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London, England, 1819-12-28 00:00:00

valry or Infantry, to resist the illegal associations oP
Ribhonmen, that have confederated themselves in
that quarter. .

THE ARMY.

Last week, about one hundred effective men, be-
longing to the parishes of Queensferry and Dalmeny,
made an offer to be trained and armed in such man•
ner as Government might require.
The patriotic example set by the inhabitants of the
village of East Linton, was followed up by the whole
parish, who, with very few exceptions, to the amount
of 350, have inrolled themselves in support of the
King and Constitution.

Major-General SHANKS has called a Meeting of
all the Half-pay Officers in Glasgow, Naval and Mi-
litary, to be held in the Town Hall, on Friday, the
31st of December, to take into consideration the

propriety of forming themselves into a Corps or Com-
pany, and offering their services to Government.
Tuesday, Lieutenant-General FYZAS entertained at
dinner, at his House in Stephen-street, Dublin—

General Sir George Beckwith, Major• General Lord and
Lady Aylmer, Major-General Sir William and Lady Sheridan,
Mr. Mills, Major Spottiswoode, Major Rogers, Capt. Miller, &e.
MILITARY COURT-MARTIAL.

The General Court-Mai tial, alluded to in a for-
mer Paper, assembled in the Court-Martial room, at
the Government House, Plymouth, on Monday
sennight, when Lieutenant-Colonel Host°, of the
55th Regiment, was tried on the following charge :
" For being drunk on duty when parading the guards and
picquets of the 55th Regiment, on or about the 9th of Octo-
ber last."

The proceedings commenced by an address from
the prosecutor, when witnesses were examined, in
support of the charge, and the prosecution cloied :
on which the Court 'adjourned till Wednesday, the
VA inst. to give time for the Lieutenant-Colonel to
prepare his defence.—On Wednesday, the Court as-
sembled, at ten o'clock, when an able defence was
read to the Court for the Colonel, and witnesses were
examined in proof of his innocence, after which a re-
, ly was read by the prosecutor, when the proceed-
ings closed, and the Court was cleared fot the Mem-
bers to form their opinions and sentence, to be sub-
mitted to his Royal Highness the Pat SCE RECANT.

GENERAL D'LVEREUX EXPEDITION.

(From The lkifasg Orronick.)

BELFAST, DEC. 22 —On Sunday. the Nicholai Pa-
lowisch arrived in the Belfast Lough, from Dublin,
bound for South America, and landed about one
hundred men on the Bangor and Cultra shores. The
account these men give is, that, after sailing from
Dublin, they were put on short allowance, and were
so clowded in the vessel, that they could not exist;
that they requested of Colonel Power, either that they
should get better treatment, or be sent on shore.--
The latter was complied with, the Colonel first ordering
them to be stripped of their jackets, &c. Their story,
however, is very improbable, and is, in many in-
stances, totally false, as we have ascertained from
41 km* aotarcca. Ye-sterday, Cot. Lyster waited on us
with a letter he had received from Colonel Power,
which is annexed, giving an account of the occur-
rence, and containing list of the provisions on
board ; this he is readtto shew to any person who
will call on him.
The folloWing is the letter of Colonel POWZR
" Oa board the Nicholai, Belfast Harbour,
December 20, 1819.
" My Dear Colooel—The disagreeable occurrences which have
taken place since we left Dublin, induces me to send you this
brief but true statement of them. We sailed from Dooleary
on Friday night last, about eleven o'clock. The saes appeared
happy and contented until the following evening, when many
of them (about the hour of six o'clock) rushed up from between
desks, and cried out to be put on shore. I iestantly demanded
their reasons for conduct so highly improper and unbecoming.
Their reply was, that the ship was leaky and otherwise injured,
and unfit to keep at sea they added, without being permitted
of giving me time to reason with them, that they had their in-
formation from all the sailors, and which information, they said,
must be true, as the sailors themselves had declared they would
not remain on board longer, or work the ship farther, than the
nearest port. I pacified them for • the night, by assuring them,
that as many as wished to leave the ship should have liberty,
and, if it was possible, an opportunity to do so the following day.
Sunday morning they renewed their application: and as I made
a promise that such men as wished it should be sent on shore, a
signal was made for a boat, when shortly after a pilot-boat came
alongside, into which between fifty and sixty men sot and pat
of There were a great many of them miserably unsound, erne
incurable wretches, who smuggled themselves into the boats at
Dunleary, by taking advantpge of the lateness of the hour and
darkness of the night, and who were never seen or inspected by
any medical Gentleman. I must here inform you, that just at
the period those fellows were about being sent on shore here'
the sailors (almost to a Man) came aft to state to their Captain,
that they would not remain in the ship any longer, in conse-
quence of which, instead of standing out to sea, we were obliged
to come to anchor here. I send herewith a list of provisions of
all descriptions on board, which I am confident is more than
sufficient for three hundred men for three ntotiths, in order that
should any of the infamous idle characters, whom I have sent en
shore, be base enough to endeavour to spread reports injurious
to me, by ill treatment of them, (the contrary of which I have
so many vouchers to produce,) that you may be able to, and
which I trust you will, publicly contradict them..--I am, &c."

The Ktwo's landed property in the city of Chester,
with the Manor of Handbridge, has recently been
disposed of, for the sum of £27,516. -
His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex honoured
Mr. ELLICE, of Osterley, with his company on Thurs.
day last, to enjoy a day's shooting.
His Grace the Duke of DEVONSHIRE is entertain-
ing a large party of fashionables during the holidays,
at his magnificent seat, Chatsworth, Derbyshire. His
Grace is likewise not unmindful of the lower orders
at this inclement season; his hospitable mansion is
alike open to all, in the true style of old English
hospitality.
We regret to have to record
of Mr. C. Suffern., son of Mr.
jags-alley, Royal Exchange.
eimpasas going off to join his c
fee Madras, while lying at
lie boat is supposed to have been
squall, and all on board, six

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE:

Fatatoott, Dogmata 25,--Wind N.N.E.—Arrived the Al-
bion, itteraimin, from Pieta, in thirty-eight days.—Sated the
Duke of Kent packet, with a mail far Lisbon ; also the Sally,
LOURT, for Lispon ; and the William and Thomas, }lawns;
for St. Michael a.

Putnetty, Declasses. 26.—The sloop' Industry, from Cardiff
to Whitehaven, is stranded, and it is feared *it no part of the
cargo can be got at.
Cows+, Dacinsust 27.-.--The names, 11We* New York, has
brought up at Stokes Bay ; she landed several English mechanics,
who kad not been able to find employment at New York. ,
Poarntouln, Dec. 27.—Wind SE.—Arrived the Burden,
RICUALDSO74, from &. Andrew's, N.B. Ocean, 13/011416X, front'
Finland ; Thorns. NORSAN, from New York ; and the follow-
ing from the Downs--Northampton and Ocean, transports, for
the Cape ; Abeona, Careica, Ida, Paestu's, and Alcyone,
CHATILIN, for Jamaica • Woodlark, Menurrox for the filedi-
tertanean ; Isabella, L,ento for Demerara; Delaferd, Yetis',
for St. Vincent's ; and Robert, for St. Sebastian. Sailed the Ste
Godfrey Webster, John, Frinceu Charlotte, and Ida, for Ja-
maica • and Delaford, for St. Vincent's. The Aurora, CaveN,
from narbadoes, drove from her anchorage this morning, and
struck on the tail of the Arrow Bank, by which she unshipped
her rudder, &c.
DLit, Dec. 27.—Wind R.S.F.—Arrived wed sailed for the
RPM, the Underwood, Woon, from Demerara • and Highland
Lad, Moose, from Quebec. Sailed the Earl 13alearras, London,
Thames, and Warren Hastings, for India.

Letters from St. Petersburgh, to the 80th of No-
tembee, (N.S.) state, that the Emperor A IMANDSR,
apprehensive that the morals of his people would be
injured by their reading the account of Ceislile's
Tried, had given directions to the Police to prevent
the introduction of all the English Newspapers which
contain it.

The hurricane experienced at St. Petersburgh, had
not, as had been anticipated, broken up the ice, at
Cronstadt ; but, in consequence of a number of ships
being detained there, bound for St. Petersburgh, and
other situations, a channel had been cut in the ice,
and they had proceeded on their voyages.

Letters from Rio Janeiro state the arrival there of
kis Majesty's ships SUPERB, VENGRUR, and HYPE-
RION, tinder the command of Commodore Sir Tno-
WAS MASTERMAN HARDY, Bart. They sailed from
I'lymouth on the 9th of September, and arrived at
Rio Janeiro on the 24th of October, all well.
The first stone of the new Pilot and Ballast Office,
at Hull was laid last week, by the senior member of
the nity House. In the course of the following
• some persons tore up the foundation, and car-
ried off the inscriptions, probably expecting to find
pieces of money deposited under it, but in this the
depredators were disappointed.
The HIGH BAILIFF of Birmingham in compliance
with a Requisition, signed by nearly a hundred of
the most respectable inhabitants, has appointed a
Meeting of the Merchants, Manufacturers, and Traders
of the Town, to be held on the 4th of January nest,
for the purpose of considering of the propriety of
Petitioning Parliament to inquire into the causes of
the present deplorable situation of the manufacturing
and labouring classes of the community, and into
the best means of relieving it.

A man of the name of Joseph Brandish, has been
taken into custody at Birmingham, on a charge of
'edition. Watt:wart. the Chairmen of the Union So-
ciety of Birmingham, was on Tuesday last bailed for
his appearance at the Sessions, to answer to an in-
dictment charging- him with being the author- of a
seditious and inflammatory Address, lately posted in
the streets of that town.

Paisley being exclusively dependent on the Cotton
Manufactures, the inhabitants are labouring under
great distress. Unhappily for themselves, and the
character of the town, they have lately manifested a ,
spirit of tumult and insubordination, little calcu-
lated to give them fresh claims on the sympathy
of the wealthy orders. On Friday se'nnight, the
Civil Authorities proceeded to seize a violent young
Radical of the name of Henderson, a cutler, who
was suspected to be active in preparing deadly wea-
pons of different descriptions ; and two formidable
pikes being found in his workshop, he was obliged
to give sufficient bail before he was liberated.—
It appears a person of the name of Neil had been dis-
patched front the Paisley Union, to a Meeting of De-
legates held lately at Nottingham, and it was judged
proper to examine him concerning the object of his
mission. He was of course taken into custody. Wl.ile
he was conveyed off for examination, a crowd as-
sembled, and stones and other dangerous missiles
were thrown at the Police with desperate violence,
and the prisoner was finally rescued ; but Neil sur-
rendered himself. The Civil Authorities having
obtained information of two desperate characters
who were very active in these disgraceful scenes,
proceeded on Monday, with the aid of a small party
of military, to take them into custody. When ar-
rived at the head of Max wellton street, an immense
crowd collected in an instant, and their boldness in-
creasing with their numbers, they appeared deter-
mined to oppose the seizure of the offenders.—
When the "party were marching off with the pri-
soners they were insulted with hissing and hooting,
and pelted with stones, and every species of rabble
annoyance was poured upon them. At one time the
military halted, and manoeuvred as if about to act in
'their own defence, and the mob, with their usual
celerity, scampered off in all directions. After some
farther trouble, the prisoners were lodged in safety,
and the party was'sent off to seize some gun-barrels
which the Radical Henderson lodged in a neighbour's.
The articles were found, and they and the owner of
the house were taken to the Police Office. After un-
dergoing an examination, this person and others were
liberated, but the instruments were retained. In
these scenes several panes of glass were broken, but'
owing to the lenity of the Magistrates, and the pa-
tience and steady good temper of the military, sio.
thing of a serious nature happened:
; A Meeting of the Heritors, Hiruseholders, and In.
habitants, of the Town and Parish of Irvine, was held
at Irvine last week, for the purpose of considering
the diStressed state of the Operative Manufacturer*
and the most efficient means of affording them relief
It hiving been proposed, that a subscription should
be entered into for the purpose of providing ernplorpli
e public work, a subscriptise

:.d the mehurcholy death mart for than la sonic pirblic wick, a sillscriptiso
lr. T. Srursns, of Sweet-
was accordingly begun, and we are happy to say,
!. This young Gentle- akftut.o6o have already been subscribed, and a con-
ship, the same.- si sum more is.. expecurdi A subscription
the Motherbapk,.. lurpose was, ralutd,os Irvine about two
b een upset by as whicbAimeqpprquk cif 4CIOO was sub-
in number, perished. scn r.anei wiNas alriad7 4441 upended.