Star.
London, England, 1816-01-30 00:00:00

THE ARMY'.

Yesterday morning, one hundred and fifty of the
Guards marched from Windsor for Reading, on their
way to Hnngerford.
Yesterday morning, the first divisim of the Slit
Regiment, recently returned from France, arrived at
Brighton. The Ent divison of the 55th Regiment
proceeded from. thence immediately on their march
for Bristol, to embark for Ireland.

The detachment of the 74th Regiment. occupying
Hospital, Kilfinan, KilmaHock, and Bruff, are to be
relieved by equal numbers of the 93d Regiment, from
Limerick.

The draft of 100 men from the 2d Battalion of the
84th It.giment, which were te leave Limerick in Fe-
hi nary, to join the tint Battalion in India, on Wed-
nesday last recidbeil counter orders. It is supposed
that the ant Battalion are on their return to Europe.

The 2d West York Regiment, whose headquar-
ter: are at Newcastle, in the County of Limerick,
have received orders to embark forthwith at Cork, for
England: All their detachments in the County of
Kerry are to be relieved by equal numbers from the
74th Regiment. with the exception of Listowel, which
is to consist of ten rank and file less than the present
detachment.

Five companies of the 50th Regiment have been
(4.ciered from Omagh to Londonderry. The re.
aaaiiiing part of the Regiment are quartered At En-
niskillen. _ _ _

In vsnsequence of a recent transactitin which took
place in the garrison of Portsmouth, on the breaking
up the second Battalion of the tidt or Kivg's Regt
swot, his Royal Highness the roststas:oeu•tx-Cittu
has signified his displeasure at the conduct of Lien-
tenant•Colonel Gomm, in the following Letter, ad-
dressed to Major-General GORDON:
" Horse Guards, January 12, MC.

" Sta—l had the honour of submitting to the Conititank!:r in
Chief your letter of the 9th, and its enclosure, detailing the cir-
cumstances attending the destruction of the Colours t,i the A•
carol Battalion of the late Bth, King's Regiment or Foot ; from
which:t appears to his Royal Highness, that Litutenant-Colonel
Ogilvie was the leader of this transaction; tha: the Commar,dee
of the Battalion was himself she promoter of this outrage ariinst
discipline and common decency Which would scarcely hav .? bk4l
pardonable in the youngest Ensign In.tbe army. The Comm.-miler
in t Ishii has commanded me to express, in the stront;est terms,
Ids surprise and concern' 'that an Officer of Lieutenant-Colonel
Ogilv.e's rank, whose services had caused his Royal Highness to
form a favourable opinion of him, and to entertain expectations
of his future distmcdon, should have proved himself so forgetful
of his duty, and so regardless of his own character, and that of
the corps u;.der his immediate command. And his Royal High-
ness coesiders it as a great aggravation .of his offence, his having',
sanctioned the mockery of placir.g centinels over the remnants of
the colours, by el inch means making a private soldier participate
in this mock and extraordinsry breach of discipline, thereby ten-
dering sue act notorious to the whole Battalion. The Comman-
der in Chief is disposed, on this occasion, to allow the merits of
the father to palliate the misconduct of the son; and from respect
to the memory of the late Gen. Ogilvie, and a consideration of
his long and faithful services, his Royal Highness will spare Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Ogilvie the disgrace and fatal consequences of a
trial before a Court Martial; but the Commander in Chief de-
sires that you win direct this letter to be inserted In all the Order
Books, and of the King's Regiment of Toot, and that you will
take care that its contents are forthwith communicated to Lieu-
tenant-Colunel Ogilvle.—l have the honour to be,
" Major-Geo. Gordon." a Li. CA Lymp.r, AdJuteGen.

The Bill introduced at the end of last Session; Into
the House of Commons, entitled "A BM for more effec-
tually preventing the unfawful Importation of Slaves,
and the holding free Persons in Slavery in the British
Colonies," has excited serious attention throughout
the British West India Colonies. A series of Reso-
lutions uion the subject, passed at a late Meeting in
the City, is given in our first page. The question, we
understand, will be revived in Parliament at an early
period of the Session.
Mr. Fox's Birth-day was celebtatei in Edinburgh,
in Glasgow, in Greenock, and in•other parts of Scot-
land, on Wednesday.
BURNS THE POST.—The anniversary of the birth of
this distinguished ornament of his country was cele-
brated at Edinburgh on Thursday last. Upwards of
one hundred admirers of the bard were present. The
chair was filled by ALEX. BoswEll., Esq. ot Auchin.
leek, supported•by the Hon. Wu. MAULE, M. P.
Among the persons of rank who were present, were
the Earl of LEVEN, the Hon. Captain GORDON, the
Hon. Captain NAPIER, Mr. FORBES, M.P. &c. &c.
And among those oflitemry eminence, were WALTER
SCOTT, gsq. Mr. JEFFERY, &c. Many appropriate
toasts were given in the course of the evening, and
the entertainment went off with the utmost hilarity
and eclat. It was resolved, that the meeting should
be in Ititure triennial.
COVENT GARDEN.—This, Theatre was numerously
attended yesterday ; the Midsummer Night's Dream
went off with great stint ; and in the Pantomime a
new trick was introduced--that of bottling off Har-
kquia. A figure of Harlequin actually descended into
a large funnel, which was placed in the Quart bottle,
and seemed to pass into the vessel just mentioned.—
The head and shoulders were soon got out of the
*ay. It was some time before the lower extremities
—or the *per, as they then became, could be dis-
posed of, and some were apprehensive the motley
hero would not get his foot in it. This fear proved
vain, and the expanding funnel and bottle swallowed
all to the perfect satistation of the audience, few of
whom perceived how this trick was managed, or sus-
pected either funnel or bottle of fraud.

NAVAL IIirELLIGENCI. •

All. •VS. Alt. VIZ.
Dublin • - - 1 1 Lisboa •• • 0 •
Waterford - - 0 1 Cadiz • • - 0 0
Guernsey and heavy 1 0 Malta -•- 0 0
Holland - 0 0 Hambunih • - 0 1
France - 0 Gottenburgh • • 0 I
Hindus . • 0 0 Halifax - - 0 0
FALMOUTH, JANUARY 17.
Arrived the Venus, Marren, from Bristol; and the
Ant.—Nothing sailed to-day.—Wind N.B.

PORT3MOUTH, JANUARY 29.
Arrived his Majesty's ship SURLY, from a crnize ;
and .his Majesty's ship GRECIAN, from a ernize.—
Sailed his Majesty's ship PHOTON, for St. Helena ;
and his Majesty's Ship LAUN2, for a cruize.—Arri7ed
the St. Patrick, Amy, from Liverpnol.—Sailed tlae
Kingston, FORREST, for Jamaica— passed by, from
Newcastle.—Wind Egsterly.