Star.
London, England, 1826-01-13 00:00:00

THE ARMY:

The Depot of the 67th Foot has been ordered to march from Gos-
pnrt to Chatham.
Detachments belonging to British Regiments in India, marched
recently from Chatham to Gravesend, and embarked on board
the East India Company's ship, the Abercromby Robinson, for
Bombay.

THE INDIAN ARMY.
AUGMENTATION OF THE HORSE ARTIT.I.ERY.

Head-quarters, Calcutta, July 8, 1825.
The Commander-in• Chief is pleased to direct, in pursuance of
General Orders by Government of the 24th ult. that two new
Troops of Horse Artillery be formed at Meerut, from the Ist
These will be numbered the Scl Troop of the 2d Horse Bri-
gade, and the td Troop of the 3d Horst Brigade.
The Commandant of Artillery will give orders fur the Non-
Commissioned Officers and Bombardiers required for . the new
Troops being drafted in due pfbportions from the other European
Troops of Horse Artillery, and for their places being supplied by
promotion in the usual manner. The Supernumerary Non-Com-
missioned Officers and Bombardiers for the Morse Artillery in
Major Whish's Detachment, are to be included in the number
posted to the new Troops, and will thus be brought on the effec-
tive strength.
Lieut.-Col. Stark, Commanding the Horse Artillery at Meerut,
will likewise direct such number of Gunners to be removed to the
new Troops as he may consider expedient. They will be completed
from the men drafted from the. Companies- of Foot Artillery by.
General Orderi of the 25th ultimo, and by the Detachment pro-
ceeding to the Upper Provinces, under Major Which.
Lieutenant-Colonel Stark will complete the new Troops with
horses from the Supernumerary Remount Horses. now attached to
the Horse-Artillery. The usual establishments of all descriptions
to be hired from the Ist instant.
By Order of his Excellency, the Commander in-Chief,
W. L. WATSON,
Adjutant-General of the Army

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE..

The Palafos, Fire, from Bremen to Lisbon, has put hue Cowes,

leaky, and must discharge.
FoEsowris, JAN. ll.—Wind N. to E.N.E. moderate and clear.
-Sailed the Nymph, SAMWAYS, for Poole;' Peterel, SMITH, and
`Owens Savage, Frissunstons, for London.; Barbara, •HEszaLL, for
Nowaastlo • and Susan. BLUME, for Trignmouth.
`• SCILLY, saw. 3.—Arrived the Queensberry packet, —, from
Jamaica—salted the 29th November; and from Crooked Island,
.9th December; Jean Baptiste, Boone, and Sir F. Burton, THOM.
sow, from Quebec; Hope, WILLIAM,, from Newfoundland; Royal
George; Woos, from Miramichi; and Susannah, TEEGARTUEN;
from Terceira—all remain wind' bound.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 11.—Wind N.—Sailed the Ilfornung, De
BOER, for Modal:; Carolina, &NMI, for Havre; Ebrince, ARIES!,
afid.CabtOr, COCILNALE, for London.
PORTSUEETH, JAN. 12.—Wind N. fine weather.—Sailed the
Vrow Gebroeders' STEAK, for Antwerp; Santa del Carmen,—,
for London; and Camden, PRAILION, for Sunderland.
DEAL, JAN. 12.—Wind N. W.—The Edinburgh, for China;
and the Duke of Manchester, Howl, for Jamaica, passed through
yesterday; also, this day, the Maria, brig; Somersetshlre Ross,
from Leith ; and David Lyon, Bolas, from London fur jamaica.
The Admiral Cockburn remains.
LivEstrooe, Jaw. IL—Wind N.—Arrived the Ludtania. DEM,
from .Alezandria ; Clio, RUSSELL, from St. Petersburgh ; and the
Hamilton, WILLI...ass, from Puritan.
Coat, JAN. N.—Wind E —Arrived the Cato and Vibelia
transports, from Plymouth, to take on board troops for the West
Indies.
Kniownsws Timmons, JAN. 7.—Since Wednesday it has blown
a .continied storm. The brig Sampson, of Liverpool, ran into the
old harbour, having carried away one chain, and slipped the others
—she is much damaged. The schooner John, of Liverpool, carried
away one cable, and drove with the other anchor, but cut away her
foremast, and received a cable and anchors from the shore, and
thus rode out the gale. •

Yesterday, Sir !Unseat. TAYLOR transacted military
business with his Royal Highness the Duke of YORK, at his house
in SOuth Audley-street.
Mr. WYNN transacted business at the Foreign Office'
yesterday.
Though the Opera, on the opening evening, and on
Tuesday, was very fully, and, for the season, most fashionably at-
tended, we were sorry that many persons missed the earlier parts,
particularly the scenes in which the new trumpets, Messrs. Gast.
Axel, displayed their powers. We would recommend to judges of
good harmony an early attendance. to enjoy the treat it must be
acknowledged their talents afford.
The Countess Cowpxa gave her annual Ball, at Pan-
, Banger, on Tuesday night, to which were invited all the neighbour.
ing Nobility and Gentry. The range of rooms were brilliantly it.
luminated by Roman, Etruscan, and Grecian lamps : the great
gallery was particularly resplendent ; the grounds, and exterior of
the mansion, were also lighted up. Dancing commenced at nine
o'clock, in the. Grand Saloon, and ended at three, previous to
which there was a supper, consisting of everything costly and ele-
gant, arranged in a peculiarly fanciful manner by the maitre diseSel.
, There were present—Prince Esterhazy, Marquis and Marchioness
lot Salisbury, and the Dowager Marchioness Rid and Countess
of Verulam, Earl of F.ssex, tire Capels,.Lord Palmerton, the lion.
W. Lamb, Lord and Lady Were, Miss Brande, Mr. Giles, Sir G.
Warrender, Lady Deering, Sir Gore and Miss Ouseley, the Sul-
, livans, Hales, &c. The new Picture faikry made a magnificent
appearance. Most of the carriages had four horses, and outriders.
A meeting took place in the field between the Re-
gent's Canal and Chalk Farm, early yesterday morning, between
B. Aa—s—m, a medical student, and Mr. 1111-I.—c, a half-pay
Officer of the Navy. The dispute originated about one of the fair sex,
who lodged information against her rival lovers, but too late. The
parties fired twice, and in the second fire Mr. M. was wounded in
the side, but not seriously, and the affair ended. They were after.
wards good friends and took lunch together, with their seconds, nt
Hampstead.
Sir WILLIAM CURTIS is seriously indisposed, at his
marine villa near Ramsgate.
Lady CARRINGTON still continues alarmingly ill at
her residence, Whitehall. Tier Ladyship, however, is of an advan-
ced age, and is a great-grandmoilier.
Yesterday ;bunting, about ten o'clock, one of the
Tut nham Green and Hammersmith stages, proceeding
through the town of Kensington, overturned. The
driver and one outside passenger were thrown into the
road ; and the latter had a shoulder dislocated.
. The following beautiful answer by pupil of the Deal
and Dumb School at Paris, contains a sublimity of conception
scarcely to be equalled: " What is eternity r was the question ;
to which he immediately answer. d, " The Ife-titue of the Al"
!MUTT." • -