Star.
London, England, 1826-04-28 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Detachments belonging to the 68th, 70th, and 74th Regiments
of Infantry, embarked on the 14th inst. on board the l'armella
transport, at Portsmouth, for Quebec. The same transport after-
wards sailed for Jersey and Guernsey, for the purpose of receiving
on board other Detachments for conveyance to the above deuination.
The 98th Regiment of Foot has completed us augmentation
establishment.
The 3d Regiment of Infantry (the Duffs) has been placed on the
Indian Establishment.
Lieutenant-Colonel Wont's', of the South Yorkshire Yeomanry
Cavalry, has issued a regimental order, announcing that this Regi-
ment will assemble for six days exercise and duty at Doncaster, on
Thursday. the 27th of Jury next.
The Surrey Yeomanry Cavalry, commanded by Lieut.-Colonel
Sir W. G. Ihrtro►t Jollier& Barr. will assemble for permanent
duty at Epsom, on t'ie 21st of June next.

Commissions signed by the Lord. Lieutenant of the County of
Cornwall.
George Boughton Kingdon, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant.
Cornwall Regiment of Militia—The Honourable George Eds.
cumbe to be Major, vice Rickenherg, resigned. 1
East Cot nwall Yeomanry Cavalry—John Smith. Gent. to be Lieu-
tenant, vice Parkin, resigned. John Jeffery, Gent. to be Cornet,
vice Smith.
Cornwall Hussars Yeoinanty Cavalry—Walter Raleigh Gilbert,
Esq. lb be Lieutenant-Colonel-Commandant, vice Vyvyan, dis-
placed.
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Wilts. 1
Askew Hilcoat, Esq. to be Deputy lieutenant. Wynd-
ham the younger. Esq, to be ditto. Henry Hoare, EN. to be
ditto. Robert Gordon, Esq. to be ditto. 1
Wilts Militia—Edward John Ambrose Goddard, Esq: to be

Captain.
Wilts Yeomanry Cavalry—Thomas Viscount Andover to be Cap-
tain. George William Frederick Rani Bruce to be ditto.
Conunissions in the lat Essex Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry,
signed ►y the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Essex.
John Archer Houlslon, ion. E•q. to be Captain, vice Polktt, re-
signed. Thomas Battyile, Geat. to be Lieutenant, vice Davies,
resigned. Cornet Ambrose Metall to be ditto. Josias Batylle,
Gent. to be Cornet. John Preece, Gent. to- be Assistant-Sur-
geon. Samuel Gooch, Gent. to be Veterinary-Surgeon.
Commissions in the Richmond Ihsrester Yeomanry Cavalry, signed
by the Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of the County of
York.
Cornet William Pybos to be Lieutenant. . John Gerard, Genf. to
be Cornet, vice Pybus, promoted.

An alarming and destructive sre broke out this
morning, at half-past five o'clock, in the extensive manufactory of
Mr. Kma, patent steam-engine maker, Church Line, Whitechapel,
which entirely consumed the whole i the premises, and those of
Mr. Hamm, farrier. It alai did much damage to the back.front
of the bowies of Mr. &moony, baker ; Mr. Snore an under-
taker; Mr. Tozazzaz, cork-cutter; Mr. GIANT, a butcher, and
some others. Ebenezer Chapel also received consideraMe damage,
as did several tenements adjoining. A good supply of water, well
employed by the activity of the firemen, stopped the progreu of
the flames by half-past nine. The property destroyed is of im-
mense value.
PALERMO, Waal 23.—The beautiful comet which
In the months a September and October last year shone with such
splendour in our southern hemisphere, and then withdrew, has
now returned to our horizon. On the lath it was observed from
our Royal Observatory by Signor Caesavroaz, about an hour and
a quarter before sunrise, between the legs of Sagitarius. Its right
ascension was 249 deg. and south declination 47 deg. 45 min. If
the mountain did not cover five degrees of the southern horizon of
Palermo, it might have been seen some days earlier.
The two Italians who stabbed a money-changer in
the Palais Royal some time since, have been tried,
found guilty, and sentenced to death.
ELoresizsrr.—At a very early hour an Thursday
morning, the servants of one of the inns at Perth were
raised by the arrival of a chaise and four from the South,
which bore every mark of extreme baste, the poet-boys
nearly in paris Naturalgts, having been allowed no
time to dress at the preceding stage, and having driven
with such expeditiun as to pass the mail between Kin-
ross -and Perth. Immediately on its arrival here, a
warrant, it is said, was applied for, to break open the
gate of a mansion in this neighbourhood, in search of a
young lady, and heiress of great property in the North,
who, along with a young gentleman. had eloped from
Edinburgh the preceding evening. On gaining admis-
sion (which was done without violence), the gentleman
made his appearance with the unanswerable argument
of the marriage lines in his hand—Perth Gour. April 20.
The poor weavers of Carlisle have been set to work
on the roads, the sands, arc. at wages varying Irom Is.
to Is. 6d. per diem.
Yesterday the bitting of the adjourned Middlesex Ses
sions was attended by a very numerous bench of Magis-
trates, the day being appointed for the discussion of the
important question, whether the Court had the power,
of appointing a Pass-master for the removal of Scotch
and Irish paupers? The office, it may be remembered,
I had been abolished, as being no longer legal ; and the,
Court decided that they had no power to revive it.
A few nights since a well-dressed man knocked at
the door of a Gentleman's house at the west end of the
town, and told the servant that be had, unfortunately,
in passing, dropped his glcve in the area, requesting him
to fetch it ; with which request the servant, al nothing
doubting," readily complied; but on his return, in a few
minutes, found that the stranger had decamped, with
sundry great coats, cloaks, Ore. from the hall.
Wednesday night, at eight o'clock, as a Lady
alighted from the Tottenham coach, on Snowhill, she
was robbed of her reticule, containing a gold neck
chain, with family seals, valuable foreign bracelets, a
purse of gold and silver, and other articles of value,
and some Private papers.—Another Lady had also yes-
terday her reticule snatched from her in the street.
A valuable plantation upon the estate of Hirsel, the
property of the Earl of Home, situate upon the north
side of the road leading from the Greenlaw Turnpike
Road to Birgham, was wilfully set fire to, early on the
morning of Saturday the Bth inst. by same malicious
persons, and about half an acre of the plantation c-m-
-pletely destroyed.
Yesterday morning a scene of confusion took place
in the Borlbigh, occasioned by the seizure of a cart,
having neither name nor number on it, by Oxley,
belonging to the Office in Essez-ureet, who, on attempt.
ing to convey it to the green-yard, at Newington, was
attacked by a mob, who rescued the prize, and com-
menced a furious attack upon him with missiles of
every description. To avoid their fury, he fled into the
Ship public house, Stone's-cod, and from thence into a
private house under tne Bench wall, kept by a widow
named Griffith, the dour of which he closed behind
him. Here he was followed by the mob, who broke
open the door, dragged him out, and beat him most
unmercifully. He at lenigth effected a retreat saw the
Windsor Castle, Great Suffolk-street, which the mul-
titude threatened to pull down. He was, however,
protected until the arrival of the Boiv.street patrol;
who dispirsed the mob. Complaints have been lodged
it the Town Hall against several persons concerned in
the outrage.