Star.
London, England, 1818-11-10 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

• His Royal Iligl.ness the COMMANDER in Cuter
hell.' a Military Levee at the Head quarters, this day,
which was most nemerotts!y attended. A great many
Olictrs of high Rank, r:c^r.tly returned from the
Continent, were present.
Two transports .arrived at Dover yesterday morn-
ing from Calais, with a part of the 3d (King's own)
Dragoons.

live hundred men of the 48d Regiment, which
are, under orders for Ireland, were discharged on
Thursday last at Canterbury.

Report•says) that a great proportion of the dis-
charged Black Soldiers will be sent to Africa, such of
than *sate entitled to pensions, receiving them tnere.

- The 210. North British Fusileers, Colonel Nocrrn,
have received orders to hold themselves in readiness
to embark at a day's notice for the West Indies. The
35th Regiment marches into Portsmouth, from Sus.
sex, to embark for Canada.

• The depots of the 4th, .5:1, and 9th Regiments ar-
rived in Winchester garrison on Wednesday, where
they will be joirtd by their respective regiments,'
which are on their march from Dover. The 4th
Regitnert is raw a: Winchester. The sth and 9th
are expe,.:wil in tli? course of this week. Their stay
will be short, as they are expected to embark for the
Wrest Indies in the next month. The depot of the
Grath marched yeszerdir! for Hilsea, previous to their
embarking for St. Helena, A 'arty of the 25th also
left Winchester yesterday.

111.1NCIIESTEli, !.01'L MIIBER 8.
PRTVAtE LETTEIL

The markets were never known to be so overstocked
with Cotton at any former period as they are at pre-
sent, and the daily arrivals of foreign cargoes,. con-
tinue to augment the enormous stocks on hand : con-
siderable sales are effected daily, both in the markets
and by private treaty ; but the largeurns of the supply
keeps the prices low.

I am informed by a respectable mastufacturer, that
notwithstanding the extestive foreign enders, both
for twist and manufactuted goods, the latter have
not
,been so law for some time past as they are at
present. There are two causes which tend to produce
this, and operate powerfully on the home markets:
first, the lamentable state of her MA:EST V, which
prevents many persons in the upper waiks cf life, and
most of those in a middling ste•aon, from purchasing
those articles of dress with which they have been
accustomed to furbish themselves, previous to rin
approach of the winter season-4(nd, secondly. the
markets are in no small degree operated upon hi the
great body of retail dealers and shopkeepers through-
out the kingdom, either slackening cr wLolly sus.
pending their purchases about this perioJ, until atior
their Christmas balances have been settled.

There is, therefore, every reason to calculate upon
the markets being brisker, and pri,-;:s trulcit higher,
by the end of January. The Macufacttirers, acting
under this impression, still continue to employ all
their hands, to meet the expected demand. The
causes, however, which I have named as operating
on the markets, are equany detrimental to the poor
Weavers, preventing the masters from making any
addition to their scanty wages. The poor fellows, to
their great praise, remain perfectly tranquil, working
from four in the morning till ten in the evening, and
in some cases all night, in order to eke out their
scanty wages. They build great expectations on an'
amelioration being made in their forlorn condition,
as soon as Parliament meets, and are taking the best
means their distressed situations will allow, to bring,
their grievances under the early notice of that august
Assembly. .

The CoMmerce, —.—, of Belfast, from Cork to St.
Vincent's, out 19 days, was spoke the 3d September,
in lat. 19.50. long. 39. W. by the John and Harriet,
arrived at Jamaica. Off Alsavela, on the 23d, the
same vessel saw two ships dismasted, but it blowing
at the time almost a gale, she could not speak to either
of them ; they appeared to be outward-bound West-
Indiamen. Ott the East-end, on the 29th, she also
saw a schooner, with loss of her mainmast, and in
tow of a sloop. The ViOantia privateer, of Buenos
A,frcs, Captain Ross, sailed from Bantry Bay about
the uitinio, oil a cruize.