Star.
London, England, 1820-09-23 00:00:00

COURT MARTIAL, HORSE GUARDS.

The Court proceeded, on Thursday, on the further
hearing of witnesses in support of the charges against
Lieutenant-Colonel FRENCH, of the Gth Dragoon.
Guards. Lord CARHAMPTON, requested, by letter,
the prosecution might proceed without him, as he
was still indisposed.—Lnsign MARTIN, of the Gth
Dragoons, was heard in support of theTifth Charge.
On a representation being made that a horse-dealer,
of the name of HAartis (a very material witness for
Lieutenant-Colonel FRENCH), WU obliged to leave
town to purchase horses for his Majesty's service, the
Court agreed that his evidence might be taken, and
he was examined accordingly.
Yesterday the Court assembled again, when the
Solicitor for the prosecution called Mr. HAY, the
Paymaster, and Ensign HALL, of the 6th Dragoons.
They were examined for a considerable time on a
part of the fifth, and upon the whole of the fourth I
charge. Their examination was concluded at two
o'clock, when the prosecutor informed the Court that
he did not mean to call any more witnesses, and, of
course, that the prosecution was closed. The Court
then adjourned until eleven o'clock on Monday, in
order to afford Lieutenant-Colonel FRENCH sufficient
time to prepare his defence.

His Royal Highness the Prince of SAXE COBOURG
is now at Claremont, enjoying the society of the
Duchess of KENT, and her family. A few distin-
guished Fashionables make up the party.
Thursday, about a quarter past twelve at noon,
during a violent storm of thunder and lightning, ac-
companied with a tremendous shower of hail and
rain, the electric fluid entered the house of Mr.
GEORGE GARDINER, of the Harpsichord Gardens,
St. Clement's; Oxford. Jt descended the chimney
into the parlour, where Mr. GARDINER, his wife,
and seven children; were sitting, and drove one of his
daughters, about five years of age, across the room,
a space of six or seven feet, which much scorched
both her legs and one side of her up to the head.—
Mr. GARDINER was thrown down, and driven with
great violence against a table. The electric fluid
struck a cradle, in which was a child, and threw the
cradle down, but the child escaped unhurt; it passed
in an horizontal direction from the pin, on which the
cradle swung, to a brad in the sash frame of the win-
dow, thence to an iron bar, and the hinge of the door,
the case of which it carried away, and escaped be-
tween the hinge and the door. Another ball entered
the house by the window into an upper room, and
carried away a landscape, hanging near the window,
to a considerable distance, and escaped by the win-
dow, after driving the sash frame and cornice away.
Two trees in the front of the house were struck, the
bark of which was much torn from the bodies. The
little girl is in a fair way of recovery.
Tuesday, Miss HILL, the daughter of the late la-
mented Colonel HILL, was married to ANDREW VIN-
CENT CORSET, Esq. eldest son of Sir ANDREW CORSET,
of Acton Reynolds, in the above County. Ten car--
riages, filled with relatives of the respective families,
accompanied the happy pair to Hodnet Church.—
After the ceremony, the cavalcade was escorted to
the mansion of Acton Reynolds by the Yeomanry Ca-
valry, and the greatest rejoicings took place by the
tenantry- of both the worthy Baronets.

BER6AP4I.--It has been stated in some of the News-
papers, that this person had served lkir.JAmES GRAT-
TAN as valet, when that Gentleman had travelled on
the Continent. This is, we believe: a mistake. BER•
GAM was in the service of the Princess of WALES
when Mr. GRATTAN had the honour of dining with
her Royal Highness, and waited at table on that oc-
casion. It was, we suppose, the mention of this cir-
cumstance which gave rise to the false report.
Cuoice Panaszotoor.—A Gentleman, known for his habituhl
tardiness, was invited to join a party at Richmond, and appointed
for that purpose to be at his friend's house at an early hour in
the morning. Contrary to all expectation be was the first on
the voupid ; and his friend, in surprise at his punctuality, burst
out in the following &cid apostrophe :-4* So, you've come first el
last; you used to,be &hind &fare; I *suspect you got up eat('
V: liar !"