Star.
London, England, 1821-07-23 00:00:00

Air):ZRIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE,

The following communication is from a Lady of
high rank, who was an eye-witness to the event de-
scribed :—A sin7,ular incident took rlace on Thurs-
day, in Westminster Ilall, in one of 111..! Peeresses'
boxe,, near to the left of his MaJF.sry'st tabk. At
the first entry of the Champion, whca every eye was
directed towards him, an Pectss (the Countess
of A—v), who had lately ari ived from Paris to at-
tend the Coronati•.n, happening, to torn round her
head, saw n..ar her a Gentleman in a Highland dress,
leaning against one of the small pillars, with a pistol
in his hand, and looking towards hi, ..,faanlnx's table,
seemingly as if 7r:ing to present it. She instantly,
startinz, '• What gin. you mean:' What:.:.-2
you utsE:m, Sii?" lie " am't he alarmed,
Nladam, the pistol is .not loaded." lint this not
sa-
tisfying !tor Ladyship, she, with the true characteris-
tic spirit of Ler country, turned to one of the Gentle-
men appointed Ly Lord Gwyovn to attend upon the
Peeresses with iclie,hment, and said—" Sir, 1 desire
you will instantly arrest and secure this Gentleman
with the piitol in his hand, and remove him from the
gallery ;" upon which he was instantly surrounded
by some of the attendants, till a proper officer took
him into custody. Many of the Ladies were alarmed
almost to fainting. After a short interval, one of the
attendants was sent to the box to quiet the fears of
the Ladies, by informing them that the pistol was
not loaded.

2'HE•. ARMY.

CORONATION PROMOTIONS.
. WAR-OFFICE, JULY '2O, 1821.

His Majesty bas been ph as Al to appoint the following Officers,
of the Royal Artillery and Engineers, to take rank by Brevet

Commissions to be dated 19th July, 1821.
To be GENERALS in the Army.
Lieut.-Gen. Sir Thomas Illomelield, Bart. of the Royal Artillery.
Gother Mann, of the Royal Engineers.
John Pratt, of the late Royal Irish Artillery.
To be LIEUTENANT-GENERALS in the Army.
Major-Gen. William Bentham, of the Royal Artillery,
Edward Stehelin,ef the Royal Artillery.
John Augustus Schalch, of the Royal Artillery.
Henry Hutton, of the Royal Artillery.
John Mackelcan, of the Royal Engineers.
George Wilson, of the Royal Invalid Artillery.
Samuel Rimmington, of the Royal Invalid Artillery.
To be \I AJOR-G EN ERALS in the Army.
Colonel George Ramsay, of the Royal Artillery.
John Lemoine, of the Royal Artillery.
Spencer Claudius Parry, of the Royal Artillery.
John Rowley, of the Royal Engineers.
Augustus De Butts, of the Royal Engineers.
Robert Evans, of the Royal Artillery.
William Miller; of the Royal Artillery.
George Salmon, of the Royal Artillery.
To be COLONEL in the Arms..
Lieut.-Col. William Gravatt, of the Royal Invalid Engineers,
To be LIEUTENANT-COLONELS in the Army.
Major Joseph Webbe Tohin, of the Royal Artillery.
Francis Power, of the Royal Artillery.
Ilugh Fraser, of the Royal Artillery.
John Vivion, of the Royal Artillery.
Robert Pym, of the Royal Artillery.
William Robert Cary, of the Royal Artillery.
To be MAJORS in the Army.
Captain Thomas Colby, of the Royal Engineers.
George Judd Harding, of the Royal Engineers.
John Ross 1V right, of the Royal Engineers.
His Majesty has been pleased to appoint the following Officers.
of the Royal Marines, to take rank by Brevet as undermentioned :
Commissions to be dated 19th July, 1821.
To be LIEUTENANT-GENERALS In the Army.
Major-General Theophilus Lewis.
Richard Williams.
Lawrence I)esborough.
James Meredith.
Robert Hill Farmer:
Watktn Tench.
David Ballingall. •
To be MAJOR-GENERALS in the Army.
Colonel Martin Campbell Cole.
Richard Harry Foley.
William links.
To be MAJORS in the Army.
Captain Edward Baillie.
Isaac J'Anson.
Jobn Owen.
Peter Jones---Thomas inches.
West Essex Regular Militia—Captain Peter Duckworth Herne
Soame to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Doggis, resigned.
4th Regiment Essex Local Militia—Lieutenant-Colonel Bartlett
Goodrich to be Lieutenant-Colonel-Commandant, vice Attie,
deceased ; Major Joseph Sevin to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice
Goodrich, promoted.
The First Regiment of Horse Guards, which left their Bar-
r icks at Windsor to attend the Coronation, returned on Satur-
day morning.
The. second battalion of the Grenadier Guards marched on
Friday into Windsor barracks, to relieve the second battalion of
the Coldstream Guards.
The 9th Lancers are at present quartered in and about Pad-
dington. They are ordered to Canterbury, but expect pre-
vi iusly to be reviewed by his MAJESTY.
The 6th Regiment of Foot (to relieve the 20th Regiment),
which had embarked at Hull for St. Helena, previous to BONA.
A utis death being known, has proceeded for the Cape of Good
Hope, to relieve the 72d Regiment, which has been abroad
many years.
The 46th Regiment of Foot which is daily expected from
New South Wales, is, on its arrival, to take the garrison duty
at Plymouth.