Star.
London, England, 1810-01-12 00:00:00

but obsitved, a Colonel MuNap shall Certai;44 tq
escape with impunity," and, accordingly, issue.c.lll
reprimand about two hours before he embarked,
is This reprimand, by a fatal and extraordinary per
version. of circumstances, and principally from 1;41
Of explanation with General MACDOWALL, who had
embarked and sailed at the time, caused the C.
nor of Madras to adopt the measures he did with re,
spect to that officer ; under the impression that th
censure inGeneralOrders, which was directed agaits
the Quarter-Master-Generaliser/malty, was intee!ei
to apply to the considct and proceedings of the
verswat." •

We have received German Papers to the 31st
They contain a Proclamation from the degradecit
unfortunate Emperor of Austria, which gives a 4
deplorable picture of the state of the finances of
Government. We have given this interessing do
went at full length.
We have also received Papers and Letters fi
Holland, to the 6th inst. The Dutch papers rel
the intelligence in the preceding Journals, respect

a general engagement betwcen the Turks and
signs; the former were victorious, and the Russia'
were driven across the Danube with great loss. Gre
rejoicings had taken place at Constantinople in co
sequence.
The intelligence from the Tyrol is evidently
French manufacture, and cannot therefore be imp
citly relied on. The gallant HOFER is still alive, ai
we have no, doubt is actively employed in organ;zi

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fresh insurrections.
Upward of 100 ships arrived yesterday from I
land. A gentleman; -who left Amsterdam on the
inst. states that King LOOS had arrived in HoU
but nothing had transpired as to any Itrpi
Mandate respecting the incorporation of Holl
with France. The return of King Lows was ha
as a favourable omen, hopes being indulged thug
portion of the Dutch•territories may be still preser
under Dutch Governors.

The discontents which have unhappily broken o
in India, have long been foreseen by those best
'quainted with the stap of our establishments in t
country, and in particular with the relative situ
of the Civil and Military Servants of the Comm
The Officers serving in that country have frequen
complained that the fatigues and privations they h
to undergo did not receive an adequate rem
The hardship of their situation has been consi
to be aggravated, when compared with the fac •
with which the persons in civil employments aid
a sufficient fortune to induce them to return to th
native country at a period sufficiently early to
them to enjoy the fruits of their labour. This c
parison has been a source of dissatisfactiqn for
than thirty years. The following statement, irk
was drawn up in the year 1780, will spew whatsm
the situation of things in this respect, at that midi
at Bombay.
State of the Civil Department at Bombay in ill
year 1780.
Governor and Couna .11
Senior Merchants ................ . ..
Junior Merchants

Factors
Writers 32
ammo.

Total number of person. 10S
Of these, in the course of three years,
There returned to Europe .s 1
Died .16
Distiaissed

• - 49
State of tho Military Establishment at Bombay,
the same period.
1 I Lieutenants 130
4 Ensigns 39
4 I Cafiets 30
39 1 _

Majors
Caytaig

Total 147
Of this number, in the same period of three years,
There returned to Europe 8
Died 101
Resigned, or were dismissed Is
The above is the abstract of a statement which 182 S
drawn up for the information of the Directors. The
great number of the civil servants, compared with
that of the military, who felt themselves, within the
period of three years, in a situation to return to En-
rope, must strike the most superficial observer, and
prove at once the great advantage the former possess
over the latter. In fact, according to the above state-
ment, it appears that the number of civil persons who
returned to Europe, in the course of three years was
in the proportion of I to S, while the number of mill.
tary Officers who accomplished this desirable object
,was only in the proportion of 1 to 80.
The frigate which brought the late unpleasant in-
telligence *ons India, received the dispatches from
General MAITI.AI4I/, at St. Helena, whither they had
been forwarded by a fast-sailing vessel from Ceylon-
The Court of Directors have notreceived any official
acounts from their Presidencies by this conveyance.--,
The date of the latest letter is the 15th of August-
WWnesday an insurance was effected at Lloyd's
on a French vessel and her cargo from Guar/dotty to
France, at a premium of fifty guineas !
The ballot for the Militia will not take place unta
June next, unless by a special order from his MA-
JESTY, agreeable to the power vested in him by Act
of Parliament.

Thursday mernir.g, the Right Rev. the Lost) Bt•
3110 P of LONDON was installed by Proxy in his Cad*
dral Church, according to the usual forms. The
Proxy, appointed by his Lordship, was one of the
Prebendaries.

On the 30th December last, as John Hope, coal'
hewer, is going from Irvine to the Doura, owing
to the darkness of the night, he had the misfortune
to fall into one of the coal-pits which is within a few
' yards of the road, and was drowned.

Tuesday evening, about seven o'clock, as a post•
chaise was coming to town from Hertford, a box vas
cut from behind, containing sundry articles to alarge
mount, theproperty of a 04:edema in the Miaoriesi
who was in the carriage.