Star.
London, England, 1826-04-21 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Lieutenant NOCINT, of the 54th Regiment, is appointed id the
command of the recruiting department in the Limerick district, in:
the room of Lieutehant BROW/4111:O, Rifle Brigade.
Three troops of the 6th or Enniskillen dragoons, have marched
into Dorchester barracks, and another is stationed at Weymouth.
The first and second divisions of the 2kd Regiment, from Lime-
rick, left Ennis, on Tuesday and Wednesday se'nnight, for Galway.
A detachment of the 26th Regiment, under Major A. CAMPSZI.L,
has replaced the 24th, at Athy.
A detachment of the Ist Royal Veterans, stationed at Mountain
Barracks, county of Wicklow, under lieutenant WAN, has marched
for Athlone, preparatory to being disbanded.
That very fine and splendid body of men, the Scots Gt rys, have
assumed that formidable appendage to the upper lip, the German
mustachio.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARY-LA-BONN E.

THE LATE MOMS AT MAIM-LA-BONNE. -- A Mrs. Hogan ap-
plied yesterday to the Magistrates of this office for advice. She
stated that Pollard and Mrs. Pilgrim had lodged at her house till
the Thursday preceding the murder of Mr. Cooper, and that some
property had been loft in the apartments, which she wi,hed to de-
liver up to the person who was legally entitled to it, her rent being
previously paid. Mrs. Pilgrim had applied fur the property; but
she had declined giving it up to h.r, till she had taken advice.
The Magistrate said, that in consequence of Ellu verdict of the
Jury, all Pollard's property was futteited to the Crown; but,
atter the rent was paid, he should recommend it to be given up
to Mrs. Pollard, who had a more equitable claim to it than Mrs.
Pilgrim.—The applicant asked if she should be justified in selling
the property to pay her rent ; but the Magistrate advised her dot
to do so, but to arrange the nutter with Pollard's widow.

M:\ lt I. SOHO G 11. STItEET.
CUTTING AND MAinuic.-- A black man named Jeers', who
sweeps a crossing, and his paramour, a woman named aViouns, re-
siding in St. Giles's, were charged with ♦iolently assaulting a
woman named Clancey, who lodged in the same house with them.
The quarrel seemed to be not clearly stated before the Magistrate,
as the unfortunate woman is dangerously ill; but it appeared that
Nunan and she met on the stabs, When the former pushed Clancey
down, when both prisoners kicked her until some of her ribs were
broken; and after that Nunan called on the black to latch a knife,
which he did, and stabbed Mrs. Clancey on the head. They were
both remanded, until the fate of Mrs. Clancey is decided.

John Murphy, a remarkably simple-looking Irish youth. was re-
examined on a charge of obtaining 411. 641. of Mr. Swish, perfumer
of Oxford-street, under false pretences. Lord Eden declined to
prosecute a ►irnilar charge against the prisoner; but he was fully
committed upon the former charge.

QUEEN-SQUARE.

Yesterday, a fellow warned Willittnu was sent to the house of
Correction tor a month, for grossly insulting a Gentlethan named
New, who had refused to bestow alms on hint.
UNION-HALL.

A farmer, named Miller, who arrived in town on Wednesday,
and received too sovereigns at the Bank, stated that OR his return
into the Borough, while gazing in a shop window in High-street,
be was accosted by a genteelly-dressed young matt, requesting to
know the hour. The farmer told him, and the young man then
asked the state of the crops, &c. and afterwards requested the
favour of his company to take a glass of Wine. They retired to a
tavern close at hand, and had two bottles of wine. Mr. Miller,
becoming drowsy, tell into a doze, and meanwhile his new ac-
quaintance rubbed him of a yellow bag, containing 100 sovereigns,
besides his old family watch.—The their well known to the Offi-
cers of Ibis establishment.
TOWN-HALL

Gene Cayman, a watchman, of St. George's parish, was held to
bail fur an assault upon 111 r. Samuel Hicks, upholsterer, Martin-
street, Blackftlars' Road. The complainant was returning on Tues.
day night through Fryer-street, accompanied by his wife, who was
a few yards in advance, when she was attacked by two women,
one of them (the defendant's wife), who knocked her down.
The complainant interfered, when the defendant, after springing his
rattle, with the aid of ten or twelve other watchmen, conveyed the
complainant and his wile to the watchhouse, front whence they
were discharged by blaisey, the Sight Constable. The defendant
was severely rebuked by the blagietrate, and told his discharge
should be looked to.

Ecurses ow THY Sup•—'!'here will be an annular
eclipse of the sun, vi.ible in England, on the 15th May,
1826, about three o'clock in the afternoon. Tnere will
be Another annular eclipse on the 9th of Octobt r, 1827:
it will be annular in all parts of England of which the
• latitude does not exceed 51.

The Adventure surveying vessel, Captain C. King, is
fitting out in the River) and will shortly proceed upon
the service for which she is destined. We understand
that Captain King is to survey the whole coast of South
America, from the mouth of the Rio de la Plata to the
Straits of Magellan, a region hitherto but little expl,red,
and abounding with objects of the highest interest to
zcience its general. He is to have under his orders the
Beagle sloop, commanded by Capt. Pringle Stokes.
It is stated that 3,600 Slaves have been captured and
liberated on the Coast of Aft ica during the last twelve
months, by the squadron under the command of Com-
modore Mullen.—[t is now upwards of eleven years
since the late Lord Londonderry made treaty with the
Continental Powers for the Abolition of the Slave
Trade; and, if these treaties had been entered into in'
the spirit of good faith, no more slaves would at this
day have been cart led from the Coast of Africa. The
fact, boo ever, is, Ih4l the trade is now carried on to an
extent of which there is no former parallel; whether
we zefer to the number of the victims, or the atrocities
to which they have been subjected.—The French flag is
now the unmolested cover for this traffic ; and no less
than 60,000 Aft icaes have been shipped from the Coast
of Africa to the French Islands, Cuba, and the Brazils,
during the last year.
Wednesday se'nnight, a woman, in a quarrel with
her husband, of the name of Grant, in their own house,
Popular-lane, Leith, struck him so severe a blow with a
stick on the head behind the ear, as to cause his death•
A Commission under the Great Seal was opened at
the Staffordshire Lunatic Asylum, on Friday the 17th
inst. to inquire into the lunacy of George Smith. The.
Jury, after hearing the evidence of Mr. James Smith,
brother of the lunatic, and of Mr. Garrett, surgeon and
superintendent of the Asylum, pronounced G. Smith to
be of unsound mind.
Some accounts have been submitted to the House of
Commons calculated to chew the state of the consump-
tion of taxed commodities. Tea, tobacco, foreign brandy,
rum, geneva, are comprised in these accounts. Com-
paring the average of ten years, from 1806 to 1815 in-
clusive, with that of teri years from 1816 to 1825 inclu-
sive, the consumption of tea has increased about 12 per
cent. that of tobacco less than one pet cent. and that of
each of the other articles has diminished, foreign brandy,
five per cent. rum, 30 per cent. geneva, 60 per cent.
A celebrated Banister of the Irish Court, who had
been a short time before horse-whipped at the foot of
Nelson's Pillar, in Sackville.street, so severely as to be
carried home bleeding with the severity of his punish.
ment, cross-examined a man who had indicted another
for an assault. " Pray, Sir," said the Counsel, with
the usual barristerial insolence, "were you well beaten ?"
" Yes, Sir," said the man, " quite as well as you were
at the foot of Nelson's Pillar." The Counsel turned
pale with rage and mortifieation, and turning to Lord
Norbury, " My Lord," said he, " I appeal for the fro-
tectien of the Court against this impertinence." "The
Court," cried Lord Norbury, " can never refuse its pro-
tection to any one who has bled under the immortal
, Nelson."

SPORTING INTEUIGENCL

BETTING-ROOM, TATTERSALL'S, Arau. 20.

The betting on the Derby and Oaks daily become more Interest=
log from the criteria afforded to speculative by the different Stakes
at Newmarket. The odds will be materially affected by the result
et the ensuing week's running, as several, indeed nearly all the
favourites are expected to start, including, besides those who have
already appeared, Mr. Goddard's colt, out of Viseountess, and
Baron Munchansen ; hk Majesty's filly Elizabeth will also runs
bat in matches only. Frutn the uncertainty of tke past Week's
loaning, and the still deep engagements of the favourites, the bootti
makers will have occasion for all their ingenuity w keep tltelk air
counts right.
The Subscribers mustered to-day In great numbers, and,the
betting was both heavy and important. The speculations on the
Derby were principally on Monarch anithe.Moslent, the Cornier
opening as first favourite at about 9 to 2, at which odds he wee
backed to some account. The Mwlem's friends then rallied, and
brought their books to even with the other, and two or three largt
sums were staked between them, but Monarch speedily resunied
his 'vantage ground, and settled at 4 to 1, more than which could
not be got at the close of the room.
A good deal of business was done on the Oaks, and the changed
are interesting. Butterfly kept at 7to 2 till the betting was nearly
finished, when she suddenly dropped to 4 to 1 and 9 to 2,a fraction
between the two being the current quotation.—Problem was the
third favourite for some time, but Parapinie receding, they were
first backed against each other at even, and then Problem became
2d in the list at 3 to 4 against the other.—This seems to Laufirrn the
report that she is b. better than Parapluie.
Some heavy engagements were entered into on the Newmarket
Stakes of nest week, though little was said on the St. Leger.— rime
odds on the whole are as under :
CLAIM/4110N STAMM.
6 to 4 agst The Moslem 10 to I agst Parapluie
2 to 1 agst Monarch 10 to 1 agst General
5 to 1 agst Crusader
2000 gs. Stakes.
sto on the Field—Very little betting.
1000 gs. Stakes.
- 4to 1 agst Parapluie

6 to 4 agst Butterfly
3 to 1 agst Problem
NI

2 to 1 art Dragon

4 to 1 sgst Monarch
5 to 1 apt The Moslem
6 to 1 apt Panic
IS to I ag.t The Baron
16 to 1 apt Advance
16 to 1 agst Carthago
IS to I apt Dorinda
20 to 1 apt Charming Molly
30 to 1 agst The General
S to I apt the Moslem

it REIT.
7 to 2 agst The Baron
NV.

2; to 1 agst Viscountess
28 to I agst Dervise
30
ttoo
agst
we Centaur Waterman
4t,
40 to I agst Bolivar
40 to 1 agst Norman
40 to 1 apt Twety
50 to 1 apt Syphon

Derby and Clarendon.

OAKS.
13 to 3 agst Butterfly 12 to 1 agst Elizabeth
7 to 1 •rant Problem 14 to I agst 13u.Peep
8 to 1 agst Parapluie 18 to 1 agst Morel
9 to 1 agst Mignonette 18 to I apt Teara
16 to I agst Rachel 20 to 1 agst Louisa
5 to 2 apt the Duke of Gratton's Lot (taken)
7 to 2 agst Lord Jersey's Lot (taken)
7 to 1 apt Butterfly for Oaks, 1000 gs. stakes (taken)
5 to 4 agst Propent and Parapluie.
HAIGH PARK RACE COURSE.

Lams, Mtit. In.—Captain Polhill, of the ist King's Dragoon
Guards, now stationed at our barracks, having undertaken, for a
match of 100 sovereigns, to walk 50 miles, to drive 50, and to ride
50, in the space of 24 hours, commenced his arduous task yesterday
morning, at one o'clock, on Haigh Park Race Course. At five
minutes past eight the Captain completed his undertaking. having
four hours and fifty-five minutes to spare. He immediately stepped
into a coach, and, amidst repeated cheers, was drawn to the bar-
racks (a distance of upwards of four miles) by the assembled multi-
tude. Upon arriving at the barracks the coach was drawn up to
the Officers' door, and, after the Captain had alighted, the company
sung the National Anthem. The evening's entertainment con-
cluded with a scramble for money. The following is a recutn of
the times and distances as completed :

suns. H. M.
Walk . 24 . . 3 19
Drive . . 13 . . 0 54
Walk . . 7 . . 1 6
Ride . . 20 . . 0 23
Ride . . 50 . . 1 12
Drive . . 13 . . 0 46
Walk . . 15 . . 2 49
Drive . . 12 . . 0 49
Total, 206 rounds, of three quarters of a mile and 104 yards each

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IINDS. H. K.
Ride . . 10 . . 0 26

Drive . . 13 . . 0 54

Drive . . 7 . . 0 24
Walk . . 8 . . 1 34
Drive . . 4 . . 0 17
Ride . . 12 . . 0 41
Walk . . 8 . . 1 .11

MATCH DETWEEN HUGHES FORRESTER, ESQ. AND LIEUTENANT
liAssunr.—This race, for 500 sovereigns, was run over a mile and
a half of Added Race course, Hens, yesterday morning. The dis-
tance was 12 miles, and each mile and a half was performed as
fellows :
Forrester.

ni. s.
First '. . 9 1
Second . 9 0
Third . 9 4
Fourth . 9 9
Fifth . 9 10
Sixth • 920
Seventh . 9 40
Eighth . 10 2

The Lieutenant. tn. s.
First . . 9 0
Second . 9 I
Third . 9 5
Fourth . 9 7
Fifth . 919
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Sixth . 9 19
Seventh . 10 15
Eighth . 12 10

74 26 1 77 46
The loser broke down in the last mile, although he possessed most
speed.

Saturday last, the silver bugle-horn given by the Roy,' Company
of Archers, the King's Body Guard, Edinburgh, was shot for in
Hope Park, at 100 yards distance, when, after two hours' shooting,
the three highest on the roll stood thus—Capt. R. Deans, R.N. Di;
J. C. Wilson, Esq. W.S. 15 ; J. Mazton, Esq. 14. Captain Deans,
in consequence, woc the bugle born.

Robert Skipper, the pedestrian, completed the astonishing task of
walking 72 miles per day for six suscessive days, between Sheffield
and Doncaster, on Saturday night, at half-past eleven, several hours
within tha time.

Lieut. Grottos Dvan, R.N. whose untimely and me-
lancholy death is already known, was the son of the late General
Dyne, of the division of Royal Marines.
The French papers contain a striking decision by the
Court of Assize of Paris, in favour of individual liberty,
and against an arbitrary arrest. An agent of police,
called Coffin, had arrested a citizen called TrAuchel,
who was almost immediately taken before a commis-
sary of police, and liberated, there being no charge
against him. He complained to the Prefect of the con-
' duct of his agent, but received no answer. lie then
entered his complaint to the judicial authority against
Coffin. In consequence of the charge made, Coffin was
tried on Friday, and sentenced to the penalty of de-
Iradation from all the rights of citizenship; besides
being ordered to pay 3,000 francs of damages, in con-
sequence of a civil process. More prompt or more
exemplary justice could not have been procursd in any
country.

MARRIED.
Tuesday, Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bart. to the Hon. Anne
limbeth LiddelL

DIED.
This morning, in Jermyn-street, after a lingering illness, Vr.
William George, jun. aged 21.

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