The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-30 00:00:00

DEATH OF A VETERAN,

We have to announce the death of MAor-Gen.
Thomas Kelly, K.C., on the 27th inst., at No. '7,
Lansdowne-square, Rosherville, at the age of 87.
He entered tae army nearly 70 years ago, and was
early eng iged with his regiment, the 26th Light
Dragoons, in the operations carried on towards the
close of the last century in the West India Islands,
and was actively employed agaiut the Caribs and
the French till he was ordered to Portugal. Ou
the voyage the transport Was attacked by a Spanish
gunboat, which was beaten off, and in the conflict
he much distinguished himself. He proceeded to
Egypt with the force under Sir R. Abercrombie,
and participated in the engagements which crowned
the expedition with success; and he was present at
the siege of Aboukir, and in the operations under
Sir Eyre Coate, near Alexandria. He was also en-
gaged in an action on the 21st of March, and was
wounded in a night attack on the 25th of August,
when he captured the whole of the anerny's pickets
with a far inferior force. For these services he re-
ceived the gold medal from the Grand Seignor,
and he also had the silver war medal with one
clasp. But he was one of those who suffered from
the great disadvantage of being sent to the West
Indies on foreign service on the outbreak of the
greet European war, the Peninsula and Waterloo,
so that he had no opportunity of sharing in the
glories and in the promotions which fell to the lot
of his more fortunate comrades, and his career from
1810, when he became a captain, was so slow that
it was 20 years before he attained the rank of major.
He was appointed Commandant of Ti.bury Fort,
where he discharged the duties, which were more
oneraus than might be supposed, with zeal and
ability for 46 years, and only retired in consequence
of age and infirmity a short time ago, with the rank
major-general. He leaves an aged widow to de-
plore his :ass. By his death a good service pension
is rendered disposable.

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION.—The Mayor of
Newcastle forwarded a communication to the
Prince of Wales inviting his royal highness to take part in
the approaching meeting of the British Association to be
held in that town, and has received the following reply :
" Malborough House, Pall-mall, June 24.—Lieut,-Gen.
Knollys presents his compliments to the Mayor of New-
ca6tle, and begs to inform him that he has not failed to sub-
mit the contents of his letter of the 22d inst., to the Prince
of Wales. His royal highness is very sensible of the
favoural'le sentitnews expressed in his communication
towards him--but, anxious as he trusts he always will be
to promote the interests of science, his royal highness re-
grets that it will not be in his power, c insistent with his
other engagements, to attend tce annual meeting of the
British Association this year at Newcastle.—The Mayor of
Newcastle."

SECOND EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocx.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

CARLISLE RACES-THIS DAY.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH
CORBY CASTLE STAKES.

Little Stag

MAIDEN PLATE.

Lady Brklbrook 1
Hospitality filly, ..

Six ran.
CUMBERLAND PLATE.

Honest John
Trump Queen.
The Fawn

ii

Five ran. Won by a length. Three lengths between
second and third,
GRAND STAND HANDICAP.

Teddy
' 1
Trump Queen 2
Giltnook
Interest
HOLM MILL STAKES.

Lady Bray brook __.
1
Prairie Flower
Six ran.

THIRD EDITION

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.