Star.
London, England, 1817-02-28 00:00:00

THE AR.111%

'rhree:fourt'os of the troops reurniug from France
are to consist of infast v. and • ne (na's of cavalry:
of the art:llery that pal t returns which b.-longs to the
several corps ; the pat !:s. with ali this belongs tu
them, remain.

It was List night rumoured in an oMzial quaver,
th.it on the return from France of tile' British truant
rel.r.ised by I:te Lilt' art'Allge:tielltc, a still ferther-ie-
witl immediately take place if ten whole re.
;invents of int:it:try, and of two comeanies of every
remaining ii:f antry regimeitt in the icivi e.
tilajor.Gmcral Sir FANt.: his been removed
from the Inland District, to command the cualry
in France, with the rank of Lieutenant-General.—
He has been succeeded by Major-General Sir JAME 3
[.more. K.C.B. &c. The riunaining Officers of the
District Staff continue as before.

An application lit; been mule by the Goverr•.ment
of licTsia for the permission of the British Govern-
ment. to take into the l'.;sian army such British Of-
ficers on half pay as miy wish to be actively ma-
played in that country. It it the wish of the Persian
Government, we understand,. to introduce the mosiern

t.rcties into every hrinch of tl►eir military establish•
rnents ; and the probability of an attack on the put
~f Russia k mentioned as the cause of their attn.

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Lion being more immediately cal:ed to the subject at
peseta. The British Iter.idetas in Petit have hap-
pily succeeded in prevailing on the l'eruien Govern-
n:ent to decline for the present taking into pay nu-
merous groepes of BONAPARTE'S exiled tofizers, who
hid already found their way to the Eas.. tie deri-
sion has been given by the British G iveroment as
yet on the subject of the above applicati►nt : in the
mean time, we are inloimed that it has been 101 l ,wed
up by a memorial to Ike War Depart:mitt, tr•'m se.
veral British Officers, who are willing to undertake
the service.

ANlERlC.l.—Atcording to t'ie /Nl:w York
Papers, General M'GRE.o.itt, it is ssid, !ter waiting
awhile at St. Thomas's, where lie raised abutr one
hundred and fifty recruits, (4 different nations and
complexions, set sail with a view to j an the In,ur-
gents of Mexico, in the Lope of meeting from them
more gratitude than he had experienced at the hands
of the Patriots, whom he had just quitted on the
Southern Main. Ile chartered the General Taylor,
and embarked with his recrui:s for fort-au-Prince,
calculating upon raising what force he would in the
dominions of Piorox, to give considerable eclat to the
opening of the, eatnpaign in Mexico. Unfortunately
tor M,Gutroolt, the crew of the G..neral Taylor mu-
tinied when on the eve of ; trey were, how.
ever, subdued, and a fielt crew obtained. The yes.
sel then proceeded on her voy

The PRINCE ReGENT ha, been itid:spnsed with a
cold lor the last few days ; but we are happy to 547,
he is completely recovered.
Yesterd his ROYAL lifonxv:s 7ave an audience
to the Dote of YuRK and Connt blussreu. To.nfur.
row his Itr.vm. HIGHNZiS will hold a Council.
On Wednesday evening. the Duke and !'duchess
of GWUCESTER gave their fits: grand entertatomei.t
since the alterations end enlargement, that have taken
place in Gloucerer-huuhe. The dinver p4ttv, At seven
o'clock, consisted of the QuEv:s.

the Duke and Ducl:esi tit ti,e rrinees:
Surittit of Gt.oucEsTFlt. , At 11,11-1).4.t nine o'clock,

the QUEEN and the ltoyal early rose, and vent ap
to the spacious drawing.rouni, prepared fur A nutne-
rams and elegant party, who were ihvAed to meet
her MAJESTY at ten o'clock, at which time they as-
sembled. Tea, coffee, ict s, and a great variety of
refreshments, were sewed up to the company in great
profusion. The Queer departed at twelve o'clock.
It was one o'clock bet-re all the company retired.

We perceive by the advertisement or the
Contractor for the present Lowly, that all the offices
will be open until 12 o'clock tli;s night for Ole Sale of
Tickets and Shares. The whole of the L'-ttery wiU
be drawn To-morrow, for which the Commne-
sionos have given orders th.t the proper persons
be in readiness tea beAin at 9 o'clock in the morning.

A Paper bas been laid on the Table of the House
of Commons, by whichit appears, that the number
of persons who in the last year, by reductions in thtir
expt nditure, have exempted themselves from the 114.
bilities of the Assessed Taxes, is less by 13 than the
number of the preceding year. The only two arti-
cles in which there appears to have been greater re-
trenchment this year than ir•. the last, are the at tides
of gigs or two-wheeled carriages, and cf dugs;
though even here the excess amounts only to two ia
one case, and five in the other.

The lklasi? Estimates have been printed, and the
whole amount is X 1,805,049 4s. Bd. It is cutious
that the amount of the half pity, and of the superan-
nuation'', is more than two-thirds of the whole sum.
The total Expense of the Hulk Establishment kr
Convicts, .ront the Ist July,lBl6, to the Ist of Janu-
ary, 1817, has been £3.5,905. ss. I I -1.1. Deducting
from this the amount of the earnings of each skip fur
labour in the Dock-yards, &c. being Jet 5,651. 75.61
the nett charge is reduced to A 420,256. ltia.
and dividing this sum by the average number of
convict!, *lnch according to the Returns is 2130, the
result will be something above aB9 per bead, for the
six months, or £lB per annum.
The Earl of PLYMOUTH, who is at his sear, Hemel!.
grange, Worcesttrsliire, has sent a letter to the Ma-
gistrates of the Public-Office, How-street, informing
them of Mil minatory hills, threatening destruction
to his house and himself, having been posted about
his premises. From the number of them, his Lord-
ship became alarmed, and, as his servants were
unable to trace the authors of them, he requested
I assistance from the Magistratte. Lavender has been
sent down to use his endeavours.
CORN-EXCHANGE, FEBRUARY

Our supply of all Grain since Monday having
been very small, Fine Wheat obtained that day's
prices, but the interior qualities still continuo un-
saleable. Barley is 2a. per qr. lower than on Mon-
day, and is dull sale at that decline. In Peas, Beans,
and Oats, there is no altersoinn.
SMITHFIELD MARKET, FEBRUA7
Bee. So 44 tb 4s 6e.1 Vral
Wotan Is od t 0 51 0111..01 4%
Beatty 740—Steep and Lamb. 4 540—Calvet
HAY AND STRAW PER I.OA
Hay 84. 0 to £6. (K.—Clover .C;. Of
Straw £l. 10. to JEZ. 5%

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rARY
:151 1 6. to
41
lel—Pigs 300.
Os to 71 to..