Star.
London, England, 1828-12-22 00:00:00

TIIE ARMY.

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This morning Detachments of the underarm 1,,,h......
left town, to join their several Depots at the inlinlifillp.M.;-""5
The 2.1 d, fur Brecon; the 30th. for ite Isle of wight7iiti, tit
for Newry ; the 64d, for Dublin ; the tiath,fOr Burnley, Lici..."4,
the 66th, for Templemore ; the 7*.d, for (Utter. Cud
Detachments of the 94th and 91st ltegittlents of Root iitt,_.
on the 14th instant, off board the Charles Forbes, at ,C•rgt4
Jamaica. k, he
Detachments of the 33d and 77th Regiments of
barked on the 19th Instant, on beard the Ilibernia, at cor: egh
Jamaica. ii fif
taws tea LIMIRICE CHRONIC= OS OSCSMiIa 17.
Thursday the half-yearly inspection of the 65th kiosk
place in the Waterford barrack square, by Majoe.Gmetioak
ilteumasr, when they went through the various todst,_"_or G.
manner highly creditable to the corps, and which skewr hl a
Gamma his mat kid approbation. Tile interior ec0410,4 47
,Sir
Rlalent was found correct and uniform in all it: details. s„ fl:_iti•
was accompanied by Major irsacael, quartermaster•Gt,„tar'44
Thursday the reserve companies of the 12th itegssumt, stab_`
in Boyle. underwent their half-yearly inspection. bel,at
General Sir THOMAS ARSUIHINOT, who expressed his enure spo)",..
traders of the soldier-like and cleanly appearance of the ran ~;;L;
arms; also of the hospital and barracks; and stated that he
take an early opportunity of reporing to beadleantrs the ti"-`cd4
lent condition in which he found the depot.
Two companies of the nth. or King's IteLiment, matched frog
Enniskillen on Monday for Cavan, to relieve the detachments tato
In Clones, CuotehiU, Kingscourt, and other towns in that
bourbood.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

HomavaNnnortahh
tin
a6ttoh ii.invutarpuri. its
Haas Ananias Tun DAT—Dublin 2—Waterford 2—Fmk
Lisbon l—Mezieo I—Brazil 1. e 1.,
driThvene Honelelor.Cesintaisaert
t'thefr s anti it
was feared would be totally wrecked.
The James, ARTHUR, from Liverpool to Glaspw, was an
on the 15th near Rush, with sivcn feet water in her koki,
The Margaret, from Quebec td London, was akndoeed ty,
crew on the 14th instant, about 500 miles front the land. '
Dzar, Dec, 21.—Wind W.S.W.—The Raines, and Ed,
from Jamaica, have sited for the River. Arrived the Fasts,
Sro DDDDD , from Quebec.
POILTMOUTH, DM. 20—Wind 8.
Dec. 21.—Wind W S.W.—Arrived the Lyra, XVICRT, frog
limerick, with loss of jibboom and topgallant-mast; EdwarJ
Plymouth. Mr. Davis, the Master, having b.:en washedevcrkwrg
and drowned; his Majesty's ship Galatea, from Itsu Jae,ia„
51 days; Lindsay'. from St. Michael's—reports the whole aid;
fruit vessels had been blown off the land; his 51aje.ty'stutor
Sparrow, front Havre de Grace. Sailed the Catherine, hews%
for Riga.
FALMOUTH, Dec. 20.—Wind W.—Arrived the Mynle pasta;
from Tampico—sailed 28th August, front Vera Cruz 6th Sotto.
her, and Havannas 21st, guns thrown overboard—spoke 6th De
in lat. 41. 35. lung. 48. 43. W. the Pretty Lass, of Plymouth, leo
Lima for Liverpool, in great distress, having all her sails iplitonj
short of provisions—psupplkd her with bread, cordage, and want
58 days our from Manzanillo ; also arrived the Lady Wallowa;
packet, from Bermuda—sailed 17th November, and from Balk
4th December; and Duke of hlarlhorough packet, from Lisboa
DRVONPOR F, Dec. 20.
Yesterday the Nightingale schooner, Lieut. 'Wood. sailed fat
Portsmouth with supernumeraries. The Aurora, 46, Capes
Austen, is expected to be paid off in ordinary on Tuesday nett—
We hear that Lord Belmote, the new Governor of Jamaica, dos
not intedd to embark in the Herald for that colony until the
Christmas. The Meteor steam vessel, Lieut. W. H. Symoas,saiki
yesterday to the westward on special service.
In Hantoaze--Uritannia. Warspite, Aurora, Ariadne, Duped,
Comet, Cygnet, Bramble, Vigilant, Tigris, Antelope.
Sound—Melville, Herald, Badger, Nightingale.
Arrournumes.—Lieutenants W. H. B. Proby, E. Catmen,L
E. F. Murray, and Lord E. Beauclerk, to the Southamptae;
Lieutenant Itaymon Evans to the Hyperion; Mr. Joshua
Surgeon, to the Clio ; Mr. Elton, late of the Blossom, to be Na.
ter of the Madagascar; Mr. D. Wilkes, Assistant Surgeon of dt
Comet, to elf! Herald, vice Mr. James Booth; Mr. John Si.,
Assistant Surgeon, to the Comet; Captdin C. P. Yorke, Lim.
R. J. Jeffrys and Dare! Dc Sumacs, and Mr. Roraima, Pm
ser, to the Alligator; Lieut. Henry Smith to the Champion; tit
Rev. W. A. Row, Chaplain, to the Shannon ; Mr. John Hq
burn, blaster of the Victory, to be Master Attendant at Junin
yard.
Captain 8k Christopher Cole, 8.C.8. (1802) succeeds to a Bart
Yacht, by the lamented death of of Captain Sir WeHoste, Bart.
The IWO- Sea whaler, Phoenix, of London, Phillips, muse',
outwarsi Woad, was driven on shore in Mount's Bay, iu the sk
of Friday night. when, melancholy to relate, out of a crew at%
men, the mama, chid mate. and t 2 seamen perished. The tamale
ing eleven of the crew were need by taking to the boats.
Ike
vessel was net insured, and the loss is stated to exceed 6,0001. SU
is a total wreck.
FROM THIS HASIPSHIRZ TELEGRAPH. am. 20.
Extract of a letter from an 011icer, dated his Majesty's skip
Heron, Rio de Janeiro, Ott. 7, 1828 There is a large Dead
squadron here, consisting of a line-of-battle ship, without a poop, In
gate sterned.two round-sterned brigs, and a corvette, brides neva
vessels of the old build. They are taking great pains with their dips,
and are improving them very mach. They appear to be escelkatly
found in stores, have a variety of plans and new inventions
trial, which succeed excellently, in harbour at all events, wile.
ever their practice may be at sea. They will be a much mutt
formidable enemy than formerly. Practical seamanship appear
still to be their weak point, Mat I fear we are decressieg whit
they increase in th.it quality ;• not that I consider their Officto
are so much actually at sea u ours, but I believe they ban
more science, and are more assiduous in acquiring a knowledst
of their professloo than most of the young ones in our service. Soya
of the privateen and slave vessels on this coast are very tine emote
TRey are mostly American built. very deep, and very sharp, tit
esters= breadto being above the water line, the bows projecting
above, quarters wide and Sat. and the masts raking very niscno
both In brigs and schooners. Two large frigatee. 1700 coos, Arcs
the Brazilian service, built at Baltimore; their masts rake like
schooners, and they sail very fast, but of their qualities as see
boats I know nothing. There Is an American corvette on this se
den, round-awned, 800 tons, a,gEffa ,mounts fast miler. mounts 24 guns."
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DARING AND W EATCHXTENSIM VE
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AK 'S.
One of the most daring and extensive burglatin
which has been effected since the memftrable one at
Messrs. Grimalde and Jonson's, in the Strand, was com-
mitted on Saturday night or early on Sunday morning,
on the premises of Mr. William LouLlan. watch And
chronometer maker, Great Suirepstreet, Blaclarists-
road, neatly opposite Christchurch. It appears, from
accurate information which we have collected oa t.l
spot, that the shop was closed and made comp!etely
secure on Saturday night, and on the following morn•
ing it was found in the greatest confusion: sever.'
glass cases were broken, locks forced, and about 200
gold and silver watches (the greater part of them of the
most valuable description) worth between (tom 2,000 t
to 3,00 W. ; many of the gold watches were woitb 40
guineas each. The cash.bos was also stolen, which
contained a number of bills of exchange, 'ricrac
and sundry memorandums ; this was afterwards found
in the timber-yard belonging to Mr. Humphries, al
Bear-lane, a short distance from the spot. The OW'
Der which the thieves effected an entrance was as iol•
' lows :—The house adjoining Mr. Landau's shot', lag
occupied by Messrs. Kirkham and Morrison, pave'
brokers, has beeolor sometime empty, and the robbed
first got into the grounds of Edward's Alms House',
at the back of Great Surrey •street, scaled the wall, and
thee effected an entrance into an empty house,
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Woke through the patty wall of the house leading inn
the back parlour, which must have taken them cos'
siderable time in effecting. as the wall was of consult!.
able thickness, and they had likewise to break through
a cupboard before they gained an entrance ; from ihs
.
parlour they easily got into the shop, and commenced
their work of plunder. On examining the en)Ftr,
house it was discovered that the robbers liAv
tegaled themselves with wine which they had sinkl
out of Mr. Loudan's parlour, as several glass" am
bottles were found emptied of their cootents..iven
mation of the burglary was immediately g
Union. Hall Police Office, and Mr. Loudan has been n
Constant communication with the Magistiates 10:0
officers of that establishment, who have been dovn
to
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discotc the peepetrators.

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The Ball at Chichester last night, for the benefit of
as anticipated, was extremely well at-
;be lnermarb
oded ; between four and five hundred persons were
Upwards of 1501. in tickets were received at
ihrea don
Or of the Assembly Room, and a very consider-
able turn will be realised from the sale of a large num-
ber of tickets bought by parties who did not attend.
The general character of the dresses was very rich and
liendid. A reat man Ladies and Gentlemen wore
tattyry dresses, sg y
ome of a very rich and elegant kind.
The Duke of ll:canon, and two of his Grace's brothers M-
odel in regimentals.
The Duchess of RICHMOND was not in a fancy dress, but most
,iciiiy habited in gold satin, with a profusion of diamonds: her
firace lonhed extremely well.
, me Duchess Dowager wore a magnificent Scotch dress and
dee Lady Sorota Lamtoz, the dress of an Enslish ILady Of the
ofeereepth century.
Ales. Fasou.i. was very correctly and tastefully dressed as
Alit; the Misses NEWLAND, biISICIII CARR, and Mr. J• NIVILAND,
wore Persian costumes.
An interesting group from Portsmouth were very conspicuous as
i:,1„:1 peasants of the Abbruzzo, and of the Canton Zone's.
An Officer of his Majesty's ship Victory was especially remark-
able in the costume al a Turk.
A young Gentleman, whose name we did tarp hear, was well
Zrevrd as a Pedlar. selling ballads and poems for the benefit of

the lolumary.
Among the company were--
Lord an: Lady Selsey, Mr. and the lion. Mrs. Poynto, Lady
G. [Annus, Lady Clarke Jervoise, Mrs. Mundy, Efce.
Tbr whole went off with great eclat. and gave great satisfaction.

AFFRAY WITH POACHERS.

For sime length of time a formidable gang of poachers
has infested the country about Croydon and Reignite,
and committed considerable havoc amongst the game
In the preserves of several Gentlemen resident in that
pot of Surrey. Various stratagems have been tried
to effect the apprehension of some of these nightly ma-
rauders, which has been at length accomplished after a
desperate resistance on their part; the gang, it seems,
having come to a resolution, one and all, of not being
taken abbe. In consequence of the continual depreda-
tions committed on the estates in the above neighbour
s.m,i,the proprietors of them have recently enjoined
their gamekeepers to be constantly on the alert.—
Codoimably to the directions, as James Tasker, one
Lithe under-gamekeepers in the service of Sir William
.I,lliffe, at Merstham, was on the watch, on Tuesday
morning last, about one o'clock, accompanied by
his brother and another man, the report of a gun was
heard in the preserve. The three men hastened to the
snot, and by the light of the moon,which shone brightly
it the time, they saw two poachers, armed with guns.
The poachers, on finding they were discovered, imme-
iiately retreated, closely pursued by James Tasker, who
Ailed out to etem that he should fire if they did not
land. The poachers, regardless of the threat, continued
run; but finding that they had little chance of
aping, immediately turned round on their pursuers,
land pte,ented their guns at James Tasker, who instantly
threw himself flit on the ground, to avuid being shot.
ie men who were with him were some distance in the
,; and the poachers taking advantage of this cit.
.umstance, as well as the position in which Tasker had
-ted himself, again turned round, and attempted to
:ape out of the preserve. The moment, however,
,'esker perceived their object, be started off the ground
prevent it, and when within about six yards of the
lathe's they again wheeled round upon him, and pre-
ling their guns at him, one of them fired, and the
:ontents of the gun 1 edged in the lower part of Tasker's
lomen, and he fell to the ground. The poachers,
log they had shot the man, again took to their heels,
A succeeded in making their escape out of the grounds.
:esker, it appears, was wounded in such a dreadful
tanner, that the men who accompanied him were
bliged to render him assistance, instead of pursuing the
Iffendets. The wounded man was conveyed home, and
Heal assistance having been procured, the heraor-
'age arising from the wound was stopped, and it was
tanned is have been inflicted with shot. Tasker,
louver, remains without hope of recovery from the
of the wound.
Information of the above outrage having been given
Union Hall, in a letter from Sir William Jolliffe, ad-
used to Mr. Chambers, with a request that some of
officers belonging to the establishment might be
.down to assist in the detection and apprehension of
le offenders, in compliance with the application of Sir
directions were given to Johns and Reed to
roceed there forthwith ; and, from information they
lived on their arrival at Merstitam, they succeeded in
irehending a man named Nicholson, who was
;rmerly under gamekeeper to Sir William Jolliffe, and
hho is alleged to have been one of the men that fired
and wounded Tasker on the morning in question.'
officers met with considerable resistance in scent-
this man, whom they apprehended in a small
itige on Croydon Common. When they entered
door, N cholson, on seeing them, armed himself
. a long knife, and sunning up a perpendicular
;ht of stairs, stood at the head of the staircase,
fl iurishing about the weapon, swore that be
Juld murder any man that attempted to take him.
rohns and Reed, however, little daunted by his threats
after him, soon disarmed him, and made him
prisoner, and conveyed him forthwith to Mers-
bdure a Magistrate. On being taken into the
of Tasker, he immediately identified Nichol.
as one of the men who fired at him, and whose
he bad an opportunity of plainly distin.
16hing, owing to the light from the moon, when the
"age was perpetrated. Nicholson, on the evidence of
"kerb was luny committed for trial. Subsequently
officers succeeded in apprehending three men,
lamed Adams, Pratt, and Richardson, belonging to
:e same gang. These men, being aware that they
ere 'I wanted," kept out of the way ; but the officers
living been apprized that they were still in the
hhourhood, proceeded to an unfrequented place,
Smithen Bottom, and there met with them. The
, on seeing the officers, furnished themselves with
dangerous weapon each, being a thick stick, a yard in
11gth, loaded with lead at one end, and, being deter-
°!"ll on resistance, fought with them, until threatened
, ith being shot. The officers having also secured these
`tier, handcuffed them, and took them before a resi-
Magistrate ; and on being searched, several wires,
and other engines used for the destruction of
were fould in their possession. The prisoners
been identified as belonging to the gang who
.tted such depreda ions in that part of the country,
kept the inhabitants in a state of terror and alarm,
!, by the decision of the Magistrates, committed for
?e months each to hard labour in Gutldf .rd gaol.
NIChOiSOII will be tried the ensuing Assizes, let shoot-
' at Tacker, who, up to Saturday, still remained in a
'Y Precarious state, from the dangerous nature of the
Ind he received.