Star.
London, England, 1827-09-22 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Detachments belonging to the ted, 53d, 77th, sod gist Regl.
menu of Infantry, have received orders to hold themselves In rea-
diness for embarkation, from Ireland, for Jamaica.
The Depot of the 15th Regiment of Foot, has received orders
to proceed from Dover for Guernsey.
A Detachment belonging to the Ist Battalion of the 60th Rifle
Carps, marched this morning from Westminster for Portsmouth,
on route to Plymouth.

A Derachms:nt belonging to the 2d Battalion of the 60th Ride
Corps, marched this morning front Westminster for Gosport.
The Depot of the 18th, or Royal Irish Regiment, is ordered
from Gosport to Plymouth.
Wednesday the Depot of the 25th Regiment, consisting of forty
men, and the Band, and commanded by Captain MORRiII, landed
at Newhaven, having come by the Velocity steam packet front
Aberdeen, marched up to Glasgow. They are on their tdute to
Greenock, where they embark to join the Regiment at Barbadoes.
The 9th Regiment of Foot, now in garrison at Plymouth, are
under orders for embarkation for Liverpool. Their place will be
'supplied by the 64th Regiment. expected shortly from Gibraltar.
The Depot of the latter Regiment is expected immediately from
'Gserusey.

GENERAL ORDERS.
Horse Guards, Sept.l.7, 1827.
As the regulations and practice of the service do not authorise
°dicers of the Medical and Commiwariat Staff to employ soldiers
as their servants, and very great inconvenience has been found to
-mutt from any extension of such indulgence beyond the limits
san/tioned by custom, and fixed by regulation, the Commander-In-
ane( directs, that hen, eferward, no //tidier, whether belonging to
brain/ or Veteran Companies, or Regiments of the Line, may
4t permitted to be employed as a servant to any (Racer on the
or Commissariat Staff.

By Command of Ms Grace the Commander-in-Chief,
HENRY Tt)RRENS, Adjutant-Gen.
Horse Guards, Ault 24, 1827.
His Majesty being desirous of holding out further encomiast-
matt to 06Cefli oo half-pay, to become settlers in New South
Males and Van Dieman's Land, has been pleased, in reference to
the General Orders of the Bth June, 1826, and 16th May, 1827,
*to command, that the following additional inducements shall be
'promulgated to the Army, for the information of those (Meter*
who may be di,pased to avail themselves of the benefit of this
antagernent.

Au Officers no half pay, who purchased and were reduced, what-
ever may have been the period of their service, or Othcers on half-
pay who did not purchase, but who, after having served twenty
years, half of which on full pay, have been reduced, or have retired
to half-pay, on account of wounds or impaired health, shall be
exempted front that part of the regulation contained in the General
Order of the Bth of June, 1826, which requires the Officer to
relinquish une.third of the value of his commission to the Crown,
and shall be allowed to receive the full value 6f such commission,
it the same manner as (Arai on full pay, who having purchased
their commissions, or having served twenty years, are desirous of
soiling out for the same object.
His Majesty has further been pleased to command, that this
advantage shall be extended to Officers of all ranks, whether on
fall pay, retired full pay, or half-pay; but that, in the two latter
'dame., all sales shall be subjected to the conditions and restrictions
established by the General Order of the 2.1 of Han 1825, not-
withstanding that a large portion of the Officers on half pay would I
be excluded thereby from sale: and in order that the Government
may have full security for the appropriation of the sums produced
by the Sale of Commissions to the intended purpose, it is his
Itiajesty'sconrnand, that the Agent to whoa, the purchase money be
paid shall be instrocted to retain in his hands one third of the
amount in each ease, to be paid to the Officer who proposes to
emigrate, and who shall have obtained permission to dispose of his
commission or his half-pay, with tbat view, upon his producing to
the Agent a certificate, signed by the master of the vessel, that he
ehllagral his passage on board such vessel for the purpose of
proceeding direct to the Colony.
My his Majesty's Command,
HENRY TOI&RENS, Adjutant-Gen.