Star.
London, England, 1829-09-24 00:00:00

THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1829.

THE COLOSSEUM, REGENTS PARK.
THE PROPRIETORS of this magnificent EXHI-
BITION Invite the attention of the Public to the

NEW ARRANGEMENT OF THE ADMISSIONS.
To view the Panorama alone, it.

The Panorama, with the original Ball, removed from St.
Paul's Cathedral,—the Prospect from the summit of the Build-
ing, and the Saloon for the reception of Works of Art, ss.
•--- The Conservatories, Fountain, and Swiss Cottage, es.
Open from Ten till dusk.

THE ARMY.

The head quarters divison of the 47th (Lancashire•) regiment of
Foot, disembarked on Tuesday from on board the James Sibbald,
at Gravesend, and marched to Chatham.

LISIIT,OI3I. SIR It. NIGHTWOLLL,
The late Lent.-General Sir Miles Nightingall entered the
service on the 4th of April, 1787, as Ensign in the 52d regiment
of Foot, and obtained on the 12th of November, 1788, a Lieute-

nancy in the same corps.
This Officer served as an Ensign and Lieutenant in the East
Indies; be was employed with the Army under the iota Sir Wm.
Medows, in the campaign of 1790, and was present with the Gre-
nadiers of the 52d Regiment. at the assault of Dendegul ; imme-
diately after which, being appointed Major of Brigade to the
King's troops, and attached to the Ist Brigade, be was present at
the siege of Puligantcherry.
He served t►e campaigns of 1791 and 1792, under Lord Corn-
wallis, in the above capacity, and was present at the siege and as-
sault of the town and fortress of Bangalore; also at the siege and
storming of the Strong Hill Fort of Savendroog. The brigade to
which he was attached was principally engaged in the general ac-
don near Seringapatam with Tippoo Sultaun, on the 15th of May,
1791: be was in the general action of the 6th of February, 1792,
when the enemy's lines were stormed under the wits of &Hasa.
patent, and at the siege of that capital, which terminated in the
peace of the 19th of March following.
During the peace this officer continued to execute the duties of
Major of Brigade to the King's Forces serving in India ; and on
the breaking out of the war with France. in 1793, he was present
at the siege and capture of Pondicherry, in the August of that year,
and remained employed on various services till August, 1794, when,
*wing to severe illness, be was compelled to return to England.

He obtained on the Ist of September, 1794, a company in the
125th Foot ; and on his arrival in England was appointed Aide-de-
camp to the Marquis Cornwallis, then commanding the Eastern
District. He was promoted on the Stith of Feb. 1795, to a Ma-
jority in the 121st Foot, and appointed Brigade- Major-General to
the Eastern District. He obtained on the 9th of September, 1795,
a Lieut.-Colonelcy in the 115th Regiment, and was removed on
the 28th of October, 1795, to the 38th Regiment of Foot.
He served in 1796 and 7, with the litter regiment ht the West
Indies, and was obliged to return to England from the effects of
the yellow fever; but having recovered during the voyage, be was
appointed immediately after his arrival Deputy Adjutant-General
to the Forces in St. Domingo. Early in January 1798, be sailed
for that island, and held his appointment till July, when he was
sent home with confidential despatches to Government • in Feb.
1799, he was again ordered out to St. Domingo, on an important
mission with Lieut.-Gen. Maitland, to Toussaint; and on his re-
turn to England in July following, was appointed an Assistant Ad-
jutant General to the army under the Duke of York in Holland,
where he was present at the actions of the 19th of Sept. and the
2d of October.
On the conclusion of this service, he was employed under Lieut.-
General Maitland, on the coast of France, and in January, 1800,
sailed for Quiberon Bay. In February he returned to England to
take out troops for an attack on Belleide, and soon after sailed with
the 36th Foot from Cork, to take possession of Houat, as a prepara-
tory step ; this service, however, was laid aside, and he returned
home in July with dispatches.
In 1801, Lieutenant-Colonel NightingaU was appointed Assistant
Quarter Master General to the eastern district, in which situation
he continued till the peace, when he accompanied the Marquis
Cornwallis to Amiens as Secretary; shortly after his return from
France, he was appointed Quarter-Master-General to the King's
troops in India, and sailed by the first opportunity to BengaL
On his arrival the army under Lord Lake had taken the field
against the Mahrattas ; he joined immediately, and was at head-
quarters previous to the attack on Agra. He was present at the
attack of a body of infantry posted under the walls of the latter
place, and at the siege and capture of the fortress ; he was after-
wards at the generalland decisive action at Lasevarrie, and con-
tinued to serve with the army in the field, until the conclusion of
the peace with Scindeah.
He was appointed, in 1205, Military Secretary to the Marquis
Cornwallis; and on his Lordship's death be remained in Bengal,
in the office of Quarter Master General, until February, 1807.wben
his health being much impaired, he returned to England, and soon
after resigned his staff situation. In July, 1802, this Officer was
appointed to a Lieutenant Colonelcy in the 51st Foot, front which
be was removed on the Bth of May, 1806, to the 69th regiment.—
He received, on the 25th of Sept. 1803, the rank of Colonel in
the Army.
Within four months after his arrival in England, Colonel Night-
ingaU was appointed to serveas Brigadier-General, with the forces
under Major-General Spencer, with whom he proceeded to Gib•
raltar, and was employed on the coast of Spain under his orders,
until his division joined the army under Sir A. Wellesley at Mon-
dego Bay, when Brigadier-General Nightingall was appointed to
command the 3d brigade ; with which he served during the cam-
paign of 1808.
He was present in the actions of Rolica and Vimiera, and was
placed early in July, 1809, on the staff of the Kent district, as
Brigadier General. He was raised on the 25th July, 1810, to the
rank of Major-General, and on the 14th of June, 1814, to that of
Lieutenant-General. He was appointed on the 19th of Feb. 1820,
Colonel of the 49th Foot.