Star.
London, England, 1827-08-29 00:00:00

The undermentioned Cadet, of tie Honourable the East has
Company's Service, to hate temporary rank as Ifmsigneduring
the period of their being placed under the command of Lamar,
nant-Colonel Paley, of the Royal Engineers at Chatham, for
field instructions in the art of Sapping and Mining:
Gentlemen Cadet Henry (Aherne, Gentleman Cadet Thomas
Smythe, Gentleman Cadet Robert Henderson, Gentleman Ca-
det John Glasfurd, Gentleman Cadet James Wells Robertson,
Gentleman Cadet James John Farquharson Cruikshank, Gen-
tleman Cadet John Wedderburne Fraser, Gentleman Cadet
George Casement, Gentleman Cadet John Sawdon
Gentleman Cadet Jolla Anderson, Gentleman Cadet Robert Sa-
muel Masters, Gentleman Cadet John Gibnote.
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Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel PiiillPßainbrigge, to be Permanent
Assistant Quartermaster-General and Lieutenant-Colonel, vice
Sir Jeremiah Dickson, appointed Quartermaster-General in In-
dia; Elmira Lieutenant-Colonel John Richard Ward, from bait
pay 3iltb Foot, to be Permanent Auistant Quartermaster-Gene-
ral and Major, vice Bainbrigge.
nOSPITA /WM.

To be Hospital Assistants to the Forces—Peter Baird, M.D. vice
Wallace, appointed to the 87th Foot; Jelin Young Skelton,
Gent. vice /Walley, appointed to the Ceylon Regiment.

The undermentioned Officers have been allowed to dispose of their
commissions 3 Lieu tenant- G ene ra William Thomas; Captain
Antoine Jaques Noel de Raymond, half pay 60th Foot.
The exchange between Captain Hill, of the 47th Foot, and Cap-
tain Cowell, of the 6th Foot, stated to have taken place on the lit
January, 1826, has been cancelled ; Lieutenant Edward King, wbo
has recently been restored to full pay in the 48th Foot, has been
placed in his original situation in that Corps, with the date of 25th
March, 1824. The Christian names of Lieutenant Wilson, on half
pay 97th Foot, are John Henry.
WAR OrIICZ, AUGUST 27, 1827.
MINORAIIDCX.

lii. Majesty has been pleased to permit the 85th Regiment of
Foot to tli.cuntinue the motto " Aucto splendore resurgo," as well
as the words " Bucks Volunteers," and to retain the designation
of " The King's Light Infantry" only upon its colours and ap.
polntments.
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PARLIAt►MENTARY PAPER.

Exam—An Account has been printed, by order of
the House of Commons, of the quantities of Articles on
which Duties of Excise in Great Britain were paid in the
years 1790 and 1826. The first article in the list is the
amount of Sales of Estates (by auction) charged with
duties in the two years. In 1790,it was 1,561,2051.45. 7d.
in 1826, it was 3,218,2651. 14s. 01 Furniture, in the
first year, 1,046,5011. in the last, 2,898,9011. 17s. Bd.
The quantity of Strong Beer which has paid duty has
incieased—from 4,568,594 to 6,802,232 barrels. Table
Beer has increased threefold; but, on the other hand,
Small Beer, at least beer which is small in the eyes of
the Excise, has become extinct. If we compare the
table and small beer of 1790 with the table beer of
1826, there is a decrease trom 19/1 to 18i hundred
thousand barrels.—Malt has increased from 24,721,784
to 30 062,352 buahelu Home Spit its, from 4,423,876
to 7,398 549 gallons. Printed Calicoes, from 14,492,459
to 95,336,3b7 yards.—Soap, limn 42 to 96 millions lbs.
—Tile same comparison can only be made fur Ireland
on two articles—spirits, which have doubled in quan-
tity. increasing from 3,4:38,079 to 6,837,408 gallons;
and malt, which has decreased almost to a half, from
4,697,200, to 2.400,066 Lish bushels.—The amount of
sale* of estates charged with duties in Leland in 1826,
wa. only 73,510/. 3s. 4d. of furniture 1866734 16r.—
Except the at title of spirits. the amount of goods charge
ed with duties of Excise in Itelabd is extremely small.