Star.
London, England, 1818-05-29 00:00:00

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A Bill has been brought into the house of Oom=
mons, for regtilating the Payment of Regimental
Debts, and the distribution of she effects of Officers
und Soldieri dying in service, and the receipt of sums
due to Soldiers. It purposes to enact,
That all sums of money due in respect of any military cloth-
ing, appointments, and equipments, or in respect of any quarters,
or of any mess or regimental accounts, and all sums of money
due to any Agent or Paymaster or Quarter-Master, or any other
Officer, upon any such account, or on account of any advances
made ior any such purpose, shall be deemed and taken to be re-
gimentql debts, and shall be paid out of any arrears of pay, or
out of the effects or the proceeds of the effects, of any Officer or
soldier dying while in the service, In such proportion or priority
as shall be ordered by the Secretary at War for the time being,
and in preference to any other debts, claims, or demands what-
soever, upon the estate and effects of such Officer or soldier.

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2. That it shall be lawful for the Secretary at War to twit
all surplus which may remair. after satisfying such regimental
debts as aforesaid, to be paid to the person or persons entitled
thereto.

3. That an soch regimental debts shall and may be paid with-
out any probate of any will being obtained, or any letters of ad-
ministration, or any confirmation of testament, or letters testa-
mentary or dative, being taken out by any person ; ar.d the sur-
plus only of such arrears of pay and proceeds of any such effects,
' shall be deemed the personal estate of the deceased, for the pay-
ment of any duty in respect of any probate, or of any letters of
administration or confamation of testament, or letters testamcn-
, tary or dative, or for the purpose of distribution as personal estate.
d. That no person, not beirg an agent of some regiment, bat-
talion, or corps of his Majesty's Army, or of the Militia, shall
receive, for any Non-commissioned Officer or soldier, or for any
representative or representatives of any Non-commissioned Offi-
cer or soldier' any pay or arrears of pay, or any effects, or pro-
ceeds of any effects, of any deceased Nun-commissioned Officer
or soldier, dying while in his Majesty's service, unless such per-
son shall be entitled to receive such pay, or effects or proceeds,
or any part thereof, as a devisee or next of kin, or executor or
administrator of such Non-commissioned Officer or soldier, or
shall be duly licensed in the manner hereinafter mentioned
that purpose.

5. That it shall be lawful for the Secretary at War to licence
such number of persons as be shall deem fit, not being such
army or other agents as aforesaid, to act as agents either gene-
rally or within any such part or parts of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, as shall be specified in any such li-
cence, for the receiving fot ally Non-conlinissioned Officers and
soldiers, or the representatives of any Non-conuathsioned Officers
or soldiers, any pay or arrears of pay, or any effects ur proceeds
of any effects, of any deceased Non-commissioned Officer or
soldier. •

An older of readiness has been received in Ireland
for the 93d Highlanders to leave Limerick in June,
for Dublin.

The 4th Dragoons are to replace the 20th Light
Dragoons in Limerick.
The 12th Foot, from Athlone, and 96th, from
Castlebar, are to do duty in Limerick.
The 68th Regiment has embarked at the Cove of
Cork for North America. _ _

Two thousand infantry are shortly to leave Ireland
for the East Indies.

Thursday sennight, Major-General O'Lociii.tx
arrived at Ennis, and inspected that part of the 99d
Highlanders under the command of Captain Ett.is,
and the detachment of the 20th Dragoons, under
Lieutenant Coon?. The troops appeared in a high
state of military order, and received the thanks of the
General, previous to his return to Limerick.