Star.
London, England, 1824-05-29 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

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The 96th Regiment of Infantry will march from Manchester as
soon as the transports are prepared to embark it at Liverpool, for
conveyance to Halifax.
The 2d Battalion of the 60th Regiment of Foot is ordered, on
bring replaced at Halifax by the 96th Regiment, to embark for the
Windward and Leeward Islands.
Last week, Major-General Sir „form Castaftow, K.C.(3. reviewed
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troops in Plymouth garrison (with the exception of the Royal
Artillet y and the Royal Engineers), net the Parade, in front of Go-
vermin:lit 1101I3C, when the military appearance of the men, and
the rapidity and precision with which they performed the various
evolutions, particularly the t.,d Rittalion of the 3d Guards. called
forth the wit, meat praises of the lajoracseneral. and was the admi-
ration of every military character misfile ground.
The following appointments or promotions have lately taken
place in the Royal Marines :—Colonel Lewis, from Plymouth Gar-
rison to Chatham Lines, vice I.ee, deceased ; Lieutenant-Colonel
Westropp, vice Lewis ; Nlajor Dickinson, to Millbay Depot, vice
Westropp ; Lieutenant-Colonel Combe, to Portsmouth, vice Dickin-
son. First Lieutenant llornbrook is promoted to the rank of Cap-
tain, vice Combe; and Bevan to he Second Lieutenant. First
Lieutenant Lloyd has been called in from the half-pay, to till up the
vacancy occasioned by Lieutenant llornbrook's prorn,rion.
Tuesday the following charges of Cavalry Regiments were or-
dered to take place forthwith : The Third nt Guards
to go to Dublin from Manchester ; TM- ti!it Dragoon Guards to
change from Dublin, and to prneed to tilas,.,,ow; the Ist Dragoons
to proceed from Yo:k. to Edin)::rgh—they are row on their march,
and to arrive the Ist of Jute at Berwick ; the 6th Dragoons are to
I go to York froso Glasr.w.
Detachments of the Royal Marine Artillery, consisting of a Lieu-
' tenant, Serjeant, C.,,ri oral, 13-::rhardizr, a::.110 gunners, have been
embarked on board the bomb vessels for A;giers. On bo.:rd of etch
vessel is al5 and 10 inch mortar. There are also dettictommts or-
dered for the three sloops that are fitted with a 13 inch mortar, con-
sisting of a colaur Serjeant, a Corporal, and five gunners to each.
The first division of the above corps are to march from Chatham'
on the Ist of June for Portsmouth, where their bead-quarters are in
future to be; a part will he detached to Fort Cmnberland, where
hStteries will be erected for artillery practice on a large scale.
The Duke or ikcKiNc.,” htts-odezivi).7, a grand fete at Stowe,
1 the middle of June, to celebrate the christening of his grandson,
Earl TEstrac. The Yeomanry will assemble in Srowe Park, and
preparations have been for some rota making for au entertainment
I upon the grandest scale.
During the present week the First Regiment of Oxfordshire
Yeomanry Cavalry, under the command of Lord CIIeRC/111.1., has
been on permanent duty at Woodstock. On Wednesday they were
inspected by ;Major SITWELL, of the 5,1 Dragoons. They met with
the highest commendation for steadines4. precision, and the rapidit y
of their different evolutions. Their conduct in quarters was also
in the highest degree meritorious.