Star.
London, England, 1829-09-17 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

GENERAL CHARLES Ksat:or HARRINGTON, G.C.H.
The late Earl of Harrington entered the service on the 3d ot
November, 1769, as an Ensign, with the rank of Lieutenant, in the
Coldstream Reginivnt of GlitiftlS, and was promoted on the 2uth of
July, 1773, to a company of the 29th Regiment of Foot.
He served the campaigns of 1776 and 1777, in America, and
was present in the different engagements with the northern army.
His Lordship was appointed on the I 6th of January,l77B,
Colonel in the 3d regiment of Foot Guards ; and was transferred
on the 30th of Aug. 1780, to the 85th regiment of Infantry ; from
which period be served two years in the %Vest Indies.
General Lord Harrington received, on the _oth of Nov. 1782,
the rank of Colonel; was appointed on the 12th of March, 1783,
Colonel of the 65th regiment ot Foot, from which he was removed
on the 28th of January, 1788, to the 29th regiment of Infantry ;
and on the sth of Dec. 1792, to the Ist regiment of Lite Guards.

Lord 1-I.ltrington was raised, on the 14th of October, 1793. to
the rank of Major.Grneral ; on the tst of January, 1798, to that
of Lieutenant-General ; and On the 25 h of September, 1503, to
that of General.

He was employed, whilst Lieutenant-General. for a short time,
on the Staff of Great Britain. His Lordship had a command sub-
sequently in the London district, and in Ireland.
The Karl of Harrington was appointed, on the 11th of April,
1812, Governor of Windsor.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

MAILS ARRIVED THIS DAV-DLIDIID I—Waterford I—Guerasey

and Jersey 2—Flanders 1.
The Jane Bruce, of Aberdeen, and Home Castle, of Leith, are
totally hitt at Willa' Straits
Tne Caledonia, Kirkaldy, from Riga to London, was carried
into Harwich yesterday, and must discharge, having been on the
Cork Sand.

The Nlarr, Osborne, from Falmouth to Jersey, sunk near that
island on Saturday. baying struck on a rock.
The Fair Arcadian, 'rum I enterara, is supposed to be arrived
in the Down..

DIAL, SIM 16.—Wind N.E. by N.—Arrived the Nautilus,
Hall, from Jamaica, and Daphne, Freeman, from Rio de Janeiro.
Arrived from London, the Underwood, Wood, for Demerara.—
The outward-bound sailed.

PORTSMOUTH. Sara. 16.—Wind N E.—Arrived the Cambrian,
Champlin, from London, and sailed for New York. Also sailed,
his MAJesty's ship Blossom, (or the West Indies.
PLYMOUTH, SM. 15.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived from Lou-
don, the Thalia, Shand, for Halifax.

FALMOUTH, Sur. 15.—Wind W.N.W.
STANDGATZ CREWE, Sart. 16.—Arrived the &sten, Bette, from
Zante, and Lady Keith, White, from Palermo.
Wsystouvo, Sm. 16.—Arrived the Friends, Hawkins, from
Quebec.
Coax, Sere. 14.—Arrived the Wellington, Robinson, from Tri-
nidad; ilarbadoes, Lee, from Quebec; Margaret, from
Smyrna ; Robert, Rosewill, front Leghorn; Jaunita, St. Sebastian,
from Barcelona; and Aurora, Wyke, from Gibraltar. _ _

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India
House, when Captain Robert Lindsay was sworn into the coin-
mad of the ship blacqueen, consigned to Bengal and China.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India-
house, when the following skips were thus stationed, vie. For
Bombay and China, Thomas Coatis, Alexander Chrystie ;
Duchess of Athol, Edward hi. Daniell; Abercrombie Robin-
soe, John Innes • Berwickshire, Frederick Madan; Lord Low-
ther, Charles Stewart. For St. Helena, Bombay, and China,
Orwell, 11. M. Lade.— For Bengal and China, Dunes, J. P.
Wilson; William Fairlie, Thomas Blair; Macqueen, Robcrt
Lindfay ; Reliance Charles S. Timmins • General Harris, Joseph
Stanton.— For Madras and China, London, Timothy Smith ;
Castle Bundy, H. A. Drummond.—For St. Helena and China,
with liberty to go through the Straits of Malacca, Marquis Cam-
den, Thomas Larkins.—For China direct, Edinburgh, Henry Bait ;
Sir David Scott, J. A Ward; George the Fourth, T. W. Barrow;
Earl of Balcarras, B. Broughton ; Canning. Philip Baylis.

_ .
DEVON PORT.It was confidently expected that the
Britannia, of 120 guns, would have gone from Hamoase to the
Sound this afternoon. An order, however, having arrived to take
out her 24-pounders from the middle deck, and w substitute 32-
pounders, as on the gun-deck, and her being rather deficient in the
complement of men, she will not go to the Sound until Tuesday
next. She has on board all her provisions except spirits, and has
the extraordinary complement of 1,100 men. The St. Vincent,
of a similar force to the Britannia, has been brought down the
harbour and commissioned to take the flag of the Earl of North.
esk, and is now alongside the Sheerhulk, that her masts may be
taken out and examined. The mainmast has been sent ashore.
The t aledonia, of a like force, the finest sea boat in the British
navy, is to go to Portsmouth to take the port flag. It is not at
all improbable that both the St. Vincent and Caledonia will
be fitted for the Archipelago. In the mean time, we are all
here on the gni sine. " Fitting nut" is rather a rare occur-
rence, and the bustle in victualling and storing the Britannia,
has reminded many M similar operations in the late war.—
The Britannia is an excellent sea.boat, and has • remarkably fine
appearance. Her batteries of guns are really tremendous, and her
weight of metal (as stated) not to be contemned by the bravest
enemy. Ships building in this yard :—The St George, 120 guns ;
Nile, 92, on two decks ; Hindman, 80. on two decks (teak); Ti-
gris (teak); Statira and Proserpine frigates ; Racehorse corvette ;
Reistrieer and Rolls, ten-gun brigs. The Savage brig is to be laid
down as soon as the Reindeer's slip is vacant, and the materials are
getting ready. Ships repairing:—The Caledonia, of 120 guns,
and the Dublin (razee), late 74. Wind N.W. squally.—Western
Lonsinere.

ORIGIN OF THE WORD ROUND Roatx."—As 80
much has been said on Captain Dickenson's trial, relative to a
"Round Robin," the following account of the origin of that
term may not be unintere.ting :—" The round robin, without
which the British sailors would he deprived of their right of
petition, was first invented in Athens, oa the occa-ion or the
conspiracy of Aristogiton and liermodius, against the tyranny
of the Pisistratids. The Romans, in imitation of the Greeks,
not to indicate their preference to any, either among their
guests or friends. wrote their names in a circle in such a manner
that it was impossible to say which was the 6r.t, second, or last, in
their estimation. Thus they evinced an equality of regard to ail,
without mortifying any one by an invidious distinction of honour
or favour. They generally wrote the names of their slaves in the
compass of a round robin, that it might not appear to which they
meant to give liberty, or who were their favourites. On the cele-
bration of the Saturnalia, it was customary for the servants and
slaves to ridicule the vices and imperfections of their masters
through the medium of the round robin; and we read thu Cicero
was once so offended and irritated at the cutting sarcasm and
piquant satire with which 64 slaves in this manner lashed his
faults, that he was hurried into an ungovernable rage of choleric
passion."
A number of millers and corn-factors appeared at the
New Bailey, Manchester, on Thursday, to answer to informations
for not making the proper returns of the quantity of corn. Beer,
sad meal bought by them at given periods. As these returns are
sent to Government, and form the basis on which the averages ere
made which regulate the duty on the import of foreign corn, the
Act of Parliament 9 Geo. IV. cap. 60, is very imperative. The
parties in all the cases declared their ignorance of the prostisionsaf
the Act; but in those which were proud a penalty elDfly pane
was iamb