Star.
London, England, 1829-08-05 00:00:00

THE ARMY

Lord FITZROY SOMERSET, as Military Secretary to
General Lord HILL, Commanding-in-Chief, went through his
List yesterday, at his Office in the Horse Guards. A few Ge-
nerals, and about thirty other Officers, transacted military business
with his Lordship.
The following movements of the Foot Guards took place this
day :—The Ist Battalion of the Grenadier Guards left Dublin for
Portman-street Barracks; the 2d Battalion moved from Portman-
street to Knightsbridge ; the 54 Battalion from the King's-mews
to Windsor ; the 2d Battalion of the Coldstream Guards front the
Tower to Westminster; the Ist Battalion of the 3d Guards from
Knightsbridge to the Tower; and the 2d Battalion from Windsor
to the King's-mews.
The 17th Foot will arrive at Chatham from Rochdale on the 7th;
the 59th Foot will arrive at Weedon on the 14th • the depot of the
77th is at Clonmel ; and the depot of the 86th at Fermoy.
The 34th Fait embarked at Woolwich on the 30th for Quebec.

MILITARY FOUR IN SCOTLARD.-It has been remarked, that,
considering the taxes drawn from North Britain, Scotland costs
Government comparatively almost no expense whatever. We have
neither a Regal nor a Vice-Regal Court to support—we have com-
paratively few criminal prosecutions, and our population is so paci-
fically disposed, that we require neither a paid constabulary nor a
gigantic military force to keep it in order. True it is, that Nor-
thern Light-houses. and Highland Roads, Bridges, and Churches,
form important items in the Parliamentary Returns; and we are
also at times twitted by southern economists with the sums that
have been expended on our College and Register House ;but these
gentlemen seem to take into small account the deprivation we have
sustained in the removal of the Boards of Customs and Excise—
' arrangements which, though generally beneficial to Great Britain,
are local misfortunes. For eight or ten years past. the military
force stationed in Scotland has not exceeded that which is impera-
tively necessary for the preservation of the peace of any one Irish
county. At this moment there is only one regiment of dragoons
Ili the country; and of infantry we have only one entire regiment,
and the reserve companies of four others, making in all certainly
not more than twelve hundred effective men.—Obsertur.

SHAMELZAIS RETILINCUMBUTI.—A great sensation has recently
been created among his Majesty's pensioners (privates) in Elgin,
in consequence of certain redactions which have been made in the
pensions of several of these men. The pension of Robert Munro,
Hishopmill, of the slst Regiment, has been reduced from is. 2d.
to 9d. per diem; while 461. 16s. 1014 of what be has received
since his discharge, has been ordered to be refunded. John Dal-
lachy, Fochsbers, of the 92d Regiment, has bad his pension re-
duced from is. to 6d per diem, and is besides ordered to refund
56L 10s. 01d. of the sum he has heretofore received. Another indi-
vidual of the name of John Ross, Fechabers, also of the 92d
Regiment, has had his pension reduced from is. 91d. to 9d. per
diem, and must refund 1911. ls. 9101. of what he has already re-
ceived in that shape. And a fourth, a John Morrison, Turriff,
who had a pension of Is. 61d. per day, has had his name cancelled
from the pension list akogetber.—Ekes Courier.

WITM Tilt

TTIMMOUTM HATO. him:azli
Moms or lux Pzon.e.—There appean to be a simultaneous
movement throughout the kingdom on the pan of the mi-
litary to interfete with the rights of the people. The following
statement from the note Mercury, just received, is the counterpart
of an article insetted in our paper yesterday, regarding the exclu-
sion of the citizens from the Tower :—" We have reprobated the
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lencroachments which the military have been making foe some time
past on the privilege. enjoyed by the public at Tynemoutb. They
first required that the inhabitants should inter their dead only within
certain limits of the burial ground—they have since prohibited in-
terments there altogether. We said long ago that these encroach-
ments were in our judgment mere preliminaries to wresting the
place altogether from the public. We have witnessed an occurrence
since our last publication which seems to confirm what we antici-
pated. Tuesday last, the road to Tynernouth Haven was stopped—
the gates locked, and a sentry was placed on the spot to prevent the
people from passing to and fro, as heretofore. The pretext for this
gross and indecent outrage was, that " the owners of the boats and
bathing machines had refused to pay the accustomed annual act now
ledgement to the Board of Ordnance." In consequence none were
allowed to pass unless they said they were going to " Mrs. Spur-
rier's Baths." The soldiery, it is true, connived at persons
getting over the gates by means of ladders, but the regular passage
was formally stopped. Now, admitting for a moment the truth of
this notification, that the owners of the boats and bathing machines
refused to pay the customary acknowledgment to the Board of
Ordnance, is this a sufficient reason for stopping a public road ?
The laud on which the road is, may at some time have belonged,
or may now belong to the Government, but the public have for so
long a period enjoyed the uninterrupted right to pass along it,
that in law, we apprehend, it is now theirs inalienably. But
this is not all ; a part of the road to the Haven formerly patted
through what is called the Park. To that footpath from time
immemorial the public had an undoubted sight, but when it was
abolished and the new line substituted for it 25 years ago, the new
line theta became the property of the people. To obstruct the pas-
sage of the public, therefore, was clearly illegal. Their right could
not be effected by any claim on the owners of boats and bathing
machines. But why seek to oppress these poor creatures? They,
forsooth, have refused to pay the usual acknowledgment to the
Board of Ordnance. Usual acknowledgment! Why, this is adding
insult to injustice. The owners of the beats never pay any thing
at all. The demand now made is on the bather women, for 10s. 6d.
for each machine. So tar from this being the " usual acknowledg-
ment," we understand that the owners have paid nothing for their
machines for the last six years ! But as to a usual demand, the de-
mand has never been uniform. Instead of ten shillings and six-
pence, the " acknowledgment" was at one time five shillings, at
another half-a crown, and at one time sixpence. Why should the
demand be thus increased in amount, or rather what pretext is there
for any demand at all? The bathing machines stand upon the sea
shore, and five shillings a year is paid for each as an acknow-
ledgment to the Duke of Northumberland, as Lord of the
Manor. The Board of Ordnance have no claim to the beach surely.
But it is said this ten shillings and sixpence is asked as a toll. hia
traffic which passes from the sea along this road, whether it be
wreck. or corn, or lumber, ever pays toll; why should it be de-
manded of the bathing machine proprietors? Besides, if it were
demanded as toll, where is their custom or their Act of Parliament
to authorise it? Nay, this very claim was brought forward by
them last Easter, in tile Duke's Manor Court, and the plaintiff was
defeated. Yet though it thus seems unsupported by law, they have
sought to recover it by force, and have actually succeeded, for the
gates were opened again, the passage was made tree for the public
on Friday afternoon last, when some of the bather women paid the
half uinea for each of their machines, and the rest gave a written
promise to pay it in a month. We are sick of such doings."

MELANCHOLY EVE 2`T.—On Friday afternoon the
bowman belonging to the Zoological Society expired, after some
illness! Its height was upwards of sir feet I
Mr. HUNT, in a letter to a Morning Paper, says—
aThe fact, I believe, is this, that there will be eider enough made
this year in Sonsersetaldre and Devonshire to last the inhabitants
for moon yeam without the assistance of i bushel of malt. The
trees are literally groanin beneath the weight :d gpies ; and the
boughs are bending to the earth, although the. we we not yet
more than half the size and weight that they only be when ripe."

LITERA7'ulir, the FINE ARTS, DRAMA, 4-c.

DUBLIN ITALIAN 019114.

• Several of the Morning rapers inform us that " the
arrangements for establishing an Italian Opera. in Dublin, we on-
deritand, are completed. That first and most lavuurite of buffs
sirws, Da limos, has undertaken the whole, and, from the
mauler in which he formed the skeet of the Royal Academy of
Music into an effective company, in the course of a few months,
their is no doubt of his presenting the inhabitants of Dublin with a
spectacle worthy of the Irish capital" They add that—" Besides
himself, for the buffs parts, he has already engaged Mdl!e. BLASI*,
Custom, his own clever pupil, Larinx,Gruarxer, Madame (*anew,
Signors Daum Totter, Rum, Dx Afoul. and the lady of the
latter. The following are the Opt ras which he intends to bring
out in the course of the season :—' II Barbiere di Neviglia.' ' La
Gana Ladra." 11 Turco in Italia," L'lnganno Felice,' La
Scielca dello Sposo,' II Fanatic° per la Musics.' and perhaps
IL'Otello,' and • 11 Matrimonits di Figaro.' Sucb a list veers
immense variety, and promises a most amusing and delightful
trea;."—The encouragement of that delightful science, Mu.ic,
throughout this Empire, where hitherto it has beep so much neg-
lected, must be a subject of congratulation with all who delight in
the Fine Arts, and are anxious to find them, fur out happine.o,
Improving in this country ; yet we cannot help deprecating the
humiliating infatuation which has seized the people throughout the
United Kingdom, in imi•ation of this capital, ro prefer the Opera
of foreigners (u tttttt to the most pars) to our own r:ativr
production of Cos description. It is true, we are still far inferior'
in this ; but this unnatural partiality is not a likely means to make
it more perfect, and it will be ri disgrace to Dublin If the first re•
gular Opera represented shall he an Italian one.