, as it was ntiginally,
composed of Gentlemen, but. on the contrary, of
shopkeepers, mechanics, Sheriffs' officers, and such
like characters? Is this a body calculated in any way
to afford protection to the Kttco's person ? Is it proper
that it should be left open for the price of £lOllO to
buy the situation, and thus be enabled to. gain near
aces to his MAJESTY? Is there not even danger in
this ?—to say nothing of the impolicy of thus selling
—literally selling—pensions to be paid at the public
expense?

DISTURBANCES IN IRELAND.

FROM THE DUBLIN JOURNAL OF FRIDAY.

Several D agnons were dispatched from Limerick
on Monday, with letters for Newcastle, Shanagolden,
Askeaton, and other disturbed districts of the county

of Limerick, ttom some of the unfortunate men who
have been sentenced to die on Monday next. Various
Roman Catholic Clergymen addressed their congre-
ions on Christmas-day, in the most feeling manner,
beseeching those amongst them who were in possession
of arms, to give them up this day at Rathkeale, as in
ease of compliance, and pity/tile:l one thousand stand
were given up, the lives of some of the convicts might
be spared. The unfortunate wretches forwarded the
letters above alluded to, to those persons who it is
snpposed are most implicated in the disturbances and.
Are hest acquainted with their various secret depots
tor arms. In their letters they pointed out, as we can
understand, the wickedness and folly of the conspi-
racy, and po4itively declated, that if they refused to
comply, they (the prisoners) would place their unre-
lenting associates in the same peril in which they now
sta•Ao. No application for reprieve will be made,
unless a delivery of arms to au important amount
takes place immediately.

FftoM THE LIMERICK CHRONICLE.

Since thee Commission commenced there has not
been a single outrage, that we have been informed
of, commi ted in the West of the County, and the
most sanguine hopes are expressed that a surrender
of arms will WI thwith take place. We have, however,
to stare fresh outrage• in other quarters.
About four o'clock on Tuesday evening (Christmas
Day) a man of the name of SLACK, residing in a
-mall hut in the neighbourhood of Cratloe, was taken
out of his house by two ruffians, who shot him through
the heart. The unfortunate sufferer was originally
charged with some offences, and it is conjectured was
engaged in the present confeJeracy, for which he
was closely watched by the Magistrates, and it is
presumed his evil companions observing the domici-
liary visits of the Police, suspected that he was giving
information against his confederates, which must
have induced them to commit this brutal act.
Yesterday morning, about three o'clock, Elmvale,
the house of JOHN Wilmot:, Esq. was attacked by an
armed banditti, who knocked violently at the hall-
door, and demanded the arms ; when it commenced
raining remarkably heavy, which compelled the in-
surgents to retreat.
EXECUTION OF SHAUGHNESSY AND MAGRATH,