Star.
London, England, 1811-08-24 00:00:00

THE KING.

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" WINDsoR CASTLE, AUGHTST 24.
" There is no change in his MAissint's symptoms.
(Signed) "H. HALFORD. "H. MILLIE.
" W. HERRRDEN, "" R. WILLIS."

We are concerned to state that the Duke of Sus-
sEx has experienced a relapse ; yesterday eyeaing he
was considered in imminent danger : Dr. AINSLIE is
in close attendance upon his Royal Highness.
Tuesday last the Prince CASTELCICALA, the Sicilian
Ambassador, and some other foreign Ministers, had
interviews with the Marquis WELLESLEY, at the
Foreign Office, and in the evening his Lordship left
town for the country.
Thursday last Mr. THOMAS SYDENHAM had a long
interview with the Earl of LtvEitrooL, at the War-
Office, in Downing-street.
Colonel DRINKWATER yesterday presented to his
Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT, the Sixteenth
Report of the Commissioners of Military Inquiry,
being on Ordnance Contracts, and on the depart-
Irrients in the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich.

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The HAWK, with her five prizes, are safe in harbour
at Portsmouth.

Sir CHARLES COTTON has hoisted his flag on board
the VWERARLE, Sir HOME POPHAM, at Portsmouth,
in which ship he proceeds to Plymouth, previous to his
taking the command of the Channel Fleet.
A letter was yesterday received from the Captain of
the Comus frigate, which states, that he expects an or-
4ler to come round to the River as high as Woolwich,
to land the mother of the Duc DEL lsrawraDo, who
is in a very sickly state, and incapable of sustaining a
long journey by land.

Don VALCENTE, Member of the Cortes for Seville,i
is said to haveproposed, in a Secret Sitting of that body,
that the Princess CARLOTTA of the Brazils should be
appointed Regent in the absence of FERDINAND VII.
Under the patronage of his Royal Highness the
PRINCE REGENT, Mr. ALLEN has designed, and is now
manufactwiug an entirely new Style of FunNeruits.
The Representation of the Borough of Southwark
is likely to be keenly contested on the nett election.—
' Mr. HENRY THORNTON, one of the present Members,
and Mr. CALVERT, the Brewer, have already commen-
ced canvassing the inhabitants; and printed placards
have appeared, in the name of Sir Inomns Tvicros,
complaining of a premature advantage having been
taken over him, before it could be known whether the
present Parliament shall be dissolved. Mr. CALVERT
dined on Thursday with 600 of the Electors, at the
Grove-house, Camberwell. He professed himself a
friend to the cause of Parliamentary Reform.
Notice is given in the last Gasette of an intended ap-
plication to Parliament, for leave to make a new road
from Deptford to Dartford, by means of an archway
through the south side of Shooter's-hill.

READING RACES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22.
A Sweepstakes of 5 gs. each, to which £5O was added.—Two
mile beats.

Mr. flatlet's Levant walked over Sturdy Dwarf and another.
A Handicap Plate of £3O for horses of every denomination.
Mr. Hallet's b. g. Levant 1 I
Captain Batson's ch. tn. Gift 2 3
Mr. Weatherill's John o'Gstunt 3 dr
Mr. Rolls 's bi. h. Fuscus 4 2
Fusco' was the favourite at starting, he having beat Levant at
Newbury a few days hero, e.— Iwo to one no Levant after the
heat. The second heat was, a sportive one, and won by half a
neck.
A shocking accident h,fel Gift and her rider. After
passing the winning post, she was thrown down by a
horse in the Course and much injured, and the rider
is in tt dangerous state.
Thursday afternoon, as some children were at play
in St. John's-street, Smithfield, a gentleman's servant
on hopeback, On the full trot, rode over a girl about
seven years of age. by which she was so shockingly
hurt, as to be taken to the Hospital without hopes of
recovery.
A few evenings since, abont nine o'clock, two men I
knocked at the door of the house of Mr. Brown, at
Ma:denhead Thicket, which Mr. B. opened, and in:
Istantly received a blow from a mallet on his forehead,
which at the moment prevented him from making
any resistance; he, however, retreated into the par-
, lour, which he fastened, and Mrs. Brown ran tip
stairs and gave an alarm ; the thieves then robbed'
the house of five candlesticks and a pair of shoes, and
escaped. A reward of £lOO was instantly offered
for their apprehension, which had the desired effect,
and they ate both now in safe custody. Upon search-
ing their lodging, the candlesticks were found se-
creted in their bed ; and two valuable watches were
I found sewed up in the chair-cover.
A barbarous murder was perpetrated a few days
ago, in the vicinity of Gort, on one Flin, of Thomond-
gate, Limerick, who had been engaged as a stone-cut-
ter on the new buildings at Tierlohan; being a stran-
ger in that part of the country, he had been looked
upon as an object of jealousy, and was, on his return
from the fair of Goa, on the above evening, way-laid
by some inhuman monsters, who committed this hor-
rid deed in the presence of his distracted wife, who, af-
ter witnessing the dreadful transaction, was treated
with such violent abuse, that she was, on the following
morning, scarcely recovered enough to see his remains
conveyed to Limerick.
PUGILISTIC CAMPAIGN.—The field of battle, and
time of fighting the anticipated contest between Crib,
and Molineux, are events in which the patrons and
amateurs in the science of boxing feel as much anxiety
at the politicians are interested in the affairs of the
Peninsula. The scene of action is fixed for Notting.
hamshire, and it appears to be understood that the
combatants, with their partizans, will fix on a position
in the park of Bellevue, the domain of the Duke of
Rutland, and the 24th of September is the day fixed
for the battle to be fought on.
Yesterday morning, at seven o'clock, a pitched
battle was fought between two young lads about 17
years of age, the one a sailor, and the other a black,
b'th lately arrived in a ship from the %Vest Indies.
The battle took place in a field near Poplar. They
were seconded by two shipmates. At setting-to
bets were two to one in favour of the black, he hav-
ing most strength ; but the former being very reso-
lute, although much beaten, would not yield, and
by a blow he gave his antagonist in the face, which
occasioned blood to issue from his nose and mouth,
he obliged the black to relinquish the conquest,
when victory was declared in favour of true English
courage.

THE ARMY:

A Board of General Officers was held on Thurs-
day, at the Commander in Chief's Office, Th the Horse
Guards, which was attended by the Dukes of Yong.,
Kizer, and CAMBRIDGE, Earl Hattie°tam Generals
CALVERT, BROWNRIEG, &c. The business was some
arrangement respecting the Military College.
On Wednesday the Cork Militia arrived at Ports-
mouth, to do duty, from Ireland. They came over
in the same transports which conveyed the Surrey Mi-
litia, commanded by Colonel FREDERIC, who are to
march to Mullingar. The Cork regiment is a fine body
of men, and makes a nobly appearance. The Tippe-
rary are immediately to follow the Cork regiment to
this country, and we may daily look for other regi-
ments of this tine body of men. The measure will
be of the greatest service to the country.

Sir RICHARD BROOKE'S regiment, the Northampton
Militia, goes over to Ireland in the transports which
brought the Cork; and Lord BROOKE'S regiment, the
Warwick, and others, are to follow from Portsmouth.
Embarkations are, at the same time, going on-from
Plymouth, Bristol, Margate, Ramsgate, it:. of se-
veral English Militia Regiments, for Ireland.

The Dumfries-shire Militia, now at Woodbridge,
are to embark at Harwich for Ireland.

The following Militia regiments embarked yester-
day from Bristol for Ireland : the Radnor, Glamor-
gan, Pembroke, and North Hants.
The Nottingham Militia, now at Portsmouth, are
ordered to hold themselves in readiness to embark at
the shortest notice.

The threepri vates of the Royal Horse Guards ( Blue)
who were thrown from their horses at the review on
Winkfield Plain, last Wednesday, are in a fair way of
recovery.

The great depot of heavy cavalry being established
at Canterbury, that able Cavalry Officer,,General
RAY, will be stationed there.

The depot of the lldi Regiment of Foot, under
the command of Captain D. MACARTHUR, about 150
strong, principally composed of fine young men, vo-
lunteers from the Irish Militia, marches from Exeter
on Monday, the 36th inst. for Berryhead B irracks.—
We understand that above 100 volunteers are now
on their way from Ireland to join this depot.
Tuesday and Wednesday, about one hundred and
twenty or thirty men, belonging to the 7th battalion
of the German Legion, halted at Brighton, from
Portsmouth, where they had been landed from Por-
tugal, on their way for their clepot at Bexhill.
EATFLE OF TALAVERA. •
The Officers of the British Army, who were wound-
ed in that memorable, battle, have voted a Silver
Vase and Cover, value tme hundred and twenty
Guineas, to Staff-Surpm HIGGINS. It has just been
:• cimpleted by Messrs. Runnritit. tsd BRUM, and bears
the following in,criotion

To -litataatits Htoctins, Esquire,
Staff Surgeon,
To whose care the Hospitals at Talavera wers.entrusted,
When the English were obliged, notwithstanding their Victory,
* To leave them exposed to a vanquished Enemi,
Tan Cur
Is presented
By the BRITIS ki OPPICERS,
• Who, forming a part of that melancholy charge,
Were deeply impressed by the unshaken constancy
With which he offered up his liberty and expectations,
At the shrine of humanity and public duty.
They indulge a hope,
That this Cup may sweeten and perpetuate
The charm of self-approbation,
And ever he a memento of this truth,
That although the pride and pomp of war
May belong exclusively to the warriors,
Yet in all mankind,
To follow the line of duty, through dlEculty and danger,
With undeviating rectitude,
Is true glory.

The following is an extract of a letter from an Offi.
cer on board the NORTHUMBERLAND, 71,, dated Qui-
beron Bay, August 14, Isll
We are at present lying here with the Royal
George, 110, Abercrombie, 71, Amazon frigate, and
some smaller vessels. The Amazon arrived here last
evening from °lf L'Orient, and brings an account of
a boat having deserted to her a few days ago from the
French Admiral's ship le Helo, lying in that port;
there were four Danes and five Swedes in her. These
men state, that le Helo is the best manned ship the
enemy have there, and she is little more than half
manned. The enemy have two sail of the line in the
Rochefort outer road, and two more ready to drop
down the next spring tides ; we can see four sail of the
line and some corvettes apparently ready for sea, and
they have three sail of the line building. The Danes,
Swedes, and other foreigners on board the French
ships are very much dissatisfied, and eagerly embrace
every opportunity to desert to our shipping off the
coast."
A daughter of Captain AIDES, of Park-lane, three
years and a Half old, was run over yesterday in cros-
sing into the Park, by a butcher's horse galloping
very fast. The child was with a female servant, who
had let go her hand at the moment the horse was
passing. From the number of fractures it was thought
the child could not survive many hours.
SCOTS VETERAN.—Thera is now living in the vit.
lage of Delnies, in the parish of Nairn, in the full pos-
session of all his faculties, a veteran named John
Reid, who may perhaps be reckoned the oldest sol-
dier in Great Britain, he having nearly completed hi
hundredth year. He entered the second battalion of
the. Scots Royals upwards of 80 years ago and fcught
at the battles of Dettingen, Fontenoy, Walls, and
Culloden. He served also through the whole of the
American war, and was present at the sieges of Que-
bec and Ticonderago, where he was severely wound-
ed by a musket-ball, which entered his thigh, and
which it was found impossible to extract. This ball
he means to bequeath as a legacy to one of his sons,,
of whom he has several, An begotten in lawful wed-
lock, although he married at the age of 70, and all
whom are serving their king and country. Such has
been the uniform regularity of this highland veteran's
mode of living, that he has only been twice fuddled
in the course of his long life, viz. at the period of his
inlistment, and when the nests of his Majesty's coro-
nation arrived at Halifat, in Nova Scotia, where the
Royals then lay. He is, moreover, very cheerful, and
has an uncommonly retentive memory, and, with
great good sense, joined to no small portion of wit,
all the live long day he talks of wat."