Star.
London, England, 1826-06-02 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Detachments of Recruits arrived in town yesterday from Coven-
try, on route to join their respective Regiments and Depots. A
Detachment belonging to the Fast India Company's Service,
embarked ' yesterday at Billingsgate for Gravesend, on route to
Chatham. A large Detachment of Irish Recruits arrived in town
on Wednesday morning from Bristol, on route to join their
respective Battalions and Corps.
On Monday last the Depot of the 56th Regiment, in the Citadel
at Hull, about 300 strong, under the command of Major Canines,
were inspected by the Honourable Major-General HAMM. The
General arrived soon after eleven o'clock. and the business of the
review immediately proceeded in accelerated time, and according
to the new system.
The whole of the movements, some of which are very complex
and beautiful, were executed with great precision, and in a manner
that would have done credit to any veteran corps ; although the
troops consist chitty of recruits, most of whom have been raised in
the Hull and London districts since the depot was stationed in Hull
savrison-4 period of about nine months. The appearance of the
meis, who are mostly fine active.young fellows—was truly soldiet -
like ; and their progress in military discipline excited the admira-
tion of the spectators, and confers great credit on Major C. and.
the officers untie, his command. The firing, in particular, was
not surpassed by anything even is old regiments.
The reviewing General expressed in strong terms his approba-
tion of the appearance, military discipline, and interior economy
of the Corps ; and stated: that be should not fail to report the same
to the Commander-In-Chief.
After the review, the Major-General inspected the depot-school,
the sergeants mess, and the men's barracks, and declared himself
much gratified by the crier and regularity in which he found them,
as well as with the examination of the targets, and the results of
the practice recorded in the regimental books.

Wednesday the Cabinet blintsters dined with Vis-
cowMl& Matviaaa.
onday, the venerable Bishop of IigaZFORD arrived
at his Palace at Hereford.
A sad accident has lately befallen Lord INGESTRIE,
eldest son of the Earl of TALDOT. His Lordship was riding a spirited
horse in the neighbourhood of Vienna, when the animal took
fright, ran away, and threw his Lordship, who fell into a pit and
was suffocated. His brother, the Honourable Arms UR TA LIOT, left
town last night for the melancholy purpose of bringing the remains
of his amiable brother to this country for interment.
Monday; the Manche3ter Pia Club Anniversary
Dinner, in honour of the birth-day of the Statesman whose name
gives birth to the Club, was given in the Exchange Dining room,
Manchester, LIQUIDILI Stamm, Esq. of Huntroyd, in the Chair.
The celebra•ed peL former on the flute, M. DE
Senzetweir, of Vienna, last night entertained a large party with a
display of his talenu. The masterly and highly-finished manner in
which M. ne SIDZILAC X executed the most difficult musical pieces
• drew forth general achnira.iun.

GRAND MASQUERADE-ARGYLL ito)ms.

There was another of those fantastic exhibitions last night,
last for the season; the frequency of their occurrence render;
Dow almost impossible to see, or to say, anything alyest them ; t..
are marked all by the same features—hustle, noise, vh-ndn,.,
costume, reckless mirth, practical humour, and unrestrained e.
joyment.
The rooms having been thioWn open at ten o'clock, were es,
filled with the masked assembly—female sailors, masculine fias
women, incurious Paul Prys, Mod,eit Jeremy Diddler*, Trtshm.,
that never crossed the Channel, Italians who never saw tile V.,
people of positive reputation in !milts, and people of neves:
reputation, anti every sort of reputation without them. We hit
the usual confusion of crowding and grouping--a jumialing
all ranks; ages, sexes, characters, creeds, clini6. arid cohirs,
Of the few dramatic characters worthy of notice were a nem
Hibernian Irishwoman, two strapping Venders of •Mackarel,
very well dressed Chinese, a capitally dressed group of New Ze.t.
lenders, a band of plaided Highlandmen, a well-stipported Cs.
quette, and some magnificent Mahomedatis of the softer 0:7.
There was an imitation of &cisme'. Fu/sief; hut the only par is
which the Imitator appeared to he perfect was in the new rei.dieg,
which the Actor recently introduced—the getting up and falling
down. Towards the close of the Masquerade this latter passage r;
the play was performed by. several of the company with ,miner.
St.::TV!k. A tall, ill-looking personage, falsely calling himself L
Coe/weal, wore a rich Grecian uniform. bluch amusement w;s
afforded by a gond-humoured masquerader of gigantic tlimensi,m,,
weighing at least IA ,tone, with a label on his back, o The I,m r
Skeleton." There were several candidates for contested electi
making speeches to thole who would listen to them, and the ;,..-
parry was diversified by the attendance of Turks, Jews, and
persons wearing the costume of different countries. Lady Lore:
Suite, Mrs. Pauline Pry, and a very few others, were quite au 't•.
Several bands, judiciously stationed through the different r
enlivened the brilliant scene with Of* most fashionable and faet,
tunes, while select parties, having made dancing room in the tri,;,,
of the crowd, amused themselves, and the circling spectators,
every " mode • and figure" of saltation, from the Parisian quadr,se
to the Highland fling—from the graceful savings of the Germ:,
waltz down to the angular mirror and movement of the Mon, •
jig. The boxes in the concert room were filled with family pa: at
of fashionable and beautiful women, who appeared to enjoy vcr
heartily the fanciful pranks of the masquerading crowd below.
The supper rooms were thrown open at one o'clock, and
closed a most sumptuous supper, containing every possible delicacy,
and served up in admirable style. This stage of the amusements
appeared by far the most pleasurable. The unmasking of the Ladies
—the free and unrestrained carriage of the regaling guests—the
growing effects of the festive board on the glowing sense and spirit—
the potent effects of Charles Wright's exhilirating champagne,
" sparkling and creaming," and all those imaginable but indescrib-
able feelings of pleasure which arise from the commingled preience
of good cheer, melody, and beauty, all operated to mike the seiitet
room as agreeable a scene of convivial enjoyment as we have
ever witnessed.

After supper the Company returned to the ball-mom, and kept
up the dancing till a late hour.
Among the fashionable parties we observed in the boxes Lord
D—t, Col. B—y, Captain F—ce, the Hon. Mr. St—y,
Lord J. T—nd, Mr. H—me, and Sir H. C—t.
It is unnecessary to add, that the President of the Festivities,
Charles Wright, was at his post at all times and places, and essen-
tially contributed, by his polite and anxious attentions, to the
enjoyments of the company, and the complete regularity of the
social scene.