The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-05 00:00:00

MALTA.

We have received the Malta papers to 23d ult.
Oa the 18th, Colonel Reid, the new governor, took
the oath of allegiance, and his seat as President of the
Council of Government. He then opened the session
with an address, in which he announced his intention
of proposing the reduction of the tonnage dues for
merchant vessels. A Bill to that effect was accord-
ingly introduced by the chief secretary, and the first
reading was agreed to.

THE ARMY AND NAVY:
(From the United Service Gazette.)
Major-General Chesborough Grant Falconer, K.H.
(late promotion), Inspecting Field Officer in the
Liverpool Recruiting District, has been placed upon
the list of General Officers receiving the unattached
pay of twenty-five shillings per diem. This officer
entered the service in 1795, but Hart is silent as to
his war services.
Lieutenant Sir R. Newman, Bart., 71st Foot, has
been appointed an extra aide-de-camp to the Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland.
Captain E. C. Butler, 36th Foot, and Lieutenant
Viscount Kirkwall, 923 Foot, have succeeded Captain
Lawley, of the Life Guards, and Captain Middleton,
of the Artillery, :as aides-de-camp to the Lord High
Commissioner of the lonian Islands.
Captain the Hon. W. L. Pakenham, 7th Fusiliers,
is appointed assistant military secretary to Lieutenant-
General Ellice. at Malta ; and Captain the Hon. E. P.
Herbert, 431 Foot, has ceased to be one of the aides-
de-camp to the Lieutenant-General.
Captain the Earl of Erroll, Rifle Brigade, has been
succeeded as Deputy-Assistant Qaartermaster- Gene-
ral at Montreal by Captain Ingall, Unattached, who
vacates the seine office at Quebec.
Lieutenant-Colonel J. Cornell Chads, Retired Full
Pay, Ist West India Regiment, is administering the
government ef the Virgin Islands.
Captain P.-a;t, 36th Foot, has succeeded Captain
Maxwell, 66th, as Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-
General at Barbadoes.
Lieut Coaron, 31 West India Regiment, is Fort
Adjutant at Hosiduras. The Garrison Adjutancy at
Gambia i; vacant.
Lieut. Lewes has succeeded Captain Mackenzie as
Acting Adjutant to the depot of the 3d Buffs.
ROYAL MILITARY ASYLUM.—The rumour which
reached us, that Major Paget was to succeed Major-
General Brown as commandant of this excellent
asylum, does not appear to have been well founded.
We learn that the appointment has been conferred
upon Colonel Slade, of the 90th Regiment.
STAFF.—Major-General W. Cochrane, Deputy-
Adjutant-General to the Forces serving in Ireland,
has proceeded on leave of absence. Captain Kenneth
D. Mackenzie, 92,-1 (Gerdon) Highlanders, Deputy-
Assistant Adjutant-General, will perform the duties
of the department at the Royal Hospital,
Dublin. Kilmainharn,
Rol AL ENGINEERS.—Captain Fanshawe, R.E.,
having resigned hisPointment of Adjutant to the
corps, has been succeededP he Captain Harry St.
George Ord. Captain FanshawipAbney. roceeds to Wahham

MONTHLY MILITARY oBITUARY' Bath.
General—Paul Anderson, C. 8., Cot
Lieutenant-Ueueral—Sir G.A. Q,aea S 1.1 F
i7n, C. B::
London.

Colonel—Bradslava, C. 8., Goth F., Kulsowlie, Bengal.
Lieutenant Colon- ls—Goodman, 27th F., Dublin; Col-
lington, R. Art., Athlone; P,.55-nter, C.B.
late 9-4th F.,
Bath.

Iret.lsf.;po.r,s-97 IhaarsFn.„ r3elta.xfw.pel,to7w7nth,.,injt.erseY Cannon,
Brown, Unatt., Preston Kirk, N.B. rieshire;
CAp;ains—Austen, 73,1 F., Cane of Good
Deate, Can. Rif. Reg..,. Niagara; Fry, h.p, I,IIT, ;
Sandwith, h.p., 38th F.. Wexford; Hon. S. m, Ga "•;
h.p., 1031 F.; Smith, Adj., Sussex Militia. rdner,
Lieutenants—Norris, 6th F. (of wounds), c,,pa
of i
Good Hope; Hardy, 3d W. I. RT., Gambia; Carter,
h.p., 6th F.; Cleary, h.p , 76th F.; Brohier, h.p., York
Chasseurs; Stratton (Sub-Lieut.), h.p., lute of Sappers
and Miners, Devonport; W. Stevens (Sub-Lieut.), h.p.,
late of Sappers and Miners, Penzance.
Ensigna—Clarke, 67th F., London; Hon. W. H.
Lysaght, 86th F., Poona; Hamond, h.p., 71st F.;
Harvey, h.p., Corsican Ringers.
P,lymasti r—Vernon, 38th F., Winchester.
Quartermatiters—W. Thompson, h.p., Sco. Fus. Gds.;
Henstock, h.p., sth F.; Sleator, h.p., 97th F.
Deputy Commissary General—G. Elliot, h.p.
Veterinary Surgecn—Edlin, 7th Dr. Gds., Birmingham.

QUARTERLY NAVAL SERVICE OBITUARY.
Flag Officers—(Reserved Half Pay) Vice-Admiral—
James Noble.
Rear-Admiral—Cuthbert Featherstone Daly.
Retice:i Rear-Admirals—John Tancock, Henry Gage
Morris, Thomas Renr,ick,
Captains—James Wilkinson, William Preston. Charles
lece ha
, Crles Marson Moncrieffe Wright Reserved
Half Grint, Francis Ormond.. Retired—
Thomas Goldwire luston.
Commander—Samuel Sparshot, James Caulfield, Ar-
chibald Gibson Bulman, Alfred Miles, William Richard
Smith. Reserved Half Pay—Robert Rochfort, William
Henry Symons, Jacob Loy Young. Retired—Richard
Bourne, William Campbell, John William Trotter.
Lieutenants—John Davies, John R. Thompson, Roger
L. Curtis, Alfred O. Hansard, Selby Lilburn, Frederick
F. Nichol son, James C. W. N. Taylor, Joha A. Sand-
ford, John G wyone. Reserved Half Pay—Robert
Jones, Edmund John Piper, Joseph W. Martin, Francis
Gray, George Gahan, Charles Julius Seccombe.
Masters—William Strachan, Donald McLean, John
Pascoe.
S2condMastera—Ezskiel Angier,WilliamFenton Hort.
MEDICAL OFFlCEll9.—SUrg.olls—Char!es Kennedy,
Charles Inches, k
-1•11, Cilarles Priaulx, John Corn-
thwaite Bowman, Alexander Leith Ernslie, James Alex-
ander Scott Arldiion, Thorna3 Wallington.
A,si.stant-Surgeons
M.D., Alexander Blyth. James Nathaniel Derriman,
R :YAL _MARlNES.—Cantains—Richard John 3, John
Wale, Philip Patilarche; Henry Bremer.
First Lieutenants—Charles ' John aianners,
Richard Yates, Stuirt ivtoubr v3o,r,g,
Paymasters and Fur-,,rA a R.,
Harris Harrington. Dove, Frederick Horton, nSgthougg.ar, Henry

WHEAT CROP.—The wheat crop has-seldom been
so backward at this season as it is this year. A large por-
tion was sown late, the severe weather set in immediately,
and for some weeks the blade did not make its appearance
at all. Within the last fortnight it has shot above the ground ;
it appears to be slender, but at the same time healthy.—Lin-
colnshire Chronicle.
THE R.AWAL 11131-1 COLLIERY EXPLOSION.—The
subscription in aid of the families of the sufferers by the late
fearfu I3xplosion at Rawmarsh progresses satisfactorily. It
has already reached between 7001. and 8001., and it is ex.
riected to be greativ increased.