Star.
London, England, 1821-04-16 00:00:00

MEMORANDUM.

The Kirg bas been pleased to confer a special mark of his fa-
vour on that gallant and excellently-appointed Corps the .51st
Light Infantry, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Rice, C. B.
by commanding that it shall in future be called the 51st, or
" The King's Own Light Infantry Regiment ;" and that the
uniform of the Regiment shall be faced with blue, and laced
with gold.
Royal East India Volunteers—Lieutenant Mitchell Greenaway
to be Captain, vice Cancellor, who resigns.
To be Lieutenants—Ensign Robert Fletcher, vice Kiddell, who
resigns • Ensign Willoughby Wigston, vice Greenaway.
To be Ensigns—John shown, Gent. vice Fletcher; Edward
Parish, Gent. vice Wigston ; Thomas Ilatmah, Gent. vice
Thornton, who resigns. _ .

Royal Regiment of Artillery.
First Lieutenant Darell Jago, from half-pay, to be First Lieu-
tenant ; First Lieutenant Edmund Barrett Gapper to be Se-
cond Captain ; Second Lieutenant William John Stokes to be
First Lieutenant ; Brevet Major and Captain Henry Bates,
from half-pay, to be Captain ; First Lieutenant John Palmer,
from halt-pay, to be First Lieutenant ; Second Lieutenant.
Thos. Edward Bigge, from haltpay, to be Second Lieutenant.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Luray, of 50 guns, lion. Captain Dumas', C.B. is re-
fitting at Spithead, to be employed under the orders of Admiral
Sir JAMES HAWKINS WHITSIIED; E.C.B. Commander-in-Chief
at Portsmouth.
His Majesty's ship HYPERION; recently re-commissioned at
Sheerness, by Captain HENRY PazscorT, C.B. is found very de-
fective, and the Ammar:, of 46 guns, at Woolwich, is to be
fitted out in her room.
PORTSMOUTH; Aram 14.—This morning the Star transport,
Lieutenant Hearty Htaz, arrived at Spithead ; she left Trinco-
malee the 15th of October, Columbo, November 9, Point de
' Gaffe November 12, the Mauritius, ecember 8, the Cape of
Good Hope, January 20, St. Helena, the 10th, and Ascension,
the 14th of February.—Rear-Admiral Sir HENav BLACKWOOD
sailed from Trincomalee on the 6th of October, for Madras and
Penang, and the Toraze, Captain Lust Lev, for Bombay and the
Persian Gulf, to relieve the EDEN and CuaLaw. Trincomalee
was healthy.—The Teas, Captain RENNIE; was at the Mauri-
tius; the BRAZEN; Captain SHEPHKARD, at the Cape; the Virus,
(Admiral Lamaze), BLossom, Captain VERNON; Ryon IRO, Cap-
tain Huse, and the RosAato, Captain liztroay, at St. Helena.
The Murat, Captain MoaEssy, had left the Cape, to relieve
the Tees, which ship, with the EDEN and ALLIGATOR (new fri-
gate), was ordered to return to England.--.13014A AAAAA was in
good health—and beyond this fact little is ever known of him
by the squadron. His new house was completed. One of his
domestics is arrived in the Star, with his wife and child; it is
understood he quitted bis master's service from choice.—The
Star has brought Mails from the various places named, a quan-
tity of ordnance and naval stores, and the following Officers and
persons passengers:—Major SKINNER and family, Lieutenant
and Mrs. STEELE, Lieutenant KENDALL; and Assistant-Surgeon
Wince:ten, with 109 men, of the Royal Artillery ; Capt. Sitsw,
of the 83d, and family ; Lieutenant M'CLEAN, of the 72d, with
about 20 army invalids; Mr. SEYMOUR; late Lieutenant of the
TorAze; Mr. J. L. MAITLAND, late Midshipman of the LEAN-
DER; Mr. EVANS; late Midshipman of the BRAZEN ; Mr. E. L.
SMITH; Midshipman, late Acting Lieutenant of the Beaus ;
Mr. WELLINGTON, Clerk in Trincomalee Yard, and nine seamen.
Also arrived the General Elliot, Famtes, from the Downs for
Aram 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived to-day, the Parker and
Sons, lienseN, from Havre for New Orleans; and the Chap-
man transport, from Malta.
PLYMOUTH, APRIL t4.—Wind W.—Arrived, the Leopold,
WILSON, from London for Leghorn, with her cargo shifted ;
Pomona, HANDYSIDE; ftom London foi Montreal, with her
mainmast sprung ; and the Trio, BENTIELD, from do. for Leghorn.
WEYMOUTH, APRIL 15.—The Thomas and Mary, of 25 tons,
in coming round the Bill of Portland, was struck by a sea, and
foundered. The crew (seven in number) perished.
Fatstourn' APRIL 55.—Wind West.—Arrivd the Nocton
packet, with Mails from Jamaica, sailed 27th February; Diana
ditto, with Mails from St. Thomas's, sailed 15th March ' • and
Duke of Kent ditto, with Mails from Lisbon ; also, the Esther,
HEODALE; from St. Domingo in thirty days; Hope's Anchor,
PARES; and Louisa, AALBORG, from Longsound ; Christian, GA-
DIE, from Hamburgh for Tenetille; and the following from Lon-
don:—Perseus, and St. Lawrence, fur Quebec • George James,
and Ceres, for Africa; Elizabeth Hill, for Quebec;
; Branston,
for Gibraltar; and Nestor, for St. John's (New Brunswick). Saturday afternoon, about three o'clock, as Mr.
The brig Charles and Maria, CIIRWMPHERSON; of Liverpool, MUN RO, of Norfolk-street, Park-lane, was riding in
was driven on shore and lost, on the Ist February, on the coast
of St. Domingo. the Regent's Park, accompanied by his groom, the
DEAL, APRIL 15.—Wind W.S.W.—Passed the back of the hcrse of the latter suddenly took fright, and soon be-
Goodwin Sands yesterday, the Thomas, Jaresos, from Per- I came unmanageable to the rider, ran furiously across
nambuco, in fifty-six days, for ilarnburgh.—Arrived and sailed the New Road, entered Portland-place by the New
for the River, the Devonshire, Townson from Dourdeaux ;
Crescent, and continued his course down that street,
and the Thorne and Judith, &Foxes, from Cadiz for St. Peters- ;
burgh.—Came down from the River and remain, the Seneca. until he reached the corner of New Cavendish-street,
Skein, ;1i-zit, and Brunswick, for Leghorn; Lord Nelson, and when head came in contact with a dust-cart with
Hopewell, for Miramichi ; Glory, for Demerara; Skipsey, for such violence, as literally to dash his brains out.—
Montreal; Patience, for Quebec; Royal Eagle, for Lisbon;
The servant, who until now had maintained his seat,
Swift, for Naples; Meanwell, for Jamaica; and Aid,'for New
Brunswick.—Arrived to-day and sailed for the River, the Mira- was thrown the distance of several yards ;he was
bles, ECTHERTORD; from St. Vincent's; Ann, Hennes, front St. taken in a senseless state to a surgeon, in Duke-street,
Michael's; and Elizabeth, %wails, from New Orleans for where he received every possible assistance and atten-
. Ilamburgh.—Came down from the River and remain, the Geor-
Liao, and he is now in a fair way. The horse was
giana, for Berhice ; Rolla, anal Freedom, for Quebec; and Rich-
lad, for Demerara: tvalued at a hundred guineas.

We conclude, wishing your book all the success
which its merits deserve, and yourself all the happi-
ness you can enjoy from a conscious purity of mo-
tives, and from the many congratulations you will no
doubt receive respecting the issue of your correspon-
dence with—your humble servants,
BRUNTON, MIDDLETON, AND BRUNTON.
Commercial-Road, April 12, 1821. '

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