Star.
London, England, 1818-08-06 00:00:00

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Friday the fourth troop of the 6th (or Enniskillen)
Dragoons arrived at Piershill Barracks, near Edin-
burgh. This troop completes the four troops that
are to be stationed there under the command of Co-
lonel SrnArow, C.B. Two troops are statioazd at
Newcastle, and two at Carlisle.
His Excellency Sir MILLS NIGHTINGALE., G.C.B.
and Commander-in-Chief at Bombay, East Indies,
has been pleased to appoint Major W:a. P. TUCKER,
to be Deputy-Quarter-Master-General to the forces
on that es:ahlishment ; and Captain CHARLTON B.
TUCKER, to be Military Secretary, avid Aid-de-Camp
to his Excellency the Lieutenant-General. Thee offi-
cers are two of the brothers of the late Lieutenant-
Colonel G. J. B. TL:CICLEI, D.A.G. and of Capt.i:: N.
B. TUCKER, A.D.C. who were both unfortimately lost
in his Majesty's late ship Primrose, on their return to
the Peninsula, where they had served on the staff of!
Sir ARTIUR NVELLE6L.EY, K.B. and Brigadier-General
NIGH/INC./ILL.

The Right Honourable the Governor of Bombay,
Sir EVAN NZPEAN, Batt. has been pleased to appoint
Captain C. B. TUCKER, 2lth Light Dragoons, to a
seat in the Council of that Presidency.

The aikke of WELLINGTON'S Spanish Aide-de-
Camp the gallant and able General ALAVA) has ac-
compaCied his Grace to London, and has taken up
his abode at the residence of the Duke of SAN CA it-
Los, in Portland-place. General ALAVA is aboat 45
years of age, very soldier-like in his air and manner,
extremely affable and unaffected, and bears the cha-
racter of a very generous and liberal-minded Officer.
He has been attached to the Duke of WELLINGTON
for many years, and always close to his Grace upon
every service of danger. Colonel litnvev, who has
lost an arm in the service of his country, and is Secre-
tary to the British Hero, also accompanied the Duke
of WELLINGTON to London, and has taken up his
abode at Apsley-hcuse.

The Duke of WELLINGTON was among the gay
throng at Vauxhall Gardens yesterday evening, to see
the astonishing performances of Madame SAQUI.—
As soon as his Grace was recognized, the Duke of
YORK'S Band struck up the appropriate airs of " See,
rbe congnering Hero comes!' and the t‘ BlitiJi Gre-
nadiers.'

The Right Hon. C. ARBUTHNOT gave a grand en-
tertainment yesterday, to the Duke and Duchess of
WELLINGTON, Mr. W. W. POLE, and a large party of
distinguished personages, at his house, Downing-stieci.;
Yesterday morning, at five o'clock, the remains of
Lord Viscount ANSON were removed from his Lord-
ship's house in St. James's-square, for interment in
the family vault in Staffordshire, attended by his sons,
the Hon. GEORGE and HENRY Alsox, as chief mour-
ners, his Lordship's brothers, confidential servants, &c.

Mr. CANNING, though he still walks with difficulty,
we are happy to state, was so far recovered yester.
day as to be able to attcnd the Cabinet Council.

The Special 'Committee and Sub-Committee of
Drury-lane Theatre have at length declared open war
against each other's authority. The former have
se:ved an official notice on the latter, not to make

any eagagemesse for the-ensuing seesott, without ttw
approbation of the body of the Proprietors, which
notice the Sub-Committee, it is said, iefuse to obey. '
The dispute between the Committee of Drury-
lane Theatre and Ei.LisroNe respecting the Olympic
Theatre, has terminated in his fat our, the Law Offi-
cers of the Crown having reported.lhax his perform-
ances there are no infringements of the patent.
Covent-garden Theatre is already in an active state
of preparation for the commencement of the ensuing
season, which takes place, this year, in the first week
of the next month.

Mr. TERRY and the three Misses Dex NETT are in
the Covent-Garden list of d;sellirged performers. Mr.
TERRY'S engagement, which was a verbal one, he
understands does not expire before the end of the
next season. Mrs. Et;l' RYON'S articles do not ter-
minnte until the same period.

The Miss KEL LI who is in the list of new engaE,,e-
at Covent-Garden for the ensuing season, is not
Miss F. Ket LY, of the Drury-lane and English Opera
I louses, but the sister of Mrs. Hut, also engased at
Covent-Gal den, and both daughters of MY. kaLLY,
Mar....,er of the Southampton Theatre.
The friends' of the respectable STYPIIEN KIMBLE
tell him jocosely, on his appointment to the manage-
ment at Drury.lane, that, if he fail to fill the house,
he is, at least, sure to " fill the stage."

FtsuroxAßLE BotixrT.--Ladlr. complains bit-
terly to Lady X. of the late modern fashion of mak-
ing bonnets. She concludes thus—" For my part I
cannot say that I feel perfectly easy about thematter,
far 1 !•ave wci Aad a single kin since I first score the
bonnet : No wonder—for it is impossible for any
creature, except it be a horse, or some other long-
snouted animal, to get near enough r
Several shocks of an earthquake were felt at Pau
on the 19th ult. about seven in the morning ; and se-
veral oscillations took place in the chain of the Py-
renees. This phenomenon was followed by a heavy
rain and great electrical explosions.
In Sanda, one of the Orkney Islands, the sand.has
been lately blown away to the depth of nearly twenty
feet, and has discovered the remains of buildings of
vast antiquity, inclosed by stone walls nearly half a
mile in extent ; some of the houses are very large, and
roofed with stones of a prodigious size. Thereare se-
veral circular tumuli, each containing three graves,
none of which are more than 4 feet 6 inches long.
There is not the slightest tradition that can throw any
light on these very interesting and curious remains,
which have yet been very slightly investigated,
The following is a copy of an article from the
IVestehester New York herald, dated junto;---. Some
time last week Mr. John LAcocx. of this place, a
Gentleman of undoubted integrity and veracity,
while splitting a cedar tree into citiarter,, for posts,
discovered in the heart of it, a hying toad,
about half-grown. The cavity in which it was
lodged was but merely,large enough to contain it,
and there was not even the smallest communication
from the cavity for .the circulation of any air ; the
tree was perfectly solid, and, from its size, is sup-
posed to be at least of twenty or thirty years growth.
As soon as the tree was quartered, the toad (conscious
of having regained its liberty) instantl: leaped from
its confinement, and still