Star.
London, England, 1821-03-14 00:00:00

: THE ARMY.

The first battalion of the 3d Regiment of Foot
Guards, under the command of Colonel Corrott,
have taken possession of the Marlborough, and New
and Old Granby Barracks, at Plymouth, where they
are to remain for some time.
•
,ACTUAL NUMBERS OF MILITARY, REGULAR
AND IRREGULAR, NOW IN GREAT BRITAIN
AND IRELAND, AS I'ER ARMY ESTIMATES.
Life Guards and Car,lry 10 ,631
Foot Guards, Officers and
Men
Infantry
•

81,106
Deduct for the C010i1b.4332,474

Royal Marines . . . 8,000
Royal Artillery and Engi- '

neers
Yeomanry and Volunteer
Infantry in Great Britain 37,591
Volunteer Infantry in Ire-
land . . . . . 20,231
Disembodied Militia, 89
Regiments, Great Bri-
tain . . . . . 55,092
Ditto, 38 ditto, Ireland . 20,918

049,544 Irreplars. Great Bri-
tain and Ireland.
198,176 Total Regular and Ir-
regular Troops in Gr:at
Britain and Ireland.
RETURN OF THE NUMBER OF BRITISH TROOPS
Stationed at Trinidad, Tobago, St. Lucia, Demerara, F.sse-
quibo, Berbicc, Malta, the lonian Islands, Ceylon, Mauritius,
Cape of Good Hope, Sierra Leone, and Van Dieman's Land;
according to the latest Returns.
ADJUIADIT-GSDIERA CS OPFICZ, 2n MANCH, 1821.
1 Trinidad - - . 574 lonian Islands - - 3,236
Tobago - - - 106 Ceylon - - - 2,603
St. -Lucia - -- - 236 Mauritius - - - 1,218
Denlerara, Essequibo, and I Capp of Good Hope 2,464
Bet bice - - - 525 Sierra Leone and Gambia 350
Malta - 1,248 Van Dieman's Land - 350
- 12,910 Rank and File.

Total -

The Colonial Corps at the Cape of Good Hope and Ceylon
are not included in the above numbers

If. TORRENS, A. G.
RUTURN of the NUMBER of RECRUITS raised for the

Regular Army, from 25th Dec. 1819, to 24th Dec: 1820.

Adjutant-General's (Ace, Feb. 96, 1821.
RICIWITS FINALLY APPROYM
For the Crialry StiS
Foot Guards 824 .
Infantry 6,679 542 fur Limit€d Service.
Total —.6,371 I 7,829 for Unlimited S,;rvice.
IL TOItIIENS, A. G.
MEMORANDCNI. Horse-Guards, Feb. 27, 1821.
The following Regiments did not raise any Recruits during
the year 1820, their Effective, being above the Establiihmerit
13th Light Dragoons; sth, 101 h, 141 h, 38th, 45th, 66th, 69,h,
72d, 75th, 82d, 83ti, and 87th, Foot.—Total 13 Regiments.
By an Order, bearing date 20th May, 1817, Regiments are
authorized to stop, or recommence Recruiting, according as
their kffectire Strength equals, or falls below their Establisii-
anent. • 11. T. A. G.
NUMBER of GENTLEMEN who have been appointed to
Commissions in Regiments of Cavalry and Infantry of the
Line, from the 13th March, 1619, to the 24th Jan. 1821,

and who have subsequently been placed upon Half-pay.
Purchasers of Half-pay Commicsions, vacant at thy period
of the reduction of the Corps, or its Establishment - 15
Riding Misters of Cavalry, to make themselves eligible as
such, they having been Non-commissioned Officers of
Cavalry .
- - - - -
At his own request, he having affairs of the utmost conse-
quence, which prevented his embarking for the East
Indict . - 1•
At his own request, for the restoration of his health, and
the prosecution of his studies - - - 1
An old Quarter Master, for the purpose of appointing an .
efficient sum Noir as such, at the earnest recommendation
of General Sir Robert Brownrigg, Bart. and G.C.B.
late Commander of the Forces at Ceyh4n - - -
Appointed to the 22d Light Dragoons, without purchase,
pret ious to the reduction of that corps. at the recom-
mendation of General the Marquis of Hastings, K. G.
and G.C.B. Commander-in-Chief In the East Indies - 1

Total

- 2

- 1•

- I

- 19

• Both Gentlemen Cadets, appointed from the College.

From another official. Document it appears that the total num.
ber of Gentlemen who have been appointed to Commissions in
Regiments a Cavalry and Infantry of the Line, from the 25th
January, 1819, to the 25th January, 1841, was as follows :
Ily purchase
By ditto, Cadets from the Royal Military College - 26
Without purchase
Without ditto, Cadet"! from Royal Military College - 58
Total

- 585