The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-03 00:00:00

"GARRISON ORDERS.

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"It having been notified that his Majestyortsmouth the Kin,. of
Sardinia, accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince
Al
bert, will visit this forti ess, and that they are expected to
arrive about 11 o'clock a.m. to-morrow ; therefore
the Royal Artillery will hoist the Royal standard and
fire the usual salutes on the arrival and departure of the
above-named personages. They will also visit the dock
yard and Spithead, and probably depart from the Land
purt Railway terminus.
"A guard of honGur of the Royal Marine Light In-
fantry, consisting of 1 field officer, 1 captain, 2 subal-
terns, 4 serjeants, and 100 rank and file, with the
Queen's colour and band, will be in readiness to attend
at the Royal Clarence-yard, Gosport, to-morrow morn-
ing, at an hour that will be hereafter notified, to pay
1 the usual compliments to his Majesty the King of Sar-
dinia, w ho will visit that establishment in company with
his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The commandin
officer and adjutant of the corps will attend.
"A guard of honour of the 80th Regiment, consisting
of one field officer, one captain, two subalterns, four
serjeants, and 100 rank and file, with the Queen's colour
and band, will be in readiness to attend at the dockyard
at the same hour, &c. The commanding-officer and
adjutant of the regiment will also attend.
" By order.
" Jonx BRETON, Captain, Town Major."
The Mayor and Corporation of Portsmouth will at-
tend at such place and time as his Majesty may be
pleased to appoint, to present him with an address from
the inhabitants.
The Port-Admiral will have the honour of entertain-
ing the King and Prince Albert at a dejeuner at the
Admiralty-house.

THE NEW BRITISH COMMANDER IN
THE CRIMEA.

It is a rather remarkable circumstance that the new
Commander-in-Chief of the English forces in the Crimea,
Lieut.-General Sir Wm. Codrington, had never seen any
military service, except of a holiday kind, until he went
out to the Crimea as an amateur ; his first encounter
with an enemy being the battle of the Alma, in which
he distinguished himself. Since then he has been in
constant service and has distinguished himself on every
occasion when an opportunity offered. He is 60 years
old, and the circumstance of a man at his time of life
taking the field for the first time, and gaining the high-
est command within 18 months of his first fight, we be-
lieve to be unexampled in the history of wars. The fact
that he should be raised to the supreme command over
the heads of all the experienced generals of the British
army does not " speak volumes" in favour of their effi-
ciency. The new Commander-in-Chief
is a son of Ad-
miral Codrington, the hero of Navarino, who, in con-
junction wish Russia and France, as allies of England,
destroyed the Turkish fleet. Now the son, in conjunc-
tion with France and Turkey, as allies of England, is in
command of an army operating against Russia. The
next combination of these Powers may be against Eng-
land herself. France, Turkey, and Russia, against En-
gland ; or Turkey, Russia, and England against France.
Nothing seemed so improbable five years ago as the pre-
sent alliance, and there may be some more improbable
ones five years hence. General Codrington had been 33
years in the Coldstream Guards without having had a
day's experience of war service • he passed through all
the regular grades until he was 'breveted a Major-Gene-
ral last year, and being without a command when the
English army went to the East he followed it as au ama-
teur, and Lord De Roe being compelled to retire on
ac-
count of ill health, a vacancy
which
were on the point of embarking from Varna,
The
Gen. Codrington was appointed by Lord Raglan.an accounts, to
was Tett just as
to Hi
new Commander-in-Chief appears, fs:ealas
good luck has
be very popular with the army,. a
augurysuffer
suffered
good fortune for the army,
which
commander. As
thus far attended him, his appiocihnimansenhteties
immensely for the want of heretoforenore
must confess to a feeling
of great satiafac-
to a close, we
Government have at last found a
we are most heartily desirousa of geeing this war brought
tion that the Englishtheir forces in the Crimea. having
never that Rassia would at last beg
capable
make peace on terms dictated by the allies,
compelled to d
afforde us any gratifi t; , ca ion, but quite a
it has never
feeling, to chronicle the disasters which gross
doh leaderb
t e d foro of their
a m
contrary
brought upon
mismanagement of one kind or another
the English arms.— i4c m York Tinsess,

IMPORTATION OP GUANO.—According to an official
document there has been a large increase in the importa-
tion of guano. In ten months ended the sth November
last year, it was 170667 tons, and in the same period
,
ended the 31st of October this year
it was 235,723 tons.
THE SUGAR TEADE.—The trade and navigation ac-
counts just published show
no decreased in sugar entered
for home consumption. There is, however, a decrease,
in the importation compared with last year. In the ten
months ended the sth November, 1854, the importations
were 7,786,516 OWL,, and from January to October last,
5,637,437 cwt.
THE LATE GENERAL SIR CHARLES JAMES NAPIER.—
A. very excellently-executed full-length statue of the
above gallant officer has been placed in the churchyard
_
of the Garrison Chapel, Portsmouth. It is an admirable
likeness ; it is placed on a pedestal of granite. On the
three sides of the pedestal exposed to viewLs_inosulteada
......, Charles James Napier," " Hyderabad,"_
,-,I? ,tkes.
Hill," " Cephalonia," " Scinde."—"corutou
In the sacred
nee," '' Dubba " "Inilia."—"
1782." "Died 29th of August, 1 5t3- e
h colours of the
edifice itself there have been pleeclr
Sir Charles, and on
Scinde Camel Corps, founded.i byraOtto---" Ready, aye
Born r h oaf August,
which are inscribed his
beneathral is a plain tablet, on
ready ;" and on a
pillm'llo wing neat memento :—" The
which is inscribed the
abovefa this tablet are consecrated to
standards waving
General Sir Charles Jas.Napier, Cr.C.B.,
the memory
of of Scinde, by whose genius ' The Scinde
the conqueror _ forms's. Happier
ror
Camel C
secu orps
re was
d the affections of the vanquisthan most conque-
hed by the
he s,
t rule of that noble
d benevolent province which
wise a° military skill bad won for
valour and . his country.—
his
valorous name animate the hearts of British
May his
id r in the day of battle.—This tablet is placed by
so" ie-s Bruce, commanding the Camel Corps." It is
Capfala
with great pleasure we notice these tributes to one of
the best generals, the bravest soldiers, and wisest admi-
nistrators—and, we regret to add, one:of the worst-used
and most neglected men—this country has ever had.
The sculptured effigy of the dearted hero has been
p erected lby subscription ; one person alone, under_
have
ing given 5001. The entire cost was
anonymous signature of " A Foe to Oppression," h4lre
42001.-0 '
Telegrap4.