Star.
London, England, 1826-12-26 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

CHANCES.

General Smith, the Senior Officer of the Royal Art:llery, froth
Hyde Park-cnrner, to take the command in Ireland; M jot Sc;,,.
of the 17th Lancers, from Exeter, to Hounslow ; 11.ijor
daunt, from Bath, for Dublin; Lord Frankfort, of the
Hussars, from Grosvenor•square, for Portugal; Nlajor Langt„,,
from Manchester, for Lisbon ; Captain Elnisley, of the 22:1 Bei;
ment for Portsmouth ; Lord William Paula, Aide de ('amp to Sir
Edward Blakeney, for Portsmouth ; Captain Smith, Aide de Camp
to the General, for Dublin; Captain Vam!eleur, of the Royal lan.
errs, for Hounslow; Major Gordon, front Manchester, for Pare,
mouth ; Colonel Hotharn, from Exeter, for Lisbon ; Captain liar-
rington, of the 12th Lancers, for Portugal; Major Wailer, liver
Kidderminster, for Portsmouth; Major Graham, of the loth
Hussars, from St..lames's-square, for Vottug:il ; Captain
ban:, from Bath, lor Portsmouth; Captain law, from Eseter,f,a-
Portsmouth; Captain Hammond, of the 7th !legit-m.la, tri,n,
Exeter, (or Portsmouth ; Captain Ftir4t,.r, Major of Brigade, f 7
Cork ; Colonel Evans, from Chalk. tilizm, for Portsmon h; .r
Lawford, from Manchester, fur Porrsmouth ; Earl at Iloprt. ,
for Iloproun House. Queensferry; Colonel and Mrs. [lasi, :pin)
Cheltenham, for Bash ; Captain Barnard, from Shropshire, t r
Portsmouth ; Colonel Hanham, for ‘Veymouth ; Captain Alum;:,
from Manchester, for Portsmouth ; Captain Garth and Lat?y
Astley, from Piddletown, near Dorchester, for the marine vdia
Garth, at Weymouth.

Tile LORD CHANCELLOR'S complaint remains very
much in its former state, the pain being confined to one of !s
Lordship's knees, and one of his feet ; hut, although he is still
fering very severely, he is not considered worse.

I,mtr LIEUTENANT o.► IRELAND is confined :3
his room by a severe cold.

CHATswowni —This m2gnificent ch,teau will be
the seat of unbounded festivity during the Chrinmas holiday%
The Foreign Ministers are all invited; all the neighbour'ng Nobi-
lity and Gentry will he there,the Military Otficeri quartered in the
neighbourhood, &c. Prince J.:mum:ay meets h:s I'rinee►s there.
Ills Grace the Duke of DIWONSIIIRIC wilt remain at Chatsworth
till the 14th of February._

Bait:111'os, 131... c. 24. —Mr. and Mrs. ROTHSCHILD,
with six or seven of their blooming children, and Mr. and Mrs. IL
COIIEN, arrived at the Royal York Hotel yesterday, and on Friday
evening, :o pass the holidays with us. The former entertain a selec:
dinner party this day. Mrs. Cotters left us, for Piccadilly, on Friday.
The loiliiwing tlistitiv.uished Persottages Net. ewer-
tained at dinner, at the Vice. Regal Lodge, Dublin. on Tuesday last:
Sir George Murray, Lord Edward Hay, Lord William Gtabam,
the Earl of Howth, Miss Caton, Mr. and Mrs. Goulburn, Mr. and
Mrs. Bowles, Sir William end Lsdy NP Mahon, the Chief Baron,
and Mrs. O'Grady, the Knight of Kerry. lion. Mr. Howard, the
Surgeon General, Mr. Lynch, Colonel White, Colonel Russel:,
Colonel Shawe, Sir S. Bruce, Sir It. Hunter, Captain si untague,
Captain Vignoles, Captain Graves, &c. &c.
COWES, DEC. 23.—This place, which only three
months back was thronged with visitors of the first respectability,
is now become •ne of the dullest spots imaginable. A lively harm'
has however prevailed within the last week, anticipating the retum
of the scarlet jackets. on the 18th Instant Lieutenant AKNOLD,
commanding the Atherheld Preventive boat, seized, and sent to
this warehouse, 59 casks of brandy and geneva.
Lord DUDLEY, es ith hi, accustomed liberality, in ends
to set at work three considerable iron works, via. Park Head,
Fiery Holes, and Dudley Port furnaces; the whole of which were
formerly in the possession of Mesos. Z. Parker and Co. but which
have been standing some time. The Park Head was blown in on
Wednesday last, and the others will be at tult work in a short time.
His Lordship's object is to give employment to the nuturrouri
workpenple who were thrown out of bread from the stoploinj
those works.

In order to cheer the drooping spit its of thor • r
fined within the walls of the City Prisons at this time of
festivity, the LORD MAYOR and Sheriffs yesterday gave an
tional allowance, at their ow►► expense, of beef, bread, and •
bles, with a pint of porter to each prisoner.

The due observance of Christmas-day was str:t
enforced in the City yesterday, the LORD MAYOR having gi
positive orders to the City officers not to permit any shops to
open for the transaction of business, or tippling in public•l
during Divine Service in the morning to be allowed. The orde,
strictly complied with in general, with the exception of a few 0
Society called Friends.
STEPHEN MABEIILY, Esq. of Reading, and f ther
the Member for Abingdon, has distributed forty.five fat sheep,
a number of odd joints, amongst the poor of the neighbourhood.
Mr. THOMAS SMITH, of Newbury, on Sit ur day di
ttibuted seventeen sheep and a quantity of beef, with a propene
of potatoes, thus making provision for upwards of 200 families;
also 6d. for each adult, and 3d. for every child in the poor l•
being his annual bounty conferred for many years on the
poor of Newbury and its vicinity.
Penny Club Subscriptions for distribution to the
of clothing during the winter, have very laudably been set on
several places.
MORTON'S new Comedy, which will be produced
Covent Garden Theatre, sooty after the holidays, is said to be
to any of his former productions.
ST. ANDREW'S.—Tbe Duke of BUCKINGHAM h;

a handsome present of books to the University Library. One of
ancestors of this Nobleman, then Duke of CHANDOS, was Chr
for of the University, and founded and endowed the Medical
fessorship.
The music of the new Opera, now in rehearsal
Drury-lane Theatre, is by Buiror. BILAHAII is the hero.
are two heroines, Miss STIPHINS and Miss KELLY. Tilt part
signed to Miss &arum is sweetly plaintive. Miss KILLS
personate her hoydenish character.
TATTERSALL. S.—No attendance here yesterda),
a holiday. For the present state of the odds, see the STAB of ,
day last, since which there has not been any alteration.
MINING INTILLIGINCL—Copper ores sold at Redruth, the
of December, 1,982 tons; average produce 811: quantity of
copper, 159 tons, 1 cwt. amount of sale, 11,414/. 17s. 6d.,
standard, 1041. 18s. Copper ores sold at Swansea, December
total 576 tons.
We are happy to say, that there was another ,
Imarket on Tuesday. Calicoes were in brisk demi
at a trifling advance of price, and an addition of
Sd. per piece has been made to the wages of the ,
loom weavers. Fustians were also inquired after,
better prices obtained. In yarns the demand for
house market continues to be, as we stated in our
decidedly better than for some time before.
seems to be a general expectation, that as soon as
new year comes in, we shall experience a very .
derable improvement, both in the home market and
foreign trade generally.— Manchester guardian.
An English Officer, said to be related to Sir R.O
sox, left Dover on Tuesday for the Netherlands.
was accompanied by a Spanish Refugee, and II
avowed purpose is to communicate with the
Spaniards in Belgium, and other parts, on the
aspect of affairs in 'heir country.
Tire Lord Cranstoun West Indianian, ‘‘hich
wrecked near Berlin Gap on the 7th inst. has been
off, and was on Wednesday night towed into Nov 1),
Harbour. She has received so much damage,a, to
it doubtful whether she will again put to sea.
A policy of insurance has been effected at Ltol
from Bengal to a port of France, by a vessel 11'.
the French colours, including British capture, at e'
guineas per cent. In ordinary cases, such
an i Imo
might have been done at three guineas per cent.
people seem to think,that this circumstance is a proof
moult& men in the City are still apprehePsive of

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TUE EXPEDITION TO PORTUGAL.

PORTSMOUTH, Dic. 25.

513fd 3lajvsty's ship Staamsea, and the transports Helen,
Crown, Chriitopher, Edward, and Regulus, with troops and bones
for Lisbon.

FROM Til II DIM/MOW! TILIGRACIII.
PLYMOUTH, Die. 23.
_ . .

About two o'clock on Monday morning, the different
public departments here were put into motion by the
arrival of a Nlessenger from town to hasten the em-
barkation of troop, in the Windsor Castle, Captain E.
D. King, and to expedite the departure of that ship.
The troops, consisting of the Ist Battalion of the 60th,
and detachments of the 23d, 43d, and 96th Regiments
(the whole about 600 in number), went on board without
loss of time. The Windsor Castle sailed on Tuesday
at noon, and the wind having settled about sunset at
S. E. there is every mason to suppose that she got well
dow n Channel.

The following general order was issued previous to
the embat k..tion of the 60th :
The Ist battalion of the 60th Regiment will embark tbis morning
for Lisbon, in his ;Majesty's ship the WINDSOR CASUAL The in-
terior system, producing uniformity in the appearance of this bat-
talion, and regularity in the conduct of the soldiers, affords un•
equivocal proof of the zeal, assiduity, and ability of Lieutenant-
Colonel BUNsURY, Wile commands, and of strict attention on the
part of the Officers under him. It has acquired, though re-
cently recruited, great precision in the field movements, and is
not less commendable for steadiness under arms. AlajorGeneral
Sir Joss CAMIRON has, in consequence, much pride and satisfaction
In being able to detach on foreign service from his command, a
battalion of such excellent promise. The thanks and best wishes
of the 3li.jor General attend the Officers, non-commissioned Offi-
cers, and private soldiers of the Ist battalion of the 60th Regiment."

It is repot tett, but we hope without truth, th..t Colonel
l3unhury, during the hurt y of ember king his Regiment
(the 60th), on Monday last, was robbed of 340 sous.

THE ARMY.

The Depot of the 21st Regiment has marched into Albany Bar-
racks, the 69th having previously left for Portsmouth.
. . .

_ .
Wednecday night a Detachment of the 32c1 Regiment of Foot ar-
rived in 31apchester front Halifax, of late their bead-quarters. When
the whole that .re expected shall have arrived, they will muster
%O strong; they are intended to supply the place of the Grenadier
Guards, that have lately left the infantry barracks in Salford, to em-
bark for Portugal.

LIMEKICK, Orc. 16 —This day the Noncommissioned Officers,
and entire Band and Bugles of his Majesty's 24th Regiment, dressed
in the new military clothing, beat up for recruits through this city,
to replace a few men lately discharged on handsome pensions.—
This Regiment is considered so favourite a corps, that before it
reached the '.ridge nearly the number required offered.
The first division of the 10th Regiment of Foot, three companies,
under the command of Major Gatsva, marched fur liattevant, pre-
•vious to embarking at Cove for foreign service.
Four Companies of the 66th Regiment, from Bier, marched in
here yesterday, under the command of Major Baird. They will
occupy the Castle Barracks. •

The Depot of the 86th Regiment, under Capt. STUAaT, marched
:hence, for Roscrea, on Monday, to relieve part of the 66th Regt.
Captain W. kl`l.sasic, and Company 65th Regiment, marched
-from Cashel yesterday morning for Dublin.
Denis, Dm 22.—The 58th ib detached at Wicklow, Carlow,
Athy, and ?.iaryboruugh.
_ __ _

The 17th Foot have left Mullingar for Trim.
A Detachment of WO men from the depot of the 33d Regiment,
at present in Boyle' marched Inc Newry, on Monday, preparatory
to embarkation for Jamaica. This detachment will be accompanied
by the following Officers :—Captain O'NEIL, Lieutenants NUATON,
FI,K, ROBINSON, NIAKKII, and Doctor KING.

The 73d :sr to be stationed at Waterford, I)uncannon Fort,
Wexford, and Kilkenny.
The Recruiting Establishment in the County Mayo is broken up.
and Lieutenant SADLIER, nth Regiment, has been removed to
'ruler, to replace Lieutenant Br emus, 39th, who is ordered to join
his Regiment. The Castlebar Subdivision has been joined to that
of Tuam, and both are now under the .superintuxlance of Lieut.
13. a itiiiraxt, 15th Regiment.
The 15th Foot, in Galway, and 15th Regiment, in Castlebar, are
reported for inimeiliate service.