Star.
London, England, 1821-10-24 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Monday ee'unight, the Ravenswonh Volunteer Cavalry went
on dutj at Gateshead, in the County of Durham.
Detachments of the Bth, 28th, 32d, 85th, and 90th Regiments,
embarked at Plymouth en board the transport Albany, last
week, for Malta.
Tuesday, the .Irl Foot Guards arrived at Portsmouth in the
Caroline, and Integrity, and two dock-yard lighters, front Ply-
mouth, and disembarked on Wednesday, and marched to Chi-
chester, on their route to Chatham. The remainder of the 84th
Regiment, Colonel Datutzuv, embarked on board the above-
named vessels, on 'Thursday, and have since sailed for Plymouth.
A detachment of the 734 Regiment are hourly expected at
Chichester (being arrived from Ceylon) to join the depot, at
the Broyle barracks.
Commissions In the Royal Monmouth Militia, signed by the
Lord Lieutenant of the County of Monmouth.
Samuel Fludyer, Esq. to be Captain; John Roberts, Esq. to
be ditto ; Thomas Ferrers Edwards, Gent. to be Lieutenant.
Commission in the East Essex Militia, signed by the Lord
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- Lieutenant of the County of Kassa.
Ensign Charles Osborne to be Lieutenant, vice Osborne, de-
ceased.

The following is. a copy, of Lord DARLINGTON'S
Letter, inclosing an order for Five Hundred Guineas,
towards the subscription for indemnifying Sir ROBERT
WILSON, and placing him " above the reach of Mi-
nisterial. malice and vengeance"-
•, Raby Castle, October 19.
" Saa—l have derived much satisfaction in finding up desirable
a mode has been adopted for an indemnity to Sir Robert Wilson,
which I eagerly embrace, to add my subscription to the Fnd,
and have directed my hankers,u s. Drummond, to remit
Five Handred Guineas on that account.
" I beg to rem3in, Sir, your very obedient servant,
(Signed) " DARLINGTON.
*To R. Hall, F.N. Secretary of the Committee at ,
the Three funs Tavern, Southwark."
Leamington Spa has been remarkably full of
fashionable company all the summer. The improve-
ments in the town are beyond all calculation, and
the value of landed property has encreased from £6O
to £3,000 per acre, tin- building leases. It is a re-
markable circumstance that Leamington is the only
place in the II; iti‘h Empire where the population
has been quadrupled since the census taken in 1811 VII
Lord SUFFIELD (late the Hon. E. Ha ammo) has
been unanimously elected Chairman of the No, folk
Quarter Sessions, which began on the 16th inst. His
Lordship was nominated by T. W. COKE, Esq. At
the same Sessions the proposition concerning the
erection of a new jail was again agitated, and after a
long discussion, Mr. WILKIN'S plan was adopted,
with a reservation that the present expenditure is not
to exceed £26,000.
Friday, the Earl GOWER arrived at his new resi-
dence, in Hamilton-place, from Trentham Hall. the
seat of the Marquis of STAFFORD, in Staffordshire.—
His Lordship came to town in order to inspect the
furniture and improvements carrying on, and will
leave town again in the course of the week for the
Continent.
Captain STANLEY CLARKE, of Berkeley-square,
joins the Hunt, at Leatherhead, in the best style.
Lady ELISABETH MACGREGOR MURRAY has left
Marshal Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square, for
the Isle of Man.
Wednesday Sir Joins DOUGLAS, of Springwood
Park, gave a grand dinner to the troop of Roxburgh-
shire Yeomanry Cavalry under his command. Pre-
vious to the dinner hour, the Troop assembled in
uniform, mounted, with their arms and accoutre-
ments, in front of the house, after which they sat
down to a sumptuous repast in the drawing-room.
The utmost conviviality prevailed among the party,
which did not separate till a late hour, highly grati-
fied by the politeness of their hospitable entertainer.
The Count de MONTEZUMA, descended from the
ancient Mexican Monarchs, has recently arrived in
this capital, from the Peninsula. Report connects
with this visit designs of consequence with respect to
New Spain.
A young Lady was told by a married Lady that
she had better precipitate herself from off the Passaic
falls into the basin beneath, than marry. The young
Lady replied, " I would, if I thought I should find
a husband at the bottom r
To complete a Moorish Lady's dress, she tinges her
eye-lids with alkohol, the powder of lead ore—this is
done by dipping a small wooden bodkin of the thick-
ness of a quill into the powder, and then drawinC:
through the eye-lids over the ball of the eye.
Jeremiah 4, 30—so did Jezebel, 2 Kings 11, 90—
she set off her eyes with the powder of lead ore—see
Ezek. 23, 40.
In the highest luxury of Imperial Rome, the price
of admission to the Theatre (where any was paid) was
no more than one-eighth of an English penny !
HAYMARKET THEATRE.—The Begres Opera,
which was performed last night, afforded an oppor.'
tunity for the introduction of a young Lady in the
arduous character of Macheath. The near debutante
possesses a voice of remarkable depth and sweetness,
and a taste which, while it avoids profusion, indulges
in occasional ornament with the happiest effect. She
sung the various airs that belong to the part in a style
remarkable at once for its spirit and simplicity. Her
very first song was decisive of success, having been
not only rapturously applauded, 'but honoured with
an encore. The same distinction was conferred upon
many of the succeeding ones. When the heart of a
man is oppressed with care, and The Ira time at the
Looking-glass. were, perhaps, upon the whole, the
favourites. If we were disposed to qualify in any
manner the tribute we have paid to her general
powers, it must be by giving the preference to the
lower notes; but it is, perhaps, more candid to admit
that it is in the higher exertions of voice the timidity
of a first essay; however well disguised in other re-
spects, is most likely to become apparent. But it is
not merely as a vocal performer that this Lady pro-
Ilmises to excel ; she evinced a degree of vivacity and
intelligence in her delivery of the dialogue, which
proved her to be no stranger to the spirit of good
-writing or the vigour and consistency of well drawn
character. Upon the whole, it is pretty clear that the
Theatre has made what is technically called a hit in
the acquisition of such a novelty. Miss C. Coital, as
Polly, sung delightfully. Indeed, the ft equent repe-'
titions required by the audience front both Ladies, in
their most difficult songs, not only imposed a heavy
task on their lungs, but protracted the entertainments
to a very late time. Mr. J. Bosnia., in the part of
Filch, kept up a soar of laughter whenever he made
his appearance. The piece, taken altogether, is
strongly cast ; so that between the merits of the new
debutante, and the popularity of the other performers,
it promises a good harvest to the Managers.