Star.
London, England, 1826-04-19 00:00:00

MILITARY PROMO-T[ONR

011110 R elr ARDMANCIL APRIL 15, 1826.
Royal Regiment of Artillery.—Second Captain Lewis Shu Wham
Barrington Robertson, from hal&pay, to be Second Captain,
vice Resting, retired on half-pay; Second Lieutenant Charles
MUM Wingfield, to be first Lieutenant, vice Acheriey, retired
ea halt pay.
Commissions In the Durham Yeomanry Cavalry, signed by the
Lord Lieutenant of the county of Dorham.
Robert Waugh, R.sq to be Major, vice Kirton, deceased ; Gilbert
Wood, I. to be Captain, vice Waugh, promoted ; Thomas
Crofton, Req. to be ditto, vice Stobart, resigned ; William Alex-
ander Cunningham, Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice Wood, pro-
moted ; Matthew Woodieeld, Gent. to be ditto, vice Crofton
promoted; Vinus Hodgkins.Crosby, Gent. to be ditto, via;
Ovington, resigned ; John Hutchinson the younger, Gent. to be

WINDSOR, APRIL 18.—His MAJRSTY continues daily
to Improve in health, appears with Ids uaaal cheerfulness, and is
looking estrolnely welL Yesterday his MAJIMITT took exercise.
Monday evening the Duchess of KIM' and the Prin.
ter Footman honoured Covent.prden Theatre with their presence.
Despatches were yesterday morning received at the
%rely Mee from Lord Bsommuce, the British Ambassador at
Stoikholm.

Yesterday morning Mr. HUNTER, MTh arrived at the
Foreign Mee with despatches from the Netherlands.
Despatches have been received at the Admiralty
Prom Vico-Admiral 81r H. Nuts, Bart, and G.C.B. Commander.
ha-Chief of his Ma'am', ships in the Mediterranean, dated on
beard the Revenge. is Naples Bay, on the Sikh March. We un-
derstand they do Am contain any news of importance. The Gan.
net had not retutned from her search of the Algerine. The Hon.
Captain Ammer, of the Rose, had been promoted to the rank of
Post Captain from home, and Lieutenant Myna, of the darinp-
paten], to that of Commander into the Ron.
Tug Duca or Wacunorow.—The public at St.
Petersburgh, as well as ebewhenaph very anxious about the result
of the minion of the Duke of Wasaluarrue. His Once 'every
where accompanies the Ratemioa to the reviews sad impeotions of
the troops, in the uniform of a Field Marshal. He is lodged in the
most splendid manner in the Hotel des Apostates, and is to restive
a table service made in the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, the
ornaments of which are exprenly designed to illustrate his sirloin.
It is obareed by the public, with great satisfaction, that the climate
and fatigues dint appear to have had soy unfavourable ellen on
his health, which, is generakis not very gool.-i-Garrams Popes.
Thursday her Escellency the Marchioness W
ter held her third Private Bali at Dublin Castle, to which a great
number of distinguished Penmen were invited.
Yesterday a meeting of the Society for the Preserva-
tion of Lives from Shipwreck. was held at their °Mee in Austin.
friers, Lord ittiontis to the Chair. The Report was satisfactory.
Tuesday sennight, the remains of Lieutenant Dyes, of the Coast
Blockade, were removed from Pon Twiss, for interment, with
military honours, at Hythe. The melancholy end of this gallant
young Deter, who fell a victim in the performance of his duties,
has excited the sympathy of every class of passage la that town and
neighbourhood.
The French ship Ocean, from Campeachy to Havre
de Once, of it. Ives, in disness, some weeks since; and
imns; sae a repair which cost about £l,OOO, she lay at
anchor la the y, waiting for a fair wind. Wednesday morning
she paned from bet anchors and drove on shore at Hayle Bar.—
The pilaw and seamen of St. Ives, at the imminent laniard of
their lime, rescued the crew, and got on shore a considerable
pan of ices erases I the cargo, which consists chiefly of logwood,
will he need, but it is feared the vessel cannot he got elf.—On
the lest intimation of the disaster, a considerable number a per-
son from the adjacent edlagis crowded down with the view of
plundering the stores; the greater pan of these miscreants were
Wows% who carried off whatever they could lay their hands on.
Some of the men knocked in the heads of three ur four casks of
wise, Into which they dipped their hat. and drank what they took
up in then. The plunderers, male and female, became intoxicated,
and a variety of contests took place.
It i. reported in the City that the Duke of WILLINOTON
arrived at Berlin oa the toth instant, and that his Grace may be
espected in town on or before Monday.
Accounts (rem Liverpool state that trade is very dull,
and sugars only are id demand; at Manchester little business is doing.
J. Sparrow, J. Oil?, and 7'. Davis, the two former
st Gloucester, and the latter at Monmouth, have sacred death, for

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1PA511.01141114 Priartsa.—The Countess of Belfast entertained a
harp party of the hew tea on Monday evening, at her house in
Pa all. The Mary& of Cholmondeley entertained a distin-
guished party at dinner yesterday, at his house to Piccadilly. Lord
Beaky bad a distal, par:y yeeterilay, at his house is Great George-
street, Westminster. Lord blelvlle entertained a select party It
dinner yesterday, at the Admiralty. Admiral Fellowes had a
dinner party yesterday, at his house in Gloucester-place.
The Comatose Grosvemor's first Assembly, kc. at Grosvenor
House, was held ea Monday evening, previous to which there was
a dinner parry, composed of a nunfovr of Jistinguished fashionable,.
The Countess of Jersey's Assembly. on Monday evening, in
Berkeley-square, was Also numerously *waded.
Movensava..-The D•wago Dilthesll of itiehmead and Lady
Sophia Lemma arrived in toms yesterday. kegs Scotland.
Arrivals at the Sc. Grotto's lintel, Albemarle-street t--Lord
and Lady Grantley„ front their seat in Surrey. Departures :—Tb
Bev. Dr. and Mrs. *miter Claw, for Windsor.
11.-paneres hem the British fletel :—Ceptitin and Mrs. Hughes,
for !frighten f W. EOO2. 011 a tour; Mr. and Ws. M'ldeed,
for Scotland,