Star.
London, England, 1820-05-15 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The second battalion of 64 third negiment of
Guards had a grand field-day this morning, in Hyde
Park, under the command of Colonel ROOKE. A
number of General Officers were present, 'sho ex-
pressed great satisfaction at their evolutions and
steady conduct.
The Hampshire Militia are not to be called out
till Autumn, and then only for the purpose of train-
ing and exercise.

An Armed Association has been formed in the
town of Kilmarnock, consisting of three Companies.

The kth Regiment, quartered at Castlebar, are iu
expectation of a route for Dublin.

MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
WAR-OFFICE, MAY 12, 1820.
p,wal Regiment of Horse Guards—Lieutenant lleury {llls
Tortes to he Captain, by purchase, vice Taylor, whu retires ;
Cornet William Lombard to be Lieuttmant, by purchase, vice
Routes; Thomas William Gordon, Gent. to be Cornet, by
purchase. vice Lambard.
10th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Lord Thomas
Cecil, from the 11th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice

Gale, who exchanges.
Ilth Ditto—Lieutenant William Gale, from the 10th_ Lirht

Dragoon, to be Lieutenant, vice Lord Thonta, CLcil, who

exclCanges.
14th Ditto—To be Captain.--Lieutenant lion. Charles Petre,
by purchase, vice Dowson, who retires; Captain George
Gootliu Barrett, from half-pay of the 23d Light Dragoons,

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vice Frantic Fowke, who exchanges, receiving the difference.
To be Lieutenant, Ly purchase—Cornet Henry Gage, vice Pet re.
To he Cornet, by purchase—Thomas D. Eye Burroughs, Gent.

- vie Gage.
53ti Regiment of Foot—Captain Sir William Crosbie, Ban.
from half pay of the 7th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice
Henry Cavendish Johnson, who exchanges, receiving the

difference.
50th Ditto—Captain William Mann, from half pay of the s:th
Foot, to be Captain, vice Robert Baker, who exchanf,,ys.
58:h Ditto—Ensign William Augustui Stewart to be Lieuty-
nant, without purchase, vice Shea, deceased ; George
Gent. to be Ensign, vice Stewart.
631 Dittu—i.Captain Hugh M'Gregor, from half-pay of the 91st
Foci, to be Captain, vice J. William Grew:ll664;a, who

exchanges. -
68th Ditto-.-Captain Jonathan Parker, from hatf.pav of the
York Chasseurs, to be Captain, vice George Pinckney, who

exchanges.
116th Ditto--Lieutenant John Dolman from half-pay of the
40th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice David Bradford, who ex-
changes, receiving the difference.
92d Ditto—Lieutenant Thomas Frederick Giffard, from half-

pay of the 95th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice James Sinclair,
who exchanges, receiving the difference.
Rine Brigade—Centlfman Cadet Hem. Jeffrey Amherst, from
the Royal Military College, to be Sv:ond lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Drury, promoted in the nth Foot.
21 Royal Veteran Battalion—Captain Thomas Carter, from
half-pay of the 101st Foot, to be Captain, The Robert 'Fur-
ter, who returns to his forener situation on the Retired List.
17,e1 Royal Veteran Battalion—Lieutenant George Ill.ntierhas-
sAt Williams, from haßpay of the 99th Foot, to be Lieute-

mint, vice George Berries, wttose appointnittit lids not

taken place.
6,h Royal Veteran Battalion—To he Lietttenants—Lieuterunt
John Pike, front half-pay of the 6th Garrison Battalion, vice
Fouler; who returns to his tinnier situation on the Retired
List ; Lieutenant James Lewis, front half-pay of the 3d Gar-

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rison Battalion, vice West, whose appointment has not
taken place.
7*.h Royal Veteran Battalion—Lieutenant John O'Connell, from
the Bth Royal Veteran Battalion, to be Lieutenant, vice
George Palmer, whose appointment has not taken place.
9th Royal Veteran Battalion—Quartermaster James Robert

Stop, from half-pay of the Windsor Foresters, to he En-

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sign, vice Poll, whose appointment has not taken place.
10th Royal Veteran Battalion—Lieureoant J.lnws 11,Thert
Stewart I.ongworth, from half-pay of the 6'h West India
Regim.nt, to be Lieutenant, vice i'..:thew ()11, who re-
tort.. to his former situation on the Retired last.
2111TVET.

To be ',‘litiors in the Army—Captain Chart. s Addisor, 80th
FeJt; and Captah, Ilugh 63.1 Pout.
HOSIII.III. avert.

To be Assistatit-Surgerms to the Purees—Assi,tant-Surgeon Fre-
derick Dix, front lutlf-pay ; Asaibtant-Surgeon John Domp-
ster, from half-pay.
Cutnmissinn in the St.ffortishire Regiment of Yeomanry rAvalry,
signed by the Vice-Lieutenant ut tlt, Count; ut St.t!ittrt!.
C.orge MoLckton, Gent. to he Cort.ct.

Commi.r.sions ic. th 2 13.-dhrthhire 1 eornanry Cavalry, &ivied by
the Lor.: Lieu:et-ant of the Ci.otity of nediurt.l.

DlAjor Thom,,, Putter Macqueen, M. P. io be Lieutenant-Colo-
nel; Thomas Polhill, Esq. to he Allor ; Stymie! Rur,.;k...s,
Gent. to be Lirtitenant ; John Fletcher, Gent. to be ditto.
Cointr.iion in the West Kent Regiment of Yiomaiiry
signed by the Lord lAeutena,it of the Count) of Kent.
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Chas. W.rde, Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice 11. T. Labe, resigned.

KING's THLATay..—The Opera on S aural,- was
thronged to a complete overflow ; vain after eight
o'clock all the upper boxes by the sides of the gal-
lery were obliged to be thrown open, to accommo-
date th.le numerous complainants who could not
get access to the pit. Much was the interest excited
by the second repetition of 'l arc; in which Ma-
dame Bectoctri again displayed her transcendent
ahilities with the most bewitching effect —Among
the distinguished persons present w ere_
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Duchess of BuccLugk,
Duchess of Argyll and the Ludic: Paget, 14arquis and Mar-
chi w.ess of Anglesea, 'Marchioness of Salisbury, the Earl and
Csuntess of Scarborough, Countess of Craven, Earls of Clare,
Thai.et, Digby, and Harrington ; Lurds Lake, Melbourne,
Brownlow, Tamworth, Darnley, D.:rtmouth, Pore, Clifton,
Lon dale, Palmerston, and Lowther ; Lord and Lady Shaltes-
Luvy, Lord and Lady Morley, Lady Anne Beckett, Ladies
Petry, Louisa Lygon, Aboyne, FlizOlsbon, Farquhar, and
owtn ; Count St. Antonio, Sir Varquhai, Sir William
azd Lady Ctxlrington, Sir Chalks Asgill, Sir C. liargtrtutit-,
S,r Lumley St. George Skeffington, Sir W. W. Wynn, line
Charles and Lady ['mkt:rill, Sir John and Ludy Murray, &c.
COVENT••GARDEN.—The Farce of thiriest lhievea
vas played ou Saturday night, with an unusually
strong cast of the characters. NVe have only to
mention, as a proof of this, that Obadiah was acted
by W. FARREN, and Teague by JortNsroNk A Mr.
CRIPPE'..:DALE, from the rival boards, made his first
app..;Atance at this Theatre, in the character of Abel,
with good effe7t. The House was well filled.
FRLNCII PLAYS.—La Tapisserie, a Comedy in one
Act, v..as performed for the expi-ess purpose of intro-
ducing oldie. VIRGINIE, in the character of &sine,
the petite niece ef D'ABLANcoun. PERLET in La
a,1,1 Madame BEKTUEAs, as Aladenioiseac
Crandp:v, wery irleistibie. The applause was un-
bounded.— followed. Weitcr, by PERLET:
C4arlqie, Madame By.reTtrEAs. At twelve o'clock
the dancing conanenced ; and among the couples
N% ho led off were--
- - - M:1:11.me D'EsTa.
1lt.;11,:s BALL - - Yiss Situ 7AGt7.
- - Lady Foarrscus.
7.:r. FiNtat - - - lady LEGGE.
IlLsav SEYMOUR - Lady liaarEar.
11:r. 13. PAGET - Miss Frrzaor.
Court CA itAMAN NrCENT.
CL: t tier D'lsoz - - 3.iss EnaN.
At three o'clock the music ceased.—Among the
c4;tlpar.y present wet e--
1., en Sapieha, Prince Wulko:Acy, Mitts of Wellington,
San Carlos, A..gyll ; Di.coess of Bucdeugh; Mar-
, ...:3‘5 of Bah, 6idiebtay, ltat.t..acterry.

LAW INTEZIYGPNM

LOUR? OF CHANCERY', MAY!.
ROWE D. WOOD.

The LORD CHANCELLOR, on coming into Coda
this morning, gave judgment in this important cause,
which had occupied his Lordship's attention for seve-
ral previous days, and was an appeal by the plaintiff
from the judgment of the Vice-Chancellor, who had
decided in favour of the defendant, on a plea which
set up his right to certain Mines in the County of
Cornwall, and contended for the dismissal of this suit.
His Lordship, after having stated at gteat length the
facts of the case on both sides, reversed the 'Vice-
Chancellor's decision, and gave judgment for the
plai ff. •

clur.T OF KING'S BF.NCII, MAY lA,
TILE KING V. HENRY HUNT AND OTHERS..

Hiti LOrdship asked the Attorney-General itshe had
any motion to make 1'

The Arron N EY-GENERAL-My Lord, I move the
Judgment of the Court against Henry Hunt, Esq.
and the other defendants.

The defendants were immediately called, but not
appearing at the moment in Court,
The Lotto CIIIEF JUSTICE observed, that per-
haps the defendants were waiting for letters by post
from Manchester, asui it would be better to wait un-
til later in the day.
The Souc ITOR-GICNERAL said, the defendants were
in the Ilall. They were accordingly called there, and
Mr. I hint, accompanied by Joseph Healy and Sa-
muel Iliniford, entered the Court.
Tgle Loan CHIEF JUSTICE—Have you any affi-
davit,,, Mr. Hunt?

Mr. Hunt—My Lord, Mr. Johnson is gone to Man-
chester for affidavits, and we have now a messenger
wAiting for the post, in expectation of receiving them.
The Loan Caney Jusricc—We shall wait a little.