Star.
London, England, 1810-07-14 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The Fravaxr gun-brig sailed on Wednesday night
from Plymouth for Lisbon, with a convoy of trans.
ports, laden with provisions for our army in Portugal.
Wednesday and Thursday morning the Royal
Cornwall Regiment of Militia marched into Kings.
bridge barracis, from Uxbridge.
The 7th Veteran Battalion, at present at Chatham
barracks, will shortly embark on board transports now
collecting in the River for Gibraltar.
Sunday last, several yeomanry corps of the City of
Dublin were assembled and inspected upon their se.
vend parades, but the unfavourable state of the wea.
ther prevented their being exercised in different parts
of that city, as was intended.
Wednesday, the 92d (or Gordon Highlanders)
marched from Woodbridge, and embarked on board
transports at Harwich, for Canterbury.
The Bedford Regiment of Militia arrived at Had.
sham barracks, on Wednesday last, and on the prece.
ding day the Ist battalion of the 32d marched from
thence to Bexhill.

Last Saturday, Lieutenant-General Lord Cluing;
SOD( WET, accompanied by his Staff. inspected the
7th Regiment of Foot at Bletchington, after which
the OlfiCers of that regiment gave them an elegant
and sumptuous entertainment.
Tuesday last the central Regiment of Local Militia.
commanded by Sir E. B. Saxons, assembled at
Oxford, for 20 days exercise.
Yesterday the two Regiments of Life Guards had
a field-day, under the inspection of Lord HEAT/WIELD,
preparatory to their being rev'ewed on Monday week.
A letter from a military ()dicer at Madras, brought
by the last packet from India, states that Lord Morro
had- at length succeeded in restoring harmony, and
settled the differences between the Company's Officers
and the Governor-of Madras on such a basis as bids
fair to insure permanent tranquillity to the British
dominions in that part of India.
A Court Martial has been held in Bengal, on pri.
vates J. Sullivan and J. Carter, charged with deser-
tion, of which they have been found guilty, and sen.
tenccd to transportation for life, for which purpose
they have arrived in England in the Union Indianian.
and been delivered to the Military Power. Where
next they are to be sent, depends on his Majesty's Go.
vernment.

MlLlTlA.—Several doubts having recently occurred
respecting the Exemptions claimed by persons re.
fusing to serve in the Militia, we have, therefore,
thought proper to state the following fcr the inform.
:ion of our numerous Readers :- That no Petr of
this Realm, nor any person who shall act as Com.
missiened Officer in any Regiment, Troop or Com-
pany, in his Majesty's forces, or in any of his Majesty's
Castles or Forts, nor any Commissioned Officer or
private man serving in his Majesty's forces, nor any
Commissioned Officer who shall have served four
years in the Militia, nor any person enrolled in any
Troop or Company of Yeomanry or Volunteer Corps,
who shall produce a certificate from his Commanding
Officer, that he has punctually attended the exercise
of the Troop, Company, or Corps, to which he be.
longs, for three months immediately preceding the
day on which he shall have Leen balloted to serve in
the Militia ; nor any person being a Member of the
University, nor any Clergyman or Licensed Teacher,
nor any Justice of Peace, Constable, or other Peace
Officer, nrr a..y articled Clerk, Apprentice, Seams%
or EC :taring man, nor any person doing duty in his
l‘iajesty's. Ordnance, or at any Magazine or Store.
house belonging to his Majesty, or under the direction
of the Board of Ordnance, nor any poor man not
worth ,ElO in goods arid chattels, or who does not
pay RS a year's rent, who has three children born in
lawful wedlock, being under the age of 14 years,
:hall be liable to serve fur:cagily, or ftrovide a arbstifarto
for the Militia ; and no person having served per.
sonally or by substitute in any regiment or battalion
of Militia, shall be obliged to serve again until by ro.
Cation it shall come to his turn, but no person who
has served only as a substitute, shall, by such service,
be exempted fiom serving again if he shall be chosen
by ballot.

By a provision in the Local Militia Act, Parish
Officers are entitled to be reimbursed by the Receiver
General of TAUS all sums of money advanced and
paid under any order, for the relief of the wives and
families of men who shall have joined the said militia
during the period of their being assembled for the
purpose of exercise, on delivery of an account sii;ovi
by two Magi 'trate s.

SPORTING INTELLIGEN4E.

OXFORD RACES.