Star.
London, England, 1826-05-02 00:00:00

CUSTOM-HOUSE, MAY I.

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SOWS ENTZRRD INWARDS—The Edward, Louisa, Elizabeth,
Eliza, and Nonsuch, from Stettin; Edward, from. ;
James and Maria. from Standgate Creek; Nelson, frruri Memel;
Lark, from St. Michael's; Apocrate, from Trieste;. Anna, from
Toisderen; Eliza and &gar, from Jamaica; Mary Ann, from
Cape Hayden • Christian, from Dorn; Fre Termer, from Copen-
hagen; Hythl. from Canton; and flee Hive, from Waterford.
Esezaza @emits's—The Sarah and John and Mary, for
Trieste; Nymph, for Smyrna; Prince of Wales and Camc&o, for
Hudson's Bay; Nitrunus, for Antwerp; Astrea, for Hantbargli;
Hepburn Hall, for Rotterdam ; and Industiy, for Jamaica.

His MAJaarr had a select party to dinner on Sunday
uhon House.

The Duke of Yong transacted military business with
the KING yesterday. •
Yestesda-y the Duchess of GLovoasrsa visited his
Maxon.

The Duke of WALLINGTON had an audience of the
Eno yesterday, at his Palace in Pari•atall.
Yesterday morning Prince LeOPOLD, a*ended by
Baron Svuerataa, left his residence in Pall•tnaf for Claremont.
The Duchess of KANT and the Princess Feonotta
visited the Princess Atmore* yesterday.
Yesterday the Priucesses AUGUSTA and Soratii. vi-
sited the Duchess of Otatrusvae.
This day, at twelve o'clock, the Royal Rxchangewas
filled with Merchants anxious to dispatch business, in order to be
enabled to attend the Meiling at the City of London Tavern, for
"the relief of the distressed manufacturers in Lancashire. Every',
precaution was ukea to prevent ctoufuslen, in going to and treat the
place of meeting, and a great number of the City Police, under the
direction of the City Marshal, were placed in the different enmities
leading to the Tsverp.
Tile sale of the hull and stoles oldie kinn.,Company's
tie skip Royal George, took plass at Cantos on, the ed January
• The Hull sold for • . . 10,400 Dollars
ikons 7,300

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Total

17,760 Dollars

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THE ARMY.

Dente mot-Genera' Sir Joint Brno has arrived at Machette',
ind assumed the command of that district.—One 13et:alion of the
Guards has marched for Lancashire, and another is expected to be
ordered forthwith to the same destination.
The Ist Regiment of Life Guards marche4 yesterday, in conse-
quence of previous orders, from Windsor for Nottingham.
The Ist Battalion of the 3d Regiment of Guards snatched yes-
terday from Windsor, to Knightsbridge Barracks.
One Squadron of the 12th (the Prince of Wales's) Royal Regt.
(Lancers) received prders to march yesterday, from Hampton
Court to Windsor Barracks.
A Detachment of the Ist Battalion of the 3d Regiment of Foot
Guards having marched from Windsor at an early hour yesterday
morning, leaving only a aerjeant's guard, the detachment arrived at
the Barracks at Knightsbridge at a quarter past one o'clock: they
would have proceeded towards Manchester, hut there were no fly-
boats in readiness to convey them, nor is it supposed they will be
ready till Wednesday. The other detachment of this Battalion is
en its march from Brighton, to join them.
Tuesday morning, a Troop of the King's Dragoon Guards, sta-
tioned in Leeds Barracks, set out ou their route for the neighbour.
hood of Blackburn, to assist in suppressing the riots there ; and at
one o'clock in the afternoon of that day, another trhop of the same
regiment proceeded to the disturbed parts of Lancashire for the
like purpose. Wednesday afternoon a third troop left the Barracks,
and took the shortest route to Addingham, in consequence of an
express received front Orley.
The 63d Regiment, which marched from Chatham on Saturday
morning, and arrived at Pimlico and Chelsea on Sunday noon, are
not to proceed to Manchester, the men composing k not being
deemed calculated for such service, but yesterday morning were
marched for Windsor.

The Troops in Lancashire will keep advancing as the reinforce.
ments arrive, so that a force will be concentrated in the disturbed
districts sufficient to awe the rioters, it is hoped, without having
occasion to I►av,e recourse to the shedding of blood.
The following is an extract of a letter, dated Liverpool, Sunday
Keening. 5 o'Clock :—" The War-office steam-packet P.merald
Isle has just arrived with a detachment of 450 men (the 73d Rest.)
from Dublin, which place Ate left at three o'clock this morning, and
who, we understand, are to march at three o'clock to-morrow
morning for Manchester. It is understood thar•fhe orders for the
troops to be sent to Manchester were received in Dublin onS-turdays"
Returns have been printed, by order of the House of Commons,
&hewing the number of Officers of the Army of each rank on full
and half-pay, respectively; on tint 21itla March, 1822 and 1896.
The general result is as follows : 1822. ' 1826.
Number of Officers on Full Pay . 5,379 6,173
On Half Pay . . . 8,9411 7.666
The estimated charge of Army half Pay was, in 1822, 758,3811.,
and in 1826, 715.3321., being on an average only about 931. per
annum, or rather more than ss. a day for each unemployed Officer.