The Sun.
London, England, 1824-11-15 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

A detachment of recruits belonging to the 53d (Shropshire)
Regiment of Foot marched on Saturday morning, from the Re-
cruiting Department in Westminster, for Weedon.
Detachments of recruits belonging to the 2d (The Queen's
giment of nfantry, marched on Wednesday last, from the Re-
Royal) Re fiment of Foot, and the 27th (West Middlesex) Re-
cruiting Department in Westminster, for Chatham.
A detachment of recruits, recently arrived from Ireland,
marched through London, on Tuesday last, on its route to Can-
terbury. to join the Ist battalion of the GOth (the Duke of York's
Own Rifle Corps.)
Detachments belonging to the under-mentioned Regiments
of Infantry, viz.—The 6th, 27th, 41st, 43d, 47th, 50t
t, 60th,
64th, 69th, 70th, 96th, and the Royal African Colonial Corps,
embarked on the 13th ult. at Dublin, for England, to join the
depots of their respective corps,
Detachments belonging to the following Regiments, viz.—
the Coldstream Guarda, the 34 Guards, the 20th, 24th, 37th,
41st, 47th, 51st, 152 d, 60th 64th, 69th, 70th, and 87th Foot,
embarked at Dublin, on die 234 ult. for England.
Detachments belonging to the under-mentioned Corps, viz.
the sth, 9th, 18th, 31st, 33d, 35th, 40th Foot, and the East
India Company's Artillery and Infantry, embarked on the
26th ult. at Cork, for England.
CHAT 11A)11, Nov. 12.—This morning, that fine body of,
men, the Battalion of Royal Marines, were reviewed on the'
Lines by the Commandant of the Corps, Lient..General Sir U.
Bell, K.C.B. It is but justice to saw that it made a very fine
military appearance, and went through the various movements
according to the new system of Sir Henry Torrens, with the
same accuracy and precision that has gained for them so much
commendation during the last summer.
Dummy, Nov. 11.—The half-yearly Inspection of the bri-
gade of the Royal Artillery in Limerick, under the command
of Colonel Thornhill, took place by Major-General Sir John
Elley on Friday ; as usual, the efficiency of this well-con.
ducted corps was approved of by Sir John. All out-posts
of cavalry in Ireland are, by a recent regulation, to be re-
lieved from head-quarters every three months. A letter from
an officer of the 93d Highlanders, dated Demerara, of the
26th August, states, that the Regiment enjoyed most ex-
cellent health.—The 92 Regiment are ordered home from tile
%Vest India Islands.

['From SATURDAY'S GAZETTE.]
War-Olice, Nos. 12, 1824.
Ist Regiment of Life Guards—Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant
William Fawkener Cheturynd to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice de Roos, promoted; Henry Peyton, Gent. to be Cornet
and Sub-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Chetwyntl.
4th Regiment of Light Dragoons—James Richard Somer-
ville, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Bulkeiey, pro-
moted.

14th Ditto—. Tames Massey Dawson, Gent. to he Cornet, by
purchase, vice Smith, promoted.
Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards..—Second Lieute.
nant George llPKinnon, from the Rifle Brigade, to he Ensign
and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wigram, who retires.
Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards—Ensign Willoughby
Cotton, from the 62(.1 Foot, to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Graves, promoted.
2d Regiment of Foot—Paymaster James Somerville Darby,
from half-pay 21st Light Dragoons, to be Paymaster, vice
William Bowden, who exchanges.
36th Ditto—Lieutenant George Cairns, to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Fraser; promoted in the 50th Foot; Ensign
John Skerry to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Cairns; Hon.
Francis Petre to he Ensign, by purchase, vice Skerry.
45th.Ditto—William Hope, Gent. to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice Harrison, promoted in the 113 d Foot.
50th Ditto—Brevet
Lieut..Go' lonel John Fraser, from the
:16th Foot, to be Major, by purchase, vice Price, who retires;
Captain Thomas Shaw, from the 97th Foot, to be Captain,
vice George Bartley, who retires upon half. ay 02d Foot.
tilld Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Henry Balthazar Adams,
from the Cape Corps, to be Lieutenant, vice Harrison, who ex.
c'tanges.
62d. Ditto—AVilliam Guard, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur.
chase, vice Cotton,
appointed to the Coldstream Foot Guards.9oth Ditto_R
—ns'6a Thomas Woodward Eylea to be Lieu.
tenant, by purchase, vice Maclean, promoted in the 95th Foot.
97th Ditto.-..(;captain William from half-pay 92d Foot,
to be Captain, vice Shaw, appointed to the 50th Foot.
Rifle Brigade—Gentleman Cadet James Saumarcz Came.
ron, from the Royal Military College, to he Second-Lieutenant,
uaitis.
by purchase, vice APKinnon, appointed to the Grenadier Foot

Cape Corp* (Infantry)—Lientenant William Harrison, from
the 53d Foot, to he Lieutenant, vice Adams, who exchanges:

TUE ARMY IN INDIA.

GENERAL ORDEIti, BY THE RIGHT lIONOURADLE
THE GOVEIINOR•GENRIt AL IN COUNCIL.
FORT Wit.r.tast, 19T1r APRIL, 1824.
No. 117 B of 1824.—In continuation of G. 0. G. G., 17th
February, 1821, the following extract (paragraphs 9 and 10) of
a General Letter from the Honourable the Court of Directors,
under date the 10th September, 1823, relative to furlough, is
published for general information and guidance :-
9. In view to the effectual accomplish..
(Vide G. 0. 0. (i. ment of our object in learning those in-
17th Feb. 1021.) structions, we have resolved that at the
expiration `l)f two years from the date of
quitting India, each Officer be informed by our Secretary, thut

he is required to join the establishment to which he may belong
at the termination of three years from the commencement of
his furlough, unless he shall obtain an extension of leave from
us, six months before the expiration of the said term of three
years; that extensions of furlough will not be granted except
in cases of sickness certified to our satisfaction, or in cases in
which it shall be clearly proved that a further residence in
Europe is indispensibly necessary ; and that any Officer failing,
when two years and a half shall have elapsed from the time of
quitting India, to apply for permission either to return to the
service or to remain in Europe, will subject himself to be struck
off' the List of our Army.
10. We wish to call your attention to these Regulations, and
we desire that in all cases of fqrloughs being granted a second
time, on account of private affairs, the grounds of such special
induliFence are to he particularly reported to us, and the Officer
receiving► it is to be apprised, that he will be liable to be ordered
to return to India prior to the expiration of the usual term of
three years.

WM. CASEMENT, Lieut. Col.
Sec. to Gov. Mil. Dept.

FORT WILLIAM, 10TII APRIL, 1824.
No. 117 C. of 1824.—The Honourable the Court of Direc-
tors having notified the receipt in their Treasury in London of
the amount of the MAURITIUS PRIZE MoNET, and of the
third distribution of that due for the capture of Colombo in
1796, the Bight Honourable the Governor-General in Council
is hereby pleased to direct, that all parties having claims to the
above prize-monies shall submit the same through the pre-
scribed channels to the General Prize Committee at the Presi-
dency.
The Governor-General in Council is further pleased to direct,
that the General Prize Committee shall submit for the con-
sideration and orders of Government all such claims as
shall have been investigated and passed by the subordi-
nate Committees, such appearing to the General Committee to
be established; on their receiving the sanction of Govern-
ment, they shall be passed by the Military Auditor Gene-
ral as a Member of the General Prize Committee ; the
Bills to be returned to the Station Committees for the purpose
Of being presented to the nearest Paymaster, who. will pay the
amount to the President of the Committee, by whom the shares
of individuals are to be discharged, the President obtaining a
receipt for the share paid to each individual, which he is to for-
ward for record to the Committee at the Presidency.
Agreeably with the tenor of the Acts Ist and 2d of George
the 4th, cap. 61, claims may be preferred during the period
therein mentioned for the above prize monies, after the expira-
tion of which no claim can bo received.
WM. CASEMENT, Lieut.-Col.
Sec. to Govt. Mil. Dept.

FOIIT-WILLIA3I, 29T11 A Mtn., Mt
No. 119 of 11124—The following clause to he added to
Gl.O. 0. G. 29th Nov. 1921.

" The above extension of the limitation of allowances, u to
time fixed for Officers on leave of absence from their regiments
or stations is only to apply to the cases of such Officers as ob-
tain leave on private affairs, and shall rejoin their corps or sta-
tion; but all Officers who shall, while absent on leave, proceed
on furlough to Europe or beyond sea, shall be subject only to
the provisions of 0. O. 0. (1. lath Sept. 1821."
The Order Books to be corrected accordingly.
Will. CA SE M ENT, Lieu t. -Col.
Sec. to Govt. Mil. Dept.

FORT WILLIAM, 29Ttt APRIL, 1824.
No. 120 of 1824.—The Governor-General in Council is
pleased to make the following promotion and appointment in
the Ordnance Commissariat Department.
Deputy-Commissary Lieutenant C. G. Dixon, to be a Com-
missary of Ordnance ; let Lieutenant Ralph Gore Roberts, of
Artillery, to be a Deputy-Commissary of Ordnance—ln suc-
cession to Bt. Maj. Ferris, dec.
The following promotion is also made by his Lordship in
Council.

II th Regiment Native Infantry.
Ensign James Chicheley Plowden, to be Lieutenant from
the 11th February, 1024, in succession to Davidson, deceased.
Lieutenant George Frederick Frank Vincent of the 9th Re-
giment Native Infantry has returned to his duty on this Esta-
blishment without prejudice to his rank, by permission of the
Honourable the Court of Directors. Date of arrival in Fort
William 16th April, 1824.
Captain Roderick Mackenzie, of the Ilth Regiment of Na-
tive Infantry, is permitted to proceed to Europe on furlough,
on account of his health.

Lieutenant George C. Holroyd, of the 29th Regiment Na.
tive Infantry, commanding the escort of the Resident at Hy-
drabtul, is permitted to proceed to New South Wales, via Rom.
bay and China, for the benefit of his health, and to be absent
on that account for twelve months.
WM. CASEMENT, Lient.-Cor.
Sec. to the Govt. Mil. Dept.