The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-12 00:00:00

ROYAL ARTILLERY.

WOOLWICH, OCT. 9.—Captain Taylor's troop of
Royal Horse Artillery marched from the garrison
here on Thursday morning, under the command of
Captain Anderson, Captain Taylor being in the coan-
try on leave. The brass bands of the Royal Horse
Artillery and the Field Batteries played the troop to
the top of Shooter's-hill. The troop arrived at
Canterbury, where it is to be stationed, on Satur-
day, the distance from Woolwich being three days'
march.
The Resistance troop •ship, which left Woolwich
on the 24th of August last, arrived at Gibraltar on
the 13th of September, and landed Captain Fitz-
gerald's company, sth battalion, at that garrison. to
relieve Captain Phil]pott's company, 9th battalion,
under orders to return to head• quarters at Woolwich.
She left again for Malta on the 15th of September,
and arrived at that station on the 231 of September,
to relieve Captain Hamilton's company, under orders
to return home to head-quarters, having been on
foreign service since January, 1847. Previous to the
embarkation of Captain Hamilton's company to re-
turn to England in the Resistance, the non-commis-
sioned officers were entertained at dinner by the
non-commissioned officers of Major Shone's com-
pany, and the evening was spent in the greatest
harmony.

NEW NIGHT SIGNALS.
These signals have now been almost in constant
use in the Western Squadron for the last four months,
and the result has been satisfabtory.
At the close of the long series of trials of coloured
lights at Portsmouth, some months ago, it was not in
contemplation to produce more than 400 general
signals, and these were considered to be a boon to
the service. The old method did not admit of more
than 19 signals, without guns, rockets, or blue lights,
and this, in the presence of an enemy with steam-
ships, was deemed most highly objectionable.
Now there is established in the fleet not only
general signals to three times the amount of the old
method, without guns, &c., but there is also a com-
plete and perfect system of telegraphing.
There is no number which may be conceived, there
is no idea which can be expressed, and there is not a
word that can be spelt, but may be readily communi-
cated by the new lights from ship to ship, or from
the shore to ships in the darkest night, up to 3i

The following table will
of the two systems
THOMSON'S SYSTEM.
1. Lights hoisted vertical as
flags
2. Weight 10Ibs
3. Coloured lenses
4. About 400 general sig-
nals
5. Ditto, ditto, without guns
6. Numerical table
7. Alphabet
8. Vocabulary (day)
9. Horary, to minute
10. Geographical table]
11. Compass complete
12. Seen at all points
13. Seen with other lights

show the relative merits
v.

OLD METICO
1. Hoisted angular with
yards
2. Weight 10:bs
3. White plateglass
4. About 19 signals

5. 103 with guns, &c.
6. None
7. None
9. None
10. None
11. Not complete
12. Not seen at all points
13. Not easily seen with
other lights
14. Seen 3i miles
15. Seen with heavy sea, 3i
miles
16. Gales of wind affect the
sound of guns

14. Seen 31 miles
15. Seen with heavy sea, 2i

_ -
miles
16. Not confounded by gales,

of wind
17. Candles made on board,
at little expense.

i 7. Wax candles, great ex-
pense. .

IMPORTANT

VILL CA USE.

The Jury Court at Glasgow has been occupied for
several days up to Friday last in the trial of the im-
portant will cause of Gilmour against Gilmour, before
Lord Robertson and a special jury, in which property
of the value of 300,0001. depended on the result. The
wills in dispute (and which were in the Scotch form
of deeds of disposition) were those of the late Mr.
Adam Gilmour, a merchant, of Glasgow, who was the
architect of his own fortunes, and by his exertions
and integrity had amassed an enormous fortune in
business there, from which he retired shortly before
his death, taking a very large capital. By a testa-
mentary disposition made in 1833, he bequeathed the
bulk of his fortune to his nephew and heir-at-law,
Mr. Adam Gilmour. jun., merchant, the pursuer (or
plaintiff) in this suit. In the year 1848,
shortly before his death, the testator executed
another deed, making the former deed null, and set-
tling his property on anothew nephew, Mr. Adam
Gilmour, of Portnor, the defendant in this suit. The
validity of that disposition was now questioned, and
the jury were now called upon to decide—first,
whether the testator was in a weak mind and easily
imposed upon when he executed it; second, if that
deed of 1848 was obtained by fraud, &c. Twenty-
two witnesses were examined, and on Friday the pur-
suer declined to proceed further with the contest, de-
claring that he had been actuated by a desire to as-
certain the facts, and his honourable feeling dictated
the course now of consenting to a verdict for the de-
fendant. The counsel for the defendant bore testimony
to the high character and principle which had dic-
tated that step, and Lord Robertson also testified to
the high feelings of j ustice which had dictated such a
surrender of the contest, remarking that there were
higher considerations in this life than the mere attain.
ment of money, and the jury gave a verdict for the
defendant on this, the fourth day of the trial.

SEABORNE MALLS.
[N signifies that the malls are sent from the General Post-office
by the lignt—and 14 by the morning—dispatch.]

, When made up is From what
PLACES. port dia. When
Loudon: patched, due.
---...—. ...
1
America (by U.S. pkt.) N Oct. 19 .. ..
M 3 .. .. Southampt. Oct. 20
America (by Brit. pkt.)N Oct. 15 -id; ..,TALlvveerporpoooll ....
Oct.oAertr.l7ll
America (by U.S. pkt.) Oct..
Australia (via South- )
Ditto (via Marseilles) Nl24thofeaclimonth Dover .. Oct. 19
Plymouth.. 0
.. .. —31,20 th ofeach tr onth ISouthampt. Oct. 24
AfriDalmttcaop,tovi:wa)Ces.tofewasO. H 00.13.0 Nzi Nth&
0141tthh
Oct. 18
Alexandria* • • ...... N 19th & 30th of mo.' Dover
Dover .. Daily
Belgium .. .. .. N Daily •• • • • •
eearnchonmt°h.;Plymoth.. Nov.*
Buenos Ayres .. .. 114,9 th of the month Southampt.
Oct.
16
Brazil .. .. .. M 9th of the month ,SoDouthamptt..
Oct.oct 1212
Callfornia(viaChagreo3l 2d & 17th of month Southarnp
Cape Cape
Verdi
..
Hope
..
NN
2d
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the
thee m monthn
Constantinople* .... Nlth 17th 27th of mo ;Dover .. Oct. 20
Central America .. M2d & 17th of aeon. ,Southampt. Oct. 16
month . . Plymouth.. Sept. Sent.
2266
Channel Isles •• .. N,Mon., Wed., & Fri. Southampt. Tn. Th. Sat
Chili .. .. .. . 31•2 d & 17th of math , Sonthampt. Oct. 16
France .. .. BS t N Thrice daily .. .. Dover • • TwicedallY
Greece* .. .
.. .. N 7th 17th27th ofmo Dover .. Oct. 19
Hamburgh ... N Tuesday & Friday London .. Tues. Sat.
I.lolland .. .. .. AP Wednes. & Satur. London ..:qua. Tho s
Honduras .. .. . N 17th of the month Southampt. Oct. 16
Ireland .. .. M& N Twice daily .. .. ) Holyhead.. Twicodaily
Indla(via 9outhamp.) M 20th of the month Sontharapt. Oct. 24
India (vlaMarseilles) N sth&24th .fmonth I Dover ••10ct. 19
India, via C.of G. Hope N 11th or month Plymouth . IN-ov. 26
Mauritius .. .. .l. 14th of month Plymouth... IN* ov. 26
Mediterranean (via ,
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......
3111 N.
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sfe di tot ninean (via ,
)
Marseilles)
001 s:ttt
..e a 112.9 mo.
papal status •. ....
mli
25athe,151t7lith25otth
Malta' .. .. r r7th,l7th,l9th,27th
Dover Oct. 18
:fon:: sDoolvitherarap..t.
Oct.o :52
Naples .. .. .. N isth 15th25thofmoDover .• Oct. 12
restinsu;a .. • • .. 2d 7th 17th 27thef mo' South ampt. Oct. 16
.. N sth 15th zsthofmo Dover .. Oct. 12
West Indies • • •. AI 17th of the month Southampt. Oct. 16
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Triterscaan•y•o :.
..

Naples* .• .. N
Pspal States* .. .. .1.7
remusula .. ..
Peru • • • • • • e• M
: 0 of the month .. tSonthampt.
Tuscany' .• .. .. N
vriVneeassyttalninnnaddiesiots
N(asse.x.
caeup)t
* The mails to those countries thus maned (') are c 4
French wicket via Marseilles.
The mails for the West Indies, Pacific, and the Peninsi
de up on the morning Of WC !Mil /Want, hi COnsequeuce
falling on i 4tuiday.

onveyed by

ala, will be
of the 17th