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THE AR.M Yi

WA140“1014 FIBILVART, 1825.
Sm—Reerring to the Circular Letter of the 28d August, 1821,
No. 456, relative to Militiamen enlisting into his Majesty's Resit.
lar Forces contrary to the Statute. I am directed by the Secretary
at War to acquaint you. that in future the expenses incurred upon
the route by escorts furnished from Regiments of Cavalry, Infantry,
or from Recruiting Districts, are to be charged, against the Pub is
in the Regimental or District Accounts, in the following mattnerNiz.
When men, supposed to belong to the Militia. are to be removed
from Ireland to this country, the expenses to the embarking station
there, are to be charged in the Accounts of the Regiment or Dis-
trict from which the last Escort shall have been furnished, supported
by the Route granted by order of his Excellency the Lord Lieu.
tenant; and upon the receipt of a notification of their arrival at
either of the debarkation stations in Great liritain, other Routes
will be granted to conduct the Prisoners to their final destination:
the expenses incurred thereon, including passage money, are in like
manner to become charges in the Accounts of the Regiment or
District (as the case may be) in this country. *ft
I am further to add, that when it shall be deemed expedient to
remove Men of this description from one part of Great Britain to
another, the expenses incurred upon the march are, upon the same
principle, to be charged in the Accounts of the Regiment or District
from which the last Escort shall have been furnished.
The charges are invariably to be supported by the Route, and a
reference to this communication--I am, Scc.
LAI.I. SULIVA N.

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(Signed)
Paymaster of the

FLIROMILY, 1112.5.
Sta—l am directed by the Secretary at War to enclose herewith
the copy of a Circular Letter which has been addressed to Paymasters
of Regiments of Cavalry, Infantry, and Recruiting Districts, relative
to the mode of charging the expenses incurred upon the Rosie by
Escorts over Men wbo, being supposed to belong to the Militia,
enlist into his Majesty's Regular Forces, or into the service of the
East indiacompany,coutrary to the statutes specified in the margin.•
I am further directed to acquaint you, that, in future, the only
expenses liable to be defrayed by the Paymasters of Regiments of
Militia, will be the usual marching allowance to the Non-Commis-
sioned Officer or Drummer, who may be sent to identify the men
so escorted, at the rate of fifteen-pence per day, reckoning ten
miles for each day's match, and the fees upon the commitment of
such offenders to prison, confirmed by the signature of the Magis-
trate before whom they may be convicted and sent to prison; but
no charge whatever is to be made until his Lord.,hip's sanctionslhall
have been obtained.—l am, &c.

(signed)
Paymaster of the Regiment of Militia.

LAU. SULIVAN.

WAIII-OPTICE, FIIIROARY 28, 11125.

Sta—l am directed by the Secretary at War to inform you, that
from the 25th of September nett, the Levy Money for Recruits en-
listed in Ireland will only be allowed in Irish currency.—l have,&c.
(Signed) 1.. SULIVA N.
°Seer Commanding Regiment of

• England 49d Geo. 111. c. 90. a. 64. Scotland, 4911 Geo. 111.
e. 91. s. 59. East India Company, 57th Geo. 111. c. 57. a. 3.

THE ROMAN CA.IHOI IC

The following is a c• py of the oath proposed by Sir
F. Burdett's Wil. to be ~ken by Roman Catholics:
"I, A. B. do sincerely promise and swear, that I will be
faithful and bear true allegiance to his present lajesty, and wilt
defend him to the utmost of my power against all conspiracies
and attempts whatever, that shall be made against his Person,
Crown, or Dignity ; and I will do my utmost endeavours to
disclose and make known to his viajesty, his heirs and sin:mason,
all treasons and traitorous conspiracies which may he formed
against him or them ; and I do faithfully promise to maintain,
support and defend, to the utmost of my power, the succession of
the Crown, which succession, by an Act, intituled, ' An Act for
the further Limitation of the Crown, and better securing the
rights and liberties of the subject' ' is and stands limited to
the Princess Sophia, Electress and Duchess Dowager of Haw.
ver, and the heirs of her body, being Protestant. • heresy at
reng_unting and abjuring any obedience or allisgiance onto
any °then:arson claiming or pretending a right to the Ei.own of
Realms: and I do swear, that I do reject and &test, as tan.
Christian and impious, the position, that it is lawful to murder or
destroy any person or persons whatsoever, for or under pretence of
their being Hereticks or Infidels; and also, that uochristian and
impious principle, that faith is not to be kept with Her edcks or In-
fidels: and I do further declare, that it is not an article of my
faith, and that I do renounce, reject, and abjure the opinion,
that Princes excommunicated by the Pope and Council, or any other

authority of the See of Rome, or by any other Ruth:whim whatso-
ever, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects, or by any per-
son whatsoever; and Ido promise, that I will not hold, maintain, or
abet any such opinion, or any other opinion, contrary to what is ex-
pressed in this declaration : and I do declare, I do not believe that
the Pope of Rome, or any other Foreign Palace, Prelate, State, or
Potentate, bath or ought to have any temporal or civil jurisdiction,
power, superiority, or pre-eminence, directly or indirectly, within
this realm; and I do hereby disclaim, disavow,and solemnly
abjure, any intention to subvert the present urch Eetablish-
meat, foe the purpose of substituting a Fionsan Catholic Rata-
bashmeut in its stead : and I do solemnly swear, that I will
never ezercise any privilege whatever to which I am or may
became sodded, to disturb the Protestant Religion or Protestant
Onvernmeot to this kingdom : and Ido solemnly, in the presence of
Gen, profess, testify, and declare, that I do make this declaration
andevery part thereof, in the plain and ordinary sense of the words
of this Oath, without any evasion, equivocation or mental re-
servation whatever, and without any dispensation already
granted by the Pope, or any authority of the See of Rome, or any
person whatsoever, and without thinking that I am or can be ac-
quitted before Goo or man, or absolved of this declaration, or my
part thereof, although the Pope or any other person or authority
whatsoever, shall dispense with or annul the same, and declare that
it was null or void. "$o help me Goo."

The Wiemar Theatre was burnt down on the night
of the 21st inst. The fire spread so rapidly through
the whole building, that it was impossible to save it.
Great exertions being made, and there being happily
no wind, the flames did not communicate to any other
building, but the theatre is totally destroyed.
SADLER'S WELLS will present a new face to its old
friends, being almost entirely rebuilt, and will open un-
der the able management of that veteran in the histriOnic
art, Mr. T. DIBDIN.

_
The Magistrates of Brussels, being convinced of the
utility of making a direct commuwca ion between the
port of that City and the sea, by means of the Schelde.
Nl.Teeman, the chief engineer, is already engaged in
surveying the right bank of that river.
The roof of the Theatre at Caraccas only covers the
boxes, so that when it happens to rain, which is not
very often the case, those in the pit are drenched.—
Nothing can be more contemptible, or monotonous than
the acting of their players, yet this wretched perfosm-
ance is frequented by the inhabitants of all classes, even
by the Priests and Monks, who go there in their reli-
gious habits.
ANECDOTE OF A Palsoe.---M.Onvrard,an Army Co-
ntractor is at present in prison at Paris, on heavy charges;
but he has realized large sums, and lives like a Prince.
The following story is told of his incarceration :
On the same floor with his apartments are two rooms,
which he desired to have, pour s'arrolidir—that is, to
have all the flat; the jailer told him tie could not have
the rooms, as they were hired by two debtors. is How
much do they owe r About 10,000 francs " He.e
is the money." saidM OUVEA RD—and he paid thrlo.titl.°
francs, had the two room., larroltdir, and the two pri-
soners were set at liberty !—Literary Gazette.
It has been asserted by eminent Physician', that if
old people would be persuaded to stay at borne all the
winter, it would be the means of preserving their Isle
several years. NEW ton, Bishop of Bistol, was very ob-
servant of this rule. One fine warm day in December,
however, when the wind was in the S inch, and the .tut
shone blight and clear, he went to the Leve . liis la
%%Jews, who noticed the peculiarities of all persons II)
the habit of attending the'Court, immediately %cut ~p
to him and said, 4,4 All! a visa Irons ) nu. L 1.1
lle,-.einba Why, I did not carte: to s e )uu tut rik .