Star.
London, England, 1829-12-09 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

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Major-Geoseal Lard Plumy Somerset, LC B. as military
secretary to General Lord Hill. G.C.B. and G.C.H. command
lag in chief, went through his list to-day, at his alike in the Horse
Guards.
A few Generals, and about twenty other Otheersoransacted
military business with his Lordship.
From the Limerick Chronicle, Dec. 5.
Lieut. M' Leroth, 1111th regiment. is appointed the recruiting
service at Bristol.
Lieutenant Campbell. 44th regiment, is appointed to the re-
cruiting service at Maidstone, In addition to Lieutenant Balm,
60th rill-s.
Sum on Shoe. is appointed surgeon to the forces in the Bristol
district. to place of Surgeon Hillman.
The adjutancy of the general hospital and invalid depot at Chat-
ham is vacant. . .
1 wo &rutting panics have been sent out this week, by the
Portsmouth division of the royal marines, to Shrewsbury and
Hereford, under the charge of Lieutenants Quested and au-
peoniere.
A otemorandum from the Horse Guards, of the 55th Novembers
canfrys his Majesty's pleasure that those Akers who. oo redden,
from the service, have been permitted to hold local ranivon the
candnent may be considered as enjoying that rank in any ainnety
abroad oat abject to his majesty's dominion.
011111 SAL *LIMBS SICIIOLLII.
Died, at Mebane in Chichester, on the 3d inst. in the 88th year
of his age, (Antral Nicholls. Colonel of the 66th Regiment. Ge•
neeal Nicholls was perhaps the Wilt Ulcer in his Majesty's see.
vice, his Brit- comnikaluo being signed by fleorge the Second. In
a service of upwards of 70 years this Meer was scarcely seer tin
ball pay, his seal and talents hasting.coostandy reconumen.led him
fee active employment until his °Wild dunes were necesvray sus.
rkhed
• •. at Grit by the high rank.he had attained. and afterwards
. the infirmities of age. During the list ten yeari at Ins Cote Gen.
' olk resided in Chichester, universally beloved and respected.
: Tice late Gamete! Nicholls entered the service on the lied of No
vember..l7s6, as an Ensign in the Regintem of Foot.. and was
appointed on the iffh of Slarth,l76o.,aLivitenant. Hrereptin 170
to .Gibraltaf,Was promoted on the 231 of June. 11'73 to a comply,
and returned in 1775 to Ragland. He went ow to the Weetindies
In 4740. end served on boardtbe fleet till the captereof St. Rune-
litit.'when he was employed by the late Sir Jahn Vaughan to in.
Neu end report upon the books of iko•e who style themselves Bog.
lith merchants ; he afterwirds was ieut home with War/poet to tbe
Seiretary of Stater. lie obtained pn the 14th of March, 1751, a
Majority in his regiment, was promoted in Feb 1787, to a Lieu-
"moan Colon/Icy, and in June.l7s7, 'was removed to the 45:h ce-
ntavo of infantry. He embarked in March. 1759. to juin his Mi-
na= in the West Indies. and commanded the troops in the joked
of Grenada nearly three years under General Matthew, then Com-
mander In Chief in the West Indies. He received on the Ise of
March, 1794, the rank of Colonel in the Army, returned in the asme
year tofaigland; and embarked again in December fur the West
Isthes,where he was appointed Brigadier Generals and alosQuatter.
siester General. lie was sent immediately after to the island of
Grenada, then in a state of insurrection, and succeeded in reacting
that Colony to order and tranquillity. lie was appointed on the
lltrli of May. 1791. Colonel of the 4th West India Regiment,
obtained on the 3d of May. 1796. the tank of Majur.General. and
was placed on the Staff of the West Indies. After subduing the
rebellion in Grenada be returned to England, and was appointed to
the Home Staff, in which he continued Ain he was removed to the
Staff of the East Indies,end subsequently held the chief command
at Bombay. He received on the 115th of September. 1803, the
rank of Lieutenant-General. and returned to England. was
neat placed on the Staff eat the Kent davits, was appointed on the
11th of July, 1807, Colonel of the 54th Foots Will removed on the
3d of August, 1808,. to the 66th Regiment, d was raised on the
4th of June, 1818, to the rank of General. •