The Sun.
London, England, 1827-05-22 00:00:00

TIM ARMY.
GENERAL ORDER.

HORSE GUARDS, MAY 10.
His Majesty is graciously pleased to hold out to half-pay
Officers the following encouragements to become settlers
in New South Wales and VanDieman's Land, in addi-
tion to those detailed in the General Order of the Bth of
June last.

Officers of all ranks n half-pay are eligible to enjoy the
advantages offered by the said General Order, as well as
those held out by the present order, and they shall not be
required to sell their half-pay, or make any deposit as se-
curity, the intention being that they shall retain their half-
pay, and obtain grants of land without purchase, subject,
however, t;, the conditions hereinafter specified, viz.:—
The remission of quit rent shall take place for a certain
number of years beyond the average period which is pre-
scribed in the case of ordinary settlers, according to the
following scale.

Officers who have served twenty years and upwards, to
be exempted from all quit rent.
Officers who have served fifteen years and upwards, but
short of twenty years, to be exempted from quit rent for
the first twenty years.
Officers who have served ten years and upwards, but
short of fifteen years, to be exempted from quit rent for
the first fifteen years.
Officers who have served seven years and upwards, but
short of ten years, to be exempted from quit rent for the
first ten years.

No officer to be eligible under seven years service, nor
any who cannot produce satisfactory testimonial of good
good conduct, and unquestionable character.
In other respects the conditions on which the grants are
made, to be similar to those which are now in operation
at New South Wales.

The officer to whom land is granted, shall enter into a
bond, that he, or his family, shall reside for at least seven
years in the settlement, and the grant shall not be allowed
to be sold by him until he: shall be reported to have ex-
pended upon it a capital eqval to half its value, as that
value was estimated when the grant was made.
For instance, supposing the grant to be 200 acres, at
the estimated value of ss. per acre, the individual will
not he allowed to sell it until he shall be reported to have
expended 251. upon it. In the event, however, of his
death taking place before the expenditure of capital al-
ready alluded to, the grant will be continued to his heirs,
but subject to the fulfilment of the conditions under which
he himself held the grant.
The quantity of land to be received by officers will be
in the same proportion to their capital, as in the case
of ordinary settlers; but until as accurate valuation has
been made of the lands throughout the colony, and an
average price shall be fixed for each parish, it is not pos-
sible for the Colonial Department to fix the quantity of
land which any individual may be able to obtain in pro-
portion to his capital.

The quantity of land to be granted must depend entirely
upon the value which that land, either from local circum-
stances, or from its peculiar eharacter, may possess; and
this, as must be evident, can only be determined in the
Colony.
The officer who may avail himself of this offer, will be
required to provide for his own passage, and that of his
family, to the Colony.
The ordinary rates of passage are the following, as far
as can be collected from the best sources of information
which have been applied to :

TO NEW SMITH WALES.
Cabin £94 10 0
Steerage
TO VAN DIEMAN'S LAND.
Cabin £B4 0 0
Steerage
_. _ 35 0 0

Every thing supplied to the passengers except bedding.
Ten pounds are deducted from cabin, and 51. from steerage
passage, in case of a man and his wife occupying one
birth.

Children of 14 years pay the same as adults.
From 9 to 13 -3ds.
5 to 8
2 to 4.
Heavy Goods, 41. per ton

Measurement Goode, 51. de. k the Hold.
By His Majesty's command,
HENRY TORRENS, Adjutant-General.

THE SELF-TAUGHT SCULPTOR.—The lo-
vers of Art have been flocking during the last week, to see
Mr. Lough's charming Models, and Mr. Brougham has
ordered the Samson to be executed by Mr. Lough at his
own price. This enlightened statesman will thus have the
honour of having ordered, and of being possessed of the first
marble work of this extraordinary artist—Examiner.
The valuable diamonds which were presented
to his wife by Mr. Wellesley Long Pole were sold by
Christie, at his rooms, in King-street, on Friday; as they
were brilliants of the first water, and set in exquisite taste,
great competition was very naturally excited in the fashion-
able world for the purchase of a considerable portion of
them. The amount produced by the actual sale was
between six and seven thousand pounds. The large diamonds
were bought in at about two thousand five hundred pounds.
We heard in the room, that the original cost of the whole
was upwards of twenty thousand pounds.
ELOPEMENT.—On Thursday evening . last,
the town of Barnet was thrown into a state of considerable
confusion, in consequence of an affair betwixt a gentletnan
named " Smith" and the father
,of a Miss H. D., which
lasted nearly one hour. It r.ppears that the lady had been
seduced from her home, and was then on the road to
" Gretna Green," with our enterprising son of Neptune,
when, being overtaken by the indignant father, while par-
taking of some refreshment at the " Travellers' Inn," a
fight ensued, " not with sword or pistol," but with the
" gifts of nature," alias " fists." Both " peeled," and an
admirable " set-to" it was. Blows were repaid with
blows. Claret flowed profusely ; both proved " high
game," and afforded a real treat to our " Fancy." At
length I)ad received a tremendous hit on his " eannister,"
which felled him to the ground. Time MIS called, but he
was inseLsiliie; and our hero, accompanied by the " un-
dutiful charmer," drove off, amidst the tumultuous acclama-
tions of the surrounding crowd, who were afterwards
quickly dispersed by the civil authorities.-- Observer.
RIOT AT BODMIN GAOL.—Last Monday
the prisoners at Bodmin, sentenced to hard labour, mani-
fested symptoms of insubordination, and refused to go upon
the tread-mill. Two of the visiting Magistrates, the Rev.
Jos. Pomeroy and the Rev. Nicholas Kendall, were imme-
diately sent for, who, on their arrival, remonstrated with
the rioters, but in vain; they tore up the railing which
enclosed the wheel, and arming themselves, prepared for
resistance. The staff of the Cornwell Militia were then
mustered and drawn up in the outer yard of the prison.
As soon as their arrival was announced to the prisoners,
they gave three cheers, shouting—" Death or vic-
tory."—The Magistrates attempted to remonstrate with
them a second time, but the attempt was equally
unsuccessful. The soldiers were then directed to
enter the inner yard ; and as the first file were
about to pass the gate, some of the most daring of the
rioters attempted to wrest their muskets from them. This
attack was spiritedly and successfully resisted without
firing, and the rioters retreated, some of them having
been knocked down with the butt-end of the muskets, and
five of the most refractory being secured and lodged in se-
parate cells, the others submitted. Sowden, who was
convicted at the late Truro Sessions of a violent assault on
the constables of Camborne, being the ringleader, was
again ordered by the Magistrates to ascend the wheel,
which lie positively refused to do. The Magistrates finding
it absolutely necessary to chew the prisoners that they were
resolved to enforce obedience, ordered him to be flogged,
which operated so powerfully that obedience was restored,
and the others immediately resumed their stations on the
wheel. Cornwall Gazette.

An extraordinary feat at shooting was per-
formed at Corby, on Monday last, by one of
Mr. Howard's gamekeepers, a young man named
Carruthers. He threw up fifteen oranges in suc-
cession, with his left hand; holding his gun in
the right, and hit twelve out of fifteen with
ball. A wager was the origin of the experi,
ment, and Carruthers won, having just performed
that which he undertook to, do. There are few
such expert marksmen.—Carlisle Patriot.
The Carlisle new Cricket Club continue their
practice sedulously, and rapidly improve. The
Derwent side (Cockermouth) Club are highly
spoken of in the local papers, and an opinion is
expressed that " in the course of the summer
they will he able to contend with any club in the
north of England." We doubt not their ability ;
But will they so contend ? If so, we have heard
it hinted, they may at the period spoken of be
accommodated by the Carlisle Club. Let Coc-
kermouth send Carlisle a challenge, and we do
not expect to hear of its refusal. Cricket ,is a
fine manly amusement for gentlemen in full health
and vigour ; and we are glad to see it extending
itself in the Noith.--Cadisk Patriot,