Star.
London, England, 1807-08-27 00:00:00

LORD CASTSaRBACH.

HI. That the number ofßrermitsr;liedqu;terly for the Regular
Army, between the tit of March, secs, and iit March, t 336,
when the Repeal of the Additional Force Aet was determined on,
was (ezelufive of Foreign and Colonial Levies, and of men tranf-
fcrrcd from the Militia) as follows—. IVumber Rate

railed. per Ann.
ift Quarter ending tR July, aBcs - 4,865 39,460
ad Quarter ending tit Dec. 18os - 4,23 s 1 r,OOB
3d Quarter ending aft Jan. iBa6 • 4,793 19,160
4th Quarter ending tft April t 806 - 6,096 24.88 e
That the number of men railed as above, between IR April,
1835, and RR April, 1806. was so.cto3; the number between July
1806, and July 1807, 17,689, being ape kis than in the former
year; whereas the number of boys included in the :7149, ex-
ceeded by tc76 the number included in the 20,003, the preceding
year's produce.
That the number of men obtained for Regular Service, including
men transferred from the Militia (and exclufve of Foreign and
Colonial Levies) was, between July :dos, and July 1806.33 693
men; between July 1806, and July 1807, a0,68t, being 13,012
men kfs than in the preceding year, exciufive of the Cervices of the
men railed in the latter year being determinable in (even or ten
years, according to the terms of their enliftment.
That %WWII the number of men levied in the latter year was lets
than in the former, as Rated in the preceding Refolutions, an an-
nual additional charge of 450,c0ci. in increafed Pav and Penfions
to the Army has been incurred, as an encouragement to induce
men to en/ift, being at the rate of a5l. per man on the number of
men railed within the year; and which expence mutt be hereafter
largely iocreafed, in proportion as the penfions on 14 and at years
(entice come into operation.
That during the former year the Recruiting Parties did not ex-
ceed in number 405 ; that in the latter year they have been in-
ereafed to t it 3, exclufive of 4co extra Recruiting Officers; and
from Bth December tBc6, 54 fecond battalions have been recruit-
ing, under an intimation, that if they did not raife 400 men each
in fix months, the battalions would be then re,:twed, and the 01.
ficers placed on half pay; which extraordinary inereafe of the
number of Recruiting Parties mutt be confidered not only as highly '
prejudicial to the difcipline and efficiency of the army, but as fo
much expence incurred for the levy of men, as difiinguilhed front
the performance of regimental duty.
That whilft the number of men railed as above for the rerlar
ferviee. has in the latter year been reduced, the proportion of
defertions in the army (crying at home has been rather inereafed,
the proportion being, in the five fucceffive bait yearly periods, as
follows—

Defertions in army at home,
Jan. tBos to July illos, - a in 194.
July tilos to Jan. tBo6, - - ain 152.
Jan. tBc6 to July 1806, - - I M 275.
July 1806 to PO. ILI, I in It 3.
Jan. 1807 to July 1107. - - lln 136.
MR. WINDHAM.

IV. That on the 25th of °donee, 1806, the Bounty t Recruits
was reduced—for the Cavalry, from ail. 81. to N. is.; and for
the Infantry, .61. 6s. to it,. ti s.

LORD CAsTLEREAGH.

IV. That the expence of Lcvy Money for General Service has
been reduced—for Cavalry, from 191. to 131 as. 64.; and for
Infantry, from ial Ss. to di. us. 6d. But the term of ferric*
has alfo been reduced, from fervice for life to fervice for ten and
(even years, which fuppofe4 two additional periods of enliftment,
and confequcntly two additional bounties in the courfe of a fervice
of at years, exdufnre of the additional pay and penfions above
referred to.