The Sun.
London, England, 1837-12-27 00:00:00

;ht. evil, and serious the calamities inflicted by the con-
hnainee of the civil war upoa the loyal statiects of the
British Crown ? Ilad such a state of things occurred under
t Tory Government, the Whigs would not fail to mike
it the tlo-mc of the most eloquent appeals to the people
touching the incapacity and p-olligacy of the Govt rn-
mom in rrovoking a Tebelion, and acting at the same time
as if the country, which had exhibited symptoms of approcci.-
inx f r some tnonths before the actual flames
of civil war burst lot th, was in a state of profound tranquil-
lity. Fax told Ler 1 North, when, during the American war, he
excused himself from not taking some necessary step, upon
the around of ignorance as to the real state of facts, that
" ignorance in a Minister was a crime of the first magni-
tude." If Lord Palm..r.iton had sent the Royal Marines
and Royal Artilicry to Canada, instead of miking British
warfare contemptible uron the coast of Cantabri a, by his
non-intervention expeditions, r, hellion might have been
crushed at the moment it showed its head, and the militury
fore of Eogland would not have b. ca dishonoured in the
ey,:s of Europe.--Alforhing 1117rahl.

FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 26, 1837.

ht Regiment of Life Guards—Brevet Colonel P. Weelehouse,
from the hall-pav Unattached, to Major, vico H. IL Wyatt,
who exchanges, Dee.
Brevet Major J. Hall to be Major and Lieut.-Colonel, by put-
cline, vice Wodeltouse, who retires ; Lieut. Lord W. Beresford to
be Captain, by purchase, vice Hall, Dee. 27 ; Cornet and Sub-
Li:ut. W. Anderton to be Adjutant, with the rank of Lien!,nant,
rico Elan, deceased, Dec. 18 ; Cornet and Sub-Lieut. C. Du Pre
Alexander to be Lieutdnant, by purchase, vice Beresford, Dec. 27.
Corporal J. Winterbottom, Ridit:gmaster, to have the rank of
Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant, without pay, vice Anderton, Dec.
18; J. Farrar, Gent., to be Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Alexander, Dec. 27.
_ _

13th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Lieut. D. Hanson, from
the 17th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Burdett, who ex-
changes, Doc. 26.
47th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Lieut. F. Burdett, from
the 13th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Hanson, who ex-
changes; Lieut. W. Barrow to be Adjutant, vice Hanson, who re-
s:oani the Adjutancy only, Dec. 26.
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Regiment of Foot—Lieut. R. M. Sparks, from the Cape
Mounted Riflemen, to be Lieutenant, vice Peshall, nho exchanges,
Dec. 26

7th Foot—Lieut. S. Snow, from the 67th Foot, to Le Lieute-
nant, vice Whittingham, who exchanges, Dec. 26.
19th Foot—Lieut. G. A. Stanley, from the 40th R,giinent of
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice L. Wynne, who retires upun the half-
pay of the 45th Regiment of Foot, Dec. 26.
27th Foot—B. Tunnard, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Vigi.olles, promoted in the 2iith Regiment of Foot, Dec. 26.
2Sth Foot—Lieut. C. F. H. Smith to be Captain, by purchase,
vice Symons, who retires; Ensign F., D. Vignoles, from the 27th
Regiment of Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Smith,
Dee. 26.

40th Foot—Lieut. J. Willocli, from the 45th Regiment of Foot,
to be Lieutenant, vice Stanley, appointed to the 19th Regiment 01
Foot, Dec. 26.

64th Foot--Lieut. H. A. Cumberlege, from the 45th Regiment
of Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice A. Clendining, who retires upon
half-pay of the 45th Regiment of Foot, Dec. 26.
65th Foot—T. Butler, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
W. Butler, who retires, Dec. 26.

67th—Lieut. 11. Parker, from the half-pay of the 89th Regi-
ment of Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Robinson, appoiuted Pay-
master ; Lieut. F. Whittingham, from the 7th Regiment of Foot,
to be Lieutenant, vice Snow, who exchanges ; Ensign T. Madox to
be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice James, appointed. Adjutant ;
J. T. Locke, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Madox, Dec. 26. Lieut.
J. Robinson to be Paymaster, vice Elgee, deceased ; Lieut. C.
W. James to be Adjutant, vice Fisher, deceased, Dec. 26.
91st Foot—J. M. Pennington, ent., to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Machine, promoted in the 4th Regiment of Foot,
Dec. 26.

92d Foot —A. W. Viscount Prumlanrig to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Murray, promoted, Dec. 26.
Cape Mounted Ritlemen.—Lieut. C. 'Ross to be Captain, with-
out purchase, vice Aitchison, deceased ; Ensign R. M. Sparks to
be Lieutenant, vice Ross, April 80; Lieut. C. Peshall, from the
3d Regiment of Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Sparks, who ex-
changes, Dec. 26 ' • J. R. O'Reilly, Gent., to be Ens'gn, vice
Sparks, promoted, April 30.
Royal Newfoundland Veteran Companies.—Staff Assist.-Surg.
J. D. Grant to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Haston, appointed to
the Staff, Dec. 26.
2d West India Regiment—Lieut. C. 13. Alcock, from the half-
pay of the 60th Regiment of Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Mes-
siter, appointed to the 89th Regiment of Foot, Dec. 26 ; Ensign
F. L. Halliday to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Alcock, who
retires; H. Lees, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Halli-
day, Dec. 27. -
BREVET.

Capt. G. Proctor, of the Royal Military College, to be Major in
the Army, Dec. 26.
HOSPITAL STAFF.

Assistant-Surgeon J. S. Huston, from the Royal Newfoundland
Veteran Companies, to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice'
Grant, appointed to those Gimpanies,'Dec. 26.
Apothecary to the Forces G. H. Iteado, from the half-pay, to
be Apothecary to the Forces, rice Whesdon, who retires, Dec. 26.