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London, England, 1806-01-14 00:00:00

CINCULARS.
WES r.Rlrnws.
T.- wo Letter two' Lord Irlawls.t.lvirr, dated
Ari.sieh di, 1.).e .31.1. his hemi transmitted t I\l3je.ty'S
Lle,tott.lt ~I:'E We.t 101.ng
MY I.OliD—U., iittertiail of the number of
rv.4l by tee retoetttve cots:lite. under the Ad litin. al
Fore, Act, it +imams,. thAt. out of thr. 91 episode., and plea.
*terra a. routitiet, under the Militia Laws, of which Gr
IV' I,s t. c. 3. 'tits of the whole number of m
rats.' br Porith Offc:rs hart Men fornislied hr ten coattail,
art, those on an *ratite oat perdharly revolt:al& to the lea•
of mei' for m. it iry settles; that 'have ~..xtlu of the who:is
have been topottert ter twenty count:et, and that of the re
sev..iitv.nile counties, twenty• One have not found a
sim le marpht their Pariitli Officers.

It el. ...nears loom the reports lately received from the
ti-ritena..7. of the moral enuotiee in which thew were called
en to state f•i• (-awes thai had hitherto. obstructed the elect,
ti,in of th-• pct within their rvs:ieltive counties, that in a/ li-
lion lb ebrtlin intomilmenta; which it will rapfre the inter-
veriti..o of Vie t.egislatoretir remove, the failure wan chiefly'
to o•altriloble4 'nib. supineness owl itectl•itv of the paroil
oili^ers„ resulting pri:icipelly, at they -.niserieni, from their nr.
emetic. of the la.o kiwis of the Act, of the need* of executing
they duty, and of rM sdrantegee ettulties With to them-
sels-s and to their pa, .!:es, bow their ealryinit the law into
effect.
In orderer+ Reed to the parish officers, all the meas.-a:, in
formation for Use direction of then conduct, to relieve th,
Deputy• Lieutenants from the troublesome detail of instructing
men in the i I rbilV, and to fa,ilitare to the parishes the transfer
of their fermis. to the receiving parties so soon as raised; His
Ilrfairsty's Government have thought it expedient that an in.
letligeot nieee should. bir directed to make a circuit through
iseih comity, tw the purpose of tweeting the pa:ish officers in
the manner least Mean/mien, to them ; and of giving them
information and assiosare upon the *pre
It is hoped by an insueffinn of this nature, repeated at mated
intervals, until Use foil quota has been supplied, waisted by
intermediate reference us the offices charted with this duty,
io use of any thing particular occurring. that the service may
br miterialle a.n.ted ; have received the King's con.
mends west earnestly to request your Lordship to snake an
immediate arrsagemeet within veer county, fee the aamothlr
of the parish officers no someway. days, wiriin a cuiiverrient
distance of their owe homes, notifying, the days and places of
3.o•mbly to th, officer, wit. is directed hi report hinted to veer
Lordship, and to the clerk of the General Meetiep of Llev
tensility, as charged with the shove duty : arid lam lint/tow
request your I.rioldiin will cease some civil ollic..r, folly
hammed of the proceedi lip already takeo Ili. der the Act within
the counts, •ind to whore • suitable ahowanee will he matt.
fair his trouble and for. of time on the ocea•ioa, to ac.rompatry
the officer in the circuit he it flimled stake.

Vll/114.417 VICE.
In pursuance of instrnSions from the Lords Com-
miwoners of His Majesty's Treasury, I have the
honour to acquaint you, chat, feture, all claims
-for indemnification, or compensation for accoutre.
menu and appointments, lost on service, or deli-
vered over for the public use, are to he settled ac-
cording to the a&ual value of the several articles
at the time of their being lost, or delivered over,
and not according to the expence that may be in-
curred in the replacing them. And, in order that
such claims may be rendered with conformity and
precision, I inclose a Form of a Statement which is
to accompany any application that shall he made on
the above account. (Signed) W. DI:N[3AS.

itaternent of Articles lost on Seo rise. or j lorercol ever fbr the
Public Vie (as the case one? be), fir which r Compens..tiJo
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We do hereby certify, upon honour, that the
above artieks were (here describe the circumstances
under which the articles were lost or deliver d over),
and that the above statement, by which the value
of each article is ascertained, is just and true, ac-
cording to the best of our knowledge and belief.
Cosses•moiao Orricaa,
Q MASTER.

ADDITIONAL BOUNTY TO RECRUITS.
I-Es Majesty has been graciously pleased to diret,
that all former Schedules of levy-money for recruits
(men and lads) inlisted in the United Kingdom for
unlimited service, shall be cancelled ; and that from
henceforth the levy-money for the Cavalry shall he
raised to 191. ; and for the Infantry of the line and
general service, to 2 I. es. The levy-money for
boys, for general service, is to remain as formerly
specified. viz. 101. 151. Volunteers for limited ser-
vice to be allowed a bounty of ten guineas, on being
approved at the head-quarters of the regiments into
which they volunteer for general service, of which
one guinea is to be given to the laringer. When the
voltlnteer offers the extension of his services, with-
out the interference of a bringer, he is himself (after
the completion of his regimental necessaries) entitled
t.. the whole of the above bounty.

On the first day of the approaching Term the
Counsel of Judge JOHNSON are instructed to move
for a new trial in his case.
On Saturday seunight, the !mine of Mrs. HZAD,
a.ar Aylesbuty, Bucks,was feloniously broken open,
and she and her son most barbarously murdered.
The son was found in a pond near the house, with
his head almost severed from his body, and the mo•
ther was discovered is the house, dreadfully cut and
mangled.
At a Common Council of the Corporation of
Southampton, on the tOth ult. convened by Wio-
L I A 111 SMITH, &sq. Mayor, the Right Hon. Admiral
the Earl of Noarusse, and Year-Admiral Sir Iti-
cafaan SIR seam', Bart. were unanimously voted
the freedom of that town, and elated honorary
Burgesses of the Corporation, in testimony of the
high estimation etertaineJ of their late gallant and
important services, in defeating the enemies of our
country.
On Wednesday last, the Quarter Sessions for
Liverpool commenced at the usual placr.—We
are obliged to defer the list of the prisoners till
our next, for want of room. Among these were
three swindlers of a very extraordinary descrip-
tion, who were taken into custiriy a few days
ago, at the Castle, in Lord•serest. They are Irish.
men, and believed to Cirm p.m °fa numerous gang,
which is now infesting this ti•wn and neighisourhood
by its depredati tats. Then were taken into custody
for roh'.•ng a !Ir. \lt otiosi•Ol. of Dublin, of a con-
siderable sum of money, they contrived to
get posses-d of by a series of die nx: st ar•ful tricks
ant c•nstriv laces. 'I'LL were all seg....ice.' to •be
tiaasportel for lICVG!