A very gratifying order was also issued by Major-General Sir John Lambert, K.C.B., commanding the south-western district of Ireland, relative to the conduct of the regiment. The regiment embarked for North America on the 14th, 16th, 17th, and 18th of May, 1824, on board the Indian trader “Prince of Orange,” “Cato” and “Fanny” transports, and anchored at Quebec, on the 23rd, 24th, and 25th of June. [Sidenote: 1825.] In the year 1825, the establishment of the regiment was augmented from 8 to 10 companies, and formed into 6 _service_ and 4 _depôt_ companies, consisting of 42 sergeants, 14 buglers, and 740 rank and file. In consequence of this arrangement, the officers and non-commissioned officers of 2 companies were sent to England, to join the depôt companies at Chichester. [Sidenote: 1826.] The detachments stationed during the summer months at the posts of Sorel and Three Rivers, rejoined the head-quarters of the regiment at Quebec, on the 15th of October. On the 25th of October and the 4th of November the service companies were inspected by Lieut.-General the Earl of Dalhousie, the Commander of the Forces in British North America, who expressed his fullest approbation of their discipline and interior economy, as well as of their conduct and appearance. [Sidenote: 1827.] The head-quarter division of the Seventy-first embarked at Quebec for Montreal, on the 17th of May, 1827, after having been stationed in that garrison nearly three years. Preparatory to this change of quarters, the service companies were again inspected by Lieut.-General the Earl of Dalhousie, who, in orders, assured Lieut.-Colonel Jones that he had never seen any regiment in more perfect order. The service companies arrived at Montreal on the 19th of May, and detachments from them were stationed at Isle-aux-Noix, St. John’s, William Henry, La Chine, Coteau-du-Lac, and Rideau. [Sidenote: 1828.] On the 8th of May, 1828, the Seventy-first embarked for Kingston in batteaux, and arrived there on the 16th of that month. It remained stationed here for 12 months. During the summer and part of the autumn it suffered much from fever and ague, having had at one period nearly a third of the men in hospital. [Sidenote: 1829.] Upon the 1st of June, 1829, the head-quarters embarked in a steamboat for York, now called Toronto, the capital of the Upper Province, and arrived there on the following morning. One company was detached to Niagara, another to Amherstburg, and a third to Penetanguishene, on Lake Huron. A small number of men occupied the naval post at Grand River, on Lake Erie. The Seventy-first occupied these posts for a period of two years. On the 10th of August, 1829, the depôt companies embarked at Gravesend, for Berwick-on-Tweed.