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TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR:
LETTER VII;

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I fear not treciiiintif.4 ' And hi itiother Paris he atici!:a
"Let me proceed to suppose, that a Commanding-
Officer, from whatever motive, may be base enough
to desire the ruin of an Officer. It may be, as oc-
curred with the unhappy livso on a_ wider theatre;
Ito cover his own faults by the sacrifice of a suborn
; dinate per:on ; it May proceed from private enmity;'
from opposition given to his nieetirbs by this Officeri'
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in snort,fiont as ntany Cattses bs thei-e rare 1148SiOnS
iin Me human heart. Let us examine what facility
the compOsition of Courts Martial - willafford him,
in the execution of his scheme. When the. plot is
meditated, the object against whom .it is intended
Imust be extremely prudent, dr rather astonishingly
fortunat, if he does not give the chew of an occai
sion for some charge or other ag,ainst him. This
will be 1)a...1 understood by those trio see most of the
prqfession." -
If this has been `said of that-solemn tribunal and
court of honour—a Court Martial, how much more
justly must it apply-to a self-constitutedand extra-
judical, its well as ex parte tribunal, such. as that
on whose most invaluable " concurrence And ap-
probation" I have
just taken the liberty; of ani-
madverting.
After the impression which the dark insinuation
contained in Colonel MA nt, A Y'S Letter was calculated
to make on the minds of strangers, it will, I trust,
!•e admitted that I had no choice left me but to
refute it by a frank, open, candid, and I fear tedious
detail of the whole circumstances which bear on the
events of the last three years. No man is bound, or
can be expected tc.,sit silent, while his reputation is
sported away by a shake of the head, a significant
shrug of the shoulders, or even by a well-bred wink,
accompanied with a tardonic grin across the room.
No! Sir, having no concealments, I felt instanta-
neously, on reading Colonel MARLAY'S Letter, that
my best justificirion lay in exposing the very inner-
most recesses of the whole of this hitherto seemingly
mysterious affair, to the broad and refulgent blaze
of noon day, The balance may be as easily biassed
by withholding from the one scale, as by adding to
the other. •

I have now shewn, I trust, to the conviction of
the most sceptical, the existence of a jaundiced, but
a most preponderating and artful influence, on the
councils of the voters ; and, therefore, that the ." una-
nimous concurrence and approbation" so vauntingly
displayed in Colonel MAnt.Ax's Letter, has just
been fully and fairly ascertained to amount to
plus, one shilliog !
Accept. of my very sincere thanks for your kind-
n2.ss and attention.

I art,, Sir, your's, &c. &c.
W3l. TA IT,. Lieut. H. P.

Canterbury, Feb. 7.

The Dumbartonshire Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry,
consisting of betwixt 70 and SO men, under the com-
mand of Captain DENNISTOCN, of Colgrain, was re-
viewed on Thursday last at Dalmnir, by the VICE-
LIEUTENANT, in presence of a number of the most
respectable Gentlemen of the County. They were
allowed on all hands to be a fine body of men, and
the performance of their sword-exercise and ma-
nceuvres, gave universal satisfaction. They are im-
mediately to be augmented to three Troops.
Four Companies of the 55th Regiment, consisting
of abcut 150 men, and the Staff, under the command
of Lieutenant-Colonel FREDERICK, .marched into
Shrewsbury on Monday. Six Companies are to be
stationed at Bridgnorth, NVenlock, and Wellington.
The Regiment has been in hard service in Fiance,
and afterwards in Holland and Flanders.

The Duke of WecuscroN has written their Royal
Highnesses MONSIEUR and the Duke of ANaout.EatE
letters of condolence, on the frightful event which has
plunged the Royal Family in despair.
The pregnancy of her Royal Higlmess the Duchess
of BERRY will immediately be officially published.

Tuesday arrived at the St. James's•lfoyal liOtel,
in two chaises and four, the Right Hon. Sir WILLIAM
STANIER, Bart. Lord Mayor of the City of Dublin,
MT. Sheriff NEVILLE, MOLPSWORTH GREENE, Esq.
and his Lordship's Private Secretary, fur the purpose
of presenting a dutiful and loyal Address of Con-
dolence and Congratulaton to his 'MAJESTY.
The second Concert of Ancient Music took place
yesterday evening, under the direction of the Earl of
DERBY, fur his Royal Highness the Duke of CAM-
BRIDGE.

Bank Tokens of five shillings and three-pence, and
one shilling and sixpence, many of which are circu-
lating in some parts of the country, are receivable at
the Bank until the 25th inst. at their full amount, but
no longer.
ANOTHER SURPRIZE!—A Gentleman of Noble Fa-
mily, and high fishion, has called a meeting of
.his
creditors, to whom he declared that all the reports of
his repeated losses at play were unfounded; that his
great pecuniary embarrassment arose solely from the
sudden demise of his principal agent, who had left
all his affairs in such a perplexed state,- that nothing
could retrieve them but the most rigid economy.—
He Added, with tears in his eyes, that he had called
the claimants together, not with a view to compound
with their claims, but to make over estates of thirty
thousand pounds per annum, until the whole of their
just demands were liquidated.
PARISIAN FASJHONS.—Some spencers are now
made to represent the Spanish corset, with points or
straps all. round : this kind of spencer, formed of
white or coloured satin, may he also worn at balls ;
some of black velvet are studded with small steel
beads or tags, in imitation of the dresses of the Ama-
zons. Dresses of silk or figured gauze are much
worn ; and, what had been long in disuse, short
aprons, of the same material as the dress, have also
made their appearance. The sole ornament at the
bottom of this dress is a single flounce of muslin or
lace ; .the little.apron is also similarly trimmed.
A GREAT PERFORMANCE.—A young farmer, near
Farnham, undertook, on Monday, to go on foot 100
miles in twenty-four hours, for a wager of twenty
guineas only. His ground was a branch of five miles
out of the Andover road. He did tw-enty-five miles
in three hours and a quarter, before he halted ; and
fifty miles were accomplished in ten hours and a half,
when the pedestrian ate heartily and started again.
He had thirteen hours for the performance of the'
other fifty miles. lie did the next twenty-five miles
in three hours and fifty minutes, and had more than
. two hours to do the last mile, in which he fell a little
lame in the knee, Is hich increased; but he won by
. 10.11 minutes.

- FEBRUARY se;
Major.denetal D'Eiereut has named Lofct
burry, Mr. Cuthbert, and Mr. O'Golinan as the Genz
tlemeo tiafrfiom he is pi-Opared to submit the exami
natie 4 his authorities and conduCt; and he calls
upoin jbe Gentlemen who have returned from Marc
mit? to name an equal number of Gentlemen to act
on seir part for the same purpose; that the inuesti.
gat' tin.may prcceed with the least possible delay:
..it is said that General L'Everenx has given bail td
aflame avnount at the Sheriff's Office, to meet 'ant
demand that moy be brought against him.

STATE OF IRELAND.
At a.conference held between the ilfagistrates of
the count of Galway, who had recently assembled
at Athenry ..ccounty Galway); and Majm-General
O'Lousch,lin, commanding the troops iii Ciat
of the couiitry, it Was resolted, -
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" That it bepame highly n .ces,ary, for the restoratics of the
peace and tranquillity of that county, that parti?s of military be
ittintediately stattone..l in the following places :—Turlisur!in'ere
and ileadford, blkony of Clare; Ballynakill, barony of I;itrirn;
Kintner. barony aLongford; Craughwell, Ardracin, and CI-an.;
more, barony of Dunkellin; Kilvarra, barony of Kiltarton; Kil-
eurren,barony of Tyaquin; Miltown, barony of Dunmore :.That
an Officer's party be immediately sent to the honk and mills of
Newtown, to aid the Magistrates and well-clisposild peasantry of
' that part of the barony of Tyaquin in their laudable exertions to
preserve the peace of thf-ir neighbourhood; and that the garriz
sons of Loughrea and Athenry be reinforced."
Major. General O'Loughlin Was requested to take
the necessary steps to. carry the proposed arrange.:
ments into effect. There were thirty-two Magistrates
at the Meeting above alluded to,
We have been informed, says the Dublin Itenink
Post of Thursday last, that the Ribandmen have
abandoned theit agricultural occupation, in the pur-
suit of plunder. fhe houkes of the following Gen-
tlemen have been plundered :
Messti. Lambert, Castle Latnbert ; Athy, Renville; Blakei
Frenchfort ; Burke, Strongfort ; Browne, Rockville; Lambert;
Aggart ; Lewin, Ballimena, with many others.
Mr; St. George is, we are told, prepared Lb contest
his premises at Tyrone.
The Deputy,Mayor of Galway left that place for his
seat at St. Clerans, which has been threatened.—The
houses of Mr. Higgins, Mr. A. Blake, Btc. have alto
been visited.

Government have withdrawn the soldiers from the
Revenue duty, for the purpo,e of leaving the whole
military force at the disposal of the civil power.
COUNTY GALWAY.—The following are the most
recent advices from the County of Galva ay :

TUAM, FEBRUARY 24:
On Tuesday night last, we are informed, a numLci
of Ribandmen had the audacity to vi.4it the tenantry
of John Bodkin, Esq. of Anna (situated within six
miles of this town), for the purpose of linking these
industrious people to their present chain of misfor.;
tune by an oath. They determined on making a
resistance to them, in which they so completely sue.;
ceeded as to beat off these a►►emles to reace, alter a
long and determined engagement. We hear that one
of the Riband patty was killed, before they fled, and
a number of them wounded. Very little injury was
suffered by the villagers, who all sustained and
evinced a great degree of coolness and courage. A
similar attempt was made last night on the villagers
'of Corofin, within a short distance of the above place,
by another party of Ribandmen, and who came well
prepared for resistance, being fully conscious that
they would get a warm reception ; no sooner was
their arrival made known, than the villagers were in
readiness for an attac*which'soon commenced ; the
conflict 'was desper. on both sides, and continued
so for some time, until some of the Ribandmen fell
badly wounded.' This circumstance, together with'
the determined perseverance of the villagers, soon
put an end to the battle, and caused a sudden retreat
on the part of the Ribandmen. Two men of this
village, who evinced a praiseworthy zeal on this oc-
casion, are, we•are sorry to state, wounded, one of
them dangerously from a ball, and the other slightly
from a bayonet. They, we have heard, have alsd
committed some excesses in the neighbourhood ti
Dunmore, within the last three nights, and broke
open the doors and windows of those houses which
were shut up by their owners, who were obliged to
seek shelter in the town. We think that the activity of
the Magistrates, aided by the party of horse stationed
in that town, should be sufficient means of putting
them down.—Tuam Gazdte.
It has been thought necessary to countermand th 4
movements of a battalion destined fur Scotland, and
to direct its march to this county.—Aids
A report is prevalent in town this slay, that an eri‘
gagement took place between the Ribandmen and a
party of the Military stationed near Holymount, in
which the latter killed three of them, and made nine
prisoners.

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xecoamoon. " lour otheers searched my premises had a Courti Martial acquitted me (which was thought no longer.
yesterday mornieg, Sir, and my landlady, as I live gagement took place between the Ribandmen and a
improbaole), still it was obvious that such acquittal ANOTHER SURPRIZE!—A Gentleman of Noble Ta-
; Nvitli, says they left word that you wanted to see me. and high fishion, has called a meeting of his party of the Military stationed near Holymount, in
The la.,listrate assured him that he must have been could
mishits,. mei, fur he did not want to see him : and which
Lavender, who happened to be standing by said, India.
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that no such message was left with his landialy.— not have enabled me to pay off those debts milt',
I had been led to connect in my outfit for creditors, to whom he declared that all the reports of
Here was therub. I was, in fact nowcon- his repeated losses at
. .plat were unfounded; that his P
i I cheque ina*cd The onl alternative le
ls ete y , . y ft me great pecuniary embarrassment arose solely from the
being, to apply to be allowed to exchange on half- sudden demise of his principal agent, who had left which the latter killed three of them, and made nine
Prisoners.
NEWRY, FEBRUARY 24:
On the 20th instant, a division of the Sth Royal
ter Waddington ieplied, that he had kelown his• Veterans marched from this town to Dundalk, and
pay, receiving the difference. There appeared no all his affairs in such a perplexed state,- that nothing
landlady a loae time, and,
he could not think thateconomy.— yesterday the remainder of the Regiment proceeded
other way by which 1 could pay those debts; and in could retrieve them but the most rigid
• she would tell him an untruth ! The Magistr ateon their route to Connaught.
doing this, it will be plainly perceived, "it was my -le Added, with tears in his eyes, that he had called
again assereJ him, that he had no charge whatever ' •
pot e! ty, and not my zeill consented." the claimants together, not with a view to compound GALWAY, FEBRUARY e 4;
...es....ton
against him, but Vs iiaseemed vet y unwilling These circumstatices will give some idea of the with their claims, but to make over estates of thirty The residence of Mr. Athy, at Renville, within
to believe this ; he evidently had a great hankering general complexion of affairs in the Royal Staff thousand pounds per annum, until the whole of 'their about six miles of this to an, was visited by the Ri-
o) keep up his political cunseauence I and it was not Corps for the last three years, in so far as they re- just demands were liquidated. bandmen, at the hour of two o'clock, on the morning
till the Officers had repeatedly reiterated in his car
is ailed me • and it will be found difficult to account PARISIAN Yessoloses.—Some spencers are now of yesterday, where they demanded arms, and in-
that he was " not wnted," that he could prevail ripen . n .' i'
tor some of them, but by admitting the existence of made to represent the Spanish corset, with points or sited on Nlr. Athy sending out his servants, fot the
3.ineif to turn his lace towards the dour ; nor did he ' a faction behind the vete,;:s, infinitely more power- straps all. round : this kind of spencer, formed of rurpose of administering to them their illegal oaths.
withdraw at last without ialerming the .Nlagistrate, than the inters themselves. This will indeed "e/u- white or coloured satin, may he also worn at balls; To their derminds Mr. Athy gave a pertmptor ) • re-
ti e provided he did hap w
pen to ant him, he should cidate" the statement. some of black velvet are studded with small steel fusel. T Lim,sa the noose
hey then thitatened to e ' if
net be out of the way. I
.was enspeded, it would seem, of having written beads or tags, in imitation of the dresses of the Ama- he did not comply, but ss itheut efret, as Mr. Athy,
Ile Earl and Countess of ILsrtnownv continee
i " rLmAt.E INFLUENCE IN TILE ARMY, which Mr. zons. Dresses of silk or figured gauze are much having received previous intimation of their visit •
dells- to receive the congratulations of the Nois'iit•• . ~"attacks the heads of the Corps."— worn; and, what had been long in disuse, short had himself and his domestics •l' • • • '
• i I Pnene says ace le•eparssi to give
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ale. (sentry, on their providential escaee from the
• I Well had an • °dicer - aprons, of the same material as the dress, have also them a warm reception. They at length departed,.
atrocious plot in Cato-so sued.
The Coue•ress enter-i . :
sosteu at these solemn mummeries, attempted my made their appearance. The sole ornament at the without doing any injury, declaring That Mr. 1 h '
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tuns,
every evening, a select party of her di ,tin-
i eicetion or breathed a whi •er to "t 1 • nit effect, bottom of this dress is a single flounce of muslin or humanity as a landlord was his surest protectio
euished friessels, at her house in Grosvenor-,quote. I 'List'. ' ' ' whisper
can it be doubted, that he might have had strong lace ;.the little.apron is also similarly trimmed. Connaug,ht Journal.
Couur OV l lIANCEItY. The LORD CII A NCIA.LOR !
to
atleod t rcesons for appreheaditig, from what had been so A GREAT PERFORMANCE.—A young farmer, near ENNIS-, FEBRUARY 24:
eese a little beiltre melee this morning, •
recently seen in my case, that in his turn he would Farnham, undertook, on Monday, to go qn foot 100
I 7 Y.. Cliill:Cii held thie day several of the Co:;-ll'b d • lan men from Galway have approached to-
./ , , have been exposed to all those accumulated mortifi- miles in twenty-four hours, for a wager of twenty
sairetors hai Mg Seen taken to %,‘ hitehall, to undergo • - .
wards this county : we regret to say that there is
canons and insults which I and my family had ex- guineas only. His ground was a branch of five miles
"aiinatiun. Ili
is one of the number. • little doubt of the fact ; but we feel confident that
perienced for the two preceding years ? out ief the Andover road. He did twenty-five miles
our Magistracy and Country Geralemen will, by a
The Editor of the Edi,:burgh Correspondent was, It has keen remarked by an anonymous, but ele- in three hours and a quarter, before he halted; and
spirited exertion of authority and i el .n..aence, prevent
cut Aimiday last, fined by the Court of Justiciary, in gnat writer, on the inadequacy of Courts Martial, fifty miles were accomplished in ten hours and a half,
their establishing a tooting amongst us.
n.e sum ef £3, for a amagraph contained in that lin their pieseat form, to purposes of justice, " that when the pedestrian ate heartily and started assaio.
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Paper, Which was calculated, in the opinion of the I the members es' •
give their votes under the eye of the lie had thirteen hours for the performance of the •
Ceuta to prejudice the case of Gilbert 3PLeod, re-1 t President President—the ,yo a our -gist first. In such a situation," other fifty miles. lie did the next twenty-five milei Tuesday-, Mr. Aldermen dosnoss 5141174 ..,av
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ceatly found ge ilty of libel, while nudes trial. Alex- ;he says, "if they perceive that it is a • • • • in three hours and fifty minutes, and had more than grand dinner at his Villa (formerly the residence of
eedee Munay, compositor on that Paper, and ++ ho : prosecatinil, will most men hesitate between the sacri- two hours to do the last mile, in which he fell a little ady HAMILTON), on the banks of the Thames, at
wis Cie author of the paragraph complained of, was at fee of their profcs.4onal prospects, their consequent lame in the knee, which increased; but he won by Richmond; and in the evening, his Lady opened the
the bailie time wacuced to one month's imprisonment. ruin, and a desire to do justice to are indil-ideal.'— lo al minutes. hou e for a Ball and refreshments ala fou Ghel ie.. .
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